2006–07 Northern Premier League
The 2006–07 Northern Premier League season was the 39th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. After this season, Division One was split into two leagues: the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South.
Premier Division
Season | 2006–07 |
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Champions | Burscough |
Promoted | Burscough A.F.C. Telford United |
Relegated | Grantham Town Mossley Radcliffe Borough |
Matches played | 465 |
Goals scored | 1,332 (2.86 per match) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The Premier Division featured five new clubs:
- Fleetwood Town promoted as runner-up from NPL Division One
- Grantham Town transferred from Southern League Premier Division
- Hednesford Town, relegated from the Conference North
- Kendal Town, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One
- Mossley, promoted as champions from NPL Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Burscough (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 80[lower-alpha 1] | Promotion to Conference North |
2 | Witton Albion | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 90 | 48 | +42 | 80 | Qualification for Play-offs |
3 | A.F.C. Telford United (P) | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 78 | |
4 | Marine | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 | |
5 | Matlock Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 72 | |
6 | Guiseley | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 69 | |
7 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 68 | |
8 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 67 | |
9 | Gateshead | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 65 | |
10 | Ossett Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 64 | |
11 | Whitby Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 78 | −15 | 60 | |
12 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 59 | |
13 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 54 | |
14 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 53 | |
15 | Lincoln United | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 51 | |
16 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 49 | |
17 | Leek Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 48 | |
18 | Ashton United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 48 | |
19 | Kendal Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 47 | |
20 | Mossley (R) | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 35 | Relegation to NPL Division One North |
21 | Radcliffe Borough (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 32 | |
22 | Grantham Town (R) | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 94 | −55 | 17 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Burscough deducted 1 point
Results
Play-offs
The Premier Division play-offs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Witton Albion | 4 | |||||||
5 | Matlock Town | 2 | |||||||
2 | Witton Albion | 1 | |||||||
3 | A.F.C. Telford United | 3 | |||||||
3 | A.F.C. Telford United | 2 | |||||||
4 | Marine | 0 |
Division One
Season | 2006–07 |
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Champions | Buxton |
Promoted | Buxton Eastwood Town |
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 555 |
Goals scored | 1,732 (3.12 per match) |
← 2005–06 |
Division One featured seven new clubs:
- Bradford Park Avenue, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Wakefield, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Cammell Laird promoted as champions from North West Counties League Division One
- Skelmersdale United promoted as runners-up from North West Counties League Division One
- Alsager Town promoted as third place from North West Counties League Division One
- Buxton promoted as champions from Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Harrogate Railway Athletic promoted as third place from Northern Counties East League Premier Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Buxton (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 101 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
2 | Cammell Laird | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 105 | 56 | +49 | 94 | Qualification for Play-offs, then allocated to Division One South |
3 | Eastwood Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 43 | +46 | 87 | Qualification for Play-offs, then promoted to the NPL Premier Division[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 82 | Qualification for Play-offs, then allocated to Division One North |
5 | Colwyn Bay | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 77 | Qualification for Play-offs, then allocated to Division One South |
6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 76 | Allocated to Division One South |
7 | Goole | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 84 | −4 | 72 | |
8 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 80 | +11 | 70 | |
9 | Rossendale United | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 70 | Allocated to Division One North |
10 | Woodley Sports | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 89 | 71 | +18 | 68 | |
11 | Ossett Albion | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 68 | |
12 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 68 | |
13 | Bamber Bridge | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 62 | |
14 | Alsager Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 75 | −3 | 61 | Allocated to Division One South |
15 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 77 | −5 | 61 | Allocated to Division One North |
16 | Clitheroe | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 60 | |
17 | Brigg Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 58 | Allocated to Division One South |
18 | Gresley Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 55 | |
19 | Belper Town | 46 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 55 | |
20 | Shepshed Dynamo | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 96 | −34 | 52 | |
21 | Wakefield | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | Allocated to Division One North |
22 | Warrington Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 47 | Allocated to Division One South |
23 | Chorley | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 99 | −47 | 36 | Allocated to Division One North |
24 | Bridlington Town | 46 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 101 | −68 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the NPL Premier Division.
Results
Play-offs
The First Division play-offs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Cammell Laird | 3 | |||||||
5 | Colwyn Bay | 2 | |||||||
2 | Cammell Laird | 1 | |||||||
3 | Eastwood Town | 2 | |||||||
3 | Eastwood Town | 3 | |||||||
4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 |
Cup results
Challenge Cup: Teams from both divisions.
- Fleetwood Town 1–0 Matlock Town
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Buxton 3–1 Wakefield
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Guiseley 2–1 Cammell Laird
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Champions of NPL First Division.
- Burscough 3–1 Fleetwood Town