2023–24 Northern Football League

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Northern Football League
Season2023–24
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 126th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates two divisions in the English 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 by the Football Association on 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the league's Division One (Step 5) will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaces the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there will be only one club relegated from the division.[2]

Division One[edit]

Northern Football League
Division One
Season2023–24
ChampionsBishop Auckland
PromotedBishop Auckland
2024–25 →

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.[3]

Division One table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland (C, P) 38 32 4 2 133 32 +101 100 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Shildon (Q) 38 29 4 5 126 32 +94 91 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Heaton Stannington (Q) 38 23 9 6 76 42 +34 78
4 Birtley Town (Q) 38 24 3 11 98 56 +42 75
5 West Auckland Town (Q) 38 23 6 9 88 49 +39 75
6 Guisborough Town 38 22 7 9 75 40 +35 70[a]
7 Boro Rangers 38 20 8 10 82 42 +40 68
8 Carlisle City 38 18 6 14 73 81 −8 60
9 West Allotment Celtic 38 17 8 13 85 53 +32 59
10 Whitley Bay 37 17 5 15 70 75 −5 56
11 Whickham 38 16 6 16 73 68 +5 54
12 Redcar Athletic 38 14 9 15 82 67 +15 51
13 Crook Town 37 12 12 13 48 59 −11 48
14 North Shields 37 12 7 18 54 62 −8 43
15 Penrith 38 13 2 23 82 89 −7 41
16 Seaham Red Star 38 7 9 22 45 74 −29 30
17 Newcastle Benfield 36 9 5 22 54 96 −42 29[b]
18 Northallerton Town 37 4 6 27 37 106 −69 18
19 Tow Law Town 38 4 1 33 32 159 −127 13
20 Sunderland RCA (R) 36 1 1 34 27 158 −131 4 Relegation to Division Two
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Northern League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Guisborough Town were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[4]
  2. ^ Newcastle Benfield were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[5]

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Shildon
5 West Auckland Town
 
 
3 Heaton Stannington
4 Birtley Town

Semifinals[edit]

1 May Shildon v West Auckland Town Shildon
19:30 Stadium: Dean Street
2 May Heaton Stannington v Birtley Town High Heaton
19:30 Stadium: Grounsell Park

Final[edit]

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Stadia and locations[edit]

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Location of Division One clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
Boro Rangers Stokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club) 2,000
Carlisle City Gillford Park
Crook Town The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground 1,500
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith’s Park 2,000
North Shields Ralph Gardner Park 1,500
Northallerton Town Calvert Stadium
Penrith Frenchfield Stadium 1,500
Redcar Athletic Green Lane
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park
Shildon Dean Street 2,000
Sunderland RCA Meadow Park 1,500
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road 3,000
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

Division Two[edit]

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2023–24
ChampionsBlyth Town
PromotedBlyth Town
2024–25 →

Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Division Two table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Blyth Town (C, P) 40 33 2 5 134 35 +99 101 Promotion to Division Two
2 Newcastle Blue Star (Q) 42 27 8 7 102 46 +56 89 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Easington Colliery (Q) 42 25 8 9 97 49 +48 83
4 Bedlington Terriers (Q) 40 24 4 12 80 52 +28 76
5 Horden Community Welfare (Q) 42 22 8 12 76 58 +18 74
6 Billingham Synthonia 42 21 10 11 105 62 +43 73
7 Chester-le-Street Town 42 21 9 12 83 60 +23 72
8 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 41 21 7 13 77 68 +9 70
9 Newcastle University 42 19 7 16 104 78 +26 64
10 Jarrow 42 18 8 16 80 72 +8 62
11 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 41 19 4 18 98 67 +31 61
12 Thornaby 42 18 7 17 61 57 +4 61
13 FC Hartlepool 41 18 9 14 80 60 +20 60[a]
14 Esh Winning 39 16 11 12 54 65 −11 59
15 Prudhoe Youth Club 41 12 10 19 70 72 −2 46
16 Boldon Community Association 42 12 10 20 62 91 −29 46
17 Redcar Town 42 14 4 24 57 90 −33 46
18 Billingham Town 42 12 8 22 58 85 −27 44
19 Chester-le-Street United 41 11 6 24 49 79 −30 39
20 Sunderland West End 42 8 7 27 61 96 −35 31
21 Washington (R) 41 6 2 33 42 146 −104 20 Possible relegation to feeder leagues
22 Brandon United (R) 41 3 1 37 29 171 −142 7[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Northern League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Hartlepool were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[6]
  2. ^ Brandon United were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[7]

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Newcastle Blue Star
5 Horden Community Welfare
 
 
3 Easington Colliery
4 Bedlington Terriers

Semifinals[edit]

2 May Newcastle Blue Star v Horden Community Welfare Newcastle upon Tyne
19:30 Stadium: Scotswood
3 May Easington Colliery v Bedlington Terriers Easington
15:00 Stadium: Welfare Park

Final[edit]

v

Stadia and locations[edit]

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Location of Division Two clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park 3,000
Billingham Synthonia Stokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club) 2,000
Billingham Town Bedford Terrace 3,000
Blyth Town South Newsham Playing Fields
Boldon Community Association Boldon Colliery Welfare
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Chester-le-Street United Riverside
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
FC Hartlepool Grayfields Enclosure
Horden Community Welfare Welfare Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Newcastle Blue Star Scotswood
Newcastle University Kimberley Park
Prudhoe Youth Club
Redcar Town Mo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park 1,500
Thornaby Teesdale Park 5,000
Sunderland West End Ford Hub Sports Complex
Washington Northern Playing Fields
Yarm & Eaglescliffe Bedford Terrace (groundshare with Billingham Town) 3,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2023-24 TERM". The Football Association. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "NEW SEASON FIXTURES RELEASED". Northern Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "GUISBOROUGH DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "BENFIELD DEDUCTED THREE POINTS". Northern Football League. 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "FC HARTLEPOOL POINTS DEDUCTION". Northern Football League. 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "POINTS DEDUCTED". Northern Football League. 15 April 2024.

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