2019–20 Northern Football League

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Northern Football League
Season2019–20

The 2019–20 season was the 122nd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May.[1] These were subject to appeal, and the Northern League's constitution was ratified at the league's annual general meeting (AGM) on 15 June.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3] A legal appeal against the decision, funded by South Shields of the Northern Premier League, was dismissed later in June.[4]

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One
Season2019–20
Matches played292
Goals scored1,029 (3.52 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Stockton Town 30 24 5 1 71 14 +57 77
2 Shildon 30 20 4 6 75 38 +37 64
3 Hebburn Town 31 19 5 7 82 48 +34 62
4 North Shields 28 16 6 6 56 37 +19 54
5 Newton Aycliffe 29 17 2 10 64 43 +21 53
6 Consett 27 14 7 6 72 38 +34 49
7 Guisborough Town 29 15 4 10 43 38 +5 49
8 Newcastle Benfield 31 11 10 10 50 49 +1 43
9 West Auckland Town 29 11 9 9 50 35 +15 42
10 Billingham Town 30 12 6 12 54 54 0 42
11 Bishop Auckland 32 12 5 15 59 66 −7 41
12 Sunderland RCA 30 12 5 13 50 59 −9 41
13 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 30 9 9 12 45 64 −19 36
14 Seaham Red Star 28 7 8 13 43 67 −24 29
15 Ashington 29 8 5 16 33 61 −28 29
16 Whitley Bay 31 7 7 17 50 62 −12 28
17 Whickham 29 7 4 18 37 66 −29 25
18 Thornaby 29 5 7 17 34 67 −33 22
19 Penrith 29 5 5 19 32 69 −37 20
20 Northallerton Town 27 6 1 20 29 54 −25 19
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 [5]

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division One clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Ashington Woodhorn Lane
Billingham Town Bedford Terrace 3,000
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
Consett Belle View Stadium
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Hebburn Town Hebburn Sports & Social Ground
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith’s Park 2,000
Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park
Northallerton Town Calvert Stadium
North Shields Ralph Gardner Park 1,500
Penrith Frenchfield Stadium 1,500
Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryhope Recreation Ground
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park
Shildon Dean Street 2,000
Stockton Town Bishopton Road West 1,800
Sunderland RCA Meadow Park 1,500
Thornaby Teesdale Park 5,000
West Auckland Town Darlington Road 2,000
Whickham Glebe Sports Ground 4,000
Whitley Bay Hillheads Park 4,500

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2019–20
Matches played280
Goals scored1,045 (3.73 per match)

Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 West Allotment Celtic 28 22 2 4 100 39 +61 68
2 Redcar Athletic 30 20 5 5 63 33 +30 65
3 Crook Town 29 19 3 7 73 34 +39 60
4 Billingham Synthonia 30 18 2 10 64 42 +22 56
5 Heaton Stannington 28 16 5 7 63 29 +34 53
6 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 30 16 4 10 60 39 +21 52
7 Carlisle City 27 16 3 8 65 54 +11 51
8 Tow Law Town 27 14 4 9 55 38 +17 46
9 Jarrow 27 14 3 10 48 39 +9 45
10 Easington Colliery 27 10 6 11 64 55 +9 36
11 Birtley Town 27 11 3 13 36 38 −2 36
12 Willington 27 11 3 13 44 51 −7 36
13 Newcastle University 27 10 5 12 60 63 −3 35
14 Chester-le-Street Town 29 11 1 17 40 60 −20 34
15 Bedlington Terriers 26 10 1 15 44 65 −21 31
16 Esh Winning 29 8 6 15 49 63 −14 30
17 Sunderland West End 29 7 6 16 38 62 −24 27
18 Washington 30 5 4 21 33 77 −44 19
19 Brandon United 27 3 6 18 27 78 −51 15
20 Durham City 26 2 2 22 19 86 −67 8
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 [5]

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division Two clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park 3,000
Billingham Synthonia Norton Sports Complex 1,970
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 1,500
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Newcastle University Kimberley Park
Redcar Athletic Green Lane
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park 1,500
Sunderland West End Nissan Sports Complex 1,000
Washington New Ferens Park
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road 3,000
West Allotment Celtic Druid Park
Willington Hall Lane
Durham City

References

  1. ^ "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "South Shields: Legal challenge to steps three to seven season voiding dismissed". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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