2016–17 Northern Football League

The 2016–17 Northern Football League season was the 119th in the history of Northern Football League, a football 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:
* Chester-le-Street Town
* Ryhope Colliery Welfare
* South Shields

Two teams – Bishop Auckland and South Shields – applied for promotion to step 4 for the 2017–18 season.

League table

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
# Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
# Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
# Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
# Finish the season in one of the top three positions
The following two teams have achieved criterion one:
* Bishop Auckland
* South Shields

Division Two

Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
* Bedlington Terriers, relegated from Division One
* Blyth Town, promoted from the Northern Football Alliance
* Durham City, relegated from Division One
* Norton & Stockton Ancients, relegated from Division One
* Stockton Town, promoted from the Wearside League

League table

References

External links

Northern Football League official site

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