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The 2020–21 season is the 53rd season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of three divisions, the Premier Division at step 3 of the National League System, and the West and East Divisions at step 4.

As the previous season was terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results removed,[1] there were no changes in the allocations of teams for the Northern Premier League.[2] The planned restructuring of the National League System, including the expansion of the Northern Premier League to include a further division at step 4, is postponed until 2021–22.[3] For this season it was announced to member clubs that the League Cup would not take place during the season.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

Premier Division comprises the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. On 1 June 2020, Mickleover Sports were renamed Mickleover F.C..[4]


Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mickleover 10 7 1 2 23 11 +12 22 Promotion to the National League North
2 Basford United 9 6 1 2 15 9 +6 19 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Buxton 8 5 2 1 22 11 +11 17
4 Warrington Town 9 5 1 3 16 11 +5 16
5 Witton Albion 7 5 0 2 13 7 +6 15
6 South Shields 9 4 3 2 12 8 +4 15
7 Whitby Town 9 4 2 3 15 14 +1 14
8 Matlock Town 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
9 Atherton Collieries 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5 13
10 Gainsborough Trinity 8 4 0 4 13 12 +1 12
11 Scarborough Athletic 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 11
12 Lancaster City 7 2 4 1 12 10 +2 10
13 FC United of Manchester 7 2 4 1 9 7 +2 10
14 Radcliffe 9 3 1 5 15 23 −8 10
15 Nantwich Town 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 9
16 Morpeth Town 7 2 3 2 9 10 −1 9
17 Hyde United 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
18 Stalybridge Celtic 9 1 3 5 7 17 −10 6
19 Ashton United 7 1 2 4 5 13 −8 5
20 Bamber Bridge 9 1 1 7 6 17 −11 4 Possible relegation to Step 4[b]
21 Grantham Town 8 0 3 5 5 14 −9 3 Relegation to Step 4
22 Stafford Rangers 8 0 1 7 3 15 −12 1
Updated to match(es) played on December 26th 2020. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
  2. ^ Of the four third-from-bottom clubs from each of the leagues at Step 3, the two with the lowest points-per-game ratio at the end of the 2020–21 season will be relegated to Step 4.[5]

Top 10 goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Diego de Girolamo Buxton 8
2 Nathan Cartman Scarborough Athletic 6
Jason Gilchrist South Shields
4 Jacob Hazel Whitby Town 5
Rod Orlando-Young Gainsborough Trinity
6 Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro Radcliffe 4
Josh Amis Warrington Town
Scott Bakkor Witton Albion
Stuart Beavon Mickleover
Bohan Dixon Warrington Town
Marcus Giles Whitby Town

Updated to matches played on November 3rd 2020

Results table

Home \ Away ASH ATH BAM BAS BUX UOM GAI GRA HYD LNC MAT MIC MOR NAN RAD SCA SOU STA STL WAR WHI WIT
Ashton United 0–0 0–3 3–3
Atherton Collieries 1–0 5–0 0–2 1–1
Bamber Bridge 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–3
Basford United 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–2
Buxton 2–2 4–2 4–1 3–1 2–2
FC United of Manchester 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
Gainsborough Trinity 2–0 0–1 3–2 5–1 1–3
Grantham Town 1–2 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–0
Hyde United 2–2 1–1 0–0
Lancaster City 1–2 2–2 2–1
Matlock Town 4–1 2–2 2–0
Mickleover 3–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 3–2 2–1
Morpeth Town 2–1 1–1
Nantwich Town 2–1 0–4 3–0
Radcliffe 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–3 1–4
Scarborough Athletic 1–1 2–1
South Shields 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–3
Stafford Rangers 0–1 0–3 0–2
Stalybridge Celtic 0–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–3
Warrington Town 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0
Whitby Town 2–0 2–0
Witton Albion 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2020. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

update=19 December 2020

Promotion play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

–

Ranking of third-from-bottom teams across Step 3 divisions

Of the four third-from-bottom teams from each of the leagues at Step 3, the two with the lowest points-per-game ratio at the end of the 2020–21 season will be relegated to Step 4.[5]

The current points-per-game ranking of the 20th placed teams in Step 3 divisions is as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
1 Hednesford Town Southern League - Premier Central 8 7 0.875 Remain in Step 3
2 Margate Isthmian League - Premier Division 9 6 0.666
3 Farnborough Southern League - Premier South 8 4 0.500 Relegated to Step 4
4 Bamber Bridge Northern Premier League - Premier Division 9 4 0.444

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: Football Web Pages.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2020–21 Premier Division clubs
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One North West teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500
Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,264
Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 2,200
Buxton Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Lancaster City Lancaster Giant Axe 3,500
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214
Mickleover Derby (Mickleover) Station Road 1,500
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 2,833
South Shields South Shields Mariners Park 3,500
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500
Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 3,500
Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500
Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813

Division One North West

Northern Premier League
Division One North West
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

The division was renamed to Division One North West instead of Division One West from the previous season. Division One North West comprises 19 teams, one fewer than the previous season, following Droylsden's resignation from NPL.[7]

Division One North-West table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Colne 9 7 1 1 20 9 +11 22 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Ramsbottom United 8 6 1 1 19 9 +10 19 Qualification for the North West Division play-offs
3 Workington 9 5 4 0 19 9 +10 19
4 Clitheroe 9 5 3 1 15 9 +6 18
5 Dunston UTS 7 5 1 1 13 8 +5 16
6 Marine 7 5 0 2 16 5 +11 15
7 Runcorn Linnets 8 4 3 1 15 11 +4 15
8 Marske United 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 11
9 Tadcaster Albion 8 3 2 3 13 10 +3 11
10 City of Liverpool 9 3 1 5 19 21 −2 10
11 Kendal Town 12 2 4 6 11 22 −11 10
12 Widnes 9 2 2 5 8 15 −7 8
13 Mossley 7 2 1 4 10 11 −1 7
14 Trafford 7 1 4 2 8 11 −3 7
15 Prescot Cables 9 2 1 6 11 15 −4 7
16 Pickering Town 9 2 1 6 8 19 −11 7
17 Brighouse Town 8 1 2 5 13 20 −7 5
18 Pontefract Collieries 8 1 2 5 8 22 −14 5
19 Ossett United 8 1 1 6 6 15 −9 4 Entry into relegation play-off[a]
Updated to match(es) played on December 26th 2020. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ The bottom-placed club from each of the seven divisions at Step 4 will enter into a one-off play-off match with a runner-up from Step 5 at the end of the 2020–21 season. The winner of each play-off match will enter Step 4 for the 2021–22 season, while each loser will enter Step 5.[5]

Top 10 goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Matty Tymon Marske United 7
2 Jamie Cooke Colne 6
Reuben Jerome Workington
4 Scott Allison Workington 5
Nathan Burke City of Liverpool
Sefton Gonzales Ramsbottom United

Updated to matches played on November 4th 2020

Results table

Home \ Away BRI CLI CLN COL DUN KEN MAR MRS MOS OSS PIC PON PRE RAM RUN TAD TRA WID WOR
Brighouse Town 1–2 2–5 3–4 2–0 3–3
Clitheroe 1–0 3–1 2–2
Colne 4–2 6–2 0–1
City of Liverpool 2–4 1–0
Dunston UTS 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1
Kendal Town 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–3 0–0
Marine 1–2 4–0 2–0
Marske United 3–0 1–1 5–1
Mossley 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–2
Ossett United 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–3
Pickering Town 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–2
Pontefract Collieries 1–1 1–1
Prescot Cables 2–2 2–0
Ramsbottom United 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1
Runcorn Linnets 1–1 4–2
Tadcaster Albion 3–0 3–1 1–2
Trafford 2–0 0–0 1–1
Widnes 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–4
Workington 2–1 5–2 2–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2020. Source: NPL First Division East results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

|update=4 November 2020

Promotion play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

–

Relegation play-off

Play-off
   
20  
Step 4  
–

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2020–21 Division One North West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000
City of Liverpool Aintree New Bucks Park 3,750
Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Colne Colne Holt House 1,800
Dunston UTS Dunston Wellington Road 2,500
Kendal Town Kendal Parkside Road 2,400
Marine Crosby Marine Travel Arena 3,185
Marske United Marske-by-the-Sea Mount Pleasant 2,500
Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 1,950
Pickering Town Pickering Mill Lane 2,000
Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200
Prescot Cables Prescot Valerie Park 3,200
Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn Millbank Linnets Stadium 1,600
Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Ings Lane 2,000
Trafford Urmston Shawe View 2,500
Widnes Widnes Select Security Stadium 13,350
Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One South East

Northern Premier League
Division One South East
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

Division One South East comprises the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

Division One South-East table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leek Town 8 6 1 1 26 9 +17 19 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Loughborough Dynamo 8 6 1 1 16 9 +7 19 Qualification for the East Division play-offs
3 Newcastle Town 8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 17
4 Kidsgrove Athletic 7 5 1 1 13 7 +6 16
5 Chasetown 9 5 1 3 18 13 +5 16
6 Worksop Town 7 4 2 1 20 9 +11 14
7 Belper Town 9 4 2 3 25 15 +10 14
8 Stamford 7 3 4 0 20 6 +14 13
9 Lincoln United 7 4 1 2 21 11 +10 13
10 Ilkeston Town 7 4 1 2 17 14 +3 13
11 Carlton Town 9 3 2 4 13 14 −1 11
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 8 3 2 3 13 22 −9 11
13 Frickley Athletic 8 3 0 5 14 14 0 9
14 Stocksbridge Park Steels 9 3 0 6 16 25 −9 9
15 Cleethorpes Town 8 2 2 4 14 14 0 8
16 Glossop North End 9 2 2 5 7 21 −14 8
17 Spalding United 8 2 1 5 11 14 −3 7
18 Sheffield 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4
19 Wisbech Town 8 1 0 7 5 26 −21 3
20 Market Drayton Town 8 0 0 8 2 30 −28 0 Entry into relegation play-off[a]
Updated to match(es) played on December 26th 2020. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ The bottom-placed club from each of the seven divisions at Step 4 will enter into a one-off play-off match with a runner-up from Step 5 at the end of the 2020–21 season. The winner of each play-off match will enter Step 4 for the 2021–22 season, while each loser will enter Step 5.[5]

Top 10 goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathon Margetts Frickley Athletic 8
Alex Troke Ilkeston Town
3 Joey Butlin Chasetown 7
Matthew Cotton Lincoln United
Ryan McLean Newcastle Town
6 Curtis Burrows Loughborough Dynamo 6
Timothy Grice Leek Town
Scott Vernon Cleethorpes Town
Seven others on 5 goals

Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020

Results table

Home \ Away BEL CAR CHA CLE FRI GNE ILK KID LEE LIN LOU MAR NEW SHE SPA STA STO SUT WIS WOR
Belper Town 0–1 4–0 3–3 7–1 2–2
Carlton Town 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–0
Chasetwon 2–3 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–1
Cleethorpes Town 2–0 2–3 3–1
Frickley Athletic 1–4 0–3 4–0 1–2
Glossop North End 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0
Ilkeston Town 2–1 2–3 2–2
Kidsgrove Athletic 1–0 3–0 2–1
Leek Town 3–2 6–0 6–2 5–0
Lincoln United 1–1 5–0 3–4 2–0
Loughborough Dynamo 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Market Drayton Town 1–3 1–5 0–3 0–2
Newcastle Town 6–1 1–0 4–1 0–0
Sheffield 0–2 1–2 0–3
Spalding United 2–0 1–3 1–2 3–0
Stamford 5–0 5–1 5–0 0–0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 4–3 0–1 0–2 2–3
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–0 5–3 1–1 0–6
Wisbech Town 3–2 0–4 2–3 0–3
Worksop Town 5–1 6–2 2–0 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2020. Source: NPL South East Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

–

Relegation play-off

Play-off
   
20  
Step 4  
–

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2020–21 Division One South East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 2,000
Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000
Frickley Athletic South Elmsall Westfield Lane 2,087
Glossop North End Glossop The Amdec Forklift Stadium 1,350
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,200
Loughborough Dynamo Loughborough Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Market Drayton Town Market Drayton Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000
Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses Ground 2,089
Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Wisbech Town Wisbech Fenland Stadium 1,118
Worksop Town Worksop Sandy Lane 2,500

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Non-League seasons are declared null and void thanks to COVID-19 outbreak". Ilkeston Advertiser. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ We will always be ‘The Sports’ but now we are Mickleover F.C. Micklover F.C.
  5. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 23 National League System Regulations Section 5.2". The FA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Droylsden resign from Northern Premier League". Droylsden Football Club. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

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