Table lists the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) Champions from season 1890-91 to season 2022-23. NIFL top tier is The IrishPremiership or Danske Bank Premiership due to sponsorship. Until 2013 the highest league was called It was formerly called the IFA Premiership.
Linfield are the 2021-22 Irish Premiership Champions. Linfield and Rangers have won more National League Championships than any other club in the world.
The Irish Football Association was the first in the world to introduce penalty kicks in September 1890. Irish League Winners are listed in chronological order.
Northern Ireland Premiership Winners by Year
Year
Champions 1891-1936
Year
Champions 1937-1982
Year
Champions 1983-2020
1891
Linfield
1937
Belfast Celtic
1983
Linfield
1892
Linfield
1938
Belfast Celtic
1984
Linfield
1893
Linfield
1939
Belfast Celtic
1985
Linfield
1894
Glentoran
1940
Belfast Celtic
1986
Linfield
1895
Linfield
1941
ABANDONED
1987
Linfield
1896
Distillery
1942
ABANDONED
1988
Glentoran
1897
Glentoran
1943
ABANDONED
1989
Linfield
1898
Linfield
1944
ABANDONED
1990
Portadown
1899
Distillery
1945
ABANDONED
1991
Portadown
1900
Belfast Celtic
1946
ABANDONED
1992
Glentoran
1901
Distillery
1947
ABANDONED
1993
Linfield
1902
Linfield
1948
Belfast Celtic
1994
Linfield
1903
Distillery
1949
Linfield
1995
Crusaders
1904
Linfield
1950
Linfield
1996
Portadown
1905
Glentoran
1951
Glentoran
1997
Crusaders
1906
Cliftonville & Distillery
1952
Glentoran
1998
Cliftonville
1907
Linfield
1953
Glentoran
1999
Glentoran
1908
Linfield
1954
Linfield
2000
Linfield
1909
Linfield
1955
Linfield
2001
Linfield
1910
Cliftonville
1956
Linfield
2002
Portadown
1911
Linfield
1957
Glenavon
2003
Glentoran
1912
Glentoran
1958
Ards
2004
Linfield
1913
Glentoran
1959
Linfield
2005
Glentoran
1914
Linfield
1960
Glenavon
2006
Linfield
1915
Belfast Celtic
1961
Linfield
2007
Linfield
1916
ABANDONED
1962
Linfield
2008
Linfield
1917
ABANDONED
1963
Distillery
2009
Glentoran
1918
ABANDONED
1964
Glentoran
2010
Linfield
1919
ABANDONED
1965
Derry City
2011
Linfield
1920
Belfast Celtic
1966
Linfield
2012
Linfield
1921
Glentoran
1967
Glentoran
2013
Cliftonville
1922
Linfield
1968
Glentoran
2014
Cliftonville
1923
Linfield
1969
Linfield
2015
Crusaders
1924
Queen's Island
1970
Glentoran
2016
Crusaders
1925
Glentoran
1971
Linfield
2017
Linfield
1926
Belfast Celtic
1972
Glentoran
2018
Crusaders
1927
Belfast Celtic
1973
Crusaders
2019
Linfield
1928
Belfast Celtic
1974
Coleraine
2020
Linfield
1929
Belfast Celtic
1975
Linfield
2021
Linfield
1930
Linfield
1976
Crusaders
2022
Linfield
1931
Glentoran
1977
Glentoran
2023
Larne F.C.
1932
Linfield
1978
Linfield
1933
Belfast Celtic
1979
Linfield
1934
Linfield
1980
Linfield
1935
Linfield
1981
Glentoran
1936
Belfast Celtic
1982
Linfield
Northern Ireland Champions Total Wins and 2021-22 Points
The 2019-20 Season ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic. Every club played 31 of the 38 competitions.