1987–88 Northern Football League

The 1987–88 Northern Football League season was the 90th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season1987–88
ChampionsBlyth Spartans
PromotedWhitley Bay
Bishop Auckland
RelegatedRyhope Community
Consett
Matches played380
Goals scored1,213 (3.19 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blyth Spartans 38 28 8 2 106 36 +70 92
2 Newcastle Blue Star 38 28 3 7 79 33 +46 87
3 Billingham Synthonia 38 23 8 7 76 41 +35 77
4 Whitley Bay 38 22 9 7 60 27 +33 75 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
5 Guisborough Town 38 18 12 8 63 41 +22 66
6 Bishop Auckland 38 19 7 12 70 48 +22 64 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
7 Gretna 38 17 6 15 69 46 +23 57
8 Tow Law Town 38 16 6 16 65 72 −7 54
9 North Shields 38 16 5 17 62 59 +3 53
10 Brandon United 38 15 7 16 64 61 +3 52
11 Spennymoor United 38 15 7 16 57 57 0 52
12 Shildon 38 14 7 17 61 59 +2 49
13 Whitby Town 38 12 10 16 57 74 −17 46
14 Ferryhill Athletic 38 12 7 19 58 75 −17 43
15 Easington Colliery 38 12 6 20 65 85 −20 42
16 South Bank 38 10 11 17 34 48 −14 41
17 Crook Town 38 8 9 21 45 84 −39 33
18 Chester-le-Street Town 38 7 9 22 38 73 −35 30
19 Ryhope Community 38 5 10 23 40 89 −49 25 Relegated to Division Two
20 Consett 38 5 9 24 44 105 −61 24
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1987–88
ChampionsStockton
PromotedStockton
Seaham Red Star
Durham City
Billingham Town
Matches played306
Goals scored895 (2.92 per match)

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:

Also, Seaham Colliery Welware changed name to Seaham Red Star.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stockton 34 21 10 3 78 31 +47 73 Promoted to Division One
2 Seaham Red Star 34 21 8 5 63 32 +31 71
3 Durham City 34 19 6 9 55 37 +18 63
4 Billingham Town 34 14 13 7 60 43 +17 55
5 Esh Winning 34 14 7 13 47 49 −2 49
6 Alnwick Town 34 12 9 13 53 47 +6 45
7 Bedlington Terriers 34 11 11 12 49 46 +3 44
8 Peterlee Newtown 34 11 11 12 37 34 +3 44
9 Northallerton Town 34 13 5 16 49 49 0 44
10 Norton & Stockton Ancients 34 11 10 13 49 58 −9 43
11 Horden Colliery Welfare 34 10 13 11 48 65 −17 43
12 Langley Park 34 11 9 14 52 57 −5 42
13 Willington 34 11 7 16 44 53 −9 40
14 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 34 11 7 16 45 57 −12 40
15 Ashington 34 10 9 15 45 62 −17 39
16 Evenwood Town 34 10 8 16 42 56 −14 38
17 West Auckland Town 34 9 8 17 46 62 −16 35
18 Shotton Comrades 34 7 9 18 33 57 −24 30
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1982–1993". Non League Matters.
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