1997–98 Northern Football League

The 1997–98 Northern Football League season was the 100th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One
Northern Football League
Division One
Season1997–98
ChampionsBedlington Terriers
RelegatedDurham City
Northallerton Town
Murton
Matches played380
Goals scored1,384 (3.64 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bedlington Terriers 38 29 3 6 120 32 +88 90
2 Billingham Synthonia 38 23 9 6 81 36 +45 78
3 Guisborough Town 38 23 6 9 84 53 +31 75
4 Dunston Federation Brewery 38 21 10 7 69 35 +34 73
5 RTM Newcastle 38 20 5 13 92 70 +22 65
6 Penrith 38 19 8 11 81 62 +19 65
7 Morpeth Town 38 16 14 8 75 48 +27 62
8 South Shields 38 15 19 4 65 38 +27 61[lower-alpha 1]
9 Shildon 38 16 7 15 77 87 −10 55
10 Billingham Town 38 17 2 19 72 79 −7 53
11 Tow Law Town 38 16 7 15 78 61 +17 52[lower-alpha 2]
12 Consett 38 13 11 14 60 62 −2 50
13 Jarrow Roofing BCA 38 11 12 15 64 70 −6 45
14 Crook Town 38 12 7 19 58 67 −9 43
15 Seaham Red Star 38 12 7 19 60 83 −23 43
16 Easington Colliery 38 13 6 19 77 97 −20 42[lower-alpha 3]
17 Stockton 38 10 10 18 54 65 −11 40
18 Durham City 38 10 7 21 55 67 −12 37 Relegated to Division Two
19 Northallerton Town 38 4 6 28 39 102 −63 18
20 Murton 38 2 0 36 23 170 −147 3[lower-alpha 4]
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. South Shields were deducted three points.
  2. Tow Law Town were deducted three points.
  3. Easington Colliery were deducted three points.
  4. Murton were deducted three points.

Division Two
Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1997–98
ChampionsChester-le-Street Town
PromotedChester-le-Street Town
West Auckland Town
Marske United
Matches played342
Goals scored1,226 (3.58 per match)

Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chester-le-Street Town 36 29 3 4 105 27 +78 90 Promoted to Division One
2 West Auckland Town 36 24 8 4 84 36 +48 80
3 Marske United 36 24 5 7 78 30 +48 77
4 Prudhoe Town 36 20 5 11 87 58 +29 62
5 Ashington 36 18 7 11 75 52 +23 61
6 Willington 36 16 6 14 87 65 +22 54
7 Peterlee Newtown 36 16 7 13 60 55 +5 55[lower-alpha 1]
8 Evenwood Town 36 14 9 13 62 62 0 51
9 Alnwick Town 36 15 5 16 68 63 +5 50
10 Norton & Stockton Ancients 36 14 7 15 58 56 +2 49
11 Shotton Comrades 36 13 8 15 66 61 +5 47
12 Hebburn 36 12 10 14 57 43 +14 46
13 Ryhope Community 36 12 10 14 60 63 −3 46
14 Horden Colliery Welfare 36 12 8 16 58 67 −9 44
15 Whickham 36 14 7 15 51 66 −15 43[lower-alpha 2]
16 Esh Winning 36 11 9 16 58 79 −21 42
17 Brandon United 36 11 6 19 59 87 −28 39
18 Eppleton Colliery Welfare 36 4 4 28 29 103 −74 16
19 Washington 36 1 0 35 24 153 −129 3
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Peterlee Newtown were deducted three points.
  2. Whickham were deducted six points.

References
  1. "Northern Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
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