2016–17 Northern Football League
The 2016–17 Northern League season is the 119th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.Division One consisted of 22 clubs.
The following 3 clubs left Division One before the season -
The following 3 clubs joined Division One before the season -
Two teams – Bishop Auckland and South Shields – applied for promotion to step 4 for the 2017–18 season.League table
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
- Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
- Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
- Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
- Finish the season in one of the top three positions
The following two teams have achieved criterion one:
South Shields Passed criteria 2 and have been promoted.Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs.
The following 5 clubs left Division Two before the season -
The following 5 clubs joined Division Two before the season -
- Bedlington Terriers – relegated from Division One
- Blyth Town – promoted from Northern Football Alliance
- Durham City – relegated from Division One
- Norton & Stockton Ancients – relegated from Division One
- Stockton Town – promoted from Wearside League
League table
