1973–74 Northern Football League

The 1973–74 Northern Football League season was the 76th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs

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Northern Football League
Season1973–74
ChampionsSpennymoor United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,219 (3.21 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 Promotion or relegation
1 Spennymoor United 38 30 4 4 87 37 +50 64
2 Blyth Spartans 38 30 4 4 95 32 +63 64
3 Willington 38 21 6 11 87 60 +27 48
4 Bishop Auckland 38 19 9 10 68 43 +25 47
5 Billingham Synthonia 38 20 7 11 67 50 +17 47
6 North Shields 38 17 8 13 68 52 +16 42
7 Tow Law Town 38 18 4 16 62 63 −1 40
8 Ashington 38 16 6 16 60 56 +4 38
9 Penrith 38 15 8 15 56 62 −6 38
10 Durham City 38 16 5 17 74 60 +14 37
11 Whitley Bay 38 14 8 16 48 48 0 36
12 Evenwood Town 38 13 10 15 63 65 −2 36
13 Consett 38 14 7 17 61 63 −2 35
14 Ferryhill Athletic 38 14 7 17 47 69 −22 35
15 Shildon 38 12 9 17 59 62 −3 33
16 Whitby Town 38 11 9 18 52 76 −24 31
17 Crook Town 38 9 9 20 44 75 −31 27
18 South Bank 38 8 7 23 43 77 −34 23
19 West Auckland Town 38 5 11 22 37 83 −46 21
20 Stanley United 38 4 10 24 41 86 −45 18 Resigned from the league
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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