1979–80 Northern Football League

The 1979–80 Northern Football League season was the 82nd 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= 1979–80

|winners= Blyth Spartans

|promoted=

|relegated=

|matches= 380

|total goals= 1208

|prevseason= 1978–79

|nextseason= 1980–81

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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

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=BLY|name_BLY=Blyth Spartans

|team2=SPE|name_SPE=Spennymoor United

|team3=HCW|name_HCW=Horden Colliery Welfare

|team4=ASH|name_ASH=Ashington

|team5=CRO|name_CRO=Crook Town

|team6=BIS|name_BIS=Bishop Auckland

|team7=CON|name_CON=Consett

|team8=SBA|name_SBA=South Bank

|team9=SHI|name_SHI=Shildon

|team10=WAT|name_WAT=West Auckland Town

|team11=WHT|name_WHT=Whitby Town

|team12=TOW|name_TOW=Tow Law Town

|team13=EVE|name_EVE=Evenwood Town

|team14=PEN|name_PEN=Penrith

|team15=BLS|name_BLS=Billingham Synthonia

|team16=NSH|name_NSH=North Shields

|team17=FER|name_FER=Ferryhill Athletic

|team18=DUR|name_DUR=Durham City

|team19=WIL|name_WIL=Willington

|team20=WHB|name_WHB=Whitley Bay

|win_ASH=21|draw_ASH=8|loss_ASH=9|gf_ASH=88|ga_ASH=53

|win_BIS=18|draw_BIS=9|loss_BIS=11|gf_BIS=64|ga_BIS=54

|win_BLS=10|draw_BLS=12|loss_BLS=16|gf_BLS=44|ga_BLS=72

|win_BLY=29|draw_BLY=5|loss_BLY=4|gf_BLY=93|ga_BLY=28

|win_CON=19|draw_CON=4|loss_CON=15|gf_CON=78|ga_CON=59

|win_CRO=21|draw_CRO=8|loss_CRO=9|gf_CRO=77|ga_CRO=51

|win_DUR=7|draw_DUR=9|loss_DUR=22|gf_DUR=30|ga_DUR=63

|win_EVE=14|draw_EVE=9|loss_EVE=15|gf_EVE=49|ga_EVE=55

|win_FER=9|draw_FER=7|loss_FER=22|gf_FER=38|ga_FER=60

|win_HCW=24|draw_HCW=6|loss_HCW=8|gf_HCW=73|ga_HCW=32

|win_NSH=12|draw_NSH=3|loss_NSH=23|gf_NSH=62|ga_NSH=81

|win_PEN=13|draw_PEN=5|loss_PEN=20|gf_PEN=54|ga_PEN=72

|win_SBA=16|draw_SBA=7|loss_SBA=15|gf_SBA=68|ga_SBA=52

|win_SHI=16|draw_SHI=7|loss_SHI=15|gf_SHI=70|ga_SHI=71

|win_SPE=26|draw_SPE=7|loss_SPE=5|gf_SPE=83|ga_SPE=40

|win_TOW=16|draw_TOW=4|loss_TOW=18|gf_TOW=50|ga_TOW=56

|win_WAT=16|draw_WAT=6|loss_WAT=16|gf_WAT=57|ga_WAT=52

|win_WHB=4|draw_WHB=7|loss_WHB=27|gf_WHB=31|ga_WHB=90|adjust_points_WHB=-3

|win_WHT=14|draw_WHT=10|loss_WHT=14|gf_WHT=72|ga_WHT=62

|win_WIL=6|draw_WIL=5|loss_WIL=27|gf_WIL=27|ga_WIL=105

|hth_WHB=Whitley Bay were deducted three points.

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/north1980.htm fchd]

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References

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