The East Northumberland League (ENL) was a football league that existed in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
from 1894 to 1910.
Overview
The ENL was made up of teams chiefly from the mining areas of Northumberland. However, the teams had chronic instability, with no team playing in the league for the full period of the league's existence, and more than half lasting for only a single year or less.
At least two champions of the league,
Ashington and
Blyth Spartans, are still in existence however. Both of these teams went on to join 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 ...
shortly after their successes in the ENL.
Champions
References
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[Metcalfe, Alan. "Football in the Mining Communities of East Northumberland, 1882-1914." ''The International Journal of the History of Sport.'' Vol. 5, No. 3. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., December 1988.]
[Metcalfe, Alan. ''Leisure and Recreation in a Victorian Mining Community: the Social Economy of Leisure in North-East England, 1820-1914.'' London: Routledge, 2006.]
[Brennan, Patrick.]
Northern Alliance
Donmouth, 13 March 2009.
Football in Northumberland
1894 establishments in England
1910 disestablishments in England
Defunct football leagues in England
Sports leagues established in 1894
Sports leagues disestablished in 1910