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229:
Reserve League. In 2003, on the formation of the Irish
Premier League, the IFA took direct control and the league was renamed the IFA Reserve League. In 2013, the Northern Ireland Football League took over, and the league was again renamed, to the NIFL Reserve League. In 2016, it became the NIFL Development League, with an age restriction imposed on players.
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for intermediate clubs and the other for the reserve teams of senior clubs. Since the foundation of the B Division in 1951, these two categories of teams had competed together. In 1999, Section 1 of the B Division was renamed the Irish League Second
Division and Section 2 became the Irish League
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1154:
1257:
1252:
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1660:
1918:
819:
1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
1622:
1617:
1147:
1132:
1247:
1140:
1933:
1237:
1232:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1183:
1201:
1653:
1242:
1928:
1923:
1646:
1333:
1302:
1207:
1170:
1008:
1272:
1197:
1036:
988:
127:
1528:
1437:
1124:
1102:
1627:
1472:
1371:
1882:
1612:
1543:
1670:
1508:
1396:
1312:
1297:
1262:
978:
1794:
1513:
1503:
1467:
1824:
1025:
1751:
1594:
1678:
1432:
1113:
1573:
1498:
1488:
1774:
1307:
1179:
876:
640:
1533:
1462:
1887:
1832:
1779:
1558:
1862:
1401:
1376:
983:
1897:
1892:
1872:
1711:
1686:
1091:
1080:
889:
580:
175:
150:
1804:
1691:
1386:
155:
130:
84:
1837:
1518:
1406:
1381:
915:
590:
1759:
1538:
1416:
1638:
1852:
1842:
1814:
1696:
1578:
1411:
1292:
973:
963:
837:
744:
687:
667:
630:
503:
286:
200:
160:
88:
1069:
1877:
1867:
1769:
1287:
1165:
1047:
968:
929:
570:
225:
138:
134:
58:
1857:
1548:
1058:
1809:
1799:
1741:
1736:
1721:
1706:
1701:
1568:
1442:
1391:
902:
850:
824:
784:
774:
764:
523:
513:
456:
446:
436:
406:
376:
346:
336:
205:
185:
170:
165:
98:
1912:
1847:
1731:
1716:
811:
734:
724:
714:
677:
620:
610:
600:
560:
550:
493:
466:
396:
386:
366:
356:
326:
316:
306:
276:
266:
256:
195:
180:
109:
1789:
1523:
1784:
1553:
863:
426:
416:
1726:
1493:
943:
296:
190:
1764:
1563:
1366:
832:
1985–86, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03
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which was formed in 1977, when the B Division split into two sections:
1600:
Northern
Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year
1642:
1136:
1070:
Linfield Swifts receive League
Champions trophy at Windsor Park
1037:
CLIFTONVILLE OLYMPIC - RESERVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2013/14
845:
1980–81, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019-20
1026:
CLIFTONVILLE OLYMPIC SECURE IFA RESERVE LEAGUE TITLE
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The NIFL Development League is the successor to the
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94:
80:
72:
64:
54:
24:
1919:Association football leagues in Northern Ireland
137:consisting of the reserve teams of the twelve
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1184:Northern Ireland Women's Football Association
1148:
8:
19:
1661:
1647:
1639:
1356:
1303:Ballymena & Provincial Football League
1277:
1155:
1141:
1133:
220:, which in turn was the successor to the
1529:Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup
1171:Association football in Northern Ireland
796:
699:
652:
535:
478:
241:
1934:1977 establishments in Northern Ireland
1000:
989:Northern Ireland football league system
48:(as Irish League B Division Section 2)
18:
7:
1473:Northern Ireland Intermediate League
1613:Sunday football in Northern Ireland
1438:NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
1318:NIFL Premiership Development League
696:NIFL Premiership Development League
20:NIFL Premiership Development League
1929:Sports leagues established in 1977
1924:Reserve football leagues in Europe
1009:"NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE"
14:
1544:Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
238:Irish League B Division Section 2
222:Irish League B Division Section 2
1671:Northern Ireland Football League
1313:Northern Amateur Football League
1298:NIFL Premier Intermediate League
1164:
979:NIFL Premier Intermediate League
42:(as Irish League Reserve League)
1468:IFA Interim Intermediate League
1:
1595:Ulster Footballer of the Year
1825:Premier Intermediate League
1795:Harland & Wolff Welders
475:Irish League Reserve League
1950:
1308:Mid-Ulster Football League
1180:Irish Football Association
858:1996–97, 2021–22, 2022–23
1608:
1463:Irish Intermediate League
1433:IFA Women's Challenge Cup
1177:
930:Dungannon Swifts Reserves
890:Ballymena United Reserves
581:Ballymena United Reserves
571:Dungannon Swifts Reserves
176:Dungannon Swifts Reserves
151:Ballymena United Reserves
145:Current members (2022–23)
877:Ballinamallard United II
641:Ballinamallard United II
156:Carrick Rangers Reserves
32:(as NIFL Reserve League)
1059:Olympic's Silver Lining
916:Donegal Celtic Reserves
591:Donegal Celtic Reserves
120:NIFL Development League
37:(as IFA Reserve League)
1402:Irish Intermediate Cup
1377:Scottish Challenge Cup
1372:NI Football League Cup
984:Irish Intermediate Cup
1775:Ballinamallard United
1397:North West Senior Cup
1407:Steel & Sons Cup
1387:County Antrim Shield
1048:Reserve League table
838:Cliftonville Olympic
793:Summary of champions
745:Cliftonville Olympic
688:Cliftonville Olympic
668:Cliftonville Olympic
631:Cliftonville Olympic
504:Cliftonville Olympic
287:Cliftonville Olympic
161:Cliftonville Olympic
131:Association football
122:(prior to 2016, the
85:IFA Intermediate Cup
1888:Rathfriland Rangers
1833:Ballymacash Rangers
1780:Ballyclare Comrades
1519:Belfast Charity Cup
1382:NIFL Charity Shield
1334:Women's Premiership
649:NIFL Reserve League
218:NIFL Reserve League
201:Newry City Reserves
124:NIFL Reserve League
21:
1883:Queen's University
1863:Lisburn Distillery
1539:Setanta Sports Cup
1417:Craig Memorial Cup
1125:NI Football League
1114:NI Football League
1103:NI Football League
1092:NI Football League
1081:NI Football League
903:Coleraine Reserves
851:Crusaders Reserves
785:Coleraine Reserves
775:Crusaders Reserves
765:Crusaders Reserves
532:IFA Reserve League
447:Crusaders Reserves
206:Portadown Reserves
171:Crusaders Reserves
166:Coleraine Reserves
106:Most championships
99:Crusaders Reserves
1906:
1905:
1636:
1635:
1579:George Wilson Cup
1451:
1450:
1412:Bob Radcliffe Cup
1348:
1347:
1293:NIFL Championship
974:NIFL Championship
964:George Wilson Cup
955:
954:
871:1993–94, 1994–95
790:
789:
693:
692:
646:
645:
529:
528:
472:
471:
233:List of champions
181:Glenavon Reserves
116:
115:
95:Current champions
89:George Wilson Cup
1941:
1898:Warrenpoint Town
1893:Tobermore United
1873:Oxford Sunnyside
1712:Dungannon Swifts
1687:Ballymena United
1663:
1656:
1649:
1640:
1357:
1288:NIFL Premiership
1278:
1198:Northern Ireland
1169:
1168:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1134:
1127:
1122:
1116:
1111:
1105:
1100:
1094:
1089:
1083:
1078:
1072:
1067:
1061:
1056:
1050:
1045:
1039:
1034:
1028:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1013:NIFL Premiership
1005:
969:NIFL Premiership
932:
797:
700:
653:
536:
479:
242:
139:NIFL Premiership
135:Northern Ireland
59:Northern Ireland
50:
22:
1949:
1948:
1944:
1943:
1942:
1940:
1939:
1938:
1909:
1908:
1907:
1902:
1819:
1805:Limavady United
1746:
1692:Carrick Rangers
1673:
1667:
1637:
1632:
1623:List of grounds
1604:
1583:
1549:North-South Cup
1477:
1456:Defunct leagues
1447:
1421:
1344:
1322:
1267:
1263:Irish League XI
1186:
1173:
1163:
1161:
1131:
1130:
1123:
1119:
1112:
1108:
1101:
1097:
1090:
1086:
1079:
1075:
1068:
1064:
1057:
1053:
1046:
1042:
1035:
1031:
1024:
1020:
1007:
1006:
1002:
997:
960:
928:
864:Bangor Reserves
812:Linfield Swifts
795:
735:Linfield Swifts
725:Linfield Swifts
715:Linfield Swifts
698:
678:Linfield Swifts
651:
621:Linfield Swifts
611:Linfield Swifts
601:Linfield Swifts
561:Linfield Swifts
551:Linfield Swifts
534:
494:Linfield Swifts
477:
467:Linfield Swifts
427:Bangor Reserves
417:Bangor Reserves
397:Linfield Swifts
387:Linfield Swifts
367:Linfield Swifts
357:Linfield Swifts
327:Linfield Swifts
317:Linfield Swifts
307:Linfield Swifts
277:Linfield Swifts
267:Linfield Swifts
257:Linfield Swifts
240:
235:
214:
196:Linfield Swifts
147:
110:Linfield Swifts
87:
81:Domestic cup(s)
73:Number of teams
45:
44:
39:
34:
29:
17:
16:Football league
12:
11:
5:
1947:
1945:
1937:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1911:
1910:
1904:
1903:
1901:
1900:
1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1838:Banbridge Town
1835:
1829:
1827:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1756:
1754:
1748:
1747:
1745:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1683:
1681:
1675:
1674:
1668:
1666:
1665:
1658:
1651:
1643:
1634:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1602:
1597:
1591:
1589:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1569:Irish News Cup
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1485:
1483:
1479:
1478:
1476:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1459:
1457:
1453:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1445:
1443:All-Island Cup
1440:
1435:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1392:Mid-Ulster Cup
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1363:
1361:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1341:Championship 2
1339:
1338:Championship 1
1336:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1275:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1194:
1192:
1191:National teams
1188:
1187:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1162:
1160:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1137:
1129:
1128:
1117:
1106:
1095:
1084:
1073:
1062:
1051:
1040:
1029:
1018:
999:
998:
996:
993:
992:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
959:
956:
953:
952:
949:
946:
940:
939:
936:
933:
925:
924:
921:
918:
912:
911:
908:
905:
899:
898:
895:
892:
886:
885:
882:
879:
873:
872:
869:
866:
860:
859:
856:
853:
847:
846:
843:
840:
834:
833:
830:
827:
821:
820:
817:
814:
808:
807:
806:Winning years
804:
801:
794:
791:
788:
787:
782:
778:
777:
772:
768:
767:
762:
758:
757:
752:
748:
747:
742:
738:
737:
732:
728:
727:
722:
718:
717:
712:
708:
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697:
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690:
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661:
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454:
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449:
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434:
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419:
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410:
409:
404:
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399:
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390:
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380:
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374:
370:
369:
364:
360:
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354:
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344:
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339:
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314:
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309:
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210:
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114:
113:
107:
103:
102:
96:
92:
91:
82:
78:
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74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
26:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1946:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1916:
1914:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
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1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1830:
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1826:
1822:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1760:Annagh United
1758:
1757:
1755:
1753:
1749:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1682:
1680:
1676:
1672:
1669:Teams of the
1664:
1659:
1657:
1652:
1650:
1645:
1644:
1641:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1618:List of clubs
1616:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1607:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1586:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1574:Champions Cup
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1509:Carlsberg Cup
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1486:
1484:
1480:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1458:
1454:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1424:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1355:
1353:Domestic cups
1351:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1176:
1172:
1167:
1158:
1153:
1151:
1146:
1144:
1139:
1138:
1135:
1126:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1022:
1019:
1014:
1010:
1004:
1001:
994:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
961:
957:
950:
947:
945:
944:Larne Olympic
942:
941:
937:
934:
931:
927:
926:
922:
919:
917:
914:
913:
909:
906:
904:
901:
900:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
870:
867:
865:
862:
861:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
844:
841:
839:
836:
835:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
818:
815:
813:
810:
809:
805:
802:
799:
798:
792:
786:
783:
780:
779:
776:
773:
770:
769:
766:
763:
760:
759:
756:
753:
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1697:Cliftonville
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1504:Floodlit Cup
1482:Defunct cups
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1534:McElroy Cup
1913:Categories
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1815:Newry City
1559:Texaco Cup
1494:Ulster Cup
995:References
706:Champions
659:Champions
542:Champions
485:Champions
248:Champions
133:league in
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1810:Newington
1800:Institute
1742:Portadown
1737:Loughgall
1722:Glentoran
1707:Crusaders
1702:Coleraine
1564:Tyler Cup
1367:Irish Cup
755:cancelled
226:Section 1
101:(2022–23)
65:Divisions
1848:Dergview
1732:Linfield
1717:Glenavon
1499:City Cup
1489:Gold Cup
958:See also
951:1981–82
938:2005–06
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884:2012–13
126:) is an
1790:Dundela
1628:Records
1273:Leagues
1248:Women's
1243:Juniors
1202:history
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245:Season
212:History
141:clubs.
55:Country
25:Founded
1785:Bangor
1588:Awards
1727:Larne
1426:Women
1327:Women
803:Wins
800:Team
28:2016
1765:Ards
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