# 2014 Northern NSW Football season

The 2014 Northern NSW Football season was the first season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2014.

## League Tables
### 2014 National Premier League Northern NSW

The 2014 National Premier League Northern NSW season was played over 18 rounds, from February to August 2014. The bottom team was relegated to the 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 34 | 2014 Northern NSW Finals |
| 2 | Weston Workers | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 32 | 2014 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 3 | Lambton Jaffas (C) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 30 | 2014 Northern NSW Finals |
| 4 | Charlestown City Blues | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 28 | 2014 Northern NSW Finals |
| 5 | Edgeworth Eagles | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 27 | 2014 Northern NSW Finals |
| 6 | Hamilton Olympic | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | South Cardiff | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 21 | |
| 8 | Adamstown Rosebud | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 21 | |
| 9 | Broadmeadow Magic | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Lake Macquarie City (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 12 | Relegated to 2015 Northern NSW State League |
* ↑ As an A-League Youth team, Newcastle Jets Youth were unable to claim Northern NSW's National Premier Leagues Finals spot, which was given to the runners up.

#### Finals

| Qualifying final | Qualifying final | Qualifying final | Major semi-final | Major semi-final | Major semi-final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 2 | | | | 2 | Weston Workers | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Weston Workers | 3 | | | | 3 | Lambton Jaffas | 2 |
| 2 | Weston Workers | 3 | | | | 1 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Lambton Jaffas | 2 | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 3 | Lambton Jaffas | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lambton Jaffas | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Charlestown City Blues | 2 | 4 | Charlestown City Blues | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Edgeworth Eagles | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Top Scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kane Goodchild | Charlestown | 13 |
| 2 | Sam Walker | Broadmeadow Magic | 12 |
| 3 | James Byrnes | South Cardiff | 10 |
| 4 | Kale Bradbery | Lambton Jaffas | 9 |
| 5 | Nicholas Bale | Hamilton Olympic | 8 |

### 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1

The 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 season was the first edition of the new Northern NSW State League Division 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 8 teams competed, all playing each other three times for a total of 21 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year being promoted to the 2015 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, subject to meeting criteria.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maitland (C, P) | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 12 | +81 | 60 | Promoted to the 2015 National Premier League Northern NSW |
| 2 | Valentine FC | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 10 | +81 | 57 | 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 3 | Belmont Swansea | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 34 | 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 4 | Thornton Redbacks | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 24 | 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 5 | Toronto Awaba | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 20 | |
| 6 | Cessnock City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 19 | |
| 7 | Singleton Strikers | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 17 | |
| 8 | West Wallsend | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 97 | −81 | 11 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Maitland FC | 4 | 9 | 13 | | | |
| 4 | Thornton Redbacks | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Thornton Redbacks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Maitland FC | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Valentine FC | 1 |
| 2 | Valentine FC | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Valentine FC | 1 |
| 3 | Belmont Swansea United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |

### 2014 Zone Premier League

The 2014 Zone Premier League season was the first edition of the new Zone Premier League as the third level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | New Lambton Eagles | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 44 | 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 2 | Mayfield United | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 42 | 2014 Northern NSW State League Division 1 Finals |
| 3 | Wallsend FC (P) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 29 | Promoted to the 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 |
| 4 | Cooks Hill United (C, P) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 29 | Promoted to the 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 |
| 5 | Barnsley FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 25 | |
| 6 | Dudley Redhead | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Swansea FC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Uni FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Kahibah FC (P) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 11 | Promoted to the 2015 Northern NSW State League Division 1 |
| 10 | Cardiff City FC | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Promoted as a result of league restructuring by Northern NSW Football.

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | New Lambton Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Cooks Hill United | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Cooks Hill United | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Mayfield United | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Cooks Hill United | 2 |
| 2 | Mayfield United | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Cooks Hill United | 2 |
| 3 | Wallsend FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |

### 2014 Zone League 1

The 2014 Zone League 1 season was the first edition of the Zone League 1 as the fourth level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 9 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Beresfield United (C, P) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 38 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone Premier League |
| 2 | Garden Suburb (P) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 37 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone Premier League |
| 3 | Jesmond FC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 26 | 2014 Zone League 1 Finals |
| 4 | Newcastle Suns (P) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 24 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone Premier League |
| 5 | Kotara South | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Nelson Bay | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 23 | |
| 7 | Warners Bay | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 18 | |
| 8 | Morriset United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 13 | |
| 9 | Westlakes Wildcats | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 59 | −46 | 7 | |
| 10 | Belmont Tingira (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrew pre-season |
* 1 2 Promoted as a result of league restructuring by Northern NSW Football.

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Beresfield United | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Newcastle Suns | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Newcastle Suns | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Beresfield United | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Jesmond FC | 1 |
| 2 | Garden Suburb | 3 | | 3 | 3 | Jesmond FC | 1 |
| 3 | Jesmond FC | 5 | | 5 | | | |

### 2014 Zone League 2

The 2014 Zone League 2 season was the first edition of the Zone League 2 as the fifth level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Beresfield FC (P) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 43 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone League 1 |
| 2 | Raymond Terrace (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 39 | 2014 Zone League 2 Finals |
| 3 | Muswellbrook FC | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 36 | 2014 Zone League 2 Finals |
| 4 | Hamilton Olympic B | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 34 | 2014 Zone League 2 Finals |
| 5 | Stockton Sharks (P) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 34 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone League 1 |
| 6 | Charlestown City Blues B (P) | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 19 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone League 1 |
| 7 | Newcastle University FC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 16 | |
| 8 | Plattsburg Maryland | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 16 | |
| 9 | Merewether Advance | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 10 | |
| 10 | Medowie FC | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Promoted as a result of league restructuring by Northern NSW Football.

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Beresfield FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Hamilton Olympic B | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Hamilton Olympic B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Raymond Terrace | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | Hamilton Olympic B | 1 |
| 2 | Raymond Terrace | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | Hamilton Olympic B | 1 |
| 3 | Muswellbrook FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |

### 2014 Zone League 3

The 2014 Zone League 3 season was the first edition of the Zone League 3 as the sixth level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. 7 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hunter Simba (P) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 37 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone League 2 |
| 2 | Cooks Hill United B | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 30 | 2014 Zone League 3 Finals |
| 3 | Kurri Kurri (C, P) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone League 2 |
| 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 26 | 2014 Zone League 3 Finals |
| 5 | Tenambit Sharks (P) | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 25 | Promoted to the 2015 Zone League 2 |
| 6 | Mayfield United B | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 17 | |
| 7 | Dudley Redhead B | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 9 | |
| 8 | Dungog (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrew pre-season |
* 1 2 3 Promoted as a result of league restructuring by Northern NSW Football.

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Hunter Simba | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | RAAF Williamtown | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Hunter Simba | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Kurri Kurri | 3 |
| 2 | Cooks Hill United B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Kurri Kurri | 3 |
| 3 | Kurri Kurri | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |

### 2014 Women's Premier League

The highest tier domestic football competition in Northern NSW for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the Herald Women's Premier League. The 8 teams played a quadruple round-robin for a total of 20 games, followed by a finals series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Adamstown Rosebud | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 14 | +93 | 55 | 2014 Finals series |
| 2 | U18 Emerging Jets (C) | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 24 | +64 | 49 | 2014 Finals series |
| 3 | Merewether United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 30 | 2014 Finals series |
| 4 | Valentine FC | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 27 | 2014 Finals series |
| 5 | Thornton Redbacks | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 100 | −84 | 7 | |
| 6 | Football Mid North Coast | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 104 | −90 | 7 | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Adamstown Rosebud | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Valentine FC | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Valentine FC | 1 | Adamstown Rosebud | Adamstown Rosebud | 2 |
| | | | U18 Emerging Jets | U18 Emerging Jets | 5 |
| 2 | U18 Emerging Jets | 3 | U18 Emerging Jets | U18 Emerging Jets | 5 |
| 3 | Merewether United | 2 | | | |

## Cup Competitions
### 2014 NNSWF State Cup

2014 was the 5th edition of the NNSWF State Cup, which served as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup for the Northern NSW Federation. The Cup winner and runner-up entered the FFA Cup at the Round of 32. The Cup competition, which was open to all men's NNSWF Premier Competition Clubs and Senior Zone Member Clubs, consisted of five rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. Broadmeadow Magic FC clinched the 2014 Cup with a 6–5 victory over South Cardiff.