2022–23 Northern Football League

The 2022–23 Northern Football League season was the 125th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates two divisions in the English football league system, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6.

Northern Football League
Season2022–23

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 12 May 2022,[1] and were subject to appeals.

Division One

At the end of the 2021–22 season, four teams left the division:

The remaining sixteen teams, together with the following four, formed Division One for 2022–23:

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newton Aycliffe (C, P) 38 27 4 7 102 48 +54 85 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Ashington (O, P) 38 25 5 8 79 35 +44 80 Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3 Bishop Auckland 38 24 6 8 99 48 +51 78
4 Whitley Bay 38 22 7 9 68 55 +13 73
5 West Allotment Celtic 38 21 4 13 74 55 +19 67
6 Redcar Athletic 38 18 7 13 83 70 +13 61
7 Whickham 38 18 7 13 56 49 +7 61
8 Heaton Stannington 38 18 5 15 81 62 +19 59
9 Guisborough Town 38 16 9 13 69 54 +15 57
10 Newcastle Benfield 38 14 11 13 67 57 +10 53
11 West Auckland Town 38 12 11 15 65 65 0 47
12 Tow Law Town 38 14 4 20 59 84 −25 46
13 Crook Town 38 14 2 22 52 77 −25 44
14 Penrith 38 11 8 19 45 64 −19 41
15 Carlisle City 38 10 10 18 57 68 −11 37[lower-alpha 1]
16 Seaham Red Star 38 9 9 20 46 61 −15 36
17 Pickering Town 38 11 3 24 45 94 −49 36 Transfer to the Northern Counties East League
18 Northallerton Town 38 10 8 20 53 73 −20 35[lower-alpha 2]
19 Sunderland RCA 38 11 5 22 43 94 −51 35[lower-alpha 3] Reprieve from relegation
20 Thornaby (R) 38 9 7 22 42 72 −30 31[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to Division Two
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[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Carlisle City were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[3]
  2. Northallerton Town were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[4]
  3. Sunderland RCA were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[5]
  4. Thornaby were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[6]

Play-off

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Glossop North End0–3 Ashington AFC Glossop
15:00 Report
  • Harmison 26', 66'
  • Spooner 69'
 Stadium: The Amdec Forklift Stadium
Attendance: 1,052

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Northern League Division One on a map of North East England
Location of Cumbria clubs in the 2022–23 Northern League Division One on a map of Cumbria
Club Stadium
AshingtonWoodhorn Lane
Bishop AucklandHeritage Park
Carlisle CityGillford Park
Crook TownThe Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground
Guisborough TownKing George V Ground
Heaton StanningtonGrounsell Park
Newcastle BenfieldSam Smith's Park
Newton AycliffeMoore Lane Park
NothallertonCalvert Stadium
PenrithFrenchfield Stadium
Pickering TownMill Lane
Redcar AthleticGreen Lane
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park
Sunderland Ryhope Comm AssMeadow Park
ThornabyTeesdale Park
Tow Law TownIronworks Road
West Allotment CelticDruid Park
West Auckland TownDarlington Road
WhickhamGlebe Sports Ground
Whitley BayHillheads Park

Division Two

At the end of the 2021–22 season, four teams left the division:

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following four, formed Division One for 2022–23:

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Boro Rangers (C, P) 40 28 9 3 97 34 +63 93 Promotion to Division One
2 Horden Community Welfare 40 29 3 8 95 44 +51 90 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bedlington Terriers 40 28 5 7 120 58 +62 89
4 Billingham Town 40 27 5 8 114 59 +55 86
5 Birtley Town (O, P) 40 24 8 8 130 55 +75 80
6 Blyth Town 40 21 4 15 83 54 +29 67
7 Redcar Town 40 19 7 14 70 51 +19 64
8 Prudhoe Youth Club 40 19 6 15 71 62 +9 63
9 Boldon Community Association 40 16 8 16 83 83 0 56
10 Brandon United 40 16 6 18 61 71 −10 54
11 Easington Colliery 40 15 8 17 70 77 −7 53
12 Chester-le-Street United 40 16 4 20 79 79 0 52
13 Esh Winning 40 14 8 18 53 72 −19 50
14 Chester-le-Street Town 40 15 4 21 50 74 −24 49
15 Newcastle University 40 14 6 20 71 80 −9 48
16 Billingham Synthonia 40 12 6 22 71 82 −11 42
17 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 40 11 8 21 56 91 −35 41
18 Jarrow 40 11 7 22 54 82 −28 40
19 Washington 40 11 4 25 44 80 −36 37
20 Sunderland West End 40 11 3 26 51 88 −37 36 Reprieve from relegation
21 Willington (R) 40 2 3 35 22 169 −147 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the Wearside League
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[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Willington were deducted six points for playing ineligible players in two games.[4]

Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
2 Horden Community Welfare 2 (4)
5 Birtley Town 2 (5)
5 Birtley Town 2 (5)
4 Billingham Town 2 (4)
3 Bedlington Terriers 2 (2)
4 Billingham Town 2 (3)

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Northern League Division Two on a map of North East England
Club Stadium
Bedlington TerriersWelfare Park
Billingham SynthoniaNorton Sports Complex
Billingham TownBedford Terrace
Birtley TownBirtley Sports Complex
Blyth TownSouth Newsham Playing Fields
Boldon Comm AssnBoldon Colliery Welfare
Boro RangersNew Ferens Park
Brandon UnitedWelfare Ground
Chester-le-Street TownMoor Park
Chester-le-Street UnitedRiverside
Easington CollieryWelfare Park
Esh WinningWest Terrace
Horden Comm WelfareWelfare Park
JarrowPerth Green
Newcastle UniversityKimberley Park
Prudhoe Youth Club
Redcar TownMo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park
Sunderland West EndNissan Sports Complex
WashingtonFord Quarry
WillingtonHall Lane

References
  1. "NEW TEAMS JOIN LEAGUE". Northern Football League. 12 May 2022.
  2. "Ryhope CW announce resignation from Northern League". The Northern Echo. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. "CARLISLE DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 4 March 2023.
  4. "POINTS DEDUCTION". Northern Football League. 20 December 2022.
  5. "RCA DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 14 April 2023.
  6. "THORNABY DEDUCTED POINTS". Northern Football League. 2 September 2022.
  7. "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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