Full name | Northern Football Club | |
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Union | Northumberland RFU | |
Founded | 1875 | |
Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England | |
Ground(s) | McCracken Park (Capacity: 1,000) | |
Chairman | Richard Kain | |
President | Jim Pollock | |
Director of Rugby | Ron Borley | |
Coach(es) | 1st XV - Dave Guthrie & Jim Pollock | |
Captain(s) | 1st XV - Tom McCullough | |
League(s) | Regional 2 North | |
2023–24 | 2nd | |
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Official website | ||
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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 2021–22 season. Northern field three senior teams. These are the first team, Northern Wanderers (2nd team) and Northern Panthers (3rd team). Northern have a large and successful mini and youth rugby set-up.