2022–23 Northern Premier League

The 2022–23 season was the 55th 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.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 12 May 2022.[1][2]

Premier Division

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsSouth Shields
PromotedSouth Shields
Warrington Town
RelegatedNantwich Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Liversedge
Belper Town

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 South Shields (C, P) 42 25 10 7 71 39 +32 85 Promotion to the National League North
2 Warrington Town (O, P) 42 21 14 7 70 39 +31 77 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Bamber Bridge 42 22 7 13 62 63 −1 73
4 Gainsborough Trinity 42 18 15 9 74 41 +33 69
5 Matlock Town 42 19 11 12 56 49 +7 68
6 Hyde United 42 18 12 12 64 42 +22 66
7 Radcliffe 42 17 15 10 55 49 +6 66
8 FC United of Manchester 42 19 9 14 68 48 +20 63[b]
9 Marine 42 17 10 15 56 45 +11 61
10 Warrington Rylands 1906 42 17 9 16 64 55 +9 60
11 Lancaster City 42 15 13 14 51 51 0 58
12 Stafford Rangers 42 15 12 15 52 53 −1 57
13 Guiseley 42 16 7 19 54 54 0 55
14 Ashton United 42 16 8 18 58 64 −6 53[c]
15 Whitby Town 42 14 10 18 45 54 −9 52
16 Marske United 42 15 5 22 57 79 −22 50
17 Morpeth Town 42 14 7 21 55 63 −8 49
18 Atherton Collieries 42 11 14 17 38 57 −19 47
19 Nantwich Town (R) 42 12 10 20 44 55 −11 46 Relegation to Division One West
20 Stalybridge Celtic (R) 42 10 12 20 50 64 −14 42
21 Liversedge (R) 42 11 7 24 48 86 −38 40 Relegation to Division One East
22 Belper Town (R) 42 7 9 26 44 86 −42 30
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League North.
  2. ^ FC United of Manchester were deducted three points for fielding 6 loan players.[3]
  3. ^ Ashton United were deducted three points for playing two ineligible players.[4]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Clayton Donaldson Gainsborough Trinity 22
2 Regan Linney F.C. United of Manchester 20
3 Adam Boyes Marske United 18
Fin Sinclair-Smith Bamber Bridge
5 Liam Waldock Gainsborough Trinity 17
6 Callum Dolan Warrington Rylands 14
7 Sol Solomon Marine 13
8 Darius Osei South Shields 12
Jack Redshaw Hyde United

Results table

Home \ Away SOU WAR BAM GAI MAT HYD RAD UOM MAR WRY LNC STA GUI ASH WHI MSK MOR ATH NAN STL LIV BEL
South Shields — 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 5–2 2–1
Warrington Town 3–2 — 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Bamber Bridge 2–1 3–2 — 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 5–1
Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 6–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 4–0 2–2
Matlock Town 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0
Hyde United 0–1 2–2 7–0 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–0
Radcliffe 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–2
FC United of Manchester 2–1 1–1 5–2 1–3 2–1 4–4 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–0
Marine 2–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 — 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 4–0 0–3 1–0 5–0 2–1
Warrington Rylands 1906 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–4 4–0 0–0 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Lancaster City 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Stafford Rangers 3–0 1–1 4–2 3–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–2
Guiseley 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Ashton United 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–6 1–2 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 — 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1
Whitby Town 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–6 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–2
Marske United 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 3–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–3 2–2 4–2 2–2 3–1
Morpeth Town 0–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–3 6–3 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 — 3–0 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–2
Atherton Collieries 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–1
Nantwich Town 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 — 0–4 0–1 1–0
Stalybridge Celtic 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–1 2–3 0–3 3–3 1–2 — 4–2 2–1
Liversedge 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–5 1–1 3–3 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–4 0–1 3–3 0–1 — 1–3
Belper Town 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Warrington Town 4
5 Matlock Town 1
2 Warrington Town 1
3 Bamber Bridge 0
3 Bamber Bridge 1 (5)
4 Gainsborough Trinity 1 (3)

Semi-finals

Warrington Town v Matlock Town
25 April 2023 Warrington Town 4–1Matlock TownWarrington
19:45
  • Duffy 13', 36'
  • Dixon 29'
  • Woods 40'
 Report
  • Abbott 85'
 Stadium: Cantilever Park
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Oliver Noonan
Bamber Bridge v Gainsborough Trinity
25 April 2023 Bamber Bridge 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		Gainsborough TrinityBamber Bridge
19:45
  • Turner 22'
 Report
  • Durose 42'
 Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Declan Brown
Penalties

Final

Warrington Town v Bamber Bridge
1 May 2023 Warrington Town 1–0Bamber BridgeWarrington
15:00 Report Stadium: Cantilever Park
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Lewis Dawson

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2022–23 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
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Lancaster City Lancaster Giant Axe 3,500
Liversedge Cleckheaton Clayborn 2,000
Marine Crosby Rossett Park 3,185
Marske United Marske-by-the-Sea Mount Pleasant 2,500
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
South Shields South Shields 1st Cloud Arena 3,500
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500
Warrington Rylands 1906 Warrington Gorsey Lane 1,345
Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 3,500
Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500

Division One West

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2022–23
ChampionsMacclesfield (1st title)
PromotedMacclesfield
RelegatedColne
Ramsbottom United

Team changes

The following 4 clubs left Division One West before the season:

The following 4 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One West table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Macclesfield (C, P) 38 28 6 4 95 27 +68 90 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Leek Town 38 23 7 8 70 38 +32 76 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Workington (O, P) 38 23 6 9 71 39 +32 75
4 Clitheroe 38 19 7 12 70 50 +20 64
5 Runcorn Linnets 38 18 9 11 58 38 +20 63
6 Witton Albion 38 16 11 11 61 50 +11 59
7 Mossley 38 16 10 12 58 49 +9 58
8 Kidsgrove Athletic 38 13 12 13 49 55 −6 51
9 Prescot Cables 38 13 11 14 50 51 −1 50
10 Trafford 38 14 8 16 51 55 −4 50
11 Skelmersdale United (R) 38 16 0 22 58 74 −16 48 Relegation to the North West Counties League
12 City of Liverpool 38 13 7 18 50 59 −9 46
13 Bootle 38 12 10 16 51 61 −10 46
14 1874 Northwich 38 12 9 17 44 50 −6 45
15 Newcastle Town 38 12 9 17 40 67 −27 45
16 Hanley Town 38 11 11 16 50 61 −11 44
17 Widnes 38 12 8 18 40 66 −26 44
18 Glossop North End (R) 38 10 9 19 44 59 −15 39 Qualification for the inter-step play-off
19 Colne (R) 38 9 10 19 38 57 −19 37 Relegation to the North West Counties League
20 Ramsbottom United (R) 38 7 6 25 39 81 −42 27
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Skelmersdale United were relegated instead of Widnes because Skelmersdale were unable to meet the FA ground grading regulations. Their artificial pitch at JMO Sports Park failed a "bounce test", and the ground they shared at Burscough was graded at Step 5. [6]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 James Berry Macclesfield 24
2 Mason Fawns Mossley 17
Sefton Gonzales Clitheroe
Elliot Morris Skelmersdale United
David Symington Workington
6 Scott Allison Workington 15
Tim Grice Leek Town
Nicky Maynard Macclesfield
9 Jamie Rainford Runcorn Linnets 14

Results table

Home \ Away MAC LEE WOR CLI RUN WIT MOS KID PRE TRA SKE COL BOO 18N NEW HAN WID GNE CLN RAM
Macclesfield — 4–0 4–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 4–3 5–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 5–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 5–0 2–0 4–2 4–0
Leek Town 1–3 — 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1
Workington 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 2–1 5–0 0–1 3–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–1
Clitheroe 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 4–0 1–3 7–1 4–3 4–2 3–2 4–1 2–0
Runcorn Linnets 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 5–0
Witton Albion 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 5–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–1
Mossley 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Kidsgrove Athletic 0–3 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
Prescot Cables 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1
Trafford 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 — 2–3 3–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
Skelmersdale United 1–4 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–3 — 2–4 2–4 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0
City of Liverpool 0–1 0–5 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–3 1–0 2–1
Bootle 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–2 1–4 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
1874 Northwich 0–0 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–1
Newcastle Town 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–6 1–0 2–2 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2
Hanley Town 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 2–3 2–0 4–0 1–2 — 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–0
Widnes 0–4 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 — 3–2 1–1 3–1
Glossop North End 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 4–1 2–4 1–1 — 0–1 2–1
Colne 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 — 2–1
Ramsbottom United 0–5 2–3 0–3 2–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 3–5 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–0 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Leek Town 1
5 Runcorn Linnets 3
5 Runcorn Linnets 1
3 Workington 2
3 Workington 2
4 Clitheroe 0

Semi-finals

Leek Town v Runcorn Linnets
25 April 2023 Leek Town1–3 Runcorn Linnets Leek
19:45
  • Grice 31'
 Report
  • Doyle 11'
  • Gumbs 20'
  • Brooke 52'
 Stadium: Harrison Park
Attendance: 1,392
Workington v Clitheroe
25 April 2023 Workington 2–0ClitheroeWorkington
19:45
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,665
Referee: Louis Griffiths

Final

Workington v Runcorn Linnets
29 April 2023 Workington 2–1 (a.e.t.)Runcorn LinnetsWorkington
15:00
  • Heathcote 30' (own goal)
  • Reilly 99'
 Report
  • Doyle 5'
 Stadium: Borough Park (Workington)
Attendance: 2,506
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Inter-step play-off

Glossop North End v Ashington
29 April 2023 Glossop North End0–3 Ashington Glossop
15:00 Report
  • Harmison 26', 66'
  • Spooner 69'
 Stadium: The Amdec Forklift Stadium
Attendance: 1,052

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 Bootle New Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle) 3,750
Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Colne Colne Holt House 1,800
Glossop North End Glossop The Amdec Forklift Stadium 1,301
Hanley Town Stoke-on-Trent Potteries Park 1,300
Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Macclesfield Macclesfield Leasing.com Stadium 4,720
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
Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale One Call Stadium - JMO Sports Park 1,300
Trafford Flixton Shawe lane 2,500
Widnes Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350
Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813
Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One East

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2022–23
ChampionsWorksop Town
PromotedWorksop Town
RelegatedShildon
Tadcaster Albion

Division One East comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.

Team changes

The following 5 clubs left Division One East before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One East table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Worksop Town (C, P) 38 31 6 1 112 25 +87 99 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Stockton Town 38 20 8 10 74 40 +34 68 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hebburn Town 38 20 6 12 59 58 +1 66
4 Long Eaton United (O, P) 38 19 8 11 67 52 +15 65 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 38 19 6 13 58 41 +17 63 Qualification for the play-offs
6 Dunston UTS 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
7 North Shields (D) 38 14 11 13 50 45 +5 53 Relegation to the Northern League
8 Brighouse Town 38 15 6 17 65 64 +1 51
9 Sheffield 38 13 11 14 51 58 −7 50
10 Pontefract Collieries 38 12 13 13 68 62 +6 49
11 Cleethorpes Town 38 13 10 15 48 51 −3 49
12 Grimsby Borough 38 13 10 15 54 60 −6 49
13 Consett 38 12 10 16 54 63 −9 46
14 Bridlington Town 38 11 13 14 45 65 −20 46
15 Ossett United 38 10 14 14 46 55 −9 44
16 Grantham Town 38 10 13 15 37 42 −5 43
17 Carlton Town 38 12 6 20 45 69 −24 42
18 Lincoln United (R) 38 10 11 17 54 70 −16 41 Qualification for the inter-step play-off,
then relegation to the United Counties League
19 Shildon (R) 38 11 7 20 46 70 −24 40 Relegation to the Northern League
20 Tadcaster Albion (R) 38 4 9 25 28 84 −56 21 Relegation to the Northern Counties East 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[5]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Liam Hughes Worksop Town 33
2 Jamie Walker Long Eaton United 20
3 Adam Priestley Pontefract Collieries 17
4 Amar Purewal Hebburn Town 15
5 Matthew Cotton Lincoln United 14
Declan Howe Cleethorpes Town
7 Kevin Hayes Stockton Town 13

Results table

Home \ Away WOR STC HEB LOE STB DUN NSH BRI SHE PON CLE GRI CON BRD OSS GRA CAR LIN SHI TAD
Worksop Town — 1–0 4–1 7–1 4–1 3–1 4–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 5–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 6–0 6–0 4–1
Stockton Town 2–1 — 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 1–2 6–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 5–0 2–1 5–0
Hebburn Town 1–6 2–0 — 1–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–4 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 5–3
Long Eaton United 0–1 1–1 3–2 — 2–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–0
Dunston UTS 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 — 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–3 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 4–1
North Shields 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Brighouse Town 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–4 2–3 1–2 2–2 — 1–1 6–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–3 4–1 2–2 3–0 3–0
Sheffield 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 — 3–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Pontefract Collieries 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 — 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 6–2
Cleethorpes Town 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–4 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–3 5–0 1–2 2–1
Grimsby Borough 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–5 3–5 1–4 2–0 0–0 — 2–2 5–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–3 2–3 1–0
Consett 1–2 3–4 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 — 2–3 1–1 2–2 5–0 4–2 1–0 2–1
Bridlington Town 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–5 0–3 1–0 0–0 — 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0
Ossett United 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–1
Grantham Town 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–4 — 0–1 3–3 3–1 2–0
Carlton Town 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–4 2–4 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 0–2 1–1
Lincoln United 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–2 4–0
Shildon 1–4 0–3 1–2 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 6–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 — 3–1
Tadcaster Albion 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–4 2–4 0–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Stockton Town 2 (4)
5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 (3)
2 Stockton Town 2 (3)
4 Long Eaton United 2 (4)
3 Hebburn Town 2 (2)
4 Long Eaton United 2 (3)

Semi-finals

Stockton Town v Stocksbridge Park Steels
25 April 2023 Stockton Town 2–2
(4–3 p)		Stocksbridge Park SteelsStockton-on-Tees
19:45
  • Mulligan 8'
  • Painter 26'
 Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Attendance: 1,227
Hebburn Town v Long Eaton United
25 April 2023 Hebburn Town2–2
(2–3 p)		 Long Eaton United Hebburn
19:45
  • Spence 66'
  • Moore 90'
 Report
  • Walker 14', 45'
 Stadium: Hebburn Sports & Social Ground
Attendance: 631
Referee: Jamie Cann

Final

Stockton Town v Long Eaton United
29 April 2023 Stockton Town2–2
(3–4 p)		 Long Eaton United Stockton-on-Tees
15:00
  • Mulligan 47'
  • Tymon 78'
 Report
  • Marshall 25'
  • Cox 81'
 Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Attendance: 1,800
Penalties
  • Butterworth soccer ball with check mark
  • King soccer ball with red X
  • McWilliams soccer ball with red X
  • Hayes soccer ball with check mark
  • Roberts soccer ball with check mark
  • Marshall soccer ball with check mark
  • Cursons soccer ball with check mark
  • Parker soccer ball with red X
  • Cox soccer ball with check mark
  • Walker soccer ball with check mark

Inter-step play-off

Lincoln United v Avro
29 April 2023 Lincoln United1–2 Avro Lincoln
15:00
  • Cotton 42' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bentham 30'
  • Morrow 54'
 Stadium: Ashby Avenue
Attendance: 410
Referee: Sam Wesson

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000
Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000
Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Clee Road 1,000
Consett Consett Belle View Stadium 3,770
Dunston UTS Dunston Wellington Road 2,500
Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Grimsby Borough Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000
Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground –
Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,200
Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 3,000
North Shields North Shields Daren Persson Stadium 1,500
Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 1,950
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

Division One Midlands

Football league season
Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2022–23
ChampionsStamford
PromotedStamford
RelegatedDaventry Town
Yaxley

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One Midlands table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stamford (C, P) 38 27 6 5 76 31 +45 87 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Halesowen Town (O, P) 38 24 6 8 80 40 +40 78 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Spalding United 38 22 9 7 68 28 +40 75
4 Sporting Khalsa 38 21 7 10 84 48 +36 70
5 Coleshill Town 38 21 6 11 68 39 +29 69
6 Chasetown 38 20 8 10 58 27 +31 68 Transfer to Division One West
7 Corby Town 38 19 10 9 71 48 +23 67
8 Harborough Town 38 20 7 11 71 50 +21 67
9 Boldmere St Michaels 38 19 7 12 65 51 +14 64
10 Loughborough Dynamo 38 14 10 14 55 50 +5 52
11 Shepshed Dynamo 38 15 6 17 55 47 +8 51
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 38 14 5 19 56 60 −4 47
13 Hinckley LRFC 38 11 11 16 37 40 −3 44
14 Cambridge City 38 11 11 16 43 51 −8 44
15 Bedworth United 38 9 15 14 37 45 −8 42
16 Gresley Rovers 38 11 8 19 34 58 −24 41
17 Dereham Town (R) 38 10 5 23 43 79 −36 35 Qualification for the inter-step play-offs,
then relegation to the Eastern Counties League
18 St Neots Town (R) 38 8 8 22 41 87 −46 32 Qualification for the inter-step play-offs,
then relegation to the United Counties League
19 Daventry Town (R) 38 6 6 26 30 100 −70 24 Relegation to the United Counties League
20 Yaxley (R) 38 1 3 34 23 116 −93 6
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonny Margetts Stamford 33
2 Kai Tonge Coleshill Town 30
3 Miracle Okafor Sporting Khalsa 26
4 Richard Gregory Halesowen Town 19
5 Trey Charles St Neots Town 17
Zayn Hakeem Shepshed Dynamo
7 Simeon Cobourne Halesowen Town 16
8 Rhys Hilton Sutton Coldfield Town 15
Jack Langston Chasetown

Results table

Home \ Away BED BSM CAM CHA COL COR DAV DER GRE HAL HAR HLR LOU SHE SPA SPO STA STN SUT YAX
Bedworth United — 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1
Boldmere St Michaels 2–1 — 3–1 1–5 2–2 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 5–1 3–0 5–1
Cambridge City 0–0 1–1 — 0–4 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1
Chasetown 2–1 0–1 0–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 4–0
Coleshill Town 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 2–0
Corby Town 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–4 1–0 — 2–1 3–0 2–2 4–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–1
Daventry Town 0–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–4 0–7 — 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 0–0 0–4 3–2 0–9 0–7 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0
Dereham Town 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–4 0–1 6–0 — 2–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–1 3–2 6–2
Gresley Rovers 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 — 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 4–2 4–0
Halesowen Town 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 4–0 3–0 — 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 3–0
Harborough Town 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 6–1 1–0 1–3 — 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 9–1
Hinckley LRFC 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1
Loughborough Dynamo 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 — 2–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–0
Shepshed Dynamo 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–4 1–2 0–1 2–0 — 0–2 3–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1
Spalding United 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–2
Sporting Khalsa 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 7–1 5–0 1–0 0–5 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 — 0–2 2–0 2–1 8–0
Stamford 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 — 4–0 0–3 3–0
St Neots Town 0–4 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–3 3–3 0–3 2–4 1–3 — 1–3 4–1
Sutton Coldfield Town 4–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–5 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 6–0 — 2–1
Yaxley 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 0–4 0–6 2–2 1–2 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Halesowen Town 3
5 Coleshill Town 1
2 Halesowen Town 2
3 Spalding United 1
3 Spalding United 2
4 Sporting Khalsa 1

Semi-finals

Halesowen Town v Coleshill Town
25 April 2023 Halesowen Town 3–1Coleshill TownHalesowen
19:45
  • Manning 3'
  • Gregory 18' (pen.)
  • Cobourne 87'
 Report
  • Williams 25'
 Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Harry Tarrant
Spalding United v Sporting Khalsa
25 April 2023 Spalding United 2–1Sporting KhalsaSpalding
19:45
  • Edge 64'
  • Clifton 76'
  • Okafor 20'
 Stadium: Sir Halley Stewart Field
Attendance: 690
Referee: Daniel Smith

Final

Halesowen Town v Spalding United
29 April 2023 Halesowen Town 2–1 (a.e.t.)Spalding UnitedHalesowen
15:00
Report
  • Stainfield 39'
 Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Elliot Bell

Inter-step play-offs

Dereham Town v Stotfold
29 April 2023 Dereham Town0–2 Stotfold Dereham
15:00 Report
  • Alleyne 5', 31'
 Stadium: Aldiss Park
Attendance: 287
St Neots Town v Lye Town
29 April 2023 St Neots Town1–6 Lye Town St Neots
15:00
  • Anderson 78'
 Report
  • Meacham 2'
  • Hesson 20', 53', 88'
  • Palmer 62', 74'
 Stadium: New Rowley Park
Attendance: 548

Stadia and locations

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Location of Northern Premier League 2022–23 Division One Midlands team (Norfolk)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 3,000
Boldmere St Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,000
Cambridge City Impington Bridge Road (Impington) 4,300
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000
Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893
Daventry Town Daventry Elderstubbs 1,855
Dereham Town Dereham Aldiss Park 3,000
Gresley Rovers Church Gresley Moat Ground 2,400
Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150
Harborough Town Market Harborough Bowden Park –
Hinckley LRFC Hinckley Leicester Road Stadium 4,329
Loughborough Dynamo Loughborough Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Shepshed Dynamo Leicestershire The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Guardian Warehousing Arena –
Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Yaxley Yaxley Leading Drove 1,000

Challenge Cup

For the third successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled and for the foreseeable future that would not be contested.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2022–23". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Club Allocations For 2022/23". Pitching In partners with Northern Premier League. 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "FC United Points Deduction". Northern Premier Football League. 15 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Ashton United Points Deduction". Northern Premier Football League. 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Richard Brodie breaks silence on FA verdict". Off The Park.

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