Northern Football League (Scotland)
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Northern League
Sport Football
Founded 1891
No. of teams Various
Country(ies) Scotland
Ceased 1920
Last
champion(s)
Montrose
Most championships Dundee 'A' (5)

The Northern League was a regional Scottish football competition held between 1891 and 1920.1

In 1908-09, six clubs left to form the Central Football League and the league shut down for the First World War, returning for a final season in 1919-20.

Dundee 'A' won the title five times, also sharing it on a sixth occasion.

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History

Season Winners
1891-92 Dundee East End & Dundee Our Boys
1892-93 Arbroath
1893-94 Unfinished
1894-95 Not held
1895-96 Forfar Athletic
1896-97 Orion
1897-98 Victoria United
1898-99 Orion
1899-00 Dundee Wanderers
1900-01 Dundee 'A'
1901-02 Raith Rovers
1902-03 Dundee 'A'
1903-04 Montrose
1904-05 Dundee 'A'
1905-06 Aberdeen 'A'
1906-07 Kirkcaldy United & Dundee 'A'
1907-08 Brechin City
1908-09 Dundee 'A'
1909-10 Dundee 'A'
1910-11 Aberdeen 'A'
1911-12 Unfinished
1912-13 Brechin City
1913-14 Unfinished
1914-15 Forfar Athletic
1915-16 No competition due to war
1916-17
1917-18
1918-19
1919-20 Montrose

Number of titles

Winners Titles
Dundee 'A' 5
Aberdeen 'A' 2
Brechin City 2
Forfar Athletic 2
Montrose 2
Orion 2
Arbroath 1
Dundee Wanderers 1
Raith Rovers 1
Victoria United 1

Note: Two titles were also shared: the 1891-92 title between Dundee East End and Dundee Our Boys, and the 1906-07 title between Kirkcaldy United and Dundee 'A'. As neither title was won outright, they are not included in the above record.

References

  1. ^ McColl, Brian. "Northern Football League". Retrieved on 2008-04-11.


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