The 1919–20 Northern Football League season was the 27th in the history of the

Northern Football League The Northern League is a British men's association football, football league in North East England, north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Footb ...

, a

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competition in

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were crowned champions via a three team playoff after they finished the season on 38 points along with

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and Crook Town.

Clubs

From the 13 clubs which competed in the 1914–15 season 4 did not reappear: * Darlington St. Augustine's * Leadgate Park *

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* Grangetown Athletic Also 5 new clubs joined the league: * Redcar * Auckland St. Helen's United * Darlington Railway Athletic * Grangetown St. Mary's * West Hartlepool St. Joseph's

League table

Championship playoff

*4 September 1920: Bishop Auckland 4–2 South Bank *11 September 1920: Crook Town 2–1 Bishop Auckland *18 September 1920: South Bank 4–0 Crook Town

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Football League 1919-20 1919-20 1919–20 in English football leagues