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| Founded | 1889 |
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| Country | England |
| Divisions | Division One Division Two |
| Number of teams | 42 |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 9 and 10 |
| Promotion to | Northern Premier League Division One East or West |
| Relegation to | Northern Football Alliance Premier Division Wearside League First Division North Riding League Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Northern League Challenge Cup Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup J. R. Cleator Cup |
| Current champions | Newton Aycliffe (Division One) Boro Rangers (Division Two) (2024–25) |
| Website | Ebac Northern League |
| Current: 2024–25 | |
The Northern League is a British men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.
It contains two divisions; Division One and Division Two. Division One sits on the ninth tier of the English football league system, five divisions below the Football League. These leagues cover the historic counties of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire's North Riding. The champion club of Division One is promoted to the lower division of the Northern Premier League.