1952–53 Northern Football League
The 1952–53 Northern Football League season was the 55th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.[1]
Clubs
| Season | 1952–53 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Crook Town |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 807 (4.43 per match) |
← 1951–52 1953–54 → | |
The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crook Town | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 106 | 38 | 2.789 | 43 |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 38 | 2.079 | 37 |
| 3 | Whitby Town | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 45 | 1.578 | 35 |
| 4 | Shildon | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 40 | 1.500 | 33 |
| 5 | Tow Law Town | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 54 | 1.037 | 31 |
| 6 | Ferryhill Athletic | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 43 | 1.186 | 29 |
| 7 | Billingham Synthonia | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 28 |
| 8 | Willington | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 57 | 0.930 | 26 |
| 9 | Penrith | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 25 |
| 10 | Evenwood Town | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 20 |
| 11 | Stanley United | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 72 | 0.681 | 18 |
| 12 | Durham City | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 69 | 0.594 | 18 |
| 13 | West Auckland Town | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 72 | 0.514 | 13 |
| 14 | South Bank | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 103 | 0.359 | 8 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
No changes following this season.
References
- ^ "Northern Football League 1925–1960". Non League Matters.
- ^ "Northern League 1953". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2013-06-30.