In 1911 Glenavon, from the County Armagh town of Lurgan replaced Bohemians, who resigned from the league, but were re-admitted in 1912. Another Dublin side, Shelbourne, was added in 1904. St Columb's Court lasted just one season, before being replaced by the league's first Dublin team, Bohemians, in 1902. In 1900, Derry Celtic joined the league and, in 1901, a second Derry team, St Columb's Court, was added. In 1892, Derry Olympic became the second non-Belfast side, but only lasted for one season. In its first season, seven of the eight teams came from Belfast, and the league – and Irish football – continued to be dominated by Belfast clubs for many years. The league's records from its days in operation as the league for all of Ireland stand as the records for Northern Ireland (as is the case for the Northern Ireland national football team).
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It became the league for Northern Ireland in 1921 after partition, with a separate league and association (the Football Association of the Irish Free State – now called the Football Association of Ireland) – being formed for the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland). The Irish Football League was originally formed as the football league for, in theory, all of Ireland (although, for cultural reasons, all of its member clubs were in fact based in two zones: initially in what would become Northern Ireland, and, from 1900, in Dublin). Although it did have two previous seasons, thus making it equal in duration with the EFL, these two seasons did not have an equal number of matches per club). (The Dutch Football League formed properly on the same year as the Scottish and Irish leagues, making it the first league in Continental Europe. Only the English Football League is older. Originally formed in 1890, the national football league of Northern Ireland is the second-oldest national league in the world, being formed a week earlier than the Scottish Football League. Main articles: NIFL Premiership and NIFL Championship
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