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118th season in the history of the Northern Football League

The 2015–16 season was the 118th 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

Football league season
Northern Football League
Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsShildon
RelegatedBedlington Terriers
Norton & Stockton Ancients
Durham City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,738 (3.76 per match)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Only Bishop Auckland applied for promotion to Step 4. They would have needed to finish in the top three to achieve this.

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Shildon 42 31 3 8 135 37 +98 96
2 Marske United 42 26 3 13 86 60 +26 81
3 Guisborough Town 42 22 11 9 95 55 +40 77
4 Morpeth Town 42 24 5 13 89 64 +25 77
5 North Shields 42 21 9 12 77 48 +29 72
6 Newton Aycliffe 42 21 9 12 76 61 +15 72
7 Consett 42 21 8 13 92 76 +16 71
8 Bishop Auckland 42 20 7 15 80 79 +1 67
9 Seaham Red Star 42 18 11 13 90 85 +5 65
10 Washington 42 20 5 17 82 85 −3 65
11 Dunston UTS 42 18 8 16 78 64 +14 62
12 Ashington 42 18 6 18 85 76 +9 60
13 Sunderland RCA 42 15 9 18 73 89 −16 54
14 Penrith 42 14 10 18 67 75 −8 52
15 Jarrow Roofing BCA 42 15 6 21 90 102 −12 51
16 Whitley Bay 42 15 5 22 75 70 +5 50
17 West Auckland Town 42 15 5 22 56 84 −28 50
18 Newcastle Benfield 42 11 11 20 79 96 −17 44
19 West Allotment Celtic 42 11 7 24 50 105 −55 40
20 Durham City 42 9 9 24 59 95 −36 36 Relegated to Division Two
21 Norton & Stockton Ancients 42 8 8 26 67 120 −53 32
22 Bedlington Terriers 42 8 7 27 57 112 −55 31
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Football league season
Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2015–16
ChampionsSouth Shields
PromotedChester-le-Street Town
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
South Shields
RelegatedBirtley Town
Stokesley Sports Club
Matches played462
Goals scored1,707 (3.69 per match)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Division Two featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 South Shields 42 35 2 5 122 31 +91 107 Promoted to Division One
2 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 42 30 4 8 121 65 +56 94
3 Chester-le-Street Town 42 28 6 8 106 44 +62 90
4 Team Northumbria 42 26 11 5 101 41 +60 89
5 Billingham Synthonia 42 25 8 9 81 37 +44 83
6 Easington Colliery 42 22 10 10 106 59 +47 76
7 Thornaby 42 23 6 13 93 65 +28 75
8 Northallerton Town 42 21 10 11 81 48 +33 73
9 Heaton Stannington 42 21 8 13 92 59 +33 71
10 Hebburn Town 42 17 10 15 78 54 +24 61
11 Billingham Town 42 18 7 17 80 67 +13 61
12 Whickham 42 17 8 17 57 68 −11 59
13 Darlington Railway Athletic 42 18 4 20 86 89 −3 58
14 Tow Law Town 42 14 11 17 75 82 −7 53
15 Brandon United 42 14 4 24 77 98 −21 46
16 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 11 11 20 58 79 −21 44
17 Alnwick Town 42 12 6 24 66 113 −47 42
18 Crook Town 42 10 5 27 53 99 −46 35
19 Willington 42 9 5 28 45 98 −53 32
20 Esh Winning 42 7 6 29 46 127 −81 27
21 Birtley Town 42 5 6 31 50 117 −67 21 Relegated to the Northern Alliance
22 Stokesley Sports Club 42 4 2 36 33 167 −134 14 Relegated to the Wearside League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. Simpson, Ray (11 November 2015). "Bishop Auckland apply for promotion -- but nobody else does". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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