2016–17 Northern Football League

Northern Football League
Season	2016–17
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The 2016–17 Northern League season is the 119th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs.

The following 3 clubs left Division One before the season -

Bedlington Terriers – relegated to Division Two
Durham City – relegated to Division Two
Norton & Stockton Ancients – relegated to Division Two

The following 3 clubs joined Division One before the season -

Chester-le-Street Town – promoted from Division Two
Ryhope Colliery Welfare – promoted from Division Two
South Shields – promoted from Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	North Shields	25	19	4	2	67	23	+44	61	Possible promotion to NPL Division One North (see criteria below)
2	South Shields	23	16	5	2	70	24	+46	53
3	Morpeth Town	22	16	2	4	66	32	+34	50
4	Shildon	19	13	4	2	52	21	+31	43
5	Newton Aycliffe	24	12	2	10	50	46	+4	38
6	Consett	23	10	7	6	61	38	+23	37
7	Whitley Bay	24	10	7	7	49	45	+4	37
8	Bishop Auckland	20	10	5	5	38	25	+13	35
9	Marske United	22	10	5	7	53	40	+13	35
10	Seaham Red Star	23	10	3	10	55	47	+8	33
11	Newcastle Benfield	19	9	5	5	47	24	+23	32
12	Ashington	20	9	4	7	40	38	+2	31
13	Sunderland RCA	23	7	7	9	41	47	−6	28
14	Dunston UTS	21	7	3	11	38	54	−16	24
15	Ryhope Colliery Welfare	24	7	3	14	44	80	−36	24
16	West Auckland Town	23	7	1	15	36	65	−29	22
17	Jarrow Roofing BCA	24	5	6	13	38	60	−22	21
18	Penrith	16	5	4	7	23	28	−5	19
19	Washington	23	5	2	16	35	51	−16	17
20	West Allotment Celtic	23	4	2	17	27	64	−37	14	Relegation to Division Two
21	Guisborough Town	23	4	4	15	34	76	−42	13^{[lower-alpha 1]}
22	Chester-le-Street Town	20	3	3	14	26	64	−38	12

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source: NFL division one table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

↑ On 2 October Guisborough Town have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.^[1]

Division Two

Division One consisted of 22 clubs.

The following 5 clubs left Division Two before the season -

Birtley Town – relegated to Northern Football Alliance
Chester-le-Street Town – promoted to Division One
Ryhope Colliery Welfare – promoted to Division One
South Shields – promoted to Division One
Stokesley Sports Club – relegated to Wearside League

The following 5 clubs joined Division Two before the season -

Bedlington Terriers – relegated from Division One
Blyth Town – promoted from Northern Football Alliance
Durham City – relegated from Division One
Norton & Stockton Ancients – relegated from Division One
Stockton Town – promoted from Wearside League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Team Northumbria	19	15	2	2	59	14	+45	47	Promotion to the Division One
2	Stockton Town	21	13	5	3	54	22	+32	44	Promotion to the Division One
3	Billingham Synthonia	19	13	4	2	46	14	+32	43	Qualification for the play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Durham City	23	13	4	6	48	31	+17	43
5	Easington Colliery	20	13	3	4	46	21	+25	42
6	Hebburn Town	21	12	3	6	32	23	+9	39
7	Blyth Town	21	11	5	5	52	25	+27	38
8	Whickham	23	11	4	8	41	30	+11	37
9	Billingham Town	19	10	5	4	50	22	+28	35
10	Heaton Stannington	20	11	2	7	40	29	+11	35
11	Northallerton Town	22	9	7	6	49	33	+16	34
12	Bedlington Terriers	22	10	2	10	51	57	−6	32
13	Norton & Stockton Ancients	18	9	1	8	38	33	+5	28
14	Alnwick Town	23	7	4	12	52	74	−22	25
15	Tow Law Town	21	6	5	10	32	40	−8	23
16	Thornaby	22	6	3	13	37	64	−27	21
17	Brandon United	23	5	6	12	25	53	−28	21
18	Ryton & Crawcrook Albion	22	5	5	12	28	50	−22	20
19	Crook Town	21	5	2	14	29	52	−23	17
20	Willington	22	5	2	15	23	56	−33	17
21	Darlington Railway Athletic	21	3	2	16	31	70	−39	11
22	Esh Winning	23	2	2	19	24	74	−50	8

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2016. Source: NFL division two table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Division One.

References

↑ "Points deduction". Guisborough Town F.C. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

External links

Official league website

Northern League

Division One	Ashington Bishop Auckland Chester-le-Street Town Consett Dunston UTS Guisborough Town Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Marske United Morpeth Town Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe North Shields Penrith Ryhope Colliery Welfare Seaham Red Star Shildon South Shields Sunderland Ryhope Community Association Washington West Allotment Celtic West Auckland Town Whitley Bay

Division Two	Alnwick Town Bedlington Terriers Billingham Synthonia Billingham Town Blyth Town Brandon United Crook Town Darlington Railway Athletic Durham City Easington Colliery Esh Winning Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Norton & Stockton Ancients Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Stockton Town Team Northumbria Thornaby Tow Law Town Whickham Willington

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

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Levels 5–6	National League

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Cup competitions

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Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

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Club seasons

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League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

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