1982–83 Northern Football League

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

Division One
Division One
Season1982–83
ChampionsBlyth Spartans
RelegatedDurham City
West Auckland Town
Willington
Matches played342
Goals scored1,101 (3.22 per match)
← 1981–82
1983–84 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blyth Spartans 36 23 11 2 92 31 +61 80
2 Whitby Town 36 23 9 4 80 34 +46 78
3 Horden CW 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
18 West Auckland Town 36 5 3 28 37 110 −73 18
19 Willington 36 2 2 32 26 140 −114 8
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Division Two
Division Two
Season1982–83
ChampionsPeterlee Newtown
PromotedPeterlee Newtown
Gretna
Matches played165
Goals scored533 (3.23 per match)
← 1981–82
1983–84 →

This was the first season since 1899-1900 the League ran with a Second Division, it ran with 11 teams in its first season, the founding members were:
Alnwick Town
Bedlington Terriers
Billingham Town
Darlington Reserves
Esh Winning
Gretna
Hartlepool United Reserves
Northallerton Town
Norton & Stockton Ancients
Peterlee Newtown
Ryhope Community Association

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Peterlee Newtown 30 18 9 3 67 33 +34 63
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Ryhope Community Association 30 14 6 10 61 55 +6 45[lower-alpha 2]
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:
Notes:
  1. Hartlepool United Reserves deducted 6 points
  2. Ryhope Community Association deducted 3 points
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References
  1. "Northern League 1983". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
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