1897–98 Northern Football League

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.

Northern League
Season1897–98

Division One
Northern League Division One
Season1897–98
ChampionsStockton
Matches played72
Goals scored272 (3.78 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Stockton 16 11 2 3 37 20 1.850 24
2 Middlesbrough 16 9 4 3 42 22 1.909 22
3 Darlington 16 8 2 6 41 31 1.323 18
4 Bishop Auckland 16 6 4 6 33 35 0.943 16
5 Darlington St. Augustine's 16 7 2 7 29 32 0.906 16
6 Leadgate Park 16 5 4 7 23 34 0.676 14
7 South Bank 16 5 3 8 34 38 0.895 13
8 Tow Law 16 4 4 8 16 24 0.667 12
9 Crook Town 16 3 3 10 17 36 0.472 9
Source: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Division Two
Northern League Division Two
Season1897–98
ChampionsHowden-le-Wear
Matches played30
Goals scored103 (3.43 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR 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 0 – – – – – — 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Notes:
  1. Britannia Rovers were expelled from the league. Their record (P6 W0 D1 L5 F6 A25 P1) was expunged.[10]

References
  1. "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  2. "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  3. "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  4. "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  5. "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  6. "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  7. "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  8. "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  9. "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  10. "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  11. "BRITANNIA ROVERS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  12. "BROTTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  13. "DARLINGTON RISE CARR RANGERS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  14. "HOWDEN-LE-WEAR". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  15. "LEADGATE EXILES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  16. "LOFTUS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  17. "SHILDON UNITED". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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