1907–08 Northern Football League
Football league season
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The 1907â08 Northern Football League season was the nineteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
A Championship Play-Off between South Bank and Stockton, who finished the season level on points, was played on 19 September 1908 at the home ground of Darlington St. Augustine's. South Bank were declared League Champions after a 2â0 victory.[1]
Clubs
| Season | 1907â08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | South Bank |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 476 (3.61 per match) |
â 1906â07 1908â09 â | |
The league featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
- Saltburn
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bank | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 2.038 | 33 | Qualified for the championship match |
| 2 | Stockton | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 2.333 | 33 | |
| 3 | Crook Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 1.212 | 28 | |
| 4 | West Hartlepool | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 1.250 | 24 | |
| 5 | Spennymoor United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 1.083 | 24 | Joined North Eastern League |
| 6 | Bishop Auckland | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 22 | |
| 7 | Darlington St Augustine's | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 0.821 | 21 | |
| 8 | Saltburn | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 20 | |
| 9 | Darlington | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 0.951 | 20 | Joined North Eastern League |
| 10 | Leadgate Park | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 0.767 | 16 | |
| 11 | Grangetown Athletic | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 0.404 | 13 | |
| 12 | Scarborough | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 70 | 0.629 | 10 |
Source: [2]
Championship match
- 19 September 1908: South Bank 2â0 Stockton