1939–40 Northern Football League

Northern League
Season	1939–40
Champions	Shildon
Matches played	30
Goals scored	173 (5.77 per match)
← 1938–39 1945–46 →

The 1939–40 Northern Football League season was the 47th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

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

^[2]

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Shildon	10	9	0	1	47	19	3.481	18
2	Bishop Auckland	10	5	2	3	33	27	3.407	12
3	Crook Town	10	5	1	4	29	24	2.000	11
4	Heaton Stannington	10	3	1	6	26	29	0.623	7
5	South Bank	10	3	1	6	20	34	0.623	7
6	West Auckland Town	10	2	1	7	18	40	0.893	5
–	Tow Law Town	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Willington	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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.
1 2 "Northern League 1925-1960". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2014-09-13.

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bishop Auckland Chester-le-Street Town Consett Dunston UTS Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Penrith Ryhope Colliery Welfare Seaham Red Star Shildon South Shields Sunderland Ryhope Community Association Washington West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

Division Two	Alnwick Town Bedlington Terriers Billingham Synthonia Billingham Town Blyth Town Brandon United Crook Town Darlington Railway Athletic Durham City Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Norton & Stockton Ancients Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Stockton Town Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Whickham Willington

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