2005–06 Northern Premier League
The 2005–06 Northern Premier League season was the 38th 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
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blyth Spartans |
| Promoted |
Blyth Spartans Farsley Celtic |
| Relegated |
Bradford Park Avenue Wakefield |
| Matches played | 465 |
| Goals scored | 1282 (2.76 per match) |
|
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
The Premier Division featured six new clubs:
- Ashton United relegated from Conference North
- Bradford Park Avenue relegated from Conference North
- Runcorn F.C. Halton relegated from Conference North
- North Ferriby United as champions from Division One.
- Ilkeston Town as runners-up from Division One.
- A.F.C. Telford United via play-offs from Division One.
League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blyth Spartans (C) (P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 89 | Promotion to Conference North |
| 2 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 86 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Marine | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 81 | |
| 4 | Farsley Celtic (P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 79 | |
| 5 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 73 | |
| 6 | Whitby Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 | |
| 7 | Burscough | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 63 | |
| 8 | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 60 | |
| 9 | Matlock Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 59 | |
| 10 | A.F.C. Telford United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 59 | |
| 11 | Ossett Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 58 | |
| 12 | Leek Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 56 | |
| 13 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 53 | |
| 14 | Guiseley | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 51 | |
| 15 | Ashton United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 49 | |
| 16 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 49 | |
| 17 | Gateshead | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | |
| 18 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 44 | |
| 19 | Lincoln United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 44* | |
| 20 | Wakefield (R) | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 42† | Relegation to NPL Division One |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 86 | −22 | 39 | |
| 22 | Runcorn F.C. Halton | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 108 | −72 | 29 | Resigned, club folded at end of season |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Lincoln United reprieved of relegation as they had superior record to same placed Isthmian League team.
† Previously called Wakefield-Emley F.C..
(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 | TEL | ASH | BLY | BPA | BUR | FAR | FRK | GAT | GUI | ILK | LEE | LIN | MAR | MAT | NFU | OST | PRC | RAD | RUN | WAK | WTB | WTN |
| A.F.C. Telford United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Ashton United | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Burscough | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Farsley Celtic | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Gateshead | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Guiseley | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Ilkeston Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Leek Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Lincoln United | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–7 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Marine | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Matlock Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | |
| North Ferriby United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–1 | |
| Ossett Town | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Prescot Cables | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Runcorn | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Wakefield | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Whitby Town | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Witton Albion | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 29 April 2006.
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.
Play-offs
The Premier Division playoffs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North.
| Semi-finals 1 May 2006 | Final 6 May 2006 | ||||||||
| 3 | Marine | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Farsley Celtic | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Farsley Celtic | 2* | |||||||
| 5 | North Ferriby United | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Frickley Athletic | 0(2) | |||||||
| 5 | North Ferriby United | 0(4) | |||||||
* After extra time
Division One
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mossley |
| Promoted |
Fleetwood Town Kendal Town Mossley |
| Relegated | Bishop Auckland |
| Matches played | 465 |
| Goals scored | 1398 (3.01 per match) |
|
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
Division One featured four new clubs:
- Bamber Bridge, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Bishop Auckland, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Bridlington Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Fleetwood Town, promoted from the North West Counties Football League Division One
League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mossley (C) (P) | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 78 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 76 | |
| 3 | Kendal Town (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 58 | +23 | 76 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Woodley Sports | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 74 | |
| 5 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 70 | |
| 6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 67 | |
| 7 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | |
| 8 | Brigg Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 62 | |
| 9 | Belper Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 59 | |
| 10 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 58 | |
| 11 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 58 | |
| 12 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 56 | |
| 13 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 54 | |
| 14 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 54 | |
| 15 | Rossendale United | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 53 | |
| 16 | Clitheroe | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 53 | |
| 17 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 51 | |
| 18 | Chorley | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 50 | |
| 19 | Warrington Town | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 48 | |
| 20 | Spalding United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 45 | Transferred to SFL Division Midlands |
| 21 | Goole | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 85 | −30 | 43* | |
| 22 | Bishop Auckland (R) | 42 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 15 | Relegation to Northern League Division One |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Goole were docked 1 point during the campaign and their record had to be compared with the same placed side in the Isthmian League to determine which team would be relegated. As Goole's record was superior, they stayed up.
(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 | BAM | BLP | BIS | BRI | BRG | CHO | CLT | COL | EAS | FLE | GRE | KEN | KID | MOS | OSA | Rossendale United | SPD | SPA | STO | WAR | WIL | WDL |
| Bamber Bridge | 0–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Belper Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
| Bridlington Town | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Brigg Town | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Chorley | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | |
| Clitheroe | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Eastwood Town | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Goole | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | |
| Gresley | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–5 | |
| Kendal Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
| Mossley | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Ossett Albion | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rossendale United | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Shepshed Dynamo | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Spalding United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Warrington Town | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Woodley Sports | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
Updated to games played on 29 April 2006.
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.
Play-offs
The First Division playoffs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.
| Semi-finals 1 May 2006 | Final 6 May 2006 | ||||||||
| 4 | Gresley Rovers | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Woodley Sports | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Gresley Rovers | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Kendal Town | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Kendal Town | 1(4) | |||||||
| 6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1(2) | |||||||
Promotion and relegation
In the thirty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Blyth Spartans (as champions) and Farsley Celtic (as play-off winners)were promoted to the Conference North. Wakefield, Bradford Park Avenue and Runcorn Halton were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference North side Hednesford Town, First Division winners Mossley, second placed Fleetwood Town and play-off winners Kendal Town. In the First Division Bishop Auckland were relegated and were replaced by Buxton, Cammell Laird, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Alsager Town and Skelmersdale United.
Cup Results
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
- Farsley Celtic 1–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 Ilkeston Town
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Blyth Spartans bt. Ossett Town
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Blyth Spartans bt. Farsley Celtic