League Records

A season-by-season league record of Ryton & Crawcrook Albion FC (previously Ryton FC) in the Northern Football Alliance and in the Northern Football League.

The club, founded as Ryton FC in 1970 in the Northern Combination League, were allocated a position in the second tier (NA1) of a newly structured Northern Football Alliance League in 1988. They were promoted to the Alliance’s top tier (NAPL) in 1997.

After finishing as runners up in the NAPL in 2005, they reached the Northern Football League’s second tier (NL2). They briefly played in the top tier (NL1) for three years between 2008 and 2011.


As Ryton FC (Northern Football Alliance Leagues):

SeasonLeaguePldWDLFAPtsPos
1988/89NA13015876637536/16
1989/90NA1 3016776537556/16
1990/91NA1 28116115156399/15
1991/92NA1  30119105650428/16
1992/93NA1  30771641692814/16
1993/94NA1  28134114552436/15
1994/95NA1 30661851862414/16
1995/96NA1 3018398247574/16
1996/97NA1 2621148427641/14
1997/98NAPL28113145969366/15
1998/99NAPL2817566335563/15
1999/00NAPL3015696549515/16
2000/01NAPL30941739593114/16
2001/02NAPL28581539562313/15
2002/03NAPL30106145667369/16
2003/04NAPL3017768753583/16
2004/05NAPL3021548937682/16

As Ryton FC (Northern Football Leagues):

SeasonLeaguePldWDLFAPtsPos
2005/06NL2381391651654811/20
2006/07NL24012141471605012/21
2007/08 NL238243118341753/20
2008/09 NL1421881681776210/22
2009/10 NL1421352462864417/22
2010/11 NL142223834170822/22

As Ryton & Crawcrook Albion FC (Northern Football Leagues):

SeasonLeaguePldWDLFAPtsPos
2011/12NL24213524681174418/22
2012/13NL2421542356824914/22
2013/14 NL2 427728451062821/22
2014/15 NL2421771875945812/22
2015/16 NL2 4211112058794416/22
2016/17 NL2 40792446933020/21
2017/18NL2401282053764417/21
2018/19NL2381491557615112/20
2019/20*NL230164106039526/20
2020/21**NL21433821261216/20
2021/22NL240235128760746/21
2022/23NL2401182156914117/21

* The 2019/20 season was suspended by the Northern Football League midway through March 2020 following the global COVID-19 pandemic. The FA decided to end the non-league season with immediate effect and expunge all results at the end of March 2020.

** The delayed 2020/21 season was initially suspended in November 2020 due to restrictions imposed to control COVID-19. The FA decided to end the non-league season with immediate effect in February 2021.


Club Records (Northern Football League years):

Biggest Home win: 8-0 v Sunderland RCA (12/08/2006)

Biggest Home defeat: 0-8 v Billingham Town (09/08/2017)

Biggest Away win: 8-1 v Alnwick Town (11/11/2006)

Biggest Away defeat: 0-10 v Shildon (27/10/2010)

Highest Home aggregate: 4-6 v Whitehaven (27/08/2012)

Highest Away aggregate: 2-8 v Hebburn Town (21/04/2012) & 0-10 v Shildon (27/10/2010)

Highest Home attendance: 473 v Whickham (28/04/2017)

Highest Away attendance: 1,044 v South Shields (10/10/2015)


Statistics courtesy of the Northern Football League, Northern Football Alliance League, Football Club History Database, Non League Matters & the club archives.