Northern Football League

1985/86 Tables 1986/87 Tables 1987/88 Tables

Northern League Division 1  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Blyth Spartans 38 29 7 2 87 36 +51 94 Champions
2nd  Bishop Auckland 38 26 2 10 96 42 +54 80 Runners Up
3rd  Spennymoor United 38 20 13 5 89 41 +48 73 -
4th  Newcastle Blue Star 38 20 11 7 74 34 +40 71 -
5th  Whitley Bay 38 19 9 10 74 53 +21 66 -
6th  North Shields 38 18 10 10 65 47 +18 64 -
7th  Gretna 38 17 10 11 73 57 +16 61 -
8th  South Bank 38 16 12 10 59 38 +23 60 -
9th  Tow Law Town 38 15 10 13 50 57 -7 55 -
10th  Easington Colliery 38 16 5 17 59 59 0 53 -
11th  Whitby Town 38 13 13 12 56 63 -7 52 -
12th  Brandon United 38 12 11 15 55 64 -9 47 -
13th  Consett 38 14 5 19 46 72 -26 47 -
14th  Ryhope Community Association 38 11 9 18 47 64 -17 42 -
15th  Hartlepool United Reserves 38 10 10 18 41 59 -18 40 Resigned
16th  Chester-le-Street Town 38 7 14 17 37 66 -29 35 -
17th  Crook Town 38 9 5 24 47 85 -38 32 -
18th  Ferryhill Athletic 38 7 9 22 42 80 -38 30 -
19th  Peterlee Newtown 38 7 7 24 31 66 -35 28 ▼Relegated
20th  Bedlington Terriers 38 6 4 28 40 87 -47 22 ▼Relegated

Northern League Division 2  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Billingham Synthonia 36 26 9 1 83 34 +49 87 ▲Champions
2nd  Guisborough Town 36 24 7 5 87 33 +54 79 Runners Up
3rd  Shildon 36 19 8 9 77 47 +30 65 ▲Promoted
4th  Billingham Town 36 17 9 10 70 43 +27 60 -
5th  West Auckland Town 36 15 13 8 56 46 +10 58 -
6th  Alnwick Town 36 15 11 10 45 30 +15 56 -
7th  Stockton 36 15 11 10 65 51 +14 56 -
8th  Norton & Stockton Ancients 36 16 6 14 64 47 +17 54 -
9th  Seaham Colliery Welfare 36 16 6 14 60 53 +7 54 -
10th  Ashington 36 14 6 16 67 73 -6 48 -
11th  Northallerton Town 36 13 6 17 61 74 -13 45 -
12th  Durham City 36 12 8 16 52 63 -11 44 -
13th  Willington 36 12 10 14 53 52 +1  43* * -3 Points
14th  Shotton Comrades 36 8 16 12 52 64 -12  37* * -3 Points
15th  Evenwood Town 36 10 7 19 58 70 -12 37 -
16th  Darlington Cleveland Bridge 36 8 10 18 45 81 -36 34 -
17th  Esh Winning 36 8 7 21 44 81 -37 31 -
18th  Horden Colliery Welfare 36 8 6 22 39 79 -40 30 -
19th  Langley Park 36 5 6 25 41 98 -57 21 =

Teams Leaving the Northern League

 Hartlepool United Reserves Resigned from the League

Team Name Changes

 - Seaham Colliery Welfare changed their name to Seaham Red Star

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