1951–52 Northern Football League
The 1951–52 Northern Football League season was the 54th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.[1]
Clubs
[edit]| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bishop Auckland |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 822 (4.52 per match) |
← 1950–51 1952–53 → | |
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 26 | 3.423 | 45 | |
| 2 | Billingham Synthonia | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 35 | 1.914 | 37 | |
| 3 | Willington | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 49 | 1.612 | 36 | |
| 4 | Tow Law Town | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 45 | 1.511 | 33 | |
| 5 | Whitby Town | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 49 | 1.449 | 30 | |
| 6 | South Bank | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 29 | |
| 7 | Evenwood Town | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 27 | |
| 8 | Ferryhill Athletic | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 67 | 0.896 | 26 | |
| 9 | Crook Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | 24 | |
| 10 | Shildon | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 62 | 0.871 | 21 | |
| 11 | West Auckland Town | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 61 | 0.705 | 18 | |
| 12 | Heaton Stannington | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 87 | 0.632 | 18 | Left the league |
| 13 | Stanley United | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 81 | 0.469 | 15 | |
| 14 | Penrith | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 86 | 0.372 | 5 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Following this season
Durham City Joined
Heaton Stannington Left
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
- ^ "Northern League 1952". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2013-06-30.