1998–99 Northern Football League

The 1998–99 Northern Football League season was the 101st in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition for teams in north east England. Division One was won by Bedlington Terriers and Division Two was won by Durham City. Bedlington opted against promotion to the Northern Premier League.

Northern Football League

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The league held two cup competitions. The Northern League Cup, competed for by all Northern League sides, was won by Dunston Federation. They beat Jarrow Roofing 4–1 in the final. The Craven Cup, for Division Two teams, was won by Ashington defeating Evenwood Town 1–0 in the final.

Division One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Bedlington Terriers (C)	38	33	2	3	128	37	+91	101
2	Tow Low Town	38	23	6	9	80	49	+31	75
3	Chester-le-Street Town	38	17	14	7	71	46	+25	65
4	West Auckland Town	38	19	8	11	65	57	+8	65
5	Dunston Federation Brewery	38	18	10	10	73	51	+22	64
6	Guisborough Town	38	18	5	15	68	65	+3	59
7	Seaham Red Star	38	16	7	15	62	59	+3	55
8	Consett	38	15	7	16	72	64	+8	52
9	Morpeth Town	38	15	6	17	54	60	−6	51
10	Stockton	38	15	6	17	68	76	−8	51
11	Billingham Synthonia	38	15	7	16	60	56	+4	49[lower-alpha 1]
12	Marske United	38	13	9	16	58	63	−5	48
13	Crook Town	38	13	7	18	66	81	−15	46
14	Billingham Town	38	13	9	16	66	81	−15	45[lower-alpha 1]
15	South Shields	38	9	16	13	54	66	−12	43
16	Jarrow Roofing	38	11	10	17	62	85	−23	43
17	Easington Colliery	38	11	6	21	67	78	−11	39
18	Newcastle Blue Star (R)	38	12	5	21	59	83	−24	38[lower-alpha 1]	Relegated to Division Two
19	Penrith (R)	38	10	8	20	59	82	−23	35[lower-alpha 1]
20	Shildon (R)	38	6	8	24	48	107	−59	26

Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Three points deducted

Division Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Durham City (C, P)	36	29	4	3	101	28	+73	91	Promoted to Division One
2	Shotton Comrades (P)	36	22	7	7	89	44	+45	73
3	Peterlee Newtown (P)	36	21	8	7	80	43	+37	71
4	Northallerton Town	36	20	6	10	73	33	+40	66
5	Norton & Stockton Ancients	36	20	6	10	73	43	+30	66
6	Brandon United	36	17	8	11	87	49	+38	59
7	Hebburn	36	18	4	14	66	54	+12	58
8	Evenwood Town	36	15	10	11	82	63	+19	55
9	Whickham	36	15	8	13	51	43	+8	53
10	Prudhoe Town	36	14	10	12	70	61	+9	52
11	Ashington	36	14	9	13	64	47	+17	51
12	Alnwick Town	36	15	5	16	63	66	−3	50
13	Horden Colliery Welfare	36	13	11	12	53	56	−3	50
14	Willington	36	13	10	13	58	53	+5	49
15	Esh Winning	36	9	10	17	59	73	−14	37
16	Washington	36	10	6	20	55	79	−24	36
17	Ryhope Community Association	36	5	3	28	29	90	−61	18
18	Murton	36	4	2	30	33	167	−134	14
19	Eppleton Colliery Welfare	36	4	1	31	26	130	−104	7[lower-alpha 1]

Source: [2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Six points deducted

Cup Competitions

Northern League Cup

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Jarrow Roofing		2
	West Auckland Town		1
						Jarrow Roofing		2
						South Shields		2
	South Shields		2
	Consett		1
											Dunston Federation Brewery		4
											Jarrow Roofing		1
	Bedlington Terriers		0
	Morpeth Town		1
						Morpeth Town		0
						Dunston Federation Brewery		3
	Guisborough Town		2
	Dunston Federation Brewery		3

Craven Cup

For Division Two teams

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Ashington		1
	Brandon United		1
						Ashington		1
						Durham City		0
	Washington		0
	Durham City		1
											Ashington		1
											Evenwood Town		0
	Esh Winning		4
	Willington		3
						Esh Winning		0
						Evenwood Town		2
	Northallerton Town		0
	Evenwood Town		1

References

1. "Northern League Archive Division One Table 1998–99". Northernleague.org. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
2. "Northern League Archive Division Two Table 1998–99". Northernleague.org. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

• The Official Football Association Non League Club Directory 2000 ISBN 1-869833-44-9