2023–24 Northern Premier League

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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[edit]

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsRadcliffe
PromotedRadcliffe
RelegatedAtherton Collieries
2024-25 →

Team changes[edit]

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

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Premier Division table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Radcliffe (C, P) 40 28 3 9 103 58 +45 87 Promotion to the National League North
2 Macclesfield (Q) 40 24 5 11 84 47 +37 77 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Marine (Q) 40 23 7 10 87 44 +43 76
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 (Q) 40 21 12 7 65 42 +23 75
5 Worksop Town (Q) 40 21 7 12 72 49 +23 70
6 Hyde United 40 19 10 11 68 48 +20 67
7 Ashton United 40 19 10 11 73 63 +10 67
8 Gainsborough Trinity 40 19 6 15 66 63 +3 63
9 Lancaster City 40 18 8 14 60 62 −2 62
10 Guiseley 40 18 7 15 69 63 +6 61
11 Ilkeston Town 40 18 6 16 69 62 +7 60
12 Whitby Town 40 17 8 15 60 50 +10 56[b]
13 Morpeth Town 40 14 8 18 76 81 −5 50
14 FC United of Manchester 40 15 4 21 55 77 −22 48[c]
15 Matlock Town 40 14 5 21 62 77 −15 47
16 Bamber Bridge 40 12 11 17 63 82 −19 47
17 Workington 40 11 11 18 67 81 −14 44
18 Basford United 40 9 10 21 44 65 −21 37
19 Bradford (Park Avenue) (R) 40 7 9 24 50 85 −35 30 Relegation to Step 4
20 Stafford Rangers (R) 40 9 3 28 36 81 −45 30
21 Atherton Collieries (R) 40 7 4 29 47 96 −49 25
22 Marske United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[d] Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 27 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
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.
  4. ^ 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 of Pld22 W7 D0 L15 GD23 ₧21 was expunged.

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Macclesfield 3
5 Worksop Town 1
2 Macclesfield
3 Marine
3 Marine 1
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 0

Semifinals[edit]

30 April Macclesfield 3–1 Worksop Town Macclesfield
19:45
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium
30 April Marine 1–0 Warrington Rylands 1906 Crosby
19:45
Stadium: Rossett Park

Final[edit]

6 May Macclesfield v Marine Macclesfield
15:00 Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium

Stadia and locations[edit]

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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[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Declan Howe Gainsborough Trinity 26
2 David Symington Workington 24
3 Jordan Hulme Radcliffe 22
Jonathon Margetts Matlock Town
5 Finlay Sinclair-Smith Marine 20
6 Sam Hodgson Morpeth Town 18
7 Josh Hancock Radcliffe 17
Gabriel Johnson Guiseley
Momodou Touray Warrington Rylands
Jaime Walker Ilkeston Town

Results table[edit]

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 1–2 5–0 0–2 1–3 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 0–1 0–5 1–3 4–3 0–4 1–0 1–1 2–3 4–3 0–2
Bamber Bridge 1–3 3–1 — 5–2 1–1 3–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–7 2–1 3–3 1–5 0–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–1
Basford United 1–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 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 3–3 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 3–0 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 4–3 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 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 5–3 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0
Guiseley 0–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 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 2–4
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 2–1 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 3–2 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 2–0 1–2
Marine 1–1 4–0 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 5–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 5–2 3–0 0–4 2–1 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 6–0 1–3 0–1 3–0 4–0
Radcliffe 2–5 2–2 3–2 1–1 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 0–1 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 2–0 1–2 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 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 — 1–1 2–4
Workington 5–0 2–3 5–3 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 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 2–1 1–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One West[edit]

Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2023–24
ChampionsLeek Town
PromotedLeek Town
Relegated1874 Northwich
2024-25 →

Team changes[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leek Town (C, P) 38 24 6 8 85 44 +41 78 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Runcorn Linnets 38 20 8 10 63 39 +24 68 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Prescot Cables 38 19 10 9 59 41 +18 67
4 Bootle 38 19 9 10 60 45 +15 66
5 City of Liverpool 38 18 9 11 69 47 +22 63
6 Witton Albion 38 19 6 13 65 59 +6 63
7 Avro 38 15 13 10 49 43 +6 58
8 Clitheroe 38 16 10 12 69 56 +13 58
9 Widnes 38 17 6 15 60 43 +17 57
10 Nantwich Town 38 17 6 15 61 47 +14 57
11 Chasetown 38 16 8 14 52 50 +2 56
12 Stalybridge Celtic 38 14 11 13 56 59 −3 53
13 Hanley Town 38 12 11 15 37 46 −9 47
14 Newcastle Town 38 13 6 19 44 51 −7 45
15 Mossley 38 12 9 17 43 56 −13 45
16 Vauxhall Motors 38 13 5 20 51 73 −22 44
17 Trafford 38 8 15 15 40 57 −17 39
18 Kidsgrove Athletic 38 10 9 19 56 74 −18 39
19 Hednesford Town (R) 38 7 11 20 44 68 −24 32 Relegation to Step 5
20 1874 Northwich (R) 38 4 6 28 24 89 −65 18
Updated to match(es) played on 27 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

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Runcorn Linnets
5 City of Liverpool
 
 
3 Prescot Cables
4 Bootle

Semifinals[edit]

30 April Runcorn Linnets v City of Liverpool Runcorn
19:45 Stadium: APEC Taxis Stadium
30 April Prescot Cables v Bootle Prescot
19:45 Stadium: Valerie Park

Final[edit]

4 May v
15:00

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rob Stevenson Leek Town 21
2 Sefton Gonzales Clitheroe 20
3 Ben Hodkinson Bootle 18
John Murphy Prescot Cables
5 Byron Harrison Nantwich Town 17
6 James Steele Widnes 16
Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town
8 Aaron Dwyer Stalybridge Celtic 15
Oliver Molloy Runcorn Linnets

Stadia and locations[edit]

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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[edit]

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

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

Team changes[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hebburn Town (C, P) 38 25 6 7 82 37 +45 81 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Stockton Town (Q) 38 24 8 6 78 31 +47 80 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Dunston UTS (Q) 38 21 9 8 77 45 +32 72
4 Pontefract Collieries (Q) 38 20 10 8 73 38 +35 70
5 Carlton Town (Q) 38 21 2 15 59 52 +7 65
6 Belper Town 38 18 6 14 64 62 +2 60
7 Newton Aycliffe 38 18 6 14 68 67 +1 60
8 North Ferriby 38 18 3 17 57 65 −8 57
9 Cleethorpes Town 38 15 11 12 58 47 +11 56
10 Liversedge 38 15 6 17 53 46 +7 51
11 Grimsby Borough 38 15 5 18 51 60 −9 50
12 Consett 38 14 7 17 58 62 −4 49
13 Sheffield 38 14 6 18 62 64 −2 48
14 Ashington 38 13 7 18 62 68 −6 46
15 Stocksbridge Park Steels 38 9 13 16 42 48 −6 40
16 Ossett United 38 10 8 20 38 70 −32 38
17 Grantham Town 38 9 10 19 49 75 −26 37
18 Bridlington Town 38 9 9 20 47 72 −25 36
19 Brighouse Town (R) 38 9 9 20 49 81 −32 36 Relegation to Step 5
20 Winterton Rangers (R) 38 10 5 23 37 74 −37 35
Updated to match(es) played on 27 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Stockton Town
5 Carlton Town
 
 
3 Dunston UTS
4 Pontefract Collieries

Semifinals[edit]

30 April Stockton Town v Carlton Town Stockton
19:45 Stadium: Bishopton Road West
30 April Dunston UTS v Pontefract Collieries Dunston
19:45 Stadium: Wellington Road

Final[edit]

4 May v
15:00

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Amar Purewal Hebburn Town 28
2 Jack Maskell Dunston 22
3 Kevin Bastos Belper Town 18
Kevin Hayes Stockton Town
Dale Pearson Dunston
6 Adam Haw Pontefract Collieries 16
Cameron Johnson Belper Town
Sheffield
Connor Thomson Ashington
9 Liam Adamson Newton Aycliffe 15
Michael Fowler Stockton Town

Stadia and locations[edit]

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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[edit]

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

Team changes[edit]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Spalding United (C, P) 38 28 5 5 98 33 +65 89 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Anstey Nomads (Q) 38 26 10 2 96 40 +56 88 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Harborough Town (Q) 38 29 4 5 91 24 +67 85[a]
4 Hinckley LRFC (Q) 38 20 10 8 64 48 +16 70
5 Quorn (Q) 38 19 9 10 81 54 +27 66
6 Loughborough Dynamo 38 18 8 12 69 66 +3 62
7 Lye Town 38 18 7 13 56 47 +9 61
8 Corby Town 38 15 11 12 80 50 +30 56
9 Bedworth United 38 14 9 15 50 45 +5 51
10 Sutton Coldfield Town 38 15 6 17 55 58 −3 51
11 Walsall Wood 38 15 5 18 57 70 −13 50
12 Sporting Khalsa 38 15 5 18 52 74 −22 50
13 Boldmere St Michaels 38 14 6 18 65 57 +8 48
14 Shepshed Dynamo 38 12 6 20 49 61 −12 42
15 Coleshill Town 38 10 5 23 53 93 −40 35
16 Coventry Sphinx 38 6 14 18 38 70 −32 32
17 Cambridge City 38 8 8 22 46 81 −35 32
18 Rugby Town 38 9 5 24 45 82 −37 32
19 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (R) 38 9 5 24 38 78 −40 32 Relegation to Step 5
20 Gresley Rovers (R) 38 7 8 23 39 91 −52 29
Updated to match(es) played on 27 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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Harborough Town were deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player.

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Anstey Nomads
5 Quorn
 
 
3 Harborough Town
4 Hinckley LRFC

Semifinals[edit]

30 April Anstey Nomads v Quorn Anstey
19:45 Stadium: Cropston Road
30 April Harborough Town v Hinckley LRFC Market Harborough
19:45 Stadium: Bowden Park

Final[edit]

4 May v
15:00

Stadia and locations[edit]

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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 Shepshed 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[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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