Northern Alliance hopes to kick off new season with 64 teams

THE Bay Plastics Northern Alliance League will feature 64 sides on its hoped-for re-start of August 8 – government and FA guidelines permitting.

When the 2019-20 campaign was cut short early by the coronavrus pandemic in mid-March, Newcastle Blue Star led the Bay Plastics Premier Division by a point from AFC New Fordley.

In the Reeves Independent Division One, Hebburn Town Under-23s fronted Prudhoe Youth Club Seniors by two points.

In the Team Valley Carpets Division Two, Haltwhistle Jubilee were in top spot and held a fourgame advantage on Newcastle East End and Willington Quay Saints.

The renamed Bluefin Sports Insuranced Division Three saw longtime leaders Ponteland United Reserves with a nine-point advantage over their rivals.

There is still an outside possibility of the 2019-20 cup finals being played prior to the start of the new season, while dates have yet to be agreed for the 2020-21 competitons.

This is how the Alliance is expected to shape up in 2020-21.

BAY PLASTICS PREMIER DIVISION: Killingworth, New Fordley, Alnwick Town, Blyth Town, Cullercoats, Gateshead Rutherford, Newcastle Blue Star, Newcastle Chemfica, North Shields Athletic, Percy Main Amateurs, Ponteland United, Seaton Delaval, Shankhouse, Wallington, Whitley Bay Reserves, Winlaton Vulcans.

REEVES INDEPENDENT DIVISION ONE: Bedlington, Cramlington United, FC United of Newcastle, Felling Magpies, Forest Hall, Gosforth Bohemians, Haltwhistle Jubilee, Hebburn Town U23s, Hexham, Prudhoe Youth Club Seniors, Red Row Welfare, Rothbury, Seaton Burn, Wallsend Boys Club, Whitburn and Cleadon, Whitley Bay Sporting Club.

TEAM VALLEY CARPETS DIVISION TWO: AFC Newbiggin, Blyth, Burradon, Cramlington Town, Ellington, Gateshead Redheugh, Jesmond, Newcastle Blue Star Under-23s, Newcastle East End, Newcastle University A, Seaton Sluice, Spittal Rovers, Stobswood Welfare, West Jesmond, Wideopen and District, Willington Quay Saints.

BLUEFIN SPORTS INSURANCE DIVISION THREE: Newbiggin Central, Ashington Reserves, Blaydon, Blyth Town Under23s, Cullercoats Reserves, Gosforth Bohemians Reserves, Heaton Stannington A, Morpeth, Morpeth Town Reserves, Newcastle Chemfica Amateurs, Newcastle East End Reserves, North Sunderland, Ponteland United Reserves, Red House Farm, Whitley Bay Sporting Club A, Wooler.