1956–57 Northern Football League

The 1956–57 Northern Football League season was the 59th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.[1]

Clubs

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Northern League
Season1956–57
ChampionsBillingham Synthonia
Matches played182
Goals scored816 (4.48 per match)

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Billingham Synthonia 26 20 2 4 66 37 1.784 42
2 West Auckland Town 26 16 2 8 79 52 1.519 34
3 Bishop Auckland 26 13 7 6 76 48 1.583 33
4 Ferryhill Athletic 26 14 4 8 63 48 1.313 32
5 Willington 26 13 6 7 60 48 1.250 32
6 Crook Town 26 13 5 8 67 62 1.081 31
7 Durham City 26 12 5 9 58 50 1.160 29
8 Shildon 26 11 3 12 60 56 1.071 25
9 Stanley United 26 9 6 11 48 54 0.889 24
10 Evenwood Town 26 8 5 13 58 78 0.744 21
11 Penrith 26 8 3 15 41 65 0.631 19
12 South Bank 26 8 2 16 49 57 0.860 18
13 Whitby Town 26 5 4 17 54 84 0.643 14
14 Tow Law Town 26 3 4 19 37 77 0.481 10
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "1956-57 Northern League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-08-04.