# 2005–06 Northern Football League

The 2005–06 Northern Football League season was the 108th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.

## Division One

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
* Newcastle Blue Star
* Washington Nissan, who also changed name to Sunderland Nissan
* West Allotment Celtic
Also, Newcastle Benfield Saints changed name to Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics).

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Newcastle Blue Star | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 90 | |
| 2 | Bedlington Terriers | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 61 | +25 | 74 | |
| 3 | Dunston Federation Brewery | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 71 | |
| 4 | Billingham Town | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 67 | |
| 5 | West Auckland Town | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 67 | |
| 6 | Morpeth Town | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 67 | |
| 7 | Billingham Synthonia | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 63 | |
| 8 | Chester-le-Street Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 63 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics) | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 62 | |
| 10 | Whitley Bay | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 60 | |
| 11 | Durham City | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 58 | |
| 12 | Tow Law Town | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 54 | |
| 13 | West Allotment Celtic | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 50 | |
| 14 | Sunderland Nissan | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 50 | |
| 15 | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 49 | |
| 16 | Ashington | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 48 | |
| 17 | Thornaby | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 85 | −13 | 48 | Demoted to Division Two |
| 18 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 47 | |
| 19 | Shildon | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 47 | |
| 20 | Esh Winning | 40 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 103 | −71 | 16 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 21 | Brandon United | 40 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 35 | 147 | −112 | 15 | Relegated to Division Two |

## Division Two

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division One:
** Consett
** Guisborough Town
** Peterlee Newtown
* Plus:
** Darlington Railway Athletic, joined from the Wearside Football League
** Ryton, joined from the Northern Football Alliance
** Spennymoor Town, new club formed by merger of Evenwood Town and folded Spennymoor United

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Consett | 38 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 134 | 31 | +103 | 102 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Northallerton Town | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 83 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Darlington Railway Athletic | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 74 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Penrith | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 70 | |
| 5 | Crook Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 95 | 43 | +52 | 68 | |
| 6 | Washington | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 61 | |
| 7 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 60 | |
| 8 | Spennymoor Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 59 | |
| 9 | Whickham | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 84 | 64 | +20 | 58 | |
| 10 | Marske United | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Ryton | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 48 | |
| 12 | North Shields | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 47 | |
| 13 | Prudhoe Town | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 46 | |
| 14 | Seaham Red Star | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 45 | |
| 15 | Hebburn Town | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 45 | |
| 16 | Alnwick Town | 38 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 62 | 93 | −31 | 34 | |
| 17 | Kennek Ryhope CA | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 76 | −35 | 28 | |
| 18 | South Shields | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 51 | 95 | −44 | 28 | |
| 19 | Guisborough Town | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 28 | |
| 20 | Peterlee Newtown | 38 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 48 | 155 | −107 | 16 | Relegated to the Northern Football Alliance |
* ↑ Alnwick Town were deducted three points.
* ↑ South Shields were deducted six points.