1971–72 Northern Football League
The 1971–72 Northern Football League season was the 74th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.{{cite web|title=Northern Football League 1960–1992|url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1Nr/nor60.html|website=Non League Matters}}
Clubs
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Northern Football League
|season= 1971–72
|winners= Spennymoor United
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches= 380
|total goals= 1301
|prevseason= 1970–71
|nextseason= 1972–73
}}
Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=SPE|name_SPE=Spennymoor United
|team2=BLY|name_BLY=Blyth Spartans
|team3=WHB|name_WHB=Whitley Bay
|team4=DUR|name_DUR=Durham City
|team5=CON|name_CON=Consett
|team6=SHI|name_SHI=Shildon
|team7=WHT|name_WHT=Whitby Town
|team8=TOW|name_TOW=Tow Law Town
|team9=EVE|name_EVE=Evenwood Town
|team10=NSH|name_NSH=North Shields
|team11=FER|name_FER=Ferryhill Athletic
|team12=WIL|name_WIL=Willington
|team13=SBA|name_SBA=South Bank
|team14=PEN|name_PEN=Penrith
|team15=BLS|name_BLS=Billingham Synthonia
|team16=CRO|name_CRO=Crook Town
|team17=BIS|name_BIS=Bishop Auckland
|team18=ASH|name_ASH=Ashington
|team19=WAT|name_WAT=West Auckland Town
|team20=STA|name_STA=Stanley United
|win_ASH=8|draw_ASH=8|loss_ASH=22|gf_ASH=47|ga_ASH=68
|win_BIS=8|draw_BIS=9|loss_BIS=21|gf_BIS=42|ga_BIS=72
|win_BLS=11|draw_BLS=8|loss_BLS=19|gf_BLS=55|ga_BLS=75
|win_BLY=24|draw_BLY=7|loss_BLY=7|gf_BLY=85|ga_BLY=42
|win_CON=20|draw_CON=6|loss_CON=12|gf_CON=78|ga_CON=58
|win_CRO=5|draw_CRO=16|loss_CRO=17|gf_CRO=50|ga_CRO=81
|win_DUR=20|draw_DUR=8|loss_DUR=10|gf_DUR=78|ga_DUR=51
|win_EVE=17|draw_EVE=9|loss_EVE=12|gf_EVE=65|ga_EVE=57
|win_FER=16|draw_FER=8|loss_FER=14|gf_FER=60|ga_FER=58
|win_NSH=14|draw_NSH=12|loss_NSH=12|gf_NSH=61|ga_NSH=51
|win_PEN=13|draw_PEN=6|loss_PEN=19|gf_PEN=52|ga_PEN=69
|win_SBA=13|draw_SBA=7|loss_SBA=18|gf_SBA=54|ga_SBA=76
|win_SHI=18|draw_SHI=9|loss_SHI=11|gf_SHI=98|ga_SHI=69
|win_SPE=29|draw_SPE=6|loss_SPE=3|gf_SPE=103|ga_SPE=26
|win_STA=3|draw_STA=7|loss_STA=28|gf_STA=32|ga_STA=127|adjust_points_STA=-2
|win_TOW=17|draw_TOW=10|loss_TOW=11|gf_TOW=83|ga_TOW=72
|win_WAT=6|draw_WAT=8|loss_WAT=24|gf_WAT=45|ga_WAT=102
|win_WHB=20|draw_WHB=10|loss_WHB=8|gf_WHB=66|ga_WHB=29|adjust_points_WHB=-2
|win_WHT=18|draw_WHT=8|loss_WHT=12|gf_WHT=75|ga_WHT=59
|win_WIL=15|draw_WIL=8|loss_WIL=15|gf_WIL=72|ga_WIL=59
|hth_STA=Stanley United were deducted two points.
|hth_WHB=Whitley Bay were deducted two points.
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/north1972.htm fchd]
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.northernfootballleague.org/ Northern Football League official site]
{{Northern League (football)}}
{{1971–72 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1971-72 Northern Football League}}