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World Football Leagues: Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Football League Champions from season 1890-91 to season 2018-19. Linfield have won more National League Championships than any other club in the world, with the exception of Rangers in Scotland.
The Irish Football Association was the first in the world to introduce penalty kicks in September 1890.
World Football Leagues: Northern Ireland
| Year | Champions 1891-1936 | Year | Champions 1937-1982 | Year | Champions 1983-2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 1929 | Belfast Celtic | 1975 | Linfield | ||||
| 1930 | Linfield | 1976 | Crusaders | ||||
| 1931 | Glentoran | 1977 | Glentoran | ||||
| 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
| N. Ireland Champions (12 clubs) | Premier League 2018-19 (Pts) | |||||
| Linfield | 53 | Linfield (C) | 85 | |||
| Glentoran | 24 | Ballymena United | 78 | |||
| Belfast Celtic | 14 | Glenavon | 70 | |||
| Distillery | 5.5 | Crusaders | 65 | |||
| Crusaders | 7 | Cliftonville (O) | 61 | |||
| Cliftonville | 4.5 | Coleraine | 56 | |||
| Portadown | 4 | Glentoran | 49 | |||
| Glenavon | 2 | Institute | 44 | |||
| Ards | 1 | Dungannon Swifts | 42 | |||
| Coleraine | 1 | Warrenpoint Town | 39 | |||
| Derry City | 1 | Ards (R) | 27 | |||
| Queen's Island | 1 | Newry City (R) | 23 | |||
| Total Championships | 117 | Final Table | ||||
| 1906 – Shared after two drawn play-offs | ||||||
