2024–25 Northern Football League

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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.[1] The league operates two divisions in the English football league system, Division One at Step 5, and Division Two at Step 6.

Quick facts Season ...
Northern Football League
Season2024–25
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The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 17 May 2024.[2]

Division One

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Football League
Division One
Season2024–25
ChampionsRedcar Athletic
PromotedRedcar Athletic
Blyth Town
RelegatedSeaham Red Star
Tow Law Town
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Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Redcar Athletic (C, P) 42 29 7 6 110 24 +86 94 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Shildon 42 28 4 10 102 52 +50 88 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Boro Rangers 42 24 8 10 92 58 +34 80
4 Newcastle Blue Star 42 23 10 9 80 48 +32 79
5 Blyth Town (O, P) 42 22 12 8 88 55 +33 78
6 Kendal Town 42 23 7 12 90 51 +39 76
7 Newcastle Benfield 42 21 7 14 73 66 +7 70
8 North Shields 42 20 6 16 74 61 +13 66
9 Whitley Bay 42 19 9 14 64 54 +10 66
10 Crook Town 42 18 11 13 57 43 +14 65
11 Guisborough Town 42 16 14 12 66 54 +12 62
12 West Auckland Town 42 16 9 17 82 81 +1 57
13 Easington Colliery 42 15 9 18 64 74 −10 54
14 Marske United 42 15 6 21 59 79 −20 51
15 Northallerton Town 42 15 6 21 50 71 −21 51
16 Birtley Town 42 12 13 17 59 71 −12 49
17 Penrith 42 15 3 24 57 76 −19 48
18 Carlisle City 42 13 5 24 58 96 −38 44
19 West Allotment Celtic 42 9 7 26 38 103 −65 34
20 Whickham 42 10 3 29 45 94 −49 33
21 Seaham Red Star (R) 42 8 7 27 41 86 −45 31 Relegation to Division Two
22 Tow Law Town (R) 42 7 5 30 56 108 −52 26
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Source: Northern League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results table

More information Home \ Away, BIR ...
Home \ Away BIR BLY BOR CAR CRK EAC GUI KEN MAR NBF NBS NSH NLT PEN RCA SRS SHI TLT WAC WAT WHM WHB
Birtley Town — 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–3 5–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–1
Blyth Town 4–2 — 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 5–0 0–5 4–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–1
Boro Rangers 5–0 2–0 — 2–3 2–0 3–2 0–4 1–1 2–0 4–2 3–3 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 3–3 6–1 4–2
Carlisle City 3–1 3–2 0–3 — 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–5 1–6 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–2 0–5 5–0 0–3 2–3 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3
Crook Town 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–3
Easington Colliery 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 4–0 — 0–3 2–1 3–2 4–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–2 4–1 0–1
Guisborough Town 5–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–3 0–3 — 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 0–4 3–2 3–2
Kendal Town 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 — 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 0–1
Marske United 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 — 2–4 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–3
Newcastle Benfield 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 — 1–0 0–4 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0
Newcastle Blue Star 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 0–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 3–2 4–1
North Shields 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 1–2 — 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–6 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–1
Northallerton Town 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–4 0–0 2–0 — 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Penrith 3–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 1–8 2–0 5–2 2–3 0–2 3–1 — 0–2 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 3–4 1–3 2–0
Redcar Athletic 2–2 1–0 3–0 8–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 5–0 5–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 5–0 — 3–0 0–1 3–0 8–0 4–0 4–0 4–0
Seaham Red Star 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 4–3 2–1 3–4 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 — 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–5
Shildon 3–0 1–2 3–5 6–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 6–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 — 2–1 5–1 3–1 2–3 1–0
Tow Law Town 2–2 2–4 2–6 0–2 0–3 3–3 2–2 3–4 0–1 1–5 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 — 3–1 1–4 0–2 0–4
West Allotment Celtic 0–2 1–5 0–1 3–0 0–3 0–5 0–0 1–6 1–3 0–1 1–4 3–2 1–4 2–1 2–6 2–2 0–1 1–6 — 0–1 0–1 1–6
West Auckland Town 1–1 1–5 2–1 1–4 2–2 3–3 4–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–5 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–4 4–2 4–0 — 1–2 1–0
Whickham 1–1 1–4 0–5 3–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–2 0–1 2–5 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 0–6 — 5–0
Whitley Bay 6–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 —
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Source: Northern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Shildon 1
5 Blyth Town 2
5 Blyth Town 1 (4)
4 Newcastle Blue Star 1 (2)
3 Boro Rangers 0
4 Newcastle Blue Star 3

Semi-finals

25 April 2025 Boro Rangers0–3 Newcastle Blue Star Stokesley
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Stokesley Sports Club
Attendance: 816
26 April 2025 Shildon1-2 Blyth Town Shildon
15:00 GMT
  • Spalding 78'
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  • Wilson 5'
  • Teare red-colored football 38' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Dean Street
Attendance: 350

Final

2 May 2025 Newcastle Blue Star1-1
(2–4 p)		 Blyth Town Newcastle upon Tyne
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Stadium: Scotswood
Attendance: 2,151

Stadia and locations

Location of Division One clubs
Location of Division One clubs (Cumbria)
Location of Division One clubs (North Yorkshire)
More information Club, Stadium ...
Club Stadium Capacity
Birtley TownBirtley Sports Complex
Blyth TownSouth Newsham Playing Fields
Boro RangersStokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club)2,000
Carlisle CityGillford Park
Crook TownThe Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground1,500
Easington CollieryWelfare Park
Guisborough TownKing George V Ground
Kendal TownParkside Road
Marske UnitedMount Pleasant2,500
Newcastle Blue StarScotswood
Newcastle BenfieldSam Smith's Park2,000
North ShieldsRalph Gardner Park1,500
Northallerton TownCalvert Stadium
PenrithFrenchfield Stadium1,500
Redcar AthleticGreen Lane
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park
ShildonDean Street2,000
Tow Law TownIronworks Road3,000
West Allotment CelticEast Palmersville Sports Pavilion1,500
West Auckland TownDarlington Road2,000
WhickhamGlebe Sports Ground4,000
Whitley BayHillheads Park4,500
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Division Two

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2024–25
ChampionsHorden Community Welfare
PromotedHorden Community Welfare
Thornaby
RelegatedBedlington Terriers
Grangetown Boys Club
Washington
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Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Division Two table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Horden Community Welfare (C, P) 42 29 9 4 109 42 +67 96 Promotion to Division One
2 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 42 29 8 5 101 35 +66 95 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Jarrow 42 29 6 7 96 35 +61 93
4 Chester-le-Street United 42 25 3 14 72 39 +33 78
5 Thornaby (O, P) 42 22 9 11 68 49 +19 75
6 Esh Winning 42 22 5 15 83 56 +27 71
7 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 19 9 14 74 63 +11 66
8 Sunderland West End 42 19 7 16 91 96 −5 64
9 FC Hartlepool 42 18 8 16 75 63 +12 62
10 Alnwick Town 42 18 7 17 78 67 +11 61
11 Prudhoe Youth Club 42 16 12 14 71 57 +14 60
12 Newcastle University 42 16 10 16 67 67 0 58
13 Darlington Town 42 16 10 16 70 72 −2 58
14 Billingham Synthonia 42 16 9 17 76 61 +15 57
15 Billingham Town 42 14 10 18 82 80 +2 52
16 Chester-le-Street Town 42 16 3 23 61 80 −19 51
17 Redcar Town 42 14 7 21 66 82 −16 49
18 Boldon Community Association 42 13 8 21 60 86 −26 47
19 Sunderland RCA 42 10 8 24 49 88 −39 38
20 Bedlington Terriers (R) 42 9 9 24 49 96 −47 33[a] Demotion to the Northern Alliance[b]
21 Grangetown Boys Club 42 5 7 30 44 116 −72 22 Reprived from relegation
22 Washington (R) 42 4 2 36 31 143 −112 14 Relegation to the Wearside League
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Source: Northern League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Bedlington Terriers were deducted three points.
  2. [b]
    Bedlington Terriers were demoted from Step 6 after failing the Stadium Accreditation process.

Results table

More information Home \ Away, ALN ...
Home \ Away ALN BET BIS BIT BCA CST CSU DAR ESH HAR GBC HCW JRW NCU PYC RED R&C SRC SWE THO WAS Y&E
Alnwick Town — 6–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 7–0 0–5 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–3 1–0 4–0 4–2 0–2 3–2 1–3
Bedlington Terriers 2–5 — 1–1 1–3 1–5 2–1 0–0 2–4 0–4 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–1 4–4 2–1 0–5 2–0 1–0 1–2
Billingham Synthonia 1–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–5 0–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 0–3 3–2 5–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 4–2 7–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 3–0
Billingham Town 2–4 3–0 3–3 — 6–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 6–0 6–1 2–2 1–5 3–1 0–5
Boldon Community Association 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 — 1–3 1–2 5–2 1–1 3–10 4–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–5 3–5 0–7 1–1 1–2 1–0 5–0 0–7
Chester-le-Street Town 3–4 1–4 1–0 3–0 0–2 — 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–2 4–2 2–0 3–5 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–5
Chester-le-Street United 0–5 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 — 1–0 0–2 2–1 9–0 2–3 2–3 3–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 0–1
Darlington Town 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–4 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–3 2–4
Esh Winning 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 3–2 0–6 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 5–1 2–3 7–0 0–1
FC Hartlepool 4–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–4 1–4 — 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 4–0 4–2
Grangetown Boys Club 0–1 2–2 0–5 1–7 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 — 1–7 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–4
Horden Community Welfare 2–0 4–1 1–1 6–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 5–1 3–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 0–1 6–3 4–3 2–1 0–0
Jarrow 3–0 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 2–0 2–2 — 5–1 5–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–2 3–0 1–2
Newcastle University 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 4–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 — 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3
Prudhoe Youth Club 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–3 0–1 0–0 3–1 — 1–3 0–1 2–2 5–1 0–1 6–0 0–4
Redcar Town 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–4 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–4 4–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 0–3 4–1 0–4 3–0 3–3
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 — 4–1 1–3 2–4 3–0 1–0
Sunderland RCA 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–4 1–0 2–4 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–4
Sunderland West End 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–3 3–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–6 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–6 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 8–0 5–6
Thornaby 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–4 — 4–0 0–0
Washington 1–3 4–0 1–4 3–4 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–5 0–8 2–1 1–3 2–4 0–1 1–2 0–7 1–7 0–5 1–1 1–3 0–1 — 0–8
Yarm & Eaglescliffe 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 —
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Source: Northern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 0
5 Thornaby 3
5 Thornaby 0 (4)
3 Jarrow 0 (2)
3 Jarrow 0 (4)
4 Chester-le-Street United 0 (2)

Semi-finals

28th April 2025 Jarrow 0–0
(4–2 p)		Chester-le-Street UnitedJarrow
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Perth Green
Attendance: 671
29th April 2025 Yarm & Eaglescliffe0–3 Thornaby Billingham
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Bedford Terrace
Attendance: 613

Final

3rd May 2025 Jarrow0–0
(2–4 p)		 Thornaby Jarrow
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Perth Green
Attendance: 837

Stadia and locations

Location of Division Two clubs
2024–25 Northern Football League is located in Tyne and Wear
Location of Division Two clubs in Tyne and Wear
More information Club, Stadium ...
Club Stadium Capacity
Alnwick TownSt James' Park2,500
Bedlington TerriersWelfare Park3,000
Billingham SynthoniaStokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club)2,000
Billingham TownBedford Terrace3,000
Boldon Community AssociationBoldon Colliery Welfare
Chester-le-Street TownMoor Park
Chester-le-Street UnitedRiverside
Darlington TownEastbourne Community Stadium
Esh WinningWest Terrace3,500
FC HartlepoolGrayfields Enclosure
Grangetown Boys ClubB & W Lifting Ltd Stadium
Horden Community WelfareWelfare Park
JarrowPerth Green
Newcastle UniversityKimberley Park
Prudhoe Youth Club
Redcar TownMo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park1,500
Sunderland RCAMeadow Park1,500
Sunderland West EndFord Hub Sports Complex
ThornabyTeesdale Park5,000
WashingtonNorthern Playing Fields
Yarm & EaglescliffeBedford Terrace (groundshare with Billingham Town)3,000
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