The Northern Go League appears to have been one of the longest running leagues in the UK. John Pindar seems to have been behind the organisation of the first editions, with Clive Fraser taking over later, and John Smith finally ending up in charge. Most of the information in this article is taken from the BGJ.
P W D L G Points Leeds 12 9 2 1 32.5 22 Huddersfield 12 8 2 2 33 19 Manchester 12 6 2 4 27 15 Hull 12 5 4 3 28 14 Canute 12 5 1 6 22 14 York 12 2 5 1 21 12 Nottingham 12 3 1 8 18.5 12 Newcastle 12 1 1 10 10 4
P W D L G Points Canute 10 6 2 2 24 14 Huddesfield&Bradford 10 3 6 1 22 12 Hull 10 4 3 3 22.5 11 Leeds 10 2 5 3 19.5 9 Manchester 10 2 3 5 17 7 York 10 1 5 4 15 7
1978, Winners Leeds, Manchester second
P W D L F A P Huddersfield 7 5 2 0 20.5 7.5 12 N.Cheshire 7 3 4 0 19 9 10 Manchester 7 3 3 1 16.5 11.5 9 S.Cheshire 7 2 4 1 16 12 8 Sheffield 7 3 2 2 14 14 8 Birmingham 7 1 2 4 10 18 3 Bolton 7 1 2 4 10 18 3 Leicester 7 0 1 6 6 22 1
Canute, the 'British Nuclear Fuels Limited' team, were apparantly from Risley near Warrington