East Northumberland League
| Founded | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1910 |
| Country | England |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Most championships | Blyth Spartans |
The East Northumberland League (ENL) was a football league that existed in Northumberland from 1894 to 1910.[1]
Overview[edit]
The ENL was made up of teams chiefly from the mining areas of Northumberland. However, the teams had chronic instability, with no team playing in the league for the full period of the league's existence, and more than half lasting for only a single year or less.[2] At least two champions of the league, Ashington and Blyth Spartans, are still in existence however. Both of these teams went on to join the Northern Football Alliance shortly after their successes in the ENL.[3]
Champions[edit]
| Season |
Champions |
|---|---|
| 1894-95 | Choppington[4] |
| 1895-96 | Seghill |
| 1896-97 | Burradon |
| 1897-98 | Ashington |
| 1898-99 | Seghill[5] |
| 1899–1900 | Morpeth Harriers[6] |
| 1900-01 | Ashington |
| 1901-02 | New Delaval |
| 1902-03 | New Delaval |
| 1903-04 | Blyth Spartans |
| 1904-05 | Bedlington United |
| 1905-06 | Blyth Spartans |
| 1906-07 | Blyth Spartans |
| 1907-08 | Bedlington United |
| 1908-09 | Choppington St Pauls |
| 1909-10 | Amble |
References[edit]
- ^ Metcalfe, Alan. "Football in the Mining Communities of East Northumberland, 1882-1914." The International Journal of the History of Sport. Vol. 5, No. 3. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., December 1988.
- ^ Metcalfe, Alan. Leisure and Recreation in a Victorian Mining Community: the Social Economy of Leisure in North-East England, 1820-1914. London: Routledge, 2006.
- ^ Brennan, Patrick. Northern Alliance, Donmouth, 13 March 2009.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000344/18950601/059/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000344/19000505/046/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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