2011–12 Northern Premier League

The 2011–12 season was the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the fifth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.

The League sponsors for 2011–12 were Evo-Stik.[1] The league allocations were released on the 20 May 2011.[2]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season 2011–12
Champions Chester
Promoted Bradford Park Avenue
Chester
Relegated Burscough
Chasetown
Mickleover Sports
Northwich Victoria
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1411 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Foster (21)
Biggest home win Stocksbridge Park Steels 7–0 North Ferriby United
(28 January 2012)
Biggest away win Mickleover Sports 0–6 Kendal Town
(3 September 2011)
Highest scoring
Highest attendance 5,009
Chester 1–1 Northwich Victoria
(9 April 2012)[3]
Lowest attendance 101
Ashton United 0–1 North Ferriby United
(7 March 2011)[3]

The Premier Division featured five new teams:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chester (C) (P) 42 31 7 4 102 29+73 100 Promotion to 2012–13 Conference North
2 Northwich Victoria (R) 42 26 8 8 73 43+30 083* Relegation to NPL Division One South†
3 Chorley 42 24 7 11 76 48+28 79 Qualification for Playoffs
4 Bradford Park Avenue (P) 42 24 6 12 77 49+28 78
5 Hednesford Town 42 21 10 11 67 49+18 73
6 F.C. United of Manchester 42 21 9 12 83 51+32 72
7 Marine 42 19 9 14 56 50+6 66
8 Rushall Olympic 42 17 10 15 52 51+1 61
9 North Ferriby United 42 16 10 16 56 70−14 58
10 Nantwich Town 42 15 13 14 65 61+4 057#
11 Kendal Town 42 15 8 19 78 83−5 53
12 Ashton United 42 15 8 19 61 67−6 53
13 Buxton 42 15 8 19 64 77−13 53
14 Matlock Town 42 12 14 16 52 54−2 50
15 Worksop Town 42 13 10 19 56 76−20 49
16 Stafford Rangers 42 12 12 18 60 65−5 48
17 Whitby Town 42 12 11 19 57 80−23 046#
18 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 10 12 20 57 75−18 42
19 Frickley Athletic 42 10 12 20 48 69−21 42
20 Chasetown (R) 42 10 11 21 50 75−25 41 Relegation to NPL Division One South
21 Mickleover Sports (R) 42 11 10 21 67 85−18 040*
22 Burscough (R) 42 5 11 26 54 104−50 26 Relegation to NPL Division One North

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source:
*Northwich Victoria and Mickleover Sports deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[4][5]
†Northwich Victoria were expelled from the Northern Premier League after being found guilty of failing to comply with League Rules relating to financial matters; on appeal this was reduced to relegation from the Premier Division.[6][7]
# Nantwich Town and Whitby Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
3 Chorley 0
6 F.C. United of Manchester 2
4 Bradford Park Avenue 1*
6 F.C. United of Manchester 0
4 Bradford Park Avenue 5
5 Hednesford Town 0

*AET

Semi-finals

Results grid

Home ╲ Away ASH BPA BURBUXCHACHRCHOFCUFRKHEDKENMARMATMICNANNFUNORRSOSTASTOWTBWKS
Ashton United 0–1 3–2 4–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–5 1–2 1–2 4–2
Bradford Park Avenue 4–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–5 3–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0
Burscough 2–3 1–1 1–2 4–4 1–4 1–4 3–5 1–3 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–2
Buxton 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–0 1–3 5–3 0–4 2–1 2–0 4–3 1–3 2–3 1–2 3–1 1–4 0–1 1–3
Chasetown 1–0 0–4 4–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–4 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–2
Chester 1–0 3–2 4–0 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0
Chorley 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 2–0 6–0 5–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 4–1
F.C. United of Manchester 2–1 5–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–3 6–3 4–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–1
Frickley Athletic 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–2 2–1
Hednesford Town 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 6–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–1 5–4 1–1 3–1 0–0
Kendal Town 1–3 1–1 3–4 0–0 1–4 0–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 2–1 3–3 4–1 2–3 4–1 1–3 0–1 4–2 2–1 3–0
Marine 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–4 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–0
Matlock Town 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–4 1–1
Mickleover Sports 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 3–4 0–2 3–6 1–2 0–6 0–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 5–0 1–1
Nantwich Town 1–1 0–3 3–4 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
North Ferriby United 6–3 2–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Northwich Victoria 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
Rushall Olympic 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–2 0–0
Stafford Rangers 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–3 2–2
Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 7–0 3–4 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–0
Whitby Town 2–2 1–4 3–3 3–4 2–0 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–5 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 3–4
Worksop Town 3–3 0–2 2–3 2–1 4–1 0–3 1–5 2–3 2–1 1–0 3–5 0–3 2–0 5–4 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: NPL 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.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. United of Manchester Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) 11,840
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Chester Deva Stadium 5,376
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Northwich Victoria Victoria Stadium 5,098
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 5,000
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100
Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Stocksbridge Park Steels Look Local Stadium 3,500
Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500
Worksop Town Sandy Lane 3,200
Burscough Victoria Park 3,054
Stafford Rangers Marston Road 3,000
Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000
Mickleover Sports Mickleover Sports Ground 1,500
Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400

Division One North

Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season 2011–12
Champions A.F.C. Fylde
Promoted A.F.C. Fylde
Witton Albion
Relegated Durham City
Woodley Sports
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1516 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Shaun Tuck (31)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–10 Radcliffe Borough
(22 November 2011)
Highest scoring Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–10 Radcliffe Borough
(22 November 2011)
Highest attendance 501 Lancaster City 4–2 AFC Fylde
(29 August 2011)[9]
Lowest attendance 31 Cammell Laird 1–3 Wakefield
(10 March 2011)[9]

Division One North featured two new teams:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 A.F.C. Fylde (C) (P) 42 31 6 5 90 29+61 99 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Curzon Ashton 42 28 11 3 91 44+47 95 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Witton Albion (P) 42 28 6 8 101 44+57 90
4 Farsley 42 25 6 11 86 48+38 81
5 Garforth Town 42 24 7 11 95 63+32 79
6 Lancaster City 42 24 5 13 80 48+32 77
7 Skelmersdale United 42 21 12 9 94 60+34 75
8 Woodley Sports (R) 42 22 5 15 71 51+20 71 Relegation to NWCFL*
9 Durham City 42 20 2 20 81 80+1 62 Resigned to Northern League at the end of the season
10 Bamber Bridge 42 17 9 16 69 68+1 60
11 Warrington Town 42 17 9 16 69 71−2 60
12 Trafford 42 15 11 16 70 66+4 56
13 Salford City 42 14 10 18 69 71−2 52
14 Mossley 42 10 15 17 66 75−9 45
15 Radcliffe Borough 42 13 6 23 54 75−21 45
16 Prescot Cables 42 10 12 20 53 71−18 42
17 Ossett Town 42 11 9 22 41 84−43 42
18 Ossett Albion 42 11 6 25 59 95−36 39
19 Clitheroe 42 10 8 24 51 76−25 38
20 Wakefield 42 7 12 23 38 77−39 33
21 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 8 7 27 54 115−61 31
22 Cammell Laird 42 8 4 30 34 103−69 28

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source:
*Woodley Sports relegated due to ground grading and security of tenure issues[10] and changed name to Stockport Sports. Durham City resigned from the league on 21 April 2012.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Curzon Ashton 2(4)
5 Garforth Town 2(1)
2 Curzon Ashton 0
3 Witton Albion 3
3 Witton Albion 3
4 Farsley 0

Semi-finals

23 April 2012
19:45
Curzon Ashton 2–2 Garforth Town
Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance: 406

Curzon Ashton win 4–2 on penalties

24 April 2012
19:45
Witton Albion 3–0 Farsley
Wincham Park, Northwich
Attendance: 574

Final

28 April 2012
15:00
Curzon Ashton 0–3 Witton Albion
Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance: 989

Results grid

Home ╲ Away FYL BAM CAMCLTCZADURFARGARHRALNCMOSOSAOSTPRCRADSLCSKUTRAWAKWARWTNWDL
A.F.C. Fylde 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 7–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–5 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–0
Bamber Bridge 0–1 7–0 6–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–2 2–6 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–6 1–1
Cammell Laird 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–4 5–1 0–3 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 0–3
Clitheroe 2–6 1–3 5–1 0–4 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2
Curzon Ashton 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–3 2–1 4–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Durham City 1–2 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 4–5 4–1 5–3 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–3 2–1 2–4 0–3 3–4 0–1 7–1 1–3 3–0
Farsley 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 3–0 1–3 3–0 5–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 6–0 1–2 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–1
Garforth Town 1–2 3–1 6–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 5–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 6–0 4–3 4–1
Harrogate Railway Athletic 0–3 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–6 1–3 2–3 2–2 3–10 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–6 0–4
Lancaster City 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 1–2 2–1
Mossley 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–4 3–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 6–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 0–4
Ossett Albion 0–3 2–3 6–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 1–4 2–5 3–2 0–0 1–4 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 2–3
Ossett Town 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–6 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 0–4
Prescot Cables 0–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 5–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1
Radcliffe Borough 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–3 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–3
Salford City 0–2 2–2 5–0 0–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–4 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–1 2–0 1–5 1–1 3–0
Skelmersdale United 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 6–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–3 2–2
Trafford 2–4 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 4–1 2–2 4–0 3–3 2–2 2–3 1–2
Wakefield 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–3 0–3 0–4 0–1 1–3 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–4 2–2 0–1 1–0
Warrington Town 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–5 4–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 1–2 3–3 2–2 0–2 1–0
Witton Albion 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 5–1 4–1 0–4 2–1 4–2 5–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 5–0 4–1
Woodley Sports 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: NPL Division North results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813
Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000
Mossley Steel Park 4,000
Wakefield College Grove 4,000
Farsley Throstle Nest 3,900
Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View 3,500
Lancaster City Giant Axe 3,500
Radcliffe Borough Stainton Park 3,500
Warrington Town Cantilever Park 3,500
Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200
Durham City The Arnott Stadium 3,000
Garforth Town Genix Healthcare Stadium 3,000
Ossett Albion WareHouse Systems Stadium 3,000
Skelmersdale United West Lancashire College Stadium 2,500
Trafford Shawe View 2,500
Bamber Bridge QED Stadium 2,264
Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000
Woodley Sports The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,000
A.F.C. Fylde Kellamergh Park 1,500
Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500
Salford City Moor Lane 1,400

Division One South

Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season 2011–12
Champions Grantham Town
Promoted Grantham Town
Ilkeston
Relegated Quorn
Shepshed Dynamo
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1519 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Jonathan Froggatt (27)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win Quorn 0–8 Carlton Town
(28 January 2012)
Highest scoring Goole 5–4 Romulus
(24 September 2011)
Highest attendance 1,315 Ilkeston 4–0 Goole
(13 August 2011)[12]
Lowest attendance 44 Brigg Town 5–2 Quorn
(6 December 2011)[12]

Division One South featured four new teams:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Grantham Town (C) (P) 42 29 7 6 92 44+48 093* Promotion to 2012–13 NPL Premier Division
2 Carlton Town 42 26 5 11 101 52+49 83 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Ilkeston (P) 42 26 5 11 93 44+49 83
4 Sheffield 42 22 9 11 93 62+31 75
5 Leek Town 42 22 8 12 77 60+17 74
6 Belper Town 42 23 5 14 74 57+17 74
7 Stamford 42 20 8 14 77 75+2 68
8 Loughborough Dynamo 42 18 11 13 80 61+19 65
9 New Mills 42 17 12 13 79 76+3 63 Transferred to the Division One North
10 Goole 42 18 8 16 72 78−6 62
11 Hucknall Town 42 16 9 17 54 61−7 57
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 16 7 19 72 63+9 55
13 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 13 16 13 62 59+3 55
14 Coalville Town 42 15 10 17 69 72−3 55
15 Newcastle Town 42 14 10 18 59 70−11 52
16 Market Drayton Town 42 11 15 16 61 84−23 48
17 Brigg Town 42 11 12 19 52 76−24 45
18 Lincoln United 42 10 13 19 65 85−20 43
19 Rainworth Miners Welfare 42 10 11 21 38 55−17 41
20 Romulus 42 7 15 20 56 85−29 36
21 Quorn (R) 42 6 9 27 48 85−37 27 Relegation to United Counties League Premier Division
22 Shepshed Dynamo (R) 42 5 10 27 45 115−70 25

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source:
*Grantham Town deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.[13]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Carlton Town 2(6)
5 Leek Town 2(7)
3 Ilkeston 2
5 Leek Town 0
3 Ilkeston 7
4 Sheffield 0

Semi-finals

23 April 2012
19:45
Ilkeston 7–0 Sheffield
New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
Attendance: 1,068

25 April 2012
19:45
Carlton Town 2–2 Leek Town
Bill Stokeld Stadium, Carlton
Attendance: 369

Leek Town win 6–7 on penalties

Final

28 April 2012
15:00
Ilkeston 2–0 Leek Town
New Manor Ground, Ilkeston

Results grid

Home ╲ Away BLP BRG CARCOAGOOGRNHUCILKKIDLEELINLOUMARNEWNEMQONRAIROMSHESPDSTMSUT
Belper Town 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–5 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–3 1–2
Brigg Town 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–4 0–3 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–4 5–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 3–2 2–2 2–1
Carlton Town 3–2 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 7–1 1–2 2–1 5–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–2 0–2
Coalville Town 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–5 4–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–0
Goole 0–3 1–3 2–2 4–2 3–4 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–4 2–0 2–1 5–4 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1
Grantham Town 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 3–3 1–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Hucknall Town 0–3 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 3–1
Ilkeston 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 1–2 3–4 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 5–0 1–2 2–1
Kidsgrove Athletic 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–1
Leek Town 0–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–3 5–0 2–0 0–5
Lincoln United 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–2 3–4 1–1 0–1 2–5 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 4–5 3–1
Loughborough Dynamo 2–2 2–1 2–4 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–4 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–4 6–2 2–0 2–1
Market Drayton Town 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–5 3–0 0–6 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–7 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 4–1 2–2 0–3
Newcastle Town 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–5 4–4 0–0 2–4 0–2 2–2 2–3 3–0 1–5 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–1
New Mills 1–4 3–1 2–3 4–2 3–0 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–6 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 5–3 3–2 2–5 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–1
Quorn 1–2 1–3 0–8 2–3 1–2 0–5 0–0 3–2 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 2–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–0 1–2 1–0
Rainworth Miners Welfare 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 0–2
Romulus 2–1 1–1 1–3 4–1 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–4 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1
Sheffield 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 4–2 2–3 0–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 7–1 6–0 3–2
Shepshed Dynamo 0–6 2–3 0–6 2–5 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–4 2–2
Stamford 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–4 3–2 1–4 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 4–3 3–0 3–2
Sutton Coldfield Town 2–0 6–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 5–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 3–1 3–3 4–1 3–0

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: NPL Division South results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Hucknall Town Watnall Road 5,000
Brigg Town The Hawthorns 4,000
Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600
Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,500
Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000
Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote 2,500
Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400
Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200
Coalville Town Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000
Kidsgrove Athletic The Seddon Stadium 2,000
Rainworth Miners Welfare Welfare Ground 2,000
Romulus The Central Ground
(Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) 		2,000
Sheffield Coach and Horses Ground 2,000
Stamford Vic Couzens Stadium 2,000
Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground 2,000
Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
New Mills Church Lane 1,400
Quorn Sutton Park 1,400
Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000

Challenge Cup

2011–12 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Country  England
Teams 66
Champions North Ferriby United
Runners-up Rushall Olympic
Matches played 65
Goals scored 250 (3.85 per match)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2011–12 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons)[14] is the 42nd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.[15] The tournament was won by North Ferriby United who beat Rushall Olympic 4–1 after extra-time.[16]

Calendar

Round Matches played Matches Clubs
Preliminary Round 5–20 September 2011 4 66 → 62
First Round 26 September – 1 November 2011 20 62 → 42
Second Round 18 October – 15 November 2011 10 42 → 32
Third Round 2 November – 20 December 2011 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 9–11 January 2012 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 14–21 February 2012 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 20–21 March 2012 2 4 → 2
Final 28 April 2012 1 2 → 1

Preliminary Round

In the Preliminary Round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions were drawn together.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Ossett Town 0–2[17] Brigg Town 23
2 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–2[18] Stamford 73
3 Romulus 3–5[19]
AET		 Kidsgrove Athletic 74
4 Warrington Town 4–2[20]
AET		 Cammell Laird 55

First Round

The four clubs which made it through the Preliminary Round enter into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues which weren't drawn into the Preliminary Round.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
5 AFC Fylde 0–3 Bamber Bridge 121
6 Carlton Town 2–4
AET		 Belper Town 71
7 Coalville Town 2–1 Ilkeston 213
8 Farsley 1–0 Durham City 91
9 Goole 5–0 Lincoln United 74
10 Harrogate Railway Athletic 1–5 Garforth 65
11 Kidsgrove Athletic 5–2 Market Drayton Town 108
12 Lancaster City 4–2 Skelmersdale United 123
13 Loughborough Dynamo 3–2 Hucknall Town 80
14 Mossley 2–0* Curzon Ashton 112
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
15 New Mills 3–4 Salford City 105
16 Ossett Albion 1–2 Brigg Town 70
17 Prescot Cables 1–2 Warrington Town 101
18 Quorn 2–0
AET		 Grantham Town 110
19 Radcliffe Borough 1–3 Woodley Sports 70
20 Sheffield 4–2 Wakefield 160
21 Shepshed Dynamo 0–3 Stamford 107
22 Sutton Coldfield Town 0–3 Newcastle Town 41
23 Trafford 1–1 Clitheroe 85
Clitheroe 4–2 on penalties
24 Witton Albion 4–0 Leek Town 133

Second Round

The twenty clubs which made it through the First Round were entered into the draw for the Second Round.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
25 Brigg Town 3–0 Farsley 54
26 Curzon Ashton 0–3 Woodley Sports 65
27 Goole 1–2 Garforth 74
28 Lancaster City 2–1 Clitheroe 102
29 Newcastle Town 2–0
AET		 Warrington Town 69
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
30 Quorn 1–2 Loughborough Dynamo 91
31 Salford City 2–1 Bamber Bridge 68
32 Sheffield 1–2 Belper Town 185
33 Stamford 5–3
AET		 Coalville Town 101
34 Witton Albion 2–0 Kidsgrove Athletic 109

Third Round

The ten clubs which made it through the Second Round were entered into the draw for the Second Round with the clubs from the Premier Division.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
35 Ashton United 1–4 Lancaster City 62
36 Belper Town 1–3
AET		 Worksop Town 111
37 Brigg Town 0–1 Buxton 66
38 Burscough 0–2 F.C. United of Manchester 147
39 Woodley Sports 0–2 Kendal Town 53
40 Frickley Athletic 4–2 Garforth Town 98
41 Hednesford Town 3–1 Chester 251
42 Loughborough Dynamo 3–1
AET		 Stamford 85
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
43 Matlock Town 4–1 Mickleover Sports 191
44 Newcastle Town 2–2 Nantwich Town 108
Newcastle Town won 4–3 on penalties
45 North Ferriby United 1–0 Whitby Town 107
46 Northwich Victoria 4–0 Marine 163
47 Rushall Olympic 1–0 Chasetown 166
48 Salford City 1–2 Chorley 131
49 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–1 Bradford Park Avenue 76
Bradford Park Avenue won 4–3 on penalties
50 Witton Albion 3–1 Stafford Rangers 96

Fourth Round

The 16 clubs which made it through the Third Round were entered into the draw for the Fourth Round.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
51 Bradford Park Avenue 4–0 Loughborough Dynamo 91
52 Chorley 2–3 F.C. United of Manchester 830
53 Lancaster City 3–3
AET		 Kendal Town 194
Kendal Town won 5–4 on penalties
54 Matlock Town 0–1 Frickley Athletic 169
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
55 Newcastle Town 2–3 Northwich Victoria 109
56 North Ferriby United 4–2 Worksop Town 177
57 Rushall Olympic 2–1 Hednesford Town 209
58 Witton Albion 4–1 Buxton 128

Quarter Finals

The eight clubs to have made it through the Fourth Round were entered into the Quarter Finals draw.

Semi Finals

The four clubs to have made it through the Quarter Finals were entered into the Semi Finals draw.

Final

The two clubs to have made it through the Semi Finals play each other in the Final to decide the winner of the Challenge Cup.

28 April 2012 65 North Ferriby United 4–1
(a.e.t)		 Rushall Olympic Coronation Park, Eastwood
15:00 Fry  76' (pen.)
Taylor  92'
Anderson  97'
Bolder  108'		 Report Tolley  77' (pen.) Attendance: 256

President's Cup

2011–12 Northern Premier League President's Cup
Country  England
Teams 44
← 2010–11

At the 2011 league AGM, the 2011–12 Northern Premier League President's Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South, was deferred for at least one year due to fixture congestion and clubs making losses from the games. It was decided to award the trophy to the team that tops the fair play league at the end of the season instead.[21]

Peter Swales Shield

2012 Peter Swales Shield
Chester North Ferriby United
3 0
Date 4 August 2012
Venue Deva Stadium, Chester
Referee I Hussin[22]
Attendance 591

The Peter Swales Shield has changed format several times, and the 2012–13 season saw the champions of the Premier Division, Chester, play against the winners of the Challenge Cup, North Ferriby United. Chester won the game 3–0.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Evo-Stik New Sponsors From 2010–2011". The Official Evo-Stik League Website. Pitchero. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "NON LEAGUE RESTRUCTURING 2011/12 ‐ PROPOSED CLUB ALLOCATIONS" (PDF). The FA. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Evo-Stik North League Premier Division - Average Attendances - Home Matches". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Northwich Victoria Points Deduction". Northern Premier League. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Mickleover Sports – Ineligible Player". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Northern Premier League – Press Statement". Northern Premier League.
  7. ↑ "Statement: Northwich Victoria and Woodley Sports". Northern Premier League. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Nantwich Town Point Deduction". Northern Premier League. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Evo-Stik North League Division One North - Average Attendances - Home Matches". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Northern Premier League – Press Statement". Northern Premier League. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "League Resignation". Durham City A.F.C. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Evo-Stik North League Division One South - Average Attendances - Home Matches". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "League Statement: Grantham Town". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Doodson Sports Cup new sponsor". Curzon Ashton F.C. Pitchero. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  15. ↑ "The Doodson Sport Cup 11-12". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "North Ferriby United 4-1 Rushall Olympic (After Extra Time)". North Ferriby United F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  17. ↑ Ossett Town 0–2 brigg Town Ossett Town FC official website. Accessed 21 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "Match Report: Rainworth Miners Welfare vs. Stamford, 7th Sep 2011". Stamford AFC. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  19. ↑ Roms lose out in League Cup opener Romulus FC official website
  20. ↑ Warrington Town 4 – 2 Cammell Laird Cammell Laird official website
  21. ↑ Snee, Tom (22 June 2011). "League Statement: President's Cup". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  22. ↑ Graham, Chris (4 August 2012). "Blues claim Peter Swales Trophy". Chester FC. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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