1896–97 Northern Football League

Northern League

Season	1896–97
Champions	Middlesbrough
Matches played	72
Goals scored	299 (4.15 per match)
← 1895–96 1897–98 →

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

League table

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		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	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	7
–	Saltburn Swifts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

• Saltburn Swifts withdrew from the league on 3 April 1897. Their record (P13 W3 D4 L6 F21 A33 P10) was expunged.^[2]

References

1. "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "SALTBURN SWIFTS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
   "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
2. "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2012-11-21.