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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season	1998–99
Champions	Durham City
Promoted	Durham City; Shotton Comrades; Peterlee Newtown
Matches played	342
Goals scored	1,211 (3.54 per match)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Northern Football League
Division One
Season	1998–99
Champions	Bedlington Terriers
Relegated	Newcastle Blue Star; Penrith; Shildon
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,332 (3.51 per match)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Northern Football League season was the 101st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.^[1] Division One was won by Bedlington Terriers and Division Two was won by Durham City. Bedlington opted against promotion to the Northern Premier League.

The league held two cup competitions. The Northern League Cup, competed for by all Northern League sides, was won by Dunston Federation. They beat Jarrow Roofing 4–1 in the final. The Craven Cup, for Division Two teams, was won by Ashington defeating Evenwood Town 1–0 in the final.

Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Also, RTM Newcastle changed name to Newcastle Blue Star.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bedlington Terriers	38	33	2	3	128	37	+91	101
2	Tow Law Town	38	23	6	9	80	49	+31	75
3	Chester-le-Street Town	38	17	14	7	71	46	+25	65
4	Dunston Federation Brewery	38	18	10	10	75	53	+22	64
5	West Auckland Town	38	19	7	12	67	62	+5	64
6	Guisborough Town	38	18	5	15	68	65	+3	59
7	Seaham Red Star	38	16	7	15	62	59	+3	55
8	Consett	38	15	7	16	72	64	+8	52
9	Morpeth Town	38	15	6	17	54	60	−6	51
10	Stockton	38	15	6	17	68	76	−8	51
11	Billingham Synthonia	38	15	7	16	60	56	+4	49^[a]
12	Marske United	38	13	9	16	58	63	−5	48
13	Crook Town	38	13	7	18	51	60	−9	46
14	South Shields	38	10	15	13	57	66	−9	45
15	Billingham Town	38	13	9	16	66	81	−15	45^[b]
16	Jarrow Roofing	38	11	10	17	62	85	−23	43
17	Easington Colliery	38	11	6	21	67	78	−11	39
18	Newcastle Blue Star	38	12	5	21	59	83	−24	38^[c]	Relegated to Division Two
19	Penrith	38	10	8	20	59	82	−23	35^[d]
20	Shildon	38	6	8	24	48	107	−59	26

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Billingham Synthonia were deducted three points.
^ Billingham Town were deducted three points.
^ Newcastle Blue Star were deducted three points.
^ Penrith were deducted three points.

Division Two

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Durham City	36	29	4	3	101	28	+73	91	Promoted to Division One
2	Shotton Comrades	36	22	7	7	89	44	+45	73
3	Peterlee Newtown	36	21	8	7	79	43	+36	71
4	Northallerton Town	36	20	6	10	73	34	+39	66
5	Norton & Stockton Ancients	36	20	6	10	73	43	+30	66
6	Brandon United	36	17	8	11	87	49	+38	59
7	Hebburn	36	18	4	14	66	53	+13	58
8	Evenwood Town	36	15	10	11	82	63	+19	55
9	Whickham	36	15	8	13	51	43	+8	53
10	Prudhoe Town	36	14	10	12	70	61	+9	52
11	Ashington	36	14	9	13	64	47	+17	51
12	Alnwick Town	36	15	5	16	63	66	−3	50
13	Horden Colliery Welfare	36	13	11	12	52	56	−4	50
14	Willington	36	13	10	13	58	53	+5	49
15	Esh Winning	36	9	10	17	59	73	−14	37
16	Washington	36	10	6	20	55	78	−23	36
17	Ryhope Community	36	5	3	28	30	90	−60	18
18	Murton	36	4	2	30	33	167	−134	14
19	Eppleton Colliery Welfare	36	4	1	31	26	120	−94	7^[a]

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Eppleton Colliery Welfare were deducted six points.

Cup Competitions

Northern League Cup

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Jarrow Roofing	2

West Auckland Town	1
		Jarrow Roofing	2

		South Shields	2
South Shields	2

Consett	1
				Dunston Federation Brewery	4

				Jarrow Roofing	1
Bedlington Terriers	0

Morpeth Town	1
		Morpeth Town	0

		Dunston Federation Brewery	3
Guisborough Town	2

Dunston Federation Brewery	3

Craven Cup

For Division Two teams

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Ashington	1

Brandon United	1
		Ashington	1

		Durham City	0
Washington	0

Durham City	1
				Ashington	1

				Evenwood Town	0
Esh Winning	4

Willington	3
		Esh Winning	0

		Evenwood Town	2
Northallerton Town	0

Evenwood Town	1