Northern Football League
1978/79 Tables◄ 1979/80 Tables ►1980/81 Tables
Northern League Division 1 1979/80
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Blyth Spartans | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 93 | 28 | +65 | 92 | Champions |
| 2nd | Spennymoor United | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Horden Colliery Welfare | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 78 | - |
| 4th | Ashington | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 71 | - |
| 5th | Crook Town | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Bishop Auckland | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 63 | - |
| 7th | Consett | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 61 | - |
| 8th | South Bank | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 55 | - |
| 9th | Shildon | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 71 | -1 | 55 | - |
| 10th | West Auckland Town | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 54 | - |
| 11th | Whitby Town | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 52 | - |
| 12th | Tow Law Town | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 52 | - |
| 13th | Evenwood Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 51 | - |
| 14th | Penrith | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 70 | -18 | 44 | - |
| 15th | Billingham Synthonia | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 72 | -28 | 42 | - |
| 16th | North Shields | 38 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 81 | -19 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Ferryhill Athletic | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Durham City | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 63 | -33 | 30 | - |
| 19th | Willington | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 105 | -78 | 23 | - |
| 20th | Whitley Bay | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 90 | -59 | 16* | * -3 Points |
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