2009–10 Northern Premier League

The 2009–10 season was the 42nd season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the third season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.

For Sponsorship reasons, the leagues were more formally known as the Unibond Premier, Unibond 1st Division North and Unibond 1st Division South

This was the last season that the three Northern Premier League divisions were sponsored by Henkel Unibond, ending a record 17 seasons relationship.

The final allocations of teams following the 2008–09 season was released on 29 May 2009.[1] With the restructuring of the national league system complete, all three divisions of the Northern Premier League had their full complement of twenty-two teams until the withdrawal of Newcastle Blue Star (see below).

Premier Division
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season2009–10
ChampionsGuiseley
PromotedGuiseley
Boston United
RelegatedDurham City
Matches played383
Goals scored1,280 (3.34 per match)

The Premier Division featured seven new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Guiseley (C, P) 38 25 4 9 73 41 +32 79 Promotion to Conference North
2 Bradford Park Avenue 38 24 6 8 94 51 +43 78 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Boston United (P) 38 23 8 7 90 34 +56 77
4 North Ferriby United 38 22 9 7 70 38 +32 75
5 Kendal Town 38 21 8 9 75 47 +28 71
6 Retford United 38 18 11 9 73 46 +27 65
7 Matlock Town 38 17 9 12 72 49 +23 60
8 Buxton 38 16 12 10 66 43 +23 60
9 Marine 38 17 6 15 60 55 +5 57
10 Nantwich Town 38 16 6 16 64 69 −5 54
11 Stocksbridge Park Steels 38 15 7 16 80 68 +12 52
12 Ashton United 38 15 6 17 48 63 −15 51
13 F.C. United of Manchester 38 13 8 17 62 65 −3 47
14 Whitby Town 38 12 10 16 56 62 −6 46
15 Frickley Athletic 38 12 9 17 50 66 −16 45
16 Burscough 38 13 5 20 55 65 −10 44
17 Hucknall Town 38 12 8 18 65 81 −16 44
18 Worksop Town 38 7 9 22 45 68 −23 30
19 Ossett Town 38 6 7 25 46 92 −46 25[lower-alpha 1]
20 Durham City (R) 38 2 0 36 27 168 −141 0[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to NPL Division One North
21 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 3] Club folded, record expunged. And Reform as King's Lynn Town in UCL Premier Division.
22 Newcastle Blue Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 4] Resigned, club folded
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ossett Town was reprieved from relegation.
  2. Durham City deducted 6 points for fielding a player under a false name whilst suspended for another club.
  3. King's Lynn folded on 9 December 2009 and their record (P18 W8 D6 L4 GF49 GA24 Pts30) was expunged on 21 December 2009. And Reform as King's Lynn Town in United Counties League Premier Division.
  4. Newcastle Blue Star resigned from the league prior to the season's start.

Results
Home \ Away ASH BOS BPA BUR BUX DUR FCU FRK GUI HUC KEN MAR MAT NAN NFU OST RET STO WTB WKS
Ashton United 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1
Boston United 3–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 10–0 4–1 4–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 7–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 2–0
Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–0 7–1 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–0 3–2 2–0 5–2 3–2 1–2 4–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Burscough 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–1 8–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 5–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 3–0
Buxton 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 6–2 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–0
Durham City 0–1 1–4 0–7 2–3 0–7 1–2 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–7 1–5 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–4 1–5 4–3 0–5
F.C. United of Manchester 2–3 1–2 1–5 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–4 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–3 2–1 2–4 4–3 1–1 2–0
Frickley Athletic 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–2 4–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
Guiseley 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–2
Hucknall Town 1–2 1–4 0–5 5–2 3–1 7–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 4–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–4 4–3 2–0 3–1
Kendal Town 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 5–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–1
Marine 3–4 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 7–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–3 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1
Matlock Town 5–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 6–0 4–3 2–2 2–1 5–1 3–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 4–3
Nantwich Town 2–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–3 6–1 1–6 3–1 0–2 4–1 2–3 3–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–2
North Ferriby United 4–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 7–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 5–3 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Ossett Town 0–3 0–5 4–6 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–2 4–1 1–4 2–2 3–2 1–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–3 0–2
Retford United 3–2 1–2 1–1 6–1 1–2 6–1 1–1 3–5 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–1
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–1 2–1 2–3 4–1 3–1 6–0 1–1 4–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 4–2 3–4 5–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2
Whitby Town 1–1 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–5 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Worksop Town 1–1 1–5 1–3 0–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–3 1–2 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Bradford Park Avenue 2
5 Kendal Town 1
2 Bradford Park Avenue 1
3 Boston United 2*
3 Boston United 2
4 North Ferriby United 1

* After extra time

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2009–10 Northern Premier League teams
Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. United of ManchesterGigg Lane (Bury ground share)11,840
Newcastle Blue StarKingston Park10,200
Boston UnitedYork Street6,643
King's LynnThe Walks5,733
BuxtonThe Silverlands5,200
Bradford Park AvenueHorsfall Stadium5,000
Hucknall TownWatnall Road5,000
Ashton UnitedHurst Cross4,500
Nantwich TownThe Weaver Stadium3,500
Stocksbridge Park SteelsLook Local Stadium3,500
Whitby TownTurnbull Ground3,500
Worksop TownNew Manor Ground (Ilkeston ground share)3,500
BurscoughVictoria Park3,054
Durham CityThe Arnott Stadium3,000
GuiseleyNethermoor Park3,000
MarineThe Arriva Stadium2,800
North Ferriby UnitedGrange Lane2,700
Kendal TownLakeland Radio Stadium2,400
Matlock TownCauseway Lane2,214
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane2,087
Ossett TownIngfield2,000
Retford UnitedCannon Park2,000

Division One North
Northern Premier League Division One North
Season2009–10
ChampionsFC Halifax Town
PromotedFC Halifax Town
Colwyn Bay
RelegatedRossendale United
Matches played463
Goals scored1,503 (3.25 per match)

The Division One North featured three new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Halifax Town (C, P) 42 30 10 2 108 38 +70 100 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Lancaster City 42 31 3 8 95 45 +50 96 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Curzon Ashton 42 23 12 7 93 50 +43 75[lower-alpha 1]
4 Colwyn Bay (P) 42 23 6 13 77 57 +20 75
5 Skelmersdale United 42 22 8 12 80 56 +24 74
6 Leigh Genesis 42 21 8 13 81 51 +30 71
7 Mossley 42 18 11 13 73 67 +6 65
8 Clitheroe 42 18 8 16 72 66 +6 62
9 Warrington Town 42 18 6 18 65 69 −4 60
10 Radcliffe Borough 42 17 6 19 65 78 −13 57
11 Salford City 42 16 8 18 63 74 −11 56
12 Trafford 42 15 8 19 79 73 +6 53
13 AFC Fylde 42 15 8 19 67 79 −12 53
14 Bamber Bridge 42 14 10 18 58 67 −9 52
15 Prescot Cables 42 13 11 18 51 68 −17 50
16 Chorley 42 13 10 19 56 76 −20 49
17 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 15 7 20 58 79 −21 49[lower-alpha 2]
18 Wakefield 42 12 12 18 49 58 −9 48
19 Woodley Sports 42 10 15 17 53 67 −14 45
20 Garforth Town 42 11 7 24 64 94 −30 40
21 Ossett Albion 42 7 7 28 52 91 −39 28[lower-alpha 3]
22 Rossendale United (R) 42 6 7 29 38 94 −56 25 Relegation to NWCFL Premier Division
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Curzon Ashton deducted six points; three for fielding an ineligible player and three for a financial irregularity. Initially Curzon Ashton were docked ten points for the financial irregularity, with five points suspended, but on appeal this was reduced to six points with three suspended.
  2. Harrogate Railway Athletic deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. Ossett Albion was reprieved from relegation.

Results
Home \ Away FYL BAM CHO CLT COL CZA GAR HAL HRA LNC LEG MOS OSA PRC RAD ROS SLC SKU TRA WAK WAR WDL
AFC Fylde 1–1 2–1 0–3 5–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–4 0–3 2–3 1–2 2–1
Bamber Bridge 2–4 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–3 1–4 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–2
Chorley 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–5 3–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–5 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–4 4–2 0–0 1–2 0–0
Clitheroe 7–1 3–0 2–3 2–1 4–4 2–1 1–2 4–2 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–0
Colwyn Bay 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 4–2 3–1 1–4 4–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–0
Curzon Ashton 3–1 0–0 5–0 4–1 1–1 6–2 0–5 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 4–0 1–2 2–2
Garforth Town 3–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–4 1–3 3–4 1–4 2–3 0–5 0–1 4–3 0–5 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 5–3 1–1
FC Halifax Town 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–2 5–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–1
Harrogate Railway Athletic 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 3–1
Lancaster City 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 7–1
Leigh Genesis 4–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 6–0 1–2 4–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0
Mossley 4–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–4 1–4 5–2 3–3 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0
Ossett Albion 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–5 0–2 2–4 2–1 2–4 0–1 1–4 2–4 2–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0
Prescot Cables 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–4 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1
Radcliffe Borough 1–1 4–2 1–0 0–2 0–7 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–4 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–3 2–1 4–2 3–1 0–2 2–1
Rossendale United 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–4 3–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 2–4 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–8 1–0 1–3 1–2
Salford City 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–3 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Skelmersdale United 1–4 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–3 1–2 0–2 5–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2
Trafford 2–2 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–2 3–0 1–1 5–0 5–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
Wakefield 1–3 0–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0
Warrington Town 1–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 5–1 1–3 1–4 0–2 1–0 1–1
Woodley Sports 0–4 3–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Northern Premier League First Division North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Lancaster City 2
5 Skelmersdale United 0
2 Lancaster City 0
4 Colwyn Bay 1
3 Curzon Ashton 1
4 Colwyn Bay 2

Division One South
Northern Premier League Division One South
Season2009–10
ChampionsMickleover Sports
PromotedMickleover Sports
Chasetown
RelegatedWillenhall Town
Matches played463
Goals scored1,459 (3.15 per match)

The Division One South featured five new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mickleover Sports (C, P) 42 28 5 9 93 51 +42 89 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Chasetown (P) 42 24 10 8 78 42 +36 82 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Glapwell 42 23 12 7 73 42 +31 81
4 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 22 12 8 93 50 +43 78
5 Sheffield 42 21 10 11 75 51 +24 73
6 Belper Town 42 21 8 13 83 55 +28 71
7 Witton Albion 42 20 7 15 76 53 +23 67 Transferred to the NPL Division One North
8 Leek Town 42 18 13 11 68 61 +7 67
9 Carlton Town 42 19 9 14 74 68 +6 66
10 Stamford 42 18 10 14 77 54 +23 64
11 Grantham Town 42 17 11 14 62 56 +6 62
12 Rushall Olympic 42 16 11 15 68 61 +7 59
13 Market Drayton Town 42 16 5 21 71 81 −10 53
14 Loughborough Dynamo 42 15 8 19 70 80 −10 53
15 Brigg Town 42 15 7 20 60 77 −17 52
16 Cammell Laird 42 13 11 18 51 66 −15 50 Transferred to the NPL Division One North
17 Shepshed Dynamo 42 10 18 14 44 55 −11 48
18 Goole 42 12 10 20 70 84 −14 46
19 Lincoln United 42 13 5 24 57 67 −10 44
20 Quorn 42 9 13 20 55 78 −23 40
21 Spalding United 42 5 5 32 33 111 −78 20[lower-alpha 1]
22 Willenhall Town (R) 42 5 4 33 21 109 −88 9[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Midland Alliance
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Spalding United was reprieved from relegation.
  2. Willenhall Town deducted 10 points for entering administration

Results
Home \ Away BLP BRG CAM CAR CHA GLP GOO GRN KID LEE LIN LOU MAR MIC QON RSO SHE SPD SPA STM WIL WTN
Belper Town 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 7–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–3 3–0 3–2
Brigg Town 3–0 1–0 2–4 0–1 2–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 4–2 1–5 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 5–0 1–0
Cammell Laird 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 3–3 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Carlton Town 2–4 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 5–2 4–3 3–3 5–3 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 4–1
Chasetown 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 6–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–0
Glapwell 2–1 3–2 4–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Goole 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–5 2–2 1–2 3–4 0–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–4 2–0 4–0 2–2 4–1 4–0 1–1 4–1 0–1
Grantham Town 4–2 3–4 4–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 0–1
Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1 3–1 4–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 5–2 3–0 1–0 3–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 7–0 0–1
Leek Town 2–1 5–1 4–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–1
Lincoln United 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–4 1–2 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Loughborough Dynamo 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 3–2 2–3 5–3 2–1 5–0 2–4
Market Drayton Town 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 4–2 1–2 1–5 2–1 6–0 3–1 7–1 2–1
Mickleover Sports 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 2–1
Quorn 1–3 1–2 2–2 3–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–4
Rushall Olympic 0–3 0–0 2–2 4–1 4–2 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–4 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–1
Sheffield 2–6 0–1 3–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Shepshed Dynamo 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 0–4 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Spalding United 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–7 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 3–4 0–5 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–6
Stamford 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 4–0 3–3 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 9–0 4–1
Willenhall Town 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–7 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3
Witton Albion 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–3 6–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 5–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Northern Premier League First Division South results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Chasetown 3
5 Sheffield 2
2 Chasetown 1
3 Glapwell 0
3 Glapwell 1
4 Kidsgrove Athletic 0

Resignations and their effects

On 20 June 2009, three days following the league's AGM which confirmed the 2009–10 allocation, Newcastle Blue Star resigned from the league.[2] As division placements had been confirmed be then, no replacement team could be entered and the Premier Division was reduced to twenty one teams for the season.

On 9 December 2009, King's Lynn were officially wound up by the High Court in London over debts and an overdue tax bill, and they will play no further games in the season. The League released a table on 21 December with King's Lynn's playing record expunged from it, and leaving the Premier Division with twenty clubs and only two relegation spots.[3] Then, in March 2010 Chester City F.C. and Farsley Celtic A.F.C. were removed from the Conference National and Conference North respectively.

Promotion from the First Divisions to the Premier Division took place as planned. Relegation from the First Divisions to the county level was reduced from the planned two per division to one. Relegation from the Premier Division was reduced from two to one on account of developments in the Conference. The final decision on relegations were made during the close season by the FA's National League System Committee which left this method completely redundant as Chester City, Farsley Celtic (now Farsley A.F.C.), King's Lynn, Grays Athletic (lost their ground), Merthyr Tydfil (expelled), VCD Athletic (ground grade fail) and Rothwell Town (resigned) were all demoted to Level 8.

Cup results

Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.

  • Boston United 2–0 Retford United

President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.

  • Belper Town 3–1 Stamford

Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South.

  • Halifax 2–2 Mickleover, Mickleover win 3–1 on Pens

Peter Swales Shield
2010 Peter Swales Shield
Guiseley Mickleover Sports
1 1
Guiseley won 5–3 on penalties
Date1 May 2010
VenueNethermoor Park, Guiseley
RefereeC Grundy[4]
Attendance259

The Peter Swales Shield has changed format several times, and the 2010 version saw the champions of the 2009–10 NPL Premier Division, Guiseley, play against the winners of the 2010 NPL Chairman's Cup, North Ferriby United. It was decided before the match that no extra time would be played and would go straight to penalties after regulation.[5] Guiseley won the game 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes.[6]

1 May 2010 Guiseley
(2009–10 NPL Premier Division Winners) 		1–1
(5–3 p)		 Mickleover Sports
(2010 Chairman's Cup Winners) 		Nethermoor Park, Guiseley
15:00 Johnson 52' Guiseley Report
Mickleover Sports Report		 Martin 31' Attendance: 259
Referee: C Grundy
Penalties
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Rudd soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Burton soccer ball with check mark
Ainge soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Martin
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References
  1. NLS club allocations released FA.com. 29/05/09. Accessed 08.07.09
  2. UniBond League Response to Newcastle Blue Star's Resignation 25 June 2009. Accessed 08/07/09
  3. Kings Lynn Wound up by the High Court -http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8402159.stm
  4. "Sports push champs right to the death". Derby Telegraph. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. "Guiseley are spot-on for double celebration". Wharfedale Observer. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. "Press Release Issue No. 38 Week Ending 1st May 2010" (PDF). The Unibond League. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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