2021–22 Northern Football League

The 2021–22 Northern Football League season was the 124th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates two divisions in the English football league system, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6.

Northern Football League
Season2021–22

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association (The FA) on 18 May 2021,[1] and were subject to appeal.

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[2][3][4]

Division One

At the end of the 2020–21 season, three teams left the division, all promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East:

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following three promoted from Division Two, formed Division One for 2021–22:

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 North Shields (C, P) 38 25 9 4 86 30 +56 84 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Consett (O, P) 38 23 6 9 83 45 +38 75 Qualification for an inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
3 Thornaby 38 20 8 10 79 49 +30 68
4 Newton Aycliffe 38 21 4 13 72 47 +25 67
5 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 38 19 8 11 72 48 +24 65 Resignation from the league
6 West Auckland Town 38 19 6 13 78 50 +28 63
7 Whickham 38 18 7 13 62 46 +16 61
8 Ashington 38 17 7 14 90 77 +13 58
9 Sunderland RCA 38 17 6 15 55 54 +1 57
10 Seaham Red Star 38 15 9 14 55 55 0 54
11 West Allotment Celtic 38 14 10 14 67 80 −13 52
12 Newcastle Benfield 38 15 6 17 65 75 −10 51
13 Guisborough Town 38 13 9 16 52 54 −2 48
14 Redcar Athletic 38 15 2 21 56 83 −27 47
15 Crook Town 38 13 7 18 52 70 −18 46
16 Northallerton Town 38 10 9 19 52 69 −17 39
17 Whitley Bay 38 11 6 21 51 87 −36 39
18 Bishop Auckland 38 9 8 21 42 69 −27 35
19 Penrith 38 10 5 23 47 89 −42 35 Reprieve from relegation[lower-alpha 2]
20 Billingham Town (R) 38 5 10 23 40 79 −39 25 Relegation to Division Two
Source: NL website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Contested an inter-step play-off match as one of the bottom six runners-up from Step 5 with the most points per game (PPG) against a third-from-bottom club out of six from Step 4 with the fewest PPG. The winner rose to Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while the loser dropped to Step 5.[5]
  2. Reprieved as one of twelve clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom in Step 5.[6]

Inter-step play-off
30 April Histon1–2 Consett Impington
Lindsay 73' Heslop 44'
Marriott 52'		 Stadium: Bridge Road
Attendance: 410

Results table
Home \ Away ASH BIL BIS CON CRO GUI NWB NAY NSH NLT PEN RED RCW SEA SUN THO WAC WAT WHC WHB
Ashington 4–0 2–1 3–3 4–0 1–6 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–3 1–2 4–2 0–1 4–2 4–0 4–0 1–1
Billingham Town 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–5 1–4 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2
Bishop Auckland 2–5 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–7 0–1 1–5 2–4 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1
Consett 4–4 1–0 5–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–3 0–3 0–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
Crook Town 4–0 2–1 0–2 0–5 1–3 0–1 3–2 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–2
Guisborough Town 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 0–4 2–2 1–2 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 3–0 0–1 3–2 1–1
Newcastle Benfield 0–3 3–2 0–0 2–4 3–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–5 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 4–2
Newton Aycliffe 2–4 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–4 3–2 0–3 3–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 8–0
North Shields 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 4–0 4–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 5–0 7–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Northallerton Town 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–3 3–2
Penrith 2–2 4–3 1–3 2–1 0–4 2–3 1–4 2–5 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–4 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–4 0–1 0–2
Redcar Athletic 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–3
Ryhope Colliery Welfare 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–4 3–1
Seaham Red Star 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–0 0–3 1–0 4–2
Sunderland RCA 0–1 4–3 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 3–4 1–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
Thornaby 5–0 5–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 6–2 4–0 1–2 4–1 3–2 2–2 0–5 2–1 1–0
West Allotment Celtic 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–5 3–3 1–0 3–5 2–4 1–2 1–1
West Auckland Town 5–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 3–4 1–2 1–1 3–4 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–5 1–2 6–0
Whickham 5–3 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 3–0 6–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–0
Whitley Bay 1–6 4–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–0 2–3 5–2 1–4 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–4 1–2 2–1
Source: NL website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs of the 2021–22
Northern League Division One on the map of North East England
Club Stadium
AshingtonWoodhorn Lane
Billingham TownBedford Terreace
Bishop AucklandHeritage Park
ConsettBelle View Stadium
Crook TownThe Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground
Guisborough TownKing George V Ground
Newcastle BenfieldSam Smith's Park
Newton AycliffeMoore Lane Park
NothallertonCalvert Stadium
North ShieldsDaren Persson Stadium
PenrithFrenchfield Stadium
Redcar AthleticGreen Lane
Ryhope Colliery WelfareRyhope Rec Ground
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park
Sunderland Ryhope Comm AssMeadow Park
ThornabyTeesdale Park
West Allotment CelticDruid Park
West Auckland TownDarlington Road
WhickhamGlebe Sports Ground
Whitley BayHillheads Park

Division Two

At the end of the 2020–21 season, three teams left the division, all promoted to Division One:

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following four, formed Division Two for the 2021–22 season:

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Carlisle City (C, P) 40 26 4 10 115 49 +66 82 Promotion to Division One
2 Heaton Stannington (O, P) 40 25 7 8 103 47 +56 82 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Boldon Community Association 40 23 8 9 123 79 +44 77
4 Tow Law Town (P) 40 23 8 9 71 41 +30 77 Qualification for the play-offs, then promotion to Division One[lower-alpha 1]
5 Easington Colliery 40 23 7 10 88 54 +34 76 Qualification for the play-offs
6 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 40 23 5 12 87 60 +27 74
7 Horden Community Welfare 40 22 6 12 94 65 +29 72
8 Billingham Synthonia 40 21 7 12 87 54 +33 70
9 Sunderland West End 40 22 3 15 84 69 +15 69
10 Redcar Town 40 20 8 12 76 54 +22 68
11 Newcastle University 40 20 6 14 97 71 +26 66
12 Jarrow 40 16 8 16 89 74 +15 56
13 Birtley Town 40 15 5 20 76 83 −7 50
14 Willington 40 14 4 22 74 78 −4 46
15 Blyth Town 40 14 3 23 65 83 −18 45
16 Brandon United 40 13 6 21 63 84 −21 45
17 Chester-le-Street Town 40 12 4 24 60 78 −18 40
18 Bedlington Terriers 40 9 9 22 62 95 −33 36
19 Washington 40 11 2 27 55 113 −58 35 Reprieve from relegation[lower-alpha 2]
20 Esh Winning 40 10 2 28 48 113 −65 32
21 Durham City (R) 40 1 2 37 23 196 −173 5 Relegation to the Wearside League
Source: NL website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Promoted after Ryhope Colliery Welfare's resignation.
  2. All third-from-bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The top 12 second-from-bottom sides were also reprieved on a PPG basis.[8]

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Heaton Stannington 2
5 Easington Colliery 0
2 Heaton Stannington 2
4 Tow Law Town 1
3 Boldon Community Association 0
4 Tow Law Town 2

Results table
Home \ Away BED BIL BIR BLY BOL BRA CAR CST DUR EAS ESH HEA HOR JAR NEW RED RCA SUN TLT WAS WIL
Bedlington Terriers 3–3 1–4 3–2 3–6 0–3 2–2 1–5 5–0 2–1 3–4 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–4 2–2 0–4 3–3 1–4 0–3 5–0
Billingham Synthonia 3–3 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 7–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 6–1 2–0
Birtley Town 1–0 0–3 1–2 3–3 6–1 2–5 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 5–3 2–2 1–4 1–5 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–4
Blyth Town 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–5 1–2 9–0 2–4 4–1 0–1 1–4 0–3 2–1 1–6 2–2 3–0 0–1 3–0 0–5
Boldon Community Association 2–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 10–0 1–3 4–2 3–3 3–2 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–4
Brandon United 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–4 3–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–4 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 6–1 1–4
Carlisle City 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 4–2 16–1 4–1 5–0 0–1 0–2 5–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 6–0 5–1
Chester-le-Street Town 0–3 2–4 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 0–3 1–4 3–4 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–3
Durham City 2–2 2–6 1–4 1–3 2–6 0–4 1–2 0–9 0–0 2–5 1–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–3 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–3
Easington Colliery 2–2 2–1 2–4 4–0 5–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–7 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–0
Esh Winning 0–1 2–4 0–5 0–4 0–6 1–2 0–4 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 3–3 0–7 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–4 0–1 2–1
Heaton Stannington 7–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–3 9–1 2–2 4–1 5–2 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 8–3 4–2
Horden Community Welfare 1–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–6 0–3 8–1 3–3 3–0 3–1 4–2 3–1 1–2 5–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 3–2
Jarrow 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 10–0 0–1 4–1 0–3 2–3 2–2 3–2 0–2 6–3 1–2 1–2 1–6
Newcastle University 3–1 2–3 1–2 2–3 3–5 2–1 1–5 1–2 5–0 0–4 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–4 7–2 1–0 3–1 1–1
Redcar Town 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 6–2
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 2–3 7–1 0–3 3–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–4
Sunderland West End 6–1 2–1 1–4 4–0 4–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 10–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–5 2–1 0–2 3–0 7–0 2–1
Tow Law Town 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 0–1 1–0 7–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
Washington 2–1 2–1 5–4 1–0 1–7 1–3 1–2 0–1 9–1 0–4 4–2 0–3 0–2 1–6 0–2 0–2 0–7 5–2 0–1 2–1
Willington 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 3–4 0–1 0–4 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–4 0–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 3–0 2–3 5–2
Source: NL website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Northern League Division Two on a map of North East England
Club Stadium
Bedlington TerriersWelfare Park
Billingham SynthoniaNorton Sports Complex
Birtley TownBirtley Sports Complex
Blyth TownSouth Newsham Playing Fields
Boldon Comm AssnBoldon Colliery Welfare
Brandon UnitedWelfare Ground
Carlisle CityGillford Park
Chester-le-Street TownMoor Park
Durham CityHall Lane (Willington)
Easington CollieryWelfare Park
Esh WinningWest Terrace
Heaton StanningtonGrounsell Park
Horden Comm WelfareWelfare Park
JarrowPerth Green
Newcastle UniversityKimberley Park
Redcar TownMo Mowlam Memorial Park
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park
Sunderland West EndNissan Sports Complex
Tow Law TownIronworks Road
WashingtonNew Ferens Park
WillingtonHall Lane
Location of the only Cumbria club in the 2021–22
Northern League Division Two on a map of Cumbria

References
  1. "FA ANNOUNCES PROMOTION FOR 2021/22 SEASON". Northern Football League. 18 May 2021.
  2. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 5 Promotion". Google Docs.
  6. The FA: "12 clubs across Step 5 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 2nd from bottom Clubs first, then bottom. As it stands, this would be 12 of the 16 2nd from bottom Clubs."
  7. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 6 Relegation". Google Docs.
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