This page details football records in the Northern Ireland.
League
Team records
Titles Most top-flight league titles: 57, Linfield Most consecutive league titles: 6, joint record: Belfast Celtic (1935–36 to 1947–48, league suspended from 1940 to 1947) Linfield (1981–82 to 1986–87)
Top-flight Appearances Most seasons in the top flight: 121, joint record: Cliftonville (1890–present) Glentoran (1890–present) Linfield (1890–present)
Overall top flight League Table (since 2008) The overall top flight League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the 14 completed seasons of the top flight in its current format - namely the IFA/NIFL Premiership since its inception in the 2008–09 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2022–23 season. Numbers in bold are the record numbers in each column.
All seasons were played over 38 games, except the 2019–20 season which was played over 31 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland. RankClubSeasonscompletedMatchesplayedWonDrawnLostGoalsscoredGoalsconcededGoaldifferenceTotalpointsTitlesRunners-upAvgPts/seasonBestfinish1Linfield14525330101941,071480+5911,0918477.931st2Crusaders145253001061191,027602+4251,0063371.861st3Cliftonville14525275107143937639+2989322266.571st4Glentoran14525238127160829634+1958411060.071st5Coleraine14525233129163797652+1458280359.142nd6Glenavon14525204121200895845+507330052.363rd7Ballymena United14525195105225778858–806900149.292nd8Dungannon Swifts14525148119258634930–2965630040.215th9Portadown1038013574171538616–784790147.902nd10Warrenpoint Town82976355179340624–2842440030.5010th11Ballinamallard United62285946123246404–1582230037.175th12Carrick Rangers72595050159265522–2572000028.578th13Lisburn Distillery51905238100233357–1241940038.804th14Larne3107512927184109+751820060.671st15Institute51833845100192345–1531590031.807th16Ards4152372788178290–1121380034.508th17Newry City3114273156122185–631120037.338th18Donegal Celtic3114262266131249–1181000033.338th19Bangor13899204267–25360036.0011th20Newry City AFC13865273168–37230023.0012th
League or status: 2022–23 NIFL Premiership 2022–23 NIFL Championship 2022–23 NIFL Premier Intermediate League Non-League Dissolved
Irish Cup Most wins: 44, Linfield
Most consecutive wins: 4, Glentoran (1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988)
Most appearances in a final: 64, Linfield
Most consecutive appearances in a final: 5, Linfield (1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 & 1895)
Most defeats in a final: 21, Linfield
Most consecutive defeats in a final: 3, Linfield (1975, 1976 & 1977)
Biggest win in a final: Linfield 10–1 Bohemians (1895)
Longest gap between wins in a final: 70 years, Cliftonville (1909 and 1979)
Longest gap between appearances in a final: 55 years, Bangor (1938 and 1993)
Most appearances in a final without winning: 6, Larne (1928, 1935, 1987, 1989, 2005 & 2021)
Most common pair of finalists: Glentoran v Linfield – 15 times (1899, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1919, 1923, 1932, 1942, 1945, 1966, 1973, 1983, 1985, 2001 & 2006)
League Cup Most wins: 10, Linfield
Most consecutive wins: 4, Cliftonville (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 & 2015–16)
Most final appearances: 12, joint record: Glentoran Linfield
Most consecutive final appearances: 4, Cliftonville (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 & 2015–16)
Most final defeats: 6, Crusaders (1986–87, 1995–96, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14 & 2019–20)
Most consecutive final defeats: 3, Glentoran (1996–97, 1997–98 & 1998–99)
Biggest final winning margin: 4–0, joint record: Linfield 4–0 Coleraine (1999–2000) Cliftonville 4–0 Crusaders (2012–13)
Longest gap between wins: 15 years, Crusaders (1996–97 and 2011–12)
Longest gap between final appearances: 21 years, Ards (1994–95 and 2015–16)
Most final appearances without winning: 2, joint record: Larne (1991–92 & 2003–04) Newry City (1989–90 and 2008–09)
Most common final: Glentoran v Linfield (7 times)
Total titles won
TeamDomesticIrelandTotalIrish LeagueIrish CupLeague CupSuper CupTop Four CupRegional cups Northern Ireland cups All-Ireland cups Linfield57441342441024226Glentoran232372-28522109Belfast Celtic148---831154Cliftonville5972-1115-38Lisburn Distillery6121--1417137Glenavon3712-2914128Coleraine172-12314328Portadown4321-2413124Crusaders7622-86124Ballymena United-51--65-11Ards141--33110Derry City13--1184-9Larne3--2-42-7Bangor-111-34-7Queen's Island [II]11---13-5Shelbourne-3----2-5Dungannon Swifts-111-111-4Omagh Town-----6112Carrick Rangers-1---2--1Black Watch-----11-1Ballymena-1------1Bohemians-1------1Dundela-1------1Gordon Highlanders-1------1Moyola Park-1------1Queen's Island [I]-1------1Ulster-1------1Willowfield-1------1Ballyclare Comrades------1-1North Staffordshire Regiment------1-1Oldpark------1-1Newry City [I]-----16---Derry Celtic-----9---Institute-----8---Banbridge Town-----5---Limavady-----5---Limavady United-----5---Tandragee Rovers-----5---Celtic Wanderers-----4---Donacloney-----4---Derry Hibernians-----3---Loughgall-----3---Lurgan Celtic (1903)-----3---Seapatrick-----3---Tobermore United-----3---Ballinamallard United-----2---Dergview-----2---Milford-----2---St Columb's Court-----2---Warrenpoint Town-----2---15th The King's Hussars-----1---Annagh United-----1---Armagh City-----1---Banford-----1---Blane's-----1---Bright Stars-----1---Dromore Athletic-----1---Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry-----1---East Lancashire Regiment-----1---Gilford Crusaders-----1---Lurgan Rangers-----1---Milltown Wanderers-----1---Newbuildings United-----1---New Century-----1---Newry City [II]-----1---Sunnyside-----1---Strabane Athletic-----1---
See also
List of football clubs by competitive honours won
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