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2013–14 Northern Football League

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The 2013–14 season was the 116th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league has operated two divisions in the English football league system, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6.

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season2013–14
ChampionsSpennymoor Town
PromotedSpennymoor Town
RelegatedBillingham Town
Hebburn Town
Team Northumbria
Matches played506
Goals scored1,872 (3.7 per match)
Top goalscorerDanny Johnson (45)[1]

Division One featured 21 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

From this league, three teams - Bishop Auckland, Celtic Nation and Spennymoor Town - applied for promotion.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Spennymoor Town 44 30 10 4 117 38 +79 100 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
2 Celtic Nation 44 28 11 5 107 41 +66 95
3 Shildon 44 27 10 7 109 45 +64 91
4 Guisborough Town 44 26 7 11 100 61 +39 85
5 West Auckland Town 44 23 15 6 86 58 +28 84
6 Ashington 44 24 5 15 94 60 +34 77
7 Dunston UTS 44 20 13 11 84 55 +29 73
8 Bishop Auckland 44 18 14 12 82 54 +28 68
9 Durham City 44 18 14 12 85 59 +26 68
10 Whitley Bay 44 21 4 19 92 73 +19 67
11 Consett 44 19 9 16 110 83 +27 66
12 Billingham Synthonia 44 20 5 19 86 83 +3 65
13 Penrith 44 17 10 17 90 88 +2 61
14 Newcastle Benfield 44 14 14 16 85 59 +26 56
15 Crook Town 44 16 8 20 90 111 −21 56
16 Marske United 44 14 10 20 64 88 −24 52
17 Morpeth Town 44 13 10 21 73 78 −5 49
18 Newton Aycliffe 44 14 7 23 80 106 −26 49
19 Sunderland RCA 44 12 8 24 57 93 −36 44
20 Bedlington Terriers 44 11 10 23 52 99 −47 43
21 Team Northumbria 44 10 7 27 60 109 −49 37 Relegated to Division Two
22 Hebburn Town 44 4 7 33 43 124 −81 19
23 Billingham Town 44 2 2 40 26 207 −181 8
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ASH BED BLS BLT BIS CEL CON CRO DUN DUR GUI HEB MAR MOR NCB NTA PEN SHI SPE RCA TNO WAT WHI
Ashington 0–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 7–3 4–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 4–0 4–1 5–1 2–1
Bedlington Terriers 0–3 0–1 3–1 0–3 1–4 0–1 3–4 1–2 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–7 2–3 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–4 1–0 0–2 0–3
Billingham Synthonia 2–1 4–0 4–0 0–3 1–5 2–0 6–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 5–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 5–0 1–5 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 6–2
Billingham Town 1–8 0–5 0–3 2–6 1–2 0–4 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–9 1–6 4–5 0–8 0–7 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–5
Bishop Auckland 0–2 3–1 4–0 6–0 1–0 3–2 8–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 4–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–2
Celtic Nation 2–0 0–0 1–1 11–0 1–1 4–4 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 5–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 4–3 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
Consett 3–2 10–2 4–3 8–0 3–0 1–2 4–3 0–0 0–1 1–5 3–0 7–1 7–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 3–4 4–1 2–5 2–2
Crook Town 2–1 2–2 1–0 6–1 3–1 1–4 2–2 4–3 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–4 2–0 3–0 3–3 1–2 4–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 4–5 3–0
Dunston UTS 1–1 2–2 0–0 6–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–2 4–0 5–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–5
Durham City 2–3 6–1 0–2 5–0 0–2 0–1 3–4 1–0 1–1 2–1 9–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–3 1–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Guisborough Town 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–3 2–5 4–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–4 3–1
Hebburn Town 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–6 0–4 2–2 0–5 3–5 1–1 1–0 1–4 1–3 5–2 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–2 2–6
Marske United 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–2 5–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 3–2 5–1 2–2 3–2
Morpeth Town 0–3 1–1 5–2 9–0 0–0 0–1 3–5 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–6 0–4 1–4 5–0 7–2 3–1 2–0
Newcastle Benfield 2–0 3–0 5–1 5–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 6–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–2
Newton Aycliffe 3–4 1–2 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–3 0–3 1–5 4–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 4–1 3–1
Penrith 3–0 2–2 1–3 5–1 4–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 4–3 2–2 3–4 2–0 2–4 0–3 2–2 5–1 2–2 4–1 2–3
Shildon 2–3 3–0 6–2 7–0 4–0 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–0 2–3 2–3 6–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–1
Spennymoor Town 4–0 5–1 3–1 10–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 4–0 4–2 3–0 4–1 1–1 3–1
Sunderland RCA 1–2 1–3 2–4 3–1 0–4 0–3 4–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 5–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–1
Team Northumbria 1–3 1–1 2–1 5–0 1–1 0–2 2–5 2–1 3–5 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–4 0–4 3–1 0–3 3–4
West Auckland Town 2–2 1–1 2–1 6–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 5–3 1–1 3–2 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Whitley Bay 1–0 0–3 0–1 5–1 4–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–5 4–1 1–2 6–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 5–2 3–1 0–2
Source: League Official
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia

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Club Stadium Capacity
Ashington Woodhorn Lane
Bedlington Terriers Welfare Park 3,000
Billingham Synthonia Central Avenue 4,200
Billingham Town Bedford Terrace 3,000
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
Celtic Nation Gillford Park 4,000
Consett Belle View Stadium 3,000 [3]
Crook Town Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground 1,500
Dunston UTS Wellington Road 2,500
Durham City New Ferens Park
Guisborough Town King George V Ground
Hebburn Town Hebburn Sports & Social Ground 1,500
Marske United Mount Pleasant 2,500
Morpeth Town Craik Park 1,000
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith's Park 2,000
Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park 1,000
Penrith Frenchfields Stadium 1,500
Shildon Dean Street 4,700
Spennymoor Town Brewery Field 2,900[4]
Sunderland RCA Meadow Park 1,000
Team Northumbria Coach Lane Sports Ground
West Auckland Town Darlington Road 2,000
Whitley Bay Hillheads Park 4,500

Division Two

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2013–14
ChampionsNorth Shields
PromotedJarrow Roofing BCA
North Shields
West Allotment Celtic
Matches played462
Goals scored1,747 (3.78 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 North Shields 42 31 7 4 141 33 +108 100 Promoted to Division One
2 West Allotment Celtic 42 27 9 6 96 58 +38 90
3 Jarrow Roofing BCA 42 26 8 8 118 63 +55 86
4 Seaham Red Star 42 27 7 8 99 45 +54 85[a]
5 Heaton Stannington 42 25 6 11 88 59 +29 81
6 Norton & Stockton Ancients 42 20 9 13 83 66 +17 69
7 Northallerton Town 42 19 9 14 84 67 +17 66
8 Whickham 42 19 7 16 86 63 +23 64
9 Washington 42 19 5 18 92 98 −6 62
10 Tow Law Town 42 17 8 17 91 82 +9 59
11 Chester-le-Street Town 42 15 13 14 66 72 −6 58
12 Darlington Railway Athletic 42 15 11 16 81 76 +5 56
13 Birtley Town 42 16 8 18 62 74 −12 56
14 Thornaby 42 16 6 20 85 84 +1 54
15 Willington 42 14 8 20 64 86 −22 50
16 Whitehaven 42 14 7 21 69 94 −25 49 Resigned to the Wearside League
17 South Shields 42 11 15 16 62 88 −26 48
18 Alnwick Town 42 10 9 23 63 96 −33 39
19 Brandon United 42 9 7 26 61 101 −40 34
20 Stokesley Sports Club 42 8 9 25 61 98 −37 33
21 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 7 7 28 45 106 −61 28
22 Esh Winning 42 8 3 31 50 138 −88 27
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Seaham Red Star were deducted three points.

Results

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Home \ Away ALN BIR BRA CLS DRA ESH HST JRO NSH NOR NSA RYC SRS SSH SSC THO TOW WAS WAC WHC WHA WIL
Alnwick Town 0–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–2 3–4 2–6 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–6 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–4 0–4 0–1 0–2 2–2
Birtley Town 5–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–4 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 6–2 1–1 2–4
Brandon United 1–4 9–0 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–5 0–1 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–5 0–3 7–0 1–2 1–1 1–5 3–0
Chester-le-Street Town 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–6 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–5 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–0
Darlington Railway Athletic 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 10–2 2–0 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–3 4–1 2–3 4–3 2–3 0–4 0–3 6–0 2–2
Esh Winning 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–5 2–5 0–3 0–6 1–5 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–4 1–5 1–3 3–6 4–1 0–2
Heaton Stannington 4–2 3–0 5–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 4–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 6–1 3–2 2–1 4–2 2–1
Jarrow Roofing BCA 3–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 10–0 1–0 1–2 4–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 2–4 3–3 0–2 4–3 2–1 1–3
North Shields 3–0 0–0 6–0 3–0 5–1 5–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 6–1 0–1 4–3 5–0 2–0 1–1 8–0 3–0 5–1 10–0 4–1
Northallerton Town 1–4 3–2 4–0 2–4 1–1 6–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–2 3–2 4–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 3–3
Norton & Stockton Ancients 4–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 7–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 5–0 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–3 0–3 3–2 2–1
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 1–2 0–1 4–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–4 1–4 1–4 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–7 2–4 1–1 2–1 3–4
Seaham Red Star 5–0 4–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 5–2 3–0 4–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0
South Shields 0–3 2–1 1–1 4–3 3–3 2–3 0–2 1–5 1–3 2–2 3–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–0
Stokesley Sports Club 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 1–2 2–4 3–6 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 3–5
Thornaby 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 4–5 1–1 1–4 1–2 2–2 0–1 4–0 1–2 4–2 6–3 2–4 3–1 3–1 5–0 3–1
Tow Law Town 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–5 1–3 0–0 3–1 3–5 1–1 2–3 1–1 5–0 4–2 3–0 3–4 2–2 1–3 2–1
Washington 1–2 2–2 4–3 3–1 0–3 4–3 3–1 4–2 0–9 3–0 1–4 4–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–3 2–3 0–5 3–1 0–0
West Allotment Celtic 5–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–5 0–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–0
Whickham 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–3 0–1 0–2 0–1 4–1 2–3 0–1 4–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–5
Whitehaven 4–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–3 2–1 0–4 0–0 3–5 2–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 2–3 0–1
Willington 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–3 0–6 0–2 1–1 5–0 0–7 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–4 0–2 0–3 3–1
Source: League Official
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia

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Club Stadium Capacity
Alnwick Town St James' Park 2,500
Birtley Town Birtley Sports Complex
Brandon United Welfare Ground
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park
Darlington Railway Athletic Brinkburn Road
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park 2,000
Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Boldon CA Sports Ground 2,000
North Shields Ralph Gardner Park 1,000
Northallerton Town Calvert Stadium
Norton & Stockton Ancients Norton Sports Complex 1,970
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park Stadium 1,500
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park
South Shields Eden Lane (groundshare with Peterlee Town) 6,000[5]
Stokesley Sports Club Stokesley Sports Club 2,000
Thornaby Teesdale Park 5,000
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road 3,000
Washington Nissan Sports Ground 1,000
West Allotment Celtic Whitley Park 1,000
Whickham The Glebe Sports Ground 4,000
Whitehaven County Ground 2,000
Willington Hall Lane

References

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  1. ^ "Division One (League only) Top Goalscorers 1314". Northern League. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ^ "Promotion hopefuls". Northern League Official website. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  3. ^ "Work begins on new £3m ground for Consett AFC". Northern Echo. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  4. ^ Field of Dreams: Capacity passes 4000 mark, Spennymoor Town FC, 17 August 2020, retrieved 2023-05-23
  5. ^ "South Shields to play 'home' games in Peterlee". Hartlepool Mail. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
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