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Diary of a Ground Hopper: FC Hartlepool 1-2 Jarrow

18 February 2024 0 comments

Regular readers will know that my favourite league is the Northern League. There’s nothing like a north-east welcome and the fish and chips are usually the best in the world.

Rising Blue Star have big plans!

23 July 2023 0 comments

Jimmy Nail’s ‘Big River’ may not mean much to many people outside of the North-East – but to those within Newcastle it is a sign of local pride.

Whitley Bay pay emotional tribute as club stalwart passes away

8 January 2023 0 comments

Breakwell passed away following a long battle with illness over the weekend and the four-time FA Vase winners paid an emotional tribute in a statement released on Sunday afternoon.

Exiled Synners seal a ground switch for new season

10 April 2022 0 comments

Ebac Northern League Division Two club Billingham Synthonia are to ground-share with Stokesley Sports Club next season.

Billingham Synthonia future at risk as investor withdraws support

3 February 2022 0 comments

The immediate future of Ebac Northern League club Billingham Synthonia is at risk just months before they celebrate their 100-year anniversary.

North East neighbours count the cost of Storm Arwen

28 November 2021 0 comments

Clubs count cost of Storm By Mark Carruthers SOUTH Tyneside neighbours Hebburn Town and Boldon CA are counting the cost […]

Club record attendance shows potential at Heaton Stannington, says manager Dean Nicholson

24 October 2021 0 comments

An impressive crowd of 619 were on hand to watch the Tyneside outfit fall to a 5-2 defeat against the Northern Counties East League Premier Division promotion challengers.

Blyth Town are back on the road as a new Northern League adventure begins

8 August 2021 0 comments

For three years, the Northumberland club battled their way back from the Step 11 Northern Alliance’s third tier and finally landed a place back in the Northern League as part of the Football Association’s recent restructure of the Non-League system.

Northern League chairman salutes volunteers for work during Covid-19 pandemic

1 August 2021 0 comments

It has been a challenging 18 months for Non-League clubs around the country as the financial and practical pressures have been intensified by the impact of the pandemic

Boldon CA boss welcomes belated Northern League promotion

11 July 2021 0 comments

The South Tyneside outfit appealed against the decision to not promote them into Step 6 as part of the Football Association’s restructure of the Non-League system.

North Shields 5-2 Blyth Town: Robins put on a five-star show

11 July 2021 0 comments

The Northern League Division One Robins looked to be on top when Dan Wilson fired home six minutes into the second half.

Promotion call was the FA’s, says Northern League chairman

27 June 2021 0 comments

Blyth Town, Horden CW and Redcar Town were all promoted from Step 7 feeder leagues this summer as part of the Football Association’s restructure of the Non-League system.

Blyth Town boss Michael Connor left speechless by derby day on Northern League return

27 June 2021 0 comments

Blyth Town manager Michael Connor was “lost for words” after his side were handed a visit to Northumberland rivals Bedlington Terriers on the opening day of the Northern League season.

Horden boss so happy to end wait to return to Northern League

13 June 2021 0 comments

Last month brought the long-awaited confirmation that the Wearside League outfit were one of three clubs to be elevated into the Northern League Second Division ahead of the 2021-22 season.

End of an era for Heaton Stannington as stalwart Derek Thompson departs

30 May 2021 0 comments

The former Stan player was named as manager of the then-Northern Alliance club in 1998 and has overseen a whole host of changes on and off the pitch at Grounsell Park.