1927–28 Northern Football League

The 1927–28 Northern Football League season was the 35th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League

Season	1927–28
Champions	Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic
Matches played	156
Goals scored	741 (4.75 per match)
← 1926–27 1928–29 →

The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

• Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic	24	16	5	3	71	35	2.029	37
2	Whitby United	24	14	4	6	63	58	1.086	32
3	Stockton	24	13	4	7	62	42	1.476	30
4	Cockfield	24	10	8	6	50	40	1.250	28
5	Willington	24	11	3	10	78	57	1.368	25
6	Esh Winning	24	10	4	10	58	58	1.000	24
7	South Bank	24	8	7	9	60	63	0.952	23
8	Tow Law Town	24	10	2	12	58	53	1.094	22
9	Ferryhill Athletic	24	7	5	12	52	73	0.712	19
10	Stanley United	24	7	4	13	57	71	0.803	18
11	Loftus Albion	24	7	4	13	48	64	0.750	18
12	Bishop Auckland	24	7	4	13	43	65	0.662	18
13	Langley Park	24	7	4	13	41	62	0.661	18
–	Crook Town	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0[a]

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

1. Crook Town were suspended by the Durham County Football Association on 7 January 1928. Their record (P13 W11 D0 L2 F49 A14 P22) was expunged on 9 February 1928.^[1]

References

1. "CROOK TOWN". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
2. "Northern League 1925-1960". Non League Matters. Retrieved 2014-09-13.