1890–91 Northern Football League

The 1890–91 Northern Football League season was the second in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League
Season1890–91
ChampionsMiddlesbrough Ironopolis
Matches played56
Goals scored233 (4.16 per match)

The league featured 6 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 14 9 2 3 37 34 1.088 20
2 Middlesbrough 14 8 3 3 38 17 2.235 19
3 Sunderland Albion 14 7 3 4 33 16 2.063 17
4 Stockton 14 8 1 5 40 24 1.667 17
5 Darlington 14 7 0 7 25 29 0.862 14
6 Newcastle East End 14 5 2 7 25 39 0.641 12
7 Newcastle West End 14 3 4 7 21 38 0.553 10
8 Darlington St Augustine's 14 0 3 11 14 36 0.389 3 Left the league
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

  1. ^ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 13 September 2014.