Irish League 1896-97
Encyclopedia
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Glentoran Glentoran F.C. Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield... |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 17 |
| =2 | Cliftonville Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. Founded on 20 September 1879 by John McCredy McAlery in the suburb of Cliftonville in north Belfast, it is the oldest football club in Ireland and celebrated its 130th... |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 11 |
| =2 | Linfield Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team.... |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 11 |
| 4 | Distillery Lisburn Distillery F.C. Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971... |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 9 |
| 5 | North Staffordshire Regiment | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 8 |
| 6 | Belfast Celtic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 4 |