| Season | 1897–98 |
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← 1896–97
1898–99 →
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| Season | 1897–98 |
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| Champions | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 272 (3.78 per match) |
| Season | 1897–98 |
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| Champions | Howden-le-Wear |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 103 (3.43 per match) |
The 1897–98 Northern Football League season was the ninth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England. This was the first season in which the Northern League was split into two divisions.