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1920–21 Northern Football League

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The 1920–21 Northern Football League season was the 28th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

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Northern League
Season1920–21
ChampionsBishop Auckland
Matches played182
Goals scored645 (3.54 per match)

The league featured 12 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland 26 19 5 2 71 24 2.958 43
2 Stockton 26 18 3 5 57 43 1.326 39
3 Crook Town 26 15 4 7 58 39 1.487 34
4 South Bank 26 14 6 6 48 38 1.263 34
5 Willington 26 14 3 9 52 43 1.209 31
6 Darlington Railway Athletic 26 13 2 11 43 39 1.103 28
7 Tow Law Town 26 11 7 8 50 32 1.563 27[a]
8 Langley Park 26 8 7 11 53 48 1.104 23
9 Esh Winning 26 9 5 12 39 39 1.000 23
10 Eston United 26 7 8 11 43 51 0.843 22
11 Stanley United 26 8 3 15 51 56 0.911 19
12 Grangetown St. Mary's 26 6 2 18 30 75 0.400 14 Left the league
13 Redcar 26 5 4 17 22 58 0.379 14
14 Scarborough 26 4 3 19 28 60 0.467 11
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tow Law Town deducted two points for a breach of rule.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "TOW LAW TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 13 September 2014.