Northern Football Club

Northern
Full nameNorthern Football Club
UnionNorthumberland RFU
Founded1875; 149 years ago (1875)
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Ground(s)McCracken Park (Capacity: 1,000)
ChairmanRichard Kain
PresidentNicolas Arnold
Coach(es)1st XV - Dave Guthrie & Jim Pollock
Captain(s)1st XV -
League(s)Regional 2 North [1]
Team kit
Official website
northernfc.rfu.club

Northern Football Club are a rugby union club that was founded in 1875, and is based in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Their strip is coloured navy Blue, Red and White. They currently play in Regional 2 North, the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, having been promoted from Durham Northumberland One at the end of the 2021/2022 season. Northern field three senior teams. These are the first team, Northern Wanderers (2nd team) and Northern Panthers (3rd team). Northern have a very large successful mini and youth rugby set-up.