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1916–17 Belfast & District League

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Belfast & District League
Season1916–17
Dates9 September 1916 –
18 November 1916
ChampionsGlentoran
Matches played30
Goals scored99 (3.3 per match)
Biggest home winGlentoran 4–0 Linfield
Biggest away winGlenavon 0–5 Linfield
Highest scoringDistillery 5–3 Glenavon

The Irish League in season 1916–17 was suspended due to the First World War. A Belfast & District League was played instead by 6 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.[1]

Teams and locations

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Location of Belfast teams in the 1916–17 Belfast & District League season; all matches were played in Belfast
Team Town Home Ground
Belfast United No home ground
Cliftonville Belfast Solitude
Distillery Belfast Grosvenor Park
Glenavon No home ground
Glentoran Belfast The Oval
Linfield Belfast Windsor Park

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Glentoran (C) 10 7 3 0 28 16 1.750 17 Champions
2 Distillery 10 5 4 1 23 14 1.643 14
3 Linfield 10 5 3 2 19 12 1.583 13
4 Cliftonville 10 3 3 4 9 10 0.900 9
5 Glenavon 10 1 2 7 13 28 0.464 4
6 Belfast United 10 0 3 7 7 19 0.368 3
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away BEL CLI DIS GLV GLT LIN
Belfast United 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–3
Cliftonville 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 1–1
Distillery 1–1 1–0 5–3 3–3 1–1
Glenavon 1–0 0–0 1–5 2–3 0–5
Glentoran 2–1 1–1 4–3 4–3 4–0
Linfield 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ Alex Graham (2005). Football in Northern Ireland: A Statistical Record 1881-2005. p. 35.
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