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.

Clubs

Northern League

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

The league featured 10 clubs.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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	41	18	2.278	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	42	37	1.135	19^[a]
7	South Bank	18	6	2	10	33	60	0.550	14	Left the league
8	Auckland Town	18	4	4	10	41	49	0.837	12
9	Birtley	18	3	3	12	28	48	0.583	9^[a]
10	Elswick Rangers	18	2	5	11	21	66	0.318	9^[a]

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:

1. Two games involving Elswick Rangers were classified as draws: Birtley 4-1 Elswick Rangers (7 September 1889) Middlesbrough 3-2 Elswick Rangers (14 September 1889)

References

1. "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 13 September 2014.