title: 1899–1900 Irish League
text: # 1899–1900 Irish League
  
  The 1899–1900 Irish League was the 10th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
  
  The league comprised 6 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Celtic (C) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1.727 | 13 | Champions |
  | =2 | Linfield | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2.100 | 12 | |
  | =2 | Distillery | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1.308 | 12 | |
  | 4 | Cliftonville | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.864 | 10 | |
  | 5 | Royal Scots | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0.588 | 5 | Withdrew |
  | 6 | Glentoran | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 0.409 | 2 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | CEL | CLI | DIS | GLT | LIN | RSC |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Celtic | | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
  | Cliftonville | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 |
  | Distillery | 4–3 | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
  | Glentoran | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | 4–4 | 2–4 |
  | Linfield | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 5–0 |
  | Royal Scots | – | 4–1 | 0–2 | – | – | |
  
  * 1 2 3 Royal Scots were withdrew after seven games due to being deployed in the Second Boer War.
  