| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 35thIrish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 399 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jim Campbell (15 goals) |
1983–84 → | |
The1982–83 Irish League was the 82nd edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league consisted of 12 teams, andLinfield won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield(C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Glentoran | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 30 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Coleraine | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 28 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Portadown | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 | |
| 5 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 25 | |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ards | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Distillery | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 18 | |
| 10 | Glenavon | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 16 | |
| 11 | Larne | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 15 | |
| 12 | Bangor | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 68 | −51 | 5 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Bangor | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–6 | |
| Ballymena United | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Cliftonville | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Coleraine | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Crusaders | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Distillery | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Glenavon | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Glentoran | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Larne | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Linfield | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Portadown | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |