The 1995–96 Northern Premier League season was the 28th in the history of the
Northern Premier League, a
football competition in
England
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. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.
Unibond League
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Premier Division
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
* Bamber Bridge
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promoted as runners up from Division One
* Blyth Spartans
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They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...
promoted as champions from Division One
* Leek Town transferred from the Southern League Premier Division
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League table
Results
Division One
Division One featured four new teams:
* Bradford Park Avenue promoted as champions from the NWCFL Division One
* Leigh RMI
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relegated from the Premier Division
* Lincoln United
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promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division
* Whitley Bay
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relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Promotion and relegation
In the twenty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Bamber Bridge should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference
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, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Droylsden and Matlock Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Runcorn
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, First Division winners Lancaster City
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and second placed Alfreton Town
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History
The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...
. In the First Division Fleetwood folded at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Stocksbridge Park Steels and Flixton.
Cup Results
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
*''Hyde United'' bt. Leek Town
President's Cup
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: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
*''Worksop Town'' bt. Guiseley
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
*''Hyde United'' bt. Bamber Bridge
References
External links
Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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Northern Premier League seasons
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