The 2022–23 season is the 55th 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 four 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, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4. The NPL continued this season with main sponsors
Entain
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's Pitching In.
The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by
The Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the ...
(FA) on 12 May 2022.
Premier Division
Team changes
The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:
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Basford United – transferred to the
Southern League Premier Division Central
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Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level. – promoted to the
National League North
The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...
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Grantham Town – relegated to
Division One East
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Scarborough Athletic
Scarborough Athletic Football Club is an association football club based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The club was formed on 25 June 2007 as a phoenix club following the winding up of Scarborough Football Club. After spending the ...
– promoted to the National League North
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Mickleover
Mickleover is a large suburban village of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby city centre, northeast of Burton-upon-Trent, west of Nottingham city centre, southeast of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxete ...
– transferred to the
Southern League Premier Division Central
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Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England:
*Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire
**Witton Albion F.C.
*Witton Gilbert, County Durham
*Witton-le-Wear, County Durham
*Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire
* Witton, B ...
– relegated to
Division One West
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Belper Town – promoted from
Division One Midlands
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Guiseley
Guiseley ( ) is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds.
It sits in t ...
– relegated from the
National League North
The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...
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Liversedge
Liversedge is a town and former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is ...
– promoted from
Division One East
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Marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
– promoted from
Division One West
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Marske United
Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant.
History
The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club. – promoted from Division One East
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Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted from Division One West
Premier Division table
Top goalscorers
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2023.
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadiums and locations
Division One West
Team changes
The following 4 clubs left Division One West before the season:
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Kendal Town – relegated to the
North West Counties League Premier Division
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Marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
– promoted to the
Premier Division
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Market Drayton Town – relegated to the
Midland Football League Premier Division
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Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted to the Premier Division
The following 4 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Hanley Town – promoted from the
Midland League Premier Division
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Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east ...
– promoted from the
North West Counties League Premier Division
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Skelmersdale United
Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...
– promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
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Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England:
*Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire
**Witton Albion F.C.
*Witton Gilbert, County Durham
*Witton-le-Wear, County Durham
*Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire
* Witton, B ...
– relegated from the
Premier Division
Division One West table
Top goalscorers
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2023.
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Division One East
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:
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Frickley Athletic
Frickley Athletic Football Club is a football club based in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Westfield Lane.
History
Although the club itself claims it was formed in 1910, the team was activ ...
– relegated to the
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively.
History
T ...
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Liversedge
Liversedge is a town and former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is ...
– promoted to the
Premier Division
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Marske United
Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant.
History
The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club. – promoted to the Premier Division
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Pickering Town
Pickering Town Football Club is an English football club based in Pickering, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1888 and are currently members of the .
History
Pickering Town Football Club were first established in 1888, for many yea ...
– relegated to the
Northern League Division One
The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.
It contains two divisions; Division O ...
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Yorkshire Amateur – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Carlton Town – transferred from
Division One Midlands
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Consett
Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019.
History
Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...
– promoted from the
Northern League Division One
The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.
It contains two divisions; Division O ...
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Grantham Town – relegated from the
Premier Division
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Grimsby Borough – promoted from the
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively.
History
T ...
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Long Eaton United – promoted from the
United Counties League Premier Division North
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North Shields
North Shields () is a town in the Borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
Since 1974, it has been in the North Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wea ...
– promoted from the Northern League Division One
Division One East table
Top goalscorers
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2022.
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Division One Midlands
Team changes
The following 6 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:
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Belper Town – promoted to the
Premier Division
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Carlton Town – transferred to
Division One East
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Histon
Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road (England), A14 road which r ...
– relegated to the
United Counties League Premier Division South
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Ilkeston Town – promoted to the
Southern League Premier Division Central
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Soham Town Rangers – relegated to the
Eastern Counties League Premier Division
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Wisbech Town – relegated to the
United Counties League Premier Division South
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Boldmere St Michaels – promoted from the
Midland League Premier Division
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Dereham Town – transferred from the
Isthmian League North Division
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Gresley Rovers – promoted from the
United Counties League Premier Division North
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Harborough Town – promoted from the
United Counties League Premier Division South
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Hinckley LRFC – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
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St Neots Town – transferred from the
Southern League Division One Central
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 ...
Division One Midlands table
Top goalscorers
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2023.
Results table
Play-off
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Challenge Cup
For the third successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled.
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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2022–23 Isthmian League
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2022–23 Southern League
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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Northern Premier League seasons
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