2014–15 Northern Football League

Ebac Northern League
Season 2014-15

The 2014–15 Northern Football League season (known as the 2014–15 Ebac Northern League for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions.

Division One

Ebac Northern League Division One
Champions Marske United
Relegated Billingham Synthonia
Crook Town

Division One featured 19 teams which competed in the first division last season, along with three new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marske United (C) 42 27 9 6 118 54+64 90
2 Shildon 42 28 5 9 109 48+61 89
3 Guisborough Town 42 26 8 8 101 50+51 86
4 North Shields 42 26 7 9 87 49+38 85
5 West Auckland Town 42 25 7 10 106 58+48 82
6 Dunston UTS 42 23 7 12 75 51+24 76
7 Jarrow Roofing BCA 42 21 7 14 84 61+23 70
8 Morpeth Town 42 19 13 10 90 70+20 70
9 Consett 42 20 9 13 110 85+25 69
10 Newcastle Benfield 42 18 8 16 92 73+19 62
11 Bishop Auckland 42 20 2 20 75 750 62
12 Durham City 42 17 7 18 76 760 58
13 Ashington 42 17 5 20 77 770 56
14 Penrith 42 15 11 16 68 746 56
15 Whitley Bay 42 17 5 20 81 9716 56
16 Sunderland RCA 42 13 8 21 66 8721 47
17 Bedlington Terriers 42 13 5 24 75 9722 44
18 Newton Aycliffe 42 13 3 26 57 7821 42
19 West Allotment Celtic 42 12 4 26 59 10142 40
20 Billingham Synthonia (R) 42 11 4 27 69 10233 37 Relegation to Northern League Division Two
21 Celtic Nation 42 7 7 28 52 12169 28 Club folded at the end of the season *
22 Crook Town (R) 42 1 5 36 39 182143 05# Relegation to Northern League Division Two

Updated to games played on 29 April 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
# Crook Town were deducted 3 points.
* Celtic Nation resigned at the end of the season and folded due to financial problems.[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2014
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2015
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

Only one club has achieved criterion 1:[2]

Results

Home ╲ Away ASH BED BLSBISCELCONCRODUNDURGUIJROMARMORNCBNTANSHPENSHIRCAWACWATWHI
Ashington 13 31 61 60 20 41 24 20 00 22 23 02 02 12 12 21 12 10 40 12 11
Bedlington Terriers 01 50 12 26 64 111 01 21 03 02 11 41 30 04 12 14 11 20 24 00 12
Billingham Synthonia 52 12 13 30 44 80 01 11 12 20 02 02 13 01 24 13 04 13 30 12 35
Bishop Auckland 20 30 42 21 11 40 21 12 05 21 26 30 44 10 03 02 10 12 01 14 41
Celtic Nation 22 20 23 01 17 41 10 22 01 13 23 24 45 32 01 11 06 16 41 23 16
Consett 62 63 11 52 40 50 13 33 10 30 14 51 11 40 22 21 15 21 70 23 41
Crook Town 11 26 07 06 00 04 13 13 13 26 16 13 25 02 15 44 011 04 31 04 07
Dunston UTS 01 10 32 10 50 32 72 54 34 10 13 13 00 21 40 32 24 22 32 21 10
Durham City 02 23 12 30 40 00 21 00 24 03 41 11 21 32 20 02 43 31 02 21 34
Guisborough Town 40 00 60 02 31 30 20 31 34 41 12 22 32 40 03 11 10 41 60 56 12
Jarrow Roofing BCA 32 30 51 10 11 50 42 00 02 12 10 13 10 42 02 40 11 21 31 31 11
Marske United 40 33 20 53 80 21 32 00 10 22 02 22 10 40 32 70 13 31 41 42 40
Morpeth Town 21 12 40 31 22 23 30 13 60 43 22 11 22 14 11 31 00 30 33 12 32
Newcastle Benfield 13 10 51 21 50 70 33 20 41 12 30 33 16 30 12 22 20 20 30 30 43
Newton Aycliffe 30 12 12 03 12 23 52 01 21 03 10 02 11 22 01 24 12 01 30 04 01
North Shields 32 40 20 31 10 30 11 20 00 11 51 04 42 31 30 11 01 30 30 03 30
Penrith 03 31 03 10 30 24 41 00 02 22 25 30 00 20 21 25 01 11 03 21 22
Shildon 34 41 40 42 41 01 32 03 31 12 21 21 11 21 31 32 21 51 20 22 10
Sunderland RCA 04 41 11 10 22 36 40 03 15 11 14 33 02 30 11 30 21 14 23 22 21
West Allotment Celtic 20 62 21 13 20 22 40 21 05 01 13 12 23 32 12 11 13 03 13 13 11
West Auckland Town 41 72 71 12 21 20 50 00 40 02 33 11 40 20 03 20 00 32 40 21 63
Whitley Bay 34 21 03 04 30 22 50 10 21 12 21 07 23 53 14 24 03 05 21 32 21

Updated to games played on 29 April 2015.
Source: League Official
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia

Club
Stadium Capacity
Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000
Bedlington Terriers Dr Pitt Welfare Park 2,000
Billingham Synthonia The Glamal Engineering Stadium 4,200
Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 2,004
Celtic Nation Gillford Park Stadium 4,000
Consett Delves Lane 3,000 [3]
Crook Town Sir Tom Cowie Millfield 1,500
Dunston UTS UTS Stadium 4,000
Durham City The Arnott Stadium 3,000
Guisborough Town King George V Ground 3,500
Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Boldon C.A.Sports Ground 2,000
Marske United GER Stadium 2,500 (169 Seated)
Morpeth Town Craik Park 1,000 (100 Seated)
Newcastle Benfield Sam Smith's Park 2,000
Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park 1,000
North Shields Daren Persson Stadium @ Ralph Gardner Park 1,000
Penrith The World Group Stadium 1,500
Shildon Dean Street 4,700
Sunderland RCA Meadow Park 1,000
West Allotment Celtic Whitley Park 1,000
West Auckland Town Darlington Road 6,728 (700 Seated)
Whitley Bay Hillheads Park 4,500

Division Two

Ebac Northern League Division Two
Champions Seaham Red Star
Promoted Seaham Red Star
Washington
Norton & Stockton Ancients

Division Two featured 18 teams which competed in the first division last season, along with four new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Seaham Red Star (C) (P) 42 31 5 6 134 54+80 98 Promotion to Northern League Division One
2 Washington (P) 42 28 5 9 123 66+57 89
3 Norton & Stockton Ancients (P) 42 25 10 7 98 49+49 85
4 Team Northumbria 42 25 8 9 102 44+58 83
5 Hebburn Town 42 24 9 9 100 60+40 81
6 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 42 22 10 10 93 57+36 76
7 Thornaby 42 21 10 11 84 66+18 73
8 Heaton Stannington 42 23 4 15 95 69+26 070#
9 Whickham 42 20 10 12 80 60+20 70
10 Northallerton Town 42 18 9 15 93 64+29 63
11 Willington 42 17 9 16 78 77+1 60
12 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 17 7 18 75 9419 58
13 Chester-le-Street Town 42 15 12 15 70 60+10 57
14 Darlington Railway Athletic 42 17 6 19 81 876 57
15 South Shields 42 16 5 21 78 74+4 53
16 Alnwick Town 42 15 5 22 85 12136 50
17 Birtley Town 42 13 3 26 67 11245 42
18 Billingham Town 42 9 11 22 59 7516 38
19 Stokesley Sports Club 42 10 3 29 72 12048 33
20 Esh Winning 42 9 4 29 47 13588 31
21 Tow Law Town 42 5 8 29 37 11477 23
22 Brandon United 42 4 4 34 38 13294 16

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
# Heaton Stannington were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player on 4 April at Willington.[4]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALN BLT BIRBRACLSDRAESHHSTHEBNORHSTRCWRYCSRSSSCSSHTNOTHOTOWWASWHCWIL
Alnwick Town 43 41 40 03 23 44 20 15 12 43 31 06 48 51 21 43 01 61 24 23 21
Billingham Town 41 31 12 11 23 31 24 13 44 23 11 01 23 30 11 13 16 41 13 12 23
Birtley Town 12 21 20 03 25 50 04 22 04 05 14 51 15 32 31 20 13 41 05 22 11
Brandon United 11 22 03 53 10 14 01 15 12 23 27 01 05 24 35 14 04 11 14 02 01
Chester-le-Street Town 22 11 20 31 10 30 23 23 30 22 01 30 11 14 24 10 02 22 33 01 52
Darlington Railway Athletic 10 10 21 42 04 21 51 12 21 22 13 03 22 25 12 14 22 71 12 41 21
Esh Winning 15 00 14 00 03 14 13 13 010 05 10 42 43 21 12 02 24 61 02 02 21
Heaton Stannington 31 10 70 51 02 40 20 23 30 01 22 22 01 20 30 04 41 40 23 21 11
Hebburn Town 30 10 41 21 33 12 60 34 21 40 02 31 02 31 22 13 00 30 24 22 21
Northallerton Town 80 12 31 51 01 21 40 01 33 21 11 12 01 21 21 11 11 41 43 22 20
Norton & Stockton Ancients 80 10 72 30 00 21 60 32 01 00 22 50 10 32 20 11 10 10 21 00 31
Ryhope Colliery Welfare 21 12 31 41 01 22 50 21 31 65 20 40 23 51 11 00 12 31 11 11 02
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 22 10 32 32 22 33 30 32 23 10 23 31 22 42 11 12 43 31 41 11 13
Seaham Red Star 90 00 41 20 31 50 32 83 04 43 31 31 60 42 40 00 30 30 52 42 51
Stokesley Sports Club 41 23 34 30 21 32 22 13 25 11 31 02 12 13 14 05 02 21 29 23 14
South Shields 12 00 10 40 10 35 41 24 01 53 23 12 40 13 31 02 60 50 21 12 23
Team Northumbria 22 20 30 51 20 10 50 40 33 02 22 22 60 02 52 10 23 01 24 30 60
Thornaby 21 11 40 20 22 12 12 12 21 30 11 32 10 41 33 30 23 11 02 11 32
Tow Law Town 13 10 23 02 11 12 12 03 02 04 04 03 32 05 32 12 12 11 32 02 11
Washington 32 40 10 50 40 31 90 32 10 11 22 25 32 20 20 31 04 51 22 30 41
Whickham 32 02 14 70 10 00 60 21 11 02 13 12 40 26 40 21 10 62 40 02 41
Willington 61 22 31 50 10 43 31 22 22 20 02 11 31 20 12 21 23 02 11 53 00

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums

Club
Stadium Capacity
Alnwick Town St James' Park 2,500
Billingham Town The Evolution Arena 1,500
Birtley Town The Birtley Sports Complex 300+ (80 Seated)
Brandon United The Welfare Ground 1,000
Chester-le-Street Town Moor Park 224
Darlington Railway Athletic Brinkburn Road 2,000
Esh Winning West Terrace 3,500
Heaton Stannington Grounsell Park 2,000
Hebburn Town Hebburn Sports & Social Ground 1,500
Northallerton Town Regency Stadium 3,000
Norton & Stockton Ancients Norton Sports Complex 1,500
Ryhope Colliery Welfare Ryhope Recreation Park
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Kingsley Park Stadium 1,500
Seaham Red Star Seaham Town Park 500
South Shields Eden Lane, Peterlee 6,000 [5]
Stokesley Sports Club Stokesley Sports Club 2,000
Team Northumbria Coach Lane Sports Ground 1,000
Thornaby Teesdale Park 5,000
Tow Law Town Ironworks Road 3,000
Washington Nissan Sports Ground 1,000
West Allotment Celtic Whitley Park 1,000
Whickham The Glebe Sports Ground 4,000
Whitehaven The Focus Scaffolding Sports Complex 8,000
Willington Hall Lane 1,000

References

  1. "Celtic Nation Quit". Northern League. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. "Promotion To Step 4". NWCFL. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "Work begins on new £3m ground for Consett AFC". Northern Echo. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  4. Heaton Stannington penalty - 10/04/2015
  5. "South Shields to play 'home' games in Peterlee". Hartlepool Mail. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

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