2023–24 Northern Football League#Division One

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Football League
Division One

|season= 2023–24

|winners= Bishop Auckland

|promoted= Bishop Auckland
Heaton Stannington

|relegated= Sunderland RCA

|matches=

|total goals=

|prevseason= 2022–23

|nextseason= 2024–25

}}

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.{{cite web | url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/new-season-fixtures-released/ | title=NEW SEASON FIXTURES RELEASED | publisher=Northern Football League | accessdate=20 June 2023}}

• Promoted from Division Two:
• Birtley Town
• Boro Rangers
• Demoted/relegated from the Northern Premier League:
• North Shields
• Shildon

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

|update=complete

|section=Division One

|source=[http://www.northernfootballleague.org/table/division-1-table-current/ Northern League]

|team_order=BIS, SHI, HEA, BIR, WAT, GUI, BOR, CAR, WAC, WHL, WHC, RED, CRO, NOR, PEN, SEA, NWB, NLT, TLT, SUN

|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result20=R

|win_BIR=24|draw_BIR=3 |loss_BIR=11|gf_BIR=98|ga_BIR=56

|win_BIS=32|draw_BIS=4 |loss_BIS=2 |gf_BIS=133|ga_BIS=32

|win_BOR=20|draw_BOR=8 |loss_BOR=10|gf_BOR=82|ga_BOR=42

|win_CAR=18|draw_CAR=6 |loss_CAR=14|gf_CAR=73|ga_CAR=81

|win_CRO=13|draw_CRO=12|loss_CRO=13|gf_CRO=50|ga_CRO=60

|win_GUI=22|draw_GUI=7 |loss_GUI=9 |gf_GUI=75|ga_GUI=40

|win_HEA=23|draw_HEA=9 |loss_HEA=6 |gf_HEA=76|ga_HEA=42

|win_NWB=9|draw_NWB=6 |loss_NWB=23|gf_NWB=56|ga_NWB=99

|win_NLT=5|draw_NLT=6 |loss_NLT=27|gf_NLT=39|ga_NLT=106

|win_NOR=12|draw_NOR=8 |loss_NOR=18|gf_NOR=55|ga_NOR=63

|win_PEN=13|draw_PEN=2 |loss_PEN=23|gf_PEN=82|ga_PEN=89

|win_RED=14|draw_RED=9 |loss_RED=15|gf_RED=82|ga_RED=67

|win_SEA=7|draw_SEA=9 |loss_SEA=22|gf_SEA=45|ga_SEA=74

|win_SHI=29|draw_SHI=4 |loss_SHI=5 |gf_SHI=126|ga_SHI=32

|win_SUN=1|draw_SUN=2 |loss_SUN=35|gf_SUN=28|ga_SUN=161

|win_TLT=4|draw_TLT=1 |loss_TLT=33|gf_TLT=32|ga_TLT=159

|win_WAC=17|draw_WAC=8 |loss_WAC=13|gf_WAC=85|ga_WAC=53

|win_WAT=23|draw_WAT=6 |loss_WAT=9 |gf_WAT=88|ga_WAT=49

|win_WHC=16|draw_WHC=6 |loss_WHC=16|gf_WHC=73|ga_WHC=68

|win_WHL=17|draw_WHL=6 |loss_WHL=15|gf_WHL=71|ga_WHL=76

|adjust_points_GUI=-3

|hth_GUI=Guisborough Town were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.{{cite web|url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/guisborough-deducted-three-points/|title=GUISBOROUGH DEDUCTED POINTS|work=Northern Football League|date=31 October 2023}}

|adjust_points_NWB=-3

|hth_NWB=Newcastle Benfield were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.{{cite web|url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/benfield-deducted-three-points//|title=BENFIELD DEDUCTED THREE POINTS|work=Northern Football League|date=1 March 2024}}

|status_BIS=C, P |status_HEA=O, P |status_SUN=R

|name_BIR=Birtley Town

|name_BIS=Bishop Auckland

|name_BOR=Boro Rangers

|name_CAR=Carlisle City

|name_CRO=Crook Town

|name_GUI=Guisborough Town

|name_HEA=Heaton Stannington

|name_NWB=Newcastle Benfield

|name_NLT=Northallerton Town

|name_NOR=North Shields

|name_PEN=Penrith

|name_RED=Redcar Athletic

|name_SEA=Seaham Red Star

|name_SHI=Shildon

|name_SUN=Sunderland RCA

|name_TLT=Tow Law Town

|name_WAC=West Allotment Celtic

|name_WAT=West Auckland Town

|name_WHC=Whickham

|name_WHL=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

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to the Northern Premier League

|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Division Two

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semi-finals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=Shildon

| RD1-score1=0

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=West Auckland Town

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Heaton Stannington

| RD1-score3=1

| RD1-seed4=4

| RD1-team4=Birtley Town

| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1=3

| RD2-team1=Heaton Stannington

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=West Auckland Town

| RD2-score2=0

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 1 May

|time = 19:30

|team1 = Shildon

|score = 0–1

|report= https://www.northernfootballleague.org/event/shildon-v-west-auckland-town/

|team2 = West Auckland Town

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Scott {{goal|90}}

|aet =

| stadium = Dean Street

| location = Shildon

|attendance = 604

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 2 May

|time = 19:30

|team1 = Heaton Stannington

|score = 1–0

|report= https://www.northernfootballleague.org/event/heaton-stannington-v-birtley-town/

|team2 = Birtley Town

|goals1 =

• Shepherd {{goal|51}}

|goals2 =

|aet =

|stadium = Grounsell Park

|location= High Heaton

|attendance = 1,235

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 6 May

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Heaton Stannington

|score = 3–0

|report= https://www.northernfootballleague.org/event/heaton-stannington-v-west-auckland-town-2/

|team2 = West Auckland Town

|goals1 =

• Lamb {{goal|47}}
• Burn {{goal|57}}
• Anderson {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

|aet =

|stadium = Grounsell Park

|location= High Heaton

|attendance = 2,107

|referee =

}}

{{location map+ |North East England |float=right |width=600 |caption=Location of Division One clubs |places=

{{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=54.6382 |long=-1.6937 |label=Bishop Auckland|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.4680 |long=-1.1784 |label=Boro Rangers|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{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=54.7146 |long=-1.7512 |label=Crook Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.5383 |long=-1.0642 |label=Guisborough Town|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9990 |long=-1.5905 |label=Heaton Stannington|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9919 |long=-1.5588 |label=

{{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)}} |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=54.6028 |long=-1.0389 |label=Redcar Athletic|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=54.8673 |long=-1.3684 |label=Sunderland RCA|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7471 |long=-1.8186 |label=Tow Law Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.0261 |long=-1.5494 |label=West Allotment Celtic|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{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=left}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.0347 |long=-1.4546 |label=Whitley Bay|label_size=85 |position=right}}

}}

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{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Football League
Division Two

|season= 2023–24

|winners= Blyth Town

|promoted= Blyth Town
Easington Colliery
Newcastle Blue Star

|relegated= Brandon United

|matches=

|total goals=

|prevseason= 2022–23

|nextseason= 2024–25

}}

Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

• FC Hartlepool, promoted from the Wearside League
• Newcastle Blue Star, promoted from the Northern Alliance
• Thornaby, relegated from Division One
• Yarm & Eaglescliffe, promoted from the North Riding League

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

|update=complete

|section=Division Two

|source= [http://www.northernfootballleague.org/table/division-2-table-current/ Northern League]

|team_order= BLY, NBS, EAS, BED, HOR, BIL, CST, YAR, NEW, ESH, RCA, JAR, THO, HAR, PRU, BOL, RED, BIN, CSU, SUN, WAS, BRA

|result1=P |result2=QP |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result22=R

|win_BED=24|draw_BED=5 |loss_BED=13|gf_BED=81|ga_BED=54

|win_BIL=21|draw_BIL=10|loss_BIL=11|gf_BIL=105|ga_BIL=62

|win_BIN=12|draw_BIN=8 |loss_BIN=22|gf_BIN=58|ga_BIN=85

|win_BLY=34|draw_BLY=3 |loss_BLY=5 |gf_BLY=139|ga_BLY=37

|win_BOL=12|draw_BOL=10|loss_BOL=20|gf_BOL=62|ga_BOL=91

|win_BRA=3|draw_BRA=1 |loss_BRA=38|gf_BRA=30|ga_BRA=175

|win_CST=21|draw_CST=9 |loss_CST=12|gf_CST=83|ga_CST=60

|win_CSU=12|draw_CSU=6 |loss_CSU=24|gf_CSU=50|ga_CSU=79

|win_EAS=25|draw_EAS=8 |loss_EAS=9 |gf_EAS=97|ga_EAS=49

|win_ESH=17|draw_ESH=13|loss_ESH=12|gf_ESH=61|ga_ESH=69

|win_HAR=18|draw_HAR=9 |loss_HAR=15|gf_HAR=81|ga_HAR=64

|win_HOR=22|draw_HOR=8 |loss_HOR=12|gf_HOR=76|ga_HOR=58

|win_JAR=18|draw_JAR=8 |loss_JAR=16|gf_JAR=80|ga_JAR=72

|win_NBS=27|draw_NBS=8 |loss_NBS=7 |gf_NBS=102|ga_NBS=46

|win_NEW=19|draw_NEW=7 |loss_NEW=16|gf_NEW=104|ga_NEW=78

|win_PRU=13|draw_PRU=10|loss_PRU=19|gf_PRU=73|ga_PRU=73

|win_RED=14|draw_RED=4 |loss_RED=24|gf_RED=57|ga_RED=90

|win_RCA=19|draw_RCA=5 |loss_RCA=18|gf_RCA=99|ga_RCA=68

|win_SUN=8|draw_SUN=7 |loss_SUN=27|gf_SUN=61|ga_SUN=96

|win_THO=18|draw_THO=7 |loss_THO=17|gf_THO=61|ga_THO=57

|win_WAS=6|draw_WAS=2 |loss_WAS=34|gf_WAS=43|ga_WAS=149

|win_YAR=21|draw_YAR=8 |loss_YAR=13|gf_YAR=79|ga_YAR=70

|adjust_points_HAR=-3

|adjust_points_BRA=-3

|hth_HAR=FC Hartlepool were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.{{cite web|url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/fc-hartlepool-points-deduction/|title=FC HARTLEPOOL POINTS DEDUCTION|work=Northern Football League|date=12 December 2023}}

|hth_BRA=Brandon United were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.{{cite web|url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/points-deducted/|title=POINTS DEDUCTED|work=Northern Football League|date=15 April 2024}}

|status_BLY=C, P

|status_EAS=O, P

|status_NBS=P

|status_BRA=R

|name_BED=Bedlington Terriers

|name_BIL=Billingham Synthonia

|name_BIN=Billingham Town

|name_BLY=Blyth Town

|name_BOL=Boldon Community Association

|name_BRA=Brandon United

|name_CST=Chester-le-Street Town

|name_CSU=Chester-le-Street United

|name_EAS=Easington Colliery

|name_ESH=Esh Winning

|name_HAR=FC Hartlepool

|name_HOR=Horden Community Welfare

|name_JAR=Jarrow

|name_NBS= Newcastle Blue Star

|name_NEW=Newcastle University

|name_PRU=Prudhoe Youth Club

|name_RED=Redcar Town

|name_RCA=Ryton & Crawcrook Albion

|name_SUN=Sunderland West End

|name_THO=Thornaby

|name_WAS=Washington

|name_YAR=Yarm & Eaglescliffe

|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=PQR

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to Division Two

|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to the Wearside League

|col_QP=blue1 |text_QP=Qualification for the play-offs,
then promotion to Division One

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semi-finals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1= Newcastle Blue Star

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2= Horden Community Welfare

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Easington Colliery

| RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4=4

| RD1-team4= Bedlington Terriers

| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1=2

| RD2-team1=Newcastle Blue Star

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2=Easington Colliery

| RD2-score2=2

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 3 May

|time = 19:30

|team1 = Newcastle Blue Star

|score = 2–1

|report= https://www.northernfootballleague.org/event/newcastle-blue-star-v-horden-cw/

|team2 = Horden Community Welfare

|goals1 =

• Flounders {{goal|5|o.g.}}
• Ryder {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

• Wallace {{goal|51}}

|aet =

| stadium = Scotswood

| location = Newcastle upon Tyne

|attendance = 1,061

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 4 May

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Easington Colliery

|score = 4–0

|report= https://www.northernfootballleague.org/event/easington-colliery-v-bedlington-terriers/

|team2 = Bedlington Terriers

|goals1 =

• Davison {{goal|20}}
• Forster {{goal|28}}
• Weirs {{goal|38}}
• Fairley {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|aet =

|stadium = Welfare Park

|location= Easington

|attendance = 310

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 8 May

|time = 19:30

|team1 = Newcastle Blue Star

|score = 1-2

|report= https://www.northernfootballleague.org/event/21227/

|team2 = Easington Colliery

|goals1 =

• Ogbewe {{goal|90+15}}

|goals2 =

• Fairley {{goal|87}}
• Kenney {{goal|90+8}}

|aet =

| stadium = Scotswood

| location = Newcastle upon Tyne

|attendance = 1,771

|referee =

}}

{{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=54.4680 |long=-1.1784 |label=Billingham Synthonia|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6022 |long=-1.2856 |label={{nowrap|Billingham Town}} and Yarm & Eaglescliffe|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=55.1058 |long=-1.5197 |label=Blyth Town|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9510 |long=-1.4602 |label=

{{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=54.8359 |long=-1.5868 |label={{nowrap|Chester-le-Street Town}}|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.8479 |long=-1.5603 |label={{nowrap|Chester-le-Street United}}|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7844 |long=-1.3284 |label=

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7624 |long=-1.7208 |label=Esh
Winning|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6950 |long=-1.2289 |label=Hartlepool|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7645 |long=-1.3172 |label=

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9610 |long=-1.4702 |label=

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9742 |long=-1.6952 |label= Newcastle Blue Star|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9667 |long=-1.8336 |label=Newcastle University and Prudhoe Youth Club|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.6114 |long=-1.0899 |label=Redcar Town|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9708 |long=-1.7938 |label=Ryton & Crawcrook Albion|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9083 |long=-1.4383 |label=Sunderland West End|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=54.9283 |long=-1.5202 |label=Washington|label_size=85 |position=left}}

}}

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{{reflist}}

• [http://www.northernfootballleague.org/ Northern Football League]

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