1971–72 Northern Football League

The 1971–72 Northern Football League season was the 74th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs

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Northern Football League
Season1971–72
ChampionsSpennymoor United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,301 (3.42 per match)

Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spennymoor United 38 29 6 3 103 26 +77 64
2 Blyth Spartans 38 24 7 7 85 42 +43 55
3 Whitley Bay 38 20 10 8 66 29 +37 48[a]
4 Durham City 38 20 8 10 78 51 +27 48
5 Consett 38 20 6 12 78 58 +20 46
6 Shildon 38 18 9 11 98 69 +29 45
7 Whitby Town 38 18 8 12 75 59 +16 44
8 Tow Law Town 38 17 10 11 83 72 +11 44
9 Evenwood Town 38 17 9 12 65 57 +8 43
10 North Shields 38 14 12 12 61 51 +10 40
11 Ferryhill Athletic 38 16 8 14 60 58 +2 40
12 Willington 38 15 8 15 72 59 +13 38
13 South Bank 38 13 7 18 54 76 −22 33
14 Penrith 38 13 6 19 52 69 −17 32
15 Billingham Synthonia 38 11 8 19 55 75 −20 30
16 Crook Town 38 5 16 17 50 81 −31 26
17 Bishop Auckland 38 8 9 21 42 72 −30 25
18 Ashington 38 8 8 22 47 68 −21 24
19 West Auckland Town 38 6 8 24 45 102 −57 20
20 Stanley United 38 3 7 28 32 127 −95 11[b]
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Whitley Bay were deducted two points.
  2. ^ Stanley United were deducted two points.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1960–1992". Non League Matters.
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