1896–97 Northern Football League

The 1896–97 Northern Football League season was the eighth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League
Season1896–97
ChampionsMiddlesbrough
Matches played72
Goals scored299 (4.15 per match)

The league featured 7 clubs which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Middlesbrough 16 11 4 1 36 15 2.400 26
2 Darlington 16 10 2 4 54 35 1.543 22
3 South Bank 16 10 1 5 32 25 1.280 21
4 Stockton 16 7 3 6 37 24 1.542 17
5 Tow Law 16 7 1 8 29 25 1.160 15
6 Bishop Auckland 16 6 3 7 23 34 0.676 15
7 Crook Town 16 4 2 10 35 42 0.833 10
8 Leadgate Park 16 4 1 11 27 45 0.600 9
9 Darlington St Augustine's 16 2 5 9 26 54 0.481 9
– Saltburn Swifts 0 – – – – – — 0[a]
Source: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Notes:
  1. ^ Saltburn Swifts withdrew from the league on 3 April 1897. Their record (P13 W3 D4 L6 F21 A33 P10) was expunged.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. ^ "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  7. ^ "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  8. ^ "SALTBURN SWIFTS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  9. ^ "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  10. ^ "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  11. ^ "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.