1907–08 Northern Football League
The 1907–08 Northern Football League season was the nineteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
A Championship Play-Off between South Bank and Stockton, who finished the season level on points, was played on 19 September 1908 at the home ground of Darlington St. Augustine's. South Bank were declared League Champions after a 2–0 victory.[1]
Clubs
| Season | 1907–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | South Bank |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 476 (3.61 per match) |
← 1906–07 1908–09 → | |
The league featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
- Saltburn
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bank | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 2.038 | 33 | Qualified for the championship match |
| 2 | Stockton | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 2.333 | 33 | |
| 3 | Crook Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 1.212 | 28 | |
| 4 | West Hartlepool | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 1.250 | 24 | |
| 5 | Spennymoor United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 1.083 | 24 | Joined North Eastern League |
| 6 | Bishop Auckland | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 22 | |
| 7 | Darlington St. Augustine's | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 0.821 | 21 | |
| 8 | Saltburn | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 20 | |
| 9 | Darlington | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 0.951 | 20 | Joined North Eastern League |
| 10 | Leadgate Park | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 0.767 | 16 | |
| 11 | Grangetown Athletic | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 0.404 | 13 | |
| 12 | Scarborough | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 70 | 0.629 | 10 |
Source: [2]
Championship match
- 19 September 1908: South Bank 2–0 Stockton
References
- "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- "Northern League Table 1907-08". poolstats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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