2014–15 Northern Football League


The 2014–15 Northern Football League season was the 117th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions.

Division One

Division One featured 19 teams which competed in the first division last season, along with three new teams:

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2014
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2015
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions
Only one club has achieved criterion 1:

Stadia

Division Two

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

Results

Stadiums

Club
StadiumCapacity
Alnwick TownSt James' Park2,500
Billingham TownThe Evolution Arena1,500
Birtley TownThe Birtley Sports Complex300+
Brandon UnitedThe Welfare Ground1,000
Chester-le-Street TownMoor Park224
Darlington Railway AthleticBrinkburn Road2,000
Esh WinningWest Terrace3,500
Heaton StanningtonGrounsell Park2,000
Hebburn TownHebburn Sports & Social Ground1,500
Northallerton TownRegency Stadium3,000
Norton & Stockton AncientsNorton Sports Complex1,500
Ryhope Colliery WelfareRyhope Recreation Park
Ryton & Crawcrook AlbionKingsley Park Stadium1,500
Seaham Red StarSeaham Town Park500
South ShieldsEden Lane, Peterlee6,000
Stokesley Sports ClubStokesley Sports Club2,000
Team NorthumbriaCoach Lane Sports Ground1,000
ThornabyTeesdale Park5,000
Tow Law TownIronworks Road3,000
WashingtonNissan Sports Ground1,000
West Allotment CelticWhitley Park1,000
WhickhamThe Glebe Sports Ground4,000
WhitehavenThe Focus Scaffolding Sports Complex8,000
WillingtonHall Lane1,000