Saturday football in County Durham

There are 76 Saturday football teams listed in County Durham, in 7 leagues, from non-league clubs to local Saturday leagues. The biggest are the Wearside League, the Northern Football League, the National League.

Leagues are listed below from the highest step down, with every team by division and links to club websites. Most Saturday clubs look at new players in pre-season, from late June through July.

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National League

Saturday football · Steps 1–2 · 3 teams

National League

  • Hartlepool United

National League North

  • Darlington
  • Spennymoor Town

Northern Premier League

Saturday football · Steps 3–4 · 3 teams

Premier Division

  • Stockton Town

East Division

  • Consett
  • West Auckland Town

Northern Football League

Saturday football · Steps 5–6 · 16 teams

Division One

  • Bishop Auckland
  • Crook Town
  • Easington Colliery
  • Horden Community Welfare
  • Newton Aycliffe
  • Shildon

Division Two

  • Billingham Synthonia
  • Billingham Town
  • Chester-le-Street Town
  • Darlington Town
  • Durham United
  • FC Hartlepool
  • Park View
  • Seaham Red Star
  • Seaton Carew
  • Tow Law Town

Wearside League

Saturday football · Step 7 · 51 teams

Premier Division

  • Annfield Plain
  • Barnard Castle
  • Belmont United
  • Brandon United
  • Durham Corinthians
  • Esh Winning & Deerness Valley
  • Ferryhill Athletic
  • Hartlepool Pools Youth Seniors
  • Shotton Colliery
  • South Moor
  • Willington

First Division (Wikipedia current list)

  • Coxhoe Athletic
  • Darlington Railway Athletic Reserves
  • Darlington U23
  • Deerness Valley
  • Durham City
  • FC Hartlepool Reserves
  • Gateshead Leam Rangers Reserves
  • Middlestone Moor
  • Shildon Railway
  • Wolviston
  • Wynyard Village

Second Division (Wikipedia current list)

  • Consett Blackfyne
  • Crook Town Youth
  • Durham Corinthians Development
  • Easington Lane Reserves
  • Ferryhill Town Youth
  • Hilda Park
  • Jarrow Reserves
  • Newton Aycliffe YFC
  • Sunderland RCA Reserves
  • Washington Athletic
  • Washington Reserves
  • Wingate

Third Division (Wikipedia current list)

  • Billingham Synthonia Reserves
  • Billingham United
  • Boldon Community Association Reserves
  • Chester-le-Street United
  • Consett Reserves
  • Deerness Valley Reserves
  • Durham County Colts
  • Gateshead Kurdish
  • Peterlee and Horden Community Welfare
  • Shotton Colliery Reserves
  • South Moor Reserves
  • South Tyneside
  • Spennymoor Town Youth
  • Sunderland Albion
  • Wearside

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • Durham City Reserves
  • Peterlee Town FC

Evenwood & Barony League

Saturday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Coundon Cons FC

Hartlepool Afternoon League

Saturday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Camerons FC

Northeast Combination League

Saturday football · 1 team

NCFL (Sat) Division Two South

  • Waldridge Park Reserves

About this list

Compiled from public league and club information, last updated October 2026. Grassroots football changes every season, so if a club has folded, moved division or is missing, tell us and we'll fix it. Professional clubs aren't listed: BallFindr is for non-league and grassroots football.