1899–1900 Northern Football League
Football league season
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The 1899â1900 Northern Football League season was the eleventh in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
| Season | 1899â1900 |
|---|---|
â 1898â99 1900â01 â | |
Division One
| Season | 1899â1900 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Darlington |
| Matches | 72 |
| Goals | 243 (3.38 per match) |
The division featured 7 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from last seasons's Division Two:
- Stockton St. John's
- Thornaby Utopians
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlington | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 2.625 | 27 | |
| 2 | Stockton St. John's | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 1.882 | 23 | |
| 3 | Bishop Auckland | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 1.952 | 20 | |
| 4 | Darlington St Augustine's | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 1.259 | 18 | |
| 5 | South Bank | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 0.692 | 17 | |
| 6 | Crook Town | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 0.583 | 13 | |
| 7 | Thornaby Utopians | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 0.560 | 12 | |
| 8 | Tow Law | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 0.535 | 9 | Left the league |
| 9 | Stockton | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 0.568 | 5 |
Division Two
| Season | 1899â1900 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Whitby |
| Matches | 56 |
| Goals | 232 (4.14 per match) |
The division featured 7 clubs which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:
- Dorman, Long & Co.
- Grangetown Athletic
- Whitby
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitby | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 2.130 | 21 | Promoted to the Northern League Division One |
| 2 | Thornaby | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 1.933 | 19 | Left the league |
| 3 | Grangetown Athletic | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 1.500 | 19 | |
| 4 | Loftus | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 0.958 | 14 | |
| 5 | West Hartlepool | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1.000 | 12 | Promoted to the Northern League Division One |
| 6 | Scarborough | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 0.794 | 11 | |
| 7 | Stockton Vulcan | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 0.556 | 10 | Left the league |
| 8 | Brotton | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 0.417 | 6 | |
| â | Dorman, Long & Co. | 0 | â | â | â | â | â | â | 0[a] | |
| â | Shildon United | 0 | â | â | â | â | â | â | 0[b] |