The 1960–61 Northern Football League season was the 63rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]
Clubs
edit| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Auckland Town |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 1,041 (4.34 per match) |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → | |
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club, joined from the defunct Midland League:
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Auckland Town | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 44 |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 85 | 46 | 1.848 | 40 |
| 3 | Ferryhill Athletic | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 40 |
| 4 | Crook Town | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 51 | 1.549 | 38 |
| 5 | Whitley Bay | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 57 | 1.456 | 38 |
| 6 | Spennymoor United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 1.676 | 36 |
| 7 | Stanley United | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 35 |
| 8 | South Bank | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 32 |
| 9 | Penrith | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 30 |
| 10 | Evenwood Town | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 1.000 | 25 |
| 11 | Shildon | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 24 |
| 12 | Billingham Synthonia | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 86 | 0.605 | 22 |
| 13 | Willington | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 59 | 80 | 0.738 | 21 |
| 14 | Tow Law Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 90 | 0.600 | 21 |
| 15 | Whitby Town | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 84 | 0.619 | 18[a] |
| 16 | Durham City | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 52 | 105 | 0.495 | 14 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
References
edit- ^ "Northern Football League 1960–1992". Non League Matters.
- ^ "Whitby Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2015-09-12.