1958–59 Irish League is located in Northern Ireland
Location of teams in the Irish League from 1949–1972
1958–59 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971

The 1958–59 Irish League was the 58th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1Linfield (C)22170569272.55634Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2Glenavon22143566322.06331
3Glentoran22115656411.36627
4Portadown22122860351.71426
5Ballymena United22122851461.10926
6Crusaders22105746401.15025
7Ards22103953511.03923
8Coleraine2294947451.04422
9Distillery22571049630.77817
10Bangor22621430470.63814
11Derry City22621427550.49114
12Cliftonville22211920920.2175

Results

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Ards1–01–47–05–31–23–53–12–32–30–31–0
Bangor2–30–21–05–00–31–13–00–23–22–34–3
Ballymena United3–32–05–04–24–14–22–30–02–32–11–3
Cliftonville1–52–44–10–31–33–10–32–50–20–41–8
Coleraine1–23–34–06–14–02–22–02–11–14–01–2
Crusaders5–13–00–23–00–14–42–52–32–13–23–1
Distillery1–12–03–45–14–42–23–11–22–62–30–3
Derry City0–61–01–41–10–12–11–31–60–41–42–1
Glenavon2–32–13–16–03–01–17–02–27–13–62–3
Glentoran1–13–14–08–33–23–33–32–01–22–10–1
Linfield5–14–05–09–03–11–23–02–02–04–21–0
Portadown6–15–03–42–06–01–15–33–21–41–12–3