The 1955–56 Northern Football League season was the 58th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.[1]
Clubs
edit| Season | 1955–56 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bishop Auckland |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 847 (4.65 per match) |
← 1954–55 1956–57 → | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 54 | 1.574 | 38 |
| 2 | Crook Town | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 92 | 44 | 2.091 | 37 |
| 3 | Durham City | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 82 | 40 | 2.050 | 35 |
| 4 | South Bank | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 1.378 | 30 |
| 5 | Evenwood Town | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 29 |
| 6 | West Auckland Town | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 66 | 51 | 1.294 | 28 |
| 7 | Billingham Synthonia | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 27 |
| 8 | Shildon | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 1.346 | 26 |
| 9 | Willington | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 71 | 0.817 | 24 |
| 10 | Stanley United | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 66 | 0.803 | 24 |
| 11 | Ferryhill Athletic | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 62 | 0.677 | 21 |
| 12 | Tow Law Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 80 | 0.688 | 19 |
| 13 | Penrith | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 81 | 0.469 | 15 |
| 14 | Whitby Town | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 97 | 0.402 | 11 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
edit- ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
- ^ "1955-56 Northern League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2013-08-03.