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Post by spennyfanchris on May 27, 2023 12:30:12 GMT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of the Northern Football Alliance League will take place on Tuesday, 13/06/2023, at Blue Flames Sporting Club, Benton, Newcastle, NE12 9FA, commencing at 6.30 pm prompt. ALL TEAMS, BOTH CURRENT MEMBERS AND THOSE BEING PROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP, MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING. www.northernfootballalliance.org.uk/ |
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Post by spennyfanchris on Jun 13, 2023 20:04:50 GMT
Premier Division
AFC Newbiggin
Alnwick Town
Burradon and New Fordley
Cramlington United
Gateshead Rutherford AFC
Haltwhistle Jubilee
Hebburn Town Reserves (Promoted From First Division - Renamed From U23's)
Killingworth FC
Newcastle Chemfica
Newcastle Independent FC
Percy Main Amateurs
Ponteland United
Seaton Delaval AFC
Stobswood Welfare (Promoted From First Division)
Wallington FC
West Moor & Jesmond AFC (Promoted From First Division)
First Division
Bedlington FC
Forest Hall Celtic
Gosforth Bohemians
Hexham FC
Newcastle Benfield Reserves (Name Change From Seaton Burn)
Newcastle Blue Star Reserves
Newcastle East End FC
Newcastle University A (Promoted From Second Division)
North Shields Athletic
Rothbury FC
Whitburn & Cleadon FC
Whitley Bay Reserves (Relegated From Premier Division)
Wideopen FC (Promoted From Second Division)
Willington Quay Saints
Winlaton Community (Relegated From Premier Division)
Second Division
Amble AFC (Promoted From Third Division)
Benton FC (Promoted From Third Division)
Blyth Town Reserves (Renamed From U23)
Cullercoats FC
Ellington FC
FC United of Newcastle (Relegated From First Division)
Hazlerigg Victory (Promoted From Third Division)
Heaton Stannington A
Morpeth FC
Newcastle Chemfica Amateurs
Newcastle City Seniors (Name Change?)
North Sunderland FC
Walker Central
Wallsend Boys Club (Relegated From First Division)
Whitley Bay Sporting Club
Third Division
Blyth Rangers
Cramlington Blue Star
Cramlington Town (NEW)
Gateshead Redheugh 1957
Gosforth Bohemians Reserves
Great Park (NEW)
Heddon United FC
North Shields Athletic Reserves (NEW)
Prudhoe Youth Club Reserves (NEW)
Walkergate FC (NEW)
Wallsend Boys Club U23's
Westerhope United (NEW)
Whickham FC U23's
Whitley Bay Sporting Club A
Wideopen FC Reserves (NEW)
Teams Left - Alnwick Town Development (2nd Division), i2i International Soccer (3rd Division), Ponteland United Reserves (1st Division)
Renamed - Seaton Burn are now Newcastle Benfield Reserves
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Post by stevenreay on Jun 14, 2023 8:43:25 GMT
Thank you for putting this up, looking forward to the new season already. Newcastle Independent Cabrito's team have become the senior side of the Newcastle City Juniors who play out of Benwell. We said goodbye to Stocksfield and Ashington Reserves at the end of the season. Of the new clubs all but one are coming up from the NCFL Prem Div, Walkergate as champions, NS Athletic Res (2nd), Prudhoe YC Res (3rd), Cramlington Town (4th) and Westerhope (7th). Great Park were champions of Div 1 and Wideopen Res finished 5th. i2i are associated with Northumbria University. Cramlington Town were last in the NA just before covid, they have a lovely setup at the Sporting Village in the town and they have a new clubhouse now so definitely a return visit is on the cards. I think we've seen Walkergate and Westerhope in the league before, certainly clubs with those names. This is definitely the first time for Great Park.
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Post by windy1970 on Jun 14, 2023 10:54:08 GMT
In the league there is currently 1 club with suitable facilities to apply for promotion and that is Alnwick. Beyond this there are a couple of clubs that are about 4/5 years away from being in a position to apply for promotion
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Post by spennyfanchris on Jun 14, 2023 12:04:42 GMT
Newcastle Benfield have tweeted this - no sign of the team in the list
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Post by stevenreay on Jun 14, 2023 13:18:38 GMT
NE Elite academy (the link in the twitter feed) are based at Northumbria Uni. Could this be linked to the mysterious i2i application.
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Post by spennyfanchris on Jun 14, 2023 13:32:10 GMT
Oh you could be onto something there!
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Post by pooliehopper on Jun 14, 2023 14:33:38 GMT
In the league there is currently 1 club with suitable facilities to apply for promotion and that is Alnwick. Beyond this there are a couple of clubs that are about 4/5 years away from being in a position to apply for promotion I don't know if they have floodlights, but there's definitely seating at Wallsend Boys Club Seniors. Great Park are apparently going to play at Druid Park, a ground that's hosted NL football before. Although neither are currently in the top division I think. |
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Post by stevenreay on Jun 14, 2023 16:05:01 GMT
Great Park's current ground requires crossing a road between the pitch and the dressing rooms in the community centre, someone else maybe able to say whether this a no no for the NA's ground requirements and a possible reason for them moving to Druid Park. I think it's a shame though. And as regards suitable grounds don't forget that Forest Hall play at a currently graded NL ground though of course they are in Div 1. Are reserve clubs allowed in the NL, we could include Hebburn from the Premier League then. However if you had asked anybody five years ago which NA clubs would be playing the NL I don't think Hazelrigg (as Blue Star were) or Prudhoe YP would have been on many peoples list.
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Post by spennyfanchris on Jun 14, 2023 16:10:39 GMT
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Post by spennyfanchris on Jun 14, 2023 16:22:30 GMT
So i got a response from the league regarding the Newcastle Benfield Reserves situation -
"FYI The team in question is still registered under the name of Seaton Burn. This may change but at the moment, that's where it stands"
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Post by stevenreay on Jun 15, 2023 10:15:04 GMT
The excellent North East Non-League Show (linked in the other topic in this forum) had a fascinating interview with the manager of AFC Newbiggin, Neil Cooper. They look like they are planning to be promoted to the NL. Planning applications in for floodlights and stands.
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Post by stevenreay on Aug 4, 2023 11:00:59 GMT
The day before the new season starts a quick check of the fixtures for tomorrow to pick a game to attend and three teams have departed. Seaton Burn has resigned from Division 1 (that is a shame, they've been around for years), Alnwick Town Reserves from Division 2 and i2i International Soccer from Division Three.
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Post by spennyfanchris on Aug 4, 2023 12:31:41 GMT
Seaton Burn are now Newcastle Benfield Reserves Steven, if you see a little bit up on this topic i did say about Seaton Burn/Benfield Reserves situation so it must of changed now
And yes the other 2 teams have fully gone
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Post by stevenreay on Aug 4, 2023 14:00:33 GMT
Thank you for the clarification. The result of this means that the we have no alliance teams that area now with Hazelrigg's old pitch dug up and then them moving onto Dinnington, Wide Open leaving Lockley Park and moving to Dudley and the John Willie Sams and now Seaton Burn leaving the Rec.
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