The 2023–24 season was the 126th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates two divisions in the English football league system, Division One at Step 5, and Division Two at Step 6.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 15 May 2023. Starting this season, the league's Division One (Step 5) promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.
Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs. Promoted from Division Two: Birtley Town Boro Rangers Demoted/relegated from the Northern Premier League: North Shields Shildon
Division One table
Results Table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityBirtley TownBirtley Sports ComplexBishop AucklandHeritage Park1,950Boro RangersStokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club)2,000Carlisle CityGillford ParkCrook TownThe Sir Tom Cowie Millfield Ground1,500Guisborough TownKing George V GroundHeaton StanningtonGrounsell ParkNewcastle BenfieldSam Smith’s Park2,000North ShieldsRalph Gardner Park1,500Northallerton TownCalvert StadiumPenrithFrenchfield Stadium1,500Redcar AthleticGreen LaneSeaham Red StarSeaham Town ParkShildonDean Street2,000Sunderland RCAMeadow Park1,500Tow Law TownIronworks Road3,000West Allotment CelticEast Palmersville Sports Pavilion1,500West Auckland TownDarlington Road2,000WhickhamGlebe Sports Ground4,000Whitley BayHillheads Park4,500
Division Two
Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs: FC Hartlepool, promoted from the Wearside League Newcastle Blue Star, promoted from the Northern Alliance Thornaby, relegated from Division One Yarm & Eaglescliffe, promoted from the North Riding League
Division Two table
Results Table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityBedlington TerriersWelfare Park3,000Billingham SynthoniaStokesley Sports Club (groundshare with Stokesley Sports Club)2,000Billingham TownBedford Terrace3,000Blyth TownSouth Newsham Playing FieldsBoldon Community AssociationBoldon Colliery WelfareBrandon UnitedWelfare GroundChester-le-Street TownMoor ParkChester-le-Street UnitedRiversideEasington CollieryWelfare ParkEsh WinningWest Terrace3,500FC HartlepoolGrayfields EnclosureHorden Community WelfareWelfare ParkJarrowPerth Green Newcastle Blue StarScotswoodNewcastle UniversityKimberley ParkPrudhoe Youth ClubRedcar TownMo Mowlam Memorial ParkRyton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park1,500ThornabyTeesdale Park5,000Sunderland West EndFord Hub Sports ComplexWashingtonNorthern Playing FieldsYarm & EaglescliffeBedford Terrace (groundshare with Billingham Town)3,000
References
External links Northern Football League