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2023–24 Northern Football League

The 2023–24 season was the 126th 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.

Northern Football League
Season2023–24

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the league's Division One (Step 5) promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[2]

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season2023–24
ChampionsBishop Auckland
PromotedBishop Auckland
Heaton Stannington
RelegatedSunderland RCA

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.[3]

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland (C, P) 38 32 4 2 133 32 101 100 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Shildon 38 29 4 5 126 32 94 91 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Heaton Stannington (O, P) 38 23 9 6 76 42 34 78
4 Birtley Town 38 24 3 11 98 56 42 75
5 West Auckland Town 38 23 6 9 88 49 39 75
6 Guisborough Town 38 22 7 9 75 40 35 70[a]
7 Boro Rangers 38 20 8 10 82 42 40 68
8 Carlisle City 38 18 6 14 73 81 −8 60
9 West Allotment Celtic 38 17 8 13 85 53 32 59
10 Whitley Bay 38 17 6 15 71 76 −5 57
11 Whickham 38 16 6 16 73 68 5 54
12 Redcar Athletic 38 14 9 15 82 67 15 51
13 Crook Town 38 13 12 13 50 60 −10 51
14 North Shields 38 12 8 18 55 63 −8 44
15 Penrith 38 13 2 23 82 89 −7 41
16 Seaham Red Star 38 7 9 22 45 74 −29 30
17 Newcastle Benfield 38 9 6 23 56 99 −43 30[b]
18 Northallerton Town 38 5 6 27 39 106 −67 21
19 Tow Law Town 38 4 1 33 32 159 −127 13
20 Sunderland RCA (R) 38 1 2 35 28 161 −133 5 Relegation to Division Two
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Guisborough Town were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[4]
  2. ^ Newcastle Benfield were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[5]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Shildon 0
5 West Auckland Town 1
3 Heaton Stannington 3
5 West Auckland Town 0
3 Heaton Stannington 1
4 Birtley Town 0

Semifinals

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1 May Shildon0–1 West Auckland Town Shildon
19:30 Report
  • Scott   90'
 Stadium: Dean Street
Attendance: 604
2 May Heaton Stannington 1–0Birtley TownHigh Heaton
19:30
Report Stadium: Grounsell Park
Attendance: 1,235

Final

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6 May Heaton Stannington 3–0West Auckland TownHigh Heaton
15:00
Report Stadium: Grounsell Park
Attendance: 2,107

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division One clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
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
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park
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
Sunderland RCA Meadow Park 1,500
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
Season2023–24
ChampionsBlyth Town
PromotedBlyth Town
Easington Colliery
Newcastle Blue Star
RelegatedBrandon United

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 Blyth Town (C, P) 42 34 3 5 139 37 102 105 Promotion to Division Two
2 Newcastle Blue Star (P) 42 27 8 7 102 46 56 89 Qualification for the play-offs,
then promotion to Division One
3 Easington Colliery (O, P) 42 25 8 9 97 49 48 83 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Bedlington Terriers 42 24 5 13 81 54 27 77
5 Horden Community Welfare 42 22 8 12 76 58 18 74
6 Billingham Synthonia 42 21 10 11 105 62 43 73
7 Chester-le-Street Town 42 21 9 12 83 60 23 72
8 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 42 21 8 13 79 70 9 71
9 Newcastle University 42 19 7 16 104 78 26 64
10 Esh Winning 42 17 13 12 61 69 −8 64
11 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 19 5 18 99 68 31 62
12 Jarrow 42 18 8 16 80 72 8 62
13 Thornaby 42 18 7 17 61 57 4 61
14 FC Hartlepool 42 18 9 15 81 64 17 60[a]
15 Prudhoe Youth Club 42 13 10 19 73 73 0 49
16 Boldon Community Association 42 12 10 20 62 91 −29 46
17 Redcar Town 42 14 4 24 57 90 −33 46
18 Billingham Town 42 12 8 22 58 85 −27 44
19 Chester-le-Street United 42 12 6 24 50 79 −29 42
20 Sunderland West End 42 8 7 27 61 96 −35 31
21 Washington 42 6 2 34 43 149 −106 20
22 Brandon United (R) 42 3 1 38 30 175 −145 7[b] Relegation to the Wearside League
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Hartlepool were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[6]
  2. ^ Brandon United were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[7]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Newcastle Blue Star 2
5 Horden Community Welfare 1
2 Newcastle Blue Star 1
3 Easington Colliery 2
3 Easington Colliery 4
4 Bedlington Terriers 0

Semifinals

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3 May Newcastle Blue Star 2–1Horden Community WelfareNewcastle upon Tyne
19:30
Report
Stadium: Scotswood
Attendance: 1,061
4 May Easington Colliery 4–0Bedlington TerriersEasington
15:00
Report Stadium: Welfare Park
Attendance: 310

Final

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8 May Newcastle Blue Star1-2 Easington Colliery Newcastle upon Tyne
19:30
Report
Stadium: Scotswood
Attendance: 1,771

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division Two clubs
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
Blyth Town South Newsham Playing Fields
Boldon Community Association Boldon Colliery Welfare
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Chester-le-Street United Riverside
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
FC Hartlepool Grayfields Enclosure
Horden Community Welfare Welfare Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Newcastle Blue Star Scotswood
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 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. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2023-24 TERM". The Football Association. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "NEW SEASON FIXTURES RELEASED". Northern Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "GUISBOROUGH DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "BENFIELD DEDUCTED THREE POINTS". Northern Football League. 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "FC HARTLEPOOL POINTS DEDUCTION". Northern Football League. 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "POINTS DEDUCTED". Northern Football League. 15 April 2024.
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