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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 22 13 6 3 55 26 +29 45 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Boro Rangers 22 13 4 5 57 34 +23 43
4 Newcastle Blue Star 22 12 5 5 46 27 +19 41
5 Shildon 22 13 1 8 45 32 +13 40
6 Guisborough Town 22 11 6 5 42 30 +12 39
7 North Shields 21 11 5 5 40 26 +14 38
8 West Auckland Town 23 10 6 7 43 34 +9 36
9 Kendal Town 21 10 4 7 42 28 +14 34
10 Marske United[a] 22 11 1 10 41 38 +3 34
11 Crook Town 19 10 3 6 28 18 +10 33
12 Whitley Bay 20 9 5 6 33 26 +7 32
13 Newcastle Benfield 21 9 4 8 33 44 −11 31
14 Penrith 21 10 0 11 35 42 −7 30
15 Northallerton Town 22 8 3 11 26 33 −7 27
16 Easington Colliery 23 6 6 11 30 47 −17 24
17 Carlisle City 23 7 3 13 31 55 −24 24
18 Birtley Town 22 5 6 11 30 46 −16 21
19 West Allotment Celtic 21 5 4 12 23 47 −24 19
20 Seaham Red Star 23 4 3 16 26 53 −27 15
21 Whickham 22 4 1 17 23 57 −34 13 Relegation to Division Two
22 Tow Law Town 23 3 1 19 26 55 −29 10
Updated to match(es) played on 16 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 24 17 4 3 63 25 +38 55 Promotion to Division One
2 Horden Community Welfare 22 16 5 1 61 18 +43 53 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Jarrow 22 17 2 3 56 18 +38 53
4 Esh Winning 23 16 3 4 55 23 +32 51
5 Thornaby 22 12 7 3 29 18 +11 43
6 Prudhoe Youth Club 23 12 4 7 40 29 +11 40
7 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 23 12 4 7 41 31 +10 40
8 FC Hartlepool 23 12 2 9 50 38 +12 38
9 Chester-le-Street United 23 12 1 10 29 24 +5 37
10 Chester-le-Street Town 23 11 1 11 34 33 +1 34
11 Bedlington Terriers 24 8 5 11 31 43 −12 29
12 Sunderland West End 23 9 2 12 46 65 −19 29
13 Billingham Synthonia 23 7 6 10 38 30 +8 27
14 Darlington Town 22 7 6 9 39 43 −4 27
15 Newcastle University 22 6 8 8 35 40 −5 26
16 Billingham Town 21 7 4 10 46 38 +8 25
17 Redcar Town 25 6 6 13 39 53 −14 24
18 Alnwick Town 22 5 5 12 26 43 −17 20
19 Boldon Community Association 23 4 7 12 28 56 −28 19
20 Sunderland RCA 23 4 4 15 23 52 −29 16
21 Grangetown Boys Club 23 4 3 16 23 50 −27 15
22 Washington 23 2 1 20 20 82 −62 7 Relegation to the Wearside League
Updated to match(es) played on 22 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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