1959–60 Northern Football League

The 1959–60 Northern Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.[1]

Clubs

Northern League
Season1959–60
ChampionsWest Auckland Town
Matches played210
Goals scored887 (4.22 per match)

The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 West Auckland Town 28 19 4 5 63 40 1.575 42
2 Whitley Bay 28 17 6 5 76 37 2.054 40
3 Crook Town 28 18 3 7 84 50 1.680 39
4 Shildon 28 15 4 9 75 50 1.500 34
5 Bishop Auckland 28 15 4 9 55 45 1.222 34
6 Ferryhill Athletic 28 13 4 11 76 46 1.652 30
7 Tow Law Town 28 10 7 11 50 58 0.862 27
8 Stanley United 28 10 6 12 57 69 0.826 26
9 Whitby Town 28 10 5 13 61 62 0.984 25
10 Evenwood Town 28 12 3 13 65 67 0.970 25[a]
11 South Bank 28 11 3 14 55 63 0.873 25
12 Penrith 28 9 5 14 52 66 0.788 23
13 Willington 28 8 6 14 49 64 0.766 22
14 Durham City 28 4 7 17 35 84 0.417 15
15 Billingham Synthonia 28 4 3 21 34 86 0.395 11
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Evenwood Town deducted two points.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "1959-60 Northern League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-09-15.