The 2005–06 Northern Premier League season was the 38th in the history of the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, 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 ...

, a football competition in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured six new clubs: *

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. History The club was founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and the earliest known match ...

relegated from

Conference 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 Sys ...

* Bradford Park Avenue relegated from

* Runcorn F.C. Halton relegated from

* North Ferriby United as champions from Division One. *

Ilkeston Town Ilkeston Town Football Club is a football club based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. They currently play in the . History On 30 June 2017, a company, Ilkeston Town F.C. Ltd was registered at Companies House. On 20 July 2017, it was conf ...

as runners-up from Division One. *

A.F.C. Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, the ...

via play-offs from Division One.

League table

Results

Play-offs

The Premier Division playoffs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the

. * After extra time

Division One

Division One featured four new clubs: *

Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is an urban village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". The population was 13,945 at ...

, relegated from the NPL Premier Division * Bishop Auckland, relegated from the NPL Premier Division * Bridlington Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division *

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed ...

, promoted from the North West Counties League Division One *

Goole Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increa ...

, promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division

League table

Results

Play-offs

The First Division playoffs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.

Promotion and relegation

In the thirty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Blyth Spartans (as champions) and Farsley Celtic (as play-off winners) were promoted to the

. Wakefield, Bradford Park Avenue and Runcorn Halton were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference North side Hednesford Town, First Division winners

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, southeast of Oldham and east of Manchester. The historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire ...

, second placed

and play-off winners Kendal Town. In the First Division Bishop Auckland were relegated and were replaced by

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Cammell Laird Cammell Laird is a British shipbuilding company. It was formed from the merger of Laird Brothers of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co of Sheffield at the turn of the twentieth century. The company also built railway rolling stock until 1929, ...

, Harrogate Railway Athletic,

Alsager Town Alsager Town Football Club is a association football, football club, based in Alsager, Cheshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at Wood Park Stadium. Affiliated to the Cheshire County Football Association, they also operate ...

and Skelmersdale United.

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 a ...

: Teams from both leagues. *''Farsley Celtic'' 1–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup. *''Bradford Park Avenue'' 1–0 Ilkeston Town Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup. *''Blyth Spartans'' bt. Ossett Town Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. *''Blyth Spartans'' bt. Farsley Celtic

References

External links

2005–06 Northern Premier League tables at FCHD
{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Northern Premier League Northern Premier League seasons 7

Premier Division

League table

Results

Play-offs

Division One

League table

Results

Play-offs

Promotion and relegation

Cup Results

See also

References

External links