2013–14 Northern Premier League

The 2013–14 season in English football is the 46th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the seventh season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2013–14 are Evo-Stik.[1]

It is the first season after restructuring of the Premier Division into a 24-team league.[2]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season 2013–14
Champions Chorley
Promoted Chorley
AFC Fylde
Relegated Droylsden
Stafford Rangers
Stocksbridge Park Steels
Matches played 552
Top goalscorer Leon Mettam
(45 goals)[3]
Biggest home win Chorley 13–1 Droylsden[4]
(5 April 2014)
Biggest away win Droylsden 0–10 A.F.C. Fylde[4]
(29 October 2013)
Highest scoring Chorley 13–1 Droylsden[4]
(5 April 2014)
Highest attendance 4,152[4][5]
F.C. United of Manchester 2–2 Chorley
(8 April 2014)
Lowest attendance 83[4][6]
Droylsden 1–2 Barwell
(8 April 2014)

The Premier Division featured six new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chorley (C) (P) 46 29 10 7 107 39+68 97 Promotion to 2014–15 Conference North
2 F.C. United of Manchester 46 29 9 8 108 52+56 96 Qualification for Playoffs
3 A.F.C. Fylde (P) 46 28 9 9 97 41+56 93
4 Worksop Town 46 27 7 12 120 87+33 88
5 Ashton United 46 24 8 14 92 62+30 80
6 Skelmersdale United 46 24 5 17 92 79+13 77
7 Rushall Olympic 46 21 12 13 79 65+14 75
8 Blyth Spartans 46 20 12 14 79 78+1 72
9 Whitby Town 46 18 16 12 82 64+18 70
10 Trafford 46 20 8 18 77 73+4 68
11 King's Lynn Town 46 20 8 18 76 771 68
12 Matlock Town 46 18 13 15 61 53+8 67
13 Buxton 46 16 14 16 63 60+3 62
14 Barwell 46 17 11 18 62 675 62
15 Grantham Town 46 17 10 19 77 781 61
16 Witton Albion 46 17 9 20 77 803 60
17 Ilkeston 46 17 8 21 81 77+4 59
18 Stamford 46 17 7 22 75 8510 58
19 Nantwich Town 46 14 14 18 77 71+6 56
20 Marine 46 13 14 19 68 768 53
21 Frickley Athletic 46 12 13 21 62 8018 049
22 Stafford Rangers (R) 46 9 8 29 56 11256 35 Relegation to NPL Division One North/South
23 Stocksbridge Park Steels (R) 46 5 8 33 60 13070 23
24 Droylsden (R) 46 2 3 41 40 182142 9

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source:
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.
Frickley Athletic finished 21st, in the final relegation place but were reprieved as Vauxhall Motors resigned from the Conference North and chose to play in a lower division than the Northern Premier League.[league_table 1]

  1. "FA Confirm Blues Remain in Evo-Stik Premier Division for 2014/15". Northern Premier League. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 F.C. United of Manchester 1
5 Ashton United (a.e.t.) 2
3 A.F.C. Fylde 1(4)
5 Ashton United 1(3)
3 A.F.C. Fylde 3
4 Worksop Town 1

Semi-finals

29 April 2014
19:45
AFC Fylde 3–1 Worksop Town
Allen  19'  65'  90+5' (pen.) Higginson  17'
Kellamergh Park, Warton, Fylde
Attendance: 576

29 April 2014
19:45
FC United of Manchester 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ashton United
Wright  59' (pen.) Johnson  90+2'
Higgins  120+2'
Gigg Lane, Bury
Attendance: 2,956

Final

3 May 2014
15:00
AFC Fylde 1(4) - 1(3) Ashton United
Kellamergh Park, Warton, Fylde
Attendance: 1,191

Results

Home ╲ Away FYL ASH BARBLYBUXCHODROFCUFRKGRNILKKLTMARMATNANRSOSKUSTASTMSTOTRAWTBWTNWKS
A.F.C. Fylde 10 10 51 22 01 50 02 20 12 12 10 00 20 12 21 23 21 20 50 21 31 30 32
Ashton United 11 01 33 20 21 41 21 22 21 13 51 41 00 10 20 41 40 21 32 20 34 14 23
Barwell 03 10 12 10 13 22 03 11 22 11 13 20 00 22 31 50 20 10 21 00 11 02 13
Blyth Spartans 11 21 21 01 31 30 01 20 21 32 13 22 12 22 32 21 62 21 30 21 07 42 33
Buxton 04 12 30 21 02 42 02 11 31 12 61 22 11 20 12 20 22 22 01 12 11 31 24
Chorley 31 33 12 30 00 131 01 20 31 21 10 40 31 51 01 41 30 30 31 62 00 10 10
Droylsden 010 09 12 00 11 05 14 23 03 15 12 04 14 16 15 03 23 03 23 06 02 43 34
F.C. United of Manchester 00 32 20 30 12 22 41 30 30 41 20 10 21 21 02 13 40 60 62 11 13 31 44
Frickley Athletic 02 02 21 01 01 00 20 12 32 01 22 11 13 20 42 43 20 11 22 21 11 00 22
Grantham Town 12 01 01 42 01 11 60 15 21 20 20 31 11 05 30 12 32 11 32 21 31 00 31
Ilkeston 01 12 42 01 02 23 51 33 10 02 34 12 13 31 01 21 00 30 61 11 02 11 00
King's Lynn Town 20 21 32 01 31 02 21 00 30 11 31 23 04 00 60 33 51 21 33 22 30 30 13
Marine 12 01 11 11 02 01 51 02 21 33 23 23 30 10 12 22 52 13 30 12 11 21 01
Matlock Town 11 00 21 11 11 12 20 11 00 41 10 20 00 21 11 21 02 20 30 32 20 01 10
Nantwich Town 11 22 20 11 11 01 40 11 21 11 22 20 12 11 32 22 41 31 21 01 43 02 23
Rushall Olympic 22 21 00 00 22 10 01 11 41 31 32 31 11 61 11 10 20 02 11 12 00 20 22
Skelmersdale United 05 11 10 43 20 10 73 13 32 12 20 30 41 10 21 10 32 01 60 31 42 13 21
Stafford Rangers 22 12 23 22 11 13 31 21 02 22 24 01 22 13 10 25 02 21 31 14 02 22 02
Stamford 13 21 02 34 10 11 40 23 64 12 02 30 24 10 22 34 20 20 43 22 12 31 22
Stocksbridge Park Steels 01 02 12 11 23 22 31 14 34 43 23 00 11 31 15 12 04 03 13 13 03 22 45
Trafford 20 41 24 21 00 05 10 23 41 21 25 12 10 21 01 31 20 12 02 10 03 33 02
Whitby Town 12 12 22 21 10 11 52 32 22 11 11 40 00 10 42 00 22 21 12 40 00 11 25
Witton Albion 01 12 12 01 01 22 51 25 21 21 21 10 23 10 32 24 23 50 21 41 04 31 22
Worksop Town 16 32 43 32 31 14 30 20 13 31 52 14 51 42 31 13 32 50 61 32 12 30 23

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
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
Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
King's Lynn Town The Walks 5,733
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Blyth Spartans Croft Park 4,435
Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100
Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,500
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
Droylsden Butcher's Arms Ground 3,000
Stafford Rangers Marston Road 3,000
Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800
Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Skelmersdale United West Lancashire College Stadium 2,500
Trafford Shawe View 2,500
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
Stamford Kettering Road 2,000
A.F.C. Fylde Kellamergh Park 1,500
Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400

Division One North

Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season 2013–14
Champions Curzon Ashton
Promoted Curzon Ashton
Ramsbottom United
Relegated Cammell Laird (resigned)
Wakefield (folded)

Division One North will feature four new teams:

On 17 April 2014, the NPL announced that Cammell Laird and Wakefield had tendered their resignation from the league, and that they would take up the two relegation spots at the end of the season.[7]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Curzon Ashton (C) (P) 42 31 6 5 92 36+56 99 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Darlington 1883 42 28 6 8 101 37+64 90 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Warrington Town 42 27 6 9 86 47+39 87
4 Bamber Bridge 42 26 5 11 81 45+36 83
5 Ramsbottom United (O) (P) 42 25 8 9 112 57+55 080
6 Lancaster City 42 24 8 10 75 52+23 80
7 Farsley 42 21 12 9 76 51+25 75
8 Ossett Town 42 19 8 15 66 63+3 65
9 Northwich Victoria 42 16 15 11 73 52+21 63
10 Kendal Town 42 17 5 20 83 841 56
11 Cammell Laird 42 15 9 18 65 64+1 54 Resigned to NWCFL Division One
12 Salford City 42 15 7 20 68 8012 52
13 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 14 6 22 52 6614 48
14 Burscough 42 13 9 20 58 8224 48
15 Mossley 42 13 8 21 73 9017 47
16 New Mills 42 12 9 21 68 9527 45
17 Clitheroe 42 12 7 23 55 8126 43
18 Radcliffe Borough 42 12 7 23 57 9336 43
19 Padiham 42 12 6 24 61 9231 42
20 Prescot Cables 42 10 10 22 63 8623 40
21 Ossett Albion 42 7 8 27 40 8040 29
22 Wakefield 42 7 7 28 55 12772 28 Club folded at the end of the season

Updated to games played on 21 April 2014.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ Ramsbottom United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
(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 Darlington 1883 0
5 Ramsbottom United 2
4 Bamber Bridge 2
5 Ramsbottom United 3
3 Warrington Town 0
4 Bamber Bridge 1

Semi-finals

29 April 2014
19:45
Warrington Town 0–1 Bamber Bridge
Waddecar  48'
Cantilever Park, Warrington
Attendance: 477

30 April 2014
19:45
Darlington 1883 0–2 Ramsbottom United
Priestley  23'
Hulme  32'
Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland
Attendance: 1,926

Final

3 May 2014
15:00
Bamber Bridge 2–3 (a.e.t.) Ramsbottom United
Johnstone  22'
Alexander  90+6' (pen.)
Gaskell  6'
Howson  87'
Smalley  104'
Sir Tom Finney Stadium, Bamber Bridge
Attendance: 1,206

Results

Home ╲ Away BAM BUR CAMCLTCZADARFARHRAKENLNCMOSNEMNOROSAOSTPADPRCRADRAMSLCWAKWAR
Bamber Bridge 20 10 20 01 03 01 30 21 01 51 21 11 40 40 51 22 40 21 31 21 03
Burscough 14 23 23 01 07 00 21 40 01 03 32 12 00 12 34 22 13 11 20 10 00
Cammell Laird 01 21 10 01 02 23 24 23 23 11 50 00 01 12 20 21 21 21 22 42 00
Clitheroe 02 42 22 03 23 10 02 30 22 31 32 20 02 32 23 31 40 24 22 12 10
Curzon Ashton 32 11 20 10 10 12 10 31 10 21 22 00 20 02 22 60 31 22 40 50 23
Darlington 1883 10 12 31 60 04 30 00 31 02 40 20 01 70 41 30 22 30 01 22 51 20
Farsley 00 12 22 41 01 42 00 12 21 30 21 22 41 11 41 31 20 32 23 22 03
Harrogate Railway Athletic 12 10 41 32 01 02 11 31 13 02 50 21 23 01 40 21 22 04 01 20 02
Kendal Town 23 31 22 20 03 15 30 31 01 65 45 22 32 02 21 30 51 23 20 50 11
Lancaster City 02 11 10 11 10 00 22 21 22 21 01 10 10 21 11 20 41 13 21 52 31
Mossley 23 02 20 11 23 12 10 20 13 21 33 24 32 12 01 42 31 43 31 22 22
New Mills 02 42 30 21 13 03 04 41 04 21 21 22 22 20 23 00 03 23 02 82 23
Northwich Victoria 40 23 30 30 11 11 33 10 21 31 20 21 11 40 20 11 40 34 12 23 02
Ossett Albion 23 12 02 12 23 23 01 02 13 02 10 00 00 14 03 11 12 12 12 20 12
Ossett Town 10 33 11 20 21 12 01 11 10 03 33 33 10 01 31 21 01 20 03 23 01
Padiham 61 12 13 20 14 02 12 11 21 00 23 12 32 00 25 22 01 14 01 43 24
Prescot Cables 05 30 03 22 23 00 03 01 12 12 01 71 21 32 32 30 43 03 31 40 02
Radcliffe Borough 02 11 06 10 12 12 23 31 10 14 33 40 34 30 11 10 22 11 02 01 12
Ramsbottom United 00 71 02 41 13 30 11 50 30 60 31 11 22 20 22 12 53 80 52 31 32
Salford City 21 34 22 11 02 02 24 20 63 21 62 13 00 03 12 21 20 33 12 23 12
Wakefield 03 12 13 20 23 15 03 23 33 49 11 11 11 22 15 03 01 14 23 20 07
Warrington Town 11 10 30 30 15 14 00 20 21 23 32 21 13 20 01 72 32 20 10 31 40

Updated to games played on 21 April 2014.
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
Wakefield Belle Vue (groundshare with Wakefield Wildcats) 11,000
Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000
Mossley Seel Park 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
Burscough Queensgate 3,054
Ossett Albion WareHouse Systems Stadium 3,000
Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400
Bamber Bridge Sir Tom Finney Stadium 2,264
Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Northwich Victoria Valley Road (former ground of Flixton) 2,000
Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000
Ramsbottom United The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000
Darlington 1883 Heritage Park (groundshare with Bishop Auckland) 1,994
Padiham Arbories Memorial Sports Ground 1,688
Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500
New Mills Church Lane 1,400
Salford City Moor Lane 1,400

Division One South

Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season 2013–14
Champions Halesowen Town
Promoted Belper Town
Halesowen Town
Relegated Eastwood Town (resigned)
Kidsgrove Athletic
Biggest home win Sutton Coldfield Town 6–0 Market Drayton Town
Biggest away win Loughborough Dynamo 0–8 Leek Town
Highest scoring Lincoln United 5–6 Loughborough Dynamo (11 goals)

Division One South will feature four new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Halesowen Town (C) (P) 40 29 4 7 80 38+42 91 Promotion to 2014–15 NPL Premier Division
2 Coalville Town 40 27 8 5 101 35+66 89 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Leek Town 40 28 4 8 85 35+50 088
4 Belper Town (O) (P) 40 24 9 7 98 50+48 81
5 Mickleover Sports 40 22 7 11 82 62+20 73
6 Sutton Coldfield Town 40 19 7 14 74 53+21 64
7 Scarborough Athletic 40 18 7 15 73 57+16 61 Transferred to the Division One North
8 Newcastle Town 40 18 5 17 66 65+1 59
9 Gresley 40 17 5 18 66 671 56
10 Carlton Town 40 15 10 15 58 55+3 55
11 Romulus 40 16 7 17 66 64+2 55
12 Chasetown 40 14 10 16 52 597 52
13 Goole 40 15 6 19 60 7515 51
14 Loughborough Dynamo 40 13 8 19 62 7715 47
15 Rainworth Miners Welfare 40 12 10 18 52 7220 46
16 Sheffield 40 12 8 20 69 8011 44
17 Lincoln United 40 10 6 24 55 8833 36
18 Brigg Town 40 9 8 23 49 9445 35
19 Market Drayton Town 40 8 11 21 56 10549 35
20 Bedworth United 40 9 7 24 48 8335 34 Transferred to the Southern Football League
21 Kidsgrove Athletic 40 7 9 24 41 8039 30
22 Eastwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 Club resigned, record expunged

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source:
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.
The Northern Premier League confirmed that Eastwood Town had resigned from competition on 9 March 2014 and as a result their playing record (PL:27, W:2, D:5, L:20) was expunged.[8]
Leek Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player (vs Eastwood Town), but as Eastwood Town's record has been expunged this has no effect on their points total in the table.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Coalville Town 2
5 Mickleover Sports 3
4 Belper Town 1
5 Mickleover Sports 0
3 Leek Town 0
4 Belper Town 2

Semi-finals

29 April 2014
19:45
Coalville Town 2–3 Mickleover Sports
De Girolamo  86' (o.g.)
Saunders  90+2'
Oshoboke  20'
Kay  48' (o.g.)
Webster  70'
Owen Street Sports Ground, Coalville
Attendance: 516

30 April 2014
19:45
Leek Town 0–2 Belper Town
Cole  78'
Frogatt  86'
Harrison Park, Leek
Attendance: 814

Final

3 May 2014
15:00
Belper Town 1–0 Mickleover Sports
Watt  75'
Christchurch Meadow, Belper
Attendance: 1,021

Results

Home ╲ Away BWU BLP BRGCARCHACOAEASGOOGREHALKIDLEELINLOUMARMICNEWRAIROMSCASHESUT
Bedworth United 13 33 20 11 03 14 12 01 11 02 11 21 13 02 23 01 12 03 13 10
Belper Town 62 30 01 14 01 51 41 02 40 10 50 30 01 40 20 22 41 20 20 22
Brigg Town 02 26 02 11 02 31 21 22 21 04 03 21 22 12 12 13 10 03 21 23
Carlton Town 20 11 12 22 12 42 21 13 01 23 00 31 40 02 21 11 50 03 10 10
Chasetown 21 01 10 21 03 01 21 13 10 13 41 00 10 02 21 00 21 40 43 11
Coalville Town 61 42 51 50 31 10 02 01 20 00 21 40 41 13 40 41 12 20 11 11
Eastwood Town
Goole 31 26 21 13 31 03 13 00 32 03 21 11 41 12 10 32 11 13 03 01
Gresley 02 00 21 11 52 33 21 02 53 41 00 01 22 13 30 10 21 02 20 21
Halesowen Town 50 34 30 02 00 03 32 50 20 10 21 10 31 21 32 10 10 30 30 01
Kidsgrove Athletic 20 01 22 11 21 22 11 21 22 20 12 03 00 22 03 41 21 11 23 03
Leek Town 10 11 41 10 30 01 21 20 41 10 10 21 50 40 21 01 10 22 21 32
Lincoln United 13 41 42 03 12 14 10 21 13 21 15 56 22 02 23 12 21 33 01 14
Loughborough Dynamo 11 12 00 24 12 21 02 43 12 40 08 31 14 24 11 23 11 21 32 12
Market Drayton Town 22 22 24 22 21 17 22 12 03 21 12 31 23 14 04 14 32 24 32 11
Mickleover Sports 53 11 30 22 21 11 22 32 24 10 23 12 03 41 20 21 21 21 34 21
Newcastle Town 13 22 33 20 00 03 23 10 21 40 20 12 21 41 10 21 24 20 35 20
Rainworth Miners Welfare 10 14 13 11 31 01 03 32 02 21 05 22 00 33 11 12 00 12 31 00
Romulus 01 01 30 10 22 25 20 32 02 40 12 32 32 00 43 22 42 42 30 12
Scarborough Athletic 10 33 40 30 10 13 12 01 31 50 11 20 13 30 22 21 40 13 13 20
Sheffield 44 13 11 00 21 22 23 13 23 20 12 40 22 31 15 12 31 11 11 24
Sutton Coldfield Town 13 34 51 42 11 11 40 23 01 32 21 21 01 60 10 30 23 12 21 20

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
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
Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000
Eastwood Town Coronation Park 5,000
Brigg Town The Hawthorns 4,000
Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600
Bedworth United The Oval Ground 3,000
Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000
Scarborough Athletic Queensgate (groundshare with Bridlington Town) 3,000
Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400
Gresley The Moat Ground 2,400
Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200
Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000
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
Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground 2,000
Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Mickleover Sports Raygar Stadium 1,500
Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000

Challenge Cup

2013–14 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Country  England
Teams 68
Champions A.F.C. Fylde
Runners-up Skelmersdale United
Matches played 67
Goals scored 234 (3.49 per match)

The 2013–14 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a third consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the Preliminary Round on 3 September.[9]

The defending champions are North Ferriby United, who beat Curzon Ashton on penalties after a 1–1 result in regulation and extra time in the 2013 Final.[10][11] North Ferriby United will be unable to defend their title as they were promoted to the Conference North after being the 2012–13 NPL Premier Division champions.

Changes from previous cups include the elimination of a round by having the Premier Division teams enter in the First Round instead of the Third Round as in previous years and, instead of going into extra time, all ties in the preliminary through semi-final rounds will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.[9][12][13][14][15]

Calendar

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Scheduled
playing date
Preliminary round 68 8 0 8 3 – 17 September 2013
First round proper 64 64 4 60 11 November – 3 December 2013
Second round proper 32 32 32 none 27 November 2013 – 7 January 2014
Third round proper 16 16 16 none 14 January – 4 February 2014
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none

8 – 26 February 2014

Semi-finals 4 4 4 none 11 – 12 March 2014
Final 2 2 2 none 13 April 2014

Preliminary Round

Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South had to compete in the Preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for the Preliminary round took place on 9 August 2013.[9]

Source:[16]

First Round

Teams that weren't in the preliminary round from Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 9 August 2013 with the ties originally schedule to be played the 11th to the 13th November 2013.[9]

Source:[17][18]

Second Round

The 32 winners from the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw on the 14 November 2013. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between November 27 and December 4.[12]

Source:[17][18][19]

Third Round

The 16 winners from the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw on 6 December 2013. The ties are originally scheduled to be played January 14 or 21.[13] The Brigg Town and Frickley Athletic match was originally played the 21st of January but was abandoned with Frickley Athletic leading 1–0 after a player was injured.[20]

Source:[19][21]

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the Third Round were entered into the Quarter-finals draw on 22 January 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played February 8, 25, or 26.[14]

Source:[21]

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-finals draw on 26 February 2014, with Carlton Town from the Northern Premier League Division One South remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup. The ties are originally scheduled to be played March 11 and 12.[15]

Source:[22]

Final

The Challenge Cup Final was played at Edgeley Park, the home ground of Stockport County.[23] This was A.F.C. Fylde's first Final appearance and the second Final appearance for Skelmersdale United (they advanced to the Final in 2008 but were defeated by Eastwood Town). After a 35th-minute goal, A.F.C. Fylde won their first Challenge Cup.

Source:[24]

Peter Swales Shield

2014 Peter Swales Shield
Date 3 May 2014
Venue The Grove, Halesowen
Attendance 440

For the 2014 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2013–14 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Curzon Ashton, played against the 2013–14 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, Halesowen Town.

See also

References

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