| NORTHERN IRELAND 1980-81 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 37 | |
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 15 | 42 | 35 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 28 | |
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7 | Larne FC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Portadown FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 21 | |
| 9 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 18 | |
| 10 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 15 | |
| 11 | Bangor FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 13 | |
| 12 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 5 | |
| 264 | 100 | 64 | 100 | 405 | 405 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-3 | ||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 1-4 | |||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Newry Town FC | 4-1 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballymena United FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-2 | 2-0 | |||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 02.05.1981) | Ballymena United FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | Newry = An Iúraigh | |||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FAC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Portadown FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bangor FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 2 | |
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 | |
| 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 30 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Larne FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 | |
| 90 | 36 | 18 | 36 | 145 | 145 | 90 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 02.12.1980) | Linfield FC Belfast - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 1-3 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1981-82 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 40 | 37 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 22 | 39 | 33 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Portadown FC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 18 | |
| 9 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 52 | -22 | 15 | |
| 10 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 47 | -29 | 14 | |
| 11 | Larne FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 13 | |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 56 | -36 | 9 | |
| 264 | 108 | 48 | 108 | 431 | 431 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Cliftonville FC Belfast - RUC FC Belfast | 3-2 | ||||||||
| Distillery FC Lisburn - Ards FC Newtownards | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | |||||||
| Limavady United FC - Coleraine FC | 0-2 | |||||||||
| Portadown FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 0-1 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Ards FC Newtownards - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-2 | ||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 0-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 24.04.1982) | Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| RUC = Royal Ulster Constabulary => PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) in 2002 | ||||||||||
| Limavady = Léim an Mhadaidh | ||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2 | Portadown FC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bangor FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 2 | |
| 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 30 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Larne FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | |
| 90 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 124 | 124 | 90 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 08.12.1981) | Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 1-1 | aet (5-4 pen) | |||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1982-83 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 35 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 30 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 28 | |
| 4 | Portadown FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 26 | |
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 25 | |
| 6 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 18 | |
| 10 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 16 | |
| 11 | Larne FC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 15 | |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 68 | -51 | 5 | |
| 264 | 108 | 48 | 108 | 399 | 399 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Newry Town FC, Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Larne FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Ballyclare Comrades FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 1-1 | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-3 | |||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - RUC FC Belfast | 3-1 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballyclare Comrades FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 0-3 | ||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 30.04.1983 and 07.05.1983) | Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-1 | 2-1 | |||||||
| RUC = Royal Ulster Constabulary => PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) in 2002 | ||||||||||
| Ballyclare = Bealach Cláir | ||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Bangor FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Portadown FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 | |
| 6 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 2 | |
| 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 30 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Larne FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 0 | |
| 90 | 36 | 18 | 36 | 139 | 139 | 90 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 22.09.1982) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-0 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1983-84 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 23 | 53 | 45 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 42 | |
| 3 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 31 | |
| 4 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 29 | |
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 28 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Portadown FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 19 | |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 57 | -33 | 14 | |
| 13 | Larne FC (-2) | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 13 | |
| 14 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 57 | -33 | 9 | |
| 364 | 145 | 74 | 145 | 522 | 522 | 0 | 362 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Larne FC 2 points deducted for disciplinary reasons | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - POSC | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 1-0 | |||||||||
| Newry Town FC - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 0-1 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballymena United FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Final ( Belfast 05.05.1984) | Ballymena United FC - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 4-1 | ||||||||
| POSC = Post Office Social Club Dunmurry | ||||||||||
| (Info provided by Haydn Milligan - Irish League Archive) | ||||||||||
| Dunmurry = Dún Muirígh | ||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 10 | |
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bangor FC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 28 | -24 | 2 | |
| Section B | ||||||||||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | Portadown FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Newry Town FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 5 | |
| 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 76 | 76 | 42 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section C | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2 | Ballymena United FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Larne FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 3 | |
| Section D | ||||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 13 | |
| 2 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 3 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 3 | |
| 56 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 56 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section A clubs played each other twice and played three matches with Section B clubs (and vice versa for Section B clubs). Section C clubs played each other | ||||||||||
| once and played four matches with Section D clubs (and vice versa for Section D clubs) | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 3-3 | aet (5-4 pen) | |||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 18.10.1983) | Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 3-1 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1984-85 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 48 | 39 | |
| 2 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 36 | |
| 3 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 26 | 27 | 34 | |
| 4 | Portadown FC | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 28 | |
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 26 | |
| 8 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Larne FC | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 22 | |
| 11 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 21 | |
| 12 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 20 | |
| 13 | Bangor FC | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 19 | |
| 14 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 62 | -38 | 12 | |
| 364 | 138 | 88 | 138 | 556 | 556 | 0 | 364 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Ballymena United FC | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Distillery FC Lisburn - Glentoran FC Belfast | 0-3 | |||||||||
| Portadown FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Coleraine FC | 0-4 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballymena United FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 0-3 | ||||||||
| Coleraine FC -Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 04.05.1985 and 11.05.1985) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-1 | 1-0 | |||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bangor FC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 2 | |
| Section B | ||||||||||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | Portadown FC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Newry Town FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 5 | |
| 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 42 | ||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section C | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Larne FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 | |
| Section D | ||||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 3 | |
| 56 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 56 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section A clubs played each other twice and played three matches with Section B clubs (and vice versa for Section B clubs). Section C clubs played each other | ||||||||||
| once and played four matches with Section D clubs (and vice versa for Section D clubs) | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5-3 | ||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 09.10.1984) | Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-0 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1985-86 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 43 | |
| 2 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 35 | |
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 31 | |
| 4 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 31 | |
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 31 | |
| 6 | Larne FC | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 28 | |
| 7 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 27 | |
| 8 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 24 | |
| 10 | Portadown FC | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 23 | |
| 11 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 21 | |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 18 | |
| 13 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 59 | -31 | 17 | |
| 14 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 58 | -46 | 10 | |
| 364 | 141 | 82 | 141 | 503 | 503 | 0 | 364 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Larne = Latharna | Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Brantwood FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Ards FC Newtownards | 0-1 | |||||||||
| Chimney Corner FC Antrim - Coleraine FC | 0-4 | |||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 1-0 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Brantwood FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 0-3 | ||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Ards FC Newtownards | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 03.05.1986) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Antrim = Aontroim | ||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 19 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 19 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 18 | |
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 17 | |
| 6 | Larne FC | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 14 | |
| 7 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 13 | |
| 8 | Bangor FC | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 12 | |
| 10 | Newry Town FC | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Ballymena United FC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 10 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 8 | |
| 13 | Portadown FC | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 7 | |
| 14 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 40 | -30 | 4 | |
| 182 | 73 | 36 | 73 | 327 | 327 | 0 | 182 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Crusaders FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 3-2 | aet | |||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 4-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 10.12.1985) | Crusaders FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 3-1 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1986-87 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 57 | |
| 2 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 53 | |
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 48 | |
| 4 | Larne FC | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 42 | |
| 5 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 42 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Glentoran FC Belfast (-8) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 40 | |
| 8 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 33 | |
| 9 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Bangor FC | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 26 | |
| 11 | Crusaders FC Belfast (-4) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 25 | |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 53 | -26 | 23 | |
| 13 | Portadown FC | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 20 | |
| 14 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 74 | -53 | 9 | |
| 364 | 139 | 86 | 139 | 542 | 542 | 0 | 491 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast 8 points deducted and Crusaders FC Belfast 4 points deducted for disciplinary reasons | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Larne = Latharna | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Larne FC | 1-2 | ||||||||
| Bangor FC - Coleraine FC | 1-6 | |||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 3-2 | |||||||||
| Newry Town FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | Coleraine FC - Larne FC | 1-2 | ||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Newry Town FC | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Final (Belfast 02.05.1987) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Larne FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | Larne FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 | |
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 2 | |
| 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11 | |
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Newry Town FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Portadown FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | |
| 7 | Bangor FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 3 | |
| 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Larne FC | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 25.04.1987) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 3-2 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1987-88 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 62 | |
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 60 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 52 | |
| 4 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 50 | |
| 5 | Larne FC | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 40 | |
| 6 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Portadown FC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 30 | |
| 10 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 26 | |
| 11 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 25 | |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 25 | |
| 13 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 20 | |
| 14 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 53 | -34 | 11 | |
| 364 | 146 | 72 | 146 | 458 | 458 | 0 | 510 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Larne = Latharna | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Lisburn Distillery FC | 0-0 | 3-0 | |||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Ards FC Newtownards | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Newry Town FC | 5-0 | |||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | Glenavon FC Lurgan - Ballymena United FC | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 3-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 30.04.1988) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 13 | |
| 2 | Larne FC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Portadown FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 | |
| 6 | Coleraine FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 5 | |
| Section B | ||||||||||
| 1 | Newry Town FC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 | |
| 6 | Bangor FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 | |
| 98 | 45 | 8 | 45 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 98 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Each team plays the other teams in their section once plus one match against a team from the other section. | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-1 | aet (5-4 pen) | |||||||
| Newry Town FC - Larne FC | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 14.11.1987) | Linfield FC Belfast - Newry Town FC | 3-1 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1988-89 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 65 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 55 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 50 | |
| 4 | Bangor FC | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 45 | |
| 5 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 44 | |
| 6 | Portadown FC | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 39 | |
| 7 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 29 | |
| 10 | Larne FC | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 20 | |
| 13 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 54 | -29 | 18 | |
| 14 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 73 | -53 | 12 | |
| 364 | 139 | 86 | 139 | 520 | 520 | 0 | 503 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| Bangor = Beannchar | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Cliftonville FC Belfast - Tobermore United FC | 0-0 | 1-0 | |||||||
| Crusaders FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 2-3 | |||||||||
| Larne FC - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 0-3 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Cliftonville FC Belfast - Larne FC | 1-1 | 1-2 | |||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||||||||
| Final (Belfast 06.05.1989) | Ballymena United FC - Larne FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Tobermore = An Tobar Mór | ||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2 | Portadown FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ballymena United FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Larne FC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 | |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 2 | |
| Section B | ||||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2 | Newry Town FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Bangor FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 | |
| 6 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 | |
| 98 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 98 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Each team plays the other teams in their section once plus one match against a team from the other section. | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Linfield FC Belfast - Newry Town FC | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Portadown FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-2 | aet (3-0 pen) | ||||||||
| Final (Belfast 01.11.1988) | Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 1-0 | ||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1989-90 | ||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Portadown FC | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 55 | |
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 54 | |
| 3 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 44 | |
| 4 | Linfield FC Belfast | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 44 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United FC | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bangor FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Newry Town FC | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Larne FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Coleraine FC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 30 | |
| 12 | Ards FC Newtownards | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 21 | |
| 13 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 55 | -28 | 20 | |
| 14 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 63 | -36 | 20 | |
| 364 | 138 | 88 | 138 | 510 | 510 | 0 | 502 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Admitted | Ballyclare Comrades FC, Omagh Town FC | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Newry = Iúr Cinn Trá | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||
| Bangor = Beannchar | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Banbridge Town FC - Coleraine FC | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Larne FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Newry Town FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-3 | |||||||||
| Portadown FC - Bangor FC | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Portadown FC - Coleraine FC | 4-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Belfast 05.05.1990) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Banbridge = Droichead na Banna | ||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | Bangor FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Newry Town FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | |
| 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section C | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | Portadown FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Larne FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Lisburn Distillery FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 | |
| 30 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 54 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Newry Town FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | |
| 42 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 66 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 3 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Linfield FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Portadown FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-2 | aet (3-0 pen) | ||||||||
| Final (Belfast 07.11.1989 and 22.11.1989) | Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 1-1 | 2-0 | |||||||