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2024–25 Northern Football League

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Northern Football League
Season2024–25
2025–26

The 2024–25 season is the 127th 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 17 May 2024.[1]

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season2024–25
2025–26

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Redcar Athletic 21 15 3 3 59 16 +43 48 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Blyth Town 21 13 5 3 54 25 +29 44 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Boro Rangers 21 13 4 4 57 31 +26 43
4 Newcastle Blue Star 21 11 5 5 43 26 +17 38
5 Shildon 21 12 1 8 42 32 +10 37
6 West Auckland Town 22 10 6 6 42 31 +11 36
7 Guisborough Town 21 10 6 5 39 28 +11 36
8 North Shields 20 10 5 5 38 26 +12 35
9 Kendal Town 20 10 4 6 42 27 +15 34
10 Marske United[a] 21 10 1 10 40 38 +2 31
11 Crook Town 18 9 3 6 27 18 +9 30
12 Penrith 20 10 0 10 35 40 −5 30
13 Newcastle Benfield 20 9 3 8 32 43 −11 30
14 Whitley Bay 19 8 5 6 31 25 +6 29
15 Northallerton Town 21 8 3 10 25 31 −6 27
16 Carlisle City 22 7 3 12 31 54 −23 24
17 Easington Colliery 22 6 5 11 29 46 −17 23
18 Birtley Town 21 5 5 11 29 45 −16 20
19 West Allotment Celtic 21 5 4 12 23 47 −24 19
20 Whickham 21 4 1 16 21 54 −33 13
21 Seaham Red Star 22 3 3 16 23 52 −29 12 Relegation to Division Two
22 Tow Law Town 22 3 1 18 25 52 −27 10
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 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
Notes:
  1. ^ Marske United are ineligible for promotion due to withdrawal from the national league system midway through last season. [2]

Stadia and locations

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Club Stadium Capacity
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Blyth Town South Newsham Playing Fields
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
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Kendal Town Parkside Road
Marske United Mount Pleasant 2,500
Newcastle Blue Star Scotswood
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
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

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2024–25

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

Division Two table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 23 16 4 3 62 25 +37 52 Promotion to Division One
2 Horden Community Welfare 21 15 5 1 57 18 +39 50 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Jarrow 21 16 2 3 53 18 +35 50
4 Esh Winning 22 15 3 4 50 22 +28 48
5 Thornaby 21 12 6 3 28 17 +11 42
6 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 22 12 4 6 41 25 +16 40
7 Prudhoe Youth Club 22 12 3 7 39 28 +11 39
8 Chester-le-Street United 22 12 1 9 29 23 +6 37
9 FC Hartlepool 22 11 2 9 47 38 +9 35
10 Chester-le-Street Town 22 11 1 10 34 29 +5 34
11 Bedlington Terriers 22 8 5 9 29 36 −7 29
12 Sunderland West End 22 9 2 11 45 60 −15 29
13 Billingham Synthonia 22 7 5 10 38 30 +8 26
14 Newcastle University 22 6 8 8 35 40 −5 26
15 Darlington Town 21 6 6 9 37 42 −5 24
16 Billingham Town 20 6 4 10 40 38 +2 22
17 Redcar Town 23 5 6 12 37 49 −12 21
18 Alnwick Town 21 5 5 11 25 41 −16 20
19 Boldon Community Association 22 3 7 12 23 55 −32 16
20 Grangetown Boys Club 23 4 3 16 23 50 −27 15
21 Sunderland RCA 22 4 3 15 23 52 −29 15
22 Washington 22 2 1 19 20 79 −59 7 Relegation to the Wearside League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 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

Stadia and locations

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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
Boldon Community Association Boldon Colliery Welfare
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Chester-le-Street United Riverside
Darlington Town Eastbourne Community Stadium
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
FC Hartlepool Grayfields Enclosure
Grangetown Boys Club B & W Lifting Ltd Stadium
Horden Community Welfare Welfare Park
Jarrow Perth Green
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 RCA Meadow Park 1,500
Sunderland West End Ford Hub Sports Complex
Washington Northern Playing Fields
Yarm & Eaglescliffe Bedford Terrace (groundshare with Billingham Town) 3,000

References

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  1. ^ "FA ANNOUNCES MAKE UP OF EBAC NORTHERN LEAUGE". The Northern Football League. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/rules-of-the-association/2021-22/national-league-system-regulations.ashx
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