The North Eastern League was an association football league for teams in the North East of England. 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 Football League Third Division North 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 Midland Football League 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 First World War'' *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 *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 Second World War'' *1945–46 :

*1946–47 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1947–48 : Sunderland Reserves *1948–49 : Middlesbrough Reserves *1949–50 : North Shields *1950–51 :

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*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 : North Shields (NCL) *1961–62 :

Consett Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019. History Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...

(NCL) *1962–63 : Scarborough *1963–64 :

Member clubs

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

Annfield Plain Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, to the north-east, and Consett, to the west. According to the 2001 census, Annfield Plain has a population of 3,569. By the ti ...

* Ashington * Ashington Reserves * Bedlington United * Birtley * Blackhall Colliery Welfare * Blyth Spartans * 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 Eden may refer to: *Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis Places and jurisdictions Canada * Eden, Ontario * Eden High School Middle East * Eden, Lebanon, a city and former bishopric * Camp Eden, Iraq ...

* 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 * Huddersfield Town *

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 Murton A.F.C. (formerly known as Murton Colliery Welfare) were a football team based in Murton near Durham in County Durham, England who last played Wearside League. They were affiliated to the Durham Football Association and were Full Member ...

* Newbiggin West End * Newburn * Newcastle City * Newcastle East End * Newcastle United Reserves * North Shields * Ouston Rovers * Pegswood United * Penrith * Preston Stanley * Redcar Albion * Scarborough * Scotswood * Seaham Harbour * Seaham White Star * Seaton Delaval * Shildon *

* Spen Black & White *

* St Peters Albion * Stakeford Albion *

* Sunderland Reserves * Sunderland Rovers * Throckley Welfare * Usworth Colliery * Walker Celtic * Wallsend *

Washington Colliery Washington Football Club is a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. The club was formed by the local miners at the local "F-Pit" Colliery in the early 20th century as Washington Colliery F.C. The club's distinctive red colo ...

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

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

References

{{Reflist 1908 establishments in England 1964 disestablishments in England Defunct football leagues in England Reserve football leagues in England