Northern Football Alliance

The Northern Football Alliance is a football league based in the North East, England. It has four divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.

The top club in the Premier Division is eligible for promotion to the Northern League Division Two. The top clubs in the First, Second and Third Divisions are promoted to the Premier, First, and Second Divisions respectively. The bottom club in the Third Division may be relegated to either the North Northumberland League Division One, or the Tyneside Amateur League, depending on which is more geographically appropriate.

The Northern Football Alliance was founded in 1890 as a single league, with a membership of seven teams. In 1926 it became the Second Division of the North Eastern League, but it split away again in 1935. It disbanded in 1964 due to lack of membership, but reformed just one season later, in 1965–66.

In 1988 the Northern Amateur League and the Northern Combination League combined with the Northern Football Alliance (all under the name Northern Football Alliance) to create a three-division format, which later expanded to four. Under a sponsorship agreement it is billed as the Bay Plastics Northern Football Alliance.

The league's teams chiefly come from Tyneside as well as Northumberland, with teams from further south preferring to play in the Wearside League, but there are exceptions, for example Prudhoe Town F.C. from Northumberland competed in the Wearside League, whilst Coundon and Leeholme from near Bishop Auckland in southern County Durham compete in the Alliance.

Premier Division

 * AFC Newbiggin
 * Alnwick Town
 * Burradon & New Fordley
 * Cramlington United
 * Gateshead Rutherford
 * Haltwhistle Jubilee
 * Killingworth
 * Newcastle Blue Star
 * Newcastle Chemfica
 * Newcastle Independent
 * Percy Main Amateurs
 * Ponteland United
 * Seaton Delaval AFC
 * Wallington
 * Whitley Bay 'A'
 * Winlaton Community

Division One

 * Bedlington
 * FC United of Newcastle
 * Forest Hall
 * Gosforth Bohemians
 * Hebburn Town U23
 * Hexham
 * Newcastle Blue Star Reserves
 * Newcastle East End
 * North Shields Athletic
 * Rothbury
 * Seaton Burn
 * Stobswood Welfare
 * Wallsend Boys Club
 * West Moor & Jesmond
 * Whitburn & Cleadon
 * Willington Quay Saints

Division Two

 * Blaydon Community
 * Blyth Town U23
 * Cullercoats
 * Ellington
 * Heaton Stannington 'A'
 * Morpeth
 * Newcastle Chemfica Amateurs
 * Newcastle Independent Cabrito
 * Newcastle University 'A'
 * North Sunderland
 * Ponteland United Reserves
 * Red House Farm
 * Seaton Sluice
 * Walker Central
 * Whitley Bay Sporting Club
 * Wideopen

Division Three

 * Amble AFC
 * Alnwick Town Development
 * Ashington AFC Reserves
 * Benton
 * Blyth Rangers
 * Cramlington Blue Star
 * Gateshead Redheugh 1957
 * Gosforth Bohemians Reserves
 * Hazlerigg Victory
 * Heddon United
 * Stocksfield
 * Wallsend Boys Club U23
 * West Moor & Jesmond U23
 * Whickham U23
 * Whitley Bay Sporting Club 'A'

Champions (1890–1988)

 * 1890–91 – Sunderland "A"
 * 1891–92 – Shankhouse
 * 1892–93 – Sunderland "A"
 * 1893–94 – Sunderland "A"
 * 1894–95 – Sunderland "A"
 * 1895–96 – Sunderland "A"
 * 1896–97 – Hebburn Argyle
 * 1897–98 – Newcastle United "A"
 * 1898–99 – Jarrow
 * 1899–1900 – Willington Athletic
 * 1900–01 – Newcastle United "A"
 * 1901–02 – Newcastle United "A"
 * 1902–03 – Morpeth Harriers
 * 1903–04 – Wallsend Park Villa
 * 1904–05 – Willington Athletic
 * 1905–06 – Willington Athletic
 * 1906–07 – North Shields Athletic
 * 1907–08 – North Shields Athletic
 * 1908–09 – Blyth Spartans
 * 1909–10 – Willington Athletic
 * 1910–11 – Newburn
 * 1911–12 – Newburn
 * 1912–13 – Blyth Spartans
 * 1913–14 – Ashington
 * 1914–15 – Spen Black & Whites
 * 1915–19 – Not competed for due to World War I
 * 1919–20 – Annfield Plain
 * 1920–21 – Chopwell Institute
 * 1921–22 – Felling Colliery
 * 1922–23 – Annfield Plain
 * 1923–24 – Birtley
 * 1924–25 – Ashington Reserves
 * 1925–26 – Chilton Colliery Recreation
 * 1926–27 – Consett
 * 1927–28 – Washington Colliery
 * 1928–29 – North Shields
 * 1929–30 – Walker Celtic
 * 1930–31 – Chopwell Institute
 * 1931–32 – Crawcrook Albion
 * 1932–33 – Eden Colliery Welfare
 * 1933–34 – Throckley Welfare
 * 1934–35 – Newbiggin West End
 * 1935–36 – Hexham Town
 * 1936–37 – Stakeford Albion
 * 1937–38 – Alnwick


 * 1938–39 – Newcastle United "A"
 * 1939–46 – Not competed for due to World War II
 * 1946–47 – Newburn
 * 1947–48 – Hexham Hearts
 * 1948–49 – Cramlington Welfare
 * 1949–50 – West Sleekburn
 * 1950–51 – Cramlington Welfare
 * 1951–52 – Newburn
 * 1952–53 – Whitley Bay Athletic
 * 1953–54 – Whitley Bay Athletic
 * 1954–55 – Amble
 * 1955–56 – Ashington Reserves
 * 1956–57 – Amble
 * 1957–58 – Newcastle United "A"
 * 1958–59 – Amble
 * 1959–60 – Amble
 * 1960–61 – Amble
 * 1961–62 – Newburn
 * 1962–63 – Alnwick Town
 * 1963–64 – Alnwick Town
 * 1964–65 – not competed
 * 1965–66 – Alnwick Town
 * 1966–67 – Bedlington Colliery Welfare
 * 1967–68 – Alnwick Town
 * 1968–69 – Alnwick Town
 * 1969–70 – Alnwick Town
 * 1970–71 – Alnwick Town
 * 1971–72 – Alnwick Town
 * 1972–73 – Marine Park
 * 1973–74 – Marine Park
 * 1974–75 – South Shields Mariners
 * 1975–76 – South Shields
 * 1976–77 – Wallington
 * 1977–78 – Brandon United
 * 1978–79 – Brandon United
 * 1979–80 – Guisborough Town
 * 1980–81 – Percy Main Amateurs
 * 1981–82 – Percy Main Amateurs
 * 1982–83 – Darlington Cleveland Bridge
 * 1983–84 – Morpeth Town
 * 1984–85 – Dudley Welfare
 * 1985–86 – Gateshead Tyne Sports
 * 1986–87 – West Allotment Celtic
 * 1987–88 – Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace