The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

Premier Division Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of gov ...

, and the first season for the

Division One North and South. Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues temporarily have 18 teams each, with a targeted number of 22 teams. To help increase the league to 20 teams for next season there will only be one relegation this year per league. Many clubs expressed their concern that a 34-game season would be too short. To remedy this, clubs will play an extra 8 games (4 home, 4 away) against teams within geographically related groups.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new clubs: * Buxton, promoted as champions from NPL Division One *

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One * Stamford, transferred from the

Southern League Premier Division The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English foot ...

* Worksop Town, relegated from the Conference North

League table

Results

Play-offs

Stadia and Locations

Division One North

This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. It Featured six new teams: * Mossley relegated from the Premier Division *

Radcliffe Borough Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester where they play their games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier L ...

relegated from the Premier Division * Garforth Town promoted as fourth in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division *

Newcastle Blue Star Newcastle Blue Star F.C. is a football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was established in 1930 and joined the Wearside League in 1973. In 1978, it won the FA Vase. Having won promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Divi ...

promoted from the Northern League Division One * F.C. United of Manchester promoted as champions of the North West Counties League Division One * Curzon Ashton promoted as runners-up of the North West Counties League Division One *

Lancaster City Lancaster City Football Club is an English semi-professional non-League football club based in the northern city of Lancaster, Lancashire. They currently compete in and play at Giant Axe. They are full members of the Lancashire County Footb ...

as reformed club

Fixture increase

The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:

League table

Results

Play-offs

Division One South

This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One South. It featured seven new teams: * Nantwich Town promoted as third in the North West Counties League Division One * Retford United promoted as champions of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division * Sheffield promoted as runners-up in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division * Carlton Town promoted as third in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division * Quorn promoted as third in the Midland Football Alliance *

Spalding United Spalding United Football Club is a football club based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Sir Halley Stewart Field. History The club was established in 1905 when Fulney Institute and Vic ...

transferred from the Southern League Division One Midlands *

Grantham Town Grantham Town Football Club is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium. History The club was established in 1874 as Grantham Football Club.

relegated from the Premier Division

Fixture increase

The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:

League table

Results

Play-offs

Cup results

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

: Teams from all 3 divisions. *''Eastwood Town'' 3–0 Skelmersdale United President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions. *''FC United of Manchester'' 2–0 Radcliffe Borough Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South. *''Retford United'' 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue

Peter Swales Shield The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...

: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Chairman's Cup. *''Fleetwood Town'' 2–1 Bradford Park Avenue¹ ^{1 Retford United qualified but its ground standards were not high enough for it to play in the shield.}

References

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