2017–18 Northern Football League

The 2017–18 Northern Football League season was the 120th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.

The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017, and fixtures were released on 3 June 2017.[1][2]

Division One
Northern Football League
Division One
Season2017–18
ChampionsMarske United
PromotedMarske United
Morpeth Town
RelegatedWashington
Billingham Synthonia
Matches played462
Goals scored1,727 (3.74 per match)

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Marske United 42 32 6 4 102 31 +71 102 Promoted to the Northern Premier League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Morpeth Town 42 30 7 5 117 52 +65 97
3 Shildon 42 24 8 10 93 55 +38 80
4 Sunderland RCA 42 24 7 11 96 54 +42 79
5 West Auckland Town 42 23 9 10 107 64 +43 78
6 Stockton Town 42 23 2 17 91 72 +19 71
7 Newcastle Benfield 42 22 5 15 90 71 +19 71
8 North Shields 42 21 6 15 103 73 +30 69
9 Consett 42 21 5 16 93 83 +10 68
10 Dunston UTS 42 19 6 17 77 68 +9 63
11 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 42 19 3 20 85 87 −2 60
12 Ashington 42 16 11 15 80 67 +13 59
13 Team Northumbria 42 17 5 20 64 70 −6 56 Resigned from the league[3]
14 Newton Aycliffe 42 13 13 16 53 58 −5 52
15 Guisborough Town 42 15 10 17 70 82 −12 52[lower-alpha 2]
16 Whitley Bay 42 15 6 21 73 91 −18 51
17 Penrith 42 15 3 24 71 85 −14 48
18 Seaham Red Star 42 12 7 23 57 90 −33 43
19 Bishop Auckland 42 13 4 25 68 112 −44 43
20 Jarrow Roofing BCA 42 11 6 25 70 102 −32 39 Resigned from the league[5]
21 Washington 42 4 6 32 39 132 −93 18 Relegated to Division Two
22 Billingham Synthonia 42 2 7 33 28 128 −100 13
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4.
    However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted.
  2. Guisborough Town were deducted three points for fielding a player while under suspension.[4]

Division Two
Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2017–18
ChampionsBlyth
PromotedBlyth
Hebburn Town
Whickham
RelegatedDarlington Railway Athletic
Alnwick Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,495 (3.56 per match)

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

Also, Blyth Town changed name to Blyth.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blyth 40 26 8 6 95 39 +56 86 Promoted to Division One
2 Hebburn Town 40 24 9 7 85 37 +48 81
3 Whickham 40 25 5 10 80 52 +28 80
4 Northallerton Town 40 25 4 11 99 64 +35 79
5 Heaton Stannington 40 21 9 10 86 57 +29 72
6 Thornaby 40 21 5 14 85 53 +32 68
7 Willington 40 20 7 13 65 49 +16 67
8 Tow Law Town 40 19 7 14 88 70 +18 64
9 Billingham Town 40 17 10 13 81 60 +21 61
10 Easington Colliery 40 16 9 15 78 75 +3 57
11 Durham City 40 14 9 17 73 79 −6 51
12 Jarrow 40 13 11 16 56 69 −13 50
13 Esh Winning 40 14 8 18 76 90 −14 50
14 Chester-le-Street Town 40 13 10 17 58 71 −13 49
15 West Allotment Celtic 40 13 6 21 64 86 −22 45
16 Bedlington Terriers 40 14 5 21 63 70 −7 44[lower-alpha 1]
17 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 40 12 8 20 53 76 −23 44
18 Crook Town 40 12 6 22 62 104 −42 42
19 Brandon United 40 8 9 23 56 88 −32 33
20 Darlington Railway Athletic 40 9 4 27 41 90 −49 31 Relegated to the Wearside League
21 Alnwick Town 40 6 7 27 51 116 −65 25 Relegated to the Northern Football Alliance
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. Bedlington Terriers were deducted three points for fielding a player registered after the deadline.[7]

References
  1. "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Fixture list for 2017/18 season". Northern Football League. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. Team Northumbria withdraw from the Northern League just weeks before new season Chronicle Live, 10 July 2018
  4. "Points deducted – 20/01/2018". Northern Football League. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "Jarrow Roofing BCA resign". Northern Football League. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. "Points deducted – 20/01/2018". Northern Football League. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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