1897–98 Northern Football League

Northern League
Season	1897–98
← 1896–97 1898–99 →

The 1897–98 Northern Football League season was the ninth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England. This was the first season in which the Northern League was split into two divisions.

Division One

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Northern League Division One
Season	1897–98
Champions	Stockton
Matches played	72
Goals scored	272 (3.78 per match)

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Stockton	16	11	2	3	37	20	2.400	24
2	Middlesbrough	16	9	4	3	42	22	1.542	22
3	Darlington	16	8	2	6	41	31	1.543	18
4	Bishop Auckland	16	6	4	6	33	35	1.676	16
5	Darlington St. Augustine's	16	7	2	7	29	32	0.481	16
6	Leadgate Park	16	5	4	7	23	34	0.600	14
7	South Bank	16	5	3	8	34	38	1.280	13
8	Tow Law	16	4	4	8	16	24	1.160	12
9	Crook Town	16	3	3	10	17	36	0.833	9

Division Two

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Northern League Division Two
Season	1897–98
Champions	Howden-le-Wear
Matches played	30
Goals scored	103 (3.43 per match)

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Howden-le-Wear	10	5	2	3	17	14	1.214	12
2	Darlington Rise Carr Rangers	10	5	1	4	22	18	1.222	11
3	Loftus	10	5	1	4	18	17	1.059	11
4	Leadgate Exiles	10	5	0	5	17	17	1.000	10
5	Shildon United	10	4	1	5	15	17	0.882	9
6	Brotton	10	3	1	6	14	20	0.700	7
–	Britannia Rovers	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Britannia Rovers were expelled from the league. Their record (P6 W0 D1 L5 F6 A25 P1) was expunged.^[3]

References

↑ "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.
"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.
↑ "BRITANNIA ROVERS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"BROTTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"DARLINGTON RISE CARR RANGERS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"HOWDEN-LE-WEAR". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"LEADGATE EXILES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"LOFTUS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
"SHILDON UNITED". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
↑ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2012-11-21.

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bedlington Terriers Bishop Auckland Consett Dunston UTS Durham City Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Norton & Stockton Ancients Penrith Seaham Red Star Shildon Sunderland Ryhope Community Association Washington West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

Division Two	Alnwick Town Billingham Synthonia Billingham Town Birtley Town Brandon United Chester-le-Street Town Crook Town Darlington Railway Athletic Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryton & Crawcrook Albion South Shields Stokesley Sports Club Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Whickham Willington

Seasons	1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015-16

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FA competitions

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Football and Southern Leagues

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Related to national team

Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division	Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bury Derby County Everton Liverpool Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackpool Burnley Burton Swifts Darwen Gainsborough Trinity Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Loughborough Luton Town Manchester City Newcastle United Newton Heath Small Heath Walsall Woolwich Arsenal

Southern League	Bristol City Chatham Town Gravesend United Millwall Athletic New Brompton Northfleet Reading Sheppey United Southampton Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur Wolverton L & NWR

Others	Thames Ironworks

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