title: 1983–84 Irish League
text: # 1983–84 Irish League
  
  The 1983–84 Irish League was the 83rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 14 teams, an increase of two on the previous season, with Carrick Rangers and Newry Town becoming the first new participants in the league since the 1972–73 season. The league title was won by Linfield for the third consecutive time.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Linfield (C) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 45 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
  | 2 | Glentoran | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 19 | +46 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 3 | Cliftonville | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 31 | |
  | 4 | Ards | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 | |
  | 5 | Coleraine | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 28 | |
  | 6 | Ballymena United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
  | 7 | Glenavon | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 27 | |
  | 8 | Crusaders | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 27 | |
  | 9 | Distillery | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 26 | |
  | 10 | Portadown | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
  | 11 | Newry Town | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 19 | |
  | 12 | Bangor | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 14 | |
  | 13 | Larne | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 13 | |
  | 14 | Carrick Rangers | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 9 | |
  
  * ↑ 2 points deducted
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CRK | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | GLV | GLT | LRN | LIN | NEW | POR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ards | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
  | Bangor | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
  | Ballymena United | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | Carrick Rangers | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
  | Cliftonville | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
  | Coleraine | 5–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
  | Crusaders | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
  | Distillery | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
  | Glenavon | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
  | Glentoran | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 9–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
  | Larne | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
  | Linfield | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | Newry Town | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 0–1 |
  | Portadown | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | |
  