2018–19 Northern Football League

Northern Football League
Season2018–19

The 2018–19 season was the 121st in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league has operated two divisions in the English football league system, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6.

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One
Season2018–19
ChampionsDunston UTS
PromotedDunston UTS
Matches played306
Goals scored1,143 (3.74 per match)

After Team Northumbria resigned from the league and disbanded during the close season, Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dunston UTS 34 26 5 3 79 30 +49 83 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
2 Hebburn Town 34 19 9 6 85 62 +23 66
3 Bishop Auckland 34 18 8 8 84 53 +31 62
4 Consett 34 18 7 9 80 58 +22 61
5 Sunderland RCA 34 19 4 11 69 47 +22 61
6 Shildon 34 16 8 10 62 46 +16 56
7 Stockton Town 34 16 6 12 85 56 +29 54
8 West Auckland Town 34 14 11 9 62 40 +22 53
9 North Shields 34 16 4 14 58 55 +3 52
10 Newcastle Benfield 34 15 6 13 59 65 −6 51
11 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 34 14 5 15 64 70 −6 47
12 Newton Aycliffe 34 9 9 16 49 66 −17 36
13 Whitley Bay 34 9 7 18 58 88 −30 34
14 Seaham Red Star 34 9 6 19 56 87 −31 33
15 Guisborough Town 34 8 7 19 56 69 −13 31
16 Ashington 34 7 8 19 44 65 −21 29
17 Whickham 34 6 7 21 54 86 −32 25
18 Penrith 34 5 7 22 39 100 −61 22 Reprieved from relegation
19 Blyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Club folded, record expunged
Source: NL website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Blyth resigned from the league due to a lack of support and permanent home ground. Club record W=4 D=0 L=0 expunged.[1]

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division One clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Ashington Woodhorn Lane
Blyth
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
Consett Belle View Stadium
Dunston UTS Wellington Road 2,500
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Hebburn Town Hebburn Sports & Social Ground
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith’s Park 2,000
Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park
North Shields Ralph Gardner Park 1,500
Penrith Frenchfield Stadium 1,500
Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryhope Recreation Ground
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park
Shildon Dean Street 2,000
Stockton Town Bishopton Road West 1,800
Sunderland RCA Meadow Park 1,500
West Auckland Town Darlington Road 2,000
Whickham Glebe Sports Ground 4,000
Whitley Bay Hillheads Park 4,500

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2018–19
ChampionsBillingham Town
PromotedBillingham Town
Thornaby
Northallerton Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,386 (3.65 per match)

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Billingham Town 38 29 6 3 106 37 +69 93 Promoted to Division One
2 Thornaby 38 29 4 5 98 37 +61 91
3 Northallerton Town 38 23 6 9 86 55 +31 75
4 Heaton Stannington 38 20 6 12 76 48 +28 66
5 Chester-le-Street Town 38 18 8 12 66 57 +9 62
6 West Allotment Celtic 38 18 6 14 71 58 +13 60
7 Redcar Athletic 38 15 11 12 86 66 +20 56
8 Willington 38 15 11 12 70 57 +13 56
9 Crook Town 38 16 8 14 82 70 +12 56
10 Billingham Synthonia 38 15 10 13 65 52 +13 55
11 Jarrow 38 14 10 14 63 71 −8 52
12 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 38 14 9 15 57 61 −4 51
13 Birtley Town 38 13 9 16 62 73 −11 48
14 Bedlington Terriers 38 13 7 18 79 96 −17 46
15 Tow Law Town 38 11 10 17 62 72 −10 43
16 Easington Colliery 38 12 7 19 75 91 −16 43
17 Esh Winning 38 10 10 18 63 81 −18 40
18 Washington 38 9 2 27 46 86 −40 29
19 Brandon United 38 6 8 24 43 95 −52 26 Reprieved from relegation
20 Durham City 38 5 2 31 30 123 −93 17
Source: NL website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division Two clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park 3,000
Billingham Synthonia Norton Sports Complex 1,970
Billingham Town Bedford Terrace 3,000
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Crook Town The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground 1,500
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Northallerton Town Calvert Stadium
Redcar Athletic Green Lane
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park 1,500
Thornaby Teesdale Park 5,000
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road 3,000
Washington Nissan Sports and Leisure Complex 1,000
West Allotment Celtic Druid Park
Willington Hall Lane
Durham City

References

  1. ^ "Blyth AFC resign from the league". Northern Football League. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.