1890–91 Northern Football League

The 1890–91 Northern Football League season was the second in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League

Season	1890–91
Champions	Middlesbrough Ironopolis
Matches played	56
Goals scored	233 (4.16 per match)
← 1889–90 1891–92 →

The league featured 6 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

• Middlesbrough Ironopolis
• Sunderland Albion

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	14	9	2	3	37	34	1.088	20
2	Middlesbrough	14	8	3	3	38	17	2.235	19
3	Sunderland Albion	14	7	3	4	33	16	2.063	17
4	Stockton	14	8	1	5	40	24	1.667	17
5	Darlington	14	7	0	7	25	29	0.862	14
6	Newcastle East End	14	5	2	7	25	39	0.641	12
7	Newcastle West End	14	3	4	7	21	38	0.553	10
8	Darlington St Augustine's	14	0	3	11	14	36	0.389	3	Left the league

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

1. "Northern League 1889-1925". Non League Matters. Retrieved 13 September 2014.