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 is eligible for promotion to the Northern League Division Two. The top clubs in the First, Second and Third Divisions are promoted to the Premier, First, and Second Divisions respectively. The bottom club in the Third Division may be relegated to either the

North Northumberland League The North Northumberland Football League is a football competition based in England. When it had two divisions, the highest (Division One) sat at level 14 of the English football league system and was a feeder to the Northern Alliance. The lea ...

Division One, or the

Tyneside Amateur League The Tyneside Amateur League is a football competition based in England. It has one division, which sits at level 14 of the English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of ...

, depending on which is more geographically appropriate. The Northern Football Alliance was founded in 1890 as a single league, with a membership of seven teams. In 1926 it became the Second Division of the

North Eastern League 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 to play. Although so ...

, but it split away again in 1935. It disbanded in 1964 due to lack of membership, but reformed just one season later, in 1965–66. In 1988 the Northern Amateur League and the Northern Combination League combined with the Northern Football Alliance (all under the name Northern Football Alliance) to create a three-division format, which later expanded to four. Under a sponsorship agreement it is billed as the Bay Plastics Northern Football Alliance. The league's teams chiefly come from

Tyneside Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt. The population of Tyneside as publishe ...

as well as

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 ...

, with teams from further south preferring to play in the

Wearside 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 Di ...

, but there are exceptions, for example Prudhoe Town F.C. from Northumberland compete in the Wearside League, whilst Coundon and Leeholme from near Bishop Auckland in southern County Durham compete in the Alliance.

Member teams, 2022–23 season

Premier Division

*AFC Newbiggin * Alnwick Town *Burradon & New Fordley *Cramlington United *Gateshead Rutherford *Halwhistle Jubilee *Killingworth *

Newcastle Blue Star Newcastle Blue Star F.C. is a football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was established in 1930 and joined the Wearside League in 1973. In 1978, it won the FA Vase. Having won promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Divi ...

*Newcastle Chemfica *Newcastle Independent * Percy Main Amateurs * Ponteland United *Seaton Delaval AFC *Wallington *

Whitley Bay Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around e ...

'A' *Winlaton Community

Division One

*Bedlington *FC United of Newcastle *Forest Hall *Gosforth Bohemians * Hebburn Town U23 *Hexham *

Reserves *Newcastle East End *North Shields Athletic *Rothbury *Seaton Burn *Stobswood Welfare *Wallsend Boys Club *West Moor & Jesmond *Whitburn & Cleadon *Willington Quay Saints

Division Two

*Blaydon Community * Blyth Town U23 *Cullercoats *Ellington * Heaton Stannington 'A' *Morpeth *Newcastle Chemfica Amateurs *Newcastle Independent Cabrito * Newcastle University 'A' *North Sunderland *Ponteland United Reserves *Red House Farm *Seaton Sluice *Walker Central *Whitley Bay Sporting Club *Wideopen

Division Three

*Amble AFC * Alnwick Town Development * Ashington AFC Reserves *Benton *Blyth Rangers *Cramlington Blue Star *Gateshead Redheugh 1957 *Gosforth Bohemians Reserves *Hazlerigg Victory *Heddon United *Stocksfield *Wallsend Boys Club U23 *West Moor & Jesmond U23 *Whickham U23 *Whitley Bay Sporting Club 'A'

Champions (1890–1988)

*1890–91 – Sunderland "A" *1891–92 –

Shankhouse Shankhouse Football Club was a football club based in Cramlington, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. They play at Action Park. The club was a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the Northumberland Football Association. The club's nickna ...

*1892–93 – Sunderland "A" *1893–94 – Sunderland "A" *1894–95 – Sunderland "A" *1895–96 – Sunderland "A" *1896–97 – Hebburn Argyle *1897–98 – Newcastle United "A" *1898–99 – Jarrow *1899–1900 – Willington Athletic *1900–01 – Newcastle United "A" *1901–02 – Newcastle United "A" *1902–03 –

Morpeth Harriers Morpeth may refer to: *Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia **Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales *Morpeth, Ontario, Canada * Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK **Morpeth (UK Pa ...

*1903–04 – Wallsend Park Villa *1904–05 – Willington Athletic *1905–06 – Willington Athletic *1906–07 – North Shields Athletic *1907–08 – North Shields Athletic *1908–09 –

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 ...

*1909–10 – Willington Athletic *1910–11 –

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 ...

*1911–12 –

*1912–13 –

*1913–14 –

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 ...

*1914–15 – Spen Black & Whites *1915–19 – ''Not competed for due to

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

'' *1919–20 – Annfield Plain *1920–21 – Chopwell Institute *1921–22 – Felling Colliery *1922–23 – Annfield Plain *1923–24 – Birtley *1924–25 –

Reserves *1925–26 – Chilton Colliery Recreation *1926–27 – Consett *1927–28 – Washington Colliery *1928–29 –

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 ...

*1929–30 – Walker Celtic *1930–31 – Chopwell Institute *1931–32 – Crawcrook Albion *1932–33 – Eden Colliery Welfare *1933–34 – Throckley Welfare *1934–35 – Newbiggin West End *1935–36 – Hexham Town *1936–37 – Stakeford Albion *1937–38 – Alnwick *1938–39 – Newcastle United "A" *1939–46 – ''Not competed for due to

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

'' *1946–47 –

*1947–48 – Hexham Hearts *1948–49 – Cramlington Welfare *1949–50 – West Sleekburn *1950–51 – Cramlington Welfare *1951–52 –

*1952–53 – Whitley Bay Athletic *1953–54 – Whitley Bay Athletic *1954–55 –

Amble Amble is a town on the North Sea coast of Northumberland, England, at the mouth of the River Coquet; Coquet Island is visible from its beaches and harbour. In 2011, it had a population of 6,025. Etymology There are two suggested origins of ...

*1955–56 –

Reserves *1956–57 –

*1957–58 – Newcastle United "A" *1958–59 –

*1959–60 –

*1960–61 –

*1961–62 –

*1962–63 – Alnwick Town *1963–64 – Alnwick Town *1964–65 – ''not competed'' *1965–66 – Alnwick Town *1966–67 – Bedlington Colliery Welfare *1967–68 – Alnwick Town *1968–69 – Alnwick Town *1969–70 – Alnwick Town *1970–71 – Alnwick Town *1971–72 – Alnwick Town *1972–73 – Marine Park *1973–74 – Marine Park *1974–75 – South Shields Mariners *1975–76 – South Shields *1976–77 – Wallington *1977–78 – Brandon United *1978–79 – Brandon United *1979–80 – Guisborough Town *1980–81 – Percy Main Amateurs *1981–82 – Percy Main Amateurs *1982–83 – Darlington Cleveland Bridge *1983–84 – Morpeth Town *1984–85 – Dudley Welfare *1985–86 – Gateshead Tyne Sports *1986–87 – West Allotment Celtic *1987–88 – Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace

Divisional Champions (Since 1988)

References

External links

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