1982–83 Northern Football League

The 1982–83 Northern Football League season was the 85th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1] The Northern League expanded to two divisions this season for the first time since 1899–1900.[2]

Division One

[edit]
Northern Football League
Division One
Season1982–83
ChampionsBlyth Spartans
RelegatedDurham City
West Auckland Town
Willington
Matches played342
Goals scored1,091 (3.19 per match)

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blyth Spartans 36 23 11 2 92 31 +61 80
2 Whitby Town 36 23 9 4 80 34 +46 78
3 Horden Colliery Welfare 36 21 5 10 65 35 +30 68
4 Bishop Auckland 36 17 13 6 69 34 +35 64
5 Spennymoor United 36 17 10 9 70 53 +17 61
6 Billingham Synthonia 36 16 12 8 71 43 +28 60
7 North Shields 36 17 7 12 73 46 +27 58
8 Tow Law Town 36 16 10 10 71 63 +8 58
9 Consett 36 15 10 11 53 37 +16 55
10 Crook Town 36 16 7 13 54 47 +7 55
11 South Bank 36 14 12 10 56 32 +24 54
12 Ferryhill Athletic 36 14 12 10 53 42 +11 54
13 Whitley Bay 36 13 8 15 56 50 +6 47
14 Shildon 36 9 11 16 48 71 −23 38
15 Evenwood Town 36 9 8 19 49 67 −18 35
16 Ashington 36 9 6 21 36 73 −37 33
17 Durham City 36 4 8 24 32 83 −51 20 Relegated to Division Two
18 West Auckland Town 36 5 3 28 37 110 −73 18
19 Willington 36 2 2 32 26 140 −114 8
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

[edit]
Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1982–83
ChampionsPeterlee Newtown
PromotedPeterlee Newtown
Gretna
Matches played165
Goals scored533 (3.23 per match)

This was the first season since 1899–1900 the league ran with a Division Two. The Division was formed by eleven clubs.

League table

[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Peterlee Newtown 30 18 9 3 67 33 +34 63 Promoted to Division One
2 Gretna 30 18 6 6 63 29 +34 60
3 Darlington reserves 30 15 7 8 55 36 +19 52
4 Hartlepool reserves 30 16 4 10 69 46 +23 46[a]
5 Ryhope Community 30 14 6 10 61 55 +6 45[b]
6 Esh Winning 30 10 7 13 42 60 −18 37
7 Billingham Town 30 8 11 11 36 47 −11 35
8 Northallerton Town 30 10 4 16 41 61 −20 34
9 Norton & Stockton Ancients 30 7 6 17 35 61 −26 27
10 Bedlington Terriers 30 5 9 16 33 48 −15 24
11 Alnwick Town 30 5 9 16 31 57 −26 24
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hartlepool United reserves were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Ryhope Community were deducted three points.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1982–1993". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "Northern League 1983". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1982–83_Northern_Football_League&oldid=1218598537"