Northern Football League

Northern League

Founded	1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Country	England
Divisions	Division One Division Two
Number of teams	42
Level on pyramid	Levels 9 and 10
Promotion to	Northern Premier League Division One East or West
Relegation to	Northern Football Alliance Premier Division Wearside League First Division North Riding League Premier Division
Domestic cup(s)	Northern League Challenge Cup Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup J. R. Cleator Cup
Current champions	Newton Aycliffe (Division One) Boro Rangers (Division Two) (2022–23)
Website	Ebac Northern League
Current: 2023–24

The Northern League is a British men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.

It contains two divisions; Division One and Division Two. Division One sits on the ninth tier of the English football league system, five divisions below the Football League. These leagues cover the historic counties of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire's North Riding. The champion club of Division One is promoted to the lower division of the Northern Premier League.