1889–90 Northern Football League

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.

Northern League

Season	1889–90
Champions	Darlington St. Augustines
Matches played	90
Goals scored	376 (4.18 per match)
1890–91 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
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	47	18	2.611	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	45	35	1.286	19[lower-alpha 1]
7	South Bank	18	6	2	10	33	60	0.550	14
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]
Notes:

1. Two games involving Elswick Rangers were classified as draws: Birtley 4-1 Elswick Rangers (7 September 1888) Middlesbrough 3-2 Elswick Rangers (14 September 1888)

References

1. "The Northern League". toon1892.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-07.