1956–57 Irish League

Irish League
Season	1956–1957
Champions	Glenavon 2nd Irish title
Matches played	132
Goals scored	599 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Jones (33)
← 1955-56 1957–58 →

Belfast

Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Distillery
Glentoran
Linfield

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Location of teams in the 1949–71 Irish League

1956–57 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League 1949-71

The Irish League in season 1956–57 comprised 12 teams, and Glenavon won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or Relegation
1	Glenavon (C)	22	16	3	3	71	22	3.227	35	Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
2	Linfield	22	14	6	2	67	32	2.094	34
3	Glentoran	22	13	4	5	56	39	1.436	30
4	Ards	22	12	4	6	65	34	1.912	28
5	Coleraine	22	11	3	8	54	51	1.059	25
6	Distillery	22	9	4	9	47	62	0.758	22
7	Bangor	22	7	6	9	47	44	1.068	20
8	Crusaders	22	9	2	11	38	46	0.826	20
9	Derry City	22	8	3	11	41	52	0.788	19
10	Portadown	22	5	6	11	47	66	0.712	16
11	Ballymena United	22	3	3	16	35	72	0.486	9
12	Cliftonville	22	2	2	18	31	79	0.392	6

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

References

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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v t e 1956–57 in European football (UEFA)
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Domestic leagues	Albania '56 '57 Austria Belgium Bulgaria '56 '57 Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary '56 '57 Iceland '56 '57 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '56 '57 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '56 '57 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '57 Belgium Bulgaria Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '56 '57 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '57 Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Group stage) Mitropa Cup