CRUSADERS [NORTHERN IRELAND]
1949-50 Joined Irish League
1972-73 Irish League Champions
1973-74 Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
1975-76 Irish League Champions (2nd time)
1986-87 Four points deducted
1992-93 Irish League runner-up (lost title on goal difference)
1994-95 Irish League Champions (3rd time)
1995-96 Placed in Premier Division on league re-organisation
Irish League runner-up
1996-97 Irish League Champions (4th time)
2000-01 Escaped relegation after play-off (Lisburn Distillery 2 Crusaders 1,
Crusaders 3 Lisburn Distillery 1, Agg 4-3)
2003-04 Irish League Premier Division replaced by Irish Premier League
2004-05 Relegated to Irish Intermediate League after-play-off (Glenavon 1
Crusaders 1, Crusaders 1 Glenavon 2, Agg 2-3)
2005-06 Irish Intermediate League Champions
Promoted to Irish Premier League
2008-09 Irish Premier League replaced by IFA Premiership
2010-11 IFA Premiership runner-up
2012-13 IFA Premiership runner-up
2013-14 IFA Leagues renamed Northern Ireland Football League
2014-15 NIFL Premiership Champions
2015-16 NIFL Premiership Champions (2nd time)
2016-17 NIFL Premiership runner-up
2017-18 NIFL Premiership Champions (3rd time)
2019-20 Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1949-50 IRISH 22 4 5 13 37 69 13 11/12
1950-51 IRISH 22 8 5 9 42 51 21 7/12
1951-52 IRISH 22 7 4 11 32 51 18 9/12
1952-53 IRISH 22 7 7 8 39 36 21 7/12
1953-54 IRISH 22 11 4 7 60 49 26 5/12
1954-55 IRISH 22 7 2 13 29 48 16 9/12
1955-56 IRISH 22 6 4 12 36 53 16 10/12
1956-57 IRISH 22 9 2 11 38 46 20 8/12
1957-58 IRISH 22 7 1 14 38 57 15 11/12
1958-59 IRISH 22 10 5 7 46 40 25 6/12
1959-60 IRISH 22 9 5 8 43 44 23 6/12
1960-61 IRISH 22 8 7 7 30 29 23 7/12
1961-62 IRISH 22 11 3 8 42 43 25 6/12
1962-63 IRISH 22 11 2 9 47 42 24 6/12
1963-64 IRISH 22 8 2 12 40 41 18 9/12
1964-65 IRISH 22 11 5 6 46 32 27 3/12
1965-66 IRISH 22 9 3 10 49 47 21 7/12
1966-67 IRISH 22 11 2 9 63 60 24 5/12
1967-68 IRISH 22 5 8 9 57 59 18 8/12
1968-69 IRISH 22 12 5 5 47 34 29 6/12
1969-70 IRISH 22 8 3 11 42 52 19 9/12
1970-71 IRISH 22 7 6 9 24 45 20 7/12
1971-72 IRISH 22 10 5 7 36 35 25 5/12
1972-73 IRISH 22 14 4 4 50 22 32 1/12
1973-74 IRISH 22 14 2 6 48 32 30 3/12
1974-75 IRISH 22 11 5 6 46 30 27 5/12
1975-76 IRISH 22 15 6 1 51 19 36 1/12
1976-77 IRISH 22 9 5 8 39 33 23 6/12
1977-78 IRISH 22 6 3 13 24 46 15 10/12
1978-79 IRISH 22 6 8 8 30 33 20 9/12
1979-80 IRISH 22 11 2 9 32 24 24 5/12
1980-81 IRISH 22 9 6 7 28 26 24 4/12
1981-82 IRISH 22 11 4 7 36 31 26 4/12
1982-83 IRISH 22 11 3 8 35 26 25 5/12
1983-84 IRISH 26 11 5 10 38 41 27 8/14
1984-85 IRISH 26 9 10 7 34 37 28 6/14
1985-86 IRISH 26 13 5 8 42 34 31 5/14
1986-87 IRISH 26 8 5 13 37 54 25 * 11/14
1987-88 IRISH 26 8 6 12 29 35 30 9/14
1988-89 IRISH 26 5 5 16 22 47 20 12/14
1989-90 IRISH 26 4 8 14 27 55 20 13/14
1990-91 IRISH 30 11 9 10 53 46 42 10/16
1991-92 IRISH 30 14 5 11 55 37 47 6/16
1992-93 IRISH 30 21 3 6 53 27 66 2/16
1993-94 IRISH 30 17 7 6 53 30 58 4/16
1994-95 IRISH 30 20 7 3 58 25 67 1/16
1995-96 IRISH-P 28 15 7 6 45 32 52 2/8
1996-97 IRISH-P 28 12 10 6 39 26 46 1/8
1997-98 IRISH-P 36 13 12 11 51 51 51 6/10
1998-99 IRISH-P 36 18 8 10 48 39 62 3/10
1999-00 IRISH-P 36 9 13 14 41 55 40 7/10
2000-01 IRISH-P 36 8 11 17 44 59 35 9/10
2001-02 IRISH-P 36 9 7 20 41 65 34 9/10
2002-03 IRISH-P 38 9 9 20 26 61 36 11/12
2003-04 IRISH P 30 10 6 14 33 38 36 9/16
2004-05 IRISH P 30 5 9 16 27 48 24 15/16
2005-06 IIL-1 22 20 1 1 51 13 61 1/12
2006-07 IRISH P 30 14 5 11 50 42 47 6/16
2007-08 IRISH P 30 12 7 11 45 47 43 7/16
2008-09 IFA-Ps 38 16 14 8 63 45 62 3/12
2009-10 IFA-Ps 38 17 9 12 57 52 60 4/12
2010-11 IFA-Ps 38 23 5 10 78 59 74 2/12
2011-12 IFA-Ps 38 18 10 10 63 47 64 5/12
2012-13 IFA-Ps 38 26 5 7 82 41 83 2/12
2013-14 NIFL Ps 38 18 12 8 67 42 66 3/12
2014-15 NIFL Ps 38 25 7 6 93 43 82 1/12
2015-16 NIFL Ps 38 28 7 3 79 28 91 1/12
2016-17 NIFL Ps 38 27 6 5 83 36 87 2/12
2017-18 NIFL Ps 38 28 7 3 106 38 91 1/12
2018-19 NIFL Ps 38 20 5 13 68 55 65 4/12
2019-20 NIFL Ps 31 17 8 6 66 30 59 3/12
2020-21 NIFL Ps 38 16 6 16 62 50 54 6/12
2021-22 NIFL Ps 38 21 5 12 60 36 68 4/12
2022-23 NIFL Ps 38 19 10 9 72 45 67 5/12
2023-24 NIFL Ps 38 19 7 12 61 43 64 4/12
2024-25 NIFL Ps
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