2019–20 Northern Football League

Northern Football League
Season	2019–20
	← 2018–19

The 2019–20 Northern Football League season will be the 122nd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May.^[1] These are subject to appeal, and the North ern League's constitution is subject to ratification at the league's agm on 15 June.

Division One

At the end of the previous season, the one team left the division:

Dunston UTS – promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North-West

Division One should consist of 20 clubs, however Team Northumbria resigned from the league and disbanded during the close season, and Blyth resigned shortly after the start of the season, after playing four games.

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following three, will form Division One for 2019–20:

Billingham Town – promoted from Division Two
Northallerton Town – promoted from Division Two
Thornaby – promoted from Division Two

Division One Table

Prior to the first matche(s) being played the Pos column shows alphanumeric sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion or relegation
1	Ashington	Promotion to Step 4
2	Billingham Town
3	Bishop Auckland
4	Consett
5	Guisborough Town
6	Hebburn Town
7	Newcastle Benfield
8	Newton Aycliffe
9	North Shields
10	Northallerton Town
11	Penrith
12	Ryhope Colliery Welfare
13	Seaham Red Star
14	Shildon
15	Stockton Town
16	Sunderland RCA
17	Thornaby
18	West Auckland Town
19	Whickham
20	Whitley Bay	Possible relegation to Step 6^{[lower-alpha 1]}

First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2019. 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:

↑ Of the bottom clubs in the fourteen Step 5 divisions, two will be reprieved from relegation (based on ppg)

Stadia and locations

(to be updated for 2019–20)

Ryhope Colliery Welfare

Location of the clubs in the 2018–19 Northern League Division One on a map of North East England

Club	Stadium	Capacity
Ashington	Woodhorn Lane
Bishop Auckland	Heritage Park
Blyth	Woodhorn Lane
Consett	Belle View Stadium
Dunston UTS	UTS Stadium
Guisborough Town	King George V Ground
Hebburn Town	Energy Check S G
Newcastle Benfield	Sam Smith’s Park	2,000
Newton Aycliffe	Moore Lane Park
North Shields	Daren Persson Stadium
Penrith	Frenchfield Stadium
Ryhope Colliery Welfare	Ryhope Rec Ground
Seaham Red Star	Seaham Town Park
Shildon	Dean Street
Stockton Town	Bishopton Road West
Sunderland Ryhope Comm Ass	Meadow Park
Team Northumbria
West Auckland Town	Darlington Road
Whickham	Glebe Sports Ground
Whitley Bay	Hillheads Park	4,500

Division Two

At the end of the previous season, the following three teams left the division:

Billingham Town – promoted to Division One
Northallerton Town – promoted to Division One
Thornaby – promoted to Division One

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following three, will form Division Two for the 2019–20 season:

Carlisle City – transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
Newcastle University – promoted from the Northern Football Alliance
Sunderland West End – promoted from the Wearside League

Division Two Table

Prior to the first matche(s) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion or relegation
1	Bedlington Terriers	Promotion to Step 5
2	Billingham Synthonia
3	Carlisle City
4	Birtley Town
5	Brandon United
6	Chester-le-Street Town
7	Crook Town
8	Durham City
9	Easington Colliery
10	Esh Winning
11	Heaton Stannington
12	Jarrow
13	Newcastle University
14	Redcar Athletic
15	Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
16	Sunderland West End
17	Tow Law Town
18	Washington
19	West Allotment Celtic	Possible relegation to Step 7
20	Willington	Possible relegation to Step 7

First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2019. 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

(to be amended for the 2019–20 season)

Brandon United and Durham City

Chester-le-Street Town

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion

West Allotment Celtic

Willington

Location of the clubs in the 2018–19 Northern League Division Two on a map of North East England

Club	Stadium	Capacity
Bedlington Terriers	Welfare Park	3,000
Billingham Synthonia	Norton Sports Complex
Billingham Town
Birtley Town
Brandon United
Chester-le-Street Town
Crook Town
Durham City
Easington Colliery
Esh Winning
Heaton Stannington
Jarrow
Northallerton Town
Redcar Athletic
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
Thornaby
Tow Law Town
Washington
West Allotment Celtic
Willington

References

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External links

Northern Football League

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Division Two	Alnwick Town Billingham Synthonia Billingham Town Birtley Town Brandon United Chester-le-Street Town Crook Town Darlington Railway Athletic Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryton & Crawcrook Albion South Shields Stokesley Sports Club Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Whickham Willington
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2019–20 Northern Football League

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Division One

Division One Table

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Division Two

Division Two Table

Stadia and locations

References

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