The 1982–83 Northern Football League season was the 85th in the history of
Northern Football League
The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.
It contains two divisions; Division ...
, a
football
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competition in England. The Northern League expanded to two divisions this season for the first time since 1899–1900.
Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
League table
Division Two
This was the first season since 1899–1900 the league ran with a Division Two. The Division was formed by eleven clubs.
*Clubs joined from the
Northern Football Alliance
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 ...
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Alnwick Town
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Bedlington Terriers
Bedlington Terriers Football Club is a football club based in Bedlington, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Welfare Park.
History
The club was established in 1949 as Bedlington Mechanics. They joined the Northumberlan ...
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Esh Winning
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Ryhope Community
*Clubs joined from the
Wearside Football League:
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Hartlepool United reserves
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Peterlee Newtown
*Plus:
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Billingham Town, joined from the
Teesside Football League
The Teesside Football League was a football competition based in northern England. Established in 1891, it was dissolved in 2017 when it merged with the Eskvale & Cleveland League to form the North Riding Football League. At the end of its exist ...
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Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
reserves
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Gretna, joined from the Carlisle and District League
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Northallerton Town, joined from the
Harrogate and District Football League
The Harrogate and District Football League is a football competition based in North Yorkshire, England. It now has a total of two divisions, the highest of which, the Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It i ...
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Norton & Stockton Ancients
League table
References
External links
Northern Football League official site
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Northern Football League seasons
1982–83 in English football leagues