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

Club Stadium Capacity
AshingtonWoodhorn Lane
Billingham TownBedford Terrace3,000
Bishop AucklandHeritage Park1,950
ConsettBelle View Stadium
Guisborough TownKing George V Ground
Hebburn TownHebburn Sports & Social Ground
Newcastle BenfieldSam Smith’s Park2,000
Newton AycliffeMoore Lane Park
Northallerton TownCalvert Stadium
North ShieldsRalph Gardner Park1,500
PenrithFrenchfield Stadium1,500
Ryhope Colliery WelfareRyhope Recreation Ground
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park
ShildonDean Street2,000
Stockton TownBishopton Road West1,800
Sunderland RCAMeadow Park1,500
ThornabyTeesdale Park5,000
West Auckland TownDarlington Road2,000
WhickhamGlebe Sports Ground4,000
Whitley BayHillheads Park4,500

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

Club Stadium Capacity
Bedlington TerriersWelfare Park3,000
Billingham SynthoniaNorton Sports Complex1,970
Birtley TownBirtley Sports Complex
Brandon UnitedWelfare Ground
Carlisle CityGillford Park
Chester-le-Street TownMoor Park
Crook TownThe Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground1,500
Easington CollieryWelfare Park
Esh WinningWest Terrace3,500
Heaton StanningtonGrounsell Park
JarrowPerth Green
Newcastle UniversityKimberley Park
Redcar AthleticGreen Lane
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park1,500
Sunderland West EndNissan Sports Complex1,000
WashingtonNew Ferens Park
Tow Law TownIronworks Road3,000
West Allotment CelticDruid Park
WillingtonHall 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. 1 2 "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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