1964–65 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derry City 1st Irish title |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 527 (3.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kenny Halliday Dennis Guy (19 goals each) |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
Belfast
Ards
Bangor
Coleraine
Glenavon
Portadown
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Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
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Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971The 1964–65 Irish League was the 64th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Derry City won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City (C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 32 | 1.938 | 35 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Coleraine | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 2.077 | 30 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 1.438 | 27 | |
| 4 | Glenavon | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | 26 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | 25 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 25 | |
| 7 | Glentoran | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 0.868 | 24 | |
| 8 | Bangor | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 0.955 | 18 | |
| 9 | Distillery | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 0.932 | 18 | |
| 10 | Portadown | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 0.892 | 18 | |
| 11 | Ards | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 55 | 0.618 | 16 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 100 | 0.170 | 2 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bangor | 1–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | |
| Ballymena United | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Cliftonville | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–8 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–10 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–4 | |
| Coleraine | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Crusaders | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–8 | 1–1 | |
| Distillery | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Derry City | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 10–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | |
| Glenavon | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Glentoran | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Linfield | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Portadown | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Guy | Glenavon | 18 | 19 |
| = | Ken Halliday | Coleraine | 21 | 19 |
| 3 | Fay Coyle | Derry City | 19 | 17 |
| = | Arthur Thomas | Ballymena United | 21 | 17 |
| = | Jim Weatherup | Crusaders | 22 | 17 |
| 6 | Billy Ferguson | Linfield | 21 | 14 |
| = | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 16 | 14 |
| = | Phil Scott | Linfield | 19 | 14 |
| 9 | Danny Hale | Crusaders | 20 | 12 |
| = | Mal McDonnell | Ballymena United | 17 | 12 |
| = | Ron Mowatt | Ards | 19 | 12 |
References
- Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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