# 2016–17 Northern Football League

The 2016–17 season was the 119th 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 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
* Chester-le-Street Town
* Ryhope Colliery Welfare
* South Shields
Two teams – Bishop Auckland and South Shields applied for promotion to step 4 for the 2017–18 season.

### Division One table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | South Shields | 42 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 127 | 35 | +92 | 108 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League |
| 2 | Morpeth Town | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 136 | 56 | +80 | 101 | |
| 3 | North Shields | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 107 | 39 | +68 | 101 | |
| 4 | Shildon | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 112 | 52 | +60 | 94 | |
| 5 | Marske United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 103 | 75 | +28 | 72 | |
| 6 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 88 | 70 | +18 | 70 | |
| 7 | Consett | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 105 | 81 | +24 | 65 | |
| 8 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 64 | |
| 9 | Newton Aycliffe | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 76 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Benfield | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 101 | 71 | +30 | 58 | |
| 11 | Sunderland RCA | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 85 | 79 | +6 | 57 | |
| 12 | Penrith | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 89 | −22 | 57 | |
| 13 | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 83 | 90 | −7 | 54 | |
| 14 | Seaham Red Star | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 51 | |
| 15 | Dunston UTS | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 77 | 96 | −19 | 48 | |
| 16 | Ashington | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 73 | 90 | −17 | 47 | |
| 17 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 82 | 129 | −47 | 43 | |
| 18 | West Auckland Town | 42 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 60 | 120 | −60 | 36 | |
| 19 | Washington | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 67 | 111 | −44 | 35 | |
| 20 | Guisborough Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 70 | 124 | −54 | 34 | |
| 21 | Chester-le-Street Town | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 51 | 127 | −76 | 23 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 22 | West Allotment Celtic | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 42 | 122 | −80 | 22 | Relegated to Division Two |
* ↑ On 2 October Guisborough Town have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

## Division Two

Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
* Bedlington Terriers, relegated from Division One
* Blyth Town, promoted from the Northern Football Alliance
* Durham City, relegated from Division One
* Norton & Stockton Ancients, relegated from Division One
* Stockton Town, promoted from the Wearside League

### Division Two table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Stockton Town | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 111 | 37 | +74 | 93 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Team Northumbria | 40 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 98 | 37 | +61 | 89 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Billingham Synthonia | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 86 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Heaton Stannington | 40 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 87 | 44 | +43 | 79 | |
| 5 | Billingham Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 109 | 42 | +67 | 78 | |
| 6 | Whickham | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 69 | |
| 7 | Easington Colliery | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 61 | +23 | 69 | |
| 8 | Blyth Town | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 96 | 56 | +40 | 68 | |
| 9 | Northallerton Town | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 90 | 68 | +22 | 62 | |
| 10 | Durham City | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 61 | |
| 11 | Hebburn Town | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Bedlington Terriers | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 90 | −14 | 54 | |
| 13 | Tow Law Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 53 | |
| 14 | Brandon United | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 89 | −43 | 37 | |
| 15 | Alnwick Town | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 113 | −41 | 36 | |
| 16 | Thornaby | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 102 | −47 | 34 | |
| 17 | Crook Town | 40 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 60 | 115 | −55 | 34 | |
| 18 | Willington | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 94 | −54 | 32 | |
| 19 | Darlington Railway Athletic | 40 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 61 | 126 | −65 | 31 | |
| 20 | Ryton & Crawcrook Albion | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 93 | −47 | 30 | |
| 21 | Esh Winning | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 53 | 111 | −58 | 28 | |
| 22 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league |
* ↑ Norton & Stockton Ancients withdrew from the league on 9 December, club record W=9 D=1 L=8 GF=38 GA=33 expunged.