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2024–25 Northern Premier League

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The 2024–25 season is the 57th 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

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Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2024–25

The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.

Team changes

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Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Macclesfield 16 14 2 0 36 11 +25 44 Promotion to the National League North
2 Guiseley 17 10 4 3 33 20 +13 34 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Worksop Town 17 10 1 6 38 18 +20 31
4 Hebburn Town 18 9 4 5 30 26 +4 31
5 Ashton United 18 8 5 5 29 27 +2 29
6 Stockton Town 17 9 1 7 33 22 +11 28
7 Hyde United 18 7 7 4 32 28 +4 28
8 Lancaster City 18 6 9 3 27 26 +1 27
9 Ilkeston Town 17 7 5 5 34 27 +7 26
10 Morpeth Town 18 7 4 7 24 26 −2 25
11 Basford United 17 7 1 9 27 30 −3 22
12 Prescot Cables 18 6 4 8 21 24 −3 22
13 Whitby Town 19 6 4 9 27 32 −5 22
14 Matlock Town 19 5 5 9 23 35 −12 20
15 Workington 17 5 4 8 20 30 −10 19
16 Bamber Bridge 16 5 3 8 27 32 −5 18
17 Warrington Rylands 1906 16 4 5 7 19 19 0 17
18 Gainsborough Trinity 13 5 2 6 17 17 0 17
19 Mickleover 17 4 5 8 21 30 −9 17 Relegation to Step 4
20 Leek Town 17 4 4 9 12 24 −12 16
21 FC United of Manchester 16 3 6 7 18 25 −7 15
22 Blyth Spartans 15 2 3 10 11 30 −19 9
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 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
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North

Results table

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Home \ Away ASH BAM BAS BLY UOM GAI GUI HEB HYD ILK LNC LEE MAC MAT MIC MOR PRE STO WRY WHI WRK WOR
Ashton United 0–0 2–2 2–4 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–3
Bamber Bridge 4–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 4–2 1–5 0–0
Basford United 3–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–5 0–2 4–0 2–1 3–4 1–0
Blyth Spartans 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–4
FC United of Manchester 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1
Gainsborough Trinity 0–1 0–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–2
Guiseley 0–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–2
Hebburn Town 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–6
Hyde United 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0
Ilkeston Town 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 5–1
Lancaster City 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
Leek Town 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–4
Macclesfield 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Matlock Town 3–2 3–2 0–2 1–4 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–1
Mickleover 4–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–4
Morpeth Town 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–1
Prescot Cables 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–2
Stockton Town 1–2 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 5–0
Warrington Rylands 1906 3–4 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–1
Whitby Town 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 4–1 2–1
Workington 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Worksop Town 5–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 8–0 0–2 1–2 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2024. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Thomas Cursons Ilkeston Town 15
2 Jack Redshaw Hyde United 12
3 Will Longbottom Guiseley 11
Darius Osei Ashton United
5 Jordan Burrow Worksop Town 10
Ashley Chambers Basford United
Danny Elliott Macclesfield
8 Amar Purewal Hebburn Town 9
Michael Sweet Stockton Town
Stephen Walker Whitby Town
Lucas Weaver Bamber Bridge

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2024–25 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,264
Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 1,600
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200
Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground 1,500
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Lancaster City Lancaster The Giant Axe 3,500
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Macclesfield Macclesfield Leasing.com Stadium 5,300
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214
Mickleover Mickleover Station Road 1,500
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 3,200
Stockton Town Stockton Bishopton Road West 1,800
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

Division One East

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Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2024–25
2024–25 →

Division One East comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.

Team changes

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Division One East table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cleethorpes Town 17 12 3 2 39 14 +25 39 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Belper Town 17 13 0 4 31 18 +13 39 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Emley 18 11 4 3 31 12 +19 37
4 North Ferriby 18 10 3 5 29 21 +8 33
5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 18 9 5 4 29 20 +9 32
6 Dunston UTS 16 8 5 3 34 19 +15 29
7 Newton Aycliffe 17 8 5 4 39 29 +10 29
8 Bradford (Park Avenue) 17 8 5 4 22 16 +6 29
9 Garforth Town 17 8 3 6 25 22 +3 27
10 Grimsby Borough 17 7 4 6 24 18 +6 25
11 Bishop Auckland 18 6 6 6 28 30 −2 24
12 Carlton Town 17 6 5 6 24 24 0 23
13 Pontefract Collieries 17 6 5 6 22 23 −1 23
14 Bridlington Town 19 6 2 11 19 32 −13 20
15 Heaton Stannington 18 5 4 9 24 26 −2 19
16 Liversedge 18 4 6 8 20 27 −7 18
17 Consett 18 4 6 8 25 41 −16 18
18 Sherwood Colliery 18 4 4 10 18 29 −11 16
19 Brighouse Town 16 4 4 8 10 24 −14 16 Relegation to Step 5
20 Ashington 18 4 3 11 18 31 −13 15
21 Ossett United 17 3 3 11 14 36 −22 12
22 Sheffield 18 1 5 12 21 34 −13 8
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 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

Results table

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Home \ Away ASH BEL BIS BRA BRD BRI CAR CLE CON DUN EML GAR GRI HEA LIV NEW NOR OSS PON SHE SHR STB
Ashington 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–4 0–1 0–2
Belper Town 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 6–4 2–0 0–2 3–0
Bishop Auckland 3–4 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–3
Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–4 1–0 2–1
Bridlington Town 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 2–5 0–2
Brighouse Town 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–0
Carlton Town 0–0 1–2 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–3
Cleethorpes Town 0–1 3–2 5–1 3–0 1–4 4–1 0–0 1–1 3–2
Consett 3–2 1–3 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Dunston UTS 2–0 2–3 6–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–1
Emley 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0
Garforth Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–0
Grimsby Borough 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 5–0 3–0 2–1
Heaton Stannington 1–2 2–0 3–3 0–1 0–2 4–2 3–0 0–0 2–0
Liversedge 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 4–0 1–0 2–2
Newton Aycliffe 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–3
North Ferriby 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2
Ossett United 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–1
Pontefract Collieries 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–3 3–0 3–1
Sheffield 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–4 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–2
Sherwood Colliery 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 4–1 0–1 3–3 1–1
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2024. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ashington Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
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
Emley Emley Fantastic Media Welfare Ground 3,000
Garforth Town Garforth Wheatley Park 3,000
Grimsby Borough Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000
Heaton Stannington High Heaton Grounsell Park 2,000
Liversedge Cleckheaton Clayborn 2,000
Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park 1,000
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
Sherwood Colliery Mansfield Woodhouse Debdale Park 1,000
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500

Division One West

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Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2024–25
2025-26 →

Team changes

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Division One West table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Widnes 18 11 4 3 38 16 +22 37 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Vauxhall Motors 18 12 0 6 35 24 +11 36 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Nantwich Town 17 10 2 5 31 21 +10 32
4 Trafford 18 9 2 7 23 26 −3 29
5 Congleton Town 17 8 3 6 33 29 +4 27
6 Mossley 18 7 6 5 23 21 +2 27
7 Runcorn Linnets 18 8 3 7 24 28 −4 27
8 Stalybridge Celtic 20 8 3 9 32 37 −5 27
9 Chasetown 14 7 4 3 27 21 +6 25
10 Kidsgrove Athletic 18 7 4 7 26 23 +3 25
11 Newcastle Town 17 6 7 4 20 17 +3 25
12 Wythenshawe 19 6 6 7 26 32 −6 24
13 Bootle 17 7 2 8 32 33 −1 23
14 Hednesford Town 15 6 4 5 30 22 +8 22
15 Avro 16 6 3 7 22 21 +1 21
16 Atherton Collieries 17 6 3 8 16 29 −13 21
17 Clitheroe 15 5 5 5 26 25 +1 20
18 Witton Albion 17 6 2 9 25 28 −3 20
19 Wythenshawe Town 15 5 4 6 26 21 +5 19 Relegation to Step 5
20 Stafford Rangers 17 4 4 9 19 28 −9 16
21 City of Liverpool 18 2 5 11 20 35 −15 11
22 Hanley Town 17 1 6 10 12 29 −17 9
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 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]

Results table

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Home \ Away ATH AVR BOO CHA COL CLI CON HAN HED KID MOS NAN NEW RUN STA STB TRA VAU WID WIT WYS WYT
Atherton Collieries 3–4 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–5 0–0 0–3 2–1
Avro 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 0–2
Bootle 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 5–2 3–6 2–4
Chasetown 3–0 3–3 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
City of Liverpool 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–2
Clitheroe 5–3 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 4–2 0–0
Congleton Town 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 3–1 0–3 1–2
Hanley Town 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–3
Hednesford Town 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1
Kidsgrove Athletic 0–0 2–3 4–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–4
Mossley 2–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Nantwich Town 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 4–0 6–0 2–2 1–2
Newcastle Town 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2
Runcorn Linnets 2–3 1–0 2–6 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2
Stafford Rangers 5–0 1–3 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–4
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–1
Trafford 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–0 2–0
Vauxhall Motors 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–0
Widnes 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–1
Witton Albion 1–2 2–1 1–2 5–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
Wythenshawe 1–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1
Wythenshawe Town 1–0 4–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–2 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2024. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2024–25 Division One West Staffordshire teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500
Avro Oldham Whitebank Stadium 1,500
Bootle Bootle New Bucks Park 3,750
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000
City of Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium (groundshare with Widnes) 13,350
Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Congleton Town Congleton Cleric Stadium 1,450
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
Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium 1,600
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000
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
Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Hollyhedge Park 1,500
Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Ericstan Stadium 1,000

Division One Midlands

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Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2024–25

Team changes

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Division One Midlands table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Quorn 17 15 2 0 43 10 +33 47 Promotion
2 Corby Town 17 12 3 2 37 13 +24 39 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Worcester City 18 12 0 6 38 24 +14 36
4 Sporting Khalsa 14 9 1 4 25 13 +12 28
5 Darlaston Town (1874) 17 8 4 5 28 19 +9 28
6 Long Eaton United 15 8 2 5 31 23 +8 26
7 Boldmere St Michaels 17 6 6 5 23 23 0 24
8 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 16 7 3 6 26 27 −1 24
9 Racing Club Warwick 17 7 2 8 24 28 −4 23
10 Wellingborough Town 17 6 4 7 22 20 +2 22
11 Sutton Coldfield Town 17 6 4 7 19 26 −7 22
12 Coleshill Town 17 5 5 7 23 22 +1 20
13 Anstey Nomads 12 5 4 3 21 17 +4 19
14 Bedworth United 17 4 6 7 19 27 −8 18
15 Coventry Sphinx 16 3 8 5 21 25 −4 17
16 Shepshed Dynamo 16 4 5 7 18 27 −9 17
17 Hinckley LRFC 17 3 6 8 24 29 −5 15
18 Loughborough Students 17 4 3 10 23 35 −12 15
19 Rugby Town 16 3 5 8 16 34 −18 14 Relegation
20 Grantham Town 17 2 5 10 15 34 −19 11
21 Lye Town 17 3 2 12 17 37 −20 11
22 Walsall Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 29 October, Walsall Wood resigned from the NPL. Walsall Wood's playing record of Pld11 W5 D4 L2 GD4 Pts19 was expunged.

Results table

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Home \ Away RUD ANS BED BSM COL COR CVS DAR GRA HLR LOE LOU LYE QUO RAC RUG SHE SPO SUT WEL WOR
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1–5 3–1 3–1 5–3 1–0 0–3 1–1
Anstey Nomads 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1
Bedworth United 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–0
Boldmere St Michaels 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–2
Coleshill Town 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–2
Corby Town 3–1 7–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–2 2–0
Coventry Sphinx 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–5 3–0 2–0 2–2 0–2
Darlaston Town (1874) 1–2 1–4 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–0
Grantham Town 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–4 1–1 2–2 3–2
Hinckley LRFC 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–2 1–3 5–1 0–1
Long Eaton United 2–1 5–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2
Loughborough Students 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–3
Lye Town 2–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 4–4 1–3 0–2 1–0
Quorn 2–1 0–0 4–3 5–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 5–1
Racing Club Warwick 5–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 4–3 1–0
Rugby Town 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–6
Shepshed Dynamo 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–1
Sporting Khalsa 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–0
Wellingborough Town 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 5–0 1–0 1–2 0–1
Worcester City 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–4 3–1 3–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2024. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,000
Anstey Nomads Anstey Cropston Road 1,000
Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 3,000
Boldmere St Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,000
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000
Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893
Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive 1,000
Darlaston Town (1874) Walsall The Paycare Ground 1,000
Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Hinckley LRFC Hinckley Leicester Road Stadium 4,329
Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 3,000
Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,000
Lye Town Lye Lye Sports Ground 1,000
Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium 1,400
Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 1,280
Rugby Town Rugby Butlin Road 6,000
Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Aspray Arena 5,000
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Coles Lane 4,500
Walsall Wood Walsall Wood Oak Park 1,000
Wellingborough Town Wellingborough Dog & Duck Football Ground 2,500
Worcester City Worcester Claines Lane 1,000

References

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