The1953–54 Northern Football League season was the 56th in the history of theNorthern Football League, afootball competition inNorthern England.[1]
| Season | 1953–54 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bishop Auckland |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 817 (4.49 per match) |
1954–55 → | |
The league featured 14 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 | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 97 | 34 | 2.853 | 42 |
| 2 | Crook Town | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 95 | 38 | 2.500 | 40 |
| 3 | Ferryhill Athletic | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 39 |
| 4 | Billingham Synthonia | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 61 | 44 | 1.386 | 32 |
| 5 | West Auckland Town | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 32 |
| 6 | Durham City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 52 | 1.192 | 32 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 24 |
| 8 | Willington | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 0.941 | 23 |
| 9 | Evenwood Town | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 21 |
| 10 | Tow Law Town | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 | 20 |
| 11 | Penrith | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 81 | 0.481 | 17 |
| 12 | Shildon | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 16[a] |
| 13 | Stanley United | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 84 | 0.393 | 11 |
| 14 | South Bank | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 105 | 0.343 | 7 |
No changes following this season.