The 1970–71 Northern Football League season was the 74th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs

Northern Football League
Season1970–71
ChampionsEvenwood Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,296 (3.41 per match)

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Evenwood Town 38 25 7 6 94 36 +58 57
2 Durham City 38 24 6 8 79 52 +27 54
3 Ferryhill Athletic 38 22 6 10 75 58 +17 50
4 Whitby Town 38 19 11 8 82 51 +31 49
5 Blyth Spartans 38 19 7 12 74 49 +25 45
6 Whitley Bay 38 18 8 12 65 44 +21 44
7 North Shields 38 19 6 13 80 64 +16 44
8 Spennymoor United 38 16 10 12 66 50 +16 42
9 Tow Law Town 38 18 8 12 58 52 +6 42[lower-alpha 1]
10 South Bank 38 17 7 14 72 63 +9 41
11 Ashington 38 14 10 14 71 72 −1 38
12 Shildon 38 13 11 14 76 74 +2 37
13 Stanley United 38 13 8 17 50 86 −36 34
14 Consett 38 12 9 17 69 83 −14 33
15 West Auckland Town 38 9 13 16 41 65 −24 31
16 Billingham Synthonia 38 9 10 19 45 65 −20 28
17 Bishop Auckland 38 11 3 24 62 86 −24 25
18 Crook Town 38 8 9 21 45 66 −21 25
19 Penrith 38 6 8 24 45 87 −42 20
20 Willington 38 6 7 25 47 93 −46 19
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Tow Law Town were deducted two points.

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Football League 1960–1992". Non League Matters.
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