North East Colleges' League

2026-27 - 48 Teams across 5 Divisions

About North East Colleges' League

College football across the North East

The North East Colleges’ League is a football competition for further-education colleges, sixth-form colleges and associated college programmes across north-east England. Current participants include teams linked to Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Stockton, Sunderland and Tyne and Wear.

Read the full league overview

The competition includes predominantly Under-19 sides, together with some Under-21 and open-age college teams. These examples and age groups reflect the current programme rather than a fixed annual membership list.

College team competition

Fixtures are generally played during the week, fitting the academic-year pattern of college football. The current competition includes teams from college football academies, development squads and first-team college sides.

Students interested in representing a college should speak to their college sports or football staff about trials and squad arrangements. FA Full-Time provides live fixtures, results, tables and team information for the competition.