title: 1975–76 Northern Football League
text: # 1975–76 Northern Football League
  
  The 1975–76 Northern Football League season was the 78th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.
  
  ## Clubs
  
  Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:
  
  * Horden Colliery Welfare, joined from the Wearside Football League
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Blyth Spartans | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 88 | 36 | +52 | 88 |
  | 2 | Willington | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 102 | 43 | +59 | 87 |
  | 3 | Spennymoor United | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 87 |
  | 4 | Bishop Auckland | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 83 |
  | 5 | Tow Law Town | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 60 | +42 | 74 |
  | 6 | Whitby Town | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 74 |
  | 7 | Ashington | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 58 |
  | 8 | North Shields | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 52 |
  | 9 | Consett | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 51 |
  | 10 | Evenwood Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 44 |
  | 11 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 43 |
  | 12 | Penrith | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 89 | −40 | 43 |
  | 13 | Durham City | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 40 |
  | 14 | Billingham Synthonia | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 38 |
  | 15 | Crook Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 37 |
  | 16 | Shildon | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 37 |
  | 17 | Whitley Bay | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 35 |
  | 18 | Ferryhill Athletic | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 33 |
  | 19 | South Bank | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 29 |
  | 20 | West Auckland Town | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 98 | −54 | 26 |
  