1980–81 Northern Football League

The 1980–81 Northern Football League season was the 83rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs

Northern Football League
Season1980–81
ChampionsBlyth Spartans
Matches played380
Goals scored1,202 (3.16 per match)

Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blyth Spartans 38 27 5 6 89 35 +54 86
2 Spennymoor United 38 26 7 5 82 38 +44 85
3 Bishop Auckland 38 22 7 9 68 36 +32 73
4 Tow Law Town 38 18 13 7 83 54 +29 67
5 Ashington 38 17 12 9 95 66 +29 63
6 Ferryhill Athletic 38 17 10 11 71 49 +22 61
7 Shildon 38 17 8 13 56 54 +2 59
8 South Bank 38 16 9 13 55 44 +11 57
9 Billingham Synthonia 38 13 15 10 52 51 +1 54
10 Penrith 38 15 8 15 75 66 +9 53
11 Whitby Town 38 15 7 16 55 59 −4 52
12 Horden Colliery Welfare 38 12 9 17 48 65 −17 45
13 Consett 38 12 6 20 49 54 −5 42
14 North Shields 38 10 10 18 56 71 −15 40
15 Evenwood Town 38 10 10 18 41 66 −25 40
16 West Auckland Town 38 10 10 18 40 67 −27 40
17 Durham City 38 9 11 18 46 74 −28 38
18 Crook Town 38 10 8 20 47 79 −32 38
19 Whitley Bay 38 9 7 22 53 72 −19 34
20 Willington 38 6 6 26 41 102 −61 24
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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