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

Season	2017–18
Champions	Marske United
Promoted	Marske United Morpeth Town
Relegated	Washington Billingham Synthonia
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,727 (3.74 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

• Billingham Synthonia
• Stockton Town
• Team Northumbria

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 Division One East [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

Season	2017–18
Champions	Blyth
Promoted	Blyth Hebburn Town Whickham
Relegated	Darlington Railway Athletic Alnwick Town
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,495 (3.56 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

• Chester-le-Street Town, relegated from Division One
• Jarrow, promoted from the Wearside League
• West Allotment Celtic, relegated from Division One

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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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.

External links

Northern Football League official site