The 2022–23 season is the 55th season 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 ...
. 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 governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world ...
(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
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 ...
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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.[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
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 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 and northeast of Uttoxeter.
History
The earlie ...
– transferred to the
Southern League Premier Division 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 ...
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Witton Albion – relegated to
Division One West
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Belper Town
Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry.
History
The club ...
– 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 ...
– 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 – 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 – promoted to the
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 ...
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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 e ...
– promoted from the
North West Counties League Premier Division
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Skelmersdale United – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
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Witton Albion – relegated from the
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 ...
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 – relegated to the
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
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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
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 ...
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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 year ...
– 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 ...
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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 th ...
– 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 ...
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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
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 ...
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Grimsby Borough – promoted from the
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
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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
Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry.
History
The club ...
– promoted to the
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 ...
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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 which runs east–west. In ...
– relegated to the
United Counties League Premier Division South
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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 ...
– promoted to the
Southern League Premier Division 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 ...
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Soham Town Rangers – relegated to the
Eastern Counties League Premier Division
The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suffol ...
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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
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
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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 foo ...
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 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 ...
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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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