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The 1953–54 Northern Football League season was the 56th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England. [1]

Clubs

Northern League
Season1953–54
Champions Bishop Auckland
Matches played182
Goals scored817 (4.49 per match)
← 1952–53
1954–55 β†’

The league featured 14 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 Bishop Auckland 26 19 4 3 97 34 2.853 42
2 Crook Town 26 19 2 5 95 38 2.500 40
3 Ferryhill Athletic 26 17 5 4 56 27 2.074 39
4 Billingham Synthonia 26 15 2 9 61 44 1.386 32
5 West Auckland Town 26 15 2 9 58 48 1.208 32
6 Durham City 26 15 2 9 62 52 1.192 32
7 Whitby Town 26 9 6 11 58 56 1.036 24
8 Willington 26 11 1 14 48 51 0.941 23
9 Evenwood Town 26 9 3 14 57 65 0.877 21
10 Tow Law Town 26 10 0 16 43 64 0.672 20
11 Penrith 26 8 1 17 39 81 0.481 17
12 Shildon 26 11 2 13 74 68 1.088 16 [a]
13 Stanley United 26 3 5 18 33 84 0.393 11
14 South Bank 26 3 1 22 36 105 0.343 7
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Shildon deducted eight points for fielding unregistered players. [2]

No changes following this season.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SHILDON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  3. ^ "1953-54 Northern League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-07-01.