The Irish Intermediate League was a
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football
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competition for teams of
intermediate status, which also included reserve sides of senior teams. The league ran from 1915 until 1954.
History
It began in 1915 after the amalgamation of the Irish Junior League and Irish Senior Reserve League, and ran until 1954, when the majority of the remaining clubs applied to join the
Irish League B Division
The NIFL Premier Intermediate League is the third division of the Northern Ireland Football League, the national association football league in Northern Ireland, and the highest intermediate division in Northern Ireland, occupying level three in ...
, which had been formed in 1951. Until the introduction of the Irish League B Division it was the second tier of the
Northern Ireland football league system
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.
The tournament also ran a cup tournament for members of the league, the McElroy Cup.
List of champions
* 1915–16
Glentoran II*
* 1916–17
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1917–18
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1918–19
Glentoran II*
* 1919–20
Glentoran II*
* 1920–21
Brantwood
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* 1921–22
Dundela
* 1922–23
Crusaders
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* 1923–24 Dunmurry
* 1924–25
Brantwood
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* 1925–26
Crusaders
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* 1926–27
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1927–28
Willowfield
* 1928–29
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1929–30
Glentoran II*
* 1930–31
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1931–32
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1932–33
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1933–34
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1934–35
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1935–36
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1936–37
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1937–38
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1938–39
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1939–40
Linfield Swifts*
* 1940–41
Bangor Reserves*
* 1941–42 Aircraft United
* 1942–43
Bangor Reserves*
* 1943–44
Bangor Reserves*
* 1944–45
Dundela
* 1945–46
Linfield Swifts*
* 1946–47
Dundela
* 1947–48
Brantwood
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* 1948–49
Crusaders
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* 1949–50
Dundela
* 1950–51
Dundela
* 1951–52
Brantwood
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* 1952–53
Larne
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* 1953–54
Brantwood
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NB - * denotes reserve teams of senior clubs
Performance by club
NB - * indicates reserve team
List of McElroy Cup winners
* 1915–16
Glentoran II*
* 1916–17
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1917–18
Glentoran II*
* 1918–19
Distillery II*
* 1919–20
Cliftonville Olympic*
* 1920–21
Distillery II*
* 1921–22 St Mary's
* 1922–23 Belfast United
* 1923–24 St Mary's
* 1924–25
Brantwood
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/ Dunmurry (shared)
* 1925–26 Linfield Rangers
* 1926–27 Dunmurry
* 1927–28 Broadway United
* 1928–29
Linfield Swifts*
* 1929–30
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1930–31
Newington Rangers
* 1931–32
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1932–33
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1933–34 Summerfield /
Glentoran II* (shared)
* 1934–35
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1935–36
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1936–37
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1937–38
Linfield Swifts*
* 1938–39
Glentoran II*
* 1939–40
Linfield Swifts*
* 1940–41
Ards II*
* 1941–42
Ballyclare Comrades*
* 1942–43
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1943–44
Belfast Celtic II*
* 1944–45
Linfield Swifts*
* 1945–46
Dundela /
Linfield Swifts* (shared)
* 1946–47
Bangor Reserves
* 1947–48
Crusaders
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
* 1948–49
Larne
Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,755 at the 2011 Census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is administered by Mid a ...
NB - * denotes reserve teams of senior clubs
Performance by club
NB - * indicates reserve team
References
External links
Intermediate League Archive at the Irish Football Club Project
{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland
Association football leagues in Northern Ireland
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