North of England League
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbria Police | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | North East Prisons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Northumbria Police | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cumbria Fire & Rescue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 5 | Durham Police | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 |
KEY:
P – Games Played, W – Games won, D – Games Drawn, L – Games Lost, F – Goals For, A – Goals Against, GD – Goal Difference, Pts – Points
Serve & Protect ESFL 2026/27 Fixtures
All group fixtures must be completed by Sunday 17th January 2027.
The top three teams from each of the eleven men’s open age groups will qualify for the Championship knockout stage. The next eight best-ranked teams across all 11 groups will qualify for the Plate Trophy competition.
To be eligible for qualification to the knockout stages, teams must have fulfilled all or the majority of their scheduled group fixtures.
| Northumbria Police | V | North East Prisons |
| Cumbria Police | 2-0 | Cumbria Fire |
| Northumbria Police | V | Cumbria Fire |
| Durham Police | 2-3 | Cumbria Police |
| Cumbria Police | 0-2 | Northumbria Police |
| North East Prisons | 4-1 | Durham Police |
| Durham Police | V | Northumbria Police |
| North East Prisons | V | Cumbria Police |
| Cumbria Fire | V | North East Prisons |
| Cumbria Fire | V | Durham Police |