1981–82 Northern Football League

The 1981–82 Northern Football League season was the 84th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1] At the end of the season the Northern League expanded to two divisions for the first time since 1899–1900.[2] Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
Northern Football LeaguefootballBlyth Spartans1980–81Whitby TownSouth BankTow Law TownSpennymoor UnitedBillingham SynthoniaBishop AucklandDurham CityShildonNorth ShieldsFerryhill AthleticHorden Colliery WelfareCrook TownEvenwood TownPenrithConsettWest Auckland TownAshingtonWhitley BayWillingtonNorthern LeagueBirtley TownBoro RangersCarlisle CityGuisborough TownHeaton StanningtonNewcastle BenfieldNorthallerton TownRedcar AthleticSeaham Red StarSunderland Ryhope CAWest Allotment CelticWhickhamBedlington TerriersBillingham TownBlyth TownBoldon Community AssociationBrandon UnitedChester-le-Street TownChester-le-Street UnitedEasington CollieryEsh WinningFC HartlepoolHorden Community WelfareJarrowNewcastle Blue StarNewcastle UniversityPrudhoe Youth ClubRedcar TownRyton & Crawcrook AlbionSunderland West EndThornabyWashingtonYarm & Eaglescliffe1889–901890–911891–921892–931893–941894–951895–961896–971897–981898–991899–19001900–011901–021902–031903–041904–051905–061906–071907–081908–091909–101910–111911–121912–131913–141914–151919–201920–211921–221922–231923–241924–251925–261926–271927–281928–291929–301930–311931–321932–331933–341934–351935–361936–371937–381938–391939–401945–461946–471947–481948–491949–501950–511951–521952–531953–541954–551955–561956–571957–581958–591959–601960–611961–621962–631963–641964–651965–661966–671967–681968–691969–701970–711971–721972–731973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–791979–801982–831983–841984–851985–861986–871987–881988–891989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–251981–82 in English footballRon GreenwoodHome Championship1982 FIFA World CupqualificationFootball LeagueFirst DivisionSecond DivisionThird DivisionFourth DivisionAlliance Premier LeagueIsthmian LeagueNorthern Premier LeagueSouthern LeagueAthenian LeagueCheshire County LeagueCombined Counties LeagueTown & Country LeagueEssex Senior LeagueHellenic LeagueKent LeagueLancashire CombinationMidland Football CombinationMidland LeagueSussex County LeagueUnited Counties LeagueWest Midlands (Regional) LeagueWestern LeagueYorkshire LeagueFA CupQualifying roundsCharity ShieldFA TrophyLeague CupFootball League Group CupEuropean CupUEFA CupEuropean Cup Winners' CupArsenalAston VillaBirmingham CityBrighton & Hove AlbionEvertonLeeds UnitedLiverpoolManchester CityManchester UnitedNottingham ForestStoke CitySwansea CityTottenham HotspurWest Ham UnitedCardiff CityChelseaLeicester CityQueens Park RangersBrentfordBurnleyCarlisle UnitedChesterGillinghamHuddersfield TownNewport CountyBlackpoolBournemouthBradford CityColchester UnitedMansfield TownNorthampton TownPort ValeRochdaleTranmere Rovers