1945–46 Northern Football League

The 1945–46 Northern Football League season was the 48th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

Clubs

Northern League

Season	1945–46
Champions	Stanley United
Matches played	132
Goals scored	678 (5.14 per match)
← 1939–40 1946–47 →

From the 14 clubs which competed in the 1939-40 season:

• 4 did not reappear
  • Billingham
  • Brandon Social
  • Cockfield
  • Crook Town
• 2 were non-playing members in this season
  • Heaton Stannington
  • Whitby United

Also 4 new clubs joined the league:

• Billingham Synthonia
• Brandon Welfare
• Crook Colliery Welfare
• Stanley United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Stanley United	22	20	0	2	101	29	3.483	40
2	South Bank	22	16	1	5	61	41	1.488	33
3	Billingham Synthonia	22	13	0	9	70	57	1.228	26
4	Shildon	22	12	2	8	57	48	1.188	26
5	Bishop Auckland	22	12	1	9	83	46	1.804	25
6	Evenwood Town	22	9	3	10	45	57	0.789	21
7	Tow Law Town	22	8	4	10	55	59	0.932	20
8	Willington	22	7	5	10	37	52	0.712	19
9	Brandon Welfare	22	7	5	10	42	64	0.656	19
10	Crook Colliery Welfare	22	7	2	13	54	60	0.900	16
11	Ferryhill Athletic	22	5	3	14	44	76	0.579	13
12	West Auckland Town	22	2	2	18	29	89	0.326	6

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.