1896–97 Northern Football League
Football league season
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The 1896â97 Northern Football League season was the eighth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Clubs
| Season | 1896â97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough |
| Matches | 72 |
| Goals | 299 (4.15 per match) |
â 1895â96 1897â98 â | |
The league featured 7 clubs which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:
- Crook Town
- Leadgate Park
- Darlington St. Augustine's
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | 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 | 9 |
| â | Saltburn Swifts | 0 | â | â | â | â | â | â | 0[a] |