The 1995–96 Northern Premier League season was the 28th in the history of the
Northern Premier League
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football
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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 promoted as runners up from Division One
* Blyth Spartans promoted as champions from Division One
* Leek Town transferred from the Southern League Premier Division
League table
Results
Division One
Division One featured four new teams:
* Bradford Park Avenue promoted as champions from the NWCFL Division One
* Leigh RMI relegated from the Premier Division
* Lincoln United promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division
* Whitley Bay 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, 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 and second placed Alfreton Town. 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
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: Teams from both leagues.
*''Hyde United'' bt. Leek Town
President's Cup: '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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