1897–98 Northern Football League
Football league season
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The 1897â98 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.
| Season | 1897â98 |
|---|---|
â 1896â97 1898â99 â | |
Division One
| Season | 1897â98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stockton |
| Matches | 72 |
| Goals | 272 (3.78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Division Two
| Season | 1897â98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Howden-le-Wear |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 103 (3.43 per match) |
The division featured 7 new clubs.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Left the league |
| 3 | Loftus | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1.059 | 11 | |
| 4 | Leadgate Exiles | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | 10 | Left the league |
| 5 | Shildon United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 9 | |
| 6 | Brotton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0.700 | 7 | |
| â | Britannia Rovers | 0 | â | â | â | â | â | â | 0[a] |