The 2020–21 season was the 53rd season of 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 ...
. The league consists of three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the
National League System
The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a h ...
, and the West and East Divisions at Step 4.
As the previous season was terminated due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, with all results removed, there were no changes in the allocations of teams for the Northern Premier League. The planned restructuring of the National League System, including the expansion of the Northern Premier League to include a further division at Step 4, was postponed until 2021–22.
For this season it was announced to member clubs that the League Cup would not take place during the season.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the
COVID-19 lockdowns
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions colloquially known as lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and similar societal restrictions) have been implemented in numerous countrie ...
, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22.
This resulted in 20 extra teams joining the league, either through promotions or reallocations, and some movement of teams currently in the two Division Ones.
Premier Division
Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. On 1 June 2020, Mickleover Sports were renamed Mickleover F.C.
Premier Division table at the time of curtailment
Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020
Results table
Stadia and locations
Division One North West
The division was renamed to Division One North West instead of Division One West from the previous season. Division One North West comprised 19 teams, one fewer than the previous season, following
Droylsden
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Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...
's resignation from NPL.
Division One North-West table at the time of curtailment
Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on November 4th 2020
Results table
Stadia and locations
Division One South East
Division One South East comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
Division One South-East table at the time of curtailment
Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020
Results table
Stadia and locations
Challenge Cup
The 2020–21 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 2020–21 Tysers League Cup for sponsorship reasons, did not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic-originated lockdowns.
The defending champions were
Trafford
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.
See also
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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 ...
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2020–21 Isthmian League The 2020–21 season was the 106th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league operates four divisions, the Premier Divisi ...
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2020–21 Southern League
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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