2012–13 Northern Football League

The 2012–13 Northern Football League season was the 115th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.

Northern League
Season2012–13

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One
Season2012–13
ChampionsDarlington 1883
PromotedDarlington 1883
RelegatedSouth Shields
Norton & Stockton Ancients
Matches played552
Goals scored1,981 (3.59 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Johnson
(Bishop Auckland)
(38 goals)[1]

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


  • From this league, only Bishop Auckland, Celtic Nation, Darlington 1883 and Spennymoor Town applied for promotion.[3][4]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Darlington 188346402414535+110122Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One North
2Spennymoor Town463310310834+74109
3Whitley Bay462771211062+4888
4West Auckland Town462591211275+3784
5Dunston UTS462310137450+2479
6Bishop Auckland46247159577+1879
7Ashington4621131210668+3876
8Shildon461912158369+1469
9Consett461911166863+568
10Celtic Nation461910178079+167
11Guisborough Town46206207887−966
12Bedlington Terriers46187219083+761
13Billingham Synthonia461710197983−461
14Penrith46179209296−460
15Durham City46178219090059
16Team Northumbria461414186380−1756
17Newton Aycliffe46165257189−1853
18Hebburn Town461582381109−2853
19Marske United46154276691−2549
20Billingham Town461382584125−4147
21Newcastle Benfield46144285188−3746
22Sunderland RCA461282662103−4141[a]
23South Shields461153054117−6338Relegated to Division Two
24Norton & Stockton Ancients46673339128−8925
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayASHBEDBLSBLTBISCELCONDARDUNDURGUIHEBMARNCBNTANSAPENSHISSHSPERCATNOWATWHI
Ashington3–32–18–10–14–10–00–11–16–21–21–12–23–03–14–12–21–22–01–23–12–03–31–2
Bedlington Terriers4–06–00–21–32–41–30–41–16–21–05–23–14–00–00–03–18–11–20–62–35–14–21–1
Billingham Synthonia2–21–30–13–21–31–11–40–01–10–21–14–13–40–12–21–01–14–10–12–03–22–22–1
Billingham Town2–44–41–32–50–01–01–72–52–24–22–50–42–13–23–02–10–02–10–31–14–01–41–2
Bishop Auckland2–12–10–86–21–21–11–30–02–32–10–13–23–03–14–06–21–34–21–11–02–03–41–4
Celtic Nation2–02–01–43–12–22–21–20–12–13–23–01–12–11–11–03–32–31–00–32–13–31–31–3
Consett2–21–04–13–24–22–00–31–00–21–02–31–21–2[a]1–32–00–21–11–12–23–00–13–40–1
Darlington 18836–13–14–13–22–21–05–04–03–13–01–03–05–21–06–11–04–02–10–07–23–12–03–1
Dunston UTS2–22–12–01–11–11–00–20–33–14–03–13–02–00–23–02–31–34–02–20–11–05–22–1
Durham City2–33–11–26–10–26–33–20–42–01–24–20–14–05–21–24–41–06–12–31–20–23–10–4
Guisborough Town1–01–22–43–73–23–10–24–11–13–04–31–01–05–15–00–30–31–30–62–11–13–21–3
Hebburn Town3–52–34–04–30–04–31–11–70–30–11–34–31–11–23–31–43–20–40–43–32–20–34–1
Marske United1–53–10–33–11–32–11–20–50–21–30–12–42–11–01–02–22–21–22–31–34–01–00–3
Newcastle Benfield0–22–00–22–10–10–40–10–41–21–04–41–32–11–01–02–31–00–00–21–01–11–32–4
Newton Aycliffe2–14–01–10–81–51–20–22–10–10–13–11–41–00–34–01–33–12–31–22–05–12–12–3
Norton & Stockton Ancients0–51–01–03–30–21–40–42–41–20–30–11–00–33–10–51–22–21–20–61–31–10–71–3
Penrith3–41–45–02–20–25–11–21–42–23–20–11–21–23–11–36–02–23–23–22–10–10–12–2
Shildon0–23–02–11–32–12–24–10–20–23–12–03–22–32–02–12–04–111–01–12–31–11–10–2
South Shields0–21–30–13–20–12–11–20–30–41–13–20–20–40–23–33–25–10–20–42–41–31–11–6
Spennymoor Town0–00–04–23–04–01–13–11–32–03–22–23–01–02–02–02–00–12–01–02–13–02–03–1
Sunderland RCA0–60–11–32–0[b]1–50–22–20–40–11–13–31–03–20–32–23–42–00–33–21–12–31–20–1
Team Northumbria1–12–32–23–03–11–30–02–02–00–01–10–23–22–43–02–21–21–12–00–25–10–12–2
West Auckland Town2–22–12–44–15–10–12–02–13–23–32–04–12–13–24–24–22–20–06–02–36–20–13–2
Whitley Bay1–31–02–16–00–22–20–20–31–02–20–35–04–02–03–13–08–33–13–02–31–16–02–2
Source: League Official
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season2012–13
ChampionsCrook Town
PromotedCrook Town
Morpeth Town
RelegatedHorden Colliery Welfare
Matches played462
Goals scored1,706 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Butler
(Ryhope Colliery Welfare)
(56 goals)[6]

Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Crook Town42325512360+63101Promoted to Division One
2Ryhope Colliery Welfare42308414752+9598Demoted to the Northern Football Alliance[7]
3Morpeth Town422510710851+5785Promoted to Division One
4Jarrow Roofing BCA42267910046+5485
5Darlington Railway Athletic42221288257+2578
6Northallerton Town422381110163+3877
7West Allotment Celtic42238119566+2977
8North Shields42217147254+1870
9Whitehaven42208149774+2365[a]
10Seaham Red Star42198158685+165
11Tow Law Town42197168366+1764
12Washington42164227293−2152
13Chester-le-Street Town421310195173−2249
14Ryton & Crawcrook Albion42154235682−2649
15Stokesley Sports Club42128226093−3344
16Whickham42118235786−2941
17Birtley Town42108244783−3638
18Brandon United421011215593−3838[b]
19Thornaby42952859106−4732
20Esh Winning421032949108−5930[b]
21Alnwick Town42882663100−3729[c]
22Horden Colliery Welfare42753043115−7226Relegated to the Wearside League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayALNBIRBRACLSCRODRAESHHCWJROMORNSHNORRCWRYCSRSSSCTHOTOWWASWACWHCWHA
Alnwick Town0–12–24–12–30–25–11–10–00–42–20–41–11–33–41–14–12–05–20–40–12–4
Birtley Town3–32–11–21–21–12–10–21–20–30–30–21–60–12–10–34–10–23–32–02–24–3
Brandon United4–03–11–11–21–52–23–11–101–42–22–11–21–06–32–10–10–41–10–01–11–4
Chester-le-Street Town2–02–02–22–31–16–10–00–10–20–21–51–22–01–20–11–00–50–01–11–22–1
Crook Town3–25–12–26–02–22–04–11–13–23–12–03–25–07–12–06–11–37–12–01–13–1
Darlington Railway Athletic4–22–11–10–03–28–13–11–01–22–11–21–61–01–15–04–23–00–11–11–00–0
Esh Winning2–10–22–00–16–21–11–22–01–51–23–10–50–34–12–30–50–20–40–34–22–3
Horden Colliery Welfare1–22–23–01–21–20–11–00–31–30–31–40–51–30–41–22–11–22–02–51–32–6
Jarrow Roofing BCA3–14–03–06–12–30–32–010–23–21–00–22–22–03–33–01–13–01–25–12–03–2
Morpeth Town4–10–05–24–23–19–11–00–03–21–26–03–42–30–33–12–11–06–11–10–02–0
North Shields1–01–01–00–22–03–02–12–00–01–10–22–22–17–20–11–20–23–02–33–01–1
Northallerton Town3–14–04–22–03–31–11–23–00–40–25–12–21–15–24–17–12–23–40–11–04–0
Ryhope Colliery Welfare4–32–03–05–02–53–04–05–01–02–21–33–15–02–25–05–11–31–07–13–15–2
Ryton & Crawcrook Albion3–20–21–10–21–30–13–11–01–20–21–31–10–34–33–20–20–51–00–03–04–6
Seaham Red Star3–11–04–00–32–52–22–13–02–11–11–02–40–53–16–02–32–22–03–30–01–2
Stokesley Sports Club4–00–00–12–20–10–31–15–10–01–10–10–20–73–41–01–32–23–20–27–22–3
Thornaby2–31–10–21–30–10–22–32–00–13–30–63–54–41–20–25–20–42–40–20–11–4
Tow Law Town0–02–01–23–12–31–23–02–30–13–15–12–22–51–41–22–50–03–11–52–00–1
Washington4–21–33–21–00–31–22–05–22–31–32–42–00–62–11–26–01–31–21–42–02–4
West Allotment Celtic2–04–11–03–12–40–46–07–03–54–42–01–42–22–12–13–15–21–31–22–11–0
Whickham2–33–23–11–12–35–31–23–21–20–34–01–22–51–01–21–32–02–22–21–41–4
Whitehaven4–12–14–01–11–22–24–12–22–30–21–12–21–25–10–31–13–15–21–21–04–1
Source: League Official
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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