1898–99 Northern Football League

The 1898–99 Northern Football League season was the tenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Northern League

Season	1898–99
← 1897–98 1899–1900 →

Division One

Northern League Division One

Season	1898–99
Champions	Bishop Auckland
Matches played	72
Goals scored	246 (3.42 per match)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Bishop Auckland	16	9	7	0	35	16	2.188	25
2	Darlington	16	10	3	3	50	29	1.724	23
3	Middlesbrough	16	7	4	5	29	27	1.074	18
4	South Bank	16	6	6	4	20	21	0.952	18
5	Darlington St. Augustine's	16	5	5	6	19	23	0.826	15
6	Leadgate Park	16	4	4	8	25	30	0.833	12
7	Stockton	16	4	4	8	25	31	0.806	12
8	Tow Law	16	3	6	7	18	25	0.720	12
9	Crook Town	16	4	1	11	25	44	0.568	9

Source: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Division Two

Northern League Division Two

Season	1898–99
Champions	Stockton St. John's
Promoted	Stockton St. John's Thornaby Utopians
Matches played	86
Goals scored	291 (3.38 per match)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Stockton St. John's	18	11	5	2	38	11	3.455	27
2	Thornaby Utopians	18	10	4	4	45	21	2.143	24
3	Thornaby	18	10	1	7	42	28	1.500	21
4	Brotton	17	9	2	6	33	22	1.500	20[lower-alpha 1]
5	Stockton Vulcan	17	10	0	7	29	30	0.967	20[lower-alpha 1]
6	Shildon United	16	7	1	8	21	20	1.050	15[lower-alpha 1]
7	West Hartlepool	18	6	1	11	23	48	0.479	13
8	Scarborough	16	5	1	10	21	37	0.568	11[lower-alpha 1]
9	Loftus	17	4	3	10	18	41	0.439	11[lower-alpha 1]
10	Howden-le-Wear	17	4	2	11	21	33	0.636	10[lower-alpha 1]

Source: [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Notes:

1. Four games were not played during the season:
   • Howden-le-Wear v Brotton
   • Scarborough v Shildon United
   • Shildon United v Scarborough
   • Stockton Vulcan v Loftus

References

1. "BISHOP AUCKLAND". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
2. "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
3. "DARLINGTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
4. "DARLINGTON ST AUGUSTINES". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
5. "LEADGATE PARK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
6. "MIDDLESBROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
7. "SOUTH BANK". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
8. "STOCKTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
9. "TOW LAW". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
10. "BROTTON". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
11. "HOWDEN-LE-WEAR". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
12. "LOFTUS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
13. "SCARBOROUGH". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
14. "SHILDON UNITED". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
15. "STOCKTON ST JOHN'S". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
16. "STOCKTON VULCAN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
17. "THORNABY". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
18. "THORNABY UTOPIANS". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
19. "WEST HARTLEPOOL". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-09-17.