1927–28 Northern Football League

The 1927–28 Northern Football League season was the 35th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League
Season1927–28
ChampionsChilton Colliery Recreation Athletic
Matches played156
Goals scored741 (4.75 per match)

The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic 24 16 5 3 71 35 2.029 37
2 Whitby United 24 14 4 6 63 58 1.086 32
3 Stockton 24 13 4 7 62 42 1.476 30
4 Cockfield 24 10 8 6 50 40 1.250 28
5 Willington 24 11 3 10 78 57 1.368 25
6 Esh Winning 24 10 4 10 58 58 1.000 24
7 South Bank 24 8 7 9 60 63 0.952 23
8 Tow Law Town 24 10 2 12 58 53 1.094 22
9 Ferryhill Athletic 24 7 5 12 52 73 0.712 19
10 Stanley United 24 7 4 13 57 71 0.803 18
11 Loftus Albion 24 7 4 13 48 64 0.750 18
12 Bishop Auckland 24 7 4 13 43 65 0.662 18
13 Langley Park 24 7 4 13 41 62 0.661 18
– Crook Town 0 – – – – – — 0[a]
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Crook Town were suspended by the Durham County Football Association on 7 January 1928. Their record (P13 W11 D0 L2 F49 A14 P22) was expunged on 9 February 1928.[1]

References

  1. ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  2. ^ "Northern League 1925-1960". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2014-09-13.