1988–89 Northern Football League

The 1988–89 Northern Football League season was the 91st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season1988–89
ChampionsBillingham Synthonia
RelegatedChester-le-Street Town
Crook Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,126 (2.96 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four 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 Billingham Synthonia 38 26 6 6 83 34 +49 84
2 Tow Law Town 38 23 8 7 74 45 +29 77
3 Gretna 38 22 7 9 80 37 +43 73
4 Guisborough Town 38 21 9 8 74 37 +37 72
5 Billingham Town 38 20 4 14 59 47 +12 64
6 Newcastle Blue Star 38 17 10 11 61 38 +23 61
7 Brandon United 38 15 8 15 50 60 −10 53
8 Ferryhill Athletic 38 15 7 16 72 65 +7 52
9 Blyth Spartans 38 13 13 12 51 50 +1 52
10 Stockton 38 15 7 16 58 63 −5 52
11 Spennymoor United 38 14 9 15 47 60 −13 51
12 Whitby Town 38 13 9 16 56 52 +4 48
13 Easington Colliery 38 12 11 15 51 57 −6 47
14 Durham City 38 11 13 14 41 42 −1 46
15 South Bank 38 12 10 16 46 58 −12 46
16 Seaham Red Star 38 12 8 18 50 67 −17 44
17 Shildon 38 9 11 18 50 88 −38 38
18 North Shields 38 10 6 22 56 77 −21 36 Transferred to the Northern Counties East League
19 Chester-le-Street Town 38 6 14 18 35 60 −25 32 Relegated to Division Two
20 Crook Town 38 5 8 25 32 89 −57 20[a]
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Crook Town were deducted three points.

Division Two

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1988–89
ChampionsConsett
PromotedConsett
Alnwick Town
Whickham
Matches played380
Goals scored1,245 (3.28 per match)

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Consett 38 30 3 5 89 32 +57 93 Promoted to Division One
2 Alnwick Town 38 25 9 4 92 36 +56 84
3 Whickham 38 26 6 6 88 38 +50 84
4 Prudhoe East End 38 24 6 8 68 32 +36 78
5 Ashington 38 21 5 12 79 52 +27 68
6 Peterlee Newtown 38 20 7 11 70 53 +17 67
7 Bedlington Terriers 38 16 7 15 63 50 +13 55
8 Horden Colliery Welfare 38 15 10 13 57 58 −1 55
9 Northallerton Town 38 13 15 10 62 38 +24 51[a]
10 Ryhope Community 38 13 11 14 67 60 +7 50
11 Murton 38 14 8 16 65 62 +3 50
12 West Auckland Town 38 12 11 15 66 72 −6 47
13 Langley Park 38 13 6 19 58 72 −14 42[b]
14 Norton & Stockton Ancients 38 11 7 20 52 72 −20 40
15 Esh Winning 38 10 8 20 42 68 −26 38
16 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 38 10 8 20 49 83 −34 38
17 Evenwood Town 38 8 8 22 53 100 −47 32
18 Washington 38 8 6 24 50 87 −37 30
19 Willington 38 8 6 24 43 97 −54 30
20 Shotton Comrades 38 5 9 24 32 83 −51 24
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Northallerton Town were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Langley Park were deducted three points.

References

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