North Northumberland Football League

The North Northumberland Football League was a football competition based in England. It had a history of about 100 years, and was one of the longest established amateur leagues in the country.

North Northumberland Football League
Founded
1898
Folded
2019
Nation
England
Feeder To
Northern Alliance Division Two
Divisions
Division One
Division Two
Number of Teams
11
Levels on Pyramid
Level 14 and Level 15
Cups
5 (see article body)
Last Champions (2018–19)
Newbiggin

When it had two divisions, the highest (Division One) sat at level 14 of the English football league system and was a feeder to the Northern Alliance. The league consisted of teams from between the rivers Tweed and Wansbeck.

Member teams compete in the Northumberland FA Minor Cup as well as six cup competitions run by the league; The Bilclough Cup, The Sanderson Cup, The Anderson Cup, The Runciman Cup and The Robson Cup.

For the 2018-19 season the league consisted of a single division.

Recent champions

Season Division One Division Two
2006–07 Amble United Hedgeley Rovers
2007–08 Stobswood Welfare Bedlington Terrier Reserves
2008–09 Ashington Booze Brothers Athletic Alnwick Town Reserves
2009–10 Rothbury Lynemouth Institute
2010–11 Alnwick Town Reserves Wooler
2011–12 Wooler Red Row Welfare
2012–13 AFC Newbiggin Tweedmouth Rangers
2013–14 Shilbottle Colliery Welfare Wansbeck
2014–15 Alnmouth United Amble St. Cuthbert
2015-16 Red Row Welfare Tweedmouth Harrow
2016-17 Tweedmouth Harrow Embleton Whinstone Rovers
2017-18 North Sunderland
2018-19 Newbiggin

Final member clubs

  • Alnmouth United
  • Alnwick Development
  • Amble Masons
  • Amble St. Cuthbert
  • Ashington Town
  • Bedlington Seniors
  • Craster/Embleton
  • Lowick United
  • Newbiggin
  • North Sunderland
  • Wooler
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