1939–40 Northern Football League
The 1939–40 Northern Football League season was the 47th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Clubs
Football league season
| Season | 1939–40 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shildon |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 173 (5.77 per match) |
← 1938–39 1945–46 → | |
The league originally featured 12 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Heaton Stannington
- Brandon Social
The initial competition was abandoned on 16 December 1939 after Whitby United, Evenwood Town, Brandon Social,[1] Billingham, Cockfield, and Ferryhill Athletic resigned from the league between 30 September and 16 December. The remaining eight clubs agreed to begin a new competition beginning on 1 January 1940. [2]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shildon | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 2.474 | 18 |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 1.222 | 12 |
| 3 | Crook Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 1.208 | 11 |
| 4 | Heaton Stannington | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 0.897 | 7 |
| 5 | South Bank | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 0.588 | 7 |
| 6 | West Auckland Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 0.450 | 5 |
| – | Tow Law Town | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0[a] |
| – | Willington | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0[a] |
- ^ a b Tow Law Town & Willington resigned from the league on 20 March 1940. Their records were expunged.
References
- ^ "BRANDON SOCIAL". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
- ^ a b "Northern League 1925-1960". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
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