2024–25 Northern Football League#Division Two
{{Short description|English football league season}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Northern Football League
|season=2024–25
|prevseason = 2023–24
|nextseason = 2025–26
}}
The 2024–25 season is the 127th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England, known as the Ebac Northern League for sponsorship reasons.{{Cite web |last=Carruthers |first=Mark |date=2024-05-30 |title=Ebac Northern League reveal new season details as appeal outcome awaited |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/non-league/ebac-northern-league-reveal-new-season-details-as-appeal-outcome-awaited-4647557 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Sunderland Echo |language=en}} The league operates 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 this season were announced by the Football Association on 17 May 2024.{{cite web|title=FA ANNOUNCES MAKE UP OF EBAC NORTHERN LEAGUE|publisher=The Northern Football League|date=17 May 2024|url=https://www.northernfootballleague.org/news/fa-announces-make-up-of-ebac-northern-league/ |accessdate=17 May 2024}}
Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Northern Football League
Division One
|season= 2024–25
|winners=
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches=
|total goals=
|prevseason= 2023–24
|nextseason= 2025–26
}}
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.
- Promoted from Division Two:
- Blyth Town
- Easington Colliery
- Newcastle Blue Star
- Resigned from the 2023–24 Northern Premier League:
- Marske United
- Transferred from the 2023–24 North West Counties Football League:
- Kendal Town{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Kendal Town fail in appeal against move into Northern League |url=https://www.beyondradio.co.uk/news/local-sport/kendal-town-fail-in-appeal-against-move-into-northern-league/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Beyond Radio |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Colman |first=Jon |date=2024-05-19 |title=Cumbrian club hits out at being moved into different league |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24330187.kendal-town-hit-moved-northern-league/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=News and Star |language=en}}
=Division One table=
|update=complete
|section=Division One
|source=[http://www.northernfootballleague.org/table/division-1-table-current/ Northern League]
|team_order=RED, SHI, BOR, NBS, BLY, KEN, NWB, NOR, WHL, CRO, GUI, WAT, EAS, MAR, NLT, BIR, PEN, CAR, WAC, WHC, SEA, TLT
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result21=R |result22=R
|win_BIR=12|draw_BIR=13|loss_BIR=17|gf_BIR=59|ga_BIR=71
|win_BLY=22|draw_BLY=12|loss_BLY=8|gf_BLY=88|ga_BLY=55 |status_BLY=Q
|win_BOR=24|draw_BOR=8|loss_BOR=10|gf_BOR=92|ga_BOR=58 |status_BOR=Q
|win_CAR=13|draw_CAR=5|loss_CAR=24|gf_CAR=58|ga_CAR=96
|win_CRO=18|draw_CRO=11|loss_CRO=13|gf_CRO=57|ga_CRO=43
|win_EAS=15|draw_EAS=9|loss_EAS=18|gf_EAS=64|ga_EAS=74
|win_GUI=16|draw_GUI=14|loss_GUI=12|gf_GUI=66|ga_GUI=54
|win_KEN=23|draw_KEN=7|loss_KEN=12|gf_KEN=90|ga_KEN=51
|win_MAR=15|draw_MAR=6|loss_MAR=21|gf_MAR=59|ga_MAR=79
|win_NBS=23|draw_NBS=10|loss_NBS=9|gf_NBS=80|ga_NBS=48 |status_NBS=Q
|win_NWB=21|draw_NWB=7|loss_NWB=14|gf_NWB=73|ga_NWB=66
|win_NLT=15|draw_NLT=6|loss_NLT=21|gf_NLT=50|ga_NLT=71
|win_NOR=20|draw_NOR=6|loss_NOR=16|gf_NOR=74|ga_NOR=61
|win_PEN=15|draw_PEN=3|loss_PEN=24|gf_PEN=57|ga_PEN=76
|win_RED=29|draw_RED=7|loss_RED=6|gf_RED=110|ga_RED=24 |status_RED=C,P
|win_SEA=8|draw_SEA=7|loss_SEA=27|gf_SEA=41|ga_SEA=86 |status_SEA=R
|win_SHI=28|draw_SHI=4|loss_SHI=10|gf_SHI=102|ga_SHI=52 |status_SHI=Q
|win_TLT=7|draw_TLT=5|loss_TLT=30|gf_TLT=56|ga_TLT=108 |status_TLT=R
|win_WAC=9|draw_WAC=7|loss_WAC=26|gf_WAC=38|ga_WAC=103
|win_WAT=16|draw_WAT=9|loss_WAT=17|gf_WAT=82|ga_WAT=81
|win_WHC=10|draw_WHC=3|loss_WHC=29|gf_WHC=45|ga_WHC=94
|win_WHL=19|draw_WHL=9|loss_WHL=14|gf_WHL=64|ga_WHL=54
|note_MAR=Marske United are ineligible for promotion due to withdrawal from the national league system midway through last season.{{Cite web |title= National League System Regulations |url=https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/rules-of-the-association/2021-22/national-league-system-regulations.ashx |format=ashx |publisher=The FA |access-date=2 January 2025}}
|name_BIR=Birtley Town
|name_BLY=Blyth Town
|name_BOR=Boro Rangers
|name_CAR=Carlisle City
|name_CRO=Crook Town
|name_EAS=Easington Colliery
|name_GUI=Guisborough Town
|name_KEN=Kendal Town
|name_MAR=Marske United
|name_NBS=Newcastle Blue Star
|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_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
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Shildon
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Blyth Town
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Boro Rangers
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Newcastle Blue Star
| RD1-score=
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=
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}}
==Semi-finals==
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|date = 26 April 2025
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|team1 =Shildon
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|team2 = Blyth Town
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| location = Shildon
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|date = 25 April 2025
|time =
|team1 = Boro Rangers
|score =
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|team2 = Newcastle Blue Star
|goals1 =
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|aet =
|stadium = Stokesley Sports Club
|location= Stokesley
|attendance =
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}}
==Final==
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|date = 2 May 2025
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=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |North East England |float=left |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=55.1058 |long=-1.5197 |label=Blyth Town|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=54.7844 |long=-1.3284 |label=
{{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=54.32040 |long=-2.73650 |mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg |label={{nowrapKendal Town (to the west)}}|position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.5891 |long=-1.0166 |label= Marske United |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9742 |long=-1.6952 |label=Newcastle Blue Star|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9919 |long=-1.5588 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=right}}{{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=54.7471 |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}}
}}
{{location map+ |Cumbria|float=right |width=400
|caption=Location of Division One clubs (Cumbria)
|places=
{{location map~ |Cumbria |lat=54.8772 |long=-2.7500 |label=Carlisle City|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Cumbria |lat=54.320400 |long=-2.736500 |label=Kendal Town|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Cumbria |lat=54.6578 |long=-2.7140 |label=Penrith|label_size=85 |position=right}}
}}
{{location map+ |North Yorkshire|float=right |width=400
|caption=Location of Division One clubs (North Yorkshire)
|places=
{{location map~ |North Yorkshire |lat=54.4000 |long=-1.4540 |label=Northallerton Town|position=right}}
}}
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Club
!Stadium !Capacity | ||
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Birtley Town | Birtley Sports Complex | |
Blyth Town | South Newsham Playing Fields | |
Boro Rangers | Stokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club) | 2,000 |
Carlisle City | Gillford Park | |
Crook Town | The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground | 1,500 |
Easington Colliery | Welfare Park | |
Guisborough Town | King George V Ground | |
Kendal Town | Parkside Road | |
Marske United | Mount Pleasant | 2,500 |
Newcastle Blue Star | Scotswood | |
Newcastle Benfield | Sam Smith's Park | 2,000 |
North Shields | Ralph Gardner Park | 1,500 |
Northallerton Town | Calvert Stadium | |
Penrith | Frenchfield Stadium | 1,500 |
Redcar Athletic | Green Lane | |
Seaham Red Star | Seaham Town Park | |
Shildon | Dean Street | 2,000 |
Tow Law Town | Ironworks Road | 3,000 |
West Allotment Celtic | East Palmersville Sports Pavilion | 1,500 |
West Auckland Town | Darlington Road | 2,000 |
Whickham | Glebe Sports Ground | 4,000 |
Whitley Bay | Hillheads Park | 4,500 |
{{Clear}}
Division Two
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Northern Football League
Division Two
|season= 2024–25
|winners=
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches=
|total goals=
|prevseason= 2023–24
|nextseason= 2025–26
}}
Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
- Alnwick Town, promoted from the Northern Alliance
- Darlington Town, promoted from the Wearside Football League
- Grangetown Boys Club, promoted from the North Riding League
- Sunderland RCA, relegated from Division One
=Division Two table=
|update=complete
|section=Division Two
|source= [http://www.northernfootballleague.org/table/division-2-table-current/ Northern League]
|team_order= HOR, YAR, JAR, CSU, THO, ESH, RCA, SUN, HAR, ALN, PRU, NEW, DAR, BIL, BIN, CST, RED, BOL, SRC, BED, GRA, WAS
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result20=R |result21=R |result22=R
|win_ALN=18|draw_ALN=7|loss_ALN=17|gf_ALN=78|ga_ALN=67
|win_BED=9|draw_BED=9|loss_BED=24|gf_BED=49|ga_BED=96
|win_BIL=16|draw_BIL=9|loss_BIL=17|gf_BIL=76|ga_BIL=61
|win_BIN=14|draw_BIN=10|loss_BIN=18|gf_BIN=82|ga_BIN=80
|win_BOL=13|draw_BOL=8|loss_BOL=21|gf_BOL=60|ga_BOL=86
|win_CST=16|draw_CST=3|loss_CST=23|gf_CST=61|ga_CST=80
|win_CSU=25|draw_CSU=3|loss_CSU=14|gf_CSU=72|ga_CSU=39
|win_DAR=16|draw_DAR=10|loss_DAR=16|gf_DAR=70|ga_DAR=72
|win_ESH=22|draw_ESH=5|loss_ESH=15|gf_ESH=83|ga_ESH=56
|win_GRA=5|draw_GRA=7|loss_GRA=30|gf_GRA=44|ga_GRA=116
|win_HAR=18|draw_HAR=8|loss_HAR=16|gf_HAR=75|ga_HAR=63
|win_HOR=29|draw_HOR=9|loss_HOR=4|gf_HOR=109|ga_HOR=42
|win_JAR=29|draw_JAR=6|loss_JAR=7|gf_JAR=96|ga_JAR=35
|win_NEW=16|draw_NEW=10|loss_NEW=16|gf_NEW=67|ga_NEW=67
|win_PRU=16|draw_PRU=12|loss_PRU=14|gf_PRU=71|ga_PRU=57
|win_RED=14|draw_RED=7|loss_RED=21|gf_RED=66|ga_RED=82
|win_RCA=19|draw_RCA=9|loss_RCA=14|gf_RCA=74|ga_RCA=63
|win_SRC=10|draw_SRC=8|loss_SRC=24|gf_SRC=49|ga_SRC=88
|win_SUN=19|draw_SUN=7|loss_SUN=16|gf_SUN=91|ga_SUN=96
|win_THO=22|draw_THO=9|loss_THO=11|gf_THO=68|ga_THO=49
|win_WAS=4|draw_WAS=2|loss_WAS=36|gf_WAS=31|ga_WAS=143
|win_YAR=29|draw_YAR=8|loss_YAR=5|gf_YAR=101|ga_YAR=35
|adjust_points_BED=-3
|hth_BED=Bedlington Terriers were deducted three points.
|status_HOR = C,P
|status_YAR = Q
|status_JAR = Q
|status_CSU = Q
|status_THO = Q
|status_BED = R
|status_GRA = R
|status_WAS = R
|name_ALN=Alnwick Town
|name_BED=Bedlington Terriers
|name_BIL=Billingham Synthonia
|name_BIN=Billingham Town
|name_BOL=Boldon Community Association
|name_CST=Chester-le-Street Town
|name_CSU=Chester-le-Street United
|name_DAR=Darlington Town
|name_ESH=Esh Winning
|name_GRA=Grangetown Boys Club
|name_HAR=FC Hartlepool
|name_HOR=Horden Community Welfare
|name_JAR=Jarrow
|name_NEW=Newcastle University
|name_PRU=Prudhoe Youth Club
|name_RED=Redcar Town
|name_RCA=Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
|name_SRC=Sunderland RCA
|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 One
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to a feeder league
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1= Yarm & Eaglescliffe
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2= Thornaby
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3= Jarrow
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4= Chester-le-Street United
| RD1-score=
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=
| RD2-score1=
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==Semi-finals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 28th April 2025
|time =
|team1 = Jarrow
|score =
|report=
|team2 = Chester-le-Street United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Perth Green
|location= Jarrow
|attendance =
|referee =
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{{football box collapsible
|date = 29th April 2025
|time =
|team1 =Yarm & Eaglescliffe
|score =
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|team2 = Thornaby
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = Bedford Terrace
| location = Billingham
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
==Final==
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|date = 3rd May 2025
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=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=55.4134 |long=-1.7069 |label=Alnwick Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{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=54.9510 |long=-1.4602 |label=
|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=54.509444 |long=-1.564167|label=Darlington Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{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=54.5745 |long=-1.1516 |label=Grangetown Boys Club|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.7645 |long=-1.3172 |label=
|label_size=85 |position=right}}{{location map~ |North East England |lat=54.9610 |long=-1.4702 |label=
|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=54.8673 |long=-1.3684 |label=Sunderland RCA|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{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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Club
!Stadium !Capacity | ||
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Alnwick Town | St James' Park | 2,500 |
Bedlington Terriers | Welfare Park | 3,000 |
Billingham Synthonia | Stokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club) | 2,000 |
Billingham Town | Bedford Terrace | 3,000 |
Boldon Community Association | Boldon Colliery Welfare | |
Chester-le-Street Town | Moor Park | |
Chester-le-Street United | Riverside | |
Darlington Town | Eastbourne Community Stadium | |
Esh Winning | West Terrace | 3,500 |
FC Hartlepool | Grayfields Enclosure | |
Grangetown Boys Club | B & W Lifting Ltd Stadium | |
Horden Community Welfare | Welfare Park | |
Jarrow | Perth Green | |
Newcastle University | rowspan=2|Kimberley Park | rowspan=2| |
Prudhoe Youth Club | ||
Redcar Town | Mo Mowlam Memorial Park | |
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | Kingsley Park | 1,500 |
Sunderland RCA | Meadow Park | 1,500 |
Sunderland West End | Ford Hub Sports Complex | |
Thornaby | Teesdale Park | 5,000 |
Washington | Northern Playing Fields | |
Yarm & Eaglescliffe | Bedford Terrace (groundshare with Billingham Town) | 3,000 |
{{Clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.northernfootballleague.org/ Northern Football League]
{{Northern League (football)}}
{{2024–25 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Football League 2024-25}}