The North Eastern League was an association football

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for teams in the

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. The league was founded in 1906 and was initially successful, with teams defecting from the rival

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 ...

to play. Although some members (such as

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 ...

) transferred to join the

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in 1921, the North Eastern League absorbed the Northern Alliance in 1925–26 and split into two divisions. The league spent nine years like this, returning to one division in 1935; clubs from the second division re-forming the Northern Football Alliance, which became a feeder to it. As years progressed, numbers dwindled and the league initially folded in 1958 after the withdrawal of Football League clubs' reserve sides. The remaining members initially transferred to the

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before founding the Northern Counties League in 1960. The Northern Counties League was renamed the North Eastern League in 1962–63 but folded for a second time in 1964.

Champions

The champions of the league were as follows:History of the league
at RSSSF *1906–07 : Newcastle United Reserves *1907–08 : Newcastle United Reserves *1908–09 : Newcastle United Reserves *1909–10 :

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

*1910–11 : Newcastle United Reserves *1911–12 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1912–13 :

*1913–14 :

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

*1914–15 :

*1915–19 : ''Not contested due to the

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'' *1919–20 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1920–21 :

*1921–22 :

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

*1922–23 : Newcastle United Reserves *1923–24 :

Reserves *1924–25 : Sunderland Reserves *1925–26 : Newcastle United Reserves *1926–27 : Sunderland Reserves *1927–28 : Sunderland Reserves *1928–29 : Sunderland Reserves *1929–30 : Sunderland Reserves *1930–31 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1931–32 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1932–33 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1933–34 : Sunderland Reserves *1934–35 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1935–36 :

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...

*1936–37 : Sunderland Reserves *1937–38 :

Horden Colliery Welfare Horden Community Welfare Football Club, usually abbreviated to Horden CW is a football club based in Horden, County Durham, England. The club was formed as Horden Colliery Welfare in 1908 and joined the North Eastern League in 1935, reaching th ...

*1938–39 :

*1939–46 : ''Not contested due to the

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'' *1945–46 :

*1946–47 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1947–48 : Sunderland Reserves *1948–49 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1949–50 :

North Shields North Shields () is a town in the Borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth. Since 1974, it has been in the North Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wea ...

*1950–51 : Stockton *1951–52 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1952–53 : Sunderland Reserves *1953–54 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1954–55 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1955–56 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1956–57 :

*1957–58 :

*1960–61 :

(NCL) *1961–62 :

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(NCL) *1962–63 :

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*1963–64 :

Member clubs

During the league's existence, 82 clubs and reserve teams played in the league. * Annfield Plain *

Ashington Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is north of Newcastle upon Tyne, west of the A189 and bordered to the ...

* Ashington Reserves * Bedlington United * Birtley * Blackhall Colliery Welfare *

* Bradford City 'A' * Bradford City Reserves * Bradford Park Avenue Reserves *

* Carlisle United Reserves * Chester-le-Street Town * Chilton Colliery Athletic * Chopwell Institute *

* Craghead United * Crawcrook Albion *

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 ...

* Darlington Reserves * Dipton United * Durham City * Durham City Reserves * Eden Colliery Welfare * Eppleton Colliery Welfare * Felling Colliery *

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

* Gateshead Reserves * Gateshead Town *

Hartlepools United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Har ...

* Hartlepools United Reserves * Hebburn Argyle * Hexham Town *

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* Houghton Rovers *

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Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne ...

* Leadgate Park * Leeds City 'A' * Leeds City Reserves * Mickley * Middlesbrough Reserves * Murton Colliery Welfare * Newbiggin West End *

Newburn Newburn is a semi rural parish, former electoral ward and former urban district in western Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river. It is situated ...

* Newcastle City * Newcastle East End * Newcastle United Reserves *

* Ouston Rovers * Pegswood United * Penrith * Preston Stanley * Redcar Albion *

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Seaham Harbour Seaham is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated south of Sunderland and east of Durham. The town grew from the late 19th century onwards as a result of investments in its harbour and co ...

* Seaham White Star *

Seaton Delaval Seaton Delaval is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of 4,371. The largest of the five villages in Seaton Valley, it is the site of Seaton Delaval Hall, completed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1727. In 2010 the armed robbery of ...

Shildon Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham (district), County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first , built in 1825, and locomotive works on ...

* Spen Black & White *

* St Peters Albion * Stakeford Albion * Stockton * Sunderland Reserves * Sunderland Rovers * Throckley Welfare * Usworth Colliery * Walker Celtic *

Wallsend Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne. History Roman Wallsend In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of Segedunum. This fo ...

* Washington Colliery *

West Stanley South Moor is a village in County Durham, in England. It is located to the south-west of Stanley on the northern slope of the Craghead valley. It is a well-developed village, yet still semi-rural, containing a main street (Park Road) of around ...

* West Wylam Colliery Welfare * White-le-Head Rangers * Whitley Bay Athletic * Wingate Albion *

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

* Workington Reserves

References

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