2016–17 Northern Premier League

The 2016–17 season is the 49th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the ninth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2016–17 are Evo-Stik.

The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016.[1][2]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

The Premier Division will feature six new clubs:


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rushall Olympic 22 13 3 6 35 25 +10 42 Promotion to National League North / South
2 Buxton 22 12 5 5 39 20 +19 41 Qualification for the Premier Division play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Whitby Town 22 12 5 5 28 20 +8 41
4 Blyth Spartans 20 11 5 4 38 19 +19 38
5 Hednesford Town 22 11 4 7 40 24 +16 37
6 Warrington Town 23 11 3 9 38 32 +6 36
7 Spennymoor Town 20 10 5 5 41 24 +17 35
8 Matlock Town 20 10 4 6 28 22 +6 34
9 Workington 22 10 3 9 29 30 1 33
10 Stourbridge 19 9 5 5 31 24 +7 32
11 Ashton United 23 8 8 7 42 39 +3 32
12 Nantwich Town 18 9 4 5 35 25 +10 31
13 Barwell 22 8 7 7 26 22 +4 31
14 Grantham Town 24 9 4 11 36 33 +3 31
15 Mickleover Sports 20 9 1 10 28 26 +2 28
16 Coalville Town 22 8 3 11 37 43 6 27
17 Stafford Rangers 19 6 8 5 31 28 +3 26
18 Marine 21 7 5 9 26 32 6 26
19 Halesowen Town 19 7 4 8 21 34 13 25
20 Frickley Athletic 23 6 2 15 24 54 30 20
21 Ilkeston 19 5 3 11 19 31 12 18 Relegation to
Division One North
or
Division One South
22 Sutton Coldfield Town 23 4 5 14 23 48 25 17
23 Skelmersdale United 20 3 5 12 20 41 21 14
24 Corby Town 21 2 5 14 15 34 19 11
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to National League North / South.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 England Luke Benbow Stourbridge 15
2 England Alex Reid Rushall Olympic 13
3 England Kaiman Anderson Halesowen Town 12
England Dale Hopson Whitby Town
4 England Marcus Dinanga Matlock Town 11

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016

Results

Home ╲ Away ASH BAR BLYBUXCOACORFRKGRNHALHEDILKMARMATMICNANRSOSKUSPESTASTBSUTWARWTBWRK
Ashton United 00 13 30 13 43 20 14 32 11 12 11
Barwell 02 11 00 20 12 10 21 11 11 12
Blyth Spartans 33 31 31 10 30 00 22 21 50 03
Buxton 00 10 20 30 41 30 22 21 30 21
Coalville Town 21 23 14 32 33 01 11 11 12 23
Corby Town 33 02 43 11 20 12 00 02 00 12
Frickley Athletic 13 23 10 44 04 20 04 14 21 02 22
Grantham Town 12 01 51 30 23 10 04 11 33 21 21 12 20
Halesowen Town 22 05 10 11 12 13 21 03 10 32
Hednesford Town 22 12 12 12 30 40 10 11 10 31 41 11
Ilkeston 02 10 10 02 30 23 00 02
Marine 10 42 10 22 01 13 11 11 10 11
Matlock Town 21 00 10 21 20 00 04 11 31 31
Mickleover Sports 03 12 20 01 21 20 02 31 10
Nantwich Town 10 12 11 13 10 10 23
Rushall Olympic 31 01 31 10 21 10 10 15 31 22 12
Skelmersdale United 12 10 11 13 21 13 40 01 01
Spennymoor Town 12 10 70 10 22 30 41 01 41
Stafford Rangers 13 11 21 32 31 30 33 02 44 00 22
Stourbridge 21 32 10 22 12 21 01 21 50
Sutton Coldfield Town 22 03 31 05 01 04 20 11 11 11
Warrington Town 12 10 21 01 41 53 23 20 20 21 01 12
Whitby Town 21 10 40 02 21 31 10 11 20 11
Workington 10 01 02 10 20 10 40 13 30 12

Updated to games played on 26 November 2016.
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.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Blyth Spartans Croft Park 4,435
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Coalville Town Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000
Corby Town Steel Park 3,893
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,500
Marine Marine Travel Arena 3,185
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Mickleover Sports The Don Amott Stadium 1,500
Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400
Skelmersdale United West Lancashire College Stadium 2,500
Spennymoor Town The Brewery Field 4,000
Stafford Rangers Marston Road 4,000
Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,014
Sutton Coldfield Town Central Ground 2,000
Warrington Town Cantilever Park 3,500
Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500
Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One North

Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

Two Division One North clubs were moved to the parallel division: Northwich Victoria and Witton Albion were transferred to Division One South.

Thus, Division One North will feature six new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Scarborough Athletic 21 11 4 6 38 25 +13 37 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Lancaster City 16 11 2 3 29 16 +13 35 Qualification for Division One North play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Ossett Town 20 11 2 7 34 24 +10 35
4 Glossop North End 19 10 5 4 35 27 +8 35
5 Trafford 18 9 5 4 42 20 +22 32
6 Farsley Celtic 16 10 2 4 27 12 +15 32
7 Brighouse Town 18 8 7 3 24 16 +8 31
8 Clitheroe 20 8 5 7 37 25 +12 29
9 Colwyn Bay 19 8 5 6 31 23 +8 29
10 Bamber Bridge 19 8 3 8 27 22 +5 27
11 Colne 19 8 3 8 26 23 +3 27
12 Kendal Town 17 8 3 6 26 25 +1 27
13 Tadcaster Albion 20 7 6 7 24 23 +1 27
14 Droylsden 19 6 5 8 31 35 4 23
15 Radcliffe Borough 18 6 4 8 31 28 +3 22
16 Hyde United 19 5 5 9 28 30 2 20
17 Ramsbottom United 17 5 5 7 28 33 5 20
18 Mossley 19 6 2 11 32 47 15 20
19 Prescot Cables 20 5 5 10 22 42 20 20
20 Ossett Albion 19 4 5 10 22 37 15 17
21 Goole 20 4 4 12 21 47 26 16 Relegation to Level 9
22 Burscough 19 2 5 12 11 46 35 11
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 England Aaron Burns Trafford 18
2 England Carl Stewart Tadcaster Albion 12
England Stephen Lewis Droylsden
4 England Jamie Rainford Glossop North End 10
5 England Elliot Rokka Radcliffe Borough 9

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016

Results

Home ╲ Away BAM BRT BURCLTCLNCOLDROFARGNEGOOHYDKENLNCMOSOSAOSTPRCRADRAMSCATADTRA
Bamber Bridge 30 14 12 02 01 40 10 41 00 04
Brighouse Town 21 21 22 20 01 11 11 20 00
Burscough 12 03 11 05 04 00 05 12 21
Clitheroe 00 32 23 20 12 12 11 40 30 31
Colne 00 32 02 12 12 51 22 01 13
Colwyn Bay 12 32 11 40 22 31 11 02 22
Droylsden 01 12 21 31 22 13 22 22
Farsley Celtic 21 10 21 10 24 31 00 21 01
Glossop North End 20 21 22 02 10 32 21 21 21 22
Goole 03 41 13 31 03 21 12 11 12 11 00
Hyde United 22 32 40 12 12 00 22 20 22
Kendal Town 20 03 01 12 22 10 31 21 21
Lancaster City 11 13 30 10 43 02 20 31 31
Mossley 04 40 01 22 13 02 21 01 14
Ossett Albion 14 22 01 24 01 25 06
Ossett Town 20 42 30 12 13 02 11 20 02 42 31
Prescot Cables 00 22 01 03 04 05 20 11 02 10
Radcliffe Borough 10 01 13 12 51 40 31 34 23 20
Ramsbottom United 22 13 32 22 31 42 21 11 33
Scarborough Athletic 00 01 10 10 10 31 32 80 41 32
Tadcaster Albion 11 00 10 21 00 21 12 30 01 21
Trafford 03 40 10 60 14 23 51 00

Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: NPL 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.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Droylsden
Hyde United
Glossop North End
Mossley
Radcliffe Borough
Ramsbottom United
Trafford
Locations of Northern Premier League Division One North teams
Locations of Northern Premier League Division One North teams (Greater Manchester)
Team Stadium Capacity
Bamber Bridge QED Stadium 2,264
Brighouse Town St Giles' Road 1,000
Burscough Victoria Park 3,054
Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Colne XLCR Stadium 1,800
Colwyn Bay Llanelian Road 2,500
Droylsden Butcher's Arms Ground 3,000
Glossop North End The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium 1,350
Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000
Hyde United Ewen Fields 4,250
Farsley Celtic Throstle Nest 3,900
Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400
Lancaster City Giant Axe 3,500
Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Ossett Albion Our Physio Stadium 3,000
Ossett Town 4G Voice & Data Stadium 2,000
Prescot Cables Volair Park 3,200
Radcliffe Borough Stainton Park 3,500
Ramsbottom United The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000
Scarborough Athletic Queensgate 3,000
Tadcaster Albion Ings Lane 1,500
Trafford Shawe View 2,500

Division One South

Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

Division One South will feature five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shaw Lane 16 11 4 1 35 11 +24 37 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Newcastle Town 18 12 1 5 31 20 +11 37 Qualification for Division One South play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Spalding United 18 9 4 5 33 23 +10 31
4 Chasetown 18 9 3 6 32 27 +5 30
5 Witton Albion 13 9 2 2 30 12 +18 29
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 15 7 6 2 28 18 +10 27
7 Leek Town 16 7 6 3 26 22 +4 27
8 Basford United[lower-alpha 2] 20 8 6 6 29 31 2 27
9 Belper Town 18 7 5 6 22 19 +3 26
10 Sheffield 20 7 4 9 32 28 +4 25
11 Romulus 17 7 4 6 21 21 0 25
12 Stocksbridge Park Steels 16 7 3 6 23 24 1 24
13 Northwich Victoria 19 5 6 8 30 31 1 21
14 Bedworth United 16 6 3 7 25 30 5 21
15 Gresley 17 5 6 6 30 37 7 21
16 Stamford 12 5 2 5 21 21 0 17
17 Kidsgrove Athletic 16 5 2 9 25 27 2 17
18 Market Drayton Town 19 5 2 12 21 38 17 17
19 Lincoln United 12 4 4 4 17 17 0 16
20 Loughborough Dynamo 19 4 2 13 16 42 26 14
21 Carlton Town 18 3 4 11 20 30 10 13 Relegation to Level 9
22 Rugby Town 17 2 3 12 13 31 18 9
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division.
  2. Basford United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Stocksbridge Park Steels on 10 September.[5]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 England Bradley Wells Spalding United 15
2 England Pearson Mwanyongo Gresley FC 14
3 England Connor Hall Sheffield FC 12
4 England James Dance Chasetown 11
5 England Alex Byrne Shaw Lane AFC 10
England Gavin Allott Shaw Lane AFC
England Lee Cropper Newcastle Town

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016

Results

Home ╲ Away RUS BAS BWUBLPCARCHAGREKIDLEELINLOUMARNEWNORROMRUGSHLSHESPASTMSTOWTN
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 22 20 13 33 11 00 11 21
Basford United 12 20 42 11 10 22 10 11 10 32 32
Bedworth United 10 20 15 42 11 22 23 22 04
Belper Town 14 11 12 00 00 41 21 13 00 12 31
Carlton Town 13 01 23 02 11 33 22 13 32
Chasetown 00 10 52 50 11 10 13 11 14
Gresley 30 12 21 11 32 22 03 11 23
Kidsgrove Athletic 34 13 50 12 10 02 01 12
Leek Town 11 32 22 32 10 22 12
Lincoln United 21 41 11 23 12 10 21
Loughborough Dynamo 03 12 03 02 00 14 02 10 32 03 10
Market Drayton Town 10 03 03 13 03 11 05 23 31
Newcastle Town 10 31 21 30 10 21 21 21 13 02
Northwich Victoria 22 20 23 31 01 12 12 25 13 30
Romulus 21 01 22 21 12 01 11
Rugby Town 11 01 01 10 03 20 02 12 12
Shaw Lane 20 21 52 22 20 50 20
Sheffield 30 21 11 21 12 01 42 04 11 01
Spalding United 12 20 22 01 21 11 31 21 23
Stamford 21 23 20 11 13
Stocksbridge Park Steels 23 21 12 12 00 10 21
Witton Albion 21 30 41 31 00

Updated to games played on 26 November 2016.
Source: NPL 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.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Dog & Duck 2,500
Basford United Greenwich Avenue 1,000
Bedworth United The Oval Ground 3,000
Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400
Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000
Gresley The Moat Ground 2,400
Kidsgrove Athletic The Seddon Stadium 2,000
Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600
Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200
Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000
Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Northwich Victoria Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion) 4,813
Romulus The Central Ground (groundshare with Sutton Coldfield Town) 2,000
Rugby Town Butlin Road 6,000
Shaw Lane Shaw Lane 2,000
Sheffield Coach and Horses Ground 2,000
Spalding United Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Stamford Zeeco Stadium 2,000
Stocksbridge Park Steels Look Local Stadium 3,500
Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813

Challenge Cup

2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Country  England
 Wales

The 2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 16–17 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 47th 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 Sixth consecutive season. 67 clubs from England and 1 from Wales will enter the competition, beginning with the Preliminary Round, and all ties will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.[7]

The defending champions were Marine, who defeated Scarborough Athletic on penalties in the 2016 Final.

Calendar

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Scheduled
playing date
Preliminary round 68 8 0 8 13 September 2016
First round 64 64 4 60 14 - 16 November 2016
Second round 32 32 32 none
Third round 16 16 16 none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none
Final 2 2 2 none

Preliminary Round

First Round

See also

Notes

  1. Match originally abandoned after 60 minutes on 12 September with Shaw Lane leading 2-0 when Shaw Lane player Daniel Wilkinson collapsed and died. Brighouse Town subsequently conceded the tie rather than requiring a replay.[8]

References

  1. "Club Allocations for Step 1-4 NLS clubs in 2016-17". The FA. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. "FA decide next season's pyramid". Northern Premier League. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. "NPL Prem Division Top Scorers". www.evostikleague.co.uk. www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. "NPL D1N Top Scorers". www.evostikleague.co.uk. www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. Watters, David (1 November 2016). "Basford United deducted points". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. "NPL D1S Top Scorers". www.evostikleague.co.uk. www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  7. "INTEGRO LEAGUE CUP". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. "Brighouse concede cup tie". Halifax Courier. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016.

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