1960–61 Northern Football League

The 1960–61 Northern Football League season was the 63rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs

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Northern Football League
Season1960–61
ChampionsWest Auckland Town
Matches played240
Goals scored1,041 (4.34 per match)

The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club, joined from the defunct Midland League:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 West Auckland Town 30 18 8 4 77 36 2.139 44
2 Bishop Auckland 30 19 2 9 85 46 1.848 40
3 Ferryhill Athletic 30 18 4 8 80 56 1.429 40
4 Crook Town 30 15 8 7 79 51 1.549 38
5 Whitley Bay 30 15 8 7 83 57 1.456 38
6 Spennymoor United 30 14 8 8 62 37 1.676 36
7 Stanley United 30 14 7 9 61 56 1.089 35
8 South Bank 30 15 2 13 67 62 1.081 32
9 Penrith 30 11 8 11 53 63 0.841 30
10 Evenwood Town 30 8 9 13 59 59 1.000 25
11 Shildon 30 11 2 17 66 73 0.904 24
12 Billingham Synthonia 30 7 8 15 52 86 0.605 22
13 Willington 30 9 3 18 59 80 0.738 21
14 Tow Law Town 30 8 5 17 54 90 0.600 21
15 Whitby Town 30 7 6 17 52 84 0.619 18[a]
16 Durham City 30 5 4 21 52 105 0.495 14
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Whitby Town were deducted two points for playing an unregistered player.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1960–1992". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "Whitby Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2015-09-12.