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League Division One
2025–26
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The 2025–26 Northern Football League season is the 128th 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 2025.

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs.

Team changes[]

To Northern Football League Division One

Promoted from Division Two

From Division One

Promoted to the Division One East

Relegated to Division Two

Stadia and locations[]

Club Stadium Capacity
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Boro Rangers Stokesley Sports Club (groundshare with
Stokesley Sports Club)
2,000
Carlisle City Gillford Park
Crook Town The Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground 1,500
Easington Colliery Welfare Park
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Horden Community Welfare Welfare Park
Kendal Town Parkside Road
Marske United Mount Pleasant 2,500
Newcastle Blue Star KD Stadium 2,500
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith's Park 2,000
North Shields Ralph Gardner Park 1,500
Northallerton Town Calvert Stadium
Penrith Frenchfield Stadium 1,500
Shildon Dean Street 2,000
Thornaby Teesdale Park 5,000
West Allotment Celtic East Palmersville Sports Pavilion 1,500
West Auckland Town Darlington Road 2,000
Whickham Glebe Sports Ground 4,000
Whitley Bay Hillheads Park 4,500

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Guisborough Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One East
2 Northallerton Town 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 Qualification for the play-offs
3 North Shields 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
4 Shildon 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
5 West Auckland Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
6 Thornaby 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
7 Easington Colliery 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
8 Kendal Town 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
9 Boro Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
10 Newcastle Benfield 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
11 West Allotment Celtic 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
12 Horden Community Welfare 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
13 Whitley Bay 2 0 2 0 7 7 0 2
14 Penrith 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
15 Carlisle City 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
16 Birtley Town 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
17 Whickham 2 0 1 1 5 7 −2 1
18 Newcastle Blue Star 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1
19 Marske United 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0 Relegation to Division Two
20 Crook Town 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2025. 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

Results table[]

Home \ Away BIR BOR CAR CRK EAC GUI HCW KEN MAR NBF NBS NSH NLT PEN SHI THO WAC WAT WHM WHB
Birtley Town 1–2
Boro Rangers 4–2
Carlisle City 2–2 0–0
Crook Town 1–4
Easington Colliery 1–2
Guisborough Town 1–0
Horden Community Welfare 1–0
Kendal Town 1–3
Marske United 1–4
Newcastle Benfield 1–2
Newcastle Blue Star 1–3 3–3
North Shields 3–1
Northallerton Town 4–1
Penrith 2–2
Shildon
Thornaby 1–1
West Allotment Celtic 2–1
West Auckland Town 2–2
Whickham 4–4
Whitley Bay
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2025. Source: Northern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals Final
                           
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External links[]

Northern League Division One 2025-26

Birtley Town · Boro Rangers · Carlisle City · Crook Town · Easington Colliery · Guisborough Town · Horden Community Welfare · Kendal Town · Markse United · Newcastle Benfield · Newcastle Blue Star · North Shields · Northallerton Town · Penrith · Shildon · Thornaby · West Allotment Celtic · West Auckland Town · Whickham · Whitley Bay

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