2005–06 Northern Football League

The 2005–06 Northern Football League season was the 108th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.^[1]

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One

Season	2005–06
Champions	Newcastle Blue Star
Relegated	Brandon United Esh Winning
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,398 (3.33 per match)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

• Newcastle Blue Star
• Washington Nissan, who also changed name to Sunderland Nissan
• West Allotment Celtic

Also, Newcastle Benfield Saints changed name to Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics).

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Newcastle Blue Star	40	28	6	6	87	34	+53	90
2	Bedlington Terriers	40	22	8	10	86	61	+25	74
3	Dunston Federation Brewery	40	20	11	9	82	45	+37	71
4	Billingham Town	40	18	13	9	81	54	+27	67
5	West Auckland Town	40	20	7	13	76	53	+23	67
6	Morpeth Town	40	19	10	11	68	50	+18	67
7	Billingham Synthonia	40	17	12	11	65	58	+7	63
8	Chester-le-Street Town	40	18	9	13	64	64	0	63
9	Newcastle Benfield (Bay Plastics)	40	18	8	14	81	62	+19	62
10	Whitley Bay	40	17	9	14	68	51	+17	60
11	Durham City	40	15	13	12	58	44	+14	58
12	Tow Law Town	40	15	9	16	63	65	−2	54
13	West Allotment Celtic	40	14	8	18	77	83	−6	50
14	Sunderland Nissan	40	14	8	18	64	73	−9	50
15	Jarrow Roofing BCA	40	14	7	19	65	76	−11	49
16	Ashington	40	13	9	18	64	60	+4	48
17	Thornaby	40	14	6	20	72	85	−13	48	Demoted to Division Two
18	Horden Colliery Welfare	40	12	11	17	55	65	−10	47
19	Shildon	40	11	14	15	55	65	−10	47
20	Esh Winning	40	3	7	30	32	103	−71	16	Relegated to Division Two
21	Brandon United	40	4	3	33	35	147	−112	15

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

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two

Season	2005–06
Champions	Consett
Promoted	Consett Darlington Railway Athletic Northallerton Town
Relegated	Peterlee Newtown
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,334 (3.51 per match)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.

• Clubs relegated from Division One:
  • Consett
  • Guisborough Town
  • Peterlee Newtown
• Plus:
  • Darlington Railway Athletic, joined from the Wearside Football League
  • Ryton, joined from the Northern Football Alliance
  • Spennymoor Town, new club formed by merger of Evenwood Town and folded Spennymoor United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Consett	38	33	3	2	134	31	+103	102	Promoted to Division One
2	Northallerton Town	38	25	8	5	86	30	+56	83
3	Darlington Railway Athletic	38	23	5	10	83	46	+37	74
4	Penrith	38	20	10	8	73	46	+27	70
5	Crook Town	38	19	11	8	95	43	+52	68
6	Washington	38	17	10	11	68	54	+14	61
7	Norton & Stockton Ancients	38	17	9	12	83	73	+10	60
8	Spennymoor Town	38	16	11	11	70	66	+4	59
9	Whickham	38	16	10	12	84	64	+20	58
10	Marske United	38	12	13	13	62	69	−7	49
11	Ryton	38	13	9	16	51	65	−14	48
12	North Shields	38	13	8	17	57	67	−10	47
13	Prudhoe Town	38	12	10	16	45	49	−4	46
14	Seaham Red Star	38	11	12	15	60	59	+1	45
15	Hebburn Town	38	12	9	17	46	67	−21	45
16	Alnwick Town	38	12	1	25	62	93	−31	34[a]
17	Kennek Ryhope CA	38	5	13	20	41	76	−35	28
18	South Shields	38	10	4	24	51	95	−44	28[b]
19	Guisborough Town	38	7	7	24	35	86	−51	28
20	Peterlee Newtown	38	5	1	32	48	155	−107	16	Relegated to the Northern Football Alliance

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

1. Alnwick Town were deducted three points.
2. South Shields were deducted six points.

References

1. "Northern Football League 2003–2011". Non League Matters.

External links

• Northern Football League official site