The 1982–83 Northern Football League season was the 85th in the history of
Northern Football League
The Northern League is a British men's association football, football league in North East England, north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Footb ...
, a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
competition in England. The Northern League expanded to two divisions this season for the first time since 1899–1900.
Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
League table
Division Two
This was the first season since 1899–1900 the league ran with a Division Two. The Division was formed by eleven clubs.
*Clubs joined from 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 i ...
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Alnwick Town
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Bedlington Terriers
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Esh Winning
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Ryhope Community
*Clubs joined from the
Wearside Football 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 of the National League System (levels 11 to 13 of the Football pyramid) and is a feeder to the ...
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Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
They were founded in 190 ...
reserves
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Peterlee Newtown
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Billingham Town, joined from the
Teesside Football League
The Teesside Football League was a football competition based in northern England. Established in 1891, it was dissolved in 2017 when it merged with the Eskvale & Cleveland League to form the North Riding Football League. At the end of its exis ...
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Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...
reserves
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Gretna, joined from the Carlisle and District League
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Northallerton Town, joined from the
Harrogate and District Football League
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Norton & Stockton Ancients
League table
References
External links
Northern Football League official site
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Northern Football League seasons
1982–83 in English football leagues