The 1938β39 Northern Football League season was the 46th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Clubs
| Season | 1938β39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bishop Auckland |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 865 (4.75 per match) |
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1937β38
1939β40 β | |
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
Billingham South dropped the βSouthβ part from their name.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 27 | 3.481 | 45 | |
| 2 | Shildon | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 27 | 3.407 | 44 | |
| 3 | Stockton | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 44 | 2.000 | 37 | Transferred to the North Eastern League |
| 4 | Billingham | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 57 | 1.333 | 31 | |
| 5 | Willington | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 75 | 62 | 1.210 | 30 | |
| 6 | Whitby United | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 0.797 | 25 | |
| 7 | Cockfield | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 55 | 0.964 | 24 | |
| 8 | West Auckland Town | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 24 | |
| 9 | Ferryhill Athletic | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 62 | 65 | 0.954 | 22 | |
| 10 | Tow Law Town | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 81 | 0.481 | 19 | |
| 11 | South Bank | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 69 | 0.623 | 18 | |
| 12 | Evenwood Town | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 70 | 0.614 | 16 | |
| 13 | Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 95 | 0.495 | 15 | Left the league |
| 14 | Crook Town | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 93 | 0.559 | 14 |
Source:
[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
- ^ "Northern League 1925-1960". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2014-09-13.