1898–99 Northern Football League

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The 1898–99 Northern Football League season was the tenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Northern League
Season1898–99

Division One[edit]

Northern League Division One
Season1898–99
ChampionsBishop Auckland
Matches played72
Goals scored246 (3.42 per match)

The division featured 9 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland 16 9 7 0 35 16 2.188 25
2 Darlington 16 10 3 3 50 29 1.724 23
3 Middlesbrough 16 7 4 5 29 27 1.074 18 Promoted to the Football League Division Two
4 South Bank 16 6 6 4 20 21 0.952 18
5 Darlington St. Augustine's 16 5 5 6 19 23 0.826 15
6 Leadgate Park 16 4 4 8 25 30 0.833 12 Left the league
7 Stockton 16 4 4 8 25 31 0.806 12
8 Tow Law 16 3 6 7 18 25 0.720 12
9 Crook Town 16 4 1 11 25 44 0.568 9

Division Two[edit]

Northern League Division Two
Season1898–99
ChampionsStockton St. John's
Promoted
Matches played86
Goals scored291 (3.38 per match)

The division featured 4 clubs which competed in the last season, along with six new clubs:

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stockton St. John's 18 11 5 2 38 11 3.455 27 Promoted to the Division One
2 Thornaby Utopians 18 10 4 4 45 21 2.143 24
3 Thornaby 18 10 1 7 42 28 1.500 21
4 Brotton 17 9 2 6 33 22 1.500 20[a]
5 Stockton Vulcan 17 10 0 7 29 30 0.967 20[a]
6 Shildon United 16 7 1 8 21 20 1.050 15[a]
7 West Hartlepool 18 6 1 11 23 48 0.479 13
8 Scarborough 16 5 1 10 21 37 0.568 11[a]
9 Loftus 17 4 3 10 18 41 0.439 11[a]
10 Howden-le-Wear 17 4 2 11 21 33 0.636 10[a] Left the league
  1. ^ a b c d e f Four games were not played during the season:
    • Howden-le-Wear v Brotton
    • Scarborough v Shildon United
    • Shildon United v Scarborough
    • Stockton Vulcan v Loftus

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. ^ "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  7. ^ "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  8. ^ "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  9. ^ "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  10. ^ "BROTTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  11. ^ "HOWDEN-LE-WEAR". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  12. ^ "LOFTUS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  13. ^ "SCARBOROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  14. ^ "SHILDON UNITED". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  15. ^ "STOCKTON ST JOHN'S". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  16. ^ "STOCKTON VULCAN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  17. ^ "THORNABY". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  18. ^ "THORNABY UTOPIANS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  19. ^ "WEST HARTLEPOOL". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.