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The '''North Eastern League''' was
The league was founded in 1906 and was initially successful, with teams defecting from the rival [[Northern Football Alliance]] to play. Although some members (such as [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]]) transferred to join the [[Football League Third Division North]] in 1921, the North Eastern League absorbed the Northern Alliance in [[1925-26 in English football|1925–26]] and split into two divisions. The league spent nine years like this, returning to one division in 1935; clubs from the second division re-forming the Northern Football Alliance, which became a feeder to it.
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