title: 1895–96 Irish League
text: # 1895–96 Irish League
  
  The 1895–96 Irish League was the 6th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
  
  The league comprised 4 teams, and Distillery won the championship after a play-off with Cliftonville.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Distillery (C) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1.417 | 8 | Champions |
  | 2 | Cliftonville | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 8 | |
  | 3 | Linfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0.714 | 5 | |
  | 4 | Glentoran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 0.684 | 3 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | CLI | DIS | GLT | LIN |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Cliftonville | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
  | Distillery | 2–2 | | 6–1 | 2–1 |
  | Glentoran | 1–3 | 6–2 | | 2–4 |
  | Linfield | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
  