| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
2022–23 → | |
The2021–22 season was the 124th in the history of theNorthern Football League, afootball competition in England. The league operated two divisions in theEnglish football league system, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced bythe Football Association (The FA) on 18 May 2021,[1] and were subject to appeal.
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[2][3][4]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | North Shields |
| Promoted | Consett North Shields |
| Relegated | Billingham Town |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,256 (3.31 per match) |
2022–23 → | |
Division One featured 17 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, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Shields | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 84 | Promoted to theNorthern Premier League |
| 2 | Consett | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 75 | Qualified for aninter-step play-off, then promoted to theNorthern Premier League[a] |
| 3 | Thornaby | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 68 | |
| 4 | Newton Aycliffe | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 67 | |
| 5 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 65 | Resigned from the league[b] |
| 6 | West Auckland Town | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 63 | |
| 7 | Whickham | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 61 | |
| 8 | Ashington | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 90 | 77 | +13 | 58 | |
| 9 | Sunderland RCA | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 57 | |
| 10 | Seaham Red Star | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
| 11 | West Allotment Celtic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 52 | |
| 12 | Newcastle Benfield | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 75 | −10 | 51 | |
| 13 | Guisborough Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Redcar Athletic | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 47 | |
| 15 | Crook Town | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 46 | |
| 16 | Northallerton Town | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 39 | |
| 17 | Whitley Bay | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 39 | |
| 18 | Bishop Auckland | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 35 | |
| 19 | Penrith | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 35 | Reprieved from relegation[c] |
| 20 | Billingham Town | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 25 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| 30 April | Histon | 1–2 | Consett | Impington |
| Lindsay | Heslop Marriott | Stadium:Bridge Road Attendance: 410 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BIL | BIS | CON | CRO | GUI | NWB | NAY | NSH | NLT | PEN | RED | RCW | SEA | SUN | THO | WAC | WAT | WHC | WHB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Billingham Town | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Consett | 4–4 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Crook Town | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Guisborough Town | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Newcastle Benfield | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Newton Aycliffe | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 8–0 | |
| North Shields | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Northallerton Town | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| Penrith | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Redcar Athletic | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |
| Seaham Red Star | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Sunderland RCA | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Thornaby | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| West Allotment Celtic | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| West Auckland Town | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| Whickham | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Whitley Bay | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ashington | Woodhorn Lane | |
| Billingham Town | Bedford Terrace | 3,000 |
| Bishop Auckland | Heritage Park | 1,950 |
| Consett | Belle View Stadium | |
| Crook Town | The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground | 1,500 |
| Guisborough Town | King George V Ground | |
| Newcastle Benfield | Sam Smith’s Park | 2,000 |
| Newton Aycliffe | Moore Lane Park | |
| Northallerton Town | Calvert Stadium | |
| North Shields | Ralph Gardner Park | 1,500 |
| Penrith | Frenchfield Stadium | 1,500 |
| Redcar Athletic | Green Lane | |
| Ryhope Colliery Welfare | Ryhope Recreation Ground | |
| Seaham Red Star | Seaham Town Park | |
| Sunderland RCA | Meadow Park | 1,500 |
| Thornaby | Teesdale Park | 5,000 |
| West Allotment Celtic | East Palmersville Sports Pavilion | 1,500 |
| West Auckland Town | Darlington Road | 2,000 |
| Whickham | Glebe Sports Ground | 4,000 |
| Whitley Bay | Hillheads Park | 4,500 |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Carlisle City |
| Promoted | Carlisle City Heaton Stannington Tow Law Town |
| Relegated | Durham City |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,640 (3.9 per match) |
2022–23 → | |
Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with for new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlisle City | 40 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 115 | 49 | +66 | 82 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Heaton Stannington | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 103 | 47 | +56 | 82 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to Division One[a] |
| 3 | Boldon Community Association | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 123 | 79 | +44 | 77 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 4 | Tow Law Town | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 77 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to Division One[a] |
| 5 | Easington Colliery | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 76 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 6 | Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 87 | 60 | +27 | 74 | |
| 7 | Horden Community Welfare | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 94 | 65 | +29 | 72 | |
| 8 | Billingham Synthonia | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 54 | +33 | 70 | |
| 9 | Sunderland West End | 40 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 69 | +15 | 69 | |
| 10 | Redcar Town | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 68 | |
| 11 | Newcastle University | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 97 | 71 | +26 | 66 | |
| 12 | Jarrow | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 89 | 74 | +15 | 56 | |
| 13 | Birtley Town | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 76 | 83 | −7 | 50 | |
| 14 | Willington | 40 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 74 | 78 | −4 | 46 | |
| 15 | Blyth Town | 40 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 45 | |
| 16 | Brandon United | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 45 | |
| 17 | Chester-le-Street Town | 40 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 40 | |
| 18 | Bedlington Terriers | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 95 | −33 | 36 | |
| 19 | Washington | 40 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 55 | 113 | −58 | 35 | Reprieved from relegation[b] |
| 20 | Esh Winning | 40 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 48 | 113 | −65 | 32 | |
| 21 | Durham City | 40 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 196 | −173 | 5 | Relegated to theWearside League |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Heaton Stannington | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Easington Colliery | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Heaton Stannington | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Tow Law Town | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Boldon Community Association | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Tow Law Town | 2 | |||||||
| Home \ Away | BED | BIL | BIR | BLY | BOL | BRA | CAR | CST | DUR | EAS | ESH | HEA | HOR | JAR | NEW | RED | RCA | SUN | TLT | WAS | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlington Terriers | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 5–0 | |
| Billingham Synthonia | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
| Birtley Town | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Blyth Town | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | |
| Boldon Community Association | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 10–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–4 | |
| Brandon United | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–4 | |
| Carlisle City | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 16–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 5–1 | |
| Chester-le-Street Town | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Durham City | 2–2 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–9 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Easington Colliery | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–7 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Esh Winning | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Heaton Stannington | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–3 | 4–2 | |
| Horden Community Welfare | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Jarrow | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 10–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–6 | |
| Newcastle University | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Redcar Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | |
| Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | |
| Sunderland West End | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 10–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tow Law Town | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Washington | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 1–7 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 9–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Willington | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bedlington Terriers | Welfare Park | 3,000 |
| Billingham Synthonia | Norton Sports Complex | 1,970 |
| Birtley Town | Birtley Sports Complex | |
| Blyth Town | South Newsham Playing Fields | |
| Boldon Comm Assn | Boldon Colliery Welfare | |
| Brandon United | Welfare Ground | |
| Carlisle City | Gillford Park | |
| Chester-le-Street Town | Moor Park | |
| Durham City | Hall Lane (groundshare withWillington) | |
| Easington Colliery | Welfare Park | |
| Esh Winning | West Terrace | 3,500 |
| Heaton Stannington | Grounsell Park | |
| Horden Community Welfare | Welfare Park | |
| Jarrow | Perth Green | |
| Newcastle University | Kimberley Park | |
| Redcar Town | Mo Mowlam Memorial Park | |
| Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | Kingsley Park | 1,500 |
| Sunderland West End | Nissan Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| Tow Law Town | Ironworks Road | 3,000 |
| Washington | New Ferens Park | |
| Willington | Hall Lane |