2006–07 Northern Football League

The 2006–07 Northern Football League season was the 109th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One
Season2006–07
ChampionsWhitley Bay
PromotedNewcastle Blue Star
RelegatedHorden Colliery Welfare
Darlington Railway Athletic
Matches played462
Goals scored1,571 (3.4 per match)

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Whitley Bay 42 28 8 6 104 45 +59 92
2 Billingham Town 42 28 8 6 98 47 +51 92
3 Sunderland Nissan 42 28 6 8 96 41 +55 90
4 Consett 42 23 10 9 89 51 +38 79
5 Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics) 42 21 11 10 79 45 +34 74
6 West Auckland Town 42 22 8 12 88 61 +27 74
7 Dunston Federation Brewery 42 19 16 7 67 48 +19 73
8 Durham City 42 20 12 10 87 62 +25 72
9 Shildon 42 21 9 12 80 57 +23 72
10 Morpeth Town 42 19 9 14 87 70 +17 66
11 Newcastle Blue Star 42 17 7 18 71 60 +11 58 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One North
12 Tow Law Town 42 15 11 16 68 72 −4 56
13 Northallerton Town 42 16 6 20 76 82 −6 54
14 Billingham Synthonia 42 13 14 15 61 71 −10 53
15 Jarrow Roofing BCA 42 13 7 22 68 101 −33 46
16 Bishop Auckland 42 11 10 21 59 86 −27 43
17 Chester-le-Street Town 42 10 9 23 51 80 −29 39
18 West Allotment Celtic 42 9 11 22 62 80 −18 38
19 Ashington 42 9 7 26 46 87 −41 34
20 Bedlington Terriers 42 7 8 27 47 99 −52 26[a]
21 Horden Colliery Welfare 42 6 10 26 46 107 −61 25[b] Relegated to Division Two
22 Darlington Railway Athletic 42 6 5 31 41 119 −78 23
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Bedlington Terriers were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Horden Colliery Welfare were deducted three points.

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2006–07
ChampionsSpennymoor Town
PromotedSpennymoor Town
Seaham Red Star
Washington
RelegatedAlnwick Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,457 (3.47 per match)

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

Also, Kennek Ryhope CA changed name to Sunderland RCA.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Spennymoor Town 40 29 9 2 85 33 +52 96 Promoted to Division One
2 Seaham Red Star 40 26 8 6 99 52 +47 86
3 Washington 40 24 9 7 78 36 +42 81
4 South Shields 40 23 7 10 89 58 +31 76
5 Marske United 40 20 13 7 68 44 +24 73
6 Norton & Stockton Ancients 40 21 5 14 86 58 +28 68
7 Penrith 40 18 10 12 81 52 +29 64
8 Stokesley Sports Club 40 18 8 14 83 70 +13 62
9 Guisborough Town 40 17 4 19 65 71 −6 55
10 Hebburn Town 40 15 9 16 68 71 −3 54
11 Team Northumbria 40 16 5 19 57 70 −13 53
12 Ryton 40 12 14 14 71 60 +11 50
13 Thornaby 40 13 9 18 60 69 −9 48
14 Crook Town 40 13 7 20 72 88 −16 46
15 Whickham 40 12 9 19 71 76 −5 45
16 Esh Winning 40 12 7 21 63 83 −20 43
17 Brandon United 40 12 7 21 64 87 −23 43
18 North Shields 40 13 4 23 49 72 −23 43
19 Sunderland RCA 40 12 4 24 50 85 −35 37[a]
20 Prudhoe Town 40 8 4 28 48 104 −56 28
21 Alnwick Town 40 8 4 28 50 118 −68 28 Relegated to the Northern Football Alliance
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Sunderland RCA were deducted three points.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Football League 2003–2011". Non League Matters.