NORTHERN IRELAND 1940-41
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	27	19	4	4	104	32	3,250	42
2	Portadown FC	27	17	4	6	92	58	1,586	38
3	Glentoran FC Belfast	28	16	5	7	99	57	1,737	37
4	Linfield FC Belfast	27	14	4	9	67	51	1,314	32
5	Distillery FC Belfast	28	13	5	10	77	57	1,351	31
6	Derry City FC Londonderry	28	8	3	17	48	100	0,480	19
7	Glenavon FC Lurgan	27	6	4	17	40	95	0,421	16
8	Cliftonville FC Belfast	28	2	1	25	40	117	0,342	5
		220	95	30	95	567	567		220
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Glenavon FC Lurgan vs Linfield FC Linfield & Portadown FC v Belfast Celtic FC not played
	Portadown FC and Glenavon FC Lurgan resigned
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	Portadown = Port an Dúnáin				Lurgan = an Lorgain
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Belfast Celtic FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan					5-2
		Linfield FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast					5-2
	Final (Belfast 26.04.1941)	Belfast Celtic FC - Linfield FC Belfast					1-0
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	NORTHERN IRELAND  1941-42
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	20	12	6	2	57	23	2,478	30
2	Linfield FC Belfast	20	11	7	2	64	38	1,684	29
3	Glentoran FC Belfast	20	11	3	6	59	37	1,595	25
4	Distillery FC Belfast	20	6	6	8	41	38	1,079	18
5	Derry City FC Londonderry	20	3	5	12	23	73	0,315	11
6	Cliftonville FC Belfast	20	2	3	15	29	64	0,453	7
		120	45	30	45	273	273		120
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Ards FC Newtownards - Glentoran FC Belfast					0-2
		Linfield FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast					6-0
	Final (Belfast 18.04.1942)	Distillery FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast					3-1
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1942-43
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Linfield FC Belfast	20	14	2	4	55	26	2,115	30
2	Belfast Celtic FC	20	13	3	4	50	22	2,273	29
3	Distillery FC Belfast	20	10	2	8	42	34	1,235	22
4	Glentoran FC Belfast	20	7	2	11	54	56	0,964	16
5	Derry City FC Londonderry	20	6	3	11	32	51	0,627	15
6	Cliftonville FC Belfast	20	3	2	15	26	70	0,371	8
		120	53	14	53	259	259		120
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Belfast Celtic FC - Larne FC					4-2
		Glentoran FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards					4-2
	Final (Belfast 17.04.1943)	Belfast Celtic FC - Glentoran FC Belfast					1-0
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1943-44
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	19	12	5	2	55	21	2,619	29
2	Linfield FC Belfast	18	11	3	4	57	38	1,500	25
3	Distillery FC Belfast	20	10	3	7	52	47	1,106	23
4	Glentoran FC Belfast	20	8	1	11	49	50	0,980	17
5	Cliftonville FC Belfast	20	5	1	14	29	51	0,569	11
6	Derry City FC Londonderry	19	5	1	13	35	70	0,500	11
		116	51	14	51	277	277		116
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Linfield FC Belfast vs Belfast Celtic FC & Derry City FC Londonderry vs Linfield FC Belfast not played
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Belfast Celtic FC - Infantry Training FC					3-0
		Linfield FC Belfast - Cliftonville FC Belfast					0-0	2-0
	Final (Belfast 17.04.1944)	Belfast Celtic FC - Linfield FC Belfast					3-1
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960				Infantry Training FC dissolved in ???
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1944-45
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Linfield FC Belfast	20	15	4	1	81	24	3,375	34
2	Belfast Celtic FC	20	13	5	2	54	27	2,000	31
3	Derry City FC Londonderry	20	8	3	9	41	53	0,774	19
4	Distillery FC Belfast	20	8	1	11	44	58	0,759	17
5	Glentoran FC Belfast	20	7	1	12	55	67	0,821	15
6	Cliftonville FC Belfast	20	2	0	18	23	69	0,333	4
		120	53	14	53	298	298		120
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Glentoran FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast					3-0
		Linfield FC Belfast - Derry City FC Londonderry					4-0
	Final (Belfast 14.04.1945)	Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast					4-2
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1945-46
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Linfield FC Belfast	20	17	0	3	79	27	2,926	34
2	Belfast Celtic FC	20	14	4	2	58	20	2,900	32
3	Distillery FC Belfast	20	7	5	8	47	52	0,904	19
4	Glentoran FC Belfast	20	5	6	9	46	58	0,793	16
5	Derry City FC Londonderry	20	5	1	14	48	72	0,667	11
6	Cliftonville FC Belfast	20	2	4	14	24	73	0,329	8
		120	50	20	50	302	302		120
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Admitted	Coleraine FC, Ballymena United FC
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Distillery FC Belfast - Belfast Celtic FC II					0-0	1-0
		Linfield FC Belfast - Belfast Celtic FC					2-0
	Final (Belfast 13.04.1946)	Linfield FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast					3-0
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1946-47
	Northern Regional League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	28	21	2	5	95	40	2,375	44
2	Glentoran FC Belfast	28	20	2	6	93	46	2,022	42
3	Linfield FC Belfast	28	20	1	7	93	45	2,067	41
4	Coleraine FC	28	10	5	13	54	75	0,720	25
5	Ballymena United FC	28	8	7	13	52	76	0,684	23
6	Distillery FC Belfast	28	9	2	17	59	69	0,855	20
7	Derry City FC Londonderry	28	9	2	17	53	80	0,663	20
8	Cliftonville FC Belfast	28	3	3	22	46	114	0,404	9
		224	100	24	100	545	545		224
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Admitted	Glenavon FC Lurgan, Portadown FC, Ards FC Newtownards, Bangor FC
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Ballymena = Baile Lifin
	Coleraine = Cúil Raithin				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Belfast Celtic FC - Linfield FC Belfast					1-0
		Glentoran FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC					1-1	2-1
	Final (Belfast 26.04.1947)	Belfast Celtic FC - Glentoran FC Belfast					1-0
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1947-48
	Irish League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	22	19	1	2	84	26	3,231	39
2	Linfield FC Belfast	22	15	5	2	55	19	2,895	35
3	Ballymena United FC	22	10	7	5	52	38	1,368	27
4	Glentoran FC Belfast	22	9	8	5	44	29	1,517	26
5	Distillery FC Belfast	22	12	2	8	35	32	1,094	26
6	Coleraine FC	22	8	6	8	48	46	1,043	22
7	Glenavon FC Lurgan	22	8	6	8	45	45	1,000	22
8	Cliftonville FC Belfast	22	7	4	11	36	47	0,766	18
9	Ards FC Newtownards	22	7	4	11	37	54	0,685	18
10	Bangor FC	22	6	4	12	36	55	0,655	16
11	Portadown FC	22	3	3	16	31	60	0,517	9
12	Derry City FC Londonderry	22	2	2	18	18	70	0,257	6
		264	106	52	106	521	521		264
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
	Ballymena = Baile Lifin				Bangor = Beannchar
	Coleraine = Cúil Raithin				Portadown = Port an Dúnáin
	Lurgan = an Lorgain				Londonderry = Doire
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Coleraine FC - Belfast Celtic FC					3-3	3-2
		Linfield FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan					5-1
	Final (Belfast 10.04.1948)	Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC					1-0
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	CITY CUP
	(tournament played in league format)
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	11	10	0	1	36	7	5,143	20
2	Glentoran FAC Belfast	11	8	1	2	30	7	4,286	17
3	Linfield FAC Belfast	11	8	1	2	37	16	2,313	17
4	Distillery FC Belfast	11	7	2	2	23	10	2,300	16
5	Ards FC Newtownards	11	5	3	3	22	16	1,375	13
6	Ballymena United FC	11	3	5	3	22	24	0,917	11
7	Bangor FC	11	5	0	6	27	33	0,818	10
8	Coleraine FC	11	4	2	5	17	22	0,773	10
9	Glenavon FAC Lurgan	11	2	2	7	13	25	0,520	6
10	Cliftonville FAC Belfast	11	2	1	8	15	35	0,429	5
11	Derry City FC Londonderry	11	2	0	9	14	39	0,359	4
12	Portadown FC	11	1	1	9	12	34	0,353	3
		132	57	18	57	268	268		132
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Second place play-off	Glentoran FAC Belfast - Linfield FAC Belfast					3-2
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1948-49
	Irish League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Linfield FC Belfast	22	16	4	2	58	21	2,762	36
2	Belfast Celtic FC	22	14	3	5	69	32	2,156	31
3	Glentoran FC Belfast	22	13	3	6	45	28	1,607	29
4	Cliftonville FC Belfast	22	9	5	8	44	38	1,158	23
5	Bangor FC	22	8	5	9	43	45	0,956	21
6	Distillery FC Belfast	22	9	3	10	51	56	0,911	21
7	Portadown FC	22	8	4	10	41	48	0,854	20
8	Glenavon FC Lurgan	22	6	8	8	35	43	0,814	20
9	Derry City FC Londonderry	22	8	3	11	40	52	0,769	19
10	Ballymena United FC	22	6	7	9	39	58	0,672	19
11	Ards FC Newtownards	22	7	2	13	46	49	0,939	16
12	Coleraine FC	22	4	1	17	25	66	0,379	9
		264	108	48	108	536	536		264
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Belfast Celtic FC resigned
	Admitted	Crusaders FC Belfast
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Londonderry = Doire
	Bangor = Beannchar				Ballymena = Baile Lifin
	Portadown = Port an Dúnáin				Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda
	Lurgan = an Lorgain				Coleraine = Cúil Raithin
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Derry City FC Londonderry - Distillery FC Belfast					2-0
		Glentoran FC Belfast - Portadown FC					2-2	1-1	3-0
	Final (Belfast 16.04.1949)	Derry City FC Londonderry - Glentoran FC Belfast					3-1
	Belfast Celtic FC dissolved in 1960
	CITY CUP
	(tournament played in league format)
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Belfast Celtic FC	11	9	2	0	40	9	4,444	20
2	Linfield FAC Belfast	11	8	2	1	33	16	2,063	18
3	Portadown FC	11	7	1	3	27	21	1,286	15
4	Glenavon FAC Lurgan	11	5	4	2	29	19	1,526	14
5	Glentoran FAC Belfast	11	5	3	3	26	17	1,529	13
6	Ards FC Newtownards	11	4	1	6	22	23	0,957	9
7	Ballymena United FC	11	4	1	6	20	27	0,741	9
8	Derry City FC Londonderry	11	4	1	6	22	31	0,710	9
9	Bangor FC	11	4	0	7	23	35	0,657	8
10	Distillery FC Belfast	11	3	1	7	20	31	0,645	7
11	Coleraine FC	11	1	3	7	16	31	0,516	5
12	Cliftonville FAC Belfast	11	2	1	8	11	29	0,379	5
		132	56	20	56	289	289		132
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	NORTHERN IRELAND 1949-50
	Irish League
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Linfield FC Belfast	22	17	4	1	64	27	2,370	38
2	Glentoran FC Belfast	22	18	2	2	70	25	2,800	38
3	Distillery FC Belfast	22	13	3	6	48	31	1,548	29
4	Derry City FC Londonderry	22	12	5	5	44	29	1,517	29
5	Glenavon FC Lurgan	22	10	4	8	51	38	1,342	24
6	Ards FC Newtownards	22	7	6	9	34	38	0,895	20
7	Bangor FC	22	8	3	11	38	36	1,056	19
8	Portadown FC	22	3	9	10	33	52	0,635	15
9	Ballymena United FC	22	5	5	12	29	49	0,592	15
10	Coleraine FC	22	5	4	13	38	61	0,623	14
11	Crusaders FC Belfast	22	4	5	13	37	69	0,536	13
12	Cliftonville FC Belfast	22	3	4	15	34	65	0,523	10
		264	105	54	105	520	520		264
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)
	Play-off (Belfast 10.05.50)	Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast					2-0
	Belfast = Béal Feirste				Bangor = Beannchar
	Londonderry = Doire				Ballymena = Baile Lifin
	Lurgan = an Lorgain				Portadown = Port an Dúnáin
	Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda				Coleraine = Cúil Raithin
	English = Irish
	CUP
	Semifinals	Distillery FC Belfast - Linfield Swifts FC Belfast					5-1
		Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC					1-0
	Final (Belfast 22.04.1950)	Linfield FC Belfast - Distillery FC Belfast					2-1
	CITY CUP
	(tournament played in league format)
		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	G/Av	Points
1	Linfield FAC Belfast	11	8	1	2	35	12	2,917	17
2	Derry City FC Londonderry	11	7	2	2	33	22	1,500	16
3	Ards FC Newtownards	11	7	1	3	30	16	1,875	15
4	Distillery FC Belfast	11	6	3	2	17	12	1,417	15
5	Bangor FC	11	5	1	5	20	15	1,333	11
6	Glentoran FAC Belfast	11	5	1	5	15	14	1,071	11
7	Crusaders FC Belfast	11	4	2	5	13	16	0,813	10
8	Ballymena United FC	11	3	4	4	12	18	0,667	10
9	Glenavon FAC Lurgan	11	3	2	6	20	23	0,870	8
10	Cliftonville FAC Belfast	11	2	3	6	12	26	0,462	7
11	Coleraine FC	11	2	2	7	19	34	0,559	6
12	Portadown FC	11	2	2	7	14	32	0,438	6
		132	54	24	54	240	240		132
	Rules for classification: 1) Points  (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal average (play-off for relevant positions)