2000–01 Northern Football League

The 2000–01 Northern Football League season was the 103rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.^[1]

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One

Season	2000–01
Champions	Bedlington Terriers
Relegated	Easington Colliery Hebburn Town Crook Town
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,456 (3.47 per match)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

• Clubs promoted from Division Two:
  • Brandon United
  • Hebburn, who also changed name to Hebburn Town
  • Newcastle Blue Star
• Plus:
  • Whitley Bay, relegated from the Northern Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bedlington Terriers	40	28	5	7	108	31	+77	89
2	Dunston Federation Brewery	40	26	7	7	93	49	+44	85
3	Marske United	40	24	7	9	82	35	+47	79
4	Durham City	40	24	6	10	95	42	+53	78
5	Brandon United	40	23	8	9	86	53	+33	77
6	Peterlee Newtown	40	22	9	9	75	55	+20	75
7	Tow Law Town	40	20	7	13	90	64	+26	67
8	Billingham Synthonia	40	18	11	11	81	58	+23	65
9	Billingham Town	40	19	7	14	74	59	+15	64
10	Consett	40	17	8	15	63	60	+3	59
11	Whitley Bay	40	15	10	15	69	61	+8	55
12	West Auckland Town	40	16	7	17	65	68	−3	55
13	Jarrow Roofing BCA	40	12	12	16	63	71	−8	48
14	Guisborough Town	40	13	8	19	53	60	−7	47
15	Chester-le-Street Town	40	13	5	22	61	64	−3	44
16	Newcastle Blue Star	40	12	8	20	53	83	−30	44
17	Seaham Red Star	40	14	2	24	59	111	−52	44
18	Morpeth Town	40	12	6	22	63	78	−15	36[lower-alpha 1]
19	Easington Colliery	40	10	6	24	57	86	−29	36	Relegated to Division Two
20	Hebburn Town	40	5	7	28	33	113	−80	22
21	Crook Town	40	2	4	34	33	155	−122	10

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Morpeth Town were deducted six points.

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two

Season	2000–01
Champions	Ashington
Promoted	Ashington Washington Ikeda Hoover Thornaby
Matches played	342
Goals scored	1,143 (3.34 per match)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, relegated from Division One:

• Shotton Comrades
• South Shields
• Thornaby-On-Tees, who also changed name to Thornaby

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ashington	36	25	5	6	100	41	+59	80	Promoted to Division One
2	Washington Ikeda Hoover	36	23	10	3	83	35	+48	79
3	Thornaby	36	23	7	6	85	50	+35	76
4	Horden Colliery Welfare	36	20	7	9	53	35	+18	67
5	Esh Winning	36	19	7	10	79	44	+35	64
6	Northallerton Town	36	16	12	8	75	45	+30	60
7	Penrith	36	14	12	10	60	52	+8	54
8	Norton & Stockton Ancients	36	16	9	11	51	51	0	54[lower-alpha 1]
9	Willington	36	12	12	12	52	46	+6	48
10	Kennek Ryhope CA	36	12	10	14	46	53	−7	46
11	South Shields	36	12	9	15	71	81	−10	45
12	Prudhoe Town	36	13	5	18	69	66	+3	44
13	Shildon	36	12	8	16	42	58	−16	44
14	Alnwick Town	36	9	12	15	53	61	−8	39
15	Evenwood Town	36	10	5	21	50	97	−47	35
16	Shotton Comrades	36	8	10	18	49	85	−36	34
17	Murton	36	9	8	19	53	76	−23	32[lower-alpha 2]
18	Whickham	36	6	11	19	43	68	−25	29
19	Eppleton Colliery Welfare	36	1	5	30	29	99	−70	8

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Norton & Stockton Ancients were deducted three points.
2. Murton were deducted three points.

References

1. "Northern Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.

External links

• Northern Football League official site