1978–79 Northern Football League

The 1978–79 Northern Football League season was the 81st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs

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Northern Football League
Season1978–79
ChampionsSpennymoor United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,239 (3.26 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spennymoor United 38 25 6 7 96 43 +53 81
2 Bishop Auckland 38 25 5 8 96 38 +58 80
3 Ashington 38 23 7 8 79 47 +32 76
4 Crook Town 38 21 10 7 63 38 +25 73
5 Blyth Spartans 38 19 12 7 81 39 +42 69
6 Consett 38 21 9 8 84 52 +32 69[a]
7 North Shields 38 21 4 13 76 55 +21 67
8 South Bank 38 16 11 11 58 47 +11 59
9 Horden Colliery Welfare 38 17 8 13 64 56 +8 59
10 Durham City 38 15 9 14 63 62 +1 54
11 Billingham Synthonia 38 12 12 14 60 55 +5 48
12 Tow Law Town 38 12 8 18 54 63 −9 44
13 Shildon 38 11 10 17 52 69 −17 43
14 Whitby Town 38 11 12 15 55 68 −13 42[b]
15 Whitley Bay 38 9 9 20 54 77 −23 36
16 West Auckland Town 38 9 9 20 54 87 −33 36
17 Ferryhill Athletic 38 10 5 23 43 74 −31 35
18 Willington 38 7 10 21 41 75 −34 31
19 Penrith 38 8 7 23 35 82 −47 31
20 Evenwood Town 38 4 5 29 31 112 −81 14[c]
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Consett were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Whitby Town were deducted three points.
  3. ^ Evenwood Town were deducted three points.

References

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