Champions Division One (First Level)
Champions Division Two (Second Level)
Final Tables First Level 1906-1964
Level 1 : 1906/07 - 1963/64 (74 clubs)(#). Annfield Plain 1 Ashington 1 Ashington II 1 Bedlington United 1 Blackhall CW 1 Blyth Spartans 1 Bradford City 'A' 1 (1) Bradford Park Avenue II 1 (1) Carlisle United 1 Carlisle United II 1 Chester-le-Street FC 1 (=Chester-le-Street Town)(folded 1927 ?)(2) Chopwell Institute 1 City of Durham 1 (named Durham City FC until 1932-33) Consett 1 Crook Town 1 Darlington 1 Darlington II 1 Durham City FC 1 (became City of Durham from 1933-34 onward) Durham City FC II 1 Eden Colliery Welfare 1 Eppleton CW 1 Gateshead 1 Gateshead II 1 (named South Shields AFC II until 1929-30) Gateshead Town 1 Hartlepools United 1 Hartlepools United II 1 Hebburn Argyle 1 Hexham 1 Horden CW 1 Houghton Rovers 1 Huddersfield Town 1 Jarrow 1 (a) Jarrow Croft 1 (a) Leadgate Park 1 Leeds City II 1 Middlesbrough 'A' 1 Middlesbrough II 1 Murton CW 1 Newcastle City 1 Newcastle United 'A' 1 North Shields 1 (b) North Shields Athletic 1 (b) Palmers Jarrow 1 (a) Penrith 1 Preston Colliery 1 (b) Scarborough 1 Scotswood 1 Seaham Harbour 1 Seaham White Star 1 Seaton Delaval 1 Shildon 1 (named Shildon Athletic until 1922-23) Shildon Athletic 1 (became Shildon from 1923-24 onward) South Shields 1 (3) South Shields AFC 1 (named South Shields Adelaide until 1909-10)(3) South Shields AFC II 1 (became Gateshead II from 1930-31 onward) South Shields Adelaide 1 (became South Shields AFC from 1910-11 onward) Spennymoor United 1 Stockton 1 Sunderland 'A' 1 Sunderland II 1 Sunderland Rovers 1 (named Sunderland Royal Rovers until 1909-10) Sunderland Royal Rovers 1 (became Sunderland Rovers from 1910-11 onward) Throckley Welfare 1 Walker Celtic 1 Wallsend 1 (named Wallsend Park Villa until 1911-12) Wallsend Park Villa 1 (became Wallsend from 1912-13 onward) Washington Colliery 1 West Stanley 1 Whitley Bay Athletic 1 Wingate Albion 1 Workington 1 (started 1921) Workington II 1 Workington FC 1 (folded 1911) Workington FC II 1 (#) seizoen 60-61 missing. Note: Both II and 'A' are used to indentify reserveteams. In sources both indications are used in a not always consistent way. 1) accoring to other sources Bradford City 'A' played in 1908-09, not Bradford Park Avenue II. 3) not the same club. Namechanges: ------------ a) Jarrow Croft .. - 11/12 Jarrow 12/13 - ?? Palmers Jarrow ?? - 19/20 Jarrow 20/21 - .. b) North Shields Athletic .. - 1918 Preston Colliery 1918 - 1928 North Shields 1928 - ..
06-07 Newcastle United 'A' 07-08 Newcastle United 'A' 08-09 Newcastle United 'A' 09-10 Spennymoor United 10-11 Newcastle United 'A' 11-12 Middlesbrough 'A' 12-13 Darlington 13-14 South Shields AFC 14-15 South Shields AFC 15-16 --- 16-17 --- 17-18 --- 18-19 --- 19-20 Middlesbrough 'A' 20-21 Darlington 21-22 Carlisle United 22-23 Newcastle United 'A' 23-24 South Shields AFC II 24-25 Sunderland 'A' 25-26 Newcastle United 'A' 26-27 Sunderland 'A' 27-28 Sunderland 'A' 28-29 Sunderland 'A' 29-30 Sunderland 'A' 30-31 Middlesbrough 'A' 31-32 Middlesbrough 'A' 32-33 Middlesbrough 'A' 33-34 Sunderland 'A' 34-35 Middlesbrough 'A' 35-36 Blyth Spartans 36-37 Sunderland 'A' 37-38 Horden CW 38-39 South Shields 39-40 --- (#) 40-41 --- 41-42 --- 42-43 --- 43-44 --- 44-45 --- 45-46 Spennymoor United 46-47 Middlesbrough II 47-48 Sunderland II 48-49 Middlesbrough II 49-50 North Shields 50-51 Stockton 51-52 Middlesbrough II 52-53 Sunderland II 53-54 Middlesbrough II 54-55 Middlesbrough II 55-56 Middlesbrough II 56-57 Spennymoor United 57-58 South Shields 58-59 --- 59-60 --- 60-61 North Shields (NCL) 61-62 Consett (NCL) 62-63 Scarborough 63-64 Horden CW (League folded). II = reserves 'A' = reserves (NCL) = Northern Counties League. (#) Consett winners war-championship.
26-27 Consett 27-28 Washington Colliery 28-29 North Shields 29-30 Walker Celtic 30-31 Chopwell Institute 31-32 Crawcrook Albion 32-33 Eden Colliery Welfare 33-34 Throckley Welfare 34-35 Newbiggin West End In fact the division 2 was formed by complete absorption of the Northern Football Alliance. From 35-36 onward this league again becomes independent from the North Eastern League. The clubs in the above list of division 2 champions are also considered champions of the Northern Football Alliance in the same year.
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE 1906-1907
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1. Newcastle United 'A' 18-26 (35-20) 12 2 4 Champions
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2. Sunderland 'A' 18-25 (44-22) 12 1 5
3. West Stanley 18-23 (34-23) 9 5 4
4. Leeds City II 18-22 (33-20) 9 4 5
5. Workington FC II 18-18 (34-33) 6 6 6
6. Middlesbrough 'A' 18-17 (34-31) 5 7 6
7. Sunderland Royal Rovers 18-16 (22-36) 4 8 6
8. Carlisle United II 18-13 (26-38) 4 5 9
9. Bradford City 'A' 18-11 (28-34) 5 1 12
10. Hebburn Argyle 18- 8 (16-52) 2 4 12
Total: 180-179 (306-309) 68 43 69
Champions: Newcastle United 'A'
Newly admitted: Penrith, Bradford Park Avenue II
and Shildon Athletic
306(309) goals = 3.400 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE 1907-1908
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1. Newcastle United 'A' 24-34 (90-28) 16 2 6 Champions
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2. Sunderland 'A' 24-34 (72-31) 14 6 4
3. Shildon Athletic 24-31 (43-35) 14 3 7
4. Leeds City II 24-29 (64-46) 13 3 8 MidLg
5. Sunderland Royal Rovers 24-26 (44-47) 11 4 9
6. Middlesbrough 'A' 24-24 (43-53) 9 6 9
7. West Stanley 24-22 (53-52) 9 4 11
8. Hebburn Argyle 24-22 (37-65) 9 4 11
9. Bradford Park Avenue II 24-21 (43-55) 9 3 12
10. Bradford City 'A' 24-20 (47-56) 7 6 11 left
11. Workington FC II 24-20 (40-57) 7 6 11
12. Carlisle United II 24-17 (48-58) 7 3 14
13. Penrith 24-12 (34-65) 4 4 16 left
Total: 312-312 (658-648) 129 54 129
Champions: Newcastle United 'A'
Newly admitted: South Shields Adelaide, Spennymoor United,
Hartlepools United, Wallsend Park Villa,
Darlington, North Shields Athletic,
Seaham White Star and Huddersfield Town
658(648) goals = 4.218 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE 1908-1909
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1. Newcastle United 'A' 34-56 (106-48) 26 4 4 Champions
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2. South Shields Adelaide 34-48 (80-41) 22 4 8
3. Bradford Park Avenue II 34-43 (84-49) 19 5 10 MidLg
4. Hartlepools United 34-41 (79-51) 16 9 9
5. Middlesbrough 'A' 34-40 (82-45) 17 6 11
6. Sunderland 'A' 34-39 (81-54) 18 3 13
7. West Stanley 34-39 (73-56) 18 3 13
8. Darlington 34-38 (76-73) 15 8 11
9. North Shields Athletic 34-34 (63-48) 14 6 14
10. Spennymoor United 34-33 (55-63) 13 7 14
11. Wallsend Park Villa 34-32 (55-66) 13 6 15
12. Workington FC II 34-29 (50-80) 12 5 17
13. Seaham White Star 34-27 (55-64) 10 7 17 left
14. Hebburn Argyle 34-26 (55-91) 10 6 18
15. Carlisle United II 34-24 (61-84) 10 4 20
16. Huddersfield Town 34-24 (47-78) 10 4 20 MidLg
17. Shildon Athletic 34-20 (51-101) 7 6 21
18. Sunderland Royal Rovers 34-19 (39-100) 7 5 22
Champions: Newcastle United 'A'
Newly admitted: Seaham Harbour and Wingate Albion
1192 goals = 3.895 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE 1909-1910
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1. Spennymoor United 32-51 (75-39) 24 3 5 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 32-48 (134-31) 21 6 5
3. Middlesbrough 'A' 32-47 (90-51) 21 5 6
4. Hartlepools United 32-46 (82-23) 18 10 4
5. Darlington 32-37 (60-55) 16 5 11
6. Sunderland 'A' 32-36 (65-43) 15 6 11
7. Shildon Athletic 32-34 (61-61) 13 8 11
8. South Shields Adelaide 32-33 (77-63) 14 5 13 namechange
9. North Shields Athletic 32-32 (60-61) 12 8 12
10. Seaham Harbour 32-31 (56-57) 14 3 15
11. Wallsend Park Villa 32-30 (56-67) 12 6 14
12. Carlisle United II 32-26 (52-62) 11 4 17 left
13. Wingate Albion 32-23 (43-80) 8 7 17
14. West Stanley 32-23 (56-85) 9 5 18
15. Hebburn Argyle 32-20 (33-103) 8 4 20
16. Workington FC II 32-18 (41-98) 7 4 21 left
17. Sunderland Royal Rovers 32- 9 (25-83) 2 5 25 namechange
Total: 544-544 (1066-1062) 225 94 225
Champions: Spennymoor United
Newly admitted: Workington FC, Carlisle United
(both LComb1) and Jarrow Croft
1066(1062) goals = 3.919 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '10-'11
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1. Newcastle United 'A' 34-54 (88-25) 25 4 5 Champions
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2. Sunderland 'A' 34-46 (81-38) 20 6 8
3. Hartlepools United 34-44 (71-40) 18 8 8
4. Darlington 34-43 (79-39) 19 5 10
5. South Shields AFC 33-41 (56-33) 18 5 10
6. North Shields Athletic 34-41 (57-56) 19 3 12
7. Middlesbrough 'A' 34-38 (83-54) 16 6 12
8. Wingate Albion 34-35 (48-39) 14 7 13
9. Wallsend Park Villa 34-33 (49-59) 15 3 16
10. Hebburn Argyle 34-32 (38-62) 13 6 15
11. Seaham Harbour 34-31 (44-63) 13 5 16
12. Spennymoor United 32-29 (52-54) 12 5 15
13. Workington FC 34-27 (47-72) 12 3 19 folded
14. Shildon Athletic 34-25 (50-64) 11 3 20
15. Carlisle United 34-24 (45-52) 8 8 18
16. Jarrow Croft 34-24 (34-70) 11 2 21
17. West Stanley 33-23 (39-84) 10 3 20
18. Sunderland Rovers 34-18 (33-94) 8 2 24
Total: 608-608 (994-998) 262 84 262
(remaining matches not played anymore).
Champions: Newcastle United 'A'
Newly admitted: Newcastle City and Gateshead Town
994(998) goals = 3.270 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '11-'12
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1. Middlesbrough 'A' 36-61 (122-33) 28 5 3 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 36-58 (113-33) 28 2 6
3. Darlington 36-54 (84-34) 23 8 5
4. Sunderland 'A' 36-47 (99-52) 21 5 10
5. South Shields AFC 36-46 (73-43) 21 4 11
6. Spennymoor United 36-42 (62-57) 18 6 12
7. Newcastle City 36-41 (62-43) 16 9 11
8. Gateshead Town 36-38 (64-66) 16 6 14
9. Hartlepools United 36-36 (62-50) 14 8 14
10. West Stanley 36-36 (61-58) 13 10 13
11. North Shields Athletic 36-35 (59-72) 13 9 14
12. Seaham Harbour 36-32 (52-67) 15 2 19
13. Hebburn Argyle 36-31 (56-54) 11 9 16
14. Wingate Albion 36-29 (41-84) 9 11 16
15. Jarrow Croft 36-27 (52-87) 10 7 19 namechange
16. Shildon Athletic 36-24 (62-97) 9 6 21
17. Carlisle United 36-20 (27-98) 7 6 23
18. Wallsend Park Villa 36-19 (43-93) 8 3 25 namechange
19. Sunderland Rovers 36- 8 (42-125) 2 4 30
Total: 684-684 (1236-1246) 282 120 282
Champions: Middlesbrough 'A'
Newly admitted: Houghton Rovers
1236(1246) goals = 3.614 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '12-'13
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1. Darlington 38-66 (116-23) 31 4 3 Champions
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2. South Shields AFC 38-61 (103-30) 27 7 4
3. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-58 (102-40) 26 6 6
4. Sunderland 'A' 38-57 (100-48) 26 5 7
5. Newcastle United 'A' 38-53 (109-47) 24 5 9
6. Spennymoor United 38-44 (80-61) 19 6 13
7. Shildon Athletic 38-43 (79-69) 17 9 12
8. Houghton Rovers 38-39 (53-64) 15 9 14
9. Wallsend 38-38 (83-71) 14 10 14
10. North Shields Athletic 38-37 (72-78) 15 7 16
11. Newcastle City 38-37 (48-62) 15 7 16
12. Hartlepools United 38-36 (69-66) 15 6 17
13. Hebburn Argyle 38-30 (49-75) 12 6 20
14. Carlisle United 38-29 (61-98) 12 5 21
15. Seaham Harbour 38-27 (48-77) 10 7 21
16. Jarrow 38-25 (52-86) 10 5 23
17. West Stanley 38-24 (54-94) 7 10 21
18. Sunderland Rovers 38-22 (39-79) 7 8 23
19. Gateshead Town 38-22 (49-112) 8 6 24
20. Wingate Albion 38-12 (28-114) 5 2 31 left
Champions: Darlington
Newly admitted: Blyth Spartans
1394 goals = 3.668 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '13-'14
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1. South Shields AFC 38-69 (133-29) 32 5 1 Champions
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2. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-54 (99-37) 23 8 7
3. Newcastle United 'A' 38-53 (91-40) 24 5 9
4. Darlington 38-50 (72-43) 20 10 8
5. Sunderland 'A' 38-48 (83-55) 20 8 10
6. Blyth Spartans 38-45 (71-51) 19 7 12
7. Hartlepools United 38-44 (68-37) 17 10 11
8. Shildon Athletic 38-39 (54-60) 18 3 17
9. Gateshead Town 38-39 (58-76) 17 5 16
10. Hebburn Argyle 38-39 (55-50) 14 11 13
11. Jarrow 38-34 (55-63) 12 10 16
12. North Shields Athletic 38-32 (57-81) 11 10 17
13. Carlisle United 38-32 (48-84) 11 10 17
14. Spennymoor United 38-31 (60-63) 10 11 17
15. Newcastle City 38-30 (34-57) 7 16 15
16. Sunderland Rovers 38-30 (46-67) 10 10 18
17. West Stanley 38-29 (54-87) 13 3 22
18. Houghton Rovers 38-24 (38-81) 11 2 25
19. Seaham Harbour 38-22 (30-73) 7 8 23 left
20. Wallsend 38-16 (44-115) 5 6 27
Total: 760-760 (1250-1249) 301 158 301
Champions: South Shields AFC
Newly admitted: Ashington
1250(1249) goals = 3.289 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '14-'15
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1. South Shields AFC 38-66 (160-34) 31 4 3 Champions
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2. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-61 (131-35) 28 5 5
3. Newcastle United 'A' 38-58 (138-43) 26 6 6
4. Darlington 38-54 (109-38) 25 4 9
5. West Stanley 38-52 (79-44) 24 4 10
6. Sunderland 'A' 38-45 (86-50) 18 9 11
7. Hartlepools United 38-43 (74-57) 16 11 11
8. North Shields Athletic 38-43 (67-63) 19 5 14
9. Ashington 38-41 (60-65) 15 11 12
10. Sunderland Rovers 38-38 (74-79) 17 4 17
11. Spennymoor United 38-33 (40-82) 12 9 17
12. Shildon Athletic 38-31 (70-58) 11 9 18
13. Hebburn Argyle 38-30 (50-73) 12 6 20
14. Jarrow 38-30 (46-85) 10 10 18
15. Blyth Spartans 38-29 (49-75) 10 9 19
16. Houghton Rovers 38-28 (43-123) 11 4 23
17. Carlisle United 38-23 (50-108) 8 7 23
18. Newcastle City 38-21 (43-87) 8 5 25
19. Gateshead Town 38-19 (52-121) 8 3 27
20. Wallsend 38-15 (44-136) 6 3 29
Total: 760-760 (1465-1456) 315 128 317
Champions: South Shields AFC
1465(1456) goals = 3.855 g/match
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No play between 1915-16 and 1918-19 because of 1st World War.
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FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '19-'20
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1. Middlesbrough 'A' 34-51 (86-30) 22 7 5 Champions
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2. Darlington 34-49 (91-44) 24 1 9
3. Newcastle United 'A' 34-49 (82-41) 22 5 7
4. Blyth Spartans 34-44 (62-42) 18 8 8
5. Durham City FC 34-40 (52-41) 17 6 11
6. Palmers Jarrow 34-38 (55-52) 16 6 12 namechange
7. Ashington 34-36 (51-51) 14 8 12
8. South Shields AFC II 34-35 (67-57) 14 7 13
9. Hartlepools United 34-34 (45-36) 12 10 12
10. Sunderland 'A' 34-34 (67-49) 15 4 15
11. Scotswood 34-32 (47-55) 13 6 15
12. West Stanley 34-31 (45-63) 12 7 15
13. Carlisle United 34-27 (47-76) 12 3 19
14. Shildon Athletic 34-26 (50-75) 10 6 18
15. Houghton Rovers 34-24 (28-60) 8 8 18
16. Spennymoor United 34-22 (52-78) 10 2 22
17. Leadgate Park 34-22 (51-83) 8 6 20
18. Wallsend 34-18 (26-71) 6 6 22
Champions: Middlesbrough 'A'
Newly admitted: Chester-le-Street FC and Bedlington United
1004 goals = 3.281 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '20-'21
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1. Darlington 38-60 (76-29) 28 4 6 Champions/FL3n
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2. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-59 (93-35) 27 5 6
3. Newcastle United 'A' 38-53 (96-39) 23 7 8
4. Sunderland 'A' 38-52 (73-49) 21 10 7
5. Blyth Spartans 38-49 (69-34) 19 11 8
6. Carlisle United 38-46 (79-46) 18 10 10
7. West Stanley 38-42 (54-42) 14 14 10
8. Hartlepools United 38-42 (64-50) 18 6 14 FL3n
9. Ashington 38-41 (66-52) 14 13 11 FL3n
10. Jarrow 38-39 (46-44) 14 11 13
11. Durham City FC 38-37 (51-60) 16 5 17 FL3n
12. Chester-le-Street FC 38-37 (50-58) 13 11 14
13. Leadgate Park 38-36 (57-58) 13 10 15
14. South Shields AFC II 38-35 (51-66) 12 11 15
15. Spennymoor United 38-30 (51-79) 10 10 18
16. Houghton Rovers 38-24 (38-69) 7 10 21
17. Shildon Athletic 38-23 (41-75) 8 7 23
18. Scotswood 38-21 (35-76) 8 5 25
19. Wallsend 38-20 (39-96) 6 8 24
20. Bedlington United 38-14 (32-104) 4 6 28
Champions: Darlington
Newly admitted: Workington, Darlington II, Seaton Delaval
and Preston Colliery
1161 goals = 3.055 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '21-'22
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1. Carlisle United 38-56 (85-39) 24 8 6 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 38-55 (80-30) 24 7 7
3. Blyth Spartans 38-48 (55-31) 16 16 6
4. Chester-le-Street FC 38-47 (53-35) 20 7 11
5. South Shields AFC II 38-45 (60-31) 16 13 9
6. Shildon Athletic 38-45 (65-44) 20 5 13
7. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-44 (61-43) 18 8 12
8. Sunderland 'A' 38-43 (66-43) 16 11 11
9. Workington 38-42 (52-50) 17 8 13
10. Darlington II 38-39 (69-68) 15 9 14
11. Leadgate Park 38-37 (56-66) 14 9 15
12. Jarrow 38-37 (51-57) 16 5 17
13. West Stanley 38-35 (55-65) 10 15 13
14. Spennymoor United 38-33 (59-65) 14 5 19
15. Wallsend 38-33 (49-62) 11 11 16
16. Preston Colliery 38-29 (38-58) 7 15 16
17. Bedlington United 38-27 (32-56) 8 11 19
18. Seaton Delaval 38-26 (35-70) 6 14 18
19. Scotswood 38-20 (42-90) 5 10 23
20. Houghton Rovers 38-19 (28-89) 4 11 23 left
Total: 760-760 (1091-1092) 281 198 281
Champions: Carlisle United
Newly admitted: Hartlepools United II
1091(1092) goals = 2.871 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '22-'23
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1. Newcastle United 'A' 38-68 (109-24) 30 8 0 Champions
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2. Blyth Spartans 38-53 (78-43) 23 7 8
3. Sunderland 'A' 38-49 (74-35) 23 3 12
4. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-48 (76-45) 20 8 10
5. South Shields AFC II 38-47 (74-44) 21 5 12
6. Carlisle United 38-46 (56-43) 19 8 11
7. Workington 38-44 (85-57) 20 4 14
8. Shildon Athletic 38-44 (74-55) 17 10 11 namechange
9. Jarrow 38-40 (57-63) 17 6 15
10. Preston Colliery 38-39 (48-47) 16 7 15
11. Hartlepools United II 38-37 (64-56) 14 9 15
12. Bedlington United 38-33 (50-61) 14 5 19
13. West Stanley 38-32 (43-60) 10 12 16
14. Darlington II 38-31 (46-57) 13 5 20
15. Chester-le-Street FC 38-30 (47-71) 12 6 20
16. Seaton Delaval 38-27 (40-68) 10 7 21
17. Wallsend 38-25 (42-89) 8 9 21
18. Leadgate Park 38-24 (38-82) 8 8 22
19. Scotswood 38-22 (40-91) 6 10 22
20. Spennymoor United 38-21 (42-93) 6 9 23
Total: 760-760 (1183-1184) 307 146 307
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Newcastle United 'A'
1183(1184) goals = 3.113 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '23-'24
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1. South Shields AFC II 38-63 (106-32) 29 5 4 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 38-61 (99-44) 26 9 3
3. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-58 (95-34) 26 6 6
4. Sunderland 'A' 38-53 (90-40) 24 5 9
5. Workington 38-52 (87-43) 21 10 7
6. Blyth Spartans 38-49 (68-35) 21 7 10
7. West Stanley 38-47 (66-43) 18 11 9
8. Hartlepools United II 38-36 (60-62) 13 10 15
9. Seaton Delaval 38-36 (61-61) 14 8 16
10. Shildon 38-34 (60-63) 15 4 19
11. Carlisle United 38-34 (46-61) 13 8 17
12. Darlington II 38-32 (55-64) 13 6 19
13. Spennymoor United 38-30 (41-65) 10 10 18
14. Bedlington United 38-28 (42-94) 12 4 22
15. Scotswood 38-26 (46-81) 8 10 20
16. Leadgate Park 38-26 (50-92) 10 6 22
17. Preston Colliery 38-25 (37-64) 9 7 22
18. Chester-le-Street FC 38-24 (36-80) 9 6 23
19. Jarrow 38-23 (46-96) 10 3 25
20. Wallsend 38-23 (44-91) 6 11 21
Total: 760-760 (1235-1245) 307 146 307
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: South Shields AFC II
1235(1245) goals = 3.250 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '24-'25
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-61 (98-29) 27 7 4 Champions
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2. Darlington II 38-57 (97-40) 25 7 6
3. Newcastle United 'A' 38-53 (93-35) 24 5 9
4. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-51 (81-40) 22 7 9
5. South Shields AFC II 38-49 (79-55) 19 11 8
6. Shildon 38-47 (88-58) 19 9 10
7. Workington 38-46 (83-57) 20 6 12
8. Blyth Spartans 38-43 (69-46) 17 9 12
9. West Stanley 38-42 (57-53) 14 14 10
10. Hartlepools United II 38-39 (66-54) 16 7 15
11. Carlisle United 38-38 (67-63) 16 6 16
12. Jarrow 38-37 (53-57) 13 11 14
13. Spennymoor United 38-33 (54-71) 11 11 16
14. Seaton Delaval 38-27 (40-79) 12 3 23
15. Scotswood 38-27 (36-79) 9 9 20
16. Preston Colliery 38-26 (41-73) 10 6 22
17. Chester-le-Street FC 38-26 (35-77) 10 6 22
18. Leadgate Park 38-23 (52-103) 9 5 24 folded
19. Bedlington United 38-20 (40-84) 6 8 24
20. Wallsend 38-15 (35-104) 5 5 28 left
Total: 760-760 (1264-1257) 304 152 304
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: Annfield Plain and Durham City FC II
1264(1257) goals = 3.326 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '25-'26
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1. Newcastle United 'A' 38-66 (147-43) 31 4 3 Champions
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2. Sunderland 'A' 38-58 (134-50) 26 6 6
3. South Shields AFC II 38-50 (113-71) 22 6 10
4. Workington 38-48 (84-79) 21 6 11
5. Carlisle United 38-47 (83-76) 19 9 10
6. Darlington II 38-46 (107-57) 20 6 12
7. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-45 (107-71) 21 3 14
8. West Stanley 38-43 (91-73) 18 7 13
9. Jarrow 38-40 (62-77) 18 4 16
10. Preston Colliery 38-39 (71-66) 16 7 15
11. Shildon 38-37 (93-84) 16 5 17
12. Annfield Plain 38-37 (77-76) 15 7 16
13. Hartlepools United II 38-37 (77-106) 16 5 17
14. Blyth Spartans 38-32 (77-106) 13 6 19
15. Chester-le-Street FC 38-29 (66-97) 14 1 23
16. Bedlington United 38-29 (77-113) 13 3 22
17. Scotswood 38-23 (73-116) 9 5 24
18. Durham City FC II 38-23 (58-109) 11 1 26
19. Spennymoor United 38-20 (76-134) 6 8 24
20. Seaton Delaval 38-11 (51-136) 5 1 32
Total: 760-760 (1724-1740) 330 100 330
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Newcastle United 'A'
1724(1740) goals = 4.537 g/match
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A Division 2 is added. Between 26-27 and 34-35 probably quite
a few teams indicated as 'newly admitted' are simply promoted.
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FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '26-'27
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-56 (115-54) 27 2 9 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 38-54 (99-43) 24 6 8
3. South Shields AFC II 38-54 (103-65) 24 6 8
4. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-51 (133-69) 22 7 9
5. Carlisle United 38-49 (106-75) 23 3 12
6. Jarrow 38-41 (80-66) 16 9 13
7. Hartlepools United II 38-41 (91-79) 16 9 13
8. Darlington II 38-41 (86-82) 15 11 12
9. Blyth Spartans 38-40 (78-72) 17 6 15
10. Annfield Plain 38-39 (83-81) 15 9 14
11. Shildon 38-36 (83-87) 13 10 15
12. Bedlington United 38-36 (84-94) 14 8 16
13. Durham City FC II 38-35 (72-91) 15 5 18
14. Preston Colliery 38-34 (89-101) 14 6 18
15. Spennymoor United 38-32 (82-89) 11 10 17
16. Workington 38-32 (60-76) 12 8 18
17. Scotswood 38-28 (77-106) 9 10 19
18. West Stanley 38-28 (66-113) 10 8 20
19. Chester-le-Street FC 38-23 (55-105) 9 5 24 left
20. Seaton Delaval 38-10 (40-134) 4 2 32 left
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: Consett and Ashington II
1682 goals = 4.426 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '27-'28
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-65 (128-30) 31 3 4 Champions
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2. Carlisle United 38-55 (111-61) 25 5 8 FL3n
3. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-52 (126-59) 22 8 8
4. West Stanley 38-50 (106-82) 22 6 10
5. Annfield Plain 38-47 (96-61) 21 5 12
6. Newcastle United 'A' 38-46 (101-61) 21 4 13
7. South Shields AFC II 38-44 (98-74) 20 4 14
8. Bedlington United 38-41 (78-97) 18 5 15
9. Workington 38-40 (99-80) 18 4 16
10. Spennymoor United 38-40 (71-73) 16 8 14
11. Hartlepools United II 38-36 (98-113) 16 4 18
12. Darlington II 38-34 (92-90) 16 2 20
13. Blyth Spartans 38-32 (56-77) 14 4 20
14. Ashington II 38-30 (71-106) 12 6 20
15. Jarrow 38-29 (76-122) 12 5 21
16. Shildon 38-28 (56-73) 10 8 20
17. Consett 38-28 (76-115) 10 8 20
18. Scotswood 38-25 (61-97) 8 9 21
19. Preston Colliery 38-20 (60-130) 7 6 25 left
20. Durham City FC II 38-18 (48-105) 7 4 27 left
Total: 760-760 (1708-1706) 326 108 326
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: Durham City FC (FL3n), Wallsend
and Washington Colliery
1708(1706) goals = 4.495 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '28-'29
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-63 (127-41) 30 3 5 Champions
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2. South Shields AFC II 38-54 (110-49) 23 8 7
3. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-49 (113-66) 21 7 10
4. Workington 38-46 (100-74) 19 8 11
5. Newcastle United 'A' 38-44 (99-67) 20 4 14
6. Spennymoor United 38-44 (79-66) 18 8 12
7. Annfield Plain 38-42 (75-66) 18 6 14
8. Hartlepools United II 38-38 (77-97) 16 6 16
9. Jarrow 38-37 (67-77) 16 5 17
10. Wallsend 38-36 (75-80) 16 4 18
11. Blyth Spartans 38-36 (66-75) 13 10 15
12. Bedlington United 38-35 (72-80) 16 3 19
13. Shildon 38-34 (74-77) 12 10 16
14. Consett 38-34 (65-91) 14 6 18
15. Washington Colliery 38-33 (81-103) 14 5 19
16. Darlington II 38-32 (74-97) 13 6 19
17. Scotswood 38-29 (64-94) 11 7 20
18. West Stanley 38-25 (55-91) 7 11 20
19. Ashington II 38-25 (47-89) 9 7 22 left
20. Durham City FC 38-24 (51-91) 8 8 22 left
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: North Shields and Carlisle United II
1571 goals = 4.134 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '29-'30
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-58 (157-58) 26 6 6 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 38-56 (111-46) 27 2 9
3. Darlington II 38-50 (103-81) 21 8 9
4. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-48 (118-53) 22 4 12
5. West Stanley 38-46 (89-79) 20 6 12
6. Hartlepools United II 38-45 (97-80) 20 5 13
7. North Shields 38-44 (89-69) 18 8 12
8. Jarrow 38-40 (74-68) 17 6 15
9. Workington 38-39 (96-89) 18 3 17
10. South Shields AFC II 38-36 (80-85) 16 4 18 namechange
11. Wallsend 38-36 (73-88) 14 8 16
12. Carlisle United II 38-35 (83-97) 15 5 18
13. Spennymoor United 38-34 (83-100) 13 8 17
14. Annfield Plain 38-33 (84-93) 11 11 16
15. Consett 38-30 (73-113) 13 4 21
16. Scotswood 38-28 (75-110) 13 2 23
17. Shildon 38-28 (65-101) 11 6 21
18. Washington Colliery 38-26 (79-126) 11 4 23
19. Blyth Spartans 38-26 (58-95) 10 6 22
20. Bedlington United 38-22 (65-126) 9 4 25 left
Total: 760-760 (1752-1757) 325 110 325
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: Ashington, Walker Celtic and Crook Town
1752(1757) goals = 4.611 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '30-'31
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1. Middlesbrough 'A' 42-73 (159-40) 33 7 2 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 42-72 (159-39) 33 6 3
3. Sunderland 'A' 42-61 (130-66) 28 5 9
4. Workington 42-55 (105-57) 23 9 10
5. Jarrow 42-52 (111-69) 23 6 13
6. Washington Colliery 42-51 (82-62) 20 11 11
7. Blyth Spartans 42-50 (95-78) 22 6 14
8. Walker Celtic 42-45 (97-92) 16 13 13
9. Hartlepools United II 42-44 (102-92) 20 4 18
10. North Shields 42-43 (102-87) 17 9 16
11. Carlisle United II 42-42 (90-94) 17 8 17
12. Wallsend 42-37 (88-103) 17 3 22
13. Darlington II 42-36 (91-116) 13 10 19
14. Spennymoor United 42-35 (85-84) 15 5 22
15. Crook Town 42-34 (85-114) 14 6 22
16. Gateshead II 42-34 (59-74) 12 10 20
17. West Stanley 42-34 (65-106) 14 5 22
18. Annfield Plain 42-29 (65-108) 12 5 25
19. Ashington 42-30 (65-101) 12 6 24
20. Consett 42-28 (58-126) 10 8 24 left
21. Shildon 42-29 (63-128) 12 5 25
22. Scotswood 42-10 (45-161) 3 4 35 left
Total: 924-924 (2001-1997) 386 151 386
Champions: Middlesbrough 'A'
Newly admitted: Chopwell Institute and Durham City FC
2001(1997) goals = 4.331 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '31-'32
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1. Middlesbrough 'A' 42-65 (128-45) 29 7 6 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 42-64 (139-48) 29 6 7
3. Sunderland 'A' 42-61 (106-47) 26 9 7
4. Workington 42-61 (119-63) 27 7 8
5. Blyth Spartans 42-57 (129-75) 24 9 9
6. Crook Town 42-52 (100-63) 23 6 13
7. Darlington II 42-51 (84-72) 22 7 13
8. Spennymoor United 42-46 (106-88) 20 6 16
9. Hartlepools United II 42-46 (103-93) 21 4 17
10. Jarrow 42-43 (82-81) 19 5 18
11. Wallsend 42-40 (53-91) 17 6 19
12. West Stanley 42-39 (96-98) 16 7 19
13. Gateshead II 42-38 (73-104) 16 6 20
14. Chopwell Institute 42-37 (80-104) 14 9 19
15. Ashington 42-36 (91-104) 17 2 23
16. Carlisle United II 42-34 (65-80) 13 8 21
17. North Shields 42-31 (73-89) 10 11 21
18. Durham City FC 42-31 (56-89) 13 5 24
19. Annfield Plain 42-29 (72-123) 12 5 25
20. Walker Celtic 42-28 (82-109) 11 6 25
21. Shildon 42-21 (42-120) 8 5 29 NL
22. Washington Colliery 42-14 (41-135) 5 4 33 left
Total: 924-924 (1920-1921) 392 140 392
Champions: Middlesbrough 'A'
1920(1921) goals = 4.156 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '32-'33
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1. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-64 (146-55) 32 0 6 Champions
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2. Newcastle United 'A' 38-55 (91-52) 24 7 7 left
3. North Shields 38-53 (107-59) 23 7 8
4. Sunderland 'A' 38-50 (87-56) 23 4 11
5. Workington 38-49 (101-53) 22 5 11
6. Spennymoor United 38-48 (71-43) 22 4 12
7. Darlington II 38-41 (85-84) 18 5 15
8. Carlisle United II 38-40 (80-72) 17 6 15
9. Walker Celtic 38-35 (70-85) 14 7 17
10. Blyth Spartans 38-34 (79-84) 15 4 19
11. Crook Town 38-34 (67-73) 15 4 19
12. Chopwell Institute 38-34 (83-91) 14 6 18
13. Hartlepools United II 38-34 (63-87) 14 6 18
14. Ashington 38-33 (87-92) 12 9 17
15. Annfield Plain 38-32 (87-92) 13 6 19
16. Gateshead II 38-30 (68-85) 10 10 18
17. Durham City FC 38-30 (63-86) 10 10 18 namechange
18. West Stanley 38-27 (62-118) 11 5 22
19. Jarrow 38-23 (65-121) 10 3 25
20. Wallsend 38-14 (43-109) 6 2 30 left
Total: 760-760 (1605-1597) 325 110 325
Champions: Middlesbrough 'A'
Newly admitted: Consett and Eden Colliery Welfare
1605(1597) goals = 4.224 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '33-'34
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-61 (119-37) 28 5 5 Champions
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2. Jarrow 38-55 (105-42) 24 7 7
3. Spennymoor United 38-52 (114-42) 22 8 8
4. Blyth Spartans 38-51 (81-58) 23 5 10
5. Workington 38-50 (147-68) 24 2 12
6. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-42 (89-59) 17 8 13
7. North Shields 38-42 (85-66) 18 6 14
8. Gateshead II 38-42 (81-81) 19 4 15
9. Hartlepools United II 38-37 (73-77) 16 5 17
10. Crook Town 38-37 (63-68) 15 7 16
11. Carlisle United II 38-33 (81-64) 14 5 19
12. Darlington II 38-32 (76-101) 12 8 18
13. Ashington 38-31 (57-94) 13 5 21
14. Annfield Plain 38-31 (55-110) 13 5 20
15. Chopwell Institute 38-30 (77-126) 12 6 20 left
16. City of Durham 38-29 (47-89) 11 7 20
17. West Stanley 38-29 (55-87) 13 3 22
18. Consett 38-29 (45-84) 12 5 21
19. Eden Colliery Welfare 38-28 (76-107) 10 8 20
20. Walker Celtic 38-19 (54-115) 7 5 26
Total: 760-760 (1580-1575) 323 114 324
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: Throckley Welfare
1580(1575) goals = 4.158 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '34-'35
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1. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-61 (129-51) 26 9 3 Champions
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2. Sunderland 'A' 38-59 (126-37) 28 3 7
3. Walker Celtic 38-57 (109-53) 27 3 8
4. Jarrow 38-53 (93-60) 24 5 9
5. Blyth Spartans 38-50 (95-55) 23 4 11
6. Eden Colliery Welfare 38-48 (92-62) 19 10 9
7. Spennymoor United 38-45 (84-59) 18 9 11
8. Workington 38-41 (76-81) 18 5 15
9. North Shields 38-40 (90-69) 17 6 15
10. Gateshead II 38-38 (67-72) 17 4 17
11. Hartlepools United II 38-36 (91-86) 15 6 17
12. Darlington II 38-35 (95-90) 15 5 18
13. Throckley Welfare 38-31 (75-94) 13 5 20
14. Carlisle United II 38-30 (73-83) 13 4 21
15. Crook Town 38-29 (84-111) 12 5 21
16. Ashington 38-27 (57-96) 10 7 21
17. Annfield Plain 38-26 (74-117) 10 6 22
18. City of Durham 38-22 (56-142) 10 2 26
19. Consett 38-17 (44-118) 5 7 26 left
20. West Stanley 38-15 (58-132) 6 3 29
(Division 2 folded).
Champions: Middlesbrough 'A'
Newly admitted: Horden CW
1668 goals = 4.389 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '35-'36
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1. Blyth Spartans 38-56 (104-60) 26 4 8 Champions
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2. Walker Celtic 38-54 (87-45) 23 7 8
3. North Shields 38-52 (95-52) 22 8 8
4. Sunderland 'A' 38-48 (115-65) 22 4 12
5. Workington 38-45 (87-53) 20 5 13
6. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-44 (123-78) 21 2 15
7. Gateshead II 38-43 (86-73) 18 7 13
8. Horden CW 38-42 (84-64) 18 6 14
9. Spennymoor United 38-42 (83-81) 19 4 15
10. Jarrow 38-41 (86-63) 17 7 14
11. Darlington II 38-40 (93-86) 18 4 16
12. Throckley Welfare 38-37 (80-78) 16 5 17
13. Annfield Plain 38-37 (86-97) 16 5 17
14. Hartlepools United II 38-34 (76-80) 15 6 18
15. Carlisle United II 38-32 (65-104) 13 6 19
16. West Stanley 38-28 (73-126) 12 4 22
17. Eden Colliery Welfare 38-27 (59-89) 12 3 23
18. Ashington 38-26 (48-74) 10 6 22
19. City of Durham 38-19 (57-115) 8 3 27
20. Crook Town 38-13 (50-141) 5 3 30 NL
Total: 760-760 (1637-1624) 331 99 331
Champions: Blyth Spartans
Newly admitted: South Shields and Hexham
1637(1624) goals = 4.308 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '36-'37
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1. Sunderland 'A' 38-63 (155-58) 29 5 4 Champions
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2. Spennymoor United 38-54 (107-55) 23 8 7 left
3. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-51 (117-48) 21 9 8
4. Workington 38-51 (114-54) 22 7 9
5. Blyth Spartans 38-49 (103-68) 21 7 10
6. North Shields 38-47 (115-56) 21 5 12
7. Ashington 38-46 (93-72) 21 4 13
8. Annfield Plain 38-45 (99-84) 18 9 11
9. Throckley Welfare 38-45 (98-90) 19 7 12
10. Darlington II 38-44 (88-83) 19 6 13
11. Horden CW 38-39 (88-78) 17 5 16
12. South Shields 38-39 (88-97) 16 7 15
13. Hartlepools United II 38-37 (65-81) 15 7 16
14. Carlisle United II 38-29 (79-93) 11 7 20
15. Walker Celtic 38-29 (73-102) 12 5 21
16. Jarrow 38-26 (55-113) 10 6 22
17. Hexham 38-24 (64-99) 9 6 23
18. City of Durham 38-18 (67-131) 6 6 26
19. Gateshead II 38-17 (67-122) 7 3 28
20. West Stanley 38- 7 (37-189) 2 3 33
21. Eden Colliery Welfare 0- 0 ( 0- 0) 0 0 0 left
Total: 760-760 (1772-1773) 319 122 319
Champions: Sunderland 'A'
Newly admitted: Consett
1772(1773) goals = 4.663 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '37-'38
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1. Horden CW 38-56 (99-39) 24 8 6 Champions
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2. Sunderland 'A' 38-55 (112-39) 26 3 9
3. South Shields 38-55 (119-54) 26 3 9
4. Blyth Spartans 38-48 (113-70) 21 6 11
5. Carlisle United II 38-46 (112-73) 19 8 11
6. Workington 38-46 (111-86) 20 6 12
7. Ashington 38-46 (87-63) 19 8 11
8. Gateshead II 38-44 (87-74) 19 6 13
9. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-40 (97-63) 18 4 16
10. Annfield Plain 38-37 (76-77) 16 5 17
11. North Shields 38-37 (81-76) 14 9 15
12. Walker Celtic 38-35 (67-75) 11 13 14
13. Darlington II 38-34 (67-91) 13 8 17
14. Throckley Welfare 38-33 (86-93) 16 1 21
15. Hartlepools United II 38-32 (73-81) 13 6 19
16. West Stanley 38-31 (60-91) 11 9 18
17. Hexham 38-28 (73-130) 13 2 23
18. Jarrow 38-25 (71-105) 10 5 23
19. Consett 38-23 (64-113) 8 7 23
20. City of Durham 38- 9 (43-189) 3 3 32 folded
Total: 760-760 (1698-1682) 320 120 320
Champions: Horden CW
Newly admitted: Spennymoor United
1698(1682) goals = 4.468 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '38-'39
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1. South Shields 38-60 (141-50) 28 4 6 Champions
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2. Workington 38-57 (121-59) 26 5 7
3. North Shields 38-57 (111-62) 25 7 6
4. Sunderland 'A' 38-51 (121-55) 23 5 10
5. Middlesbrough 'A' 38-47 (128-75) 21 5 12
6. Gateshead II 38-47 (109-71) 21 5 12
7. Ashington 38-46 (107-87) 20 6 12
8. Horden CW 38-43 (71-45) 16 11 11
9. Blyth Spartans 38-39 (82-97) 15 9 14
10. Darlington II 38-36 (95-92) 14 8 16
11. Consett 38-35 (84-113) 12 11 15
12. Spennymoor United 38-31 (90-104) 12 7 19
13. Hartlepools United II 38-30 (77-92) 12 6 20
14. Carlisle United II 38-28 (98-101) 12 4 22
15. West Stanley 38-27 (75-104) 11 6 21
16. Walker Celtic 38-27 (56-103) 11 5 22
17. Jarrow 38-27 (69-104) 11 5 22
18. Throckley Welfare 38-27 (63-133) 10 7 21
19. Hexham 38-24 (66-143) 8 8 22
20. Annfield Plain 38-20 (55-130) 7 6 25
Total: 760-759 (1819-1820) 315 130 315
Champions: South Shields
1819(1820) goals = 4.787 g/match
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No play between 1939-40 and 1944-45 because of 2nd World War.
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FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '45-'46
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1. Spennymoor United 38-51 (146-74) 24 3 11 Champions
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2. Murton CW(-4) 38-50 (105-59) 24 6 8
3. Ashington 38-50 (116-89) 23 4 11
4. North Shields 38-49 (97-67) 21 7 10
5. Annfield Plain 38-48 (97-68) 23 2 13
6. Consett 38-44 (92-62) 18 8 12
7. South Shields 38-44 (107-87) 19 6 13
8. Gateshead II 38-37 (83-90) 17 3 18
9. Eppleton CW 38-37 (66-92) 15 7 16
10. Middlesbrough II 38-36 (76-82) 15 6 17
11. Sunderland II 38-35 (84-79) 14 7 17
12. Stockton 38-35 (88-105) 15 5 18
13. West Stanley 38-34 (97-106) 15 4 19
14. Horden CW 38-34 (93-105) 15 4 19
15. Darlington II 38-34 (76-88) 14 6 18
16. Blackhall CW 38-32 (76-101) 13 6 19
17. Workington 38-30 (71-75) 12 6 20
18. Hartlepools United II 38-28 (62-116) 12 4 22
19. Carlisle United II 38-25 (77-117) 10 5 23
20. Throckley Welfare 38-23 (60-109) 7 9 22
Total: 760-756 (1769-1771) 326 108 326
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Spennymoor United
1769(1771) goals = 4.655 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '46-'47
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1. Middlesbrough II 38-52 (104-56) 23 6 9 Champions
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2. Sunderland II 38-51 (111-61) 23 5 10
3. South Shields 38-48 (103-79) 19 10 9
4. Ashington 38-44 (98-93) 19 6 13
5. Darlington II 38-43 (81-64) 19 5 14
6. Gateshead II 38-42 (105-87) 18 6 14
7. Stockton 38-41 (75-73) 18 5 15
8. Consett 38-41 (97-83) 18 5 15
9. Carlisle United II 38-41 (101-87) 18 5 15
10. Annfield Plain 38-41 (90-88) 17 7 14
11. West Stanley 38-40 (112-99) 17 6 15
12. North Shields 38-38 (97-91) 17 4 17
13. Workington 38-37 (80-69) 14 9 15
14. Hartlepools United II 38-37 (70-75) 15 7 16
15. Blackhall CW 38-36 (57-76) 13 10 15
16. Eppleton CW 38-31 (63-98) 12 7 19
17. Spennymoor United 38-28 (70-81) 11 6 21
18. Horden CW 38-28 (71-101) 11 6 21
19. Throckley Welfare 38-28 (78-132) 13 2 23 left
20. Murton CW 38-13 (43-113) 4 5 29
Champions: Middlesbrough II
Newly admitted: Blyth Spartans
1706 goals = 4.489 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '47-'48
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1. Sunderland II 38-57 (102-51) 24 9 5 Champions
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2. Gateshead II 38-56 (105-48) 25 6 7
3. Middlesbrough II 38-54 (91-46) 24 6 8
4. North Shields 38-49 (89-65) 21 7 10
5. Hartlepools United II 38-43 (62-62) 17 9 12
6. West Stanley 38-41 (87-74) 18 5 15
7. Consett 38-40 (87-75) 18 4 16
8. Blyth Spartans 38-40 (62-60) 15 10 13
9. Ashington 38-39 (81-70) 16 7 15
10. Horden CW 38-37 (60-66) 17 3 18
11. Stockton 38-36 (57-59) 13 10 15
12. Spennymoor United 38-35 (70-69) 14 7 17
13. Darlington II 38-35 (65-68) 15 5 18
14. Carlisle United II 38-35 (61-65) 14 7 17
15. South Shields 38-35 (65-79) 17 1 20
16. Workington 38-34 (80-98) 14 6 18
17. Murton CW 38-31 (65-85) 12 7 19
18. Annfield Plain 38-31 (72-96) 11 9 18
19. Blackhall CW 38-20 (70-115) 7 6 25
20. Eppleton CW 38-12 (41-121) 3 6 29
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Sunderland II
1472 goals = 3.874 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '48-'49
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1. Middlesbrough II 38-58 (126-47) 26 6 6 Champions
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2. South Shields 38-49 (80-60) 18 13 7
3. Gateshead II 38-47 (77-62) 20 7 11
4. Spennymoor United 38-46 (88-66) 19 8 11
5. Sunderland II 38-45 (90-53) 18 9 11
6. Consett 38-45 (80-72) 18 9 11
7. Ashington 38-44 (96-83) 18 8 12
8. Blyth Spartans 38-43 (71-56) 18 7 13
9. Carlisle United II 38-43 (62-68) 19 5 14
10. Hartlepools United II 38-39 (85-97) 16 7 15
11. West Stanley 38-38 (79-79) 15 8 15
12. Horden CW 38-37 (67-54) 14 9 15
13. Annfield Plain 38-37 (74-65) 15 7 16
14. Stockton 38-34 (67-75) 12 10 16
15. North Shields 38-34 (74-94) 15 4 19
16. Eppleton CW 38-31 (64-101) 11 9 18
17. Darlington II 38-27 (67-83) 11 5 22
18. Workington 38-27 (84-102) 12 3 23
19. Murton CW 38-19 (55-106) 8 3 27
20. Blackhall CW 38-17 (39-102) 4 9 25
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Middlesbrough II
1525 goals = 4.013 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '49-'50
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1. North Shields 38-54 (95-60) 24 6 8 Champions
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2. West Stanley 38-52 (65-45) 23 6 9
3. Middlesbrough II 38-51 (124-53) 22 7 9
4. Stockton 38-49 (69-52) 21 7 10
5. Sunderland II 38-45 (90-54) 20 5 13
6. Blyth Spartans 38-44 (87-69) 18 8 12
7. Carlisle United II 38-42 (59-49) 16 10 12
8. Horden CW 38-41 (75-64) 16 9 13
9. Workington 38-40 (84-83) 16 8 14
10. Spennymoor United 38-39 (73-53) 15 9 14
11. Hartlepools United II 38-39 (85-77) 15 9 14
12. Consett 38-38 (65-86) 14 10 14
13. Murton CW 38-34 (72-95) 14 6 18
14. South Shields 38-33 (61-78) 11 11 16
15. Ashington 38-31 (74-93) 13 5 20
16. Gateshead II 38-30 (77-79) 11 8 19
17. Annfield Plain 38-28 (69-91) 9 10 19
18. Darlington II 38-27 (63-91) 11 5 22
19. Blackhall CW 38-23 (63-115) 9 5 24
20. Eppleton CW 38-20 (51-114) 8 4 26
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: North Shields
1501 goals = 3.950 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '50-'51
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1. Stockton 38-56 (79-37) 25 6 7 Champions
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2. Middlesbrough II 38-55 (100-51) 25 5 8
3. Carlisle United II 38-46 (105-60) 21 4 13
4. Horden CW 38-46 (78-53) 21 4 13
5. Workington 38-45 (79-68) 18 9 11 FL3n
6. Sunderland II 38-44 (80-49) 16 12 10
7. North Shields 38-44 (80-64) 16 12 10
8. Ashington 38-43 (83-67) 16 11 11
9. Spennymoor United 38-43 (80-65) 18 7 13
10. Blyth Spartans 38-39 (67-76) 15 9 14
11. Darlington II 38-38 (69-64) 15 8 15
12. Blackhall CW 38-35 (63-81) 16 3 19
13. Consett 38-34 (76-84) 14 6 18
14. West Stanley 38-33 (55-68) 12 9 17
15. Hartlepools United II 38-33 (74-91) 14 5 19
16. South Shields 38-32 (48-81) 12 8 18
17. Gateshead II 38-26 (60-82) 10 6 22
18. Annfield Plain 38-26 (64-95) 11 4 23
19. Eppleton CW 38-23 (51-95) 6 11 21 left
20. Murton CW 38-19 (49-109) 5 9 24 left
Champions: Stockton
Newly admitted: Workington II
1440 goals = 3.789 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '51-'52
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1. Middlesbrough II 34-50 (96-38) 23 4 7 Champions
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2. North Shields 34-45 (95-43) 21 3 10
3. Sunderland II 34-44 (82-50) 18 8 8
4. Gateshead II 34-40 (86-64) 17 6 11
5. Ashington 34-38 (84-78) 15 8 11
6. Blackhall CW 34-36 (67-51) 14 8 12
7. Hartlepools United II 34-36 (69-66) 16 4 14
8. West Stanley 34-35 (74-72) 16 3 15
9. Spennymoor United 34-34 (78-70) 14 6 14
10. Blyth Spartans 34-32 (53-68) 11 10 13
11. Stockton 34-30 (60-77) 11 8 15
12. Horden CW 34-30 (54-80) 13 4 17
13. Carlisle United II 34-28 (66-63) 11 6 17
14. South Shields 34-28 (53-74) 9 10 15
15. Annfield Plain 34-28 (59-90) 10 8 16
16. Consett 34-28 (70-101) 11 6 17
17. Darlington II 34-27 (58-84) 9 9 16
18. Workington II 34-23 (69-104) 7 9 18
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Middlesbrough II
1273 goals = 4.160 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '52-'53
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1. Sunderland II 34-58 (102-27) 28 2 4 Champions
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2. Middlesbrough II 34-50 (95-46) 23 4 7
3. Carlisle United II 34-45 (88-55) 19 7 8
4. Blyth Spartans 34-45 (93-61) 20 5 9
5. Darlington II 34-40 (76-64) 16 8 10
6. Spennymoor United 34-34 (68-71) 10 14 10
7. Workington II 34-33 (74-68) 13 7 14
8. North Shields 34-31 (81-85) 14 3 17
9. Gateshead II 34-30 (68-68) 12 6 16
10. Ashington 34-30 (71-76) 12 6 16
11. Stockton 34-30 (48-66) 13 4 17
12. Consett 34-29 (45-66) 10 9 15
13. South Shields 34-28 (41-55) 10 8 16
14. West Stanley 34-28 (54-85) 9 10 15
15. Hartlepools United II 34-27 (61-85) 9 9 16
16. Blackhall CW 34-26 (50-80) 9 8 17
17. Horden CW 34-24 (55-80) 9 6 19
18. Annfield Plain 34-24 (56-88) 9 6 19
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Sunderland II
1226 goals = 4.007 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '53-'54
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1. Middlesbrough II 34-47 (92-45) 20 7 7 Champions
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2. Sunderland II 34-47 (92-50) 21 5 8
3. Spennymoor United 34-44 (80-45) 20 4 10
4. Horden CW 34-43 (66-52) 18 7 9
5. Hartlepools United II 34-42 (84-74) 18 6 10
6. Gateshead II 34-38 (85-69) 17 4 13
7. Annfield Plain 34-36 (71-71) 16 4 14
8. Consett 34-36 (63-75) 17 2 15
9. Carlisle United II 34-35 (100-78) 17 1 16
10. South Shields 34-31 (66-68) 12 7 15
11. Darlington II 34-29 (76-78) 12 5 17
12. Workington II 34-29 (63-69) 12 5 17
13. Blackhall CW 34-29 (50-66) 12 5 17
14. Blyth Spartans 34-28 (48-82) 11 6 17
15. Ashington 34-27 (61-79) 11 5 18
16. North Shields 34-25 (65-100) 10 5 19
17. Stockton 34-24 (56-86) 10 4 20
18. West Stanley 34-22 (59-90) 8 6 20
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Middlesbrough II
1277 goals = 4.173 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '54-'55
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1. Middlesbrough II 34-55 (97-27) 25 5 4 Champions
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2. Sunderland II 34-49 (112-42) 23 3 8
3. Spennymoor United 34-47 (80-48) 20 7 7
4. Workington II 34-43 (76-42) 19 5 10
5. Horden CW 34-39 (72-61) 17 5 12
6. North Shields 34-37 (76-73) 14 9 11
7. South Shields 34-36 (74-67) 13 10 11
8. Darlington II 34-35 (81-64) 14 7 13
9. Blyth Spartans 34-33 (64-78) 13 7 14
10. Gateshead II 34-32 (71-74) 14 4 16
11. Carlisle United II 34-31 (85-70) 14 3 17
12. Annfield Plain 34-31 (67-86) 11 9 14
13. Ashington 34-29 (61-74) 10 9 15
14. Hartlepools United II 34-27 (65-82) 11 5 18
15. Consett 34-27 (57-98) 12 3 19
16. Stockton 34-23 (48-77) 8 7 19
17. Blackhall CW 34-20 (33-95) 8 4 22 left
18. West Stanley 34-18 (45-106) 6 6 22
Champions: Middlesbrough II
Newly admitted: Whitley Bay Athletic
1264 goals = 4.131 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '55-'56
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1. Middlesbrough II 34-59 (112-34) 28 3 3 Champions
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2. Ashington 34-45 (92-59) 19 7 8
3. South Shields 34-47 (96-51) 20 7 7
4. Workington II 34-44 (81-42) 18 8 8
5. Sunderland II 34-43 (87-54) 20 3 11
6. Gateshead II 34-37 (69-65) 13 11 10
7. Blyth Spartans 34-37 (68-80) 17 3 14
8. Stockton 34-35 (68-65) 15 5 14
9. Carlisle United II 34-34 (74-56) 14 6 14
10. Darlington II 34-33 (76-71) 13 7 14
11. Annfield Plain 34-32 (54-65) 12 8 14
12. Spennymoor United 34-29 (59-63) 12 5 17
13. Consett 34-28 (58-88) 11 6 17
14. North Shields 34-26 (54-78) 10 6 18
15. Hartlepools United II 34-26 (48-78) 10 6 18
16. Whitley Bay Athletic 34-24 (62-92) 8 8 18
17. Horden CW 34-21 (50-94) 8 5 21
18. West Stanley 34-12 (34-107) 4 4 26
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Middlesbrough II
1242 goals = 4.059 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '56-'57
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1. Spennymoor United 34-51 (79-42) 22 7 5 Champions
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2. South Shields 34-49 (88-39) 22 5 7
3. North Shields 34-48 (92-39) 21 6 7
4. Ashington 34-48 (117-55) 20 8 6
5. Middlesbrough II 34-47 (92-43) 20 7 7
6. Sunderland II 34-45 (97-46) 20 5 9
7. Workington II 34-39 (74-57) 16 7 11
8. Blyth Spartans 34-39 (90-71) 17 5 12
9. Hartlepools United II 34-39 (80-71) 18 3 13
10. Darlington II 34-34 (78-75) 14 6 14
11. Gateshead II 34-32 (62-79) 13 6 15
12. Annfield Plain 34-27 (66-86) 10 7 17
13. Horden CW 34-26 (54-84) 11 4 19
14. Consett 34-20 (51-86) 8 4 22
15. Stockton 34-20 (59-107) 10 0 24
16. Carlisle United II 34-18 (35-83) 5 8 21
17. West Stanley 34-16 (32-100) 6 4 24
18. Whitley Bay Athletic 34-14 (44-127) 6 2 26
No promotion / relegation.
Champions: Spennymoor United
1290 goals = 4.216 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '57-'58
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1. South Shields 34-57 (107-42) 27 3 4 Champions/MidLg
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2. Middlesbrough II 34-49 (92-33) 22 5 7 left
3. Ashington 34-49 (79-48) 22 5 7 MidLg
4. North Shields 34-41 (66-44) 16 9 9 MidLg
5. Workington II 34-39 (73-59) 17 5 12 left
6. Sunderland II 34-38 (84-50) 17 4 13 left
7. Gateshead II 34-38 (82-72) 15 8 11 left
8. Carlisle United II 34-36 (66-57) 16 4 14 left
9. Blyth Spartans 34-35 (66-66) 14 7 13 MidLg
10. Horden CW 34-35 (58-59) 13 9 12 MidLg
11. Hartlepools United II 34-34 (72-61) 15 4 15 left
12. Spennymoor United 34-34 (70-72) 13 8 13 MidLg
13. Consett 34-32 (68-63) 13 6 15 MidLg
14. Annfield Plain 34-25 (57-96) 9 7 18 left
15. Darlington II 34-22 (56-92) 7 8 19 left
16. Stockton 34-19 (60-107) 7 5 22 MidLg
17. West Stanley 34-18 (47-97) 8 2 24 left
18. Whitley Bay Athletic 34-11 (35-120) 3 5 26 NL/namechange
Champions: South Shields
1238 goals = 4.046 g/match
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No play in 1958-59 and 1959-60 because of financial problems.
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League restarts as Northern Counties League.
NORTHERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '60-'61
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(table missing)
Annfield Plain Horden CW
Ashington North Shields
Blyth Spartans Scarborough
Consett South Shields
Gateshead Stockton
(10 clubs)
Champions: North Shields
Newly admitted: Darlington II, Carlisle United II
and Workington II
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '61-'62
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1. Consett 24-35 (77-44) 16 3 5 Champions
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2. South Shields 24-34 (67-30) 16 2 6
3. Ashington 24-33 (63-36) 14 5 5
4. Horden CW 24-30 (57-50) 13 4 7
5. Gateshead 24-29 (42-34) 13 3 8 left
6. Scarborough 24-27 (48-31) 11 5 8
7. North Shields 24-25 (61-42) 10 5 9
8. Darlington II 24-21 (55-57) 8 5 11
9. Blyth Spartans 24-20 (52-61) 7 6 11
10. Carlisle United II 24-19 (31-43) 6 7 11
11. Stockton 24-15 (41-82) 6 3 15
12. Annfield Plain 24-13 (34-72) 5 3 16
13. Workington II 24-11 (36-82) 5 1 18
(league named North Eastern League from 62-63 onward).
Champions: Consett
664 goals = 4.256 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '62-'63
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1. Scarborough 22-32 (71-34) 14 4 4 Champions/MidLg
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2. South Shields 22-31 (48-27) 13 5 4
3. North Shields 22-26 (54-43) 11 4 7
4. Blyth Spartans 22-25 (49-39) 11 3 8
5. Ashington 22-21 (47-46) 7 7 8
6. Darlington II 22-21 (35-37) 10 1 11 left
7. Horden CW 22-21 (33-36) 8 5 9
8. Stockton 22-19 (39-57) 8 3 11
9. Consett 22-18 (40-49) 7 4 11
10. Workington II 22-18 (32-49) 8 2 12 left
11. Annfield Plain 22-17 (27-46) 7 3 12
12. Carlisle United II 22-15 (35-47) 6 3 13 left
Champions: Scarborough
510 goals = 3.864 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE '63-'64
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1. Horden CW 14-22 (34-11) 10 2 2 Champions/left
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2. South Shields 14-22 (37-20) 11 0 3 left
3. Ashington 14-16 (33-19) 7 2 5 left
4. Blyth Spartans 14-16 (43-33) 7 2 5 NL
5. Stockton 14-12 (32-35) 4 4 6 left
6. Annfield Plain 14-10 (22-37) 4 2 8 left
7. North Shields 14- 7 (25-40) 2 3 9 NL
8. Consett 14- 7 (14-45) 2 3 9 left
Champions: Horden CW
240 goals = 4.286 g/match
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League Folded.
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abbreviations :
FL : Football League.
LComb : Lancashire Combination.
MidLg : Midland League.
NL : Northern League.
SOURCES:
Hartlepool United : www.poolstats.co.uk.
Non-league archive : www.nonleaguetables.co.uk
all info on namechanges and merges is taken from the Football Club
History Database.
http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/indexa-z.htm
Prepared and maintained by Dinant Abbink for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Dinant Abbink
(d.abbink@chello.nl)
Last updated: 6 Dec 2006
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