2012–13 Northern Football League
| Season | 2012–13 |
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← 2011–12
2013-14 →
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| Champions | Darlington 1883 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Darlington 1883 |
| Relegated |
South Shields |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1981 (3.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andrew Johnson (Bishop Auckland) (38 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Shildon 11–0 South Shields 5 September 2012 |
| Biggest away win |
Newton Aycliffe 0–8 Billingham Town 29 September 2012 |
| Highest scoring |
Shildon 11–0 South Shields 5 September 2012 Whitley Bay 8–3 Penrith 10 November 2012 |
| Highest attendance | 2,670 - Spennymoor Town 1–3 Darlington 1883 15 February 2013 |
| Lowest attendance | 24 - Team Northumbria 5–1 Sunderland RCA 8 April 2013 |
| Average attendance | 226 |
| Champions | Crook Town |
|---|---|
| Promoted |
Crook Town Morpeth Town Jarrow Roofing BCA |
| Relegated |
Ryhope Colliery Welfare Horden Colliery Welfare |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1706 (3.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Butler (Ryhope Colliery Welfare) (56 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Jarrow Roofing BCA 10–2 Horden Colliery Welfare 26 December 2012 Morpeth Town 9–1 Darlington Railway Athletic 5 January 2013 |
| Biggest away win |
Brandon United 1–10 Jarrow Roofing BCA 27 April 2013 |
| Highest scoring |
Jarrow Roofing BCA 10–2 Horden Colliery Welfare 26 December 2012 |
| Highest attendance | 186 - Seaham Red Star 2–5 Crook Town 19 October 2012 |
| Lowest attendance | 13 - Horden Colliery Welfare 1–2 Stokesley Sports Club 10 November 2012 |
| Average attendance | 68 |
The 2012–13 Northern Football League season (known as the 2012–13 Ebac Northern League for sponsorship reasons) is the 115th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions.
Division One features 19 teams which competed in the first division last season, along with five new teams:
Updated to games played on 17 May 2013.
Source: League Official
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
†Sunderland RCA deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Updated to games played on 17 May 2013.
Source: League Official
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
† ^ RCA v BLT (6 Apr 1-0) : Billingham Town have asked for the game to be replayed. - new date is 7 May 2013.
‡ ^ CON v NCB (29 Apr 0-2) : Abn 77 mins floodlight failure. - Replay is 13 May 2013.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division Two features 18 teams which competed in the second division last season, along with four new teams:
Updated to games played on 4 May 2013.
Source: League Official
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Alnwick Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
†Whitehaven deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
‡Esh Winning, Brandon United deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
# decided that Ryhope CW will be classed as a "relegated club" (not complied with the grading requirement). - Promotion mark even though they have, official information is inconsistent.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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