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Northern Football League
Season2020–21

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.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,[1] and are 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 North Shields 11 8 2 1 27 12 +15 26
3 Stockton Town 11 7 3 1 31 8 +23 24
4 Consett 11 8 0 3 27 19 +8 24
5 Newton Aycliffe 12 6 4 2 31 15 +16 22
6 Newcastle Benfield 12 7 1 4 33 20 +13 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 Ashington 11 5 1 5 23 24 −1 16
12 West Auckland Town 12 4 2 6 18 27 −9 14
13 Sunderland RCA 12 4 1 7 24 23 +1 13
14 Northallerton Town 12 3 3 6 9 28 −19 12
15 Sunderland Ryhope CW 9 3 2 4 11 17 −6 11
16 Guisborough Town 12 2 3 7 20 34 −14 9
17 Penrith 10 2 0 8 13 33 −20 6
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 12 1 0 11 13 39 −26 3 Possible relegation to Step 6[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 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

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Location of the clubs in the 2020–21
Northern League Division One on a map of North East England
Club Stadium
Ashington Woodhorn Lane
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park
Billingham Town Bedford Terreace
Consett Belle View Stadium
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Hebburn Town Hebburn Sports & Social Ground
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith's Park
Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park
Nothallerton Calvert Stadium
North Shields Daren Persson Stadium
Penrith Frenchfield Stadium
Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryhope Rec Ground
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park
Shildon Dean Street
Stockton Town Bishopton Road West
Sunderland Ryhope Comm Ass Meadow Park
Thornaby Teesdale Park
West Auckland Town Darlington Road
Whickham Glebe Sports Ground
Whitley Bay Hillheads 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 Crook Town 12 7 2 3 33 17 +16 23
3 Carlisle City 11 7 2 2 25 17 +8 23
4 Billingham Synthonia 12 7 1 4 32 13 +19 22
5 West Allotment Celtic 11 6 3 2 22 14 +8 21
6 Bedlington Terriers 10 6 2 2 17 13 +4 20
7 Tow Law Town 12 6 2 4 22 19 +3 20
8 Newcastle University 11 5 4 2 17 15 +2 19
9 Birtley Town 12 5 4 3 17 18 −1 19
10 Chester-le-Street Town 11 5 2 4 27 17 +10 17
11 Heaton Stannington 11 4 4 3 25 14 +11 16
12 Redcar Athletic 10 4 3 3 17 13 +4 15
13 Esh Winning 12 5 0 7 22 31 −9 15
14 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 14 3 3 8 21 26 −5 12
15 Willington 12 4 0 8 16 25 −9 12
16 Brandon United 11 3 3 5 15 27 −12 12
17 Sunderland West End 12 3 2 7 15 30 −15 11
18 Jarrow 11 3 1 7 16 29 −13 10
19 Washington 9 2 2 5 18 24 −6 8 Possible relegation to Step 7
20 Durham City 13 0 1 12 19 50 −31 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 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)

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Location of the clubs in the 2018–19 Northern League Division Two on a map of North East England
Club Stadium
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park
Billingham Synthonia Norton Sports Complex
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Carlisle City Gillford Park
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Crook Town The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground
Durham City Hall Lane (Willington)
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Newcastle University Kimberley Park
Redcar Athletic Green Lane
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park
Sunderland West End Nissan Sports Complex
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road
Washington New Ferens Park
West Allotment Celtic Druid Park
Willington Hall Lane

References

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 23 National League System Regulations Section 5.2". The FA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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