1898–99 Northern Football League
The 1898–99 Northern Football League season was the tenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Football league season
| Season | 1898–99 |
|---|---|
← 1897–98 | |
Division One
Football league season
| Season | 1898–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bishop Auckland |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 246 (3.42 per match) |
The division featured 9 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 | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Auckland | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 2.188 | 25 | |
| 2 | Darlington | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 29 | 1.724 | 23 | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 1.074 | 18 | Promoted to the Football League Division Two |
| 4 | South Bank | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0.952 | 18 | |
| 5 | Darlington St. Augustine's | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 0.826 | 15 | |
| 6 | Leadgate Park | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 0.833 | 12 | Left the league |
| 7 | Stockton | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 0.806 | 12 | |
| 8 | Tow Law | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0.720 | 12 | |
| 9 | Crook Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 0.568 | 9 |
Division Two
Football league season
| Season | 1898–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stockton St. John's |
| Promoted |
|
| Matches played | 86 |
| Goals scored | 291 (3.38 per match) |
The division featured 4 clubs which competed in the last season, along with six new clubs:
- Scarborough
- Stockton St. John's
- Stockton Vulcan
- Thornaby
- Thornaby Utopians
- West Hartlepool
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockton St. John's | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 3.455 | 27 | Promoted to the Division One |
| 2 | Thornaby Utopians | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 2.143 | 24 | |
| 3 | Thornaby | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 1.500 | 21 | |
| 4 | Brotton | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 1.500 | 20[a] | |
| 5 | Stockton Vulcan | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 0.967 | 20[a] | |
| 6 | Shildon United | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1.050 | 15[a] | |
| 7 | West Hartlepool | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 48 | 0.479 | 13 | |
| 8 | Scarborough | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 0.568 | 11[a] | |
| 9 | Loftus | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 0.439 | 11[a] | |
| 10 | Howden-le-Wear | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 0.636 | 10[a] | Left the league |
- ^ a b c d e f Four games were not played during the season:
- Howden-le-Wear v Brotton
- Scarborough v Shildon United
- Shildon United v Scarborough
- Stockton Vulcan v Loftus
References
- ^ "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "BROTTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "HOWDEN-LE-WEAR". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "LOFTUS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "SCARBOROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "SHILDON UNITED". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "STOCKTON ST JOHN'S". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "STOCKTON VULCAN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "THORNABY". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "THORNABY UTOPIANS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "WEST HARTLEPOOL". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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