2020–21 Northern Football League#Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Northern Football League
|season=2020–21
|prevseason=2019–20
|nextseason=2021–22
}}
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,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NLS20Step20520and20620Club20Allocations202020-21.pdf |title=National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21 |date=21 July 2020 |publisher=The Football Association |via=The Non-League Paper}} 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.{{cite web |title=FA Update On Steps 3-6 |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/fa-update-on-steps-3-6-65182 |access-date=14 June 2021 |date=24 February 2021}} 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,{{cite web |title=EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/390045/explained-the-2021-22-non-league-restructure/ |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |access-date=14 June 2021 |date=12 April 2021}} resulting in three Northern League clubs' promotions to that league.
Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Northern Football League
Division One
|season= 2020–21
|winners=
|promoted= Hebburn Town
Shildon
Stockton Town
|relegated=
|matches= 118
|total goals= 457
|prevseason= 2019–20
|nextseason= 2021–22
}}
Division One comprised 20 teams, the same number of teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition.
=Division One table=
|update=complete
|section=Division One
|source=[http://www.northernfootballleague.org/season/2020-21/ NL website]
|result1=NPL |result2=NPL |result8=NPL
|win_HEB=11|draw_HEB=0 |loss_HEB=1 |gf_HEB=49 |ga_HEB=11 |team1 =HEB
|win_STO=8 |draw_STO=3 |loss_STO=1 |gf_STO=32 |ga_STO=8 |team2 =STO
|win_CON=9 |draw_CON=0 |loss_CON=3 |gf_CON=32 |ga_CON=19 |team3 =CON
|win_NSH=8 |draw_NSH=2 |loss_NSH=1 |gf_NSH=27 |ga_NSH=12 |team4 =NSH
|win_NAY=6 |draw_NAY=4 |loss_NAY=2 |gf_NAY=31 |ga_NAY=15 |team5 =NAY
|win_NWB=7 |draw_NWB=1 |loss_NWB=5 |gf_NWB=35 |ga_NWB=23 |team6 =NWB
|win_WHB=7 |draw_WHB=1 |loss_WHB=3 |gf_WHB=27 |ga_WHB=18 |team7 =WHB
|win_SHI=6 |draw_SHI=3 |loss_SHI=2 |gf_SHI=26 |ga_SHI=11 |team8 =SHI
|win_THO=6 |draw_THO=2 |loss_THO=3 |gf_THO=19 |ga_THO=22 |team9 =THO
|win_WHC=5 |draw_WHC=2 |loss_WHC=6 |gf_WHC=18 |ga_WHC=21 |team10=WHC
|win_WAT=5 |draw_WAT=2 |loss_WAT=6 |gf_WAT=21 |ga_WAT=29 |team11=WAT
|win_ASH=5 |draw_ASH=1 |loss_ASH=5 |gf_ASH=23 |ga_ASH=24 |team12=ASH
|win_SUN=4 |draw_SUN=1 |loss_SUN=7 |gf_SUN=25 |ga_SUN=23 |team13=SUN
|win_NLT=3 |draw_NLT=3 |loss_NLT=7 |gf_NLT=10 |ga_NLT=30 |team14=NLT
|win_RCW=3 |draw_RCW=2 |loss_RCW=5 |gf_RCW=11 |ga_RCW=18 |team15=RCW
|win_GUI=2 |draw_GUI=3 |loss_GUI=7 |gf_GUI=20 |ga_GUI=35 |team16=GUI
|win_PEN=3 |draw_PEN=0 |loss_PEN=8 |gf_PEN=15 |ga_PEN=34 |team17=PEN
|win_BIS=1 |draw_BIS=2 |loss_BIS=9 |gf_BIS=12 |ga_BIS=30 |team18=BIS
|win_SEA=1 |draw_SEA=2 |loss_SEA=8 |gf_SEA=10 |ga_SEA=31 |team19=SEA
|win_BIL=1 |draw_BIL=0 |loss_BIL=12|gf_BIL=14 |ga_BIL=43 |team20=BIL
|name_ASH=Ashington
|name_BIL=Billingham Town
|name_BIS=Bishop Auckland
|name_CON=Consett
|name_GUI=Guisborough Town
|name_HEB=Hebburn Town
|name_NWB=Newcastle Benfield
|name_NAY=Newton Aycliffe
|name_NSH=North Shields
|name_NLT=Northallerton Town
|name_PEN=Penrith
|name_SEA=Seaham Red Star
|name_SHI=Shildon
|name_STO=Stockton Town
|name_SUN=Sunderland RCA
|name_RCW=Sunderland Ryhope CW
|name_THO=Thornaby
|name_WAT=West Auckland Town
|name_WHC=Whickham
|name_WHB=Whitley Bay
|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 |title=The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2|url=https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/fa-handbook |publisher=The FA |access-date=23 August 2020 }}
|res_col_header=P
|col_NPL=green1 |text_NPL=Promoted to the Northern Premier League
|note_res_NPL=Promoted based on points per game calculations from the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |North East England |float=right |width=600 |caption=Location of Division One clubs |places=
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.1846 |long=-1.5513 |label=Ashington|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6022 |long=-1.2856 |label=Billingham Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6382 |long=-1.6937 |label=Bishop Auckland|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8503 |long=-1.8238 |label=Consett|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.5383 |long=-1.0642 |label=Guisborough Town|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9686 |long=-1.5240 |label=Hebburn Town|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9919 |long=-1.5588 |label=Newcastle Benfield|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6154 |long=-1.5585 |label=Newton Aycliffe|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.0053 |long=-1.4591 |label=North Shields|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.4000 |long=-1.4540 |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg |label={{nowrap|Northallerton Town (to the south)}}|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6578 |long=-2.7140 |label=Penrith|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8705 |long=-1.3810 |label=Ryhope Colliery Welfare|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8435 |long=-1.3639 |label=Seaham Red Star|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6338 |long=-1.6507 |label=Shildon|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.5705 |long=-1.3395 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=left}}{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8673 |long=-1.3684 |label=Sunderland RCA|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.5527 |long=-1.2821 |label=Thornaby|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6292 |long=-1.7196 |label=West Auckland Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9437 |long=-1.6802 |label=Whickham|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.0347 |long=-1.4546 |label=Whitley Bay|label_size=85 |position=top}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Northern Football League
Division Two
|season= 2020–21
|winners=
|promoted= Crook Town
Redcar Athletic
West Allotment Celtic
|relegated=
|matches= 118
|total goals= 447
|prevseason= 2019–20
|nextseason= 2021–22
}}
Division Two comprised the same 20 teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition.
=Division Two table=
|update=complete
|section=Division Two
|source=[http://www.northernfootballleague.org/season/2020-21/ NL website]
|result1=P |result2=P |result10=P
|win_WAC=7 |draw_WAC=3 |loss_WAC=2 |gf_WAC=25 |ga_WAC=16 |team1 =WAC
|win_CRO=7 |draw_CRO=2 |loss_CRO=3 |gf_CRO=33 |ga_CRO=17 |team2 =CRO
|win_CAR=7 |draw_CAR=2 |loss_CAR=2 |gf_CAR=25 |ga_CAR=17 |team3 =CAR
|win_BIL=7 |draw_BIL=1 |loss_BIL=3 |gf_BIL=31 |ga_BIL=11 |team4 =BIL
|win_TLT=6 |draw_TLT=2 |loss_TLT=4 |gf_TLT=22 |ga_TLT=19 |team5 =TLT
|win_BED=6 |draw_BED=2 |loss_BED=3 |gf_BED=19 |ga_BED=16 |team6 =BED
|win_BIR=5 |draw_BIR=5 |loss_BIR=3 |gf_BIR=18 |ga_BIR=19 |team7 =BIR
|win_EAS=7 |draw_EAS=1 |loss_EAS=2 |gf_EAS=32 |ga_EAS=17 |team8 =EAS
|win_NEW=5 |draw_NEW=4 |loss_NEW=2 |gf_NEW=17 |ga_NEW=15 |team9 =NEW
|win_RED=5 |draw_RED=3 |loss_RED=3 |gf_RED=19 |ga_RED=14 |team10=RED
|win_HEA=4 |draw_HEA=5 |loss_HEA=3 |gf_HEA=26 |ga_HEA=15 |team11=HEA
|win_CST=5 |draw_CST=2 |loss_CST=5 |gf_CST=29 |ga_CST=20 |team12=CST
|win_BRA=4 |draw_BRA=3 |loss_BRA=5 |gf_BRA=20 |ga_BRA=27 |team13=BRA
|win_WIL=5 |draw_WIL=0 |loss_WIL=8 |gf_WIL=19 |ga_WIL=27 |team14=WIL
|win_ESH=5 |draw_ESH=0 |loss_ESH=7 |gf_ESH=22 |ga_ESH=31 |team15=ESH
|win_RCA=3 |draw_RCA=3 |loss_RCA=8 |gf_RCA=21 |ga_RCA=26 |team16=RCA
|win_SUN=3 |draw_SUN=2 |loss_SUN=7 |gf_SUN=15 |ga_SUN=30 |team17=SUN
|win_JAR=3 |draw_JAR=1 |loss_JAR=8 |gf_JAR=17 |ga_JAR=31 |team18=JAR
|win_WAS=2 |draw_WAS=2 |loss_WAS=6 |gf_WAS=18 |ga_WAS=29 |team19=WAS
|win_DUR=0 |draw_DUR=1 |loss_DUR=12|gf_DUR=19 |ga_DUR=50 |team20=DUR
|adjust_points_EAS=-3
|hth_EAS=Easington Colliery deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
|name_BED=Bedlington Terriers
|name_BIL=Billingham Synthonia
|name_BIR=Birtley Town
|name_BRA=Brandon United
|name_CAR=Carlisle City
|name_CST=Chester-le-Street Town
|name_CRO=Crook Town
|name_DUR=Durham City
|name_EAS=Easington Colliery
|name_ESH=Esh Winning
|name_HEA=Heaton Stannington
|name_JAR=Jarrow
|name_NEW=Newcastle University
|name_RED=Redcar Athletic
|name_RCA=Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
|name_SUN=Sunderland West End
|name_TLT=Tow Law Town
|name_WAS=Washington
|name_WAC=West Allotment Celtic
|name_WIL=Willington
|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
|res_col_header=P
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to Division One
|note_res_P=Promoted based on points per game calculations from the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |North East England |float=right |width=600 |caption=Location of Division Two clubs |places=
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.1306 |long=-1.5865 |label=Bedlington Terriers|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.5959 |long=-1.3238 |label=Billingham Synthonia|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8879 |long=-1.5807 |label=Birtley
Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7565 |long=-1.6287 |label=Brandon United|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8772 |long=-2.7500 |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg |label={{nowrap|Carlisle City (to the west)}}|position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8359 |long=-1.5868 |label={{nowrap|Chester-le-Street Town}}|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7146 |long=-1.7512 |label=Crook Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7844 |long=-1.3284 |label=Easington Colliery|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7624 |long=-1.7208 |label=Esh
Winning|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9990 |long=-1.5905 |label=Heaton Stannington|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9610 |long=-1.4702 |label=Jarrow|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9667 |long=-1.8336 |label=Newcastle University|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6028 |long=-1.0389 |label=Redcar Athletic|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9708 |long=-1.7938 |label=Ryton & Crawcrook Albion|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9199 |long=-1.4802 |label=Sunderland West End|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7471 |long=-1.8186 |label=Tow Law Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7888 |long=-1.5421 |label=Washington|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9919 |long=-1.5588 |label=West Allotment Celtic|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7086 |long=-1.6908 |label=Willington
&{{nowrap|Durham City}}|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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 | rowspan=2|Hall Lane | rowspan=2| |
Durham City |
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://northernfootballleague.org/ Northern Football League]
{{Northern League (football)}}
{{2020–21 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Football League 2020-21}}