2020–21 Northern Football League

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Northern Football League
Season2020–21

The 2020–21 Northern Football League season was the 123rd in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league has operated 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 were subject to appeal.

Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.[2] The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22,[3] resulting in three Northern League clubs' promotions to that league.

Division One[]

Division One comprised 20 teams, the same number 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
1 Hebburn Town (P) 12 11 0 1 49 11 +38 33 Promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One East[a]
2 Stockton Town (P) 12 8 3 1 32 8 +24 27
3 Consett 12 9 0 3 32 19 +13 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 (P) 11 6 3 2 26 11 +15 21 Promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One East[a]
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 25 23 +2 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 35 −15 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
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[4]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promoted based on points per game calculations from the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.[3]

Stadia and locations[]

Location of clubs County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
in the 2020–21 Northern League Division One
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
Location of the North Yorkshire clubs in the 2020–21
Northern League Division One

Division Two[]

Division Two comprised 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
1 West Allotment Celtic (P) 12 7 3 2 25 16 +9 24 Promotion to Division One[a]
2 Crook Town (P) 12 7 2 3 33 17 +16 23
3 Carlisle City 11 7 2 2 25 17 +8 23
4 Billingham Synthonia 11 7 1 3 31 11 +20 22
5 Tow Law Town 12 6 2 4 22 19 +3 20
6 Bedlington Terriers 11 6 2 3 19 16 +3 20
7 Birtley Town 13 5 5 3 18 19 −1 20
8 Easington Colliery 10 7 1 2 32 17 +15 19[b]
9 Newcastle University 11 5 4 2 17 15 +2 19
10 Redcar Athletic (P) 11 5 3 3 19 14 +5 18 Promotion to Division One[a]
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 Willington 13 5 0 8 19 27 −8 15
15 Esh Winning 12 5 0 7 22 31 −9 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
20 Durham City 13 0 1 12 19 50 −31 1
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[4]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promoted based on points per game calculations from the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.[3]
  2. ^ Easington Colliery deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

Stadia and locations[]

Location of the clubs in the 2020–21 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
Location of the only Cumbria club in the 2020–21
Northern League Division One on a map of Cumbria

References[]

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). The Football Association. 21 July 2020 – via The Non-League Paper.
  2. ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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