title: 1908–09 Irish League
text: # 1908–09 Irish League
  
  The 1908–09 Irish League was the 19th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
  
  The league comprised 8 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Linfield (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 2.077 | 21 | Champions |
  | 2 | Glentoran | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 1.318 | 19 | |
  | 3 | Shelbourne | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 | 14 | |
  | =4 | Distillery | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 1.158 | 13 | |
  | =4 | Bohemians | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 1.125 | 13 | |
  | =6 | Belfast Celtic | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 0.656 | 10 | |
  | =6 | Cliftonville | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 0.895 | 10 | |
  | 8 | Derry Celtic | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 0.462 | 8 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | BCE | BOH | CLI | DCE | DIS | GLT | LIN | SHE |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast Celtic | | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
  | Bohemians | 5–2 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 |
  | Cliftonville | 0–2 | – | | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
  | Derry Celtic | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
  | Distillery | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
  | Glentoran | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 |
  | Linfield | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 1–0 |
  | Shelbourne | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
  
  * 1 2 The matches Belfast Celtic–Bohemians and Cliftonville–Bohemians were not played.
  