The2017–18 season was the 120th in the history ofNorthern Football League, afootball competition in England. The league has operated two divisions in theEnglish football league system, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017, and fixtures were released on 3 June 2017.[1][2]
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Marske United |
| Promoted | Marske United Morpeth Town |
| Relegated | Billingham Synthonia Washington |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,727 (3.74 per match) |
2018–19 → | |
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marske United | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 102 | 31 | +71 | 102 | Promoted to theNorthern Premier League[a] |
| 2 | Morpeth Town | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 117 | 52 | +65 | 97 | |
| 3 | Shildon | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 55 | +38 | 80 | |
| 4 | Sunderland RCA | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 79 | |
| 5 | West Auckland Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 107 | 64 | +43 | 78 | |
| 6 | Stockton Town | 42 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 91 | 72 | +19 | 71 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Benfield | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 71 | +19 | 71 | |
| 8 | North Shields | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 103 | 73 | +30 | 69 | |
| 9 | Consett | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 93 | 83 | +10 | 68 | |
| 10 | Dunston UTS | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 77 | 68 | +9 | 63 | |
| 11 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 85 | 87 | −2 | 60 | |
| 12 | Ashington | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 59 | |
| 13 | Team Northumbria | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 56 | Resigned from the league[3] |
| 14 | Newton Aycliffe | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 52 | |
| 15 | Guisborough Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 82 | −12 | 52[b] | |
| 16 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 73 | 91 | −18 | 51 | |
| 17 | Penrith | 42 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 71 | 85 | −14 | 48 | |
| 18 | Seaham Red Star | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 43 | |
| 19 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 68 | 112 | −44 | 43 | |
| 20 | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 70 | 102 | −32 | 39 | Resigned from the league[4] |
| 21 | Washington | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 39 | 132 | −93 | 18 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| 22 | Billingham Synthonia | 42 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 128 | −100 | 13 |
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blyth |
| Promoted | Blyth Hebburn Town Whickham |
| Relegated | Alnwick Town Darlington Railway Athletic |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,495 (3.56 per match) |
2018–19 → | |
Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
Also, Blyth Town changed name toBlyth.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blyth | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 95 | 39 | +56 | 86 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Hebburn Town | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 81 | |
| 3 | Whickham | 40 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 80 | |
| 4 | Northallerton Town | 40 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 99 | 64 | +35 | 79 | |
| 5 | Heaton Stannington | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 57 | +29 | 72 | |
| 6 | Thornaby | 40 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 68 | |
| 7 | Willington | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 67 | |
| 8 | Tow Law Town | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 88 | 70 | +18 | 64 | |
| 9 | Billingham Town | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 61 | |
| 10 | Easington Colliery | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 57 | |
| 11 | Durham City | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 79 | −6 | 51 | |
| 12 | Jarrow | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 50 | |
| 13 | Esh Winning | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 90 | −14 | 50 | |
| 14 | Chester-le-Street Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 49 | |
| 15 | West Allotment Celtic | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 86 | −22 | 45 | |
| 16 | Bedlington Terriers | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 44[a] | |
| 17 | Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 44 | |
| 18 | Crook Town | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 104 | −42 | 42 | |
| 19 | Brandon United | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 56 | 88 | −32 | 33 | |
| 20 | Darlington Railway Athletic | 40 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 41 | 90 | −49 | 31 | Relegated to theWearside League |
| 21 | Alnwick Town | 40 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 116 | −65 | 25 | Relegated to theNorthern Football Alliance |