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1939–40 Northern Football League

Northern League
Season 1939–40
Champions Shildon
Matches played 30
Goals scored 173 (5.77 per match)

The 1939–40 Northern Football League season was the 47th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

The initial competition was abandoned on 16 December 1939 after Whitby United, Evenwood Town, Brandon Social,Billingham, Cockfield, and Ferryhill Athletic resigned from the league between 30 September and 16 December. The remaining eight clubs agreed to begin a new competition beginning on 1 January 1940.


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