Northern Football Alliance
Organising body | Northumberland Football Association Durham County Football Association |
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Founded | 1890 |
Country | England |
Confederation | FA |
Divisions | Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three |
Number of teams | 60 |
Level on pyramid | Level 11 (Premier Division) |
Feeder to | Northern League Division Two |
Domestic cup(s) | Challenge Cup Stan Seymour League Cup |
Current champions | Newcastle University (Premier Division) Blyth Town (Division One) Whitley Bay Sporting United (Division Two) (2018-19) |
Current: 2018-19 |
The Northern Football Alliance is a football league based in the North East, England. It has three divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.
The top club in the Premier Division is eligible for promotion to the Northern League Division Two. The top clubs in the First and Second Divisions are promoted to the Premier and First Divisions respectively. The bottom club in the Second Division may be relegated to either the North Northumberland League Division One, or the Tyneside Amateur League, depending on which is more geographically appropriate.
The Northern Football Alliance was founded in 1890 as a single league, with a membership of seven teams. In 1926 it became the Second Division of the North Eastern League, but it split away again in 1935. It disbanded in 1964 due to lack of membership, but reformed just one season later, in 1965–66.
In 1988 the Northern Amateur League and the Northern Combination League combined with the Northern Football Alliance (all under the name Northern Football Alliance) to create a three-division format, which still exists today, currently with 48 member teams. Under a sponsorship agreement it is billed as the Bay Plastics Northern Football Alliance.
The league's teams chiefly come from Tyneside as well as Northumberland, with teams from further south preferring to play in the Wearside League, but there are exceptions, for example Prudhoe Town F.C. from Northumberland compete in the Wearside League, whilst Coundon and Leeholme from near Bishop Auckland in southern County Durham compete in the Alliance.
Member teams, 2021–22 season[]
Premier Division[]
- Alnwick Town
- Burradon & New Fordley
- Cullercoats
- Gateshead Rutherford
- Halwhistle Jubilee
- Killingworth
- Newcastle Blue Star
- Newcastle Chemfica
- North Shields Athletic
- Percy Main Amateurs
- Ponteland United
- Prudhoe Youth
- Seaton Delaval
- Wallington
- Whitley Bay 'A'
- Winlaton Community
Division One[]
- AFC Newbiggin
- Bedlington
- Cramlington United
- FC United of Newcastle
- Forest Hall
- Gosforth Bohemians
- Hebburn Town U23
- Hexham
- Newcastle Independent
- Rothbury
- Seaton Burn
- Wallsend Boys Club
- West Moor & Jesmond
- Whitburn & Cleadon
- Whitley Bay Sporting Club
Division Two[]
- Reserves
- Cullercoats Reserves
- Heaton Stannington A
- Morpeth
- Newcastle Blue Star Reserves
- Newcastle Chemfica Amateurs
- Newcastle East End
- Newcastle University A
- Ponteland United
- Seaton Sluice
- Stobswood Welfare
- Willington Quay Saints
- Wideopen FC
Division Three[]
- AFC Newbiggin Central
- Alnwick Town Development
- Bedlington United Sporting Club
- Blaydon Community
- Blyth Town U23
- Ellington Juniors
- Fawdon
- Gosforth Bohemians Reserves
- Newcastle Independent Cabeito
- North Sunderland
- Red House Farm
- Walker Central
- Whickham
- Whitley Bay Sporting Club A
Champions (1890–1988)[]
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Divisional Champions (Since 1988)[]
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
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1988–89 | Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace | Ashington Premier | Blyth Kitty Brewster |
1989–90 | Seaton Delaval Amateurs | Westerhope Hillheads | Heaton Corner House |
1990–91 | West Allotment Celtic | Blyth Kitty Brewster | Procter & Gamble |
1991–92 | West Allotment Celtic | Carlisle City | St Columbas |
1992–93 | Seaton Delaval Amateurs | Longbenton | Amble Town |
1993–94 | Morpeth Town | Amble Town | Ashington Hirst Progressive |
1994–95 | Newcastle Benfield Park | Amble Town | Walker Ledwood |
1995–96 | Seaton Delaval | Gosforth Bohemians | Walbottle Masons |
1996–97 | Lemington Social | Ryton | Northbank |
1997–98 | West Allotment Celtic | Shankhouse | Coxlodge S C |
1998–99 | West Allotment Celtic | Percy Main Amateurs | Amble Vikings |
1999–2000 | West Allotment Celtic | Coxlodge S C | Harraby Catholic Club |
2000–01 | Walker Central | Amble Vikings | Wallington |
2001–02 | West Allotment Celtic | Bedlington Terriers "A" | Haydon Bridge |
2002–03 | Newcastle Benfield Saints | Chopwell Top Club | Blyth Town |
2003–04 | West Allotment Celtic | Heddon | Alnmouth |
2004–05 | Shankhouse | Alnmouth | Ashington Colliers |
2005–06 | Team Northumbria | Wallsend | Whitley Bay "A" |
2006–07 | Harraby Catholic Club | Gillford Park Spartans | Westerhope |
2007–08 | Walker Central | Wark | Killingworth Y P C |
2008–09 | Walker Central | Killingworth Y P C | Amble United |
2009–10 | Harraby Catholic Club | Gateshead Rutherford | North Shields Athletic |
2010–11 | Ponteland United | Hebburn Reyrolle | Newcastle Chemfica Independent |
2011–12 | Heaton Stannington | Amble United | Hexham |
2012–13 | Heaton Stannington | Wallington | North Shields Athletic |
2013-14 | Blyth Town | North Shields Athletic | Blyth Isabella |
2014–15 | Blyth Town | Percy Main Amateurs | Shilbottle Colliery Welfare |
2015–16 | Blyth Town | Shilbottle Colliery Welfare | Gateshead FC A |
2016-17 | Killingworth Town | Gateshead FC A | Killingworth YPC |
2017-18 | Newcastle University | Killingworth YPC | Blyth Spartans Reserves |
2018-19 | Newcastle University | Blyth Town | Whitley Bay Sporting United |
References[]
External links[]
- Northern Football Alliance
- Football leagues in England
- 1890 establishments in England
- Sports leagues established in 1890