2020–21 Northern Football League

Northern Football League
Season2020–21

The 2020–21 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

Northern Football League
Division One
Season2020–21
PromotedHebburn Town
Shildon
Stockton Town
Matches played118
Goals scored457 (3.87 per match)

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 12 11 0 1 49 11 +38 33 Promoted to the Northern Premier League[a]
2 Stockton Town 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 11 6 3 2 26 11 +15 21 Promoted to the Northern Premier League[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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promoted based on points per game calculations from the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.[3]

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
Season2020–21
PromotedCrook Town
Redcar Athletic
West Allotment Celtic
Matches played118
Goals scored447 (3.79 per match)

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 12 7 3 2 25 16 +9 24 Promoted to Division One[a]
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 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 11 5 3 3 19 14 +5 18 Promoted 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]
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

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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
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road 3,000
Washington New Ferens Park
West Allotment Celtic Sam Smith’s Park (groundshare with Newcastle Benfield) 2,000
Willington Hall Lane
Durham City

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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