2012–13 Northern Football League


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The 2012–13 Northern Football League season was the 115th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.

Northern League
Season2012–13
Northern Football League
Division One
Season2012–13
ChampionsDarlington 1883
PromotedDarlington 1883
RelegatedSouth Shields
Norton & Stockton Ancients
Matches played552
Goals scored1,981 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Johnson
(Bishop Auckland)
(38 goals)[1]

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

  • From this league, only Bishop Auckland, Celtic Nation, Darlington 1883 and Spennymoor Town applied for promotion.[3][4]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Darlington 1883 46 40 2 4 145 35 +110 122 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One North
2 Spennymoor Town 46 33 10 3 108 34 +74 109
3 Whitley Bay 46 27 7 12 110 62 +48 88
4 West Auckland Town 46 25 9 12 112 75 +37 84
5 Dunston UTS 46 23 10 13 74 50 +24 79
6 Bishop Auckland 46 24 7 15 95 77 +18 79
7 Ashington 46 21 13 12 106 68 +38 76
8 Shildon 46 19 12 15 83 69 +14 69
9 Consett 46 19 11 16 68 63 +5 68
10 Celtic Nation 46 19 10 17 80 79 +1 67
11 Guisborough Town 46 20 6 20 78 87 −9 66
12 Bedlington Terriers 46 18 7 21 90 83 +7 61
13 Billingham Synthonia 46 17 10 19 79 83 −4 61
14 Penrith 46 17 9 20 92 96 −4 60
15 Durham City 46 17 8 21 90 90 0 59
16 Team Northumbria 46 14 14 18 63 80 −17 56
17 Newton Aycliffe 46 16 5 25 71 89 −18 53
18 Hebburn Town 46 15 8 23 81 109 −28 53
19 Marske United 46 15 4 27 66 91 −25 49
20 Billingham Town 46 13 8 25 84 125 −41 47
21 Newcastle Benfield 46 14 4 28 51 88 −37 46
22 Sunderland RCA 46 12 8 26 62 103 −41 41[a]
23 South Shields 46 11 5 30 54 117 −63 38 Relegated to Division Two
24 Norton & Stockton Ancients 46 6 7 33 39 128 −89 25

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

  1. ^ Sunderland RCA deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[5]

Source: League Official
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

  1. ^ (29 Apr 0-2) : Abn 77 mins floodlight failure. - Replay is 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ (6 Apr 1-0) : Billingham Town have asked for the game to be replayed. - new date is 7 May 2013.[5]
Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2012–13
ChampionsCrook Town
PromotedCrook Town
Morpeth Town
RelegatedHorden Colliery Welfare
Matches played462
Goals scored1,706 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Butler
(Ryhope Colliery Welfare)
(56 goals)[6]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Crook Town 42 32 5 5 123 60 +63 101 Promoted to Division One
2 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 42 30 8 4 147 52 +95 98 Demoted to the Northern Football Alliance[7]
3 Morpeth Town 42 25 10 7 108 51 +57 85 Promoted to Division One
4 Jarrow Roofing BCA 42 26 7 9 100 46 +54 85
5 Darlington Railway Athletic 42 22 12 8 82 57 +25 78
6 Northallerton Town 42 23 8 11 101 63 +38 77
7 West Allotment Celtic 42 23 8 11 95 66 +29 77
8 North Shields 42 21 7 14 72 54 +18 70
9 Whitehaven 42 20 8 14 97 74 +23 65[a]
10 Seaham Red Star 42 19 8 15 86 85 +1 65
11 Tow Law Town 42 19 7 16 83 66 +17 64
12 Washington 42 16 4 22 72 93 −21 52
13 Chester-le-Street Town 42 13 10 19 51 73 −22 49
14 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 42 15 4 23 56 82 −26 49
15 Stokesley Sports Club 42 12 8 22 60 93 −33 44
16 Whickham 42 11 8 23 57 86 −29 41
17 Birtley Town 42 10 8 24 47 83 −36 38
18 Brandon United 42 10 11 21 55 93 −38 38[b]
19 Thornaby 42 9 5 28 59 106 −47 32
20 Esh Winning 42 10 3 29 49 108 −59 30[b]
21 Alnwick Town 42 8 8 26 63 100 −37 29[c]
22 Horden Colliery Welfare 42 7 5 30 43 115 −72 26 Relegated to the Wearside League

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

  1. ^ Whitehaven deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[8]
  2. ^ a b Esh Winning, Brandon United deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[9]
  3. ^ Alnwick Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[10]

Source: League Official
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

  1. ^ "Division One (League Only) Top Goalscorers 2012-13". Northern Football League. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Darlington relegated four divisions after FA recommendation". BBC Sport. 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ a b "RCA points deduction". Northern League. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Division Two (League Only) Top Goalscorers 2012-13". Northern Football League. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Ryhope CW". Northern Football League. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Whitehaven deducted points". Northern Football League. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Two clubs deducted points". Northern Football League. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Town get points penalty". Northumberland Gazette. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.