title: 1904–05 Irish League
text: # 1904–05 Irish League
  
  The 1904–05 Irish League was the 15th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Irish football.
  
  The league comprised 8 teams, and Glentoran won the championship after winning a play-off with Belfast Celtic by a score of 3–1.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Glentoran (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 21 | Champions |
  | 2 | Belfast Celtic | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2.100 | 21 | |
  | 3 | Linfield | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 1.500 | 16 | |
  | 4 | Distillery | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 15 | |
  | =5 | Cliftonville | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | 13 | |
  | =5 | Shelbourne | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 13 | |
  | 7 | Derry Celtic | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 0.387 | 7 | |
  | 8 | Bohemians | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 0.577 | 6 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | BCE | BOH | CLI | DCE | DIS | GLT | LIN | SHE |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast Celtic | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
  | Bohemians | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
  | Cliftonville | 0–1 | 5–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
  | Derry Celtic | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
  | Distillery | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
  | Glentoran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
  | Linfield | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 2–0 |
  | Shelbourne | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
  