The 1889–90 Northern Football League season was the inaugural season in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League
Season1889–90
ChampionsDarlington St. Augustines
Matches played90
Goals scored376 (4.18 per match)

The league featured 10 clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Darlington St Augustine's 18 12 2 4 39 17 2.294 26
2 Newcastle West End 18 12 2 4 44 24 1.833 26
3 Stockton 18 10 4 4 41 18 2.278 24
4 Newcastle East End 18 9 3 6 32 28 1.143 21
5 Darlington 18 7 6 5 46 20 2.300 20
6 Middlesbrough 18 8 3 7 42 37 1.135 19[lower-alpha 1]
7 South Bank 18 6 2 10 33 60 0.550 14 Left the league
8 Auckland Town 18 4 4 10 41 49 0.837 12
9 Birtley 18 3 3 12 28 48 0.583 9[lower-alpha 1]
10 Elswick Rangers 18 2 5 11 21 66 0.318 9[lower-alpha 1]
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Two games involving Elswick Rangers were classified as draws: Birtley 4-1 Elswick Rangers (7 September 1889) Middlesbrough 3-2 Elswick Rangers (14 September 1889)

References

  1. ↑ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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