1908–09 Northern Football League

The 1908–09 Northern Football League season was the twentieth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

A Championship Play-Off between Bishop Auckland and South Bank, who finished the season level on points, was played on 27 November 1909 at the home ground of Darlington St Augustine's. Bishop Auckland were declared League Champions after a 4–2 victory.[1]

Clubs

Northern League
Season1908–09
ChampionsBishop Auckland
Matches played132
Goals scored539 (4.08 per match)

The league featured 10 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 Bishop Auckland 22 14 5 3 67 29 2.310 33 Qualified for the championship match
2 South Bank 22 15 3 4 61 34 1.794 33
3 Stockton 22 10 6 6 46 29 1.586 26
4 Crook Town 22 10 6 6 49 40 1.225 26
5 West Hartlepool 22 11 2 9 50 35 1.429 24
6 Grangetown Athletic 22 9 3 10 47 53 0.887 21
7 Darlington St Augustine's 22 8 4 10 48 52 0.923 20
8 Scarborough 22 9 1 12 45 56 0.804 19
9 Saltburn 22 6 6 10 33 42 0.786 18
10 West Auckland 22 6 4 12 32 46 0.696 16
11 York City 22 6 3 13 31 73 0.425 15
12 Leadgate Park 22 6 1 15 30 50 0.600 13 Left the league
Source: [2]

Championship match

  • 27 November 1909: Bishop Auckland 4–2 South Bank

References

  1. ^ "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern League Table 1908-09". poolstats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2012.