2008–09 Northern Premier League

The 2008–09 was the 41st season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the second season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.

As continuing part of non-league restructuring, the Division One South temporarily has 20 teams, while the Division One North contains 21, with a targeted number for both of 22 teams. This will naturally affect the number of relegation slots available this season, as the league attempts to enlarge the size of the divisions at the end of the season.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 2008–09
Champions Eastwood Town
Promoted Eastwood Town
Ilkeston Town
Relegated Cammell Laird
Witton Albion
Leigh Genesis
Prescot Cables
Matches played 465
Goals scored 1437 (3.09 per match)

The Premier Division features six new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Eastwood Town (C) (P) 42 25 12 5 82 37+45 87 Promotion to Conference North
2 Ilkeston Town (P) 42 23 13 6 59 34+25 82 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Nantwich Town 42 22 10 10 83 41+42 76
4 Guiseley 42 22 10 10 98 60+38 76
5 Kendal Town 42 21 11 10 85 63+22 74
6 F.C. United of Manchester 42 21 9 12 82 58+24 72
7 Bradford Park Avenue 42 20 12 10 74 52+22 72
8 Hednesford Town 42 21 6 15 78 52+26 69 Transferred to the Southern Football League
9 Ashton United 42 16 10 16 71 754 58
10 North Ferriby United 42 16 6 20 67 65+2 54
11 Frickley Athletic 42 13 15 14 50 588 54
12 Ossett Town 42 15 8 19 71 743 53
13 Marine 42 15 6 21 54 7521 51
14 Buxton 42 13 10 19 56 582 49
15 Matlock Town 42 12 13 17 65 749 49
16 Boston United 42 12 13 17 38 5214 49
17 Worksop Town 42 12 12 18 48 8739 48
18 Cammell Laird (R) 42 12 11 19 58 7012 0471 Relegation to NPL Division One North
19 Whitby Town 42 12 10 20 58 7113 46
20 Witton Albion (R) 42 12 6 24 53 7320 42 Relegation to NPL Division One South
21 Leigh Genesis (R) 42 11 7 24 42 8846 40 Relegation to NPL Division One North
22 Prescot Cables (R) 42 5 12 25 52 10755 27

Source: Unibond League.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Cammell Laird relegated due to ground grading issues. Whitby Town reprieved.[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ASH BOS BPABUXCAMEASFCUFRKGUIHEDILKKENLEGMARMATNANNFUOSTPRCWTBWTNWKS
Ashton United 30 21 41 11 22 21 02 22 10 11 12 20 20 32 01 11 21 22 33 51 62
Boston United 01 12 11 10 01 01 23 22 12 00 10 11 21 02 05 02 32 50 20 00 01
Bradford Park Avenue 64 11 10 12 02 20 10 22 30 01 22 21 20 32 00 31 20 40 32 02 11
Buxton 12 01 11 30 00 01 11 21 03 02 22 00 02 41 02 21 00 22 30 21 20
Cammell Laird 12 00 12 01 10 21 20 54 11 01 23 21 32 22 01 12 01 11 22 12 21
Eastwood Town 21 10 11 21 41 42 42 13 21 22 11 20 40 10 31 50 20 11 11 21 40
F.C. United of Manchester 40 01 11 11 55 01 20 21 30 31 13 24 32 33 00 40 32 20 31 53 00
Frickley Athletic 30 00 34 10 11 00 13 22 00 11 21 00 00 31 04 00 22 31 10 20 03
Guiseley 31 31 13 13 20 21 22 23 12 11 32 31 40 11 22 20 01 40 13 20 60
Hednesford Town 21 01 31 21 41 01 22 10 22 01 33 12 12 40 20 02 03 41 13 20 50
Ilkeston Town 21 11 00 10 21 10 01 10 01 01 11 31 50 22 32 10 21 30 10 31 33
Kendal Town 51 30 50 32 42 20 12 11 14 41 11 20 12 22 13 32 23 51 33 10 00
Leigh Genesis 30 00 21 07 21 04 02 20 24 13 12 12 00 02 08 03 06 21 24 02 12
Marine 11 31 04 20 00 12 23 12 20 03 02 01 01 21 00 10 21 36 22 02 62
Matlock Town 21 02 04 02 20 11 21 12 22 20 11 00 50 40 23 32 13 22 20 10 22
Nantwich Town 31 50 10 32 01 22 30 22 02 13 01 40 11 03 11 40 20 32 31 20 31
North Ferriby United 12 02 22 42 20 22 02 41 12 21 00 12 12 12 63 11 41 50 10 12 50
Ossett Town 31 00 12 11 22 03 04 20 14 11 13 51 02 45 32 21 01 11 62 42 10
Prescot Cables 11 22 11 20 14 15 43 02 36 05 02 01 20 12 22 20 12 23 24 13 01
Whitby Town 12 10 10 02 03 11 00 22 02 03 30 23 22 20 20 00 12 52 30 10 02
Witton Albion 42 12 14 41 23 12 21 11 12 02 20 13 13 13 20 02 21 11 00 00 23
Worksop Town 11 11 11 23 11 11 03 31 04 27 01 02 21 10 01 04 21 10 33 10 22

Updated to games played on 25 April 2009.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
3 Nantwich Town 2
4 Guiseley 1
2 Ilkeston Town 2
3 Nantwich Town 1
2 Ilkeston Town 4
5 Kendal Town 3

Stadia and Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. United of Manchester Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) 11,840
Leigh Genesis Leigh Sports Village Stadium 10,000
Boston United York Street 6,643
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 5,000
Worksop Town Watnall Road (Hucknall ground share) 5,000
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground 3,500
Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500
Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200
Burscough Victoria Park 3,054
Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000
Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Eastwood Town Coronation Park 2,500
Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000
Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500

Division One North

Northern Premier League Division One North
Season 2008–09
Champions Durham City
Promoted Durham City
Newcastle Blue Star
Relegated None
Matches played 423
Goals scored 1447 (3.42 per match)

The Division One North features six new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Durham City (C) (P) 40 25 12 3 98 41+57 87 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Skelmersdale United 40 26 8 6 96 51+45 86 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Newcastle Blue Star (P) 40 21 10 9 93 54+39 73
4 Colwyn Bay 40 23 7 10 72 49+23 0731
5 Curzon Ashton 40 20 8 12 66 44+22 68
6 Ossett Albion 40 19 9 12 76 61+15 66
7 Lancaster City 40 19 8 13 69 64+5 65
8 F.C. Halifax Town 40 17 12 11 71 52+19 63
9 Wakefield 40 16 8 16 65 62+3 56
10 Mossley 40 16 6 18 63 707 54
11 Bamber Bridge 40 16 5 19 69 789 53
12 Clitheroe 40 15 7 18 64 7612 52
13 Woodley Sports 40 16 3 21 57 7417 51
14 Chorley 40 13 8 19 56 6610 47
15 Trafford 40 13 7 20 72 8311 46
16 Garforth Town 40 13 5 22 77 9922 44
17 Radcliffe Borough 40 12 6 22 51 6615 42
18 Harrogate Railway Athletic 40 13 3 24 58 8224 42
19 Warrington Town 40 11 8 21 50 7323 41
20 Salford City 40 10 6 24 59 10748 36
21 Rossendale United 40 8 10 22 53 8330 0342

Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Colwyn Bay deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
2Rossendale United reprieved from relegation[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away BAM CHO CLTCOLCZADURGARHALHRALNCMOSNewcastle Blue StarOSARADRossendale UnitedSLCSKUTRAWAKWARWDL
Bamber Bridge 11 05 25 10 05 13 25 23 23 02 14 14 30 31 41 00 20 20 33 21
Chorley 31 02 23 01 13 41 00 22 12 11 10 24 20 32 22 41 11 13 13 23
Clitheroe 33 11 30 10 13 31 12 43 05 02 33 42 12 32 41 06 22 30 32 23
Colwyn Bay 01 21 30 11 02 21 31 32 41 61 41 40 10 10 11 12 01 32 31 11
Curzon Ashton 01 41 01 01 10 10 01 31 11 01 21 20 31 41 21 04 33 21 13 30
Durham City 32 31 31 00 22 52 11 10 60 61 22 30 42 40 21 00 20 10 41 50
Garforth Town 34 10 34 23 32 03 22 41 31 31 23 24 14 23 25 36 21 10 11 31
F.C. Halifax Town 03 31 40 11 12 00 51 21 00 20 33 11 11 12 71 30 22 32 10 01
Harrogate Railway Athletic 15 01 10 01 13 21 21 20 23 12 12 05 21 10 13 24 42 01 23 21
Lancaster City 10 10 10 13 01 33 31 20 12 00 14 32 01 10 35 25 30 11 23 32
Mossley 22 01 10 13 02 13 34 31 11 11 05 53 02 30 23 01 31 12 41 32
Newcastle Blue Star 02 00 11 11 01 22 61 30 50 12 11 42 21 50 20 04 13 10 31 22
Ossett Albion 10 12 12 20 11 01 21 22 20 21 30 21 21 31 31 11 23 11 21 43
Radcliffe Borough 32 12 01 22 14 42 02 14 10 11 10 03 02 13 60 11 12 02 01 02
Rossendale United 23 01 22 01 30 11 22 10 22 11 03 14 11 02 45 23 22 30 32 01
Salford City 10 16 11 13 11 01 04 01 20 04 04 12 11 22 31 01 26 12 31 23
Skelmersdale United 32 21 30 30 31 11 33 21 24 13 42 12 20 21 22 41 20 20 11 21
Trafford 12 50 40 61 05 33 05 12 10 23 31 24 02 10 24 52 24 13 01 02
Wakefield 31 30 32 10 22 11 31 14 36 12 02 11 22 11 22 81 21 01 10 21
Warrington Town 03 13 10 01 22 12 50 11 02 02 01 04 11 24 11 10 04 22 21 10
Woodley Sports 20 10 10 10 03 34 00 23 21 21 14 24 03 01 20 03 23 31 24 10

Updated to games played on 25 April 2009.
Source: Northern Premier League First 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.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
3 Newcastle Blue Star 2(4)
4 Colwyn Bay 2(2)
3 Newcastle Blue Star 4
5 Curzon Ashton 1
2 Skelmersdale United 0
5 Curzon Ashton 1

Division One South

Northern Premier League Division One South
Season 2008–09
Champions Retford United
Promoted Retford United
Stocksbridge Park Steels
Relegated Gresley Rovers
Matches played 383
Goals scored 1243 (3.25 per match)

The Division One South features seven new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Retford United (C) (P) 38 24 9 5 88 34+54 81 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Belper Town 38 24 9 5 79 41+38 81 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Stocksbridge Park Steels (P) 38 23 6 9 92 44+48 75
4 Carlton Town 38 20 10 8 83 50+33 70
5 Rushall Olympic 38 20 8 10 63 42+21 68
6 Glapwell 38 21 5 12 78 58+20 68
7 Stamford 38 15 16 7 65 51+14 61
8 Shepshed Dynamo 38 16 8 14 61 610 56
9 Leek Town 38 14 12 12 63 60+3 54
10 Lincoln United 38 14 9 15 58 657 51
11 Sheffield 38 14 8 16 67 692 50
12 Quorn 38 13 9 16 54 639 48
13 Grantham Town 38 12 11 15 49 6516 47
14 Loughborough Dynamo 38 11 13 14 45 5813 46
15 Kidsgrove Athletic 38 12 5 21 49 6213 41
16 Willenhall Town 38 10 8 20 55 7419 38
17 Spalding United 38 10 7 21 41 8241 37
18 Goole 38 13 5 20 62 8523 0331
19 Gresley Rovers 38 6 7 25 41 7837 0252 Club folded, reformed in EMCFL
20 Brigg Town 38 3 5 30 41 9251 14

Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

1Goole deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player and 10 points for entering into administration
2Gresley Rovers resigned from the league. Brigg Town reprieved[3]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away BLP BRG CARGLPGOOGRNGREKIDLEELINLOUQONRSOSHESPDSPASTMSTOWARWIL
Belper Town 21 10 31 20 20 40 31 41 12 21 20 11 22 30 41 00 22 42 31
Brigg Town 12 23 02 02 11 12 01 02 22 02 23 24 33 20 12 12 13 13 12
Carlton Town 51 50 21 42 51 20 21 62 01 20 24 13 12 33 12 30 33 02 32
Glapwell 40 32 00 62 21 31 30 13 32 10 31 01 31 25 42 20 21 01 30
Goole 05 43 21 11 14 31 01 12 33 21 23 12 12 21 32 12 13 03 51
Grantham Town 11 30 03 05 00 20 21 20 13 00 11 00 10 11 42 00 33 12 12
Gresley 01 12 02 12 13 13 33 11 12 11 12 04 03 25 01 50 32 02 21
Kidsgrove Athletic 01 52 24 25 33 01 21 12 20 11 20 24 30 02 10 01 12 01 02
Leek Town 11 30 22 60 31 02 22 10 31 11 10 12 62 22 34 00 34 22 43
Lincoln United 23 11 14 50 12 10 11 14 10 11 01 03 14 10 02 04 35 32 34
Loughborough Dynamo 04 11 01 21 21 40 20 21 22 11 11 14 11 21 15 02 12 02 01
Quorn 11 40 20 11 31 32 21 02 22 02 13 03 14 13 35 31 41 13 23
Retford United 23 30 12 33 50 00 01 41 32 31 30 22 21 30 43 50 11 21 20
Rushall Olympic 11 31 01 20 01 23 31 42 20 00 22 10 13 32 10 20 20 31 22
Sheffield 11 02 22 04 20 20 14 10 12 32 23 31 32 13 02 70 31 35 21
Shepshed Dynamo 30 20 03 11 42 11 20 20 01 03 12 20 13 10 11 32 11 20 11
Spalding United 04 32 12 12 14 51 11 01 12 01 35 11 05 10 21 12 01 13 22
Stamford 12 21 22 31 41 21 10 70 21 11 30 11 01 01 22 00 11 22 20
Stocksbridge Park Steels 10 51 22 30 23 71 40 31 41 13 41 20 10 01 11 30 80 11 41
Willenhall Town 13 21 22 14 11 24 22 12 02 23 20 01 80 01 12 61 12 02 21

Updated to games played on 25 April 2009.
Source: Northern Premier League First 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.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
3 Stocksbridge Park Steels 5
4 Carlton Town 2
3 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1
2 Belper Town 0
2 Belper Town 1
5 Rushall Olympic 0

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.

President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.

Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division 1 North and NPL Division 1 South.

Peter Swales Shield

2009 Peter Swales Shield
Date 2 May 2009
Venue Coronation Park[4], Eastwood
Referee James Hermuzi[4]
Attendance 202

The 2009 version of the Peter Swales Shield saw the champions of the 2008–09 NPL Premier Division, Eastwood Town, play against the winners of the 2009 NPL Chairman's Cup, Durham City. Eastwood Town won the match 2–1.[5]

2 May 2009 Eastwood Town
(2008–09 NPL Premier Division Winners)
2–1 Durham City
(2009 NPL Chairman's Cup Winners)
Coronation Park, Eastwood
15:00 Todd  42' (pen.)
Rhead  70'
Eastwood Town Report Moffatt  90' Attendance: 202
Referee: James Hermuzi

References

  1. "Lairds Face Relegation After FA Ground Grading Decision". UniBond League. 2009-04-18.
  2. "Non-League System – Proposed Allocation of Clubs 2009/10" (PDF). The FA. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. Harrison, Mark (24 April 2009). "Club Statement: From Mark Harrison Chairman of Gresley Rovers". Gresley Rovers FC. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Eastwood stay on course for the treble". Nottingham Post (Local World). 3 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. "May Results 2008/2009". The Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

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