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1907–08 Northern Football League

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The 1907–08 Northern Football League season was the nineteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

A Championship Play-Off between South Bank and Stockton, who finished the season level on points, was played on 19 September 1908 at the home ground of Darlington St. Augustine's. South Bank were declared League Champions after a 2–0 victory.[1]

Clubs

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Northern League
Season1907–08
ChampionsSouth Bank
Matches played132
Goals scored476 (3.61 per match)

The league featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

  • Saltburn

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 South Bank 22 15 3 4 53 26 2.038 33 Qualified for the championship match
2 Stockton 22 13 7 2 49 21 2.333 33
3 Crook Town 22 12 4 6 40 33 1.212 28
4 West Hartlepool 22 10 4 8 40 32 1.250 24
5 Spennymoor United 22 11 2 9 39 36 1.083 24 Joined North Eastern League
6 Bishop Auckland 22 9 4 9 40 36 1.111 22
7 Darlington St Augustine's 22 9 3 10 32 39 0.821 21
8 Saltburn 22 9 2 11 46 47 0.979 20
9 Darlington 22 9 2 11 39 41 0.951 20 Joined North Eastern League
10 Leadgate Park 22 6 4 12 33 43 0.767 16
11 Grangetown Athletic 22 3 7 12 21 52 0.404 13
12 Scarborough 22 5 0 17 44 70 0.629 10
Source: [2]

Championship match

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  • 19 September 1908: South Bank 2–0 Stockton

References

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  1. ^ "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern League Table 1907-08". poolstats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2012.