Northern Football League
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Northern League Division 1 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Whitby Town | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 131 | 37 | +94 | 99 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Billingham Synthonia | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 109 | 46 | +63 | 90 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bedlington Terriers | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 37 | +76 | 86* | * -3 Points |
| 4th | Durham City | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 68 | - |
| 5th | Crook Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 66 | - |
| 6th | Morpeth Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Guisborough Town | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 60 | - |
| 8th | Tow Law Town | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 53 | - |
| 9th | South Shields | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 50 | - |
| 10th | Murton | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 80 | -22 | 50 | - |
| 11th | Consett | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Dunston Federation Brewery | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 70 | -6 | 46 | - |
| 13th | Shildon | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 86 | -14 | 46 | - |
| 14th | Easington Colliery | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 72 | -16 | 44 | - |
| 15th | RTM Newcastle | 38 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 66 | 87 | -21 | 42 | - |
| 16th | Seaham Red Star | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 83 | -33 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Stockton | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 105 | -35 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Chester-le-Street Town | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 86 | -33 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 19th | Whickham | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 38 | 98 | -60 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | West Auckland Town | 38 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 41 | 117 | -76 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
Northern League Division 2 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Northallerton Town | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 98 | 41 | +57 | 81 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Billingham Town | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 39 | +72 | 75* | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 88 | 34 | +54 | 75 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Ashington | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 71 | - |
| 5th | Evenwood Town | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 84 | 46 | +38 | 67 | - |
| 6th | Horden Colliery Welfare | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 64* | * -3 Points |
| 7th | Prudhoe Town | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 64 | - |
| 8th | Shotton Comrades | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 63* | * -3 Points |
| 9th | Willington | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 61 | - |
| 10th | Peterlee Newtown | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Hebburn | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 51 | - |
| 12th | Ryhope Community Association | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 37* | * -3 Points |
| 14th | Brandon United | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 76 | -12 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Alnwick Town | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 55 | 79 | -24 | 34* | * -3 Points |
| 16th | Eppleton Colliery Welfare | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 110 | -66 | 25 | - |
| 17th | Washington | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 79 | -36 | 22* | * -3 Points |
| 18th | Esh Winning | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 44 | 100 | -56 | 21* | * -3 Points |
| 19th | Ferryhill Athletic | 36 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 177 | -161 | 5 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Darlington Cleveland Social | Resigned Mid-Season - Record Expunged | Folded | |||||||
* Billingham Town were Deducted 3 Points
Teams Leaving the Northern League
| ▲Whitby Town were Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▼Darlington Cleveland Social Resigned from the League Mid-Season and Folded |
| ▼Ferryhill Athletic were Relegated to the Wearside Football League |
Teams Joining the Northern League
| ►Penrith Transferred from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Marske United Joined from the Wearside Football League |
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