2016–17 Northern Premier League

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

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

Premier Division

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsBlyth Spartans
PromotedBlyth Spartans
Spennymoor Town
RelegatedCorby Town
Frickley Athletic
Ilkeston
Skelmersdale United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,601 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerLuke Benbow, 32
Biggest home winMickleover Sports 7–0 Ilkeston
(26 December 2016)
Spennymoor Town 7–0 Skelmersdale United
(11 October 2016)
Biggest away winSkelmersdale United 1–10 Ashton United
(21 March 2017)
Highest scoringSkelmersdale United 1–10 Ashton United
(21 March 2017)
Highest attendance2127
Halesowen Town 0–1 Stourbridge(7 March 2017)
Lowest attendance78
Sutton Coldfield Town 1–1 Whitby Town(13 August 2016)

The Premier Division featured six new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Blyth Spartans (C, P) 46 31 8 7 114 44 +70 101 Promoted to National League North
2 Spennymoor Town (P) 46 25 12 9 96 48 +48 87 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to National League North[a]
3 Stourbridge 46 25 10 11 84 51 +33 85 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs
4 Workington 46 26 5 15 73 56 +17 83
5 Nantwich Town 46 23 12 11 86 59 +27 81
6 Whitby Town 46 23 10 13 63 56 +7 79
7 Buxton 46 22 12 12 81 54 +27 78
8 Grantham Town 46 22 10 14 75 57 +18 76
9 Matlock Town 46 22 9 15 68 58 +10 75
10 Warrington Town 46 22 8 16 64 56 +8 74
11 Ashton United 46 19 11 16 85 78 +7 68
12 Rushall Olympic 46 18 10 18 60 60 0 64
13 Stafford Rangers 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63
14 Barwell 46 16 14 16 58 53 +5 62
15 Hednesford Town 46 18 7 21 68 65 +3 61
16 Mickleover Sports 46 19 3 24 68 71 −3 60
17 Coalville Town 46 15 10 21 71 79 −8 55
18 Marine 46 14 13 19 62 74 −12 55
19 Halesowen Town 46 13 12 21 46 70 −24 51
20 Sutton Coldfield Town 46 12 11 23 49 79 −30 47
21 Corby Town (R) 46 12 10 24 49 72 −23 46 Relegated to NPL Division One South
22 Frickley Athletic (R) 46 12 3 31 47 97 −50 39
23 Ilkeston (R) 46 7 6 33 31 86 −55 27 Relegated, then expelled from the league. A New Ilkeston Town Replaced in MFL Division One[b]
24 Skelmersdale United (R) 46 5 9 32 40 118 −78 24 Relegated to NPL Division One North
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2017. 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 [4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to National League North / South
  2. ^ Ilkeston wound up due to debts after the end of the season.[3] A New Ilkeston Town Replaced in Midland League Division One.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 England Luke Benbow Stourbridge 32
2 England Daniel Maguire Blyth Spartans 30
3 England Dale Hopson Whitby Town 26
4 England Marcus Dinanga Matlock Town 24
5 England Luke Armstrong Blyth Spartans 21

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017

Results

Home \ Away ASH BAR BLY BUX COA COR FRK GRN HAL HED ILK MAR MAT MIC NAN RSO SKU SPE STA STB SUT WAR WTB WRK
Ashton United 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–3 4–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–4 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–2
Barwell 4–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2
Blyth Spartans 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–2 5–1 5–1 3–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 5–0 0–3 5–1 3–2
Buxton 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 3–0 2–1
Coalville Town 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 1–4 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–1
Corby Town 3–3 0–2 4–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–4 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 5–1 0–0 0–2 1–3
Frickley Athletic 1–3 2–3 1–0 4–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–4 1–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–2
Grantham Town 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 5–1 4–0 3–0 2–3 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–2
Halesowen Town 2–2 1–1 0–5 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–3 4–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–2
Hednesford Town 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
Ilkeston 0–2 1–0 0–5 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–2
Marine 3–1 0–0 1–0 5–5 4–2 3–2 3–3 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–1
Matlock Town 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 0–4 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2
Mickleover Sports 4–1 4–1 1–7 0–3 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 7–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–5 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–0
Nantwich Town 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 4–1 0–2 0–1
Rushall Olympic 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–5 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–5 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–2
Skelmersdale United 1–10 0–5 1–4 0–6 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 4–0 0–1 0–1
Spennymoor Town 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 7–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–1 4–1
Stafford Rangers 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 0–2 4–4 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–2
Stourbridge 4–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 5–3 0–0 4–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 5–0
Sutton Coldfield Town 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–3 5–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–5 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Warrington Town 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 5–3 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–2
Whitby Town 2–1 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1
Workington 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Spennymoor Town 2
5 Nantwich Town 0
2 Spennymoor Town 1
3 Stourbridge 0
3 Stourbridge 3
4 Workington 2

Semi-finals

Stourbridge v Workington
24 April 2017 Stourbridge 3–2 (a.e.t.)WorkingtonWar Memorial Athletic Ground
19:45 Stuart Pierpoint 33'
Luke Benbow 76'
Jordan Archer 97'		 David Symington 68'
Daniel Wordsworth 90'		 Attendance: 1628
Spennymoor Town v Nantwich Town
25 April 2017 Spennymoor Town 2–0Nantwich TownThe Brewery Field
19:45 Kallum Griffiths 68'
Andrew Johnson 80'		 Attendance: 882

Final

Spennymoor Town v Stourbridge
29 April 2017 Spennymoor Town 1–0StourbridgeThe Brewery Field
15:00 Robert Ramshaw 30' Attendance: 1699

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 2,900[6]
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

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season2016–17
ChampionsLancaster City
PromotedFarsley Celtic
Lancaster City
RelegatedBurscough
Matches played462
Goals scored1,438 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerJames Walshaw, 32
Biggest home winColne 8–0 Burscough
(11 March 2017)
Scarborough Athletic 8–0 Mossley
(19 November 2016)
Biggest away winOssett Albion 0–6 Trafford
(19 November 2016)
Highest scoringHyde United 4–5 Farsley Celtic
(4 March 2017)
Glossop North End 7–2 Prescot Cables(4 March 2017)
Mossley 7–2 Prescot Cables
(10 December 2016)
(11 goals)
Highest attendance741
Glossop North End 2–5 Lancaster City
(22 April 2017)
Lowest attendance50
Burscough 1–3 Kendal Town
(25 March 2017)

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 featured six new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lancaster City (C, P) 42 27 4 11 73 41 +32 85 Promoted to the NPL Premier Division
2 Farsley Celtic (P) 42 26 6 10 100 50 +50 84 Qualified for play-offs, then promoted to the NPL Premier Division[a]
3 Scarborough Athletic 42 22 7 13 70 47 +23 73 Qualified for Division One North play-offs
4 Ossett Town 42 22 7 13 69 49 +20 73
5 Colne 42 22 7 13 74 50 +24 72[b]
6 Trafford 42 18 16 8 80 46 +34 70
7 Clitheroe 42 20 10 12 74 54 +20 70
8 Glossop North End 42 21 6 15 72 70 +2 69
9 Brighouse Town 42 17 17 8 66 48 +18 68
10 Hyde United 42 16 14 12 78 58 +20 61[c]
11 Bamber Bridge 42 16 7 19 59 58 +1 54[d]
12 Kendal Town 42 14 12 16 61 62 −1 54
13 Droylsden 42 14 12 16 71 77 −6 54
14 Ramsbottom United 42 16 9 17 64 81 −17 53[e]
15 Colwyn Bay 42 13 11 18 61 57 +4 50
16 Prescot Cables 42 13 11 18 71 81 −10 47[f]
17 Mossley 42 14 4 24 67 87 −20 46
18 Ossett Albion 42 13 6 23 47 78 −31 45
19 Tadcaster Albion 42 11 11 20 57 70 −13 44
20 Radcliffe Borough 42 12 8 22 59 82 −23 44
21 Goole 42 9 9 24 39 83 −44 36 Reprieved from relegation[g]
22 Burscough (R) 42 6 6 30 26 109 −83 24 Relegated to the NWCFL Premier Division
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 [4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the NPL Premier Division
  2. ^ Colne were deducted one point for contravening league regulations [7]
  3. ^ Hyde United were deducted one point for using an illegible player in game against Ossett Town on 29 October 2016[8]
  4. ^ Bamber Bridge were deducted one point for contravening league regulations [7]
  5. ^ Ramsbottom United were deducted four points for contravening league regulations [7]
  6. ^ Prescot Cables were deducted three points for contravening league regulations [7]
  7. ^ Goole were reprieved after Ilkeston, who relegated from Northern Premier League Premier Division having been refused a licence to operate at Step 4.[9]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 England James Walshaw Farsley Celtic 32
2 England Jordan Connerton Lancaster City 28
3 England Aaron Burns Trafford 26
England Michael Fish Brighouse Town
4 England Jamie Rainford Colwyn Bay 21

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017

Results

Home \ Away BAM BRT BUR CLT CLN COL DRO FAR GNE GOO HYD KEN LNC MOS OSA OST PRC RAD RAM SCA TAD TRA
Bamber Bridge 1–1 3–0 1–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 4–0 1–5 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–4
Brighouse Town 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–3 0–0
Burscough 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–5 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–5 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–3
Clitheroe 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–1
Colne 1–0 0–0 8–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 4–0 1–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–3
Colwyn Bay 1–1 1–2 6–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1
Droylsden 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 6–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 4–3 0–3
Farsley Celtic 5–3 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–4 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 0–1
Glossop North End 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–5 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–1 2–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Goole 0–3 0–3 4–1 0–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–3
Hyde United 2–2 0–0 3–2 4–4 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–5 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–2
Kendal Town 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 5–0 0–5 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Lancaster City 3–2 2–3 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1
Mossley 2–0 0–4 4–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–4 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–4 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 7–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–4
Ossett Albion 1–4 0–4 4–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–4 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–4 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 0–1 2–5 0–6
Ossett Town 2–0 4–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–1
Prescot Cables 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 7–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–5 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 0–2 1–0 2–0
Radcliffe Borough 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 0–5 1–2 5–1 4–0 3–1 0–3 3–4 2–1 0–4 1–5 2–1 2–3 2–3 2–0
Ramsbottom United 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–4 0–3 1–3 3–2 0–7 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 0–5 1–1 4–0 0–4 3–3 0–2
Scarborough Athletic 0–0 0–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 8–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 1–1
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–3 4–3
Trafford 0–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 6–0 1–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–3 5–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: NPL First Division North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Farsley Celtic 4
5 Colne 0
2 Farsley Celtic 4
4 Ossett Town 2
3 Scarborough Athletic 1
4 Ossett Town 3

Semi-finals

Farsley Celtic v Colne
25 April 2017 Farsley Celtic 4–0ColneThrostle Nest
19:45 Aiden Savory 26'
James Walshaw 43'
Adam Clayton 45'
Lewis Nightingale 81'		 Attendance: 405
Scarborough Athletic v Ossett Town
25 April 2017 Scarborough Athletic1–3 Ossett Town Queensgate
19:45 Adam Bolder 48' Jason Yates 35', 59'
Ashley Jackson 64'		 Attendance: 1004

Final

Farsley Celtic v Ossett Town
29 April 2017 Farsley Celtic 4–2 (a.e.t.)Ossett TownThrostle Nest
15:00 Christopher Howarth 47'
Richard Marshall 90'
Ryan Watson 110'
James Walshaw 112'		 Danny Frost 70', 87' Attendance: 829

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2016–17 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 Wales 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 Flamingo Land Stadium 2,000
Tadcaster Albion Ings Lane 1,500
Trafford Shawe View 2,500

Division One South

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season2016–17
ChampionsShaw Lane
PromotedShaw Lane
Witton Albion
RelegatedNorthwich Victoria
Rugby Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,395 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerGavin Allott, 25
Biggest home winSheffield 9–0 Market Drayton Town(28 March 2017)
Biggest away winLincoln United 0–6 Shaw Lane(10 January 2017)
Highest scoringSheffield 9–0 Market Drayton Town(28 March 2017)
Kidsgrove Athletic 7–2 Lincoln United(28 March 2017)
Highest attendance689
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 Basford United(22 October 2017)
Lowest attendance65
Carlton Town 1–0 Market Drayton Town(1 April 2017)

Division One South featured five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Shaw Lane (C, P) 42 32 6 4 104 36 +68 102 Promoted to the NPL Premier Division
2 Witton Albion (O, P) 42 31 6 5 100 41 +59 96[a] Qualified for play-offs, then promoted to the NPL Premier Division
3 Spalding United 42 24 7 11 74 42 +32 79 Qualified for Division One South play-offs[b]
4 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 22 7 13 67 50 +17 73
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 42 20 11 11 73 52 +21 71 Qualified for play-offs, then transferred to Southern League Division One East
6 Basford United 42 20 13 9 78 53 +25 70[c]
7 Newcastle Town 42 21 4 17 59 59 0 67
8 Lincoln United 42 19 8 15 67 61 +6 65
9 Leek Town 42 18 10 14 63 63 0 64
10 Belper Town 42 15 13 14 55 55 0 58
11 Bedworth United 42 15 12 15 73 72 +1 57
12 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 16 7 19 72 66 +6 55
13 Romulus 42 14 9 19 65 75 −10 51
14 Market Drayton Town 42 16 2 24 60 93 −33 50
15 Sheffield 42 13 9 20 62 60 +2 48
16 Stamford 42 13 9 20 62 80 −18 48
17 Chasetown 42 13 8 21 64 75 −11 47
18 Gresley 42 12 9 21 56 83 −27 45
19 Carlton Town 42 10 12 20 48 68 −20 42
20 Loughborough Dynamo 42 10 4 28 45 94 −49 34
21 Rugby Town (R) 42 8 6 28 44 77 −33 30 Relegated to the MFL Premier Division
22 Northwich Victoria (R) 42 8 12 22 53 89 −36 26[d] Relegated to the NWCFL Premier Division
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 [4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Witton Albion were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Stocksbridge Park Steels on 11 February (2–0)[11]
  2. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the NPL Premier Division
  3. ^ Basford United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Stocksbridge Park Steels on 10 September (3–2).[12]
  4. ^ Northwich Victoria were deducted ten points for entering into administration on 10 January.[13]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 England Gavin Allott Shaw Lane AFC 26
2 England Bradley Wells Spalding United 25
3 England Anthony Malbon Kidsgrove Athletic 21
4 England Daniel Creaney Bedworth United 20
England Timothy Grice Leek Town
England Bradley Bauress Witton Albion

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017

Results

Home \ Away RUS BAS BWU BLP CAR CHA GRE KID LEE LIN LOU MAR NEW NOR ROM RUG SHL SHE SPA STM STO WTN
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 2–0 0–0 5–1 1–3 3–3 2–5 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 6–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2
Basford United 3–0 3–3 7–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 6–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–2 1–2
Bedworth United 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–4 5–1 2–0 1–5 2–2 4–2 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–4
Belper Town 1–4 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 4–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–1
Carlton Town 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–5 1–3 4–3 4–4 1–0 3–2
Chasetown 2–1 4–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 5–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 5–0 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–4
Gresley 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–2
Kidsgrove Athletic 0–1 2–1 3–4 1–3 0–2 5–0 5–1 2–2 7–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–2
Leek Town 0–1 0–5 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–2 5–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–2
Lincoln United 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–6 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–2
Loughborough Dynamo 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–3 0–4
Market Drayton Town 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–2 4–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–5 2–3 4–2 3–1 3–2
Newcastle Town 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–2
Northwich Victoria 1–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–5 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–4 2–5 1–3 0–0 3–0 0–5
Romulus 3–2 2–2 1–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 4–1 5–1 2–4 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–2 4–2 0–1 1–1
Rugby Town 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2
Shaw Lane 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–0 5–3 2–1 6–0 5–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
Sheffield 1–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 9–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 4–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–1
Spalding United 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–3 0–1
Stamford 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–0 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–5 1–3
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 4–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–4
Witton Albion 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 5–2 0–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 3–4 3–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: NPL First Division South results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Witton Albion 1
5 Rushden & Diamonds 0
2 Witton Albion 2
3 Spalding United 1
3 Spalding United 3
4 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2

Semi-finals

Witton Albion v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
25 April 2017 Witton Albion 1–0AFC Rushden & DiamondsWincham Park
19:45 Robert Hopley 54' Attendance: 580
Spalding United v Stocksbridge Park Steels
25 April 2017 Spalding United 3–2 (a.e.t.)Stocksbridge Park SteelsSir Halley Stewart Playing Field
19:45 Matthew Varley 43'
Lee Beeson 63'
Jonathan Lockie 103'		 Richard Stirrup 47'
Harrison Biggins 78'		 Attendance: 448

Final

Witton Albion v Spalding United
29 April 2017 Witton Albion 2–1Spalding UnitedWincham Park
15:00 Brad Bauress 66'
Anthony Gardner 76'		 Leon Mettam 69' Attendance: 811

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

Football tournament season
2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
The Integro League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams68
Final positions
ChampionsBamber Bridge
Runner-upGrantham Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played66

The 2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 16–17 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for a sixth consecutive season. 67 clubs from England and one from Wales entered the competition, beginning with the preliminary round, and all ties ended after 90 minutes and concluded with penalties.[15]

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

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 November – 13 December 2016
Second round 32 32 32 none 7 January – 1 February 2017
Third round 16 16 16 none 30 January – 14 February
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none 7–28 March
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none 4–6 April
Final 2 2 2 none 19 April

Preliminary round

Hyde United v Glossop North End
13 September 2016 Hyde United0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Glossop North End
Attendance: 180
Penalties
Chris Amadisoccer ball with check mark
Ayrton Bevinssoccer ball with check mark
Jake Pollardsoccer ball with red X
Matthew Dempseysoccer ball with check mark
Sam Fittonsoccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check markJamie Rainford
soccer ball with check markBen Richardson
soccer ball with check markAstley Mulholland
soccer ball with check markSam Ilesanmi
soccer ball with check markSam Hare
Market Drayton Town v Romulus
13 September 2016 Market Drayton Town3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Romulus
Paul McMullen 6'
Glynn Coney 23'
Joshua Green 65'pen		 37'Liam Hailey
39'Liam Hailey
42'Andrew Westwood
Penalties
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soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark
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soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X
Prescot Cables v Kendal Town
13 September 2016 Prescot Cables1–2 Kendal Town
Jack Philipa 10' (pen) 54'Oliver Wood
67'Danny Forbes		 Attendance: 120

First round

Ashton United v Warrington
15 November 2016 Ashton United 2–0Warrington
19:45 Attendance: 83
Barwell v Coalville Town
15 November 2016 Barwell 2–1Coalville Town
19:45 Attendance: 109
Bedworth United v Matlock Town
15 November 2016 Bedworth United3–4 Matlock Town
19:45 Attendance: 62
Belper Town v Mickleover Sports
15 November 2016 Belper Town 1–1
(5–3 p)		Mickleover Sports
19:45 Attendance: 183
Burscough v Lancaster City
15 November 2016 Burscough 2–1Lancaster City
19:45 Attendance: 50
Buxton v Radcliffe Borough
15 November 2016 Buxton 6–2Radcliffe Borough
19:45 Attendance: 108
Carlton Town v Spalding United
15 November 2016 Carlton Town2–5 Spalding United
19:45 Attendance: 54
Droylsden v Trafford
15 November 2016 Droylsden3–5 Trafford
19:45 Attendance: 75
Frickley Athletic v Tadcaster Albion
15 November 2016 Frickley Athletic0–2 Tadcaster Albion
19:45 Attendance: 149
Glossop North End v Witton Albion
15 November 2016 Glossop North End 6–0Witton Albion
19:45 Karl Jones 6'
Max Leonard 40'
Max Leonard 44'
Jamie Rainford 54'
Max Leonard 62' (pen)
Jamie Rainford 75'		 Attendance: 221
Grantham Town v Gresley
15 November 2016 Grantham Town 3–2Gresley
19:45 Attendance: 91
Halesowen Town v Rushall Olympic
15 November 2016 Halesowen Town1–1
(2–3 p)		 Rushall Olympic
19:45 Attendance: 145
Kendal Town v Clitheroe
15 November 2016 Kendal Town0–2 Clitheroe
19:45 Attendance: 81
Loughborough Dynamo v Basford United
15 November 2016 Loughborough Dynamo2–4 Basford United
19:45 Attendance: 58
Mossley v Nantwich Town
15 November 2016 Mossley1–2 Nantwich Town
19:45 Attendance: 72
Ossett Albion v Farsley Celtic
15 November 2016 Ossett Albion2–4 Farsley Celtic
19:45 Attendance: 70
Ossett Town v Scarborough Athletic
15 November 2016 Ossett Town0–1 Scarborough Athletic
19:45 Attendance: 100
Rugby Town v Ilkeston
15 November 2016 Rugby Town 0–0
(4–3 p)		Ilkeston
19:45 Attendance: 74
Shaw Lane v Blyth Spartans
15 November 2016 Shaw Lane 2–0Blyth Spartans
19:45 Attendance: 150
Skelmersdale United v Colne
15 November 2016 Skelmersdale United1–3 Colne
19:45 Attendance: 120
Whitby Town v Goole
15 November 2016 Whitby Town2–3 Goole
19:45 Attendance: 165
Kidsgrove Athletic v Chasetown
16 November 2016 Kidsgrove Athletic1–5 Chasetown
19:45 Attendance: 94
Northwich Victoria v Colwyn Bay
16 November 2016 Northwich Victoria 2–2
(5–3 p)		Colwyn Bay
19:45 Attendance: 73
Romulus v Sheffield
21 November 2016 Romulus0–2 Sheffield
19:45 Attendance: 40
Lincoln United v Stamford
22 November 2016 Lincoln United 1–0Stamford
19:45 Attendance: 91
Newcastle Town v Stafford
22 November 2016 Newcastle Town 3–1Stafford
19:45 Attendance: 111
Workington v Ramsbottom United
29 November 2016 Workington 2–2
(4–2 p)		Ramsbottom United
19:45 Attendance: 181
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Corby Town
6 December 2016 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2–1Corby Town
19:45 Attendance: 184
Sutton Coldfield Town v Stourbridge
6 December 2016 Sutton Coldfield Town3–3
(2–4 p)		 Stourbridge
19:45 Attendance: 84
Bamber Bridge v Marine
13 December 2016 Bamber Bridge 4–1Marine
19:45 Attendance: 150
Leek Town v Hednesford Town
13 December 2016 Leek Town 1–0Hednesford Town
19:45 Attendance: 115

Second round

Lincoln United v Grantham Town
7 January 2017 Lincoln United2–3 Grantham Town
15:00 Attendance: 199
Barwell v Stourbridge
10 January 2017 Barwell0–2 Stourbridge
19:45 Attendance: 97
Belper Town v Chasetown
10 January 2017 Belper Town2–4 Chasetown
19:45 Attendance: 112
Burscough v Bamber Bridge
10 January 2017 Burscough0–2 Bamber Bridge
19:45 Attendance: 70
Colne v Trafford
10 January 2017 Colne1–1
(3–4 p)		 Trafford
19:45 Attendance: 102
Newcastle Town v Sheffield
10 January 2017 Newcastle Town 2–1Sheffield
19:45 Attendance: 51
Rugby Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
10 January 2017 Rugby Town1–3 AFC Rushden & Diamonds
19:45 Attendance: 147
Rushall Olympic v Spalding United
10 January 2017 Rushall Olympic0–2 Spalding United
19:45 Attendance: 71
Scarborough Athletic v Spennymoor Town
10 January 2017 Scarborough Athletic 3–1Spennymoor Town
19:45 Attendance: 141
Workington v Clitheroe
10 January 2017 Workington0–2 Clitheroe
19:45 Attendance: 172
Ashton United v Northwich Victoria
17 January 2017 Ashton United 1–0Northwich Victoria
19:45 Attendance: 85
Tadcaster Albion v Shaw Lane
17 January 2017 Tadcaster Albion 2–1Shaw Lane
19:45 Attendance: 195
Buxton v Nantwich Town
24 January 2017 Buxton 4–3Nantwich Town
19:45 Attendance: 91
Matlock Town v Basford United
24 January 2017 Matlock Town2–2
(8–9 p)		 Basford United
19:45 Attendance: 185
Farsley Celtic v Goole
31 January 2017 Farsley Celtic 5–2Goole
19:45 Attendance: 61
Leek Town v Glossop North End
31 January 2017 Leek Town2–2
(2–4 p)		 Glossop North End
19:45

Third round

Basford United v Chasetown
30 January 2017 Basford United 4–1Chasetown
19:45 Attendance: 116
Stourbridge v Grantham Town
30 January 2017 Stourbridge1–4 Grantham Town
19:45 Attendance: 291
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Spalding United
31 January 2017 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0–0
(5–4 p)		Spalding United
19:45 Attendance: 183
Clitheroe v Trafford
14 February 2017 Clitheroe 3–2Trafford
19:45
Buxton v Newcastle Town
21 February 2017 Buxton 1–0Newcastle Town
19:45 Attendance: 92

Quarterfinals

Grantham Town v Basford United
7 March 2017 Grantham Town 1–1
(5–3 p)		Basford United
19:45 Attendance: 164
Clitheroe v Scarborough Athletic
7 March 2017 Clitheroe 3–2Scarborough Athletic
19:45 Attendance: 201
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Buxton
14 March 2017 AFC Rushden & Diamonds2–3 Buxton
19:45 Attendance: 247
Bamber Bridge v Ashton United
28 March 2017 Bamber Bridge 2–1Ashton United
19:45 Attendance: 188

Semifinals

Grantham Town v Clitheroe
4 April 2017 Grantham Town 2–1Clitheroe
19:45 Attendance: 234
Bamber Bridge v Buxton
6 April 2017 Bamber Bridge 0–0
(4–2 p)		Buxton
19:45 Attendance: 291

Final

Grantham Town v Bamber Bridge
19 April 2017 Grantham Town1–2 Bamber Bridge Harrison Park, Leek
19:45 Danny Meadows 63' NPL report Jaime Milligan 45'
Regan Linney 57'		 Attendance: 474

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 require a replay.[16]

References

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  2. ^ "FA decide next season's pyramid". Northern Premier League. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ Coney, Steven (7 May 2017). "Crisis club Ilkeston FC wound up in the high court just seven years after forming". nonleague paper. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "NPL Prem Division Top Scorers". www.evostikleague.co.uk. www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ Field of Dreams: Capacity passes 4000 mark, Spennymoor Town FC, 17 August 2020, retrieved 23 May 2023
  7. ^ a b c d Northern Premier League (19 March 2017). "League Statement: Points Deducted". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ Northern Premier League (14 April 2017). "League Statement: Points Deducted". Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. ^ Northern Premier League (June 2017). "Club Allocations Finalised". Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  10. ^ "NPL D1N Top Scorers". www.evostikleague.co.uk. www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Witton Albion deducted points". 22 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  12. ^ Watters, David (1 November 2016). "Basford United deducted points". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  13. ^ Watters, David (10 January 2017). "League statement: points deduction". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  14. ^ "NPL D1S Top Scorers". www.evostikleague.co.uk. www.evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  15. ^ "INTEGRO LEAGUE CUP". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Brighouse concede cup tie". Halifax Courier. 28 September 2016.

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