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Revision as of 02:34, 7 April 2024

The 2023–24 season is the 56th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
2024-25 →

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Radcliffe (X) 37 27 2 8 98 53 +45 83 Promotion to the National League North
2 Warrington Rylands 1906 37 20 12 5 61 38 +23 72 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Macclesfield 35 21 5 9 77 42 +35 68
4 Marine 37 20 7 10 77 43 +34 67
5 Hyde United 38 18 10 10 65 43 +22 64
6 Ashton United 36 18 10 8 69 53 +16 64
7 Worksop Town 36 18 7 11 64 42 +22 61
8 Lancaster City 38 17 8 13 55 57 −2 59
9 Guiseley 36 17 7 12 62 54 +8 58
10 Gainsborough Trinity 36 16 5 15 52 57 −5 53
11 Ilkeston Town 36 15 6 15 60 56 +4 51
12 Whitby Town 36 15 8 13 52 44 +8 50[b]
13 Morpeth Town 36 12 8 16 63 75 −12 44
14 FC United of Manchester 37 13 4 20 47 71 −24 42[c]
15 Workington 37 10 11 16 65 75 −10 41
16 Bamber Bridge 35 10 11 14 57 68 −11 41
17 Matlock Town 35 11 5 19 49 67 −18 38
18 Basford United 37 8 9 20 38 61 −23 33
19 Stafford Rangers 37 9 3 25 36 73 −37 30 Relegation to Step 4
20 Bradford (Park Avenue) 38 7 8 23 45 77 −32 29
21 Atherton Collieries 36 6 4 26 46 89 −43 22
22 Marske United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[1]
(X) Assured a place of the promotion play-off, but may still gain direct promotion
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North.
  2. ^ Whitby Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. ^ FC United of Manchester were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.

On 3 January, Marske United resigned from the League, a decision that was ratified by the League on 5 January and the FA on 12 January. Marske United's playing record was P22 W7 D0 L15 - 23 GD 21pts

Stadia and locations

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2023–24 Premier Division teams
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500
Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,264
Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 1,600
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Lancaster City Lancaster The Giant Axe 3,500
Macclesfield Macclesfield Leasing.com Stadium 5,300
Marine Crosby Rossett Park 3,185
Marske United Marske-by-the-Sea Mount Pleasant 2,500
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000
Warrington Rylands 1906 Warrington Gorsey Lane 1,345
Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500
Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101
Worksop Town Worksop Sandy Lane 2,500

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 David Symington Workington 24
2 Jonathon Margetts Matlock Town 22
3 Declan Howe Gainsborough Trinity 19
Jordan Hulme Radcliffe
5 Finlay Sinclair-Smith Marine 18
6 Josh Hancock Radcliffe 17
Gabriel Johnson Guiseley
8 Jaime Walker Ilkeston Town 16
9 Jack Redshaw Hyde United 15
John Rooney Macclesfield
Momodou Touray Warrington Rylands

Results table

Home \ Away ASH ATH BAM BAS BRA UOM GAI GUI HYD ILK LNC MAC MAR MAT MOR RAD STA WRY WHI WRK WOR
Ashton United — 4–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 5–0 0–2 5–0 4–3 0–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–0
Atherton Collieries 1–2 — 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–5 1–3 4–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 4–3
Bamber Bridge 1–3 3–1 — 5–2 1–1 3–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–7 2–1 3–3 1–5 0–2 2–2 3–0 1–1
Basford United 1–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–3
Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 — 2–4 0–1 0–3 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 2–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2
FC United of Manchester 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–3 2–5 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 3–0
Gainsborough Trinity 2–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 — 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 5–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0
Guiseley 0–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 — 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–2 4–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 4–3
Hyde United 2–2 3–2 2–2 1–0 5–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 2–0 0–3 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–1
Ilkeston Town 2–2 3–0 1–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 1–1 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–4 6–1 1–2
Lancaster City 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–4 0–4 — 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Macclesfield 5–0 6–0 2–1 1–1 3–4 3–1 3–0 5–1 0–0 5–3 1–2 — 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2
Marine 1–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 1–2 — 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 4–4 2–1
Matlock Town 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–4 1–5 2–2 0–0
Morpeth Town 3–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 — 2–3 1–3 0–1 3–0
Radcliffe 2–5 2–2 3–2 3–0 5–0 1–0 3–4 2–0 3–0 4–2 4–3 3–2 4–0 4–1 — 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 4–3
Stafford Rangers 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–4 1–3 0–2 2–4 0–3 0–3 — 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2
Warrington Rylands 1906 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–4 7–2 — 1–0 1–0 2–1
Whitby Town 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 2–4
Workington 5–0 2–3 5–3 0–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–2 0–0 — 3–3
Worksop Town 1–0 4–1 2–4 1–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 7–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One West

Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2023–24
2024-25 →

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left Division One West before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One West table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leek Town (C, P) 35 24 5 6 82 37 +45 77 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Runcorn Linnets 35 18 7 10 55 37 +18 61 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Prescot Cables 35 17 10 8 54 37 +17 61
4 Bootle 34 17 8 9 55 42 +13 59
5 Witton Albion 35 17 5 13 57 57 0 56
6 Nantwich Town 35 16 6 13 58 43 +15 54
7 City of Liverpool 34 15 8 11 59 45 +14 53
8 Widnes 34 15 6 13 50 36 +14 51
9 Avro 35 13 12 10 44 43 +1 51
10 Stalybridge Celtic 35 13 11 11 54 55 −1 50
11 Clitheroe 35 13 10 12 59 53 +6 49
12 Chasetown 35 13 8 14 47 49 −2 47
13 Mossley 35 12 8 15 42 52 −10 44
14 Hanley Town 35 11 10 14 33 43 −10 43
15 Newcastle Town 35 12 6 17 41 46 −5 42
16 Kidsgrove Athletic 34 10 9 15 54 62 −8 39
17 Vauxhall Motors 35 11 5 19 46 67 −21 38
18 Trafford 35 7 15 13 38 51 −13 36
19 Hednesford Town 35 7 11 17 43 61 −18 32 Relegation to Step 5
20 1874 Northwich (R) 35 4 6 25 23 78 −55 18
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rob Stevenson Leek Town 21
2 Sefton Gonzales Clitheroe 19
3 Byron Harrison Nantwich Town 16
Ben Hodkinson Bootle
John Murphy Prescot Cables
Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town
7 Aaron Dwyer Stalybridge Celtic 15
8 Thomas Carr Leek Town 14

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One West teams
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One West Staffordshire teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
1874 Northwich Barnton The Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton) 3,000
Avro Oldham Whitebank Stadium 1,500
Bootle Bootle New Bucks Park 3,750
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000
City of Liverpool Bootle New Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle) 3,750
Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Hanley Town Stoke-on-Trent Potteries Park 1,300
Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039
Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 3,200
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium 1,600
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500
Trafford Flixton Shawe Lane 2,500
Vauxhall Motors Ellesmere Port vanEupen Arena 3,300
Widnes Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350
Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813

Division One East

Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2023–24
2024–25 →

Division One East comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left Division One East before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One East table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockton Town 35 22 8 5 71 30 +41 74 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Dunston UTS 32 19 7 6 63 34 +29 64 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hebburn Town 31 19 6 6 64 34 +30 63
4 Newton Aycliffe 35 18 5 12 63 57 +6 59
5 Pontefract Collieries 33 16 9 8 57 35 +22 57
6 Belper Town 32 17 6 9 62 44 +18 57
7 Carlton Town 31 18 2 11 48 40 +8 56
8 North Ferriby 35 17 3 15 56 62 −6 54
9 Consett 34 14 5 15 54 55 −1 47
10 Grimsby Borough 35 14 5 16 49 51 −2 47
11 Cleethorpes Town 34 12 10 12 49 46 +3 46
12 Liversedge 31 13 5 13 46 35 +11 44
13 Sheffield 32 13 5 14 55 53 +2 44
14 Ashington 33 12 6 15 59 61 −2 42
15 Stocksbridge Park Steels 35 9 10 16 42 48 −6 37
16 Bridlington Town 35 9 7 19 45 69 −24 34
17 Brighouse Town 34 7 9 18 44 74 −30 30
18 Ossett United 33 7 8 18 33 64 −31 29
19 Grantham Town 34 6 10 18 44 71 −27 28 Relegation to Step 5
20 Winterton Rangers 34 7 4 23 32 73 −41 25
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[1]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Amar Purewal Hebburn Town 23
2 Kevin Bastos Belper Town 18
Kevin Hayes Stockton Town
Jack Maskell Dunston
Dale Pearson Dunston
6 Connor Thomson Ashington 16
7 Liam Adamson Newton Aycliffe 15
Michael Fowler Stockton Town
Adam Haw Pontefract Collieries
Cameron Johnson Belper Town
Sheffield

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ashington Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000
Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000
Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Clee Road 1,000
Consett Consett Belle View Stadium 3,770
Dunston UTS Dunston Wellington Road 2,500
Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Grimsby Borough Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000
Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground –
Liversedge Cleckheaton Clayborn 2,000
Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Securicorp Stadium
North Ferriby North Ferriby The Dransfield Stadium 3,000
Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 1,950
Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses Ground 2,089
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500
Stockton Town Stockton Bishopton Road West 1,800
Winterton Rangers Winterton West Street Stadium

Division One Midlands

Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2022–23
2024–25 →

Team changes

The following 7 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:

The following 7 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One Midlands table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Spalding United (X) 35 25 5 5 79 32 +47 80 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Harborough Town (X) 34 25 4 5 76 24 +52 79 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Anstey Nomads (X) 33 22 9 2 83 34 +49 75
4 Hinckley LRFC 35 18 9 8 59 46 +13 63
5 Loughborough Dynamo 35 18 7 10 67 53 +14 61
6 Quorn 34 17 8 9 73 47 +26 59
7 Lye Town 34 16 7 11 49 39 +10 55
8 Corby Town 35 15 9 11 68 43 +25 54
9 Sutton Coldfield Town 35 15 6 14 54 51 +3 51
10 Sporting Khalsa 35 15 5 15 50 57 −7 50
11 Bedworth United 36 14 7 15 48 43 +5 49
12 Walsall Wood 33 14 5 14 52 59 −7 47
13 Boldmere St Michaels 35 14 4 17 62 51 +11 46
14 Coleshill Town 35 10 5 20 52 80 −28 35
15 Shepshed Dynamo 33 9 5 19 39 59 −20 32
16 Coventry Sphinx 34 6 13 15 35 58 −23 31
17 Cambridge City 35 8 6 21 44 78 −34 30
18 Gresley Rovers 35 6 8 21 36 85 −49 26
19 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 36 7 4 25 33 76 −43 25 Relegation to Step 5
20 Rugby Town 35 7 4 24 37 81 −44 25
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[1]
(X) Assured a place of the promotion play-off, but may still gain direct promotion

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One Midlands teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,000
Anstey Nomads Anstey Cropston Road –
Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 3,000
Boldmere St Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,000
Cambridge City Impington Bridge Road (Impington) 4,300
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000
Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893
Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive –
Gresley Rovers Church Gresley Moat Ground 2,400
Harborough Town Market Harborough Bowden Park –
Hinckley LRFC Hinckley Leicester Road Stadium 4,329
Loughborough Dynamo Loughborough Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Lye Town Lye Lye Sports Ground 1,000
Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium 1,400
Rugby Town Rugby Butlin Road 6,000
Shepshed Dynamo Leicestershire The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Guardian Warehousing Arena –
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Walsall Wood Walsall Wood Oak Park 1,000

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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