2021–22 Northern Premier League

The 2021–22 season was the 54th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4. The NPL continued this season with main sponsors Entain's Pitching In.

As the previous season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results finalised,[1] the Trident Leagues along with The Football Association decided to make the realignment to leagues at Steps 4, 5 and 6.

Premier Division
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsBuxton
PromotedBuxton
Scarborough Athletic
RelegatedWitton Albion
Grantham Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,202 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer26 goals - Jacob Hazel (Whitby Town)
Total attendance212,646
Average attendance642

The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Buxton 42 23 12 7 80 38 +42 81 Promoted to the National League North
2 South Shields 42 23 9 10 71 40 +31 78 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Scarborough Athletic 42 21 11 10 61 48 +13 74 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League North[lower-alpha 1]
4 Matlock Town 42 21 10 11 59 36 +23 72[lower-alpha 2] Qualified for the play-offs
5 Warrington Town 42 20 11 11 67 47 +20 71
6 Bamber Bridge 42 21 6 15 67 59 +8 69
7 Whitby Town 42 19 9 14 57 50 +7 66
8 Stafford Rangers 42 15 16 11 55 39 +16 61
9 FC United of Manchester 42 18 7 17 66 57 +9 61
10 Morpeth Town 42 17 10 15 67 59 +8 61
11 Lancaster City 42 17 5 20 44 51 −7 56
12 Mickleover 42 15 10 17 54 65 −11 55 Transferred to the Southern Football League
13 Nantwich Town 42 14 10 18 46 52 −6 52
14 Ashton United 42 13 12 17 50 59 −9 51
15 Radcliffe 42 15 6 21 56 73 −17 51
16 Gainsborough Trinity 42 12 14 16 40 52 −12 50
17 Hyde United 42 14 8 20 52 65 −13 50
18 Stalybridge Celtic 42 15 7 20 51 59 −8 49[lower-alpha 3]
19 Atherton Collieries 42 13 9 20 34 45 −11 48 Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 4]
20 Basford United 42 12 9 21 32 49 −17 45 Reprieved from relegation, then transferred to the Southern Football League
21 Witton Albion 42 12 7 23 48 78 −30 43 Relegated to Division One West
22 Grantham Town 42 8 10 24 45 81 −36 34 Relegated to Division One East
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[4]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League North.
  2. Matlock Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. Stalybridge Celtic were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[2]
  4. Due to expansion of Step 2 divisions and in order to make up the number of clubs in Step 3 and higher divisions, seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three based on points per game (PPG), were reprieved from relegation.[3]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jacob Hazel Whitby Town 26
2 Diego De Girolamo Buxton 20
3 Andrew Johnson Morpeth Town 18
Callum Saunders Witton Albion
5 Jordan Buckley Warrington Town 17
Jamie Ward Buxton
7 Bobby Grant Radcliffe 16
8 Paul Dawson Bamber Bridge
Lancaster City (6)		 14
Regan Linney F.C. United of Manchester
10 Joshua Amis Warrington Town 12
Liam Henderson Morpeth Town
JJ Hooper South Shields
Luca Navarro Radcliffe
Stafford Rangers (3)

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 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–1
Atherton Collieries 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0
Bamber Bridge 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 5–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–4 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–0
Basford United 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2
Buxton 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 5–1 2–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 4–1 3–1
FC United of Manchester 4–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 6–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–4 2–0
Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Grantham Town 4–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–7 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–3
Hyde United 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–4 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–2
Lancaster City 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Matlock Town 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–3 9–0
Mickleover 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1
Morpeth Town 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2
Nantwich Town 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Radcliffe 0–2 1–0 2–3 3–0 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–5 3–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–2 4–3 2–0
Scarborough Athletic 1–1 0–1 2–4 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 5–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–2
South Shields 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–3 3–1
Stafford Rangers 5–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 5–2 1–1 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–5 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–2
Warrington Town 1–3 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 5–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0
Whitby Town 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1
Witton Albion 1–0 2–0 1–4 4–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–4 4–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 0–2
Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 South Shields 1 (5)
5 Warrington Town (pen.) 1 (6)
5 Warrington Town 1
3 Scarborough Athletic 2
3 Scarborough Athletic 2
4 Matlock Town 1

Semi-finals

26 April South Shields1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Warrington Town South Shields
Osei 19' Buckley 52' Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 2,014
26 April Scarborough Athletic 2–1Matlock TownScarborough
Jackson 74'
Colville 84'		 Hughes 90' Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium
Attendance: 2,676

Final

2 May Scarborough Athletic 2–1Warrington TownScarborough
 Amis 36'
Red card Duggan		 Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium
Attendance: 2,805

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2021–22 Premier Division teams
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Premier Division 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 West
Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2021–22
ChampionsWarrington Rylands 1906
PromotedWarrington Rylands 1906
Marine
RelegatedKendal Town
Market Drayton
Matches played380
Goals scored1,121 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer25 goals - Ryan Brooke (Runcorn Linnets)
Total attendance161,728
Average attendance426

When the divisions were realigned this became Division One West instead of Division One North West from the previous season. Division One West comprised 20 teams.

Team changes

The following 3 clubs were promoted from the North West Counties League:

The following 5 clubs transferred from Division One South East:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Warrington Rylands 1906 38 26 7 5 95 38 +57 85 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Workington 38 25 9 4 72 27 +45 84 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Leek Town 38 24 7 7 74 36 +38 79
4 Runcorn Linnets 38 23 7 8 72 39 +33 76
5 Marine 38 24 5 9 63 40 +23 74[lower-alpha 1] Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[lower-alpha 2]
6 Clitheroe 38 21 8 9 78 44 +34 71
7 Bootle 38 20 2 16 78 65 +13 62
8 Mossley 38 17 6 15 60 59 +1 57
9 City of Liverpool 38 14 11 13 48 51 −3 53
10 Kidsgrove Athletic 38 14 8 16 51 53 −2 50
11 Trafford 38 13 10 15 56 55 +1 49
12 1874 Northwich 38 13 8 17 59 58 +1 47
13 Widnes 38 13 8 17 46 45 +1 47
14 Colne 38 12 8 18 39 54 −15 44
15 Ramsbottom United 38 12 6 20 47 62 −15 42
16 Newcastle Town 38 10 10 18 49 64 −15 40
17 Glossop North End 38 9 13 16 36 55 −19 40 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
18 Prescot Cables 38 12 3 23 49 70 −21 39
19 Kendal Town 38 3 4 31 28 90 −62 12[lower-alpha 4] Relegated to the North West Counties League
20 Market Drayton Town 38 2 6 30 21 116 −95 12 Relegated to the Midland League
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[4]
Notes:
  1. Marine were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  3. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs.[5]
  4. Kendal Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ryan Brooke Runcorn Linnets 25
2 Ben Hodkinson Bootle 20
3 Kane Drummond Warrington Rylands 19
Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town
5 Jamie Rainford Glossop North End
Ramsbottom United (4)		 18
6 Max Cane Clitheroe 16
7 Timothy Grice Leek Town 15
Jack McGowan Bootle
9 Stefon Gonzales Clitheroe 14
Jack Hazlehurst City of Liverpool
David Symington Workington

Results table
Home \ Away 18N BOO COL CLI CLN GNE KEN KID LEE MAR MKT MOS NEW PRE RAM RUN TRA WAR WID WOR
1874 Northwich 0–5 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–0 7–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–4
Bootle 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–3 2–0 4–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–4 1–0 0–4
City of Liverpool 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2
Clitheroe 2–2 7–1 6–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–2
Colne 0–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–3
Glossop North End 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3
Kendal Town 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–3 1–2 0–3 1–5 0–2 0–0 1–3
Kidsgrove Athletic 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Leek Town 1–2 3–1 2–2 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 5–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–0
Marine 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–1
Market Drayton Town 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–5 0–0 2–1 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–7 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
Mossley 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–3 0–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 0–1
Newcastle Town 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–3 6–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–4 1–1
Prescot Cables 1–2 2–1 0–6 2–3 0–4 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 7–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 3–3 0–1 0–0
Ramsbottom United 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 0–3 7–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–1
Runcorn Linnets 1–0 3–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 7–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2
Trafford 2–5 1–2 0–1 0–5 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2
Warrington Rylands 1906 3–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 6–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 7–0 2–1 5–2 7–2 8–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–1
Widnes 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–5 1–0 0–1 0–1
Workington 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–1
Source: NPL West Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Workington 2
5 Marine 3
5 Marine 2
4 Runcorn Linnets 1
3 Leek Town 1
4 Runcorn Linnets 4

Semi-finals

26 April Workington2–3 (a.e.t.) Marine Workington
  • Scott Allison 6'
  • Sam Smith 58'
 Report
  • Neil Kengni 21', 90', 93'
 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,326
26 April Leek Town1–4 Runcorn Linnets Leek
  • Timothy Grice 65'
 Report
  • Iwan Murray 1', 4'
  • Thomas Marsh-Hughes 3'
  • Ryan Brooke 79'
 Stadium: Harrison Park
Attendance: 1,381

Final

30 April Runcorn Linnets1–2 Marine Runcorn, Cheshire
15:00
Report
Stadium: APEC Taxis Stadium
Attendance: 1,600

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Division One West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
1874 NorthwichBarntonThe Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton)3,000
BootleBootleNew Bucks Park3,750
City of LiverpoolEllesmere PortRivacre Park (groundshare with Vauxhall Motors)3,300
ClitheroeClitheroeShawbridge2,000
ColneColneHolt House1,800
Glossop North EndGlossopThe Amdec Forklift Stadium1,301
Kendal TownKendalParkside Road2,400
Kidsgrove AthleticKidsgroveThe Autonet Insurance Stadium2,000
Leek TownLeekHarrison Park3,600
MarineCrosbyRossett Park3,185
Market Drayton TownMarket DraytonGreenfields Sports Ground1,000
MossleyMossleySeel Park4,000
Newcastle TownNewcastle-under-LymeLyme Valley Stadium4,000
Prescot CablesPrescotIP Truck Parts Stadium3,200
Ramsbottom UnitedRamsbottomThe Harry Williams Riverside2,000
Runcorn LinnetsRuncornAPEC Taxis Stadium1,600
TraffordFlixtonShawe lane2,500
Warrington Rylands 1906WarringtonGorsey Lane1,345
WidnesWidnesHalton Stadium13,350
WorkingtonWorkingtonBorough Park3,101

Division One East
Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2021–22
ChampionsLiversedge
PromotedLiversedge
Marske United
RelegatedYorkshire Amateur
Frickley Athletic
Pickering Town
Matches played342
Goals scored1,099 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer28 goals - Adam Boyes (Marske United)
Total attendance114,372
Average attendance334

When the divisions were realigned this became Division One East instead of Division One South East from the previous season. Division One East comprised 19 teams, with a vacancy left due to the withdrawal of Droylsden in the previous campaign.

Team changes

The following six clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions:

The following seven clubs transferred from the Division One North West:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Liversedge 36 29 6 1 98 22 +76 93 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Marske United 36 28 4 4 94 34 +60 88 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[lower-alpha 1]
3 Cleethorpes Town 36 21 6 9 74 46 +28 69 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Stockton Town 36 19 9 8 79 41 +38 66
5 Shildon 36 19 6 11 61 35 +26 63
6 Dunston UTS 36 17 3 16 67 60 +7 54
7 Brighouse Town 36 15 9 12 59 52 +7 54
8 Worksop Town 36 16 6 14 56 53 +3 54
9 Ossett United 36 15 8 13 43 59 −16 53
10 Yorkshire Amateur 36 14 5 17 55 63 −8 47 Demoted to the Northern Counties East League[lower-alpha 2]
11 Stocksbridge Park Steels 36 13 7 16 53 58 −5 46
12 Pontefract Collieries 36 13 4 19 41 54 −13 43
13 Hebburn Town 36 12 6 18 47 56 −9 42
14 Tadcaster Albion 36 10 7 19 47 63 −16 37
15 Bridlington Town 36 9 7 20 40 65 −25 34
16 Lincoln United 36 9 7 20 56 91 −35 34 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
17 Sheffield 36 8 9 19 47 77 −30 33
18 Frickley Athletic 36 8 6 22 30 67 −37 30 Relegated to the Northern Counties East League
19 Pickering Town 36 7 5 24 52 103 −51 20[lower-alpha 4] Relegated to the Northern League
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[4]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  2. The FA relegated Yorkshire Amateur for not meeting Step 4 ground grading standards, sparing Sheffield from the relegation play-offs.[6][7]
  3. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs. The FA granted third-placed Sheffield a reprieve after demoting Yorkshire Amateur.[6]
  4. Pickering Town were deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Boyes Marske United 28
2 Laurence Sorhaindo Brighouse Town 23
3 Matthew Cotton Lincoln United 21
4 Benjamin Atkinson Liversedge 18
Luke Mangham Stocksbridge Park Steels
Michael Roberts Stockton Town
Nicholas Walker Liversedge
8 Kevin Hayes Stockton Town 16
Dean Thexton Shildon
9 Marc Newsham Sheffield 16
Brody Robertson Cleethorpes Town

Results table
Home \ Away BRD BRI CLE DUN FRI HEB LIN LIV MAR OSS PIC PON SHE SHI STB STC TAD WOR YOR
Bridlington Town 1–4 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–2 0–5 2–0 5–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 2–1
Brighouse Town 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2
Cleethorpes Town 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 4–4 2–4 3–4 7–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Dunston UTS 1–2 2–3 0–2 6–0 1–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–3 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–0
Frickley Athletic 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–4
Hebburn Town 3–0 1–3 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–5 1–4 2–3 3–0 4–2
Lincoln United 2–2 1–1 1–4 3–2 1–0 1–4 0–2 0–3 3–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–5 1–3 1–0 4–1
Liversedge 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–1 2–1 6–0 5–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 4–2 3–1 1–0 5–0
Marske United 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 5–2 1–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 4–0
Ossett United 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 0–5 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Pickering Town 1–4 2–2 0–4 4–2 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–0 0–6 2–1 1–4 3–3
Pontefract Collieries 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–4 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–5 1–2 4–3
Sheffield 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–5 0–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–3 3–2
Shildon 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 4–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–2
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–0 1–3 0–2 5–2 1–2 5–2 4–3 0–3 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Stockton Town 2–1 3–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 4–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 3–2 4–0 0–1 1–1
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–3
Worksop Town 4–2 0–1 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 6–2 0–2 3–5 1–1 3–2 1–0 6–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–3
Yorkshire Amateur 2–0 1–3 0–4 0–3 0–0 0–1 7–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–5 2–0 1–2
Source: NPL East Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Marske United 2
5 Shildon 1
2 Marske United 2
4 Stockton Town 1
3 Cleethorpes Town 1
4 Stockton Town 2

Semi-finals

26 April Marske United 2–1 (a.e.t.)ShildonMarske-by-the-Sea
19:45
Report
  • Thexton 79'
 Stadium: Mount Pleasant
Attendance: 855
26 April Cleethorpes Town1–2 Stockton Town Grimsby
19:45
  • Middleton 26'
 Report
  • Nicholson 15'
  • Hayes 21'
 Stadium: Bradley Football Centre
Attendance: 828

Final

30 April Marske United 2–1Stockton TownMarske-by-the-Sea
21:00
Report 1 Report 2
  • Portas 90'
 Stadium: Mount Pleasant
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stuart Morland

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Division One East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bridlington TownBridlingtonQueensgate3,000
Brighouse TownBrighouseSt Giles Road1,000
Cleethorpes TownGrimsbyBradley Football Centre1,000
Dunston UTSDunstonWellington Road2,500
Frickley AthleticSouth ElmsallWestfield Lane2,087
Hebburn TownHebburnThe Green Energy Sports Ground–
Lincoln UnitedLincolnAshby Avenue2,200
LiversedgeCleckheatonClayborn2,000
Marske UnitedMarske-by-the-SeaMount Pleasant2,500
Ossett UnitedOssettIngfield1,950
Pickering TownPickeringMill Lane2,000
Pontefract CollieriesPontefractHarratt Nissan Stadium1,200
SheffieldDronfieldCoach and Horses Ground2,089
ShildonShildonDean Street4,700
Stocksbridge Park SteelsStocksbridgeBracken Moor3,500
Stockton TownStocktonBishopton Road West1,800
Tadcaster AlbionTadcasterIngs Lane2,000
Worksop TownWorksopSandy Lane2,500
Yorkshire AmateurLeedsBracken Edge1,550

Division One Midlands
Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2021–22
ChampionsIlkeston Town
PromotedIlkeston Town
Belper United
RelegatedHiston
Soham Town Rangers
Wisbech Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,255 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer31 goal - Jonathon Margetts (Stamford
Belper Town)
Total attendance128,877
Average attendance339

As part of the realignment, the delayed formation of a third Northern Premier League First Division saw the creation of a new Midlands Division, in which it covers the Birmingham area, Nottinghamshire, western Northamptonshire and northern Cambridgeshire regions. The division consists of 20 sides for its inaugural season.

Team changes

The following 2 clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions:

The following 9 clubs transferred from the NPL Division One South East:

The following 9 clubs also transferred from other Step 4 Trident Alliance divisions:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ilkeston Town 38 27 6 5 97 42 +55 87 Promoted to the Southern League Premier Central
2 Stamford 38 26 6 6 95 36 +59 84 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Halesowen Town 38 25 8 5 92 39 +53 83
4 Chasetown 38 25 7 6 79 38 +41 82
5 Belper Town 38 23 4 11 73 51 +22 73 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division[lower-alpha 1]
6 Carlton Town 38 19 11 8 71 48 +23 68 Transferred to Division One East
7 Coleshill Town 38 19 4 15 71 49 +22 61
8 Sporting Khalsa 38 18 6 14 76 68 +8 60
9 Cambridge City 38 15 9 14 60 58 +2 54
10 Spalding United 38 15 8 15 47 56 −9 53
11 Shepshed Dynamo 38 13 12 13 55 60 −5 51
12 Bedworth United 38 13 8 17 47 59 −12 47
13 Loughborough Dynamo 38 13 6 19 71 76 −5 45
14 Yaxley 38 12 5 21 59 95 −36 41
15 Corby Town 38 11 7 20 56 66 −10 40
16 Daventry Town 38 10 9 19 50 80 −30 39
17 Sutton Coldfield Town 38 9 10 19 42 62 −20 37 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
18 Histon 38 5 9 24 37 91 −54 24 Qualified for inter-step play-off, then relegated to the United Counties League[lower-alpha 3]
19 Soham Town Rangers 38 5 6 27 42 91 −49 21 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
20 Wisbech Town 38 5 3 30 35 90 −55 18 Relegated to the United Counties League
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[4]
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  2. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom placed teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved.[5]
  3. Histon contested a one-off play-off match as one of the remaining six third-from-bottom teams with the fewest PPG against Consett, one of six runners-up from Step 5 that also had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathon Margetts Stamford
Belper Town (18)		 31
2 Jack Langston Chasetown 27
3 Kai Tonge Coleshill Town 24
4 Zak Goodson Ilkeston Town 21
5 Richard Gregory Halesowen Town 20
Remaye Campbell Ilkeston Town
7 Joey Butlin Chasetown 19
8 Kevin Bastos Loughborough Dynamo 16
9 Jack Bowen Daventry Town 15
Daniel Cotton Yaxley
Jack Duffy Stamford
Kyle Finn Halesowen Town

Results table
Home \ Away BED BEL CAM CAR CHA COL COR DAV HAL HIS ILK LOU SHE SOH SPA SPO STA SUT WIS YAX
Bedworth United 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0
Belper Town 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–4 4–0 2–1 3–0
Cambridge City 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 3–4 2–4 3–1 1–2 4–2 1–2 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Carlton Town 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–3
Chasetown 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–1 4–0
Coleshill Town 5–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 4–1
Corby Town 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 2–2 6–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–1 2–0 0–0
Daventry Town 3–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–6 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–5 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–0
Halesowen Town 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 5–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 5–0
Histon 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–4 0–5 2–4 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–5 0–2
Ilkeston Town 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–4 3–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 8–0 2–1 2–4 3–1 5–0 2–3 0–0 5–2 5–1 1–0
Loughborough Dynamo 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–4 1–5 5–0 2–2 3–2 6–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 6–1
Shepshed Dynamo 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 4–4 2–3 4–4
Soham Town Rangers 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–6 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–6 2–0 2–5 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–4
Spalding United 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–3
Sporting Khalsa 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 6–2 4–3
Stamford 4–1 6–1 2–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–3 6–0 5–0 1–2
Sutton Coldfield Town 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0
Wisbech Town 0–2 3–4 2–3 0–3 0–4 0–4 2–1 3–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–4 3–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 2–1
Yaxley 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–4 0–5 0–3 2–0 1–5 5–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 4–4 3–1 3–2 0–3 4–3 3–0
Source: NPL Midlands Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off
Semifinals Final
      
2 Stamford 1
5 Belper Town 2
5 Belper Town 1
4 Chasetown 0
3 Halesowen Town 0
4 Chasetown 1

Semi-finals

26 April Stamford1–2 Belper Town Stamford
19:45
  • Matwasa 90+3'
 Report
Stadium: Borderville Sports Centre
Attendance: 984
Referee: Ben Cooke
26 April Halesowen Town0–1 Chasetown Halesowen
19:45 Report
  • Langston 90+3' (pen.)
 Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 2,573

Final

30 April Chasetown0–1 Belper Town Chasetown
15:00 Report
  • Bertram 49'
 Stadium: The Scholars Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Shaun Taylor

Inter-step play-off
30 April Histon1–2 Consett Impington
Lindsay 73' Heslop 44'
Marriott 52'		 Stadium: Bridge Road
Attendance: 410

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Division One Midlands teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bedworth UnitedBedworthThe Oval3,000
Belper TownBelperChristchurch Meadow2,650
Cambridge CityImpingtonBridge Road (groundshare with Histon)4,300
Carlton TownCarltonBill Stokeld Stadium1,500
ChasetownBurntwoodThe Scholars Ground2,000
Coleshill TownColeshillPack Meadow2,000
Corby TownCorbySteel Park3,893
Daventry TownDaventryElderstubbs1,855
Halesowen TownHalesowenThe Grove3,150
HistonImpingtonBridge Road4,300
Ilkeston TownIlkestonNew Manor Ground3,029
Loughborough DynamoLoughboroughNanpantan Sports Ground1,500
Shepshed DynamoShepshedThe Dovecote Stadium2,500
Soham Town RangersSohamJulius Martin Lane2,000
Spalding UnitedSpaldingSir Halley Stewart Field3,500
Sporting KhalsaWillenhallGuardian Warehousing Arena–
StamfordStamfordBorderville Sports Centre2,000
Sutton Coldfield TownSutton ColdfieldCentral Ground2,000
Wisbech TownWisbechFenland Stadium1,118
YaxleyYaxleyLeading Drove1,000

Relegation reprieves

Step 3

Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining team was relegated to Step 4.[3]

The final points-per-game ranking of the third-from-bottom placed teams in Step 3 divisions was as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
5 Basford United Northern Premier League Premier Division 42 45 1.071 Retention at Step 3
6 Barwell Southern League Premier Division Central 40 41 1.025
7 Kings Langley Southern League Premier Division South 42 37 0.881
8 Leatherhead Isthmian League Premier Division 42 36 0.857 Relegation to Step 4

Source: [5]

Step 4

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two sides placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs. The FA granted third-placed Sheffield a reprieve after Yorkshire Amateur's demotion.[6] The remaining six teams contested one-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. Three winners of their matches stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while three others lost theirs and were relegated to Step 5.[3]

The final points-per-game ranking of the 3rd-from-bottom-placed teams in Step 4 divisions was also as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
9 Prescot Cables Northern Premier League Division One West 38 39 1.026 Retention at Step 4
10 Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 38 36 0.947 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
11 Sheffield Northern Premier League Division One East 36 33 0.917 Retention at Step 4
12 Witham Town Isthmian League North Division 38 33 0.863 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
13 Cinderford Town Southern League Division One South 36 31 0.861
14 Kempston Rovers Southern League Division One Central 38 29 0.763
15 Histon Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 38 24 0.632
16 Chalfont St Peter Isthmian League South Central Division 36 21 0.583

Source: [5]

Challenge Cup

For the second successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled due to any further fixture disruptions that might have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
    2. "Celtic secretary leaves after an administrative blunder". 4 May 2022.
    3. "[Promotion and relegation for 2021/22]". The Football Association. September 2021. "7 clubs across Step 3 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 4th from bottom Clubs, then 3rd from bottom (and so on). As it stands, this would be all four 4th from bottom Clubs and the best three 3rd from bottom Clubs."
    4. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
    5. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation". Google Docs.
    6. Gordon, James (24 April 2022). "Relegation, Reprieves & Inter-Step Play-Offs". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
    7. Grayson, James (23 April 2022). "Relegated Yorkshire Amateur will get stronger and stronger, despite devastating blow". Non League Yorkshire. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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