2000–01 Northern Premier League

The 2000–01 Northern Premier League season was the 33rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 2000–01
Champions Stalybridge Celtic
Promoted Stalybridge Celtic
Relegated Leek Town
Spennymoor United
Matches played 506
Goals scored 1553 (3.07 per match)

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

League Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Stalybridge Celtic (C) (P) 44 31 9 4 96 32+64 102 Promotion to Conference
2 Emley 44 31 8 5 87 42+45 101
3 Bishop Auckland 44 26 7 11 88 53+35 85
4 Lancaster City 44 24 9 11 84 60+24 81
5 Worksop Town 44 20 13 11 102 60+42 73
6 Barrow 44 21 9 14 83 63+20 72
7 Altrincham 44 20 10 14 80 57+23 70
8 Gainsborough Trinity 44 17 14 13 59 56+3 65
9 Accrington Stanley 44 18 10 16 71 67+4 64
10 Hucknall Town 44 17 12 15 57 636 63
11 Gateshead 44 16 12 16 68 61+7 60
12 Bamber Bridge 44 17 8 19 63 652 59
13 Runcorn 44 15 10 19 56 7014 55
14 Blyth Spartans 44 15 9 20 61 643 54
15 Burscough 44 14 10 20 59 689 52
16 Hyde United 44 13 12 19 72 797 51
17 Whitby Town 44 13 11 20 60 7616 50
18 Marine 44 12 13 19 44 517 49
19 Colwyn Bay 44 12 10 22 68 10234 46
20 Frickley Athletic 44 10 15 19 50 7929 45
21 Droylsden 44 13 6 25 50 8030 45
22 Leek Town (R) 44 12 8 24 45 7025 44 Relegation to NPL Division One
23 Spennymoor United (R) 44 4 5 35 32 10876 016*

Updated to games played on 5 May 2001.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Spennymoor United were docked 1 point
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC ALT BAMBRWBISBLYBURCOLDROEmleyFRKGAIGATHUCHYDLNCLEEMARRUNSPUSTLWTBWKS
Accrington Stanley 21 13 21 31 33 20 22 30 31 11 11 31 12 41 12 21 32 21 10 14 02 34
Altrincham 52 12 11 02 31 22 30 30 02 31 02 32 10 20 31 11 31 21 50 00 31 12
Bamber Bridge 30 11 12 02 13 01 34 21 11 01 20 42 13 21 14 10 20 31 00 02 50 12
Barrow 30 23 31 14 20 22 32 20 13 20 32 31 50 10 22 30 10 12 50 00 23 21
Bishop Auckland 21 20 52 22 10 40 51 21 13 20 31 01 20 31 13 31 11 02 20 02 21 21
Blyth Spartans 10 11 00 11 12 10 52 01 21 30 10 21 11 00 01 00 41 30 01 12 02 10
Burscough 00 31 30 12 21 31 12 31 01 12 11 01 21 10 23 10 13 00 41 11 23 22
Colwyn Bay 24 12 11 20 33 10 41 32 04 00 33 22 02 21 12 41 23 22 32 17 21 32
Droylsden 04 21 01 21 03 12 12 10 13 11 40 00 11 24 32 10 23 02 41 01 13 25
Emley 10 31 10 00 31 10 21 41 21 00 10 20 00 31 10 11 32 21 33 23 40 53
Frickley Athletic 02 33 12 32 01 42 10 62 11 13 22 10 12 11 00 13 01 11 20 00 11 15
Gainsborough Trinity 20 10 20 20 00 42 21 10 01 32 22 02 11 21 11 41 20 20 21 00 13 11
Gateshead 00 21 02 12 03 25 11 42 11 01 50 11 12 30 10 21 30 51 40 22 11 00
Hucknall Town 20 13 10 14 25 41 32 10 12 02 31 10 22 12 31 20 11 10 10 22 01 11
Hyde United 33 42 14 44 11 62 11 11 32 12 00 01 31 51 11 21 21 11 40 12 32 13
Lancaster City 11 41 32 11 10 11 52 10 02 33 01 21 20 41 14 32 31 31 20 32 31 20
Leek Town 02 00 11 21 31 04 40 24 11 01 21 10 12 00 20 02 22 21 31 02 01 03
Marine 11 04 21 12 13 11 35 20 10 02 10 22 11 11 11 11 20 41 10 03 41 01
Runcorn 20 02 23 31 44 10 20 10 31 11 21 11 12 21 11 10 01 22 20 21 21 04
Spennymoor United 16 04 12 23 03 12 02 11 01 02 05 03 14 01 30 03 20 22 20 01 12 01
Stalybridge Celtic 40 10 30 10 20 20 02 40 41 42 30 71 21 10 31 50 12 21 31 32 11 10
Whitby Town 00 22 11 02 11 10 02 51 01 01 22 01 01 22 13 15 12 32 31 33 01 11
Worksop Town 02 12 11 42 12 43 10 11 50 12 120 11 22 11 41 42 31 33 11 60 11 32

Updated to games played on 5 May 2001.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Northern Premier League Division One
Season 2000–01
Champions Bradford Park Avenue
Promoted Bradford Park Avenue
Vauxhall Motors
Relegated Congleton Town
Winsford United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1423 (3.08 per match)

Division One featured four new teams:

League Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bradford Park Avenue (C) (P) 42 28 5 9 83 40+43 89 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Vauxhall Motors (P) 42 23 10 9 95 50+45 79
3 Ashton United 42 23 9 10 91 49+42 78
4 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 19 13 10 80 60+20 70
5 Trafford 42 20 9 13 70 62+8 068*
6 Belper Town 42 18 11 13 71 62+9 65
7 Witton Albion 42 15 16 11 51 50+1 61
8 Ossett Town 42 16 12 14 66 58+8 60
9 Radcliffe Borough 42 17 8 17 72 71+1 59
10 Chorley 42 15 14 13 71 70+1 59
11 Harrogate Town 42 15 10 17 60 7010 55
12 Matlock Town 42 14 10 18 70 744 52
13 North Ferriby United 42 14 10 18 64 739 52
14 Workington 42 13 12 17 53 607 51
15 Lincoln United 42 13 12 17 60 7515 51
16 Gretna 42 12 12 18 72 8210 48
17 Guiseley 42 11 15 16 37 5013 48
18 Kendal Town 42 12 12 18 60 699 047
19 Farsley Celtic 42 12 11 19 53 7118 47
20 Eastwood Town 42 13 8 21 40 6323 47
21 Winsford United (R) 42 13 11 18 61 709 044# Relegation to NWCFL Division One
22 Congleton Town (R) 42 8 6 28 43 9451 30

Updated to games played on 8 February 2011.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Trafford were docked 1 point.
From this season onwards Netherfield Kendal were known as Kendal Town. They were docked 1 point during the season.
#Winsford United were docked 6 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ASH BLP BPACHOCNGEASFARGRTGUIHARKENLINMATNFUOSTRADSTOTRAVAUWNSWTNWRK
Ashton United 34 02 73 41 02 10 92 00 41 81 31 22 00 11 30 32 00 20 10 00 21
Belper Town 04 02 11 31 40 22 00 11 11 32 31 31 22 01 46 12 02 11 41 21 20
Bradford Park Avenue 12 21 11 12 41 30 22 30 42 40 20 02 21 32 01 10 10 01 40 41 10
Chorley 21 11 21 11 31 14 22 11 10 22 81 11 32 11 33 01 03 55 20 01 12
Congleton Town 01 14 02 24 20 13 21 31 13 20 00 21 14 21 01 03 26 02 12 22 03
Eastwood Town 21 00 01 02 10 11 41 01 02 20 00 04 31 02 21 02 22 04 10 12 22
Farsley Celtic 03 23 03 01 10 00 20 01 11 12 31 12 11 32 13 12 10 12 23 30 21
Gretna 11 12 01 02 51 01 33 11 20 43 23 20 54 10 32 11 71 12 11 12 12
Guiseley 12 11 00 01 01 02 11 00 10 00 32 04 11 03 41 11 01 11 30 10 10
Harrogate Town 32 31 12 30 51 30 03 22 11 03 50 21 10 04 22 11 41 12 22 02 00
Kendal Town 43 22 01 30 40 11 02 01 11 00 10 20 22 22 10 32 12 31 12 22 20
Lincoln United 12 10 22 14 21 10 20 31 31 01 10 01 21 10 20 12 22 44 11 30 22
Matlock Town 01 32 15 03 42 04 22 70 20 31 33 21 22 10 32 12 14 03 12 22 22
North Ferriby United 13 12 21 03 21 20 21 26 10 41 22 31 21 20 12 22 13 32 03 02 01
Ossett Town 03 30 11 33 11 20 20 00 21 12 21 12 10 03 52 11 31 13 32 00 21
Radcliffe Borough 23 12 12 32 31 10 01 21 01 30 10 22 11 40 56 11 20 10 12 00 42
Stocksbridge Park Steels 22 04 03 22 31 41 60 41 42 00 21 33 32 02 33 12 12 10 21 52 11
Trafford 31 10 13 10 20 01 22 10 11 41 22 10 12 11 21 22 31 21 31 21 14
Vauxhall Motors 02 31 20 50 30 11 40 32 30 81 10 22 32 01 22 11 12 42 20 11 40
Winsford United 10 12 12 20 22 23 50 33 03 20 13 22 41 11 00 12 03 32 22 00 22
Witton Albion 11 01 52 00 00 31 00 14 10 01 20 21 22 10 20 31 11 20 14 10 11
Workington 20 01 25 20 32 10 22 01 01 03 20 22 00 42 01 20 21 00 02 13 11

Updated to games played on 5 May 2001.
Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion and relegation

In the thirty-third season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Leek Town and Spennymoor United were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by First Division winners Bradford Park Avenue, second placed Vauxhall Motors and readmitted Burton Albion (returning from the Southern League Premier Division. In the First Division Winsford United and Congleton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Rossendale United and Ossett Albion.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

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References

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