Northern Football League
1981/82 Tables◄ 1982/83 Tables ►1983/84 Tables
Northern League Division 1 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Blyth Spartans | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 80 | Champions |
| 2nd | Whitby Town | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 78 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Horden Colliery Welfare | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 68 | - |
| 4th | Bishop Auckland | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 64 | - |
| 5th | Spennymoor United | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 61 | - |
| 6th | Billingham Synthonia | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 60 | - |
| 7th | North Shields | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 58 | - |
| 8th | Tow Law Town | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 58 | - |
| 9th | Consett | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 55 | - |
| 10th | Crook Town | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 55 | - |
| 11th | South Bank | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 54 | - |
| 12th | Ferryhill Athletic | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 54 | - |
| 13th | Whitley Bay | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 47 | - |
| 14th | Shildon | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Evenwood Town | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 35 | - |
| 16th | Ashington | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 73 | -37 | 33 | - |
| 17th | Durham City | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 83 | -51 | 20 | ▼Relegated |
| 18th | West Auckland Town | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 37 | 110 | -73 | 18 | ▼Relegated |
| 19th | Willington | 36 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 140 | -114 | 8 | ▼Relegated |
Northern League Division 2 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Peterlee Newtown | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 63 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Gretna | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 60 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Darlington Reserves | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 52 | - |
| 4th | Hartlepool United Reserves | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 46* | * -3 Points |
| 5th | Ryhope Community Association | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 45* | * -3 Points |
| 6th | Esh Winning | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 37 | - |
| 7th | Billingham Town | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 35 | - |
| 8th | Northallerton Town | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 61 | -20 | 34 | - |
| 9th | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 27 | - |
| 10th | Bedlington Terriers | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 24 | - |
| 11th | Alnwick Town | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 24 | - |
Teams Joining the Northern League
| ▲Brandon United Joined from the Wearside Football League |
| ▲Chester-le-Street Town Joined from the Wearside Football League |
| ▲Darlington Cleveland Bridge Joined from the Northern Football Alliance |
| ▲Langley Park Welfare Joined |
| ▲Seaham Colliery Welfare Joined from the Wearside League |
| ▲Shotton Comrades Joined from the Northern Football Alliance |
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