2021–22 Northern Premier League

The 2021–22 season was the 54th 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. The NPL continued this season with main sponsors Entain's Pitching In.

As the previous season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results finalised,[1] the Trident Leagues along with The Football Association decided to make the realignment to leagues at Steps 4, 5 and 6.

Premier Division

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsBuxton
PromotedBuxton
Scarborough Athletic
RelegatedWitton Albion
Grantham Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,202 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer26 goals - Jacob Hazel (Whitby Town)
Total attendance212,646
Average attendance642

The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Buxton 42 23 12 7 80 38 +42 81 Promoted to the National League North
2 South Shields 42 23 9 10 71 40 +31 78 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Scarborough Athletic 42 21 11 10 61 48 +13 74 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League North[a]
4 Matlock Town 42 21 10 11 59 36 +23 72[b] Qualified for the play-offs
5 Warrington Town 42 20 11 11 67 47 +20 71
6 Bamber Bridge 42 21 6 15 67 59 +8 69
7 Whitby Town 42 19 9 14 57 50 +7 66
8 Stafford Rangers 42 15 16 11 55 39 +16 61
9 FC United of Manchester 42 18 7 17 66 57 +9 61
10 Morpeth Town 42 17 10 15 67 59 +8 61
11 Lancaster City 42 17 5 20 44 51 −7 56
12 Mickleover 42 15 10 17 54 65 −11 55 Transferred to the Southern Football League
13 Nantwich Town 42 14 10 18 46 52 −6 52
14 Ashton United 42 13 12 17 50 59 −9 51
15 Radcliffe 42 15 6 21 56 73 −17 51
16 Gainsborough Trinity 42 12 14 16 40 52 −12 50
17 Hyde United 42 14 8 20 52 65 −13 50
18 Stalybridge Celtic 42 15 7 20 51 59 −8 49[c]
19 Atherton Collieries 42 13 9 20 34 45 −11 48 Reprieved from relegation[d]
20 Basford United 42 12 9 21 32 49 −17 45 Reprieved from relegation, then transferred to the Southern Football League
21 Witton Albion 42 12 7 23 48 78 −30 43 Relegated to Division One West
22 Grantham Town 42 8 10 24 45 81 −36 34 Relegated to Division One East
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League North.
  2. ^ Matlock Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. ^ Stalybridge Celtic were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[2]
  4. ^ Due to expansion of Step 2 divisions and in order to make up the number of clubs in Step 3 and higher divisions, seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three based on points per game (PPG), were reprieved from relegation.[3]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jacob Hazel Whitby Town 26
2 Diego De Girolamo Buxton 20
3 Andrew Johnson Morpeth Town 18
Callum Saunders Witton Albion
5 Jordan Buckley Warrington Town 17
Jamie Ward Buxton
7 Bobby Grant Radcliffe 16
8 Paul Dawson Bamber Bridge
Lancaster City (6) 		14
Regan Linney F.C. United of Manchester
10 Joshua Amis Warrington Town 12
Liam Henderson Morpeth Town
JJ Hooper South Shields
Luca Navarro Radcliffe
Stafford Rangers (3)

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 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–1
Atherton Collieries 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0
Bamber Bridge 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 5–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–4 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–0
Basford United 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2
Buxton 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 5–1 2–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 4–1 3–1
FC United of Manchester 4–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 6–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–4 2–0
Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Grantham Town 4–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–7 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–3
Hyde United 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–4 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–2
Lancaster City 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Matlock Town 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–3 9–0
Mickleover 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1
Morpeth Town 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2
Nantwich Town 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Radcliffe 0–2 1–0 2–3 3–0 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–5 3–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–2 4–3 2–0
Scarborough Athletic 1–1 0–1 2–4 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 5–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–2
South Shields 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–3 3–1
Stafford Rangers 5–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 5–2 1–1 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–5 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–2
Warrington Town 1–3 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 5–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0
Whitby Town 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1
Witton Albion 1–0 2–0 1–4 4–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–4 4–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 0–2
Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 South Shields 1 (5)
5 Warrington Town (pen.) 1 (6)
5 Warrington Town 1
3 Scarborough Athletic 2
3 Scarborough Athletic 2
4 Matlock Town 1

Semi-finals

South Shields v Warrington Town
26 April South Shields1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Warrington Town South Shields
Osei 19' Buckley 52' Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 2,014
Scarborough Athletic v Matlock Town
26 April Scarborough Athletic 2–1Matlock TownScarborough
Jackson 74'
Colville 84'		 Hughes 90' Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium
Attendance: 2,676

Final

Scarborough Athletic v Warrington Town
2 May Scarborough Athletic 2–1Warrington TownScarborough
  • Coulson 19'
  • Gooda 81'
 Amis 36'
Red card Duggan		 Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium
Attendance: 2,805

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Premier Division 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 West

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2021–22
ChampionsWarrington Rylands 1906
PromotedWarrington Rylands 1906
Marine
RelegatedKendal Town
Market Drayton
Matches played380
Goals scored1,121 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer25 goals - Ryan Brooke (Runcorn Linnets)
Total attendance161,728
Average attendance426

When the divisions were realigned this became Division One West instead of Division One North West from the previous season. Division One West comprised 20 teams.

Team changes

The following 3 clubs were promoted from the North West Counties League:

The following 5 clubs transferred from Division One South East:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Warrington Rylands 1906 38 26 7 5 95 38 +57 85 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Workington 38 25 9 4 72 27 +45 84 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Leek Town 38 24 7 7 74 36 +38 79
4 Runcorn Linnets 38 23 7 8 72 39 +33 76
5 Marine 38 24 5 9 63 40 +23 74[a] Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[b]
6 Clitheroe 38 21 8 9 78 44 +34 71
7 Bootle 38 20 2 16 78 65 +13 62
8 Mossley 38 17 6 15 60 59 +1 57
9 City of Liverpool 38 14 11 13 48 51 −3 53
10 Kidsgrove Athletic 38 14 8 16 51 53 −2 50
11 Trafford 38 13 10 15 56 55 +1 49
12 1874 Northwich 38 13 8 17 59 58 +1 47
13 Widnes 38 13 8 17 46 45 +1 47
14 Colne 38 12 8 18 39 54 −15 44
15 Ramsbottom United 38 12 6 20 47 62 −15 42
16 Newcastle Town 38 10 10 18 49 64 −15 40
17 Glossop North End 38 9 13 16 36 55 −19 40 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[c]
18 Prescot Cables 38 12 3 23 49 70 −21 39
19 Kendal Town 38 3 4 31 28 90 −62 12[d] Relegated to the North West Counties League
20 Market Drayton Town 38 2 6 30 21 116 −95 12 Relegated to the Midland League
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Marine were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  3. ^ Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs.[5]
  4. ^ Kendal Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ryan Brooke Runcorn Linnets 25
2 Ben Hodkinson Bootle 20
3 Kane Drummond Warrington Rylands 19
Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town
5 Jamie Rainford Glossop North End
Ramsbottom United (4) 		18
6 Max Cane Clitheroe 16
7 Timothy Grice Leek Town 15
Jack McGowan Bootle
9 Stefon Gonzales Clitheroe 14
Jack Hazlehurst City of Liverpool
David Symington Workington

Results table

Home \ Away 18N BOO COL CLI CLN GNE KEN KID LEE MAR MKT MOS NEW PRE RAM RUN TRA WAR WID WOR
1874 Northwich 0–5 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–0 7–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–4
Bootle 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–3 2–0 4–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–4 1–0 0–4
City of Liverpool 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2
Clitheroe 2–2 7–1 6–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–2
Colne 0–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–3
Glossop North End 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3
Kendal Town 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–3 1–2 0–3 1–5 0–2 0–0 1–3
Kidsgrove Athletic 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Leek Town 1–2 3–1 2–2 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 5–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–0
Marine 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–1
Market Drayton Town 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–5 0–0 2–1 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–7 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
Mossley 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–3 0–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 0–1
Newcastle Town 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–3 6–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–4 1–1
Prescot Cables 1–2 2–1 0–6 2–3 0–4 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 7–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 3–3 0–1 0–0
Ramsbottom United 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 0–3 7–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–1
Runcorn Linnets 1–0 3–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 7–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2
Trafford 2–5 1–2 0–1 0–5 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2
Warrington Rylands 1906 3–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 6–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 7–0 2–1 5–2 7–2 8–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–1
Widnes 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–5 1–0 0–1 0–1
Workington 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–1
Source: NPL West Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Workington 2
5 Marine 3
5 Marine 2
4 Runcorn Linnets 1
3 Leek Town 1
4 Runcorn Linnets 4

Semi-finals

Workington v Marine
26 April Workington2–3 (a.e.t.) Marine Workington
  • Scott Allison 6'
  • Sam Smith 58'
 Report
  • Neil Kengni 21', 90', 93'
 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,326
Leek Town v Runcorn Linnets
26 April Leek Town1–4 Runcorn Linnets Leek
  • Timothy Grice 65'
 Report
  • Iwan Murray 1', 4'
  • Thomas Marsh-Hughes 3'
  • Ryan Brooke 79'
 Stadium: Harrison Park
Attendance: 1,381

Final

Runcorn Linnets v Marine
30 April Runcorn Linnets1–2 Marine Runcorn, Cheshire
15:00 Report
  • Neil Kengni 71'
  • Jack Dunn 79'
 Stadium: APEC Taxis Stadium
Attendance: 1,600

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
1874 Northwich Barnton The Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton) 3,000
Bootle Bootle New Bucks Park 3,750
City of Liverpool Ellesmere Port Rivacre Park (groundshare with Vauxhall Motors) 3,300
Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Colne Colne Holt House 1,800
Glossop North End Glossop The Amdec Forklift Stadium 1,301
Kendal Town Kendal Parkside Road 2,400
Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Marine Crosby Rossett Park 3,185
Market Drayton Town Market Drayton Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000
Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 3,200
Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium 1,600
Trafford Flixton Shawe lane 2,500
Warrington Rylands 1906 Warrington Gorsey Lane 1,345
Widnes Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350
Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One East

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2021–22
ChampionsLiversedge
PromotedLiversedge
Marske United
RelegatedYorkshire Amateur
Frickley Athletic
Pickering Town
Matches played342
Goals scored1,099 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer28 goals - Adam Boyes (Marske United)
Total attendance114,372
Average attendance334

When the divisions were realigned this became Division One East instead of Division One South East from the previous season. Division One East comprised 19 teams, with a vacancy left due to the withdrawal of Droylsden in the previous campaign.

Team changes

The following six clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions:

The following seven clubs transferred from the Division One North West:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Liversedge 36 29 6 1 98 22 +76 93 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Marske United 36 28 4 4 94 34 +60 88 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[a]
3 Cleethorpes Town 36 21 6 9 74 46 +28 69 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Stockton Town 36 19 9 8 79 41 +38 66
5 Shildon 36 19 6 11 61 35 +26 63
6 Dunston UTS 36 17 3 16 67 60 +7 54
7 Brighouse Town 36 15 9 12 59 52 +7 54
8 Worksop Town 36 16 6 14 56 53 +3 54
9 Ossett United 36 15 8 13 43 59 −16 53
10 Yorkshire Amateur 36 14 5 17 55 63 −8 47 Demoted to the Northern Counties East League[b]
11 Stocksbridge Park Steels 36 13 7 16 53 58 −5 46
12 Pontefract Collieries 36 13 4 19 41 54 −13 43
13 Hebburn Town 36 12 6 18 47 56 −9 42
14 Tadcaster Albion 36 10 7 19 47 63 −16 37
15 Bridlington Town 36 9 7 20 40 65 −25 34
16 Lincoln United 36 9 7 20 56 91 −35 34 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[c]
17 Sheffield 36 8 9 19 47 77 −30 33
18 Frickley Athletic 36 8 6 22 30 67 −37 30 Relegated to the Northern Counties East League
19 Pickering Town 36 7 5 24 52 103 −51 20[d] Relegated to the Northern League
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  2. ^ The FA relegated Yorkshire Amateur for not meeting Step 4 ground grading standards, sparing Sheffield from the relegation play-offs.[6][7]
  3. ^ Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs. The FA granted third-placed Sheffield a reprieve after demoting Yorkshire Amateur.[6]
  4. ^ Pickering Town were deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Boyes Marske United 28
2 Laurence Sorhaindo Brighouse Town 23
3 Matthew Cotton Lincoln United 21
4 Benjamin Atkinson Liversedge 18
Luke Mangham Stocksbridge Park Steels
Michael Roberts Stockton Town
Nicholas Walker Liversedge
8 Kevin Hayes Stockton Town 16
Dean Thexton Shildon
9 Marc Newsham Sheffield 16
Brody Robertson Cleethorpes Town

Results table

Home \ Away BRD BRI CLE DUN FRI HEB LIN LIV MAR OSS PIC PON SHE SHI STB STC TAD WOR YOR
Bridlington Town 1–4 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–2 0–5 2–0 5–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 2–1
Brighouse Town 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2
Cleethorpes Town 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 4–4 2–4 3–4 7–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Dunston UTS 1–2 2–3 0–2 6–0 1–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–3 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–0
Frickley Athletic 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–4
Hebburn Town 3–0 1–3 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–5 1–4 2–3 3–0 4–2
Lincoln United 2–2 1–1 1–4 3–2 1–0 1–4 0–2 0–3 3–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–5 1–3 1–0 4–1
Liversedge 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 2–1 6–0 5–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 4–2 3–1 1–0 5–0
Marske United 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 5–2 1–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 4–0
Ossett United 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 0–5 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Pickering Town 1–4 2–2 0–4 4–2 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–0 0–6 2–1 1–4 3–3
Pontefract Collieries 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–4 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–5 1–2 4–3
Sheffield 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–5 0–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–3 3–2
Shildon 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 4–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–2
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–0 1–3 0–2 5–2 1–2 5–2 4–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Stockton Town 2–1 3–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 4–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 3–2 4–0 0–1 1–1
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–3
Worksop Town 4–2 0–1 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 6–2 0–2 3–5 1–1 3–2 1–0 6–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–3
Yorkshire Amateur 2–0 1–3 0–4 0–3 0–0 0–1 7–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–5 2–0 1–2
Source: NPL East Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Marske United 2
5 Shildon 1
2 Marske United 2
4 Stockton Town 1
3 Cleethorpes Town 1
4 Stockton Town 2

Semi-finals

Marske United v Shildon
26 April Marske United 2–1 (a.e.t.)ShildonMarske-by-the-Sea
19:45
  • Boyes 77'
  • Kennedy 111'
 Report
  • Thexton 79'
 Stadium: Mount Pleasant
Attendance: 855
Cleethorpes Town v Stockton Town
26 April Cleethorpes Town1–2 Stockton Town Grimsby
19:45
  • Middleton 26'
 Report
  • Nicholson 15'
  • Hayes 21'
 Stadium: Bradley Football Centre
Attendance: 828

Final

Marske United v Stockton Town
30 April Marske United 2–1Stockton TownMarske-by-the-Sea
21:00
  • Smith 71'
  • Gott 89'
 Report 1 Report 2
  • Portas 90'
 Stadium: Mount Pleasant
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stuart Morland

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000
Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000
Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000
Dunston UTS Dunston Wellington Road 2,500
Frickley Athletic South Elmsall Westfield Lane 2,087
Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground –
Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,200
Liversedge Cleckheaton Clayborn 2,000
Marske United Marske-by-the-Sea Mount Pleasant 2,500
Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 1,950
Pickering Town Pickering Mill Lane 2,000
Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses Ground 2,089
Shildon Shildon Dean Street 4,700
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500
Stockton Town Stockton Bishopton Road West 1,800
Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Ings Lane 2,000
Worksop Town Worksop Sandy Lane 2,500
Yorkshire Amateur Leeds Bracken Edge 1,550

Division One Midlands

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2021–22
ChampionsIlkeston Town
PromotedIlkeston Town
Belper United
RelegatedHiston
Soham Town Rangers
Wisbech Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,255 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer31 goal - Jonathon Margetts (Stamford
Belper Town)
Total attendance128,877
Average attendance339

As part of the realignment, the delayed formation of a third Northern Premier League First Division saw the creation of a new Midlands Division, in which it covers the Birmingham area, Nottinghamshire, western Northamptonshire and northern Cambridgeshire regions. The division consists of 20 sides for its inaugural season.

Team changes

The following 2 clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions:

The following 9 clubs transferred from the NPL Division One South East:

The following 9 clubs also transferred from other Step 4 Trident Alliance divisions:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ilkeston Town 38 27 6 5 97 42 +55 87 Promoted to the Southern League Premier Central
2 Stamford 38 26 6 6 95 36 +59 84 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Halesowen Town 38 25 8 5 92 39 +53 83
4 Chasetown 38 25 7 6 79 38 +41 82
5 Belper Town 38 23 4 11 73 51 +22 73 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[a]
6 Carlton Town 38 19 11 8 71 48 +23 68 Transferred to Division One East
7 Coleshill Town 38 19 4 15 71 49 +22 61
8 Sporting Khalsa 38 18 6 14 76 68 +8 60
9 Cambridge City 38 15 9 14 60 58 +2 54
10 Spalding United 38 15 8 15 47 56 −9 53
11 Shepshed Dynamo 38 13 12 13 55 60 −5 51
12 Bedworth United 38 13 8 17 47 59 −12 47
13 Loughborough Dynamo 38 13 6 19 71 76 −5 45
14 Yaxley 38 12 5 21 59 95 −36 41
15 Corby Town 38 11 7 20 56 66 −10 40
16 Daventry Town 38 10 9 19 50 80 −30 39
17 Sutton Coldfield Town 38 9 10 19 42 62 −20 37 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[b]
18 Histon 38 5 9 24 37 91 −54 24 Qualified for inter-step play-off, then relegated to the United Counties League[c]
19 Soham Town Rangers 38 5 6 27 42 91 −49 21 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
20 Wisbech Town 38 5 3 30 35 90 −55 18 Relegated to the United Counties League
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  2. ^ Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom placed teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved.[5]
  3. ^ Histon contested a one-off play-off match as one of the remaining six third-from-bottom teams with the fewest PPG against Consett, one of six runners-up from Step 5 that also had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathon Margetts Stamford
Belper Town (18) 		31
2 Jack Langston Chasetown 27
3 Kai Tonge Coleshill Town 24
4 Zak Goodson Ilkeston Town 21
5 Richard Gregory Halesowen Town 20
Remaye Campbell Ilkeston Town
7 Joey Butlin Chasetown 19
8 Kevin Bastos Loughborough Dynamo 16
9 Jack Bowen Daventry Town 15
Daniel Cotton Yaxley
Jack Duffy Stamford
Kyle Finn Halesowen Town

Results table

Home \ Away BED BEL CAM CAR CHA COL COR DAV HAL HIS ILK LOU SHE SOH SPA SPO STA SUT WIS YAX
Bedworth United 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0
Belper Town 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–4 4–0 2–1 3–0
Cambridge City 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 3–4 2–4 3–1 1–2 4–2 1–2 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Carlton Town 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–3
Chasetown 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–1 4–0
Coleshill Town 5–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 4–1
Corby Town 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 2–2 6–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–1 2–0 0–0
Daventry Town 3–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–6 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–5 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–0
Halesowen Town 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 5–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 5–0
Histon 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–4 0–5 2–4 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–5 0–2
Ilkeston Town 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–4 3–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 8–0 2–1 2–4 3–1 5–0 2–3 0–0 5–2 5–1 1–0
Loughborough Dynamo 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–4 1–5 5–0 2–2 3–2 6–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 6–1
Shepshed Dynamo 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 4–4 2–3 4–4
Soham Town Rangers 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–6 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–6 2–0 2–5 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–4
Spalding United 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–3
Sporting Khalsa 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 6–2 4–3
Stamford 4–1 6–1 2–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–3 6–0 5–0 1–2
Sutton Coldfield Town 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0
Wisbech Town 0–2 3–4 2–3 0–3 0–4 0–4 2–1 3–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–4 3–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 2–1
Yaxley 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–4 0–5 0–3 2–0 1–5 5–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 4–4 3–1 3–2 0–3 4–3 3–0
Source: NPL Midlands Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off

Semifinals Final
      
2 Stamford 1
5 Belper Town 2
5 Belper Town 1
4 Chasetown 0
3 Halesowen Town 0
4 Chasetown 1

Semi-finals

Stamford v Belper Town
26 April Stamford1–2 Belper Town Stamford
19:45
  • Matwasa 90+3'
 Report
  • Litchfield 40'
  • Dixon 90'
 Stadium: Borderville Sports Centre
Attendance: 984
Referee: Ben Cooke
Halesowen Town v Chasetown
26 April Halesowen Town0–1 Chasetown Halesowen
19:45 Report
  • Langston 90+3' (pen.)
 Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 2,573

Final

Chasetown v Belper Town
30 April Chasetown0–1 Belper Town Chasetown
15:00 Report
  • Bertram 49'
 Stadium: The Scholars Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Shaun Taylor

Inter-step play-off

Histon v Consett
30 April Histon1–2 Consett Impington
Lindsay 73' Heslop 44'
Marriott 52'		 Stadium: Bridge Road
Attendance: 410

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 3,000
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
Cambridge City Impington Bridge Road (groundshare with Histon) 4,300
Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 2,000
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000
Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893
Daventry Town Daventry Elderstubbs 1,855
Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150
Histon Impington Bridge Road 4,300
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Loughborough Dynamo Loughborough Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
Soham Town Rangers Soham Julius Martin Lane 2,000
Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Guardian Warehousing Arena –
Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Wisbech Town Wisbech Fenland Stadium 1,118
Yaxley Yaxley Leading Drove 1,000

Relegation reprieves

Step 3

Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining team was relegated to Step 4.[3]

The final points-per-game ranking of the third-from-bottom placed teams in Step 3 divisions was as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
5 Basford United Northern Premier League Premier Division 42 45 1.071 Retention at Step 3
6 Barwell Southern League Premier Division Central 40 41 1.025
7 Kings Langley Southern League Premier Division South 42 37 0.881
8 Leatherhead Isthmian League Premier Division 42 36 0.857 Relegation to Step 4

Source: [5]

Step 4

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs. The FA granted third-placed Sheffield a reprieve after Yorkshire Amateur's demotion.[6] The remaining six teams contested one-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. Three winners of their matches stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while three others lost theirs and were relegated to Step 5.[3]

The final points-per-game ranking of the 3rd-from-bottom-placed teams in Step 4 divisions was also as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
9 Prescot Cables Northern Premier League Division One West 38 39 1.026 Retention at Step 4
10 Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 38 36 0.947 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
11 Sheffield Northern Premier League Division One East 36 33 0.917 Retention at Step 4
12 Witham Town Isthmian League North Division 38 33 0.863 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
13 Cinderford Town Southern League Division One South 36 31 0.861
14 Kempston Rovers Southern League Division One Central 38 29 0.763
15 Histon Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 38 24 0.632
16 Chalfont St Peter Isthmian League South Central Division 36 21 0.583

Source: [5]

Challenge Cup

For the second successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled due to any further fixture disruptions that might have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Celtic secretary leaves after an administrative blunder". 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "[Promotion and relegation for 2021/22]". The Football Association. September 2021. "7 clubs across Step 3 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 4th from bottom Clubs, then 3rd from bottom (and so on). As it stands, this would be all four 4th from bottom Clubs and the best three 3rd from bottom Clubs."
  4. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation". Google Docs.
  6. ^ a b c Gordon, James (24 April 2022). "Relegation, Reprieves & Inter-Step Play-Offs". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ Grayson, James (23 April 2022). "Relegated Yorkshire Amateur will get stronger and stronger, despite devastating blow". Non League Yorkshire. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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