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Northern Football League
Season2022–23

The 2022–23 Northern Football League season was the 125th 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.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 12 May 2022,[1] and were subject to appeals.

Division One

At the end of the 2021–22 season, four teams left the division:

The remaining sixteen teams, together with the following four, formed Division One for 2022–23:

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newton Aycliffe (C, P) 38 27 4 7 102 48 +54 85 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Ashington (O, P) 38 25 5 8 79 35 +44 80 Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3 Bishop Auckland 38 24 6 8 99 48 +51 78
4 Whitley Bay 38 22 7 9 68 55 +13 73
5 West Allotment Celtic 38 21 4 13 74 55 +19 67
6 Redcar Athletic 38 18 7 13 83 70 +13 61
7 Whickham 38 18 7 13 56 49 +7 61
8 Heaton Stannington 38 18 5 15 81 62 +19 59
9 Guisborough Town 38 16 9 13 69 54 +15 57
10 Newcastle Benfield 38 14 11 13 67 57 +10 53
11 West Auckland Town 38 12 11 15 65 65 0 47
12 Tow Law Town 38 14 4 20 59 84 −25 46
13 Crook Town 38 14 2 22 52 77 −25 44
14 Penrith 38 11 8 19 45 64 −19 41
15 Carlisle City 38 10 10 18 57 68 −11 37[a]
16 Seaham Red Star 38 9 9 20 46 61 −15 36
17 Pickering Town 38 11 3 24 45 94 −49 36 Transfer to the Northern Counties East League
18 Northallerton Town 38 10 8 20 53 73 −20 35[b]
19 Sunderland RCA 38 11 5 22 43 94 −51 35[c] Reprieve from relegation
20 Thornaby (R) 38 9 7 22 42 72 −30 31[d] 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[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Carlisle City were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[3]
  2. ^ Northallerton Town were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[4]
  3. ^ Sunderland RCA were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[5]
  4. ^ Thornaby were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[6]

Play-off

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Glossop North End0–3 Ashington AFC Glossop
15:00 Report
Stadium: The Amdec Forklift Stadium
Attendance: 1,052

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Northern League Division One on a map of North East England
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Location of Cumbria clubs in the 2022–23 Northern League Division One on a map of Cumbria
Club Stadium
Ashington Woodhorn Lane
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park
Carlisle City Gillford Park
Crook Town The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith's Park
Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park
Nothallerton Calvert Stadium
Penrith Frenchfield Stadium
Pickering Town Mill Lane
Redcar Athletic Green Lane
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park
Sunderland Ryhope Comm Ass Meadow Park
Thornaby Teesdale Park
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road
West Allotment Celtic Druid Park
West Auckland Town Darlington Road
Whickham Glebe Sports Ground
Whitley Bay Hillheads Park

Division Two

At the end of the 2021–22 season, four teams left the division:

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following four, formed Division One for 2022–23:

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Boro Rangers (C, P) 40 28 9 3 97 34 +63 93 Promotion to Division One
2 Horden Community Welfare 40 29 3 8 95 44 +51 90 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bedlington Terriers 40 28 5 7 120 58 +62 89
4 Billingham Town 40 27 5 8 114 59 +55 86
5 Birtley Town (O, P) 40 24 8 8 130 55 +75 80
6 Blyth Town 40 21 4 15 83 54 +29 67
7 Redcar Town 40 19 7 14 70 51 +19 64
8 Prudhoe Youth Club 40 19 6 15 71 62 +9 63
9 Boldon Community Association 40 16 8 16 83 83 0 56
10 Brandon United 40 16 6 18 61 71 −10 54
11 Easington Colliery 40 15 8 17 70 77 −7 53
12 Chester-le-Street United 40 16 4 20 79 79 0 52
13 Esh Winning 40 14 8 18 53 72 −19 50
14 Chester-le-Street Town 40 15 4 21 50 74 −24 49
15 Newcastle University 40 14 6 20 71 80 −9 48
16 Billingham Synthonia 40 12 6 22 71 82 −11 42
17 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 40 11 8 21 56 91 −35 41
18 Jarrow 40 11 7 22 54 82 −28 40
19 Washington 40 11 4 25 44 80 −36 37
20 Sunderland West End 40 11 3 26 51 88 −37 36 Reprieve from relegation
21 Willington (R) 40 2 3 35 22 169 −147 3[a] 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[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Willington were deducted six points for playing ineligible players in two games.[4]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Horden Community Welfare 2 (4)
5 Birtley Town 2 (5)
5 Birtley Town 2 (5)
4 Billingham Town 2 (4)
3 Bedlington Terriers 2 (2)
4 Billingham Town 2 (3)

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Northern League Division Two on a map of North East England
Club Stadium
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park
Billingham Synthonia Norton Sports Complex
Billingham Town Bedford Terrace
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Blyth Town South Newsham Playing Fields
Boldon Comm Assn Boldon Colliery Welfare
Boro Rangers New Ferens Park
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Chester-le-Street United Riverside
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace
Horden Comm Welfare Welfare Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Newcastle University Kimberley Park
Prudhoe Youth Club
Redcar Town Mo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park
Sunderland West End Nissan Sports Complex
Washington Ford Quarry
Willington Hall Lane

References

  1. ^ "NEW TEAMS JOIN LEAGUE". Northern Football League. 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Ryhope CW announce resignation from Northern League". The Northern Echo. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "CARLISLE DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "POINTS DEDUCTION". Northern Football League. 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ "RCA DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "THORNABY DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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