The1897–98 Northern Football League season was the ninth in the history of theNorthern Football League, afootball competition inNorthern England. This was the first season in which the Northern League was split into two divisions.
| Season | 1897–98 |
|---|---|
1898–99 → | |
| Season | 1897–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stockton |
| Matches | 72 |
| Goals | 272 (3.78 per match) |
The division featured 9 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockton | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 1.850 | 24 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 1.909 | 22 |
| 3 | Darlington | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 1.323 | 18 |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 35 | 0.943 | 16 |
| 5 | Darlington St Augustine's | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 0.906 | 16 |
| 6 | Leadgate Park | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 0.676 | 14 |
| 7 | South Bank | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 0.895 | 13 |
| 8 | Tow Law | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0.667 | 12 |
| 9 | Crook Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 0.472 | 9 |
| Season | 1897–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Howden-le-Wear |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 103 (3.43 per match) |
The division featured 7 new clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howden-le-Wear | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1.214 | 12 | |
| 2 | Darlington Rise Carr Rangers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 1.222 | 11 | Left the league |
| 3 | Loftus | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1.059 | 11 | |
| 4 | Leadgate Exiles | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | 10 | Left the league |
| 5 | Shildon United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 9 | |
| 6 | Brotton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0.700 | 7 | |
| – | Britannia Rovers | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0[a] |