This page details football records in the Northern Ireland.
Most top-flight league titles: 51, Linfield
Most consecutive league titles: 6, joint record:
Belfast Celtic (1935–36 to 1947–48, league suspended from 1940–47)
Linfield (1981–82 to 1986–87)
Most seasons in the top flight: 115, joint record:
Cliftonville (1890–present)
Glentoran (1890–present)
Linfield (1890–present)
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 top flight in its current format - namely the IFA/NIFL Premiership since its inception in 2008. Teams in bold are part of the 2015–16 Premiership season. Numbers in bold are the record numbers in each column.
As of the end of the 2014–15 season.
League or status:
Most wins: 42, Linfield
Most consecutive wins: 4, Glentoran (1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 & 1987–88)
Most final appearances: 61, Linfield
Most consecutive final appearances: 5, Linfield (1890–91, 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94 & 1894–95)
Most final defeats: 20, Linfield
Most consecutive final defeats: 3, Linfield (1974–75, 1975–76 & 1976–77)
Biggest final winning margin: Linfield 10–1 Bohemians (1894–95)
Longest gap between wins: 70 years, Cliftonville (1908–09 and 1978–79)
Longest gap between final appearances: 55 years, Bangor (1937–38 and 1992–93)
Most final appearances without winning: 5, Larne (1927–28, 1934–35, 1986–87, 1988–89 & 2004–05)
Most common final: Glentoran v Linfield (15 times)
Most wins: 9, 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: 5, joint record:
Coleraine (1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2009–10 & 2011–12)
Glentoran (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02 & 2005–06)
Crusaders (1986–87, 1995–96, 2007–08, 2012–13 & 2013–14)
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)
