The 2021–22 season was the 124th in the history of the

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, a

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competition in England. The league operated 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

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two: * Crook Town * Redcar Athletic * West Allotment Celtic

Division One table

Inter-step play-off

Results table

Stadia and locations

Division Two

Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with for new clubs: * Blyth Town, promoted from the

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* Boldon Community Association, promoted from 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 of the National League System (levels 11 to 13 of the Football pyramid) and is a feeder to the ...

after appeal * Horden Community Welfare, promoted from the

* Redcar Town, promoted from the North Riding League

Division Two table

Play-offs

Results table

Stadia and locations

References

External links

Northern Football League
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