2024–25 Northern Premier League
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
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from Division One East Promoted from Division One West Relegated from the National League North Transferred from the Southern Football League Premier Division Central |
Promoted to the National League North Relegated to Division One East Relegated to Division One West Resigned to the Northern Football League Division One
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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 |
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1 | Macclesfield (T) | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 26 | +55 | 82 | Promotion to the National League North |
2 | Worksop Town | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for the play-offs[a] |
3 | Ashton United | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 59 | |
4 | Guiseley | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 58 | |
5 | Stockton Town | 33 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 55 | |
6 | Ilkeston Town | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 50 | |
7 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 47 | |
8 | Hebburn Town | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 46 | |
9 | Morpeth Town | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 45 | |
10 | FC United of Manchester | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 42 | |
11 | Hyde United | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 41 | |
12 | Prescot Cables | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 40 | |
14 | Lancaster City | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 40 | |
15 | Workington | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 39 | |
16 | Whitby Town | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 36 | |
17 | Leek Town | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 36 | |
18 | Matlock Town | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 35 | |
19 | Bamber Bridge | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 34 | Relegation to Step 4 |
20 | Basford United | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 31 | |
21 | Mickleover | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 28 | |
22 | Blyth Spartans | 31 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
Results table
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny Elliott | Macclesfield | 23 |
2 | Tom Cursons | Ilkeston Town | 21 |
3 | Will Longbottom | Guiseley | 19 |
4 | Jack Redshaw | Hyde United | 17 |
5 | Darius Osei | Ashton United | 16 |
Amar Purewal | Hebburn Town | ||
7 | D'Mani Bughail-Mellor | Macclesfield | 15 |
Steven Rigg | Workington | ||
9 | Declan Howe | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Division One East
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
Division One East comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.
Team changes
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Promoted from the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division Promoted from the Northern Football League Division One Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Relegated from the Premier Division |
Promoted to the Premier Division Transferred to Division One Midlands Relegated to the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division
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Division One East table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cleethorpes Town | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 70 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Emley | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 64 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Belper Town | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 59 | |
4 | Dunston UTS | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 57 | |
5 | Newton Aycliffe | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 55 | |
6 | North Ferriby | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 55 | |
7 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 51 | |
8 | Garforth Town | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 49 | |
9 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 45 | |
10 | Carlton Town | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 45 | |
11 | Bishop Auckland | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 42 | |
12 | Ashington | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 37 | |
13 | Grimsby Borough | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 36[a] | |
14 | Pontefract Collieries | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 36 | |
15 | Ossett United | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 36 | |
16 | Consett | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 36 | |
17 | Brighouse Town | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 34 | |
18 | Heaton Stannington | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 33 | |
19 | Bridlington Town | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 30 | Relegation to Step 5 |
20 | Liversedge | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 29 | |
21 | Sherwood Colliery | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 29 | |
22 | Sheffield | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
Notes:
- ^ Grimsby Borough were deducted three points.
Results table
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Harry Draper | Belper Town | 17 |
2 | Jake Petitjean | Newton Aycliffe | 15 |
Josh Walker | Cleethorpes Town | ||
4 | Liam Jarvie | Newton Aycliffe | 14 |
5 | Brandon Holdsworth | Bishop Auckland Consett |
13 |
6 | Curtis Bateson | Cleethorpes Town | 12 |
Amir Berchil | Emley | ||
Louis Johnson | Bishop Auckland |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025-26 → |
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from the Midland Football League Premier Division Promoted from the North West Counties Football League Premier Division Relegated from the Premier Division |
Promoted to the Premier Division Relegated to the Midland Football League Premier Division
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Division One West table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Widnes | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 63 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Vauxhall Motors | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Hednesford Town | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 57 | |
4 | Congleton Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 56 | |
5 | Stalybridge Celtic | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 53 | |
6 | Chasetown | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 52 | |
7 | Trafford | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 51 | |
8 | Runcorn Linnets | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 50 | |
9 | Nantwich Town | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 49 | |
10 | Mossley | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 46 | |
11 | Witton Albion | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 46 | |
12 | Avro | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 45 | |
13 | Bootle | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 44 | |
14 | Clitheroe | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 44 | |
15 | Newcastle Town | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 43 | |
16 | Stafford Rangers | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 41 | |
17 | Wythenshawe Town | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 40 | |
18 | Atherton Collieries | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 40 | |
19 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 37 | Relegation to Step 5 |
20 | Wythenshawe | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 31 | |
21 | Hanley Town | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 18 | |
22 | City of Liverpool | 32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 83 | −47 | 15 |
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
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Rio Clegg | Trafford | 14 |
Max McCarthy | Congleton Town | ||
3 | Veron Parny | Clitheroe | 13 |
Nick Rushton | Vauxhall Motors | ||
5 | George Boyd | Wythenshawe Town | 12 |
Joe Duckworth | Witton Albion Stalybridge Celtic | ||
Daniel Needham | Congleton Town | ||
8 | Kingsley Adu-Gyamfi | Kidsgrove Athletic | 11 |
George Cater | Chasetown | ||
Kai Evans | Nantwich Town | ||
Sean Miller | Widnes | ||
James Steele | Widnes |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Division One Midlands
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from the Hellenic Football League Premier Division Promoted from the Midland Football League Premier Division Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South Relegated from the Southern Football League Premier Division Central Transferred from Division One East |
Promoted to the Southern Football League Premier Division Central Transferred to the Isthmian League North Division Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North Resigned to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One
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Division One Midlands table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Quorn | 31 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 23 | +65 | 80 | Promotion |
2 | Corby Town | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Long Eaton United | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 57 | |
4 | Worcester City | 29 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 53 | |
5 | Sporting Khalsa | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 52 | |
6 | Anstey Nomads | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 50 | |
7 | Darlaston Town (1874) | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 | |
8 | Wellingborough Town | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 47 | |
9 | Coleshill Town | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 43 | |
10 | Racing Club Warwick | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 41 | |
11 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 40 | |
12 | Loughborough Students | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 38 | |
13 | Boldmere St Michaels | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 37 | |
14 | Hinckley LRFC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 36 | |
15 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
16 | Coventry Sphinx | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 34 | |
17 | Shepshed Dynamo | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 34 | |
18 | Bedworth United | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 26 | |
19 | Rugby Town | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 23 | Relegation |
20 | Lye Town | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 22 | |
21 | Grantham Town | 30 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 16 | |
22 | Walsall Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league[a] |
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:
- ^ 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
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fletcher Toll | Corby Town | 21 |
2 | Evan Garnett | Long Eaton United | 17 |
3 | Jacob Fenton | Anstey Nomads | 16 |
4 | Simeon Cobourne | Sporting Khalsa | 15 |
5 | Andre Landell | Sporting Khalsa | 14 |
James Shaw | Long Eaton United |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.