2018–19 Northern Football League

Northern Football League
Season	2018–19
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Northern Football League season is the 121st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

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 three games.

The following 5 clubs left Division One before the season -

Billingham Synthonia – relegated to Division Two
Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association F.C. – folded
Marske United - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
Morpeth Town - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
Washington – relegated to Division Two

The following 3 clubs joined Division One before the season -

Blyth – promoted from Division Two
Hebburn Town – promoted from Division Two
Whickham – promoted from Division Two

Stadia and locations

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
Bishop Auckland
Blyth
Consett
Dunston UTS
Guisborough Town
Hebburn Town
Newcastle Benfield
Newton Aycliffe
North Shields
Penrith
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
Seaham Red Star
Shildon
Stockton Town
Sunderland Ryhope Community Association
Team Northumbria
West Auckland Town
Whickham
Whitley Bay

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Consett	9	8	0	1	29	15	+14	24	Promotion to Step 4
2	Sunderland RCA	13	8	0	5	28	18	+10	24
3	Hebburn Town	12	7	3	2	27	23	+4	24
4	Stockton Town	12	6	3	3	32	17	+15	21
5	Shildon	13	6	3	4	24	20	+4	21
6	Bishop Auckland	11	6	2	3	30	14	+16	20
7	Dunston UTS	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
8	West Auckland Town	12	5	3	4	26	15	+11	18
9	North Shields	11	5	2	4	16	17	−1	17
10	Ashington	10	4	2	4	21	20	+1	14
11	Whitley Bay	9	4	0	5	20	23	−3	12
12	Ryhope Colliery Welfare	11	4	0	7	19	25	−6	12
13	Newcastle Benfield	11	3	2	6	12	19	−7	11
14	Newton Aycliffe	10	3	2	5	14	23	−9	11
15	Guisborough Town	9	2	2	5	17	23	−6	8
16	Whickham	10	1	2	7	11	23	−12	5
17	Seaham Red Star	9	1	2	6	10	27	−17	5
18	Penrith	9	0	1	8	7	36	−29	1	Relegation to Step 6
19	Blyth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Resigned

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. 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:

↑ Blyth resigned from the league after playing, and winning, three games. All results expunged.^[1]

Division Two

Division Two consists of 20 clubs.

The following 5 clubs left Division Two before the season -

Alnwick Town - relegated to Northern Alliance
Blyth – promoted to Division One
Darlington Railway Athletic - relegated to Wearside League
Hebburn Town – promoted to Division One
Whickham – promoted to Division One

The following 3 clubs joined Division Two before the season -

Billingham Synthonia – relegated from Division One
Birtley Town - promoted from Northern Alliance
Redcar Athletic - promoted from Wearside League
Washington – relegated from Division One

Stadia and locations

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
Billingham Synthonia
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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Thornaby	13	9	1	3	23	8	+15	28	Promotion to Step 5
2	Chester-le-Street Town	12	8	1	3	24	10	+14	25	Possible promotion to Step 5^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Billingham Town	10	7	3	0	34	13	+21	24
4	Jarrow	13	6	3	4	24	20	+4	21
5	Easington Colliery	11	6	2	3	26	14	+12	20
6	Heaton Stannington	12	6	1	5	22	16	+6	19
7	Birtley Town	12	5	4	3	20	15	+5	19
8	Ryton & Crawcrook Albion	12	5	4	3	18	20	−2	19
9	Northallerton Town	11	5	2	4	28	25	+3	17
10	Willington	11	4	4	3	21	19	+2	16
11	West Allotment Celtic	11	5	1	5	18	20	−2	16
12	Crook Town	12	4	4	4	22	25	−3	16
13	Bedlington Terriers	11	4	2	5	22	32	−10	14
14	Redcar Athletic	11	3	4	4	16	18	−2	13
15	Washington	12	3	2	7	14	22	−8	11
16	Billingham Synthonia	10	2	4	4	17	16	+1	10
17	Tow Law Town	12	2	4	6	18	24	−6	10
18	Esh Winning	12	1	6	5	20	30	−10	9
19	Durham City	12	2	1	9	9	34	−25	7	Relegation to Step 7
20	Brandon United	12	1	3	8	13	28	−15	6	Relegation to Step 7

Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. 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:

↑ 9 of the 19 runners-up at Step 6 will be promoted to Step 5

References

↑ "Blyth AFC resign from the league". Northern Football League. 28 Aug 2018. Retrieved 6 Sep 2018.
1 2 "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

External links

Northern Football League

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[table_hth_BLY0.14944145928577-2] Blyth resigned from the league after playing, and winning, three games. All results expunged.^[1]

[table_note_res_PP0.24535087647166-4] 9 of the 19 runners-up at Step 6 will be promoted to Step 5

[1] "Blyth AFC resign from the league". Northern Football League. 28 Aug 2018. Retrieved 6 Sep 2018.

[Standardised_rules_2018–19-3] 1 2 "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

2018–19 Northern League
Division One	Ashington Bishop Auckland ~~Blyth~~ Consett Dunston UTS Guisborough Town Hebburn Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Penrith Ryhope Colliery Welfare Seaham Red Star Shildon Stockton Town Sunderland Ryhope Community Association ~~Team Northumbria~~ West Auckland Town Whickham Whitley Bay
Division Two	Bedlington Terriers Billingham Town Billingham Synthonia 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
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