The 2025–26 season is the 58th season of the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...

. 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 ...

, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.

Team changes

;To the Premier Division Promoted from Division One East * Cleethorpes Town *

Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Park Steels Football Club is an English association football club based in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire. They currently compete in the . The club was formed in 1986 after a merger between two clubs, and uses a yellow and blue hom ...

Promoted from Division One West *

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses, 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, ...

Relegated from the

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

* Rushall Olympic * Warrington Town ;From the Premier Division Promoted to the

Macclesfield Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Ma ...

Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The team play in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History Previous clubs The club claims it w ...

Relegated to Division One East *

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is an association football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secre ...

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...

Relegated to Division One Midlands * Basford United *

Mickleover Mickleover is a village in the unitary authority of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby, northeast of Burton upon Trent, southeast of Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxeter. History The earliest recorded mention of Mickleov ...

Premier Division table

Results table

Stadia and locations

Division One East

Division One East consists of 22 teams, 15 from the previous season and 7 new teams.

Team changes

;To Division One East Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division *

Hallam Hallam may refer to: Places * Hallam, Victoria, Australia ** Hallam railway station UK * Hallamshire, an area in South Yorkshire, England, UK ** Royal Hallamshire Hospital ** Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency) ** Sheffield Hallam Univer ...

Silsden Silsden is a town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal between Keighley and Skipton, which had a population of 8,390 at the 2021 Census. The parish includes the ham ...

Promoted from the

Northern League Division One The Northern League is a British 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; Di ...

* Blyth Town * Redcar Athletic Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North *

Lincoln United Lincoln United Football Club is a football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Ashby Avenue. Nicknamed the Whites after their home kit colours, they have played at Ashby Avenue since thei ...

Relegated from the Premier Division *

;From Division One East Promoted to the Premier Division * Cleethorpes Town *

Transferred to Division One Midlands *

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 ...

* Carlton Town Relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division *

Liversedge Liversedge is an industrial town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is now called Liversedge and ...

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North * Sherwood Colliery

Division One East table

Results table

Stadia and locations

Division One Midlands

Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 14 from the previous season and 8 new teams.

Team changes

;To Division One Midlands Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division *

Lichfield City Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth, south-west of Burton upon Trent and 14 miles (22.5 ...

Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North * Bourne Town Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South *

Rugby Borough The Borough of Rugby is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town. At the 2021 census the bor ...

* St Neots Town Relegated from the Premier Division * Basford United *

Transferred from Division One East *

* Carlton Town ;From Division One Midlands Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central *

Quorn Quorn is a brand of meat substitute products. Quorn originated in the UK and is sold primarily in Europe, but is available in 11 countries. The brand is owned by parent company Monde Nissin. Quorn is sold as both a cooking ingredient and as ...

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English Association football, football club based in Worcester, England, Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central, the seventh tier of English football. ...

Transferred to Division One West * Darlaston Town (1874) * Sporting Khalsa Relegated to the Midland League Premier Division * Lye Town Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North * Grantham Town Resigned * Hinckley LRFC Resigned from the league *

Walsall Wood Walsall Wood is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands county, England. It is located middway between the towns of Aldridge and Brownhills, as well as Walsall and Lichfield. History In the late-18th century and ...

Division One Midlands table

Results table

Stadia and locations

Division One West

Division One West consists of 22 teams, 17 from the previous season and 5 new teams.

Team changes

;To Division One West Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division * Shifnal Town Promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division * Bury * Lower Breck Transferred from Division One Midlands * Darlaston Town (1874) * Sporting Khalsa ;From Division One West Promoted to the Premier Division *

Relegated to the Midland League Premier Division * Hanley Town Relegated to the North West Counties League Premier Division * City of Liverpool *

Wythenshawe Wythenshawe () is an area of Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a large housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approximately , ...

Division One West table

Results table

Stadia and locations

References

External links

Official website
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