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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.

Football league season
Northern League
Season1898–99
← 1897–98 1899–1900 →

Division One

Football league season
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

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
Source:

Division Two

Football league season
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

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
5 Stockton Vulcan 17 10 0 7 29 30 0.967 20
6 Shildon United 16 7 1 8 21 20 1.050 15
7 West Hartlepool 18 6 1 11 23 48 0.479 13
8 Scarborough 16 5 1 10 21 37 0.568 11
9 Loftus 17 4 3 10 18 41 0.439 11
10 Howden-le-Wear 17 4 2 11 21 33 0.636 10 Left the league
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 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

  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.
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