Irish Football League
| Season | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890–91 | Linfield (1) | Ulster | Distillery | Robert Hill (Linfield) | 20 |
| 1891–92 | Linfield (2) | Ulster | Lancashire Fusiliers | Tim Morrison (Linfield) | 21 |
| 1892–93 | Linfield (3) | Cliftonville | Distillery | Robert Hill (Linfield)
James Percy (Cliftonville) |
9 |
| 1893–94 | Glentoran (1) | Linfield | Cliftonville | Michael McErlean (Linfield) | 9 |
| 1894–95 | Linfield (4) | Distillery | Glentoran | George Gaukrodger (Linfield)
Joe McAllen (Linfield) |
4 |
| 1895–96 | Distillery (1) | Cliftonville | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1896–97 | Glentoran (2) | Cliftonville | Linfield | Johnny Darling (Linfield)
Richard Peden (Linfield) |
6 |
| 1897–98 | Linfield (5) | Cliftonville | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1898–99 | Distillery (2) | Linfield | Cliftonville | unknown | |
| 1899–1900 | Belfast Celtic (1) | Linfield | Distillery | unknown | |
| 1900–01 | Distillery (3) | Glentoran | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1901–02 | Linfield (6) | Glentoran | Distillery | unknown | |
| 1902–03 | Distillery (4) | Linfield | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1903–04 | Linfield (7) | Distillery | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1904–05 | Glentoran (3) | Belfast Celtic | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1905–06 | Cliftonville (1)
Distillery (5) (title shared) |
Linfield | unknown | ||
| 1906–07 | Linfield (8) | Shelbourne | Distillery | unknown | |
| 1907–08 | Linfield (9) | Cliftonville | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1908–09 | Linfield (10) | Glentoran | Shelbourne | unknown | |
| 1909–10 | Cliftonville (2) | Belfast Celtic | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1910–11 | Linfield (11) | Glentoran | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1911–12 | Glentoran (4) | Distillery | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1912–13 | Glentoran (5) | Distillery | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1913–14 | Linfield (12) | Glentoran | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1914–15 | Belfast Celtic (2) | Glentoran | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1915–19 | League suspended due to the First World War | ||||
| 1919–20 | Belfast Celtic (3) | Distillery | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1920–21 | Glentoran (6) | Glenavon | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1921–22 | Linfield (13) | Glentoran | Distillery | unknown | |
| 1922–23 | Linfield (14) | Queen's Island | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1923–24 | Queen's Island (1) | Distillery | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1924–25 | Glentoran (7) | Queen's Island | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1925–26 | Belfast Celtic (4) | Glentoran | Larne | unknown | |
| 1926–27 | Belfast Celtic (5) | Queen's Island | Distillery | Joe Bambrick (Glentoran) | 28 |
| 1927–28 | Belfast Celtic (6) | Linfield | Newry Town | unknown | |
| 1928–29 | Belfast Celtic (7) | Linfield | Glentoran | Joe Bambrick (Linfield) | 43 |
| 1929–30 | Linfield (15) | Glentoran | Coleraine | Joe Bambrick (Linfield) | 50 |
| 1930–31 | Glentoran (8) | Linfield | Belfast Celtic | Fred Roberts (Glentoran) | 55 |
| 1931–32 | Linfield (16) | Derry City | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1932–33 | Belfast Celtic (8) | Distillery | Linfield | Joe Bambrick (Linfield) | 40 |
| 1933–34 | Linfield (17) | Belfast Celtic | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1934–35 | Linfield (18) | Derry City | Belfast Celtic | unknown | |
| 1935–36 | Belfast Celtic (9) | Derry City | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1936–37 | Belfast Celtic (10) | Derry City | Linfield | unknown | |
| 1937–38 | Belfast Celtic (11) | Derry City | Portadown | unknown | |
| 1938–39 | Belfast Celtic (12) | Ballymena United | Derry City | unknown | |
| 1939–40 | Belfast Celtic (13) | Portadown | Glentoran | unknown | |
| 1940–47 | League suspended due to the Second World War | ||||
| 1947–48 | Belfast Celtic (14) | Linfield | Ballymena United | Jimmy Jones (Belfast Celtic) | 28 |
| 1948–49 | Linfield (19) | Belfast Celtic | Glentoran | Billy Simpson (Linfield) | 19 |
| 1949–50 | Linfield (20) | Glentoran | Distillery | Sammy Hughes (Glentoran) | 23 |
| 1950–51 | Glentoran (9) | Linfield | Glenavon | Sammy Hughes (Glentoran)
Walter Allen (Portadown) |
23 |
| 1951–52 | Glenavon (1) | Distillery | Coleraine | Jimmy Jones (Glenavon) | 27 |
| 1952–53 | Glentoran (10) | Linfield | Ballymena United | Sammy Hughes (Glentoran) | 28 |
| 1953–54 | Linfield (21) | Glentoran | Glenavon | Jimmy Jones (Glenavon) | 32 |
| 1954–55 | Linfield (22) | Glenavon | Cliftonville | Fay Coyle (Coleraine) | 20 |
| 1955–56 | Linfield (23) | Glenavon | Bangor | Jimmy Jones (Glenavon) | 26 |
| 1956–57 | Glenavon (2) | Linfield | Glentoran | Jimmy Jones (Glenavon) | 33 |
| 1957–58 | Ards (1) | Glenavon | Ballymena United | Jackie Milburn (Linfield) | 29 |
| 1958–59 | Linfield (24) | Glenavon | Glentoran | Jackie Milburn (Linfield) | 26 |
| 1959–60 | Glenavon (3) | Glentoran | Distillery | Jimmy Jones (Glenavon) | 29 |
| 1960–61 | Linfield (25) | Portadown | Ards | Trevor Thompson (Glentoran) | 22 |
| 1961–62 | Linfield (26) | Portadown | Ballymena United | Mick Lynch (Ards) | 20 |
| 1962–63 | Distillery (6) | Linfield | Portadown | Joe Meldrum (Distillery) | 27 |
| 1963–64 | Glentoran (11) | Coleraine | Derry City | Trevor Thompson (Linfield) | 21 |
| 1964–65 | Derry City (1) | Coleraine | Crusaders | Kenny Halliday (Coleraine)
Dennis Guy (Glenavon) |
19 |
| 1965–66 | Linfield (27) | Derry City | Glentoran | Sammy Pavis (Linfield) | 28 |
| 1966–67 | Glentoran (12) | Linfield | Derry City | Sammy Pavis (Linfield) | 25 |
| 1967–68 | Glentoran (13) | Linfield | Coleraine | Sammy Pavis (Linfield) | 30 |
| 1968–69 | Linfield (28) | Derry City | Coleraine | Danny Hale (Derry City) | 21 |
| 1969–70 | Glentoran (14) | Coleraine | Ards | Des Dickson (Coleraine) | 21 |
| 1970–71 | Linfield (29) | Glentoran | Distillery | Bryan Hamilton (Linfield) | 18 |
| 1971–72 | Glentoran (15) | Portadown | Ards | Peter Watson (Distillery)
Des Dickson (Coleraine) |
15 |
| 1972–73 | Crusaders (1) | Ards | Portadown | Des Dickson (Coleraine) | 23 |
| 1973–74 | Coleraine (1) | Portadown | Crusaders | Des Dickson (Coleraine) | 24 |
| 1974–75 | Linfield (30) | Coleraine | Glentoran | Martin Malone (Portadown) | 15 |
| 1975–76 | Crusaders (2) | Glentoran | Coleraine | Des Dickson (Coleraine) | 23 |
| 1976–77 | Glentoran (16) | Glenavon | Linfield | Ronnie McAteer (Crusaders) | 20 |
| 1977–78 | Linfield (31) | Glentoran | Glenavon | Warren Feeney (Glentoran) | 17 |
| 1978–79 | Linfield (32) | Glenavon | Ards | Tommy Armstrong (Ards) | 21 |
| 1979–80 | Linfield (33) | Ballymena United | Glentoran | Jimmy Martin (Glentoran) | 17 |
| 1980–81 | Glentoran (17) | Linfield | Ballymena United | Des Dickson (Coleraine)
Paul Malone (Ballymena United) |
18 |
| 1981–82 | Linfield (34) | Glentoran | Coleraine | Gary Blackledge (Glentoran) | 18 |
| 1982–83 | Linfield (35) | Glentoran | Coleraine | Jim Campbell (Ards) | 15 |
| 1983–84 | Linfield (36) | Glentoran | Cliftonville | Martin McGaughey (Linfield)
Trevor Anderson (Linfield) |
15 |
| 1984–85 | Linfield (37) | Coleraine | Glentoran | Martin McGaughey (Linfield) | 34 |
| 1985–86 | Linfield (38) | Coleraine | Ards | Trevor Anderson (Linfield) | 14 |
| 1986–87 | Linfield (39) | Coleraine | Ards | Ray McCoy (Coleraine)
Gary Macartney (Glentoran) |
14 |
| 1987–88 | Glentoran (18) | Linfield | Coleraine | Martin McGaughey (Linfield) | 18 |
| 1988–89 | Linfield (40) | Glentoran | Coleraine | Stephen Baxter (Linfield) | 17 |
| 1989–90 | Portadown (1) | Glenavon | Glentoran | Martin McGaughey (Linfield) | 19 |
| 1990–91 | Portadown (2) | Bangor | Glentoran | Stephen McBride (Glenavon) | 22 |
| 1991–92 | Glentoran (19) | Portadown | Linfield | Harry McCourt (Omagh Town)
Stephen McBride (Glenavon) |
18 |
| 1992–93 | Linfield (41) | Crusaders | Bangor | Steve Cowan (Portadown) | 23 |
| 1993–94 | Linfield (42) | Portadown | Glenavon | Darren Erskine (Ards)
Stephen McBride (Glenavon) |
22 |
| 1994–95 | Crusaders (3) | Glenavon | Portadown | Glenn Ferguson (Glenavon) | 27 |
| 1995–96 | Portadown (3) | Crusaders | Glentoran | Garry Haylock (Portadown) | 19 |
| 1996–97 | Crusaders (4) | Coleraine | Glentoran | Garry Haylock (Portadown) | 16 |
| 1997–98 | Cliftonville (3) | Linfield | Portadown | Vinny Arkins (Portadown) | 22 |
| 1998–99 | Glentoran (20) | Linfield | Crusaders | Vinny Arkins (Portadown) | 19 |
| 1999–2000 | Linfield (43) | Coleraine | Glenavon | Vinny Arkins (Portadown) | 29 |
| 2000–01 | Linfield (44) | Glenavon | Glentoran | Davy Larmour (Linfield) | 17 |
| 2001–02 | Portadown (4) | Glentoran | Linfield | Vinny Arkins (Portadown) | 30 |
| 2002–03 | Glentoran (21) | Portadown | Coleraine | Vinny Arkins (Portadown) | 29 |
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