1896–97 Northern Football League
The 1896–97 Northern Football League season was the eighth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Clubs
[edit]| Season | 1896–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 299 (4.15 per match) |
← 1895–96 1897–98 → | |
The league featured 7 clubs which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:
- Crook Town
- Leadgate Park
- Darlington St. Augustine's
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 2.400 | 26 |
| 2 | Darlington | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 1.543 | 22 |
| 3 | South Bank | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 1.280 | 21 |
| 4 | Stockton | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 1.542 | 17 |
| 5 | Tow Law | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 1.160 | 15 |
| 6 | Bishop Auckland | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 0.676 | 15 |
| 7 | Crook Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 8 | Leadgate Park | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.600 | 9 |
| 9 | Darlington St Augustine's | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 54 | 0.481 | 9 |
| – | Saltburn Swifts | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0[a] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "SALTBURN SWIFTS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.