Northern League

Northern League er en fodboldliga i Nordengland for semiprofessionelle hold og amatørhold. Ligaen blev grundlagt i 1889 og er dermed den næstældste aktive fodboldliga i verden, kun overgået af The Football League, som er ét år ældre.

Northern League
Northern Leagues område er markeret med rødt
Land(e) England
Konføderation UEFA
Etableret 1889
Første sæson 1889-90
Division(er) Division One (22 hold)
Division Two (22 hold)
Antal hold 44
Niveauer på pyramide Niveau 9-10
Oprykning til Northern Premier League
Nedrykning til Northern Football Alliance
Wearside Football League
Pokalturnering FA Vase
Ligapokalturnering Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup
Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup
J.R. Cleator Cup
Craven Cup
Ernest Armstrong Memorial Trophy
Nuværende mestre Spennymoor Town FC (Division One)
Newton Aycliffe FC (Division Two)
(2010-11)
Flest mesterskaber Bishop Auckland FC (19)
Hjemmeside www.northernleague.org
Northern League 2011-12

Ligaen består af to divisioner, Division One og Division Two, der hver består af 22 hold. Divisionerne befinder sig på niveau 9 og 10 i ligasystemet i engelsk fodbold. Ligaerne dækker County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, det nordlige Cumbria og den nordlige halvdel af North Yorkshire.

De to bedste hold i Division One kan rykke op i Northern Premier League Division One North, hvis visse kriterier er opfyldt.

Historie

Northern League var sammen med Isthmian League de to vigtigste amatørfodboldturneringer, som blev afviklet i parløb med den professionelle fodboldliga, Southern League og, siden 1968, Northern Premier League.

I 1974 holdt The Football Association imidlertid op med at skelne mellem professionelle og amatører, og amatørligaer som Northern League måtte finde en plads i det engelske ligasystem. I modsætning til sin sydlige pendant, Isthmian League, afviste Northern League gentagne invitationer til at blive indplaceret på niveauet under Alliance Premier League, da den liga blev oprettet på niveau 5 i ligasystemet i 1979. Northern League forblev uden for ligasystemet indtil 1991, hvilket blev dyrt for dens status, som faldt igennem 1980'erne, mens ligaens førende klubber skiftede til andre ligaer, der var med i ligasystemet som f.eks. Northern Counties East Football League. Da Northern League endelig blev presset ind i ligasystemet, var muligheden for at blive placeret på niveauet under Football Conference for længst forpasset, og i stedet blev Northern League placeret på niveauet under den laveste division i Northern Premier League.

Ligaens prestige faldt yderligere i 1995, da The Football Association begrænsede adgangen til FA Trophy til de første tre niveauer i National League System, dvs. niveau 5-7 i det engelske ligasystem, hvorved holdene i Northern League (og hold i ligaer på samme niveau) blev udelukket fra deltagelse i FA Trophy. Northern League-klubberne deltager nu i FA Vase.

Klubber i sæsonen 2011-12
Northern League 2011-12
Division One Division Two
Ashington Alnwick Town
Bedlington Terriers Birtley Town
Billingham Synthonia Brandon United
Billingham Town Chester-le-Street Town
Bishop Auckland Crook Town
Consett Darlington Railway Athletic
Dunston UTS Easingdon Colliery
Guisborough Town Esh Winning
Jarrow Roofing Gillford Park
Marske United Hebburn Town
Newcastle Benfield Horden Colliery Welfare
Newton Aycliffe Morpeth Town
Norton & Stockton Ancients North Shields
Penrith Northallerton Town
Shildon Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
South Shields Seaham Red Star
Spennymoor Town Team Northumbria
Stokesley Thornaby
Sunderland RCA Washington
Tow Law Town West Allotment Celtic
West Auckland Town Whickham
Whitley Bay Whitehaven

Mestre

Oprindeligt bestod ligaen af én division.[1]

Northern League 1889–1905
Sæson Mestre
1889–90St Augustine's
1890–91Ironopolis
1891–92Ironopolis
1892–93Ironopolis
1893–94Middlesbrough
1894–95Middlesbrough
1895–96Darlington
1896–97Middlesbrough
1897–98Stockton
1898–99Bishop Auckland
1899–1900Darlington
1900–01Bishop Auckland
1901–02Bishop Auckland
1902–03Newcastle United A
1903–04Newcastle United A
1904–05Newcastle United A

I 1905 blev ligaen delt i to divisioner – en for professionelle og én for amatører. Dette varede dog kun én sæson.[1]

Northern League 1905–06
Sæson Mestre (prof.) Mestre (amatør)
1905–06Sunderland ABishop Auckland

I 1906 vendte ligaen tilbage til én division, og det format eksisterede indtil 1982.[1]

Northern League 1906–1932
Sæson Mestre
1906–07Stockton
1907–08South Bank
1908–09Bishop Auckland
1909–10Bishop Auckland
1910–11Eston United
1911–12Bishop Auckland
1912–13Esh Winning
1913–14Willington
1914–15Crook Town
Ingen turneringer i 1915–19
1919–20South Bank
1920–21Bishop Auckland
1921–22South Bank
1922–23Eston United
1923–24Tow Law
1924–25Tow Law
1925–26Willington
1926–27Crook Town
1927–28Chilton Colliery
1928–29Stockton
1929–30Willington
1930–31Bishop Auckland
1931–32Stockton
Northern League 1932–1959
Sæson Mestre
1932–33Stockton
1933–34Shildon
1934–35Shildon
1935–36Shildon
1936–37Shildon
1937–38Ferryhill Athletic
1938–39Bishop Auckland
1939–40Shildon
Ingen turneringer i 1940–45
1945–46Stanley United
1946–47Bishop Auckland
1947–48Ferryhill Athletic
1948–49Evenwood Town
1949–50Bishop Auckland
1950–51Bishop Auckland
1951–52Bishop Auckland
1952–53Crook Town
1953–54Bishop Auckland
1954–55Bishop Auckland
1955–56Bishop Auckland
1956–57Billingham Synthonia
1957–58Ferryhill Athletic
1958–59Crook Town
Northern League 1959–1982
Sæson Mestre
1959–60West Auckland
1960–61West Auckland
1961–62Stanley United
1962–63Crook Town
1963–64Stanley United
1964–65Whitley Bay
1965–66Whitley Bay
1966–67Bishop Auckland
1967–68Spennymoor United
1968–69North Shields
1969–70Evenwood Town
1970–71Evenwood Town
1971–72Spennymoor
1972–73Blyth Spartans
1973–74Spennymoor United
1974–75Blyth Spartans
1975–76Blyth Spartans
1976–77Spennymoor United
1977–78Spennymoor United
1978–79Spennymoor United
1979–80Blyth Spartans
1980–81Blyth Spartans
1981–82Blyth Spartans

I 1982 blev ligaen udvidet med Division Two.[1]

Northern League 1982–2011
Sæson Division One Division Two
1982–83Blyth SpartansPeterlee Newtown
1983–84Blyth SpartansChester-le-Street Town
1984–85Bishop AucklandBrandon United
1985–86Bishop AucklandNewcastle Blue Star
1986–87Blyth SpartansBillingham Synthonia
1987–88Blyth SpartansStockton
1988–89Billingham SynthoniaConsett
1989–90Billingham SynthoniaMurton
1990–91GretnaWest Auckland Town
1991–92GretnaStockton
1992–93Whitby TownDunston Federation Brewery
1993–94Durham CityBedlington Terriers
1994–95Tow Law TownWhickham
1995–96Billingham SynthoniaMorpeth Town
1996–97Whitby TownNorthallerton
1997–98Bedlington TerriersChester-le-Street Town
1998–99Bedlington TerriersDurham City
1999–2000Bedlington TerriersBrandon United
2000–01Bedlington TerriersAshington
2001–02Bedlington TerriersShildon
2002–03Brandon UnitedPenrith
2003–04Dunston Federation BreweryAshington
2004–05Dunston Federation BreweryWest Allotment Celtic
2005–06Newcastle Blue StarConsett
2006–07Whitley BaySpennymoor Town
2007–08Durham CityPenrith Town
2008–09Newcastle BenfieldHorden Colliery Welfare
2009–10Spennymoor TownStokesley
2010–11Spennymoor TownNewton Aycliffe

Eksterne henvisninger

Noter
  1. "England – Northern League". RSSSF. 2007-02-07. Hentet 2008-07-02.
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