2000–01 Northern Football League

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season	2000–01
Champions	Ashington
Promoted	Ashington; Washington Ikeda Hoover; Thornaby
Matches played	342
Goals scored	1,143 (3.34 per match)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Northern Football League
Division One
Season	2000–01
Champions	Bedlington Terriers
Relegated	Easington Colliery; Hebburn Town; Crook Town
Matches played	420
Goals scored	1,456 (3.47 per match)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Northern Football League season was the 103rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.^[1]

Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

Clubs promoted from Division Two:
- Brandon United
- Hebburn, who also changed name to Hebburn Town
- Newcastle Blue Star
Plus:
- Whitley Bay, relegated from the Northern Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bedlington Terriers	40	28	5	7	108	31	+77	89
2	Dunston Federation Brewery	40	26	7	7	93	49	+44	85
3	Marske United	40	24	7	9	82	35	+47	79
4	Durham City	40	24	6	10	95	42	+53	78
5	Brandon United	40	23	8	9	86	53	+33	77
6	Peterlee Newtown	40	22	9	9	75	55	+20	75
7	Tow Law Town	40	20	7	13	90	64	+26	67
8	Billingham Synthonia	40	18	11	11	81	58	+23	65
9	Billingham Town	40	19	7	14	74	59	+15	64
10	Consett	40	17	8	15	63	60	+3	59
11	Whitley Bay	40	15	10	15	69	61	+8	55
12	West Auckland Town	40	16	7	17	65	68	−3	55
13	Jarrow Roofing BCA	40	12	12	16	63	71	−8	48
14	Guisborough Town	40	13	8	19	53	60	−7	47
15	Chester-le-Street Town	40	13	5	22	61	64	−3	44
16	Newcastle Blue Star	40	12	8	20	53	83	−30	44
17	Seaham Red Star	40	14	2	24	59	111	−52	44
18	Morpeth Town	40	12	6	22	63	78	−15	36^[a]
19	Easington Colliery	40	10	6	24	57	86	−29	36	Relegated to Division Two
20	Hebburn Town	40	5	7	28	33	113	−80	22
21	Crook Town	40	2	4	34	33	155	−122	10

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, relegated from Division One:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ashington	36	25	5	6	100	41	+59	80	Promoted to Division One
2	Washington Ikeda Hoover	36	23	10	3	83	35	+48	79
3	Thornaby	36	23	7	6	85	50	+35	76
4	Horden Colliery Welfare	36	20	7	9	53	35	+18	67
5	Esh Winning	36	19	7	10	79	44	+35	64
6	Northallerton Town	36	16	12	8	75	45	+30	60
7	Penrith	36	14	12	10	60	52	+8	54
8	Norton & Stockton Ancients	36	16	9	11	51	51	0	54^[a]
9	Willington	36	12	12	12	52	46	+6	48
10	Kennek Ryhope CA	36	12	10	14	46	53	−7	46
11	South Shields	36	12	9	15	71	81	−10	45
12	Prudhoe Town	36	13	5	18	69	66	+3	44
13	Shildon	36	12	8	16	42	58	−16	44
14	Alnwick Town	36	9	12	15	53	61	−8	39
15	Evenwood Town	36	10	5	21	50	97	−47	35
16	Shotton Comrades	36	8	10	18	49	85	−36	34
17	Murton	36	9	8	19	53	76	−23	32^[b]
18	Whickham	36	6	11	19	43	68	−25	29
19	Eppleton Colliery Welfare	36	1	5	30	29	99	−70	8

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes: