# 2013–14 Northern Football League

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

Division One featured 21 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
* Crook Town
* Morpeth
From this league, three teams - Bishop Auckland, Celtic Nation and Spennymoor Town - applied for promotion.

### League table

| 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 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 23 | Billingham Town | 44 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 207 | −181 | 8 | Relegated to Division Two |

### Results

| 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 | |

### Stadia

| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
* Heaton Stannington, promoted from the Northern Football Alliance
* Norton & Stockton Ancients, relegated from Division One
* South Shields, relegated from Division One
* Willington, promoted from the Wearside Football League

### League table

| 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 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 63 | +55 | 86 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Seaham Red Star | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 45 | +54 | 85 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Seaham Red Star were deducted three points.

### Results

| 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 | |

### Stadia

| 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 |
| 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 | |