2020–21 Northern Premier League

The 2020–21 season was the 53rd season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West and East Divisions at Step 4.

As the previous season was terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results removed,[1] there were no changes in the allocations of teams for the Northern Premier League.[2] The planned restructuring of the National League System, including the expansion of the Northern Premier League to include a further division at Step 4, was postponed until 2021–22.[3]

For this season it was announced to member clubs that the League Cup would not take place during the season.

Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.[4] The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22.[5] This resulted in 20 extra teams joining the league, either through promotions or reallocations, and some movement of teams currently in the two Division Ones.[5]

Premier Division
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2020–21

Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. On 1 June 2020, Mickleover Sports were renamed Mickleover F.C.[6]

Premier Division table at the time of curtailment

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mickleover 10 7 1 2 23 11 +12 22
2 Basford United 9 6 1 2 15 9 +6 19
3 Buxton 8 5 2 1 22 11 +11 17
4 Warrington Town 9 5 1 3 16 11 +5 16
5 Witton Albion 7 5 0 2 13 7 +6 15
6 South Shields 9 4 3 2 12 8 +4 15
7 Whitby Town 9 4 2 3 15 14 +1 14
8 Matlock Town 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
9 Atherton Collieries 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5 13
10 Gainsborough Trinity 8 4 0 4 13 12 +1 12
11 Scarborough Athletic 8 3 2 3 10 11 −1 11
12 Lancaster City 7 2 4 1 12 10 +2 10
13 FC United of Manchester 7 2 4 1 9 7 +2 10
14 Radcliffe 9 3 1 5 15 23 −8 10
15 Nantwich Town 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 9
16 Morpeth Town 7 2 3 2 9 10 −1 9
17 Hyde United 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
18 Stalybridge Celtic 9 1 3 5 7 17 −10 6
19 Ashton United 7 1 2 4 5 13 −8 5
20 Bamber Bridge 9 1 1 7 6 17 −11 4
21 Grantham Town 8 0 3 5 5 14 −9 3
22 Stafford Rangers 8 0 1 7 3 15 −12 1
Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[7]

Top 10 goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Diego De Girolamo Buxton 8
2 England Nathan Cartman Scarborough Athletic 6
England Jason Gilchrist South Shields
4 Saint Kitts and Nevis Jacob Hazel Whitby Town 5
England Rod Orlando-Young Gainsborough Trinity
6 France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro Radcliffe 4
England Josh Amis Warrington Town
England Scott Bakkor Witton Albion
England Stuart Beavon Mickleover
England Bohan Dixon Warrington Town
England Marcus Giles Whitby Town

Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020

Results table
Home \ Away ASH ATH BAM BAS BUX UOM GAI GRA HYD LNC MAT MIC MOR NAN RAD SCA SOU STA STL WAR WHI WIT
Ashton United 0–0 0–3 3–3
Atherton Collieries 1–0 5–0 0–2 1–1
Bamber Bridge 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–3
Basford United 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–2
Buxton 2–2 4–2 4–1 3–1 2–2
FC United of Manchester 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
Gainsborough Trinity 2–0 0–1 3–2 5–1 1–3
Grantham Town 1–2 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–0
Hyde United 2–2 1–1 0–0
Lancaster City 1–2 2–2 2–1
Matlock Town 4–1 2–2 2–0
Mickleover 3–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 3–2 2–1
Morpeth Town 2–1 1–1
Nantwich Town 2–1 0–4 3–0
Radcliffe 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–3 1–4
Scarborough Athletic 1–1 2–1
South Shields 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–3
Stafford Rangers 0–1 0–3 0–2
Stalybridge Celtic 0–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–3
Warrington Town 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0
Whitby Town 2–0 2–0
Witton Albion 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2
Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2020–21 Premier Division clubs
Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One North West teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton UnitedAshton-under-LyneHurst Cross4,500
Atherton CollieriesAthertonAlder Street2,500
Bamber BridgeBamber BridgeIrongate2,264
Basford UnitedNottingham (Basford)Greenwich Avenue2,200
BuxtonBuxtonThe Silverlands5,200
FC United of ManchesterManchester (Moston)Broadhurst Park4,400
Gainsborough TrinityGainsboroughThe Northolme4,304
Grantham TownGranthamSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium7,500
Hyde UnitedHydeEwen Fields4,250
Lancaster CityLancasterGiant Axe3,500
Matlock TownMatlockCauseway Lane2,214
MickleoverDerby (Mickleover)Station Road1,500
Morpeth TownMorpethCraik Park1,500
Nantwich TownNantwichThe Weaver Stadium3,500
RadcliffeRadcliffeStainton Park3,500
Scarborough AthleticScarboroughFlamingo Land Stadium2,833
South ShieldsSouth ShieldsMariners Park3,500
Stafford RangersStaffordMarston Road4,000
Stalybridge CelticStalybridgeBower Fold6,500
Warrington TownWarringtonCantilever Park3,500
Whitby TownWhitbyTurnbull Ground3,500
Witton AlbionNorthwichWincham Park4,813

Division One North West
Northern Premier League
Division One North West
Season2020–21

The division was renamed to Division One North West instead of Division One West from the previous season. Division One North West comprised 19 teams, one fewer than the previous season, following Droylsden's resignation from NPL.[8]

Division One North-West table at the time of curtailment

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colne 9 7 1 1 20 9 +11 22
2 Ramsbottom United 8 6 1 1 19 9 +10 19
3 Workington 9 5 4 0 19 9 +10 19
4 Clitheroe 9 5 3 1 15 9 +6 18
5 Dunston UTS 7 5 1 1 13 8 +5 16 Transferred to the NPL Division One East
6 Marine 7 5 0 2 16 5 +11 15
7 Runcorn Linnets 8 4 3 1 15 11 +4 15
8 Marske United 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 11 Transferred to the NPL Division One East
9 Tadcaster Albion 8 3 2 3 13 10 +3 11
10 City of Liverpool 9 3 1 5 19 21 −2 10
11 Kendal Town 12 2 4 6 11 22 −11 10
12 Widnes 9 2 2 5 8 15 −7 8
13 Mossley 7 2 1 4 10 11 −1 7
14 Trafford 7 1 4 2 8 11 −3 7
15 Prescot Cables 9 2 1 6 11 15 −4 7
16 Pickering Town 9 2 1 6 8 19 −11 7 Transferred to the NPL Division One East
17 Brighouse Town 8 1 2 5 13 20 −7 5
18 Pontefract Collieries 8 1 2 5 8 22 −14 5
19 Ossett United 8 1 1 6 6 15 −9 4
Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[7]

Top 10 goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Matty Tymon Marske United 7
2 Jamie Cooke Colne 6
Reuben Jerome Workington
4 Scott Allison Workington 5
Nathan Burke City of Liverpool
Sefton Gonzales Ramsbottom United

Updated to matches played on November 4th 2020

Results table
Home \ Away BRI CLI CLN COL DUN KEN MAR MRS MOS OSS PIC PON PRE RAM RUN TAD TRA WID WOR
Brighouse Town 1–2 2–5 3–4 2–0 3–3
Clitheroe 1–0 3–1 2–2
Colne 4–2 6–2 0–1
City of Liverpool 2–4 1–0
Dunston UTS 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1
Kendal Town 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–3 0–0
Marine 1–2 4–0 2–0
Marske United 3–0 1–1 5–1
Mossley 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–2
Ossett United 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–3
Pickering Town 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–2
Pontefract Collieries 1–1 1–1
Prescot Cables 2–2 2–0
Ramsbottom United 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1
Runcorn Linnets 1–1 4–2
Tadcaster Albion 3–0 3–1 1–2
Trafford 2–0 0–0 1–1
Widnes 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–4
Workington 2–1 5–2 2–0 2–2
Source: NPL First Division East results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2020–21 Division One North West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Brighouse TownBrighouseSt Giles Road1,000
City of LiverpoolAintreeNew Bucks Park3,750
ClitheroeClitheroeShawbridge2,000
ColneColneHolt House1,800
Dunston UTSDunstonWellington Road2,500
Kendal TownKendalParkside Road2,400
MarineCrosbyMarine Travel Arena3,185
Marske UnitedMarske-by-the-SeaMount Pleasant2,500
MossleyMossleySeel Park4,000
Ossett UnitedOssettIngfield1,950
Pickering TownPickeringMill Lane2,000
Pontefract CollieriesPontefractHarratt Nissan Stadium1,200
Prescot CablesPrescotValerie Park3,200
Ramsbottom UnitedRamsbottomThe Harry Williams Riverside2,000
Runcorn LinnetsRuncornMillbank Linnets Stadium1,600
Tadcaster AlbionTadcasterIngs Lane2,000
TraffordUrmstonShawe View2,500
WidnesWidnesSelect Security Stadium13,350
WorkingtonWorkingtonBorough Park3,101

Division One South East
Northern Premier League
Division One South East
Season2020–21

Division One South East comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

Division One South-East table at the time of curtailment

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Leek Town 8 6 1 1 26 9 +17 19 Transferred to the NPL Division One West
2 Loughborough Dynamo 8 6 1 1 16 9 +7 19 Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands
3 Newcastle Town 8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 17 Transferred to the NPL Division One West
4 Kidsgrove Athletic 7 5 1 1 13 7 +6 16
5 Chasetown 9 5 1 3 18 13 +5 16 Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands
6 Worksop Town 7 4 2 1 20 9 +11 14
7 Belper Town 9 4 2 3 25 15 +10 14 Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands
8 Stamford 7 3 4 0 20 6 +14 13
9 Lincoln United 7 4 1 2 21 11 +10 13
10 Ilkeston Town 7 4 1 2 17 14 +3 13 Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands
11 Carlton Town 9 3 2 4 13 14 −1 11
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 8 3 2 3 13 22 −9 11
13 Frickley Athletic 8 3 0 5 14 14 0 9
14 Stocksbridge Park Steels 9 3 0 6 16 25 −9 9
15 Cleethorpes Town 8 2 2 4 14 14 0 8
16 Glossop North End 9 2 2 5 7 21 −14 8 Transferred to the NPL Division One West
17 Spalding United 8 2 1 5 11 14 −3 7 Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands
18 Sheffield 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4
19 Wisbech Town 8 1 0 7 5 26 −21 3 Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands
20 Market Drayton Town 8 0 0 8 2 30 −28 0 Transferred to the NPL Division One West
Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[7]

Top 10 goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathon Margetts Frickley Athletic 8
Alex Troke Ilkeston Town
3 Joey Butlin Chasetown 7
Matthew Cotton Lincoln United
Ryan McLean Newcastle Town
6 Curtis Burrows Loughborough Dynamo 6
Timothy Grice Leek Town
Scott Vernon Cleethorpes Town
Seven others on 5 goals

Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020

Results table
Home \ Away BEL CAR CHA CLE FRI GNE ILK KID LEE LIN LOU MAR NEW SHE SPA STA STO SUT WIS WOR
Belper Town 0–1 4–0 3–3 7–1 2–2
Carlton Town 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–0
Chasetwon 2–3 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–1
Cleethorpes Town 2–0 2–3 3–1
Frickley Athletic 1–4 0–3 4–0 1–2
Glossop North End 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0
Ilkeston Town 2–1 2–3 2–2
Kidsgrove Athletic 1–0 3–0 2–1
Leek Town 3–2 6–0 6–2 5–0
Lincoln United 1–1 5–0 3–4 2–0
Loughborough Dynamo 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Market Drayton Town 1–3 1–5 0–3 0–2
Newcastle Town 6–1 1–0 4–1 0–0
Sheffield 0–2 1–2 0–3
Spalding United 2–0 1–3 1–2 3–0
Stamford 5–0 5–1 5–0 0–0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 4–3 0–1 0–2 2–3
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–0 5–3 1–1 0–6
Wisbech Town 3–2 0–4 2–3 0–3
Worksop Town 5–1 6–2 2–0 2–4
Source: NPL South East Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2020–21 Division One South East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Belper TownBelperChristchurch Meadow2,650
Carlton TownCarltonBill Stokeld Stadium1,500
ChasetownBurntwoodThe Scholars Ground2,000
Cleethorpes TownGrimsbyBradley Football Centre1,000
Frickley AthleticSouth ElmsallWestfield Lane2,087
Glossop North EndGlossopThe Amdec Forklift Stadium1,350
Ilkeston TownIlkestonNew Manor Ground3,029
Kidsgrove AthleticKidsgroveThe Autonet Insurance Stadium2,000
Leek TownLeekHarrison Park3,600
Lincoln UnitedLincolnAshby Avenue2,200
Loughborough DynamoLoughboroughNanpantan Sports Ground1,500
Market Drayton TownMarket DraytonGreenfields Sports Ground1,000
Newcastle TownNewcastle-under-LymeLyme Valley Stadium4,000
SheffieldDronfieldCoach and Horses Ground2,089
Spalding UnitedSpaldingSir Halley Stewart Field3,500
StamfordStamfordBorderville Sports Centre2,000
Stocksbridge Park SteelsStocksbridgeBracken Moor3,500
Sutton Coldfield TownSutton ColdfieldCentral Ground2,000
Wisbech TownWisbechFenland Stadium1,118
Worksop TownWorksopSandy Lane2,500

Challenge Cup
2020–21 Integro League Cup
Country England
Teams62

The 2020–21 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 2020–21 Tysers League Cup for sponsorship reasons, did not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic-originated lockdowns.

The defending champions were Trafford.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
    2. "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2020–21" (PDF). The Non-League Paper. 21 July 2020.
    3. "Non-League seasons are declared null and void thanks to COVID-19 outbreak". Ilkeston Advertiser. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
    4. "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
    5. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
    6. "We will always be 'The Sports' but now we are Mickleover F.C." Mickleover F.C. 1 June 2020.
    7. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
    8. "Droylsden resign from Northern Premier League". Droylsden Football Club. 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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