WFR WorldFootballRecord
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NORTHERN IRELAND 1978/79 | ![]() |
| Champions: | Linfield |
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| Cup Winners: | Cliftonville |
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 34 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 21 | Champions | |
| 2 | Glenavon | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | ||
| 3 | Ards | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 34 | ||
| 4 | Glentoran | 26 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 33 | ||
| 5 | Portadown | 25 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | ||
| 6 | Larne | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 35 | ||
| 7 | Cliftonville | 21 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | Irish Cup winners | |
| 8 | Coleraine | 20 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | ||
| 9 | Crusaders | 20 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | ||
| 10 | Bangor | 18 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 40 | ||
| 11 | Ballymena United | 14 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 46 | ||
| 12 | Distillery | 7 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 52 | ||
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