| Northern Football League Division Two 2023–24 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Winners | Blyth Town | |
| Promoted | Blyth Town Easington Colliery Newcastle Blue Star | |
| Relegated | Brandon United | |
| 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 Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
- FC Hartlepool, promoted from the Wearside League
- Newcastle Blue Star, promoted from the Northern Alliance
- Thornaby, relegated from Division One
- Yarm & Eaglescliffe, promoted from the North Riding League
Stadia and locations[]
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Bedlington Terriers | Welfare Park |
| Billingham Synthonia | Norton Sports Complex |
| Billingham Town | Bedford Terrace |
| Blyth Town | South Newsham Playing Fields |
| Boldon Comm Assn | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 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 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blyth Town (C, P) | 42 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 139 | 37 | +102 | 105 | Promotion to Division Two |
| 2 | Newcastle Blue Star (P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 102 | 46 | +56 | 89 | Qualification for the play-offs, then promotion to Division One |
| 3 | Easington Colliery (O, P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 49 | +48 | 83 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Bedlington Terriers | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 77 | |
| 5 | Horden Community Welfare | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 74 | |
| 6 | Billingham Synthonia | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 105 | 62 | +43 | 73 | |
| 7 | Chester-le-Street Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 72 | |
| 8 | Yarm & Eaglescliffe | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 79 | 70 | +9 | 71 | |
| 9 | Newcastle University | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 104 | 78 | +26 | 64 | |
| 10 | Esh Winning | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 64 | |
| 11 | Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 99 | 68 | +31 | 62 | |
| 12 | Jarrow | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 80 | 72 | +8 | 62 | |
| 13 | Thornaby | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 61 | |
| 14 | FC Hartlepool | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 64 | +17 | 60 | |
| 15 | Prudhoe Youth Club | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 49 | |
| 16 | Boldon Community Association | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 91 | −29 | 46 | |
| 17 | Redcar Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 46 | |
| 18 | Billingham Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 58 | 85 | −27 | 44 | |
| 19 | Chester-le-Street United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 50 | 79 | −29 | 42 | |
| 20 | Sunderland West End | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 61 | 96 | −35 | 31 | |
| 21 | Washington | 42 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 43 | 149 | −106 | 20 | |
| 22 | Brandon United (R) | 42 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 175 | −145 | 7 | Relegation to the Wearside 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
Play-offs[]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Newcastle Blue Star | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Horden Community Welfare | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Newcastle Blue Star | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Easington Colliery | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Easington Colliery | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bedlington Terriers | 0 | |||||||||||
Semifinals[]
| 3 May | Newcastle Blue Star | 2–1 | Horden Community Welfare | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 19:30 | Flounders  5' (o.g.)Ryder 83'
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Report | Wallace 51'
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Stadium: Scotswood Attendance: 1,061 |
| 4 May | Easington Colliery | 4–0 | Bedlington Terriers | Easington | |
| 15:00 | Davison 20'
Forster |
Report | Stadium: Welfare Park Attendance: 310 |
Final[]
| 8 May | Newcastle Blue Star | 1-2 | Easington Colliery | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 19:30 | Ogbewe 90+15'
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Report | Fairley 87' Kenney 90+8'
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Stadium: Scotswood Attendance: 1,771 |
External links[]
Template:Northern Football League Division Two seasons
