| Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1922, part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern | ||||||||||
| Ireland 1922 => | ||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1950-51 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 21 | 45 | 38 | |
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 34 | |
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 31 | |
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 28 | |
| 5 | Portadown FC | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 25 | |
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 21 | |
| 8 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 16 | |
| 9 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 16 | |
| 10 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 54 | -24 | 14 | |
| 11 | Bangor FC | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 62 | -34 | 11 | |
| 12 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 68 | -40 | 8 | |
| 264 | 114 | 36 | 114 | 533 | 533 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1951-52 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 19 | 48 | 37 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 27 | |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 27 | |
| 4 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 22 | |
| 6 | Portadown FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 20 | |
| 8 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 19 | |
| 9 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 18 | |
| 10 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 17 | |
| 11 | Bangor FC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 17 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 12 | |
| 264 | 101 | 62 | 101 | 478 | 478 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1952-53 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 33 | |
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 31 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 29 | |
| 4 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 25 | |
| 5 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Portadown FC | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 19 | |
| 10 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 19 | |
| 11 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 13 | |
| 12 | Bangor FC | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 61 | -41 | 8 | |
| 264 | 103 | 58 | 103 | 461 | 461 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1953-54 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 26 | 30 | 36 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 35 | |
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 45 | 23 | 28 | |
| 4 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bangor FC | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 53 | -21 | 14 | |
| 10 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 13 | |
| 11 | Portadown FC | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 60 | -26 | 12 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 67 | -41 | 8 | |
| 264 | 112 | 40 | 112 | 554 | 554 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Bangor = Beannchar | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1954-55 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 36 | |
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 36 | |
| 3 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 24 | |
| 4 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 23 | |
| 7 | Bangor FC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 20 | |
| 8 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 18 | |
| 9 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 48 | -19 | 16 | |
| 10 | Portadown FC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 15 | |
| 11 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 15 | |
| 12 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 13 | |
| 264 | 109 | 46 | 109 | 522 | 522 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Linfield FC Belfast Champions for best head-to-head record | ||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1955-56 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 40 | 40 | |
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 38 | 39 | 29 | |
| 3 | Bangor FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 25 | |
| 5 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 20 | |
| 8 | Portadown FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 18 | |
| 9 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 16 | |
| 10 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 16 | |
| 11 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 62 | -29 | 14 | |
| 12 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 69 | -33 | 14 | |
| 264 | 111 | 42 | 111 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Bangor = Beannchar | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1956-57 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 22 | 49 | 35 | |
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 32 | 35 | 34 | |
| 3 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 30 | |
| 4 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 28 | |
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bangor FC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 19 | |
| 10 | Portadown FC | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 16 | |
| 11 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 72 | -37 | 9 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 79 | -48 | 6 | |
| 264 | 109 | 46 | 109 | 599 | 599 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1957-58 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 32 | 36 | 36 | |
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 35 | 32 | 34 | |
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 25 | |
| 5 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 25 | |
| 6 | Bangor FC | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 21 | |
| 8 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Portadown FC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 17 | |
| 10 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 16 | |
| 11 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 15 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 86 | -51 | 6 | |
| 264 | 115 | 34 | 115 | 590 | 590 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1958-59 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 27 | 42 | 34 | |
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 32 | 34 | 31 | |
| 3 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Portadown FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 26 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 17 | |
| 10 | Bangor FC | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 14 | |
| 11 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 55 | -28 | 14 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 92 | -72 | 5 | |
| 264 | 114 | 36 | 114 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1959-60 | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 28 | 39 | 35 | |
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 32 | |
| 3 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 29 | |
| 4 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 46 | 17 | 29 | |
| 5 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Portadown FC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 19 | |
| 9 | Bangor FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 18 | |
| 10 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 15 | |
| 11 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 15 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 75 | -53 | 4 | |
| 264 | 110 | 44 | 110 | 546 | 546 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||
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