| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 37thIrish title |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 556 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin McGaughey (34 goals) |
1985–86 → | |
The1984–85 Irish League was the 84th edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league consisted of 14 teams, andLinfield won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield(C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 39 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Coleraine | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 36 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Glentoran | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 34 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Portadown | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Crusaders | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Glenavon | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 26 | |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Distillery | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Larne | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | Ards | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 21 | |
| 12 | Newry Town | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 20 | |
| 13 | Bangor | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 19 | |
| 14 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CRK | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | NEW | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Bangor | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Carrick Rangers | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Coleraine | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Crusaders | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | |
| Distillery | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–3 | |
| Glenavon | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Glentoran | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Larne | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Linfield | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Newry Town | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 1–2 | |
| Portadown | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 |