1970–71 Northern Football League

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The 1970–71 Northern Football League season was the 74th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs[]

Northern Football League
Season1970–71
ChampionsEvenwood Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,296 (3.41 per match)

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Evenwood Town 38 25 7 6 94 36 +58 57
2 Durham City 38 24 6 8 79 52 +27 54
3 Ferryhill Athletic 38 22 6 10 75 58 +17 50
4 Whitby Town 38 19 11 8 82 51 +31 49
5 Blyth Spartans 38 19 7 12 74 49 +25 45
6 Whitley Bay 38 18 8 12 65 44 +21 44
7 North Shields 38 19 6 13 80 64 +16 44
8 Spennymoor United 38 16 10 12 66 50 +16 42
9 Tow Law Town 38 18 8 12 58 52 +6 42[a]
10 South Bank 38 17 7 14 72 63 +9 41
11 Ashington 38 14 10 14 71 72 −1 38
12 Shildon 38 13 11 14 76 74 +2 37
13 Stanley United 38 13 8 17 50 86 −36 34
14 Consett 38 12 9 17 69 83 −14 33
15 West Auckland Town 38 9 13 16 41 65 −24 31
16 Billingham Synthonia 38 9 10 19 45 65 −20 28
17 Bishop Auckland 38 11 3 24 62 86 −24 25
18 Crook Town 38 8 9 21 45 66 −21 25
19 Penrith 38 6 8 24 45 87 −42 20
20 Willington 38 6 7 25 47 93 −46 19
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tow Law Town were deducted two points.

References[]

  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1960–1992". Non League Matters.

External links[]

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