1927–28 Northern Football League

The 1927–28 Northern Football League season was the 35th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

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Northern League
Season1927–28
ChampionsChilton Colliery Recreation Athletic
Matches played156
Goals scored741 (4.75 per match)

The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic 24 16 5 3 71 35 2.029 37
2 Whitby United 24 14 4 6 63 58 1.086 32
3 Stockton 24 13 4 7 62 42 1.476 30
4 Cockfield 24 10 8 6 50 40 1.250 28
5 Willington 24 11 3 10 78 57 1.368 25
6 Esh Winning 24 10 4 10 58 58 1.000 24
7 South Bank 24 8 7 9 60 63 0.952 23
8 Tow Law Town 24 10 2 12 58 53 1.094 22
9 Ferryhill Athletic 24 7 5 12 52 73 0.712 19
10 Stanley United 24 7 4 13 57 71 0.803 18
11 Loftus Albion 24 7 4 13 48 64 0.750 18
12 Bishop Auckland 24 7 4 13 43 65 0.662 18
13 Langley Park 24 7 4 13 41 62 0.661 18
Crook Town 0 0[a]
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Crook Town were suspended by the Durham County Football Association on 7 January 1928. Their record (P13 W11 D0 L2 F49 A14 P22) was expunged on 9 February 1928.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  2. ^ "Northern League 1925-1960". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2014-09-13.