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The 1996–97 Northern Football League season was the 99th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsWhitby Town
PromotedWhitby Town
RelegatedChester-le-Street Town
Whickham
West Auckland Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,412 (3.72 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Whitby Town 38 32 3 3 131 37 +94 99 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
2 Billingham Synthonia 38 28 6 4 109 46 +63 90
3 Bedlington Terriers 38 28 5 5 113 37 +76 86[a]
4 Durham City 38 19 11 8 69 50 +19 68
5 Crook Town 38 19 9 10 88 56 +32 66
6 Morpeth Town 38 20 6 12 73 56 +17 66
7 Guisborough Town 38 17 9 12 68 54 +14 60
8 Tow Law Town 38 14 11 13 76 70 +6 53
9 South Shields 38 13 11 14 52 63 −11 50
10 Murton 38 15 5 18 58 80 −22 50
11 Consett 38 12 11 15 65 59 +6 47
12 Dunston Federation Brewery 38 12 10 16 64 70 −6 46
13 Shildon 38 13 7 18 72 86 −14 46
14 Easington Colliery 38 12 8 18 56 72 −16 44
15 RTM Newcastle 38 13 3 22 66 87 −21 42
16 Seaham Red Star 38 7 14 17 50 83 −33 35
17 Stockton 38 8 10 20 70 105 −35 34
18 Chester-le-Street Town 38 7 12 19 53 86 −33 33 Relegated to Division Two
19 Whickham 38 5 6 27 38 98 −60 21
20 West Auckland Town 38 6 3 29 41 117 −76 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Bedlington Terriers were deducted three points.

Division Two

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1996–97
ChampionsNorthallerton Town
PromotedNorthallerton Town
Billingham Town
Jarrow Roofing BCA
RelegatedFerryhill Athletic
Matches played342
Goals scored1,246 (3.64 per match)

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Northallerton Town 36 25 6 5 98 41 +57 81 Promoted to Division One
2 Billingham Town 36 24 6 6 111 39 +72 75[a]
3 Jarrow Roofing BCA 36 23 6 7 88 34 +54 75
4 Ashington 36 22 5 9 71 38 +33 71
5 Evenwood Town 36 21 4 11 84 46 +38 67
6 Horden Colliery Welfare 36 20 7 9 67 37 +30 64[b]
7 Prudhoe Town 36 18 10 8 73 48 +25 64
8 Shotton Comrades 36 20 6 10 91 43 +48 63[c]
9 Willington 36 18 7 11 78 54 +24 61
10 Peterlee Newtown 36 16 8 12 56 56 0 56
11 Hebburn 36 16 3 17 66 61 +5 51
12 Ryhope Community 36 12 5 19 50 70 −20 41
13 Norton & Stockton Ancients 36 11 7 18 47 58 −11 37[d]
14 Brandon United 36 10 7 19 64 76 −12 37
15 Alnwick Town 36 11 4 21 55 79 −24 34[e]
16 Eppleton Colliery Welfare 36 6 7 23 44 110 −66 25
17 Washington 36 6 7 23 43 79 −36 22[f]
18 Esh Winning 36 7 3 26 44 100 −56 21[g]
19 Ferryhill Athletic 36 1 2 33 16 177 −161 5 Relegated to the Wearside Football League
20 Darlington Cleveland Social 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Billingham Town were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Horden Colliery Welfare were deducted three points.
  3. ^ Shotton Comrades were deducted three points.
  4. ^ Norton & Stockton Ancients were deducted three points.
  5. ^ Alnwick Town were deducted three points.
  6. ^ Washington were deducted three points.
  7. ^ Esh Winning were deducted three points.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
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