The 2015–16 Northern Football League season was the 118th 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
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competition in England.
Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
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Norton & Stockton Ancients
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Seaham Red Star
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Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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Only Bishop Auckland applied for promotion to Step 4. They would have needed to finish in the top three to achieve this.
League table
Division Two
Division Two featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
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Billingham Synthonia, relegated from Division One
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Crook Town
Crook Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Crook, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Sir Tom Cowie Millfield. The club won the FA Amateur Cup five times.
History
Crook Town Footba ...
, relegated from Division One
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Easington Colliery
Easington Colliery is a town in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 May 195 ...
, promoted from the
Wearside Football League
The Wearside Football League is a non-league football competition based in northern England. It consists of three divisions which sits at steps 7 to 9 (or levels 11 to 13) of the National League System and is a feeder to the Northern League Divi ...
League table
References
External links
Northern Football League official site
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Northern Football League seasons
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