1984–85 Northern Football League

The 1984–85 Northern Football League season was the 87th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One
Season1984–85
ChampionsBishop Auckland
RelegatedHorden Colliery Welfare
Shildon
Matches played306
Goals scored973 (3.18 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland 34 26 4 4 92 26 +66 82
2 Blyth Spartans 34 24 3 7 86 36 +50 75
3 South Bank 34 19 10 5 62 30 +32 67
4 Tow Law Town 34 18 10 6 57 45 +12 64
5 North Shields 34 19 5 10 62 49 +13 62
6 Gretna 34 17 8 9 56 39 +17 59
7 Whitby Town 34 17 7 10 61 44 +17 58
8 Chester-le-Street Town 34 15 6 13 54 44 +10 51
9 Peterlee Newtown 34 13 7 14 51 44 +7 46
10 Ryhope Community 34 13 6 15 49 55 −6 45
11 Spennymoor United 34 11 8 15 63 56 +7 41
12 Billingham Synthonia 34 11 5 18 39 65 −26 38
13 Whitley Bay 34 8 11 15 51 55 −4 32[a]
14 Ferryhill Athletic 34 8 8 18 39 70 −31 32
15 Consett 34 8 3 23 42 95 −53 27
16 Crook Town 34 6 8 20 32 66 −34 26
17 Horden Colliery Welfare 34 5 10 19 36 67 −31 25 Relegated to Division Two
18 Shildon 34 5 7 22 41 87 −46 22
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Whitley Bay were deducted three points.

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1984–85
ChampionsBrandon United
PromotedBrandon United
Bedlington Terriers
Hartlepool United reserves
Billingham Town
Matches played306
Goals scored1,056 (3.45 per match)

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brandon United 34 27 2 5 102 38 +64 83 Promoted to Division One
2 Bedlington Terriers 34 25 5 4 77 28 +49 80
3 Hartlepool United reserves 34 25 2 7 86 37 +49 77
4 Billingham Town 34 22 6 6 74 32 +42 72
5 Durham City 34 21 9 4 73 36 +37 72
6 Seaham Colliery Welware 34 19 7 8 76 41 +35 64
7 Willington 34 17 5 12 59 57 +2 56
8 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 34 14 6 14 57 64 −7 48
9 Langley Park 34 11 9 14 53 62 −9 42
10 Ashington 34 11 7 16 59 58 +1 40
11 Esh Winning 34 12 6 16 46 64 −18 42
12 Northallerton Town 34 11 5 18 44 71 −27 38
13 Norton & Stockton Ancients 34 7 7 20 34 69 −35 28
14 Alnwick Town 34 6 8 20 42 78 −36 26
15 Evenwood Town 34 7 5 22 41 78 −37 26
16 Darlington reserves 34 6 7 21 49 81 −32 25
17 West Auckland Town 34 7 3 24 47 88 −41 24
18 Shotton Comrades 34 4 9 21 37 74 −37 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1982–1993". Non League Matters.