| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 25thIrish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 598 (4.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Trevor Thompson (22 goals) |
1961–62 → | |
The1960–61 Irish League was the 60th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league consisted of 12 teams, andLinfield won the championship after a 3-2playoff win overPortadown.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield(C) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 34 | 1.912 | 32 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Portadown | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 31 | 1.806 | 32 | |
| 3 | Ards | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 39 | 1.692 | 31 | |
| 4 | Glentoran | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 26 | 2.231 | 28 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | 27 | |
| 6 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 1.214 | 25 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 7 | Crusaders | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1.034 | 23 | |
| 8 | Distillery | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 22 | |
| 9 | Bangor | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 69 | 0.696 | 13 | |
| 10 | Coleraine | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 68 | 0.676 | 13 | |
| 11 | Derry City | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 68 | 0.456 | 12 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 93 | 0.355 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | |
| Bangor | 1–6 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–1 | 5–2 | 8–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Coleraine | 1–3 | 4–7 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | |
| Crusaders | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Distillery | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 9–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 5–4 | 0–4 | |
| Derry City | 3–6 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | |
| Glenavon | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 10–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Glentoran | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Linfield | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Portadown | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |