The 2021–22 Northern Football League season is the 124th in the history of the

Northern Football League The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League. It contains two divisions; Division ...

, a football competition in England. The league operates two divisions in the

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, Division One at step 5, and Division Two at step 6. The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by

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(The FA) on 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal. After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the

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, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.

Division One

At the end of the 2020–21 season, three teams left the division, all promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East: *

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* Stockton Town The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following three promoted from Division Two, formed Division One for 2021–22: *

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* Redcar Athletic *

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Division One table

Results by matchday

Results table

Stadia and locations

Division Two

At the end of the 2020–21 season, three teams left the division, all promoted to Division One: *

* Redcar Athletic *

The remaining seventeen teams, together with the following four, formed Division Two for the 2021–22 season: * Boldon Community Association – promoted from the

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after appeal * Blyth Town – promoted from the

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* Horden Community Welfare – promoted from the Wearside League * Redcar Town – promoted from the North Riding League

Division Two table

Stadia and locations

References

External links

Northern Football League
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