| Northern League Division One 2023–24 | ||
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| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Bishop Auckland | |
| Promoted | Bishop Auckland Heaton Stannington | |
| Relegated | Sunderland RCA | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2022–23
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2024–25 →
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The 2023–24 Northern Football League season was the 126th 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.
The allocations for steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 15 May 2023. Starting this season, the league's Division One (step 5) will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaces the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there will be only one club relegated from the division.
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.
- Promoted from Division Two:
- Demoted/relegated from the Northern Premier League:
- North Shields
- Shildon
Stadia and locations[]
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Birtley Town | Birtley Sports Complex |
| Bishop Auckland | Heritage Park |
| Boro Rangers | New Ferens Park |
| Carlisle City | Gillford Park |
| Crook Town | The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground |
| Guisborough Town | King George V Ground |
| Heaton Stannington | Grounsell Park |
| Newcastle Benfield | Sam Smith's Park |
| Northallerton | Calvert Stadium |
| North Shields | Daren Persson Stadium |
| Penrith | Frenchfield Stadium |
| Redcar Athletic | Green Lane |
| Seaham Red Star | Seaham Town Park |
| Shildon | Dean Street |
| Sunderland Ryhope Comm Ass | Meadow Park |
| Tow Law Town | Ironworks Road |
| West Allotment Celtic | Druid Park |
| West Auckland Town | Darlington Road |
| Whickham | Glebe Sports Ground |
| Whitley Bay | Hillheads Park |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Auckland (C, P) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 32 | +101 | 100 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
| 2 | Shildon | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 126 | 32 | +94 | 91 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Heaton Stannington (O, P) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 78 | |
| 4 | Birtley Town | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 98 | 56 | +42 | 75 | |
| 5 | West Auckland Town | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 75 | |
| 6 | Guisborough Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 70 | |
| 7 | Boro Rangers | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 82 | 42 | +40 | 68 | |
| 8 | Carlisle City | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 60 | |
| 9 | West Allotment Celtic | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 59 | |
| 10 | Whitley Bay | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 57 | |
| 11 | Whickham | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 54 | |
| 12 | Redcar Athletic | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 82 | 67 | +15 | 51 | |
| 13 | Crook Town | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 51 | |
| 14 | North Shields | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 44 | |
| 15 | Penrith | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 82 | 89 | −7 | 41 | |
| 16 | Seaham Red Star | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 30 | |
| 17 | Newcastle Benfield | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 56 | 99 | −43 | 33 | |
| 18 | Northallerton Town | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 39 | 106 | −67 | 21 | |
| 19 | Tow Law Town | 38 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 159 | −127 | 13 | |
| 20 | Sunderland RCA (R) | 38 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 161 | −133 | 5 | Relegation to Division Two |
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
Play-offs[]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Shildon | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | West Auckland Town | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Heaton Stannington | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | West Auckland Town | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Heaton Stannington | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Birtley Town | 0 | |||||||||||
Semifinals[]
| 1 May | Shildon | 0–1 | West Auckland Town | Shildon | |
| 19:30 | Report | Scott  90'
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Stadium: Dean Street Attendance: 604 |
| 2 May | Heaton Stannington | 1–0 | Birtley Town | High Heaton | |
| 19:30 | Shepherd 51'
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Report | Stadium: Grounsell Park Attendance: 1,235 |
Final[]
| 6 May | Heaton Stannington | 3–0 | West Auckland Town | High Heaton | |
| 15:00 | Lamb 47' Burn 57'Anderson 85'
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Report | Stadium: Grounsell Park Attendance: 2,107 |
External links[]
Template:Northern Football League Division One seasons
