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[edit]

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2024–25

Team changes[edit]

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

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

  • Blyth Spartans – relegated from the National League North
  • Hebburn Town - promoted from the Northern Premier League East
  • Leek Town - promoted from the Northern Premier League West
  • Mickleover - transfered from the Southern Premier League Premier Division
  • Prescot Cables - promoted from the Northern Premier League West
  • Stockton Town - promoted from the Northern Premier League East

Premier Division table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ashton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the National League North
2 Bamber Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Basford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blyth Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC United of Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gainsborough Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guiseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hebburn Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hyde United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lancaster City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Leek Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Matlock Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Mickleover 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Morpeth Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Prescot Cables 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stockton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Warrington Rylands 1906 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Step 4
20 Whitby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Workington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Worksop Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

Stadia and locations[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

Team changes[edit]

The following 4 clubs left Division One East before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One East table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ashington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Belper Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bishop Auckland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bridlington Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brighouse Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bradford (Park Avenue) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cleethorpes Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Consett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Dunston UTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Emley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Garforth Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Grimsby Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Heaton Stannington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Liversedge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Newton Aycliffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 North Ferriby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ossett United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Pontefract Collieries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sheffield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sherwood Colliery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Step 5
22 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

Stadia and locations[edit]

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 2,000
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]

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

Team changes[edit]

The following 3 clubs left Division One West before the season:

The following 5 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One West table[edit]

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

Stadia and locations[edit]

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 Bootle New Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle) 3,750
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 1,000
Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Ericstan Stadium 1,000

Division One Midlands[edit]

Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2024–25

Team changes[edit]

The following 5 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:

The following 7 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One Midlands table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Anstey Nomads 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion
2 Bedworth United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Boldmere St Michaels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Coleshill Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Corby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Coventry Sphinx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Darlaston Town (1874) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Grantham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hinckley LRFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Long Eaton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Loughborough Students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lye Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Quorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Racing Club Warwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rugby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Shepshed Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sporting Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sutton Coldfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Walsall Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation
22 Worcester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on start of season. 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]

Stadia and locations[edit]

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[edit]

  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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