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)
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The Premier Division featured six new teams:

• Barwell, transferred from the Southern League Premier Division
• Droylsden, relegated from Conference North
• Skelmersdale United, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North
• King's Lynn Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South
• Stamford, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One South
• Trafford, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One North

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	77	−1	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	67	−5	62
15	Grantham Town	46	17	10	19	77	78	−1	61
16	Witton Albion	46	17	9	20	77	80	−3	60
17	Ilkeston	46	17	8	21	81	77	+4	59
18	Stamford	46	17	7	22	75	85	−10	58
19	Nantwich Town	46	14	14	18	77	71	+6	56
20	Marine	46	13	14	19	68	76	−8	53
21	Frickley Athletic	46	12	13	21	62	80	−18	049^‡
22	Stafford Rangers (R)	46	9	8	29	56	112	−56	35	Relegation to NPL Division One North/South
23	Stocksbridge Park Steels (R)	46	5	8	33	60	130	−70	23
24	Droylsden (R)	46	2	3	41	40	182	−142	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

AFC Fylde v Worksop Town

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

FC United of Manchester v Ashton United

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

AFC Fylde v Ashton United

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

BAR

BLY

BUX

CHO

DRO

FCU

FRK

GRN

ILK

KLT

MAR

MAT

NAN

RSO

SKU

STA

STM

STO

TRA

WTB

WTN

WKS

A.F.C. Fylde

1–0

1–0

5–1

2–2

0–1

5–0

0–2

2–0

1–2

1–2

1–0

0–0

2–0

1–2

2–1

2–3

2–1

2–0

5–0

2–1

3–1

3–0

3–2

Ashton United

1–1

0–1

3–3

2–0

2–1

4–1

2–1

2–2

2–1

1–3

5–1

4–1

0–0

1–0

2–0

4–1

4–0

2–1

3–2

2–0

3–4

1–4

2–3

Barwell

0–3

1–0

1–2

1–0

1–3

2–2

0–3

1–1

2–2

1–1

1–3

2–0

0–0

2–2

3–1

5–0

2–0

1–0

2–1

0–0

1–1

0–2

1–3

Blyth Spartans

1–1

2–1

2–1

0–1

3–1

3–0

0–1

2–0

2–1

3–2

1–3

2–2

1–2

2–2

3–2

2–1

6–2

2–1

3–0

2–1

0–7

4–2

3–3

Buxton

0–4

1–2

3–0

2–1

0–2

4–2

0–2

1–1

3–1

1–2

6–1

2–2

1–1

2–0

1–2

2–0

2–2

2–2

0–1

1–2

1–1

3–1

2–4

Chorley

3–1

3–3

1–2

3–0

0–0

13–1

0–1

2–0

3–1

2–1

1–0

4–0

3–1

5–1

0–1

4–1

3–0

3–0

3–1

6–2

0–0

1–0

1–0

Droylsden

0–10

0–9

1–2

0–0

1–1

0–5

1–4

2–3

0–3

1–5

1–2

0–4

1–4

1–6

1–5

0–3

2–3

0–3

2–3

0–6

0–2

4–3

3–4

F.C. United of Manchester

0–0

3–2

2–0

3–0

1–2

2–2

4–1

3–0

3–0

4–1

2–0

1–0

2–1

2–1

0–2

1–3

4–0

6–0

6–2

1–1

1–3

3–1

4–4

Frickley Athletic

0–2

0–2

2–1

0–1

0–1

0–0

2–0

1–2

3–2

0–1

2–2

1–1

1–3

2–0

4–2

4–3

2–0

1–1

2–2

2–1

1–1

0–0

2–2

Grantham Town

1–2

0–1

0–1

4–2

0–1

1–1

6–0

1–5

2–1

2–0

2–0

3–1

1–1

0–5

3–0

1–2

3–2

1–1

3–2

2–1

3–1

0–0

3–1

Ilkeston

0–1

1–2

4–2

0–1

0–2

2–3

5–1

3–3

1–0

0–2

3–4

1–2

1–3

3–1

0–1

2–1

0–0

3–0

6–1

1–1

0–2

1–1

0–0

King's Lynn Town

2–0

2–1

3–2

0–1

3–1

0–2

2–1

0–0

3–0

1–1

3–1

2–3

0–4

0–0

6–0

3–3

5–1

2–1

3–3

2–2

3–0

3–0

1–3

Marine

1–2

0–1

1–1

1–1

0–2

0–1

5–1

0–2

2–1

3–3

2–3

2–3

3–0

1–0

1–2

2–2

5–2

1–3

3–0

1–2

1–1

2–1

0–1

Matlock Town

1–1

0–0

2–1

1–1

1–1

1–2

2–0

1–1

0–0

4–1

1–0

2–0

0–0

2–1

1–1

2–1

0–2

2–0

3–0

3–2

2–0

0–1

1–0

Nantwich Town

1–1

2–2

2–0

1–1

1–1

0–1

4–0

1–1

2–1

1–1

2–2

2–0

1–2

1–1

3–2

2–2

4–1

3–1

2–1

0–1

4–3

0–2

2–3

Rushall Olympic

2–2

2–1

0–0

0–0

2–2

1–0

0–1

1–1

4–1

3–1

3–2

3–1

1–1

6–1

1–1

1–0

2–0

0–2

1–1

1–2

0–0

2–0

2–2

Skelmersdale United

0–5

1–1

1–0

4–3

2–0

1–0

7–3

1–3

3–2

1–2

2–0

3–0

4–1

1–0

2–1

1–0

3–2

0–1

6–0

3–1

4–2

1–3

2–1

Stafford Rangers

2–2

1–2

2–3

2–2

1–1

1–3

3–1

2–1

0–2

2–2

2–4

0–1

2–2

1–3

1–0

2–5

0–2

2–1

3–1

1–4

0–2

2–2

0–2

Stamford

1–3

2–1

0–2

3–4

1–0

1–1

4–0

2–3

6–4

1–2

0–2

3–0

2–4

1–0

2–2

3–4

2–0

2–0

4–3

2–2

1–2

3–1

2–2

Stocksbridge Park Steels

0–1

0–2

1–2

1–1

2–3

2–2

3–1

1–4

3–4

4–3

2–3

0–0

1–1

3–1

1–5

1–2

0–4

0–3

1–3

1–3

0–3

2–2

4–5

Trafford

2–0

4–1

2–4

2–1

0–0

0–5

1–0

2–3

4–1

2–1

2–5

1–2

1–0

2–1

0–1

3–1

2–0

1–2

0–2

1–0

0–3

3–3

0–2

Whitby Town

1–2

1–2

2–2

2–1

1–0

1–1

5–2

3–2

2–2

1–1

1–1

4–0

0–0

1–0

4–2

0–0

2–2

2–1

1–2

4–0

0–0

1–1

2–5

Witton Albion

0–1

1–2

1–2

0–1

0–1

2–2

5–1

2–5

2–1

2–1

2–1

1–0

2–3

1–0

3–2

2–4

2–3

5–0

2–1

4–1

0–4

3–1

2–2

Worksop Town

1–6

3–2

4–3

3–2

3–1

1–4

3–0

2–0

1–3

3–1

5–2

1–4

5–1

4–2

3–1

1–3

3–2

5–0

6–1

3–2

1–2

3–0

2–3

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

AFC Fylde

Ashton United

Barwell

Blyth Spartans

Buxton

Chorley

Droylsden

Frickley Athletic

F.C. United

Grantham Town

Ilkeston

King's Lynn Town

Marine

Matlock Town

Nantwich Town

Rushall Olympic

Skelmersdale

Stafford Rangers

Stamford

Stocksbridge PS

Trafford

Whitby Town

Witton Albion

Worksop Town

Locations of the 2013–14 Northern Premier League Premier Division teams

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)
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Division One North will feature four new teams:

• Darlington 1883, promoted as champions of the Northern Football League
• Kendal Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
• Northwich Victoria, transferred from the NPL Division One South
• Padiham, promoted as champions of the NWCFL Premier Division

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	84	−1	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	80	−12	52
13	Harrogate Railway Athletic	42	14	6	22	52	66	−14	48
14	Burscough	42	13	9	20	58	82	−24	48
15	Mossley	42	13	8	21	73	90	−17	47
16	New Mills	42	12	9	21	68	95	−27	45
17	Clitheroe	42	12	7	23	55	81	−26	43
18	Radcliffe Borough	42	12	7	23	57	93	−36	43
19	Padiham	42	12	6	24	61	92	−31	42
20	Prescot Cables	42	10	10	22	63	86	−23	40
21	Ossett Albion	42	7	8	27	40	80	−40	29
22	Wakefield	42	7	7	28	55	127	−72	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

Warrington Town v Bamber Bridge

29 April 2014 19:45

Warrington Town	0–1	Bamber Bridge
		Waddecar  48'

Cantilever Park, Warrington Attendance: 477

Darlington 1883 v Ramsbottom United

30 April 2014 19:45

Darlington 1883	0–2	Ramsbottom United
		Priestley  23' Hulme  32'

Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland Attendance: 1,926

Final

Bamber Bridge v Ramsbottom United

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

CAM

CLT

CZA

DAR

FAR

HRA

KEN

LNC

MOS

NEM

NOR

OSA

OST

PAD

PRC

RAD

RAM

SLC

WAK

WAR

Bamber Bridge

2–0

1–0

2–0

0–1

0–3

0–1

3–0

2–1

0–1

5–1

2–1

1–1

4–0

4–0

5–1

2–2

4–0

2–1

3–1

2–1

0–3

Burscough

1–4

2–3

2–3

0–1

0–7

0–0

2–1

4–0

0–1

0–3

3–2

1–2

0–0

1–2

3–4

2–2

1–3

1–1

2–0

1–0

0–0

Cammell Laird

0–1

2–1

1–0

0–1

0–2

2–3

2–4

2–3

2–3

1–1

5–0

0–0

0–1

1–2

2–0

2–1

2–1

2–1

2–2

4–2

0–0

Clitheroe

0–2

4–2

2–2

0–3

2–3

1–0

0–2

3–0

2–2

3–1

3–2

2–0

0–2

3–2

2–3

3–1

4–0

2–4

2–2

1–2

1–0

Curzon Ashton

3–2

1–1

2–0

1–0

1–0

1–2

1–0

3–1

1–0

2–1

2–2

0–0

2–0

0–2

2–2

6–0

3–1

2–2

4–0

5–0

2–3

Darlington 1883

1–0

1–2

3–1

6–0

0–4

3–0

0–0

3–1

0–2

4–0

2–0

0–1

7–0

4–1

3–0

2–2

3–0

0–1

2–2

5–1

2–0

Farsley

0–0

1–2

2–2

4–1

0–1

4–2

0–0

1–2

2–1

3–0

2–1

2–2

4–1

1–1

4–1

3–1

2–0

3–2

2–3

2–2

0–3

Harrogate Railway Athletic

1–2

1–0

4–1

3–2

0–1

0–2

1–1

3–1

1–3

0–2

5–0

2–1

2–3

0–1

4–0

2–1

2–2

0–4

0–1

2–0

0–2

Kendal Town

2–3

3–1

2–2

2–0

0–3

1–5

3–0

3–1

0–1

6–5

4–5

2–2

3–2

0–2

2–1

3–0

5–1

2–3

2–0

5–0

1–1

Lancaster City

0–2

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

0–0

2–2

2–1

2–2

2–1

0–1

1–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

4–1

1–3

2–1

5–2

3–1

Mossley

2–3

0–2

2–0

1–1

2–3

1–2

1–0

2–0

1–3

2–1

3–3

2–4

3–2

1–2

0–1

4–2

3–1

4–3

3–1

2–2

2–2

New Mills

0–2

4–2

3–0

2–1

1–3

0–3

0–4

4–1

0–4

2–1

2–1

2–2

2–2

2–0

2–3

0–0

0–3

2–3

0–2

8–2

2–3

Northwich Victoria

4–0

2–3

3–0

3–0

1–1

1–1

3–3

1–0

2–1

3–1

2–0

2–1

1–1

4–0

2–0

1–1

4–0

3–4

1–2

2–3

0–2

Ossett Albion

2–3

1–2

0–2

1–2

2–3

2–3

0–1

0–2

1–3

0–2

1–0

0–0

0–0

1–4

0–3

1–1

1–2

1–2

1–2

2–0

1–2

Ossett Town

1–0

3–3

1–1

2–0

2–1

1–2

0–1

1–1

1–0

0–3

3–3

3–3

1–0

0–1

3–1

2–1

0–1

2–0

0–3

2–3

0–1

Padiham

6–1

1–2

1–3

2–0

1–4

0–2

1–2

1–1

2–1

0–0

2–3

1–2

3–2

0–0

2–5

2–2

0–1

1–4

0–1

4–3

2–4

Prescot Cables

0–5

3–0

0–3

2–2

2–3

0–0

0–3

0–1

1–2

1–2

0–1

7–1

2–1

3–2

3–2

3–0

4–3

0–3

3–1

4–0

0–2

Radcliffe Borough

0–2

1–1

0–6

1–0

1–2

1–2

2–3

3–1

1–0

1–4

3–3

4–0

3–4

3–0

1–1

1–0

2–2

1–1

0–2

0–1

1–2

Ramsbottom United

0–0

7–1

0–2

4–1

1–3

3–0

1–1

5–0

3–0

6–0

3–1

1–1

2–2

2–0

2–2

1–2

5–3

8–0

5–2

3–1

3–2

Salford City

2–1

3–4

2–2

1–1

0–2

0–2

2–4

2–0

6–3

2–1

6–2

1–3

0–0

0–3

1–2

2–1

2–0

3–3

1–2

2–3

1–2

Wakefield

0–3

1–2

1–3

2–0

2–3

1–5

0–3

2–3

3–3

4–9

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–2

1–5

0–3

0–1

1–4

2–3

2–0

0–7

Warrington Town

1–1

1–0

3–0

3–0

1–5

1–4

0–0

2–0

2–1

2–3

3–2

2–1

1–3

2–0

0–1

7–2

3–2

2–0

1–0

3–1

4–0

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

Bamber Bridge

Burscough

Clitheroe

Curzon Ashton

Darlington 1883

Farsley

Harrogate RA

Kendal Town

Lancaster City

Mossley

New Mills

Northwich Victoria

Ossett A

Ossett T

Padiham

Prescot Cables

Radcliffe

Ramsbottom

Salford City

Warrington

Wakefield

Cammell Laird

Locations of the 2013–14 Northern Premier League Division One North teams

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)
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Division One South will feature four new teams:

• Bedworth United, relegated from the Southern League Premier Division
• Eastwood Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
• Goole, transferred from the NPL Division One North
• Scarborough Athletic, promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division

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	67	−1	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	59	−7	52
13	Goole	40	15	6	19	60	75	−15	51
14	Loughborough Dynamo	40	13	8	19	62	77	−15	47
15	Rainworth Miners Welfare	40	12	10	18	52	72	−20	46
16	Sheffield	40	12	8	20	69	80	−11	44
17	Lincoln United	40	10	6	24	55	88	−33	36
18	Brigg Town	40	9	8	23	49	94	−45	35
19	Market Drayton Town	40	8	11	21	56	105	−49	35
20	Bedworth United	40	9	7	24	48	83	−35	34	Transferred to the Southern Football League
21	Kidsgrove Athletic	40	7	9	24	41	80	−39	30
22	Eastwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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

Coalville Town v Mickleover Sports

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

Leek Town v Belper Town

30 April 2014 19:45

Leek Town	0–2	Belper Town
		Cole  78' Frogatt  86'

Harrison Park, Leek Attendance: 814

Final

Belper Town v Mickleover Sports

3 May 2014 15:00

Belper Town	1–0	Mickleover Sports
Watt  75'

Christchurch Meadow, Belper Attendance: 1,021

Results

Home ╲ Away

BWU

BLP

BRG

CAR

CHA

COA

EAS

GOO

GRE

HAL

KID

LEE

LIN

LOU

MAR

MIC

NEW

RAI

ROM

SCA

SHE

SUT

Bedworth United

1–3

3–3

2–0

1–1

0–3

1–4

1–2

0–1

1–1

0–2

1–1

2–1

1–3

0–2

2–3

0–1

1–2

0–3

1–3

1–0

Belper Town

6–2

3–0

0–1

1–4

0–1

5–1

4–1

0–2

4–0

1–0

5–0

3–0

0–1

4–0

2–0

2–2

4–1

2–0

2–0

2–2

Brigg Town

0–2

2–6

0–2

1–1

0–2

3–1

2–1

2–2

2–1

0–4

0–3

2–1

2–2

1–2

1–2

1–3

1–0

0–3

2–1

2–3

Carlton Town

2–0

1–1

1–2

2–2

1–2

4–2

2–1

1–3

0–1

2–3

0–0

3–1

4–0

0–2

2–1

1–1

5–0

0–3

1–0

1–0

Chasetown

2–1

0–1

1–0

2–1

0–3

0–1

2–1

1–3

1–0

1–3

4–1

0–0

1–0

0–2

2–1

0–0

2–1

4–0

4–3

1–1

Coalville Town

6–1

4–2

5–1

5–0

3–1

1–0

0–2

0–1

2–0

0–0

2–1

4–0

4–1

1–3

4–0

4–1

1–2

2–0

1–1

1–1

Eastwood Town

Goole

3–1

2–6

2–1

1–3

3–1

0–3

1–3

0–0

3–2

0–3

2–1

1–1

4–1

1–2

1–0

3–2

1–1

1–3

0–3

0–1

Gresley

0–2

0–0

2–1

1–1

5–2

3–3

2–1

0–2

5–3

4–1

0–0

0–1

2–2

1–3

3–0

1–0

2–1

0–2

2–0

2–1

Halesowen Town

5–0

3–4

3–0

0–2

0–0

0–3

3–2

5–0

2–0

1–0

2–1

1–0

3–1

2–1

3–2

1–0

1–0

3–0

3–0

0–1

Kidsgrove Athletic

2–0

0–1

2–2

1–1

2–1

2–2

1–1

2–1

2–2

2–0

1–2

0–3

0–0

2–2

0–3

4–1

2–1

1–1

2–3

0–3

Leek Town

1–0

1–1

4–1

1–0

3–0

0–1

2–1

2–0

4–1

1–0

1–0

2–1

5–0

4–0

2–1

0–1

1–0

2–2

2–1

3–2

Lincoln United

1–3

4–1

4–2

0–3

1–2

1–4

1–0

2–1

1–3

2–1

1–5

5–6

2–2

0–2

2–3

1–2

2–1

3–3

0–1

1–4

Loughborough Dynamo

1–1

1–2

0–0

2–4

1–2

2–1

0–2

4–3

1–2

4–0

0–8

3–1

1–4

2–4

1–1

2–3

1–1

2–1

3–2

1–2

Market Drayton Town

2–2

2–2

2–4

2–2

2–1

1–7

2–2

1–2

0–3

2–1

1–2

3–1

2–3

1–4

0–4

1–4

3–2

2–4

3–2

1–1

Mickleover Sports

5–3

1–1

3–0

2–2

2–1

1–1

2–2

3–2

2–4

1–0

2–3

1–2

0–3

4–1

2–0

2–1

2–1

2–1

3–4

2–1

Newcastle Town

1–3

2–2

3–3

2–0

0–0

0–3

2–3

1–0

2–1

4–0

2–0

1–2

2–1

4–1

1–0

2–1

2–4

2–0

3–5

2–0

Rainworth Miners Welfare

1–0

1–4

1–3

1–1

3–1

0–1

0–3

3–2

0–2

2–1

0–5

2–2

0–0

3–3

1–1

1–2

0–0

1–2

3–1

0–0

Romulus

0–1

0–1

3–0

1–0

2–2

2–5

2–0

3–2

0–2

4–0

1–2

3–2

3–2

0–0

4–3

2–2

4–2

4–2

3–0

1–2

Scarborough Athletic

1–0

3–3

4–0

3–0

1–0

1–3

1–2

0–1

3–1

5–0

1–1

2–0

1–3

3–0

2–2

2–1

4–0

1–3

1–3

2–0

Sheffield

4–4

1–3

1–1

0–0

2–1

2–2

2–3

1–3

2–3

2–0

1–2

4–0

2–2

3–1

1–5

1–2

3–1

1–1

1–1

2–4

Sutton Coldfield Town

1–3

3–4

5–1

4–2

1–1

1–1

4–0

2–3

0–1

3–2

2–1

2–1

0–1

6–0

1–0

3–0

2–3

1–2

2–1

2–0

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

Bedworth United

Brigg Town

Carlton Town

Eastwood Town

Goole

Gresley

Halesowen Town

Kidsgrove Athletic

Leek Town

Lincoln United

Loughborough Dynamo

Market Drayton Town

Mickleover Sports

Newcastle Town

Rainworth Miners Welfare

Romulus

Sheffield

Sutton
Coldfield Town

Belper Town

Chasetown

Coalville Town

Scarborough Athletic

Locations of the 2013–14 Northern Premier League Division One South teams

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)
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

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]

Lincoln United v Wakefield

3 September 2013	Lincoln United	2–0	Wakefield	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
19:45	Mowbray  45', 56'	Lincoln United Report		Stadium: Ashby Avenue Attendance: 74

Loughborough Dynamo v Rainworth Miners Welfare

17 September 2013	Loughborough Dynamo	2–0	Rainworth Miners Welfare	Loughborough, Leicestershire
19:45	Betts  37' Blair  53'	Loughborough Dynamo Report Rainworth Miners Welfare Report		Stadium: Nanpantan Sports Ground Attendance: 45

Mossley v Padiham

17 September 2013	Mossley	4–3	Padiham	Mossley, Greater Manchester
19:45	Broadbent  45', 73' Nightingale  75' Gardner  89'	Mossley Report	Allen  19' Bradley  25' Pickup  55'	Stadium: Seel Park Attendance: 47

Newcastle Town v Market Drayton Town

3 September 2013	Newcastle Town	1–0	Market Drayton Town	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
19:45	Nagington  8'	Newcastle Town Report		Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium Attendance: 58

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]

Barwell v Coalville Town

12 November 2013	Barwell	5–0	Coalville Town	Barwell, Leicestershire
19:45	Barlone  45' Richards  62' Quinn  72' Julien  79' Weale  82'	Barwell Report Coalville Town Report		Stadium: Kirkby Road Attendance: 136

Belper Town v Ilkeston

12 November 2013	Belper Town	3–0	Ilkeston	Belper, Derbyshire
19:45	Wells  8', 37', 86'	Belper Town Report Ilkeston Report		Stadium: Christchurch Meadow Attendance: 150

Burscough v Warrington Town

12 November 2013	Burscough	3–0	Warrington Town	Burscough, Lancashire
19:45	Roberts  13', 66' (pen.) Caddick  72'	Warrington Town Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 124

Carlton Town v Buxton

13 November 2013	Carlton Town	1–1 (6–5 p)	Buxton	Carlton, Nottinghamshire
19:45	Troke  77'	Carlton Report Buxton Report	Bradbury  67'	Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium Attendance: 58

Chasetown v Newcastle Town

12 November 2013	Chasetown	2–0	Newcastle Town	Chasetown, Staffordshire
19:45	Brown  55' (pen.) Smith  80'	Chasetown Report Newcastle Town Report		Stadium: The Scholars Ground Attendance: 102

Darlington 1883 v Blyth Spartans

13 November 2013	Darlington 1883	5–1	Blyth Spartans	Bishop Auckland, County Durham
19:45	Dowson  51' Purewal  59' Kendrick  63' (o.g.) Fisher  82' Turner  86'	Darlington 1883 Report Blyth Spartans Report	Hubbard  75'	Stadium: Heritage Park Attendance: 309 Referee: Michael McDonough

Droylsden v Frickley Athletic

12 November 2013	Droylsden	2–3	Frickley Athletic	Droylsden, Greater Manchester
19:45	Rouse-Edmondson  39' Freakes  78'	Droylsden Report Frickley Athletic Report	Allott  27' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Kenny  76'	Stadium: Butcher's Arms Ground Attendance: 59 Referee: Dominic McDonald

Gresley v Eastwood Town

13 November 2013	Gresley	1–1 (4–2 p)	Eastwood Town	Church Gresley, Derbyshire
19:45	Nadat  33'	Gresley Report	Witton  89'	Stadium: Moat Ground Attendance: 119 Referee: Michael Scriven

Goole v Farsley

12 November 2013	Goole	0–4	Farsley	Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
19:45		Farsley Report	O'Brien  9' (pen.), 36' Priestley  17' Dempsey  32'	Stadium: Victoria Pleasure Grounds Attendance: 72 Referee: A. Marshall

Grantham Town v Bedworth United

12 November 2013	Grantham Town	5–0	Bedworth United	Grantham, Lincolnshire
19:45	McGhee  8' Towey  10' Graham  14' Fairclough  24' Jackson  38'	Grantham Town Report Bedworth United Report		Stadium: South Kesteven Sports Stadium Attendance: 84 Referee: M. Smith

Harrogate Railway Athletic v Stocksbridge Park Steels

11 November 2013	Harrogate Railway Athletic	3–0	Stocksbridge Park Steels	Harrogate, North Yorkshire
19:45	Cartman  16' Metcalfe  32' Morris  61'	Harrogate Railway Athletic Report		Stadium: Station View Attendance: 37

Kendal Town v Chorley

12 November 2013	Kendal Town	1–3	Chorley	Kendal, Cumbria
19:45	McGahon  3'	Kendal Town Report	Teague  17' Wiles  86' Stephenson  90'	Stadium: The Northgate Vehicle Hire Stadium Attendance: 162

Kidsgrove Athletic v Halesowen Town

12 November 2013	Kidsgrove Athletic	1–1 (5–4 p)	Halesowen Town	Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
19:45	Smith  57'	Halesowen Town Report	Hill  51'	Stadium: The Seddon Stadium Attendance: 59

Lancaster City v Bamber Bridge

12 November 2013	Lancaster City	1–3	Bamber Bridge	Lancaster, Lancashire
19:45	Walker  18'	Lancaster City Report Bamber Bridge Report	Thompson  27', 58' Waddecar  36'	Stadium: Giant Axe Attendance: 121

Marine v Ashton United

12 November 2013	Marine	0–0 (3–4 p)	Ashton United	Crosby, Merseyside
19:45		Marine Report Ashton United Report		Stadium: Arriva Stadium Attendance: 99 Referee: Patrick Mahon
		Penalties
	A. Fowler J. Fowler Rainford Jones Corrigan		Young Gee O’Neill Coppin Phillips

Mickleover Sports v Matlock Town

12 November 2013	Mickleover Sports	4–0	Matlock Town	Mickleover, Derbyshire
19:45	Demidh  47', 72' Ritchie-Smith  65', 67'	Mickleover Sports Report Matlock Town Report		Stadium: Arriva Stadium Attendance: 111 Referee: A. Hull

Mossley v A.F.C. Fylde

12 November 2013	Mossley	0–2	A.F.C. Fylde	Mossley, Greater Manchester
19:45		Mossley Report A.F.C. Fylde Report	Winslade  51' Booth  70' (pen.)	Stadium: Seel Park Attendance: 102 Referee: G. Mellor

Nantwich Town v Leek Town

19 November 2013	Nantwich Town	5–0	Leek Town	Nantwich, Cheshire
19:45	Deegan  16', 61' White  34' Clayton  75', 80'	Nantwich Town Report Leek Town Report		Stadium: The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 82

New Mills v Rushall Olympic

18 November 2013	New Mills	2–4	Rushall Olympic	New Mills, Derbyshire
19:45	Knight  24' Hewitt  33' (o.g.)	New Mills Report Rushall Olympic Report	Mugisha  11' Kitching  47', 51' Ellis  75'	Stadium: Church Lane Attendance: 60

Northwich Victoria v Trafford

19 November 2013	Northwich Victoria	0–2	Trafford	Flixton, Greater Manchester
19:45		Northwich Victoria Report	Palmer  45' Payne  57'	Stadium: Valley Road Attendance: 86

Ossett Albion v Scarborough Athletic

12 November 2013	Ossett Albion	1–3	Scarborough Athletic	Ossett, West Yorkshire
19:45	Jones  39'	Ossett Albion Report Scarborough Athletic Report	Blott  41' Clough  90', 90'	Stadium: WareHouse Systems Stadium Attendance: 126

Prescot Cables v Skelmersdale United

12 November 2013	Prescot Cables	0–6	Skelmersdale United	Prescot, Merseyside
19:45		Skelmersdale United Report	Astbury  15' (26) Tuck  45' Ince  77' Ahmadi  86' Hughes  90'	Stadium: Valerie Park Attendance: 134 Referee: A. Clayton

Radcliffe Borough v Clitheroe

12 November 2013	Radcliffe Borough	3–0	Clitheroe	Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
19:45	Sherlock  4' Robinson  11' White  83'	Clitheroe Report		Stadium: Stainton Park Attendance: 105

Ramsbottom United v F.C. United of Manchester

12 November 2013	Ramsbottom United	1–2	F.C. United of Manchester	Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester
19:45	Priestley  13'	Ramsbottom United Report F.C. United Report	Mullholland  10' Norton  65'	Stadium: The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium Attendance: 464

Romulus v Stafford Rangers

11 November 2013	Romulus	2–2 (3–4 p)	Stafford Rangers	Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
19:45	Johnson  14', 90'	Romulus Report Stafford Rangers Report	Bullock  21' Burke  45'	Stadium: The Central Ground Attendance: 60

Salford City v Cammell Laird

12 November 2013	Salford City	0–1	Cammell Laird	Salford, Greater Manchester
19:45		Salford City Report Cammell Laird Report	Evans  48'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 64

Sheffield v Ossett Town

26 November 2013	Sheffield	2–3	Ossett Town	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45	Thomas  4' Gascoine  84'	Sheffield Report Ossett Town Report	Wood  11' Ward  19' Moke  83'	Stadium: Coach and Horses Ground Attendance: 102

Stamford v Lincoln United

12 November 2013	Stamford	6–0	Lincoln United	Stamford, Lincolnshire
19:45	Jones  6' Robbins  14', 77' Wesley  37', 45' Arthur  86'	Stamford Report Lincoln United Report		Stadium: Kettering Road Attendance: 98

Sutton Coldfield Town v Loughborough Dynamo

12 November 2013	Sutton Coldfield Town	2–4	Loughborough Dynamo	Sutton Coldfield, Lincolnshire
19:45	Danks  47', 60'	Sutton Coldfield Town Report Loughborough Dynamo Report	Nurse  26', 61' Smithson  66' Kelly  74'	Stadium: Central Ground Attendance: 36

Whitby Town v Brigg Town

13 November 2013	Whitby Town	0–0 (5–6 p)	Brigg Town	Whitby, North Yorkshire
19:45		Whitby Town Report		Stadium: Turnbull Ground Attendance: 115

Witton Albion v Curzon Ashton

3 December 2013	Witton Albion	1–0	Curzon Ashton	Northwich, Cheshire
19:45	Andrews  31'	Curzon Ashton Report		Stadium: Wincham Park Attendance: 115

Worksop Town v King's Lynn Town

13 November 2013	Worksop Town	3–3 (7–6 p)	King's Lynn Town	Worksop, Nottinghamshire
19:45	Davies  49' Wall  53' Lemon  90'	Worksop Town Report King's Lynn Town Report	Hall  60' (pen.) Jones  70' Goodfellow  84'	Stadium: Sandy Lane Attendance: 217 Referee: R. West
		Penalties
	Barnett Mullen Lemon Davies Salt Hague Twell Williams		Goodfellow Mills Hall Yong Thomson Stocker Mulready R. Clarke

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]

A.F.C. Fylde v Burscough

3 December 2013	A.F.C. Fylde	3–1	Burscough	Fylde, Lancashire
19:45	Fleming  33', 68' Mullen  88'	A.F.C. Fylde Report	Roberts  84'	Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 110

Barwell v Rushall Olympic

3 December 2013	Barwell	2–0	Rushall Olympic	Barwell, Leicestershire
19:45	Edwards  75' Barlone  77'	Barwell Report Rushall Olympic Report		Stadium: Kirkby Road Attendance: 68

Brigg Town v Scarborough Athletic

3 December 2013	Brigg Town	2–0	Scarborough Athletic	Brigg, Lincolnshire
19:45	Thewlis  34' Dickens  36'	Brigg Town Report Scarborough Athletic Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 89

Cammell Laird v Bamber Bridge

3 December 2013	Cammell Laird	2–3	Bamber Bridge	Birkenhead, Merseyside
19:45	Foy  61' Cairns  70'	Cammell Laird Report Bamber Bridge Report	Hollett  31' (o.g.) Buchan  53' Waddecar  85'	Stadium: Kirklands Stadium

Carlton Town v Mickleover Sports

27 November 2013	Carlton Town	3–2	Mickleover Sports	Carlton, Nottinghamshire
19:45	MacVicar  81' Vilums  82', 85'	Carlton Town Report	Oshoboke  37', 55'	Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium Attendance: 64

Chorley v Witton Albion

7 January 2014	Chorley	1–4	Witton Albion	Chorley, Lancashire
19:45	Stephenson  63'	Chorley Report Witton Albion Report	Hancock  24', 73' Brown  27' Simm  54'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 247

Darlington 1883 v Ossett Town

4 December 2013	Darlington 1883	1–3	Ossett Town	Bishop Auckland, County Durham
19:45	White  7'	Darlington 1883 Report Ossett Town Report	Qualter  45' Ward  64', 66'	Stadium: Heritage Park Attendance: 183

F.C. United of Manchester v Ashton United

4 December 2013	F.C. United of Manchester	2–0	Ashton United	Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
19:45	Brownhill  81' Daniels  88'	F.C. United Report Ashton United Report		Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: 282

Frickley Athletic v Belper Town

3 December 2013	Frickley Athletic	1–0	Belper Town	South Elmsall, West Yorkshire
19:45	Allott  16'	Frickley Athletic Report Belper Town Report		Stadium: Westfield Lane Attendance: 116

Grantham Town v Gresley

3 December 2013	Grantham Town	0–2	Gresley	Grantham, Lincolnshire
19:45		Grantham Town Report Gresley Report	Langston  71' Piliero  88'	Stadium: South Kesteven Sports Stadium Attendance: 95 Referee: M. Hutchinson

Harrogate Railway Athletic v Farsley

2 December 2013	Harrogate Railway Athletic	0–0 (2–4 p)	Farsley	Harrogate, North Yorkshire
19:45				Stadium: Station View Attendance: 70

Kidsgrove Athletic v Chasetown

3 December 2013	Kidsgrove Athletic	2–3	Chasetown	Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
19:45	Espley  70' Grocott  79'	Chasetown Report	Brown  24', 43' (pen.) Wellecomme  49'	Stadium: The Seddon Stadium Attendance: 66

Loughborough Dynamo v Stafford Rangers

3 December 2013	Loughborough Dynamo	4–2	Stafford Rangers	Loughborough, Leicestershire
19:45	Betts  3' Smithson  10', 56' Nurse  70'	Loughborough Dynamo Report Stafford Rangers Report	Bateman  48' Cope  81'	Stadium: Nanpantan Sports Ground Attendance: 61

Trafford v Nantwich Town

3 December 2013	Trafford	0–4	Nantwich Town	Flixton, Greater Manchester
19:45		Nantwich Town Report	Bayunu  24' (o.g.) Foster  48', 80' Deegan  90'	Stadium: Shawe View Attendance: 104

Radcliffe Borough v Skelmersdale United

3 December 2013	Radcliffe Borough	0–2	Skelmersdale United	Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
19:45		Skelmersdale United Report	Laird  25', 69'	Stadium: Stainton Park Attendance: 127 Referee: Bob Roberts

Stamford v Worksop Town

3 December 2013	Stamford	3–1	Worksop Town	Stamford, Lincolnshire
19:45	Shariff  17' Robbins  85' Moyo  90'	Stamford Report Worksop Town Report	Adams  24'	Stadium: Kettering Road Attendance: 108 Referee: J. Thornhill

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]

A.F.C. Fylde v Nantwich Town

14 January 2014	A.F.C. Fylde	4–0	Nantwich Town	Fylde, Lancashire
19:45	Cooke  58', 79' Chippendale  61' Lloyd-McGoldrick  72'	A.F.C. Fylde Report Nantwich Town Report		Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 93

Brigg Town v Frickley Athletic

28 January 2014	Brigg Town	2–5	Frickley Athletic	Brigg, Lincolnshire
19:45	Nichol  59' Matthews  85'	Frickley Athletic Report	Allott  3', 46', 60' (pen.) Hinsley  17', 70'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 70

Chasetown v Barwell

14 January 2014	Chasetown	3–1	Barwell	Chasetown, Staffordshire
19:45	Sullivan  48', 62', 65'	Chasetown Report	Barlone  33' (pen.)	Stadium: The Scholars Ground Attendance: 84

Witton Albion v Skelmersdale United

4 February 2014	Witton Albion	0–4	Skelmersdale United	Northwich, Cheshire
19:45		Witton Albion Report Skelmersdale United Report	Brown  41' (o.g.) Morning  45' Astbury  88', 90'	Stadium: Wincham Park Attendance: 143

Farsley v Bamber Bridge

14 January 2014	Farsley	1–0	Bamber Bridge	Farsley, West Yorkshire
19:45	Priestley  61'	Farsley Report		Stadium: Throstle Nest Attendance: 60

Loughborough Dynamo v Gresley

14 January 2014	Loughborough Dynamo	3–2	Gresley	Loughborough, Leicestershire
19:45	Norris  21' Betts  45' Blakely  77'	Loughborough Dynamo Report Gresley Report	Langston  27' Steadman  29'	Stadium: Nanpantan Sports Ground Attendance: 101

Ossett Town v F.C. United of Manchester

14 January 2014	Ossett Town	1–2	F.C. United of Manchester	Ossett, West Yorkshire
19:45	Hannity  4'	Ossett Town Report F.C. United Report	Giggs  19' Norton  66'	Stadium: Ingfield Attendance: 275

Stamford v Carlton Town

21 January 2014	Stamford	1–3	Carlton Town	Stamford, Lincolnshire
19:45	Robbins  70'	Stamford Report Carlton Town Report	Brothwell  26' Wiggins-Thomas  61' Hastings  72'	Stadium: Kettering Road Attendance: 75

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]

A.F.C. Fylde v Chasetown

8 February 2014	A.F.C. Fylde	4–1	Chasetown	Fylde, Lancashire
15:00	Lloyd-McGoldrick  13' Booth  20' (pen.) Allen  36', 50'	A.F.C. Fylde Report Chasetown Report	Brown  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 192

Frickley Athletic v Loughborough Dynamo

25 February 2014	Frickley Athletic	2–0	Loughborough Dynamo	South Elmsall, West Yorkshire
19:45	Wilcox  33' Villermann  49'	Frickley Athletic Report Loughborough Dynamo Report		Stadium: Westfield Lane Attendance: 133 Referee: Alan Hull

Carlton Town v F.C. United of Manchester

26 February 2014	Carlton Town	2–1	F.C. United of Manchester	Carlton, Nottinghamshire
19:45	Troke  27' Brindley  79'	F.C. United of Manchester Report	Greaves  12'	Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium Attendance: 336

Skelmersdale United v Farsley

25 February 2014	Skelmersdale United	4–0	Farsley	Skelmersdale, West Lancashire
19:45	Miller  29', 51', 77' Greene  59'	Skelmersdale United Report Farsley Report		Stadium: West Lancashire College Stadium Attendance: 103 Referee: Kelvin Sarsfield

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]

Carlton Town v Skelmersdale United

12 March 2014	Carlton Town	2–4	Skelmersdale United	Carlton, Nottinghamshire
19:45	MacVicar  43', 72'	Skelmersdale United Report	Hardwick  13' (pen.) Astbury  25', 63' Carden  57'	Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium Attendance: 114

Frickley Athletic v A.F.C. Fylde

11 March 2014	Frickley Athletic	0–0 (3–4 p)	A.F.C. Fylde	South Elmsall, West Yorkshire
19:45		Frickley Athletic Report A.F.C. Fylde Report		Stadium: Westfield Lane Attendance: 106
		Penalties
	Jeffs Ghiachem Allott Denton Picton		Sumner Lloyd Denson Hinchliffe

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.

A.F.C. Fylde v Skelmersdale United

13 April 2014 15:07 BST

A.F.C. Fylde	1–0	Skelmersdale United
Winter  35'	A.F.C. Fylde Report Skelmersdale United Report

Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 358

Source:^[24]

Peter Swales Shield

2014 Peter Swales Shield

Halesowen Town Curzon Ashton 3 1
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.

Halesowen Town
(2013–14 NPL Division One South Winners) v Curzon Ashton
(2013–14 NPL Division One North Winners)

3 May 2014

Halesowen Town (2013–14 NPL Division One South Winners)	3–1	Curzon Ashton (2013–14 NPL Division One North Winners)
Haseley  65' Christie  70' Hull  79'	Halesowen Town Report Curzon Ashton Report	Hampson  90'

The Grove Attendance: 440

See also

• 2013–14 Isthmian League
• 2013–14 Southern League

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External links

• Official website
• Official Northern Premier League Match Photo Gallery