Northern Football Alliance

Northern Football Alliance
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Founded
1890
Nation
England
Promotion To
Northern League Division Two
Divisions
Premier Division Division One Division Two
Relegation To
Tyneside Amateur League Division One North Northumberland League Division One
Number of Teams
48 (16 teams per Division)
Level on Pyramid
Level 11 to 13
Cups
Challenge Cup Stan Seymour League Cup
Current Champions (2014–15)
Blyth Town (Premier Division) Percy Main Amateurs (Division One) Shilbottle Colliery Welfare (Division Two)

The Northern Football Alliance is a football competition based in the Northeast of England and Cumbria. It has three divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. Under a sponsorship agreement it is billed as the Newcastle Building Society Northern Football Alliance.

The top club in the Premier Division is eligible for promotion to the Northern League Division Two. The top clubs in the First and Second Divisions are promoted to the Premier and First Divisions respectively. The bottom club in the Second Division may be relegated to either the North Northumberland League Division One, or the Tyneside Amateur League Division One, depending on which is more geographically appropriate.

The Northern Football Alliance was founded in 1890 as a single league, with a membership of seven teams. In 1926 it became the Second Division of the North Eastern League, but it split away again in 1935. It disbanded in 1964 due to lack of membership, but reformed just one season later, in 1965–66.

In 1988 the Northern Amateur League and the Northern Combination League combined with the Northern Football Alliance (all under the name Northern Football Alliance) to create a three-division format, which still exists today, currently with 48 member teams.

Member teams, 2015-16 season

Premier Division

• AFC Newbiggin
• Ashington Colliers
• Blyth Town
• Carlisle City
• Gateshead Rutherford
• Killingworth Town
• Northbank Carlisle
• North Shields Athletic
• Percy Main Amateur
• Red House Farm
• Seaton Delaval Amateurs
• Shankhouse
• Walker Central
• Wallington
• Whickham Sporting Club
• Whitley Bay Reserves

Division One

• Birtley St. Joseph's
• Blyth Isabella
• Cramlington Town
• Cullercoats
• Felling Magpies
• Gosforth Bohemians
• Hebburn Reyrolle
• Hexham
• Lindisfarne Custom Planet
• Longbenton
• New Fordley
• Newcastle Chemfica Independent
• Newcastle University
• Ponteland United
• Shilbottle Colliery Welfare
• Wallsend Boys Club

Division Two

• Alnmouth United
• Cramlington United
• Forest Hall
• Gateshead Reserves
• Gateshead Redheugh 1957
• Grainger Park Boys Club
• Hazlerigg Victory
• Prudhoe Youth Club FC Seniors
• Seaton Burn
• Swalwell
• Wallsend Labour Club
• West Allotment Celtic Reserves
• Whitburn Athletic
• Wideopen & District
• Willington Quay Saints
• Wooler

Champions (1890–1988)

• 1890–91 – Sunderland "A"
• 1891–92 – Shankhouse
• 1892–93 – Sunderland "A"
• 1893–94 – Sunderland "A"
• 1894–95 – Sunderland "A"
• 1895–96 – Sunderland "A"
• 1896–97 – Hebburn Argyle
• 1897–98 – Newcastle United "A"
• 1898–99 – Jarrow
• 1899–1900 – Willington Athletic
• 1900–01 – Newcastle United "A"
• 1901–02 – Newcastle United "A"
• 1902–03 – Morpeth Harriers
• 1903–04 – Wallsend Park Villa
• 1904–05 – Willington Athletic
• 1905–06 – Willington Athletic
• 1906–07 – North Shields Athletic
• 1907–08 – North Shields Athletic
• 1908–09 – Blyth Spartans
• 1909–10 – Willington Athletic
• 1910–11 – Newburn
• 1911–12 – Newburn
• 1912–13 – Blyth Spartans
• 1913–14 – Ashington
• 1914–15 – Spen Black & Whites
• 1915–19 – Not competed for due to World War I
• 1919–20 – Annfield Plain
• 1920–21 – Chopwell Institute
• 1921–22 – Felling Colliery
• 1922–23 – Annfield Plain
• 1923–24 – Birtley
• 1924–25 – Ashington Reserves
• 1925–26 – Chilton Colliery Recreation
• 1926–27 – Consett
• 1927–28 – Washington Colliery
• 1928–29 – North Shields
• 1929–30 – Walker Celtic
• 1930–31 – Chopwell Institute
• 1931–32 – Crawcrook Albion
• 1932–33 – Eden Colliery Welfare
• 1933–34 – Throckley Welfare
• 1934–35 – Newbiggin West End
• 1935–36 – Hexham Town
• 1936–37 – Stakeford Albion
• 1937–38 – Alnwick

• 1938–39 – Newcastle United "A"
• 1939–46 – Not competed for due to World War II
• 1946–47 – Newburn
• 1947–48 – Hexham Hearts
• 1948–49 – Cramlington Welfare
• 1949–50 – West Sleekburn
• 1950–51 – Cramlington Welfare
• 1951–52 – Newburn
• 1952–53 – Whitley Bay Athletic
• 1953–54 – Whitley Bay Athletic
• 1954–55 – Amble
• 1955–56 – Ashington Reserves
• 1956–57 – Amble
• 1957–58 – Newcastle United "A"
• 1958–59 – Amble
• 1959–60 – Amble
• 1960–61 – Amble
• 1961–62 – Newburn
• 1962–63 – Alnwick Town
• 1963–64 – Alnwick Town
• 1964–65 – not competed
• 1965–66 – Alnwick Town
• 1966–67 – Bedlington Colliery Welfare
• 1967–68 – Alnwick Town
• 1968–69 – Alnwick Town
• 1969–70 – Alnwick Town
• 1970–71 – Alnwick Town
• 1971–72 – Alnwick Town
• 1972–73 – Marine Park
• 1973–74 – Marine Park
• 1974–75 – South Shields Mariners
• 1975–76 – South Shields
• 1976–77 – Wallington
• 1977–78 – Brandon United
• 1978–79 – Brandon United
• 1979–80 – Guisborough Town
• 1980–81 – Percy Main Amateurs
• 1981–82 – Percy Main Amateurs
• 1982–83 – Darlington Cleveland Bridge
• 1983–84 – Morpeth Town
• 1984–85 – Dudley Welfare
• 1985–86 – Gateshead Tyne Sports
• 1986–87 – West Allotment Celtic
• 1987–88 – Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace

Divisional Champions (1988-date)

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two
1988–89	Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace	Ashington Premier	Blyth Kitty Brewster
1989–90	Seaton Delaval Amateurs	Westerhope Hillheads	Heaton Corner House
1990–91	West Allotment Celtic	Blyth Kitty Brewster	Procter & Gamble
1991–92	West Allotment Celtic	Carlisle City	St Columbas
1992–93	Seaton Delaval Amateurs	Longbenton	Amble Town
1993–94	Morpeth Town	Amble Town	Ashington Hirst Progressive
1994–95	Newcastle Benfield Park	Amble Town	Walker Ledwood
1995–96	Seaton Delaval	Gosforth Bohemians	Walbottle Masons
1996–97	Lemington Social	Ryton	Northbank
1997–98	West Allotment Celtic	Shankhouse	Coxlodge S C
1998–99	West Allotment Celtic	Percy Main Amateurs	Amble Vikings
1999–2000	West Allotment Celtic	Coxlodge S C	Harraby Catholic Club
2000–01	Walker Central	Amble Vikings	Wallington
2001–02	West Allotment Celtic	Bedlington Terriers "A"	Haydon Bridge
2002–03	Newcastle Benfield Saints	Chopwell Top Club	Blyth Town
2003–04	West Allotment Celtic	Heddon	Alnmouth
2004–05	Shankhouse	Alnmouth	Ashington Colliers
2005–06	Team Northumbria	Wallsend	Whitley Bay "A"
2006–07	Harraby Catholic Club	Gillford Park Spartans	Westerhope
2007–08	Walker Central	Wark	Killingworth Y P C
2008–09	Walker Central	Killingworth Y P C	Amble United
2009–10	Harraby Catholic Club	Gateshead Rutherford	North Shields Athletic
2010–11	Ponteland United	Hebburn Reyrolle	Newcastle Chemfica Independent
2011–12	Heaton Stannington	Amble United	Hexham
2012–13	Heaton Stannington	Wallington	North Shields Athletic
2013-14	Blyth Town	North Shields Athletic	Blyth Isabella
2014–15	Blyth Town	Percy Main Amateurs	Shilbottle Colliery Welfare

External links

• Official website
• Full-Time at The FA