1897–98 Northern Football League

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The 1897–98 Northern Football League season was the ninth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England. This was the first season in which the Northern League was split into two divisions.

Northern League
Season1897–98

Division One[]

Northern League Division One
Season1897–98
ChampionsStockton
Matches played72
Goals scored272 (3.78 per match)

The division featured 9 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Stockton 16 11 2 3 37 20 1.850 24
2 Middlesbrough 16 9 4 3 42 22 1.909 22
3 Darlington 16 8 2 6 41 31 1.323 18
4 Bishop Auckland 16 6 4 6 33 35 0.943 16
5 Darlington St. Augustine's 16 7 2 7 29 32 0.906 16
6 Leadgate Park 16 5 4 7 23 34 0.676 14
7 South Bank 16 5 3 8 34 38 0.895 13
8 Tow Law 16 4 4 8 16 24 0.667 12
9 Crook Town 16 3 3 10 17 36 0.472 9
Source: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Division Two[]

Northern League Division Two
Season1897–98
Champions
Matches played30
Goals scored103 (3.43 per match)

The division featured 7 new clubs.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Howden-le-Wear 10 5 2 3 17 14 1.214 12
2 Darlington Rise Carr Rangers 10 5 1 4 22 18 1.222 11 Left the league
3 Loftus 10 5 1 4 18 17 1.059 11
4 Leadgate Exiles 10 5 0 5 17 17 1.000 10 Left the league
5 Shildon United 10 4 1 5 15 17 0.882 9
6 Brotton 10 3 1 6 14 20 0.700 7
– Britannia Rovers 0 – – – – – — 0[a]
Source: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Notes:
  1. ^ Britannia Rovers were expelled from the league. Their record (P6 W0 D1 L5 F6 A25 P1) was expunged.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  2. ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  3. ^ "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  4. ^ "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  5. ^ "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  6. ^ "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  7. ^ "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  8. ^ "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  9. ^ "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  10. ^ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  11. ^ "BRITANNIA ROVERS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  12. ^ "BROTTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  13. ^ "DARLINGTON RISE CARR RANGERS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  14. ^ "HOWDEN-LE-WEAR". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  15. ^ "LEADGATE EXILES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  16. ^ "LOFTUS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  17. ^ "SHILDON UNITED". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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