Northern Football Alliance

Association football league in England

Football league

Northern Football Alliance

Organising body|  Northumberland Football Association
Durham County Football Association
Founded| 1890
Country| England
Confederation| FA
Divisions| Premier Division
Division One
Division Two
Division Three
Number of teams| 60
Level on pyramid| Level 11 (Premier Division)
Feeder to| Northern League Division Two
Domestic cup(s)| Challenge Cup
Stan Seymour League Cup
Current champions| Wallington FC (Premier Division)
Gosforth Bohemians FC (Division One)
Heaton Stannington FC Reserves (Division Two)
Cramlington Town Independent(Division Three)
(2023-2024)
Current: 2023-24

The Northern Football Alliance is a football league based in the North East, England. It has four divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.

The top club in the Premier Division is eligible for promotion to the Northern League Division Two. The top clubs in the First, Second and Third Divisions are promoted to the Premier, First, and Second Divisions respectively. The bottom club in the Third Division may be relegated to either the North Northumberland League Division One, or the Tyneside Amateur League, depending on which is more geographically appropriate.

The Northern Football Alliance was founded in 1890 as a single league, with a membership of seven teams. In 1926 it became the Second Division of the North Eastern League, but it split away again in 1935. It disbanded in 1964 due to lack of membership, but reformed just one season later, in 1965–66.

In 1988 the Northern Amateur League and the Northern Combination League combined with the Northern Football Alliance (all under the name Northern Football Alliance) to create a three-division format, which later expanded to four. Under a sponsorship agreement it is billed as the Bay Plastics Northern Football Alliance.

The league's teams chiefly come from Tyneside as well as Northumberland, with teams from further south preferring to play in the Wearside League, but there are exceptions, for example Prudhoe Town F.C. from Northumberland competed in the Wearside League, whilst Coundon and Leeholme from near Bishop Auckland in southern County Durham compete in the Alliance.

## Member teams, 2022–23 season

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### Premier Division

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* AFC Newbiggin
* Alnwick Town
* Burradon & New Fordley
* Cramlington United
* Gateshead Rutherford
* Haltwhistle Jubilee
* Killingworth
* Newcastle Blue Star
* Newcastle Chemfica
* Newcastle Independent
* Percy Main Amateurs
* Ponteland United
* Seaton Delaval AFC
* Wallington
* Whitley Bay 'A'
* Winlaton Community

### Division One

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* Bedlington
* FC United of Newcastle
* Forest Hall
* Gosforth Bohemians
* Hebburn Town U23
* Hexham
* Newcastle Blue Star Reserves
* Newcastle East End
* North Shields Athletic
* Rothbury
* Seaton Burn
* Stobswood Welfare
* Wallsend Boys Club
* West Moor & Jesmond
* Whitburn & Cleadon
* Willington Quay Saints

### Division Two

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* Blaydon Community
* Blyth Town U23
* Cullercoats
* Ellington
* Heaton Stannington 'A'
* Morpeth
* Newcastle Chemfica Amateurs
* Newcastle Independent Cabrito
* Newcastle University 'A'
* North Sunderland
* Ponteland United Reserves
* Red House Farm
* Seaton Sluice
* Walker Central
* Whitley Bay Sporting Club
* Wideopen

### Division Three

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* Amble AFC
* Alnwick Town Development
* Ashington AFC Reserves
* Benton
* Blyth Rangers
* Cramlington Blue Star
* Gateshead Redheugh 1957
* Gosforth Bohemians Reserves
* Hazlerigg Victory
* Heddon United
* Stocksfield
* Wallsend Boys Club U23
* West Moor & Jesmond U23
* Whickham U23
* Whitley Bay Sporting Club 'A'

## Champions (1890–1988)

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* 1890–91 – Sunderland "A"
* 1891–92 – Shankhouse
* 1892–93 – Sunderland "A"
* 1893–94 – Sunderland "A"
* 1894–95 – Sunderland "A"
* 1895–96 – Sunderland "A"
* 1896–97 – Hebburn Argyle
* 1897–98 – Newcastle United "A"
* 1898–99 – Jarrow
* 1899–1900 – Willington Athletic
* 1900–01 – Newcastle United "A"
* 1901–02 – Newcastle United "A"
* 1902–03 – Morpeth Harriers
* 1903–04 – Wallsend Park Villa
* 1904–05 – Willington Athletic
* 1905–06 – Willington Athletic
* 1906–07 – North Shields Athletic
* 1907–08 – North Shields Athletic
* 1908–09 – Blyth Spartans
* 1909–10 – Willington Athletic
* 1910–11 – Newburn
* 1911–12 – Newburn
* 1912–13 – Blyth Spartans
* 1913–14 – Ashington
* 1914–15 – Spen Black & Whites
* 1915–19 – Not competed for due to World War I
* 1919–20 – Annfield Plain
* 1920–21 – Chopwell Institute
* 1921–22 – Felling Colliery
* 1922–23 – Annfield Plain
* 1923–24 – Birtley
* 1924–25 – Ashington Reserves
* 1925–26 – Chilton Colliery Recreation
* 1926–27 – Consett
* 1927–28 – Washington Colliery
* 1928–29 – North Shields
* 1929–30 – Walker Celtic
* 1930–31 – Chopwell Institute
* 1931–32 – Crawcrook Albion
* 1932–33 – Eden Colliery Welfare
* 1933–34 – Throckley Welfare
* 1934–35 – Newbiggin West End
* 1935–36 – Hexham Town
* 1936–37 – Stakeford Albion
* 1937–38 – Alnwick

* 1938–39 – Newcastle United "A"
* 1939–46 – Not competed for due to World War II
* 1946–47 – Newburn
* 1947–48 – Hexham Hearts
* 1948–49 – Cramlington Welfare
* 1949–50 – West Sleekburn
* 1950–51 – Cramlington Welfare
* 1951–52 – Newburn
* 1952–53 – Whitley Bay Athletic
* 1953–54 – Whitley Bay Athletic
* 1954–55 – Amble
* 1955–56 – Ashington Reserves
* 1956–57 – Amble
* 1957–58 – Newcastle United "A"
* 1958–59 – Amble
* 1959–60 – Amble
* 1960–61 – Amble
* 1961–62 – Newburn
* 1962–63 – Alnwick Town
* 1963–64 – Alnwick Town
* 1964–65 – not competed
* 1965–66 – Alnwick Town
* 1966–67 – Bedlington Colliery Welfare
* 1967–68 – Alnwick Town
* 1968–69 – Alnwick Town
* 1969–70 – Alnwick Town
* 1970–71 – Alnwick Town
* 1971–72 – Alnwick Town
* 1972–73 – Marine Park
* 1973–74 – Marine Park
* 1974–75 – South Shields Mariners
* 1975–76 – South Shields
* 1976–77 – Wallington
* 1977–78 – Brandon United
* 1978–79 – Brandon United
* 1979–80 – Guisborough Town
* 1980–81 – Percy Main Amateurs
* 1981–82 – Percy Main Amateurs
* 1982–83 – Darlington Cleveland Bridge
* 1983–84 – Morpeth Town
* 1984–85 – Dudley Welfare
* 1985–86 – Gateshead Tyne Sports
* 1986–87 – West Allotment Celtic
* 1987–88 – Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace

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## Divisional Champions (Since 1988)

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Season  | Premier Division  | Division One  | Division Two

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1988–89  | Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace  | Ashington Premier  | Blyth Kitty Brewster
1989–90  | Seaton Delaval Amateurs  | Westerhope Hillheads  | Heaton Corner House
1990–91  | West Allotment Celtic | Blyth Kitty Brewster  | Procter & Gamble
1991–92  | West Allotment Celtic | Carlisle City | St Columbas
1992–93  | Seaton Delaval Amateurs  | Longbenton  | Amble Town
1993–94  | Morpeth Town | Amble Town  | Ashington Hirst Progressive
1994–95  | Newcastle Benfield Park | Amble Town  | Walker Ledwood
1995–96  | Seaton Delaval  | Gosforth Bohemians  | Walbottle Masons
1996–97  | Lemington Social  | Ryton  | Northbank
1997–98  | West Allotment Celtic | Shankhouse | Coxlodge S C
1998–99  | West Allotment Celtic | Percy Main Amateurs  | Amble Vikings
1999–2000  | West Allotment Celtic | Coxlodge S C  | Harraby Catholic Club
2000–01  | Walker Central  | Amble Vikings  | Wallington
2001–02  | West Allotment Celtic | Bedlington Terriers "A"  | Haydon Bridge
2002–03  | Newcastle Benfield Saints | Chopwell Top Club  | Blyth Town
2003–04  | West Allotment Celtic | Heddon  | Alnmouth
2004–05  | Shankhouse | Alnmouth  | Ashington Colliers
2005–06  | Team Northumbria | Wallsend  | Whitley Bay "A"
2006–07  | Harraby Catholic Club  | Gillford Park Spartans  | Westerhope
2007–08  | Walker Central  | Wark  | Killingworth Y P C
2008–09  | Walker Central  | Killingworth Y P C  | Amble United
2009–10  | Harraby Catholic Club  | Gateshead Rutherford  | North Shields Athletic
2010–11  | Ponteland United | Hebburn Reyrolle  | Newcastle Chemfica Independent
2011–12  | Heaton Stannington | Amble United  | Hexham
2012–13  | Heaton Stannington | Wallington  | North Shields Athletic
2013-14  | Blyth Town | North Shields Athletic  | Blyth Isabella
2014–15  | Blyth Town | Percy Main Amateurs  | Shilbottle Colliery Welfare
2015–16  | Blyth Town | Shilbottle Colliery Welfare  | Gateshead FC A
2016-17  | Killingworth Town  | Gateshead FC A  | Killingworth YPC
2017-18  | Newcastle University | Killingworth YPC  | Blyth Spartans Reserves
2018-19  | Newcastle University | Blyth Town | Rothbury
2019-20 & 2020-21  | Not awarded due to Covid-19 Pandemic  | Not awarded due to Covid-19 Pandemic  | Not awarded due to Covid-19 Pandemic

## Divisional Champions (4 Divisions since 2021)

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Season  | Premier Division  | Division One  | Division Two  | Division Three

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2021-22  | Killingworth  | Newcastle Independent  | Stobswood Welfare  | Blaydon Community
2022-23  | Newcastle Blue Star | Stobswood Welfare  | Ponteland United Reserves  | Hazelrigg Victory
2023-24  | Wallington  |  |  |

## References

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