North Northumberland League
Encyclopedia
| North Northumberland League |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1898 |
| Nation |
| Feeder To |
| Northern Alliance Northern Football Alliance The Northern Football Alliance is a football competition based in the Northeast of England and Cumbria. It has three divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 of the National League System... Division Two |
| Divisions |
| Division One Division Two |
| Number of Teams |
| 21 |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| Level 14 and Level 15 English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing... |
| Cups |
| 6 (see article body) |
| Current Champions (2010–11) |
| Alnwick Town Alnwick Town F.C. Alnwick Town F.C. is an English association football club based in Alnwick, Northumberland. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two.-History:... Reserves (Division One) Wooler (Division Two) |
The North Northumberland Football League is a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
competition based in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and at over 100 years old it is one of the longest established amateur leagues in the country.
It has two divisions, of which the highest (Division One) sits at level 14 of the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
and is a feeder to the Northern Alliance
Northern Football Alliance
The Northern Football Alliance is a football competition based in the Northeast of England and Cumbria. It has three divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 of the National League System...
. The league consists of teams from between the rivers Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
and Wansbeck
River Wansbeck
The River Wansbeck runs through the county of Northumberland, England. It rises above Sweethope Lough on the edge of Forelaws Forest in the area known locally as The Wanneys ; runs through the town of Ashington before discharging into the North Sea at Sandy Bay near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.The River...
.
Member teams compete in the Northumberland FA Minor Cup as well as six cup competitions run by the league; The Bilclough Cup, The Sanderson Cup, The Anderson Cup, The Runciman Cup, The Robson Cup and the Lancaster / Laidler Cup.
Recent champions
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Amble United | Hedgeley Rovers |
| 2007-08 | Stobswood Welfare | Bedlington Terrier Reserves |
| 2008-09 | Ashington Booze Brothers Athletic | Alnwick Town Alnwick Town F.C. Alnwick Town F.C. is an English association football club based in Alnwick, Northumberland. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two.-History:... Reserves |
| 2009-10 | Rothbury | Lynemouth Institute |
| 2010-11 | Alnwick Town Alnwick Town F.C. Alnwick Town F.C. is an English association football club based in Alnwick, Northumberland. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two.-History:... Reserves |
Wooler |
Member clubs (2011-12)
Division One- Belford
- Berwick United
- Embleton Whinstone Rovers
- Longhoughton Rangers
- Rothbury
- Shilbottle Colliery Welfare
- Springhill
- Stobswood Welfare
- Tweedmouth Harrow
- Wooler
Division Two
- Alnmouth United
- Alnwick TownAlnwick Town F.C.Alnwick Town F.C. is an English association football club based in Alnwick, Northumberland. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two.-History:...
Under 21s - Amble St. Cuthberts
- AFC Newbiggin
- Bamburgh Castle
- Craster Rovers
- Hedgeley Rovers
- North Sunderland
- Red Row Welfare
- Shilbottle Colliery Welfare Reserves
- Tweedmouth Rangers