2020–21 Northern Football League

The 2020–21 Northern Football League season is the 123rd in the history of 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.

Northern Football League
Season2020–21

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,[1] and were subject to appeal.

Division One

Division One comprises 20 teams, the same set of teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hebburn Town 12 11 0 1 49 11 +38 33 Promotion to Step 4
2 Stockton Town 12 8 3 1 32 8 +24 27
3 Consett 12 9 0 3 31 20 +11 27
4 North Shields 11 8 2 1 27 12 +15 26
5 Newton Aycliffe 12 6 4 2 31 15 +16 22
6 Newcastle Benfield 13 7 1 5 35 23 +12 22
7 Whitley Bay 11 7 1 3 27 18 +9 22
8 Shildon 11 6 3 2 26 11 +15 21
9 Thornaby 11 6 2 3 19 22 3 20
10 Whickham 13 5 2 6 18 21 3 17
11 West Auckland Town 13 5 2 6 21 29 8 17
12 Ashington 11 5 1 5 23 24 1 16
13 Sunderland RCA 12 4 1 7 24 23 +1 13
14 Northallerton Town 13 3 3 7 10 30 20 12
15 Sunderland Ryhope CW 10 3 2 5 11 18 7 11
16 Guisborough Town 12 2 3 7 20 34 14 9
17 Penrith 11 3 0 8 15 34 19 9
18 Bishop Auckland 12 1 2 9 12 30 18 5
19 Seaham Red Star 11 1 2 8 10 31 21 5
20 Billingham Town 13 1 0 12 14 43 29 3 Possible relegation to Step 6[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2020. 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 [3]
Notes:
  1. The 14 bottom-placed clubs from each of the Step 5 divisions will be ranked by their points-per-game (PPG) ratio. The two bottom-placed clubs with the highest PPG will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining 12 bottom-placed clubs will be relegated to Step 6.[2]

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium
AshingtonWoodhorn Lane
Bishop AucklandHeritage Park
Billingham TownBedford Terreace
ConsettBelle View Stadium
Guisborough TownKing George V Ground
Hebburn TownHebburn Sports & Social Ground
Newcastle BenfieldSam Smith's Park
Newton AycliffeMoore Lane Park
NothallertonCalvert Stadium
North ShieldsDaren Persson Stadium
PenrithFrenchfield Stadium
Ryhope Colliery WelfareRyhope Rec Ground
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park
ShildonDean Street
Stockton TownBishopton Road West
Sunderland Ryhope Comm AssMeadow Park
ThornabyTeesdale Park
West Auckland TownDarlington Road
WhickhamGlebe Sports Ground
Whitley BayHillheads Park

Division Two

Division Two comprises the same 20 teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Easington Colliery 11 8 1 2 34 18 +16 25 Promotion to Step 5
2 West Allotment Celtic 12 7 3 2 25 16 +9 24
3 Crook Town 12 7 2 3 33 17 +16 23
4 Carlisle City 11 7 2 2 25 17 +8 23
5 Billingham Synthonia 12 7 1 4 32 13 +19 22
6 Tow Law Town 12 6 2 4 22 19 +3 20
7 Bedlington Terriers 11 6 2 3 19 16 +3 20
8 Birtley Town 13 5 5 3 18 19 1 20
9 Newcastle University 11 5 4 2 17 15 +2 19
10 Redcar Athletic 11 5 3 3 19 14 +5 18
11 Heaton Stannington 12 4 5 3 26 15 +11 17
12 Chester-le-Street Town 12 5 2 5 29 20 +9 17
13 Brandon United 12 4 3 5 20 27 7 15
14 Esh Winning 12 5 0 7 22 31 9 15
15 Willington 13 5 0 8 19 27 8 15
16 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 14 3 3 8 21 26 5 12
17 Sunderland West End 12 3 2 7 15 30 15 11
18 Jarrow 12 3 1 8 17 31 14 10
19 Washington 10 2 2 6 18 29 11 8 Possible relegation to Step 7
20 Durham City 13 0 1 12 19 50 31 1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2020. 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 [3]

Stadia and locations

(to be amended for the 2020–21 season)

Club Stadium
Bedlington TerriersWelfare Park
Billingham SynthoniaNorton Sports Complex
Birtley TownBirtley Sports Complex
Brandon UnitedWelfare Ground
Carlisle CityGillford Park
Chester-le-Street TownMoor Park
Crook TownThe Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground
Durham CityHall Lane (Willington)
Easington CollieryWelfare Park
Esh WinningWest Terrace
Heaton StanningtonGrounsell Park
JarrowPerth Green
Newcastle UniversityKimberley Park
Redcar AthleticGreen Lane
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park
Sunderland West EndNissan Sports Complex
Tow Law TownIronworks Road
WashingtonNew Ferens Park
West Allotment CelticDruid Park
WillingtonHall Lane

References

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