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Promoted Boro Rangers
Birtley Town
Relegated Willington
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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.

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:

  • Billingham Town – relegated from Division One
  • Boro Rangers – promoted from the North Riding League
  • Chester-le-Street United – promoted from the Wearside League
  • Prudhoe Youth Club – promoted from the Northern Alliance

Stadia and locations[]

Club Stadium
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park
Billingham Synthonia Norton Sports Complex
Billingham Town Bedford Terrace
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Blyth Town South Newsham Playing Fields
Boldon Comm Assn Boldon Colliery Welfare
Boro Rangers New Ferens Park
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Chester-le-Street United Riverside
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Esh Winning West Terrace
Horden Comm Welfare Welfare Park
Jarrow Perth Green
Newcastle University Kimberley Park
Prudhoe Youth Club
Redcar Town Mo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park
Sunderland West End Nissan Sports Complex
Washington Ford Quarry
Willington Hall Lane

League 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 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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
  • Willington were deducted six points for playing ineligible players in two games.

External links[]

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