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2025–26 Northern Football League

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The 2025–26 season is the 128th 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
Season2025–26
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The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 15 May 2025.[2]

Division One

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Football League
Division One
Season2025–26
ChampionsGuisborough Town
PromotedGuisborough Town
West Auckland Town
RelegatedNorthallerton Town
Matches342
Goals1,150 (3.36 per match)
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Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs.

Team changes

Division One table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Guisborough Town (C, P) 36 30 4 2 87 31 +56 94 Promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One East
2 Shildon 36 27 5 4 97 46 +51 86 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Whitley Bay 36 20 7 9 72 45 +27 67
4 West Auckland Town (O, P) 36 20 4 12 77 58 +19 64
5 Boro Rangers 36 19 6 11 67 43 +24 63
6 Newcastle Blue Star 36 18 6 12 77 55 +22 60
7 Kendal Town 36 18 5 13 72 53 +19 59
8 North Shields 36 18 3 15 64 60 +4 57
9 Easington Colliery 36 17 3 16 65 60 +5 54
10 Birtley Town 36 12 13 11 71 64 +7 49
11 Horden Community Welfare 36 14 3 19 52 73 −21 45
12 Penrith 36 11 9 16 69 67 +2 42
13 Newcastle Benfield 36 12 6 18 42 47 −5 42
14 Thornaby 36 12 6 18 44 68 −24 42
15 Carlisle City 36 10 7 19 42 63 −21 37
16 Marske United 36 9 5 22 48 74 −26 32
17 Crook Town 36 8 5 23 31 76 −45 29
18 Whickham 36 6 8 22 40 86 −46 26
19 Northallerton Town 36 7 3 26 33 81 −48 24
20 West Allotment Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[a]
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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
Notes:
  1. [a]
    On 14 March, West Allotment Celtic resigned from the Northern Football League. West Allotment Celtic's playing record of Pld29 W4 D4 L21 GD-53 Pts16 was expunged.[3]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Shildon 1
5 Boro Rangers 0
2 Shildon 1
4 West Auckland Town 2
3 Whitley Bay 1
4 West Auckland Town 3

Semifinals

25 April 2026 Shildon 1-0Boro RangersShildon
15:00 GMT L. Harris 66' Report Stadium: Dean Street
Attendance: 422
25 April 2026 Whitley Bay1-3 West Auckland Town Whitley Bay
15:00 GMT Livermore 90+3' Report Moody 11'
O'Gorman 48'
Steel 86'		 Stadium: Hillheads Park
Attendance: 733

Final

2 May 2026 Shildon1–2 West Auckland Town Shildon
  • Ardelean 5'
  • Faulkner 80'
  • Moody 90+5'
 Stadium: Dean Street
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Reagn Webber

Results table

More information Home \ Away, BIR ...
Home \ Away BIR BOR CAR CRK EAC GUI HCW KEN MAR NBF NBS NSH NLT PEN SHI THO WAT WHM WHB
Birtley Town — 2–3 0–1 4–2 0–0 3–1 4–0 3–3 4–3 3–2 5–3 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1
Boro Rangers 3–0 — 4–0 4–0 4–1 0–4 4–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–0 3–2
Carlisle City 1–1 3–1 — 1–0 4–2 1–4 4–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–5 2–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–3 3–1 2–3
Crook Town 0–1 2–0 0–0 — 1–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–6 1–2 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–2
Easington Colliery 2–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 — 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–4 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 4–0 3–0 4–1 1–2
Guisborough Town 5–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 4–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 4–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1
Horden Community Welfare 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 — 0–4 4–3 1–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–3 1–3
Kendal Town 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 0–1 — 1–2 1–3 2–1 6–1 3–0 5–1 3–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
Marske United 1–1 2–4 0–3 0–0 0–4 0–3 3–0 1–4 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 1–3 4–0 3–0 2–3 0–4
Newcastle Benfield 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–4 0–1 1–1 — 1–2 0–1 5–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2
Newcastle Blue Star 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 — 3–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–2 4–5 4–0 3–3
North Shields 1–6 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–3 0–3 3–1 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 3–4 2–0 0–5 3–1 2–1
Northallerton Town 0–1 0–4 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–4 — 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 0–5
Penrith 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–4 2–2 4–1 — 0–0 6–0 1–2 2–2 2–3
Shildon 4–4 2–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 2–5 3–1 4–3 6–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 — 3–1 6–1 6–0 2–0
Thornaby 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 2–3 — 3–1 2–1 0–3
West Auckland Town 3–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 4–3 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–0 — 3–1 5–1
Whickham 0–5 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–5 3–1 1–2 0–5 1–1 2–5 — 4–4
Whitley Bay 2–2 2–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 0–1 2–2 —
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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.

Stadia and locations

Location of Division One clubs in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham
Location of Division One clubs in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham
Location of Division One clubs (Cumbria)
Location of Division One clubs (North Yorkshire)
More information Club, Stadium ...
Club Stadium Capacity
Birtley TownBirtley Sports Complex
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
Horden Community WelfareWelfare Park
Kendal TownParkside Road
Marske UnitedMount Pleasant2,500
Newcastle Blue StarKD Stadium2,500
Newcastle BenfieldSam Smith's Park2,000
North ShieldsRalph Gardner Park1,500
Northallerton TownCalvert Stadium
PenrithFrenchfield Stadium1,500
ShildonDean Street2,000
ThornabyTeesdale Park5,000
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

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2025–26
Champions Redcar Town
PromotedRedcar Town
Yarm & Eaglescliffe
Matches462
Goals1,458 (3.16 per match)
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Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Also, Chester-le-Street United changed their name to Park View.

Division Two table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Redcar Town (C, P) 42 32 4 6 101 40 +61 100 Promotion to Division One
2 Yarm & Eaglescliffe (O, P) 42 31 5 6 101 38 +63 98 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Jarrow 42 25 9 8 85 45 +40 84
4 FC Hartlepool 42 25 4 13 80 46 +34 79
5 Seaham Red Star 42 24 7 11 75 47 +28 79
6 Park View 42 21 10 11 57 35 +22 73
7 Chester-le-Street Town 42 22 5 15 67 48 +19 71
8 Alnwick Town 42 20 10 12 77 65 +12 70
9 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 20 5 17 83 53 +30 65
10 Newcastle University 42 17 9 16 64 61 +3 60
11 Billingham Town 42 16 6 20 70 70 0 54
12 AFC Newbiggin 42 14 12 16 65 68 −3 54
13 Darlington Town 42 16 6 20 59 65 −6 54
14 Sunderland RCA 42 14 10 18 56 68 −12 52
15 Sunderland West End 42 13 8 21 59 88 −29 47
16 Durham United 42 14 4 24 66 104 −38 43[a]
17 Grangetown Boys Club 42 11 8 23 51 87 −36 41
18 Tow Law Town 42 10 10 22 48 73 −25 40
19 Billingham Synthonia 42 13 5 24 73 86 −13 38[b]
20 Boldon Community Association 42 9 9 24 51 79 −28 36
21 Prudhoe Youth Club 42 9 6 27 44 90 −46 33
22 Esh Winning (R) 42 7 6 29 26 102 −76 27 Relegation to a feeder 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]
    Durham United were deducted three points.
  2. [b]
    Billingham Synthonia were deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player in their first three league matches of the season.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 2
5 Seaham Red Star 0
2 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 0 (5)
3 Jarrow 0 (4)
3 Jarrow 2 (7)
4 FC Hartlepool 2 (6)

Semifinals

25 April 2026 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 2-0Seaham Red StarBillingham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Bedford Terrace
Attendance: 330
25 April 2026 Jarrow 2-2 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		FC HartlepoolJarrow
15:00 GMT
Report
  • McGee 3'
  • Bayes 90+22'
 Stadium: Perth Green
Attendance: 332

Final

2 May 2026 Yarm & Eaglescliffe 0-0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		JarrowBillingham
Report Stadium: Bedford Terrace
Attendance: 561
Referee: George Groves

Results table

More information Home \ Away, NWB ...
Home \ Away NWB ALN BIS BIT BCA CLS DAR DUR ESH HAR GBC JRW NCU PKV PYC RED R&C SRS SRC SWE TLT Y&E
AFC Newbiggin — 1–1 5–1 0–2 4–1 4–3 0–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–6 2–1 2–4 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–2
Alnwick Town 1–1 — 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–4 0–0 2–1 2–4 1–4 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–1 0–4
Billingham Synthonia 4–2 2–0 — 1–3 4–2 0–4 1–1 5–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–7 7–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 5–0 2–3 2–2 3–4 2–3
Billingham Town 3–0 1–4 0–2 — 5–1 3–3 0–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–2 3–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 4–3 1–2 1–0
Boldon Community Association 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–4 — 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 4–2 0–1
Chester-le-Street Town 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 — 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 5–1 4–6 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Darlington Town 0–1 2–4 2–0 3–2 6–1 1–2 — 3–4 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–4
Durham United 1–5 0–3 7–2 0–3 3–4 1–2 1–1 — 4–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–3 3–3 2–1 0–5 2–1 1–3 2–1 5–1 2–1 0–4
Esh Winning 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 — 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–4 0–4 0–4 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–3
FC Hartlepool 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 4–0 — 5–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 6–1 2–3 1–0
Grangetown Boys Club 2–2 0–6 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–4 — 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2
Jarrow 1–1 4–3 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 4–1 — 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 8–1 3–3 2–0 1–2
Newcastle University 1–2 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–2
Park View 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 6–2 3–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–2
Prudhoe Youth Club 2–1 2–4 0–5 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 — 0–1 1–4 2–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1
Redcar Town 2–1 2–3 2–5 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 8–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 5–1 — 3–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 6–0 2–4
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 3–2 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 0–4 1–2 8–1 8–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–2
Seaham Red Star 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 5–0 2–2 1–5 — 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–3
Sunderland RCA 2–3 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–2 — 1–1 0–0 0–1
Sunderland West End 2–1 4–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 4–1 1–2 0–2 0–7 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–4 2–4 — 2–1 0–4
Tow Law Town 1–2 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–0 — 4–0
Yarm & Eaglescliffe 1–1 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–4 6–1 6–1 2–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 4–0 4–0 —
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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.

Stadia and locations

Location of Division Two clubs
Location of Division Two clubs in Tyne and Wear
More information Club, Stadium ...
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC NewbiggingNewbiggin Sports Centre
Alnwick TownSt James' Park2,500
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
Darlington TownEastbourne Community Stadium
Durham UnitedGraham Sports Centre
Esh WinningWest Terrace3,500
FC HartlepoolGrayfields Enclosure
Grangetown Boys ClubB & W Lifting Ltd Stadium
JarrowPerth Green
Newcastle UniversityEssity Park
Park ViewRiverside
Prudhoe Youth ClubEssity Park
Redcar TownMo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park1,500
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park
Sunderland RCAMeadow Park1,500
Sunderland West EndFord Hub Sports Complex
Tow Law TownIronworks Road3,000
Yarm & EaglescliffeBedford Terrace (groundshare with Billingham Town)3,000
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