2024–25 Northern Premier League
The 2024–25 season is the 57th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.
Premier Division
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
---|---|
Champions | Macclesfield |
Promoted | Macclesfield |
Relegated | Matlock Town Basford United Mickleover Blyth Spartans |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from Division One East Promoted from Division One West Relegated from the National League North Transferred from the Southern Football League Premier Division Central |
Promoted to the National League North Relegated to Division One East Relegated to Division One West Resigned to the Northern Football League Division One
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Premier Division table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Macclesfield (C, P) | 42 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 109 | 30 | +79 | 109 | Promotion to the National League North |
2 | Worksop Town (Q) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 96 | 51 | +45 | 83 | Qualification for the play-offs[a] |
3 | Stockton Town (Q) | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 75 | |
4 | Guiseley (Q) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 74 | |
5 | Ashton United (Q) | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 69 | |
6 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 66 | |
7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 64 | |
8 | Morpeth Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 62 | |
9 | Hyde United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 57 | |
10 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 57 | |
11 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 56 | |
12 | Workington | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 52 | |
13 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 52 | |
14 | Hebburn Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 52 | |
15 | Leek Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 52 | |
16 | Whitby Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 52 | |
17 | FC United of Manchester | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 51 | |
18 | Lancaster City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 51 | |
19 | Matlock Town (R) | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 42[b] | Relegation to Step 4 |
20 | Mickleover (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 75 | −34 | 39 | |
21 | Basford United (R) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 79 | −29 | 37 | |
22 | Blyth Spartans (R) | 42 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 100 | −62 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
- ^ Matlock Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Hyde United.[1]
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Worksop Town | ||||||||
5 | Ashton United | ||||||||
3 | Stockton Town | ||||||||
4 | Guiseley |
Semi-finals
[edit]29 April | Stockton Town | v | Guiseley | Stockton-on-Tees |
19:45 | Stadium: Bishopton Road West |
29 April | Worksop Town | v | Ashton United | Worksop |
19:45 | Stadium: Sandy Lane |
Final
[edit]5 May | v |
Results table
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny Elliott | Macclesfield | 35 |
2 | Declan Howe | Gainsborough Trinity | 23 |
3 | Montel Gibson | Matlock Town | 22 |
4 | Tom Cursons | Ilkeston Town | 21 |
Darius Osei | Ashton United | ||
6 | Will Longbottom | Guiseley | 20 |
7 | Liam Hughes | Worksop Town | 19 |
Jack Redshaw | Hyde United | ||
9 | D'Mani Bughail-Mellor | Macclesfield | 18 |
10 | Amar Purewal | Hebburn Town | 17 |
Steven Rigg | Workington |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Division One East
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
---|---|
Champions | Cleethorpes Town |
Promoted | Cleethorpes Town |
Relegated | Brighouse Town Liversedge Sherwood Colliery Sheffield |
← 2023–24 2024–25 → |
Division One East comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division Promoted from the Northern Football League Division One Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Relegated from the Premier Division |
Promoted to the Premier Division Transferred to Division One Midlands Relegated to the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division
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Division One East table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cleethorpes Town (C, P) | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 35 | +56 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Dunston UTS (Q) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 81 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (Q) | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 78 | |
4 | Belper Town (Q) | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 78 | |
5 | Emley (Q) | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 77 | |
6 | Newton Aycliffe | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 93 | 60 | +33 | 75 | |
7 | Carlton Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 71 | |
8 | North Ferriby | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 68 | |
9 | Garforth Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 59 | |
10 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 57 | |
11 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 52 | |
12 | Heaton Stannington | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 51 | |
13 | Pontefract Collieries | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 51 | |
14 | Consett | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 49 | |
15 | Ossett United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 48 | |
16 | Ashington | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 48 | |
17 | Grimsby Borough | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 47[a] | |
18 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 46 | |
19 | Brighouse Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 44[b] | Relegation to Step 5 |
20 | Sherwood Colliery (R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 36 | |
21 | Liversedge (R) | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 34 | |
22 | Sheffield (R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Dunston UTS | ||||||||
5 | Emley | ||||||||
3 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | ||||||||
4 | Belper Town |
Semi-finals
[edit]29 April | Stocksbridge Park Steels | v | Belper Town | Stocksbridge |
19:45 | Stadium: Bracken Moor |
29 April | Dunston UTS | v | Emley | Gateshead |
19:45 | Stadium: Wellington Road |
Final
[edit]v |
Results table
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jake Petitjean | Newton Aycliffe | 22 |
2 | Josh Walker | Cleethorpes Town | 21 |
3 | Harry Draper | Belper Town | 18 |
Luke Rawson | Belper Town Stockbridge Park Steels | ||
5 | Isaac Walker | Consett | 17 |
6 | Curtis Bateson | Cleethorpes Town | 16 |
Josh Gilchrist | Ashington | ||
Brandon Holdsworth | Bishop Auckland Consett | ||
JJ O'Donnell | Dunston |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Division One West
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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Champions | Widnes |
Promoted | Widnes |
Relegated | Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Hanley Town City of Liverpool |
← 2023–24 2025-26 → |
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from the Midland Football League Premier Division Promoted from the North West Counties Football League Premier Division Relegated from the Premier Division |
Promoted to the Premier Division Relegated to the Midland Football League Premier Division
|
Division One West table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Widnes (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 85 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Hednesford Town (Q) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 82 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Congleton Town (Q) | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 78 | |
4 | Chasetown (Q) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 53 | +31 | 74 | |
5 | Vauxhall Motors (Q) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 74 | |
6 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 70 | |
7 | Avro | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 64 | |
8 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 63 | |
9 | Trafford | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 62 | |
10 | Clitheroe | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 72 | +7 | 61 | |
11 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 61 | |
12 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 58 | |
13 | Mossley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 | |
14 | Bootle | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 56 | |
15 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 56 | |
16 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 54 | |
17 | Witton Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 54 | |
18 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 50 | |
19 | Wythenshawe Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 46 | Relegation to Step 5 |
20 | Wythenshawe (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 38 | |
21 | Hanley Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 83 | −46 | 25 | |
22 | City of Liverpool (R) | 42 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 118 | −81 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Hednesford Town | ||||||||
5 | Vauxhall Motors | ||||||||
3 | Congleton Town | ||||||||
4 | Chasetown |
Semi-finals
[edit]29 April | Congleton Town | v | Chasetown | Congleton |
19:45 | Stadium: Cleric Stadium |
29 April | Hednesford Town | v | Vauxhall Motors | Hednesford |
19:45 | Stadium: Keys Park |
Final
[edit]v |
Results table
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rio Clegg | Trafford | 20 |
2 | Max McCarthy | Congleton Town | 19 |
3 | Nick Rushton | Vauxhall Motors | 18 |
4 | Kai Evans | Nantwich Town | 17 |
Veron Parny | Clitheroe | ||
6 | Aaron Dwyer | Atherton Collieries | 16 |
7 | George Cater | Chasetown | 15 |
Jack Langston | Chasetown | ||
9 | George Boyd | Wythenshawe Town | 14 |
Leon Creech | Clitheroe | ||
Sean Miller | Widnes |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Division One Midlands
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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Champions | Quorn |
Promoted | Quorn |
Relegated | Rugby Town Lye Town Grantham Town |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from the Hellenic Football League Premier Division Promoted from the Midland Football League Premier Division Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South Relegated from the Southern Football League Premier Division Central Transferred from Division One East |
Promoted to the Southern Football League Premier Division Central Transferred to the Isthmian League North Division Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North Resigned to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One
|
Division One Midlands table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Quorn (C, P) | 40 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 104 | 25 | +79 | 103 | Promotion |
2 | Corby Town (Q) | 40 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 85 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Anstey Nomads (Q) | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 80 | |
4 | Worcester City (Q) | 40 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 73 | |
5 | Long Eaton United (Q) | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 92 | 54 | +38 | 72 | |
6 | Sporting Khalsa | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 67 | |
7 | Darlaston Town (1874) | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 61 | |
8 | Wellingborough Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 58 | |
9 | Coleshill Town | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 56 | |
10 | Hinckley LRFC | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 55 | |
11 | Racing Club Warwick | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 52 | |
12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 50 | |
13 | Shepshed Dynamo | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 50 | |
14 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 49 | |
15 | Loughborough Students | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 48 | |
16 | Boldmere St Michaels | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 47 | |
17 | Coventry Sphinx | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 46 | |
18 | Bedworth United | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 39 | |
19 | Rugby Town (R) | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 76 | −40 | 35 | Relegation |
20 | Lye Town (R) | 40 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 84 | −51 | 27 | |
21 | Grantham Town (R) | 40 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 91 | −61 | 17 | |
22 | Walsall Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ On 29 October, Walsall Wood resigned from the NPL. Walsall Wood's playing record of Pld11 W5 D4 L2 GD4 Pts19 was expunged.
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Corby Town | ||||||||
5 | Long Eaton United | ||||||||
3 | Anstey Nomads | ||||||||
4 | Worcester City |
Semi-finals
[edit]29 April | Anstey Nomads | v | Worcester City | Anstey |
19:45 | Stadium: Cropston Road |
29 April | Corby Town | v | Long Eaton United | Corby |
19:45 | Stadium: Steel Park |
Final
[edit]v |
Results table
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fletcher Toll | Corby Town | 29 |
2 | Jacob Fenton | Anstey Nomads | 22 |
3 | Simeon Cobourne | Sporting Khalsa | 20 |
Evan Garnett | Long Eaton United | ||
James Shaw | Long Eaton United | ||
6 | Andre Landell | Sporting Khalsa | 16 |
7 | James Taylor | Long Eaton United | 15 |
8 | Ryan Beswick | Quorn | 14 |
Trey Charles | Rugby Town |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Rushden | Hayden Road | 2,000 |
Anstey Nomads | Anstey | Cropston Road | 1,000 |
Bedworth United | Bedworth | The Oval | 3,000 |
Boldmere St Michaels | Boldmere | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground | 2,000 |
Coleshill Town | Coleshill | Pack Meadow | 2,000 |
Corby Town | Corby | Steel Park | 3,893 |
Coventry Sphinx | Coventry | Sphinx Drive | 1,000 |
Darlaston Town (1874) | Walsall | The Paycare Ground | 1,000 |
Grantham Town | Grantham | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
Hinckley LRFC | Hinckley | Leicester Road Stadium | 4,329 |
Long Eaton United | Long Eaton | Grange Park | 3,000 |
Loughborough Students | Loughborough | Loughborough University Stadium | 3,000 |
Lye Town | Lye | Lye Sports Ground | 1,000 |
Quorn | Quorn | Farley Way Stadium | 1,400 |
Racing Club Warwick | Warwick | Townsend Meadow | 1,280 |
Rugby Town | Rugby | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
Shepshed Dynamo | Shepshed | The Dovecote Stadium | 2,500 |
Sporting Khalsa | Willenhall | Aspray Arena | 5,000 |
Sutton Coldfield Town | Sutton Coldfield | Coles Lane | 4,500 |
Walsall Wood | Walsall Wood | Oak Park | 1,000 |
Wellingborough Town | Wellingborough | Dog & Duck Football Ground | 2,500 |
Worcester City | Worcester | Claines Lane | 1,000 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Club Statement: Ineligible player". Matlock Town. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.