2016–17 Northern Football League#Division One

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Football League
Division One

|season= 2016–17

|winners= South Shields

|promoted= South Shields

|relegated= Chester-le-Street Town
West Allotment Celtic

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1880

|prevseason= 2015–16

|nextseason= 2017–18

}}

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

• Chester-le-Street Town
• Ryhope Colliery Welfare
• South Shields

Two teams – Bishop Auckland and South Shields applied for promotion to step 4 for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|date=26 Oct 2015|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/my-football/club-league/2015/oct/step-5-4-promotion-criteria-271015|title=Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016–17 season|publisher=FA}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Division One

|update=complete

|source= [https://www.fchd.info/lghist/north2017.htm fchd]

|team16=ASH |team8=BIS |team21=CST |team7=CON |team15=DUN |team20=GUI |team13=JAR |team5=MAR |team2=MOR |team10=NWB |team9=NAY |team3=NOR |team12=PEN |team17=RCW |team14=SEA |team4=SHI |team1=SOU |team11=SUN |team19=WAS |team22=WAC |team18=WAT |team6=WHI

|result1=PL |result21=REL |result22=REL

|win_ASH=13|draw_ASH=8 |loss_ASH=21|gf_ASH=73 |ga_ASH=90

|win_BIS=18|draw_BIS=10|loss_BIS=14|gf_BIS=88 |ga_BIS=67

|win_CST=6 |draw_CST=5 |loss_CST=31|gf_CST=51 |ga_CST=127

|win_CON=19|draw_CON=8 |loss_CON=15|gf_CON=105|ga_CON=81

|win_DUN=14|draw_DUN=6 |loss_DUN=22|gf_DUN=77 |ga_DUN=96

|win_GUI=10|draw_GUI=7 |loss_GUI=25|gf_GUI=70 |ga_GUI=124

|win_JAR=14|draw_JAR=12|loss_JAR=16|gf_JAR=83 |ga_JAR=90

|win_MAR=22|draw_MAR=6 |loss_MAR=14|gf_MAR=103|ga_MAR=75

|win_MOR=32|draw_MOR=5 |loss_MOR=5 |gf_MOR=136|ga_MOR=56

|win_NWB=16|draw_NWB=10|loss_NWB=16|gf_NWB=101|ga_NWB=71

|win_NAY=19|draw_NAY=7 |loss_NAY=16|gf_NAY=78 |ga_NAY=76

|win_NOR=32|draw_NOR=5 |loss_NOR=5 |gf_NOR=107|ga_NOR=39

|win_PEN=17|draw_PEN=6 |loss_PEN=19|gf_PEN=67 |ga_PEN=89

|win_RCW=11|draw_RCW=10|loss_RCW=21|gf_RCW=82 |ga_RCW=129

|win_SEA=15|draw_SEA=6 |loss_SEA=21|gf_SEA=78 |ga_SEA=81

|win_SHI=29|draw_SHI=7 |loss_SHI=6 |gf_SHI=112|ga_SHI=52

|win_SOU=34|draw_SOU=6 |loss_SOU=2 |gf_SOU=127|ga_SOU=35

|win_SUN=16|draw_SUN=9 |loss_SUN=17|gf_SUN=85 |ga_SUN=79

|win_WAS=10|draw_WAS=5 |loss_WAS=27|gf_WAS=67 |ga_WAS=111

|win_WAC=6 |draw_WAC=4 |loss_WAC=32|gf_WAC=42 |ga_WAC=122

|win_WAT=11|draw_WAT=3 |loss_WAT=28|gf_WAT=60 |ga_WAT=120

|win_WHI=19|draw_WHI=13|loss_WHI=10|gf_WHI=88 |ga_WHI=70

|name_ASH=Ashington

|name_BIS=Bishop Auckland

|name_CST=Chester-le-Street Town

|name_CON=Consett

|name_DUN=Dunston UTS

|name_GUI=Guisborough Town

|name_JAR=Jarrow Roofing BCA

|name_MAR=Marske United

|name_MOR=Morpeth Town

|name_NWB=Newcastle Benfield

|name_NAY=Newton Aycliffe

|name_NOR=North Shields

|name_PEN=Penrith

|name_RCW=Ryhope Colliery Welfare

|name_SEA=Seaham Red Star

|name_SHI=Shildon

|name_SOU=South Shields

|name_SUN=Sunderland RCA

|name_WAS=Washington

|name_WAC=West Allotment Celtic

|name_WAT=West Auckland Town

|name_WHI=Whitley Bay

|startpoints_GUI=-3

|hth_GUI=On 2 October Guisborough Town have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.{{Cite news |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/guisboroughtownfc01/News/view/927607 |title=Points deduction |publisher=Guisborough Town F.C. |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016}}

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results {{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/rules-of-the-association/|title=The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2) |access-date=17 March 2017 |publisher=The FA}}

|res_col_header=PR

|col_PL=green1 |text_PL=Promoted to the Northern Premier League

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to Division Two

}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Football League
Division Two

|season= 2016–17

|winners= Stockton Town

|promoted= Billingham Synthonia
Stockton Town
Team Northumbria

|relegated=

|matches= 420

|total goals= 1554

|prevseason= 2015–16

|nextseason= 2017–18

}}

Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Division Two

|update=complete

|source= [https://www.fchd.info/lghist/north2017.htm fchd]

|team15=ALN |team12=BED |team3=BIS |team5=BIT |team8=BLY |team14=BRA |team17=CRO |team19=DRA |team10=DUR |team7=EAS |team21=ESH |team4=HEA |team11=HEB |team9=NAT |team22=NSA |team20=RCA |team1=STO |team2=TNO |team16=THO |team13=TLT |team6=WHI |team18=WIL

|result1=PL |result2=PL |result3=PL |result22=R

|win_ALN=10|draw_ALN=6 |loss_ALN=24|gf_ALN=72 |ga_ALN=113

|win_BED=16|draw_BED=6 |loss_BED=18|gf_BED=76 |ga_BED=90

|win_BIS=26|draw_BIS=8 |loss_BIS=6 |gf_BIS=89 |ga_BIS=37

|win_BIT=23|draw_BIT=9 |loss_BIT=8 |gf_BIT=109|ga_BIT=42

|win_BLY=20|draw_BLY=8 |loss_BLY=12|gf_BLY=96 |ga_BLY=56

|win_BRA=9 |draw_BRA=10|loss_BRA=21|gf_BRA=46 |ga_BRA=89

|win_CRO=10|draw_CRO=4 |loss_CRO=26|gf_CRO=60 |ga_CRO=115

|win_DRA=9 |draw_DRA=4 |loss_DRA=27|gf_DRA=61 |ga_DRA=126

|win_DUR=18|draw_DUR=7 |loss_DUR=15|gf_DUR=73 |ga_DUR=63

|win_EAS=20|draw_EAS=9 |loss_EAS=11|gf_EAS=84 |ga_EAS=61

|win_ESH=7 |draw_ESH=7 |loss_ESH=26|gf_ESH=53 |ga_ESH=111

|win_HEA=25|draw_HEA=4 |loss_HEA=11|gf_HEA=87 |ga_HEA=44

|win_HEB=18|draw_HEB=7 |loss_HEB=15|gf_HEB=57 |ga_HEB=59

|win_NAT=17|draw_NAT=11|loss_NAT=12|gf_NAT=90 |ga_NAT=68

|win_NSA=0 |draw_NSA=0 |loss_NSA=0 |gf_NSA=0 |ga_NSA=0

|win_RCA=7 |draw_RCA=9 |loss_RCA=24|gf_RCA=46 |ga_RCA=93

|win_STO=28|draw_STO=9 |loss_STO=3 |gf_STO=111|ga_STO=37

|win_TNO=28|draw_TNO=5 |loss_TNO=7 |gf_TNO=98 |ga_TNO=37

|win_THO=9 |draw_THO=7 |loss_THO=24|gf_THO=55 |ga_THO=102

|win_TLT=15|draw_TLT=8 |loss_TLT=17|gf_TLT=68 |ga_TLT=66

|win_WHI=20|draw_WHI=9 |loss_WHI=11|gf_WHI=83 |ga_WHI=51

|win_WIL=9 |draw_WIL=5 |loss_WIL=26|gf_WIL=40 |ga_WIL=94

|name_ALN=Alnwick Town

|name_BED=Bedlington Terriers

|name_BIS=Billingham Synthonia

|name_BIT=Billingham Town

|name_BLY=Blyth Town

|name_BRA=Brandon United

|name_CRO=Crook Town

|name_DRA=Darlington Railway Athletic

|name_DUR=Durham City

|name_EAS=Easington Colliery

|name_ESH=Esh Winning

|name_HEA=Heaton Stannington

|name_HEB=Hebburn Town

|name_NAT=Northallerton Town

|name_NSA=Norton & Stockton Ancients

|name_RCA=Ryton & Crawcrook Albion

|name_STO=Stockton Town

|name_TNO=Team Northumbria

|name_THO=Thornaby

|name_TLT=Tow Law Town

|name_WHI=Whickham

|name_WIL=Willington

|note_NSA=Norton & Stockton Ancients withdrew from the league on 9 December, club record W=9 D=1 L=8 GF=38 GA=33 expunged.{{cite web|url=http://www.northernleague.org/view_news_detail.php?news_id=206 |title=Northern Football League news |date=9 December 2016 |publisher=Northern Football League}}

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results {{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/rules-of-the-association/|title=The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2) |access-date=17 March 2017 |publisher=The FA}}

|res_col_header=P

|col_PL=green1 |text_PL=Promoted to Division One

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Resigned from the league

}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.northernfootballleague.org/season/2016-17/ Northern Football League official site]

{{Northern League (football)}}

{{2016–17 in English football}}

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