1977–78 Northern Football League

The 1977–78 Northern Football League season was the 80th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs
Northern Football League
Season1977–78
ChampionsSpennymoor United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,187 (3.12 per match)

Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spennymoor United 38 30 5 3 103 36 +67 95
2 Blyth Spartans 38 27 8 3 107 37 +70 89
3 Whitby Town 38 22 7 9 84 61 +23 73
4 Bishop Auckland 38 22 6 10 82 44 +38 72
5 Consett 38 19 7 12 78 49 +29 64
6 Horden Colliery Welfare 38 19 6 13 53 44 +9 63
7 North Shields 38 16 10 12 55 39 +16 55[lower-alpha 1]
8 Durham City 38 15 9 14 55 51 +4 54
9 Willington 38 16 6 16 53 62 −9 54
10 Crook Town 38 12 17 9 56 47 +9 53
11 West Auckland Town 38 12 15 11 49 51 −2 51
12 Billingham Synthonia 38 14 8 16 65 64 +1 50
13 South Bank 38 12 13 13 40 43 −3 49
14 Whitley Bay 38 13 7 18 46 66 −20 46
15 Ashington 38 15 7 16 56 54 +2 43[lower-alpha 2]
16 Shildon 38 11 8 19 55 64 −9 41
17 Tow Law Town 38 9 5 24 59 103 −44 32
18 Ferryhill Athletic 38 8 8 22 30 69 −39 32
19 Evenwood Town 38 4 5 29 36 90 −54 17
20 Penrith 38 3 5 30 25 113 −88 14
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. North Shields were deducted three points.
  2. Ashington were deducted nine points.

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