# 2015–16 Northern Premier League

The 2015–16 season is the 48th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the ninth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The league sponsor for 2015–16 was Evo-Stik.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured six new teams:
* Colwyn Bay, relegated from Conference North
* Darlington 1883, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One North
* Hyde United, relegated from Conference North and changed name from Hyde
* Mickleover Sports, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South
* Salford City, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North
* Sutton Coldfield Town, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One South

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Darlington 1883 (C, P) | 46 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 106 | 42 | +64 | 104 | Promotion to National League North |
| 2 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 99 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 3 | Salford City (O, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 94 | 48 | +46 | 90 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 4 | Ashton United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 52 | +38 | 87 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 5 | Workington | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 86 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 6 | Stourbridge | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 63 | +27 | 84 | |
| 7 | Frickley Athletic | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 77 | |
| 8 | Nantwich Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 94 | 62 | +32 | 75 | |
| 9 | Barwell | 46 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 73 | |
| 10 | Rushall Olympic | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 69 | |
| 11 | Buxton | 46 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 74 | −3 | 67 | |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 62 | |
| 13 | Halesowen Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 62 | |
| 14 | Ilkeston | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 79 | −18 | 54 | |
| 15 | Marine | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 | |
| 16 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 82 | −16 | 53 | |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 52 | |
| 18 | Grantham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 85 | −34 | 51 | |
| 19 | Whitby Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 47 | |
| 20 | Mickleover Sports | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 46 | |
| 21 | Stamford (R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 71 | 97 | −26 | 45 | Relegated to NPL Division One South |
| 22 | Hyde United (R) | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 53 | 90 | −37 | 40 | Relegated to NPL Division One North |
| 23 | Colwyn Bay (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 51 | 95 | −44 | 38 | Relegated to NPL Division One North |
| 24 | Ramsbottom United (R) | 46 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 112 | −69 | 26 | Relegated to NPL Division One North |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Blyth Spartans | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Workington | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Workington | 4 | 3 | Salford City | 3 |
| | | | 5 | Workington | 2 |
| 3 | Salford City (a.e.t.) | 3 | 5 | Workington | 2 |
| 4 | Ashton United | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Results

| Home \ Away | ASH | BAR | BLY | BUX | COL | DAR | FRK | GRN | HAL | HYD | ILK | MAR | MAT | MIC | NAN | RAM | RSO | SLC | SKU | STM | STB | SUT | WTB | WRK |
| Ashton United | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Barwell | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Blyth Spartans | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Buxton | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Colwyn Bay | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Darlington 1883 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Frickley Athletic | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Grantham Town | 3–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Halesowen Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Hyde United | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Ilkeston | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Marine | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Matlock Town | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Mickleover Sports | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Nantwich Town | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 7–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Ramsbottom United | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Rushall Olympic | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Salford City | 3–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 |
| Skelmersdale United | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Stamford | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Stourbridge | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Whitby Town | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| Workington | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
| Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Hyde United | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
| Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
| Nantwich Town | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Marine | Marine Travel Arena | 3,185 |
| Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
| Barwell | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
| Skelmersdale United | West Lancashire College Stadium | 2,500 |
| Colwyn Bay | Llanelian Road | 2,500 |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,014 |
| Darlington 1883 | Heritage Park (groundshare) | 2,004 |
| Ramsbottom United | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Stamford | Zeeco Stadium | 2,000 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | Central Ground | 2,000 |
| Mickleover Sports | The Raygar Stadium | 1,500 |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane | 1,400 |
| Salford City | Moor Lane | 1,400 |

## Division One North

Division One North featured three new teams:
* Glossop North End, promoted as champions from the North West Counties League Premier Division
* Trafford, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* Witton Albion, relegated from the NPL Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Warrington Town (C, P) | 42 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 36 | +85 | 106 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Spennymoor Town (O, P) | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 113 | 35 | +78 | 91 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 3 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 102 | 41 | +61 | 83 | Qualification for Play-offs and transferred to NPL Division One South |
| 4 | Glossop North End | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 81 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 5 | Burscough | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 80 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 6 | Lancaster City | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 69 | |
| 7 | Clitheroe | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 90 | 86 | +4 | 69 | |
| 8 | Trafford | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 65 | |
| 9 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 63 | |
| 10 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 63 | |
| 11 | Witton Albion | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 61 | Transferred to NPL Division One South |
| 12 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 60 | |
| 13 | Mossley | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 60 | |
| 14 | Brighouse Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 72 | +3 | 59 | |
| 15 | Kendal Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 52 | |
| 16 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 99 | −33 | 46 | |
| 17 | Ossett Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 43 | |
| 18 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 40 | |
| 19 | Droylsden | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 68 | 139 | −71 | 39 | |
| 20 | Scarborough Athletic | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 38 | |
| 21 | Harrogate Railway Athletic (R) | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 52 | 115 | −63 | 26 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |
| 22 | New Mills (R) | 42 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 156 | −130 | 3 | Relegation to NWCFL Premier Division |
* ↑ Northwich Victoria were deducted 9 points for fielding an ineligible player in four matches, three of which they had won.

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Spennymoor Town | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Burscough | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Burscough | 1 | 2 | Spennymoor Town | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Northwich Victoria | 0 |
| 3 | Northwich Victoria | 2 | 3 | Northwich Victoria | 0 |
| 4 | Glossop North End | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BRT | BUR | CLT | DRO | FAR | GNE | HRA | KEN | LNC | MOS | NEM | NOR | OSA | OST | PRC | RAD | SCA | SPE | TRA | WAR | WTN |
| Bamber Bridge | | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Brighouse Town | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–4 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| Burscough | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Clitheroe | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–0 |
| Droylsden | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–9 | 1–4 |
| Farsley Celtic | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 |
| Glossop North End | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 2–2 |
| Kendal Town | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Lancaster City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Mossley | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 |
| New Mills | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–7 | | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–9 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 |
| Northwich Victoria | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Ossett Albion | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 |
| Ossett Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
| Prescot Cables | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| Radcliffe Borough | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Scarborough Athletic | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Spennymoor Town | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Trafford | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Warrington Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 4–2 |
| Witton Albion | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Northwich Victoria | Wincham Park (Ground share with Witton Albion) | 4,813 |
| Witton Albion | Wincham Park | 4,813 |
| Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Spennymoor Town | The Brewery Field | 2,900 |
| Farsley Celtic | Throstle Nest | 3,900 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
| Lancaster City | Giant Axe | 3,500 |
| Radcliffe Borough | Stainton Park | 3,500 |
| Warrington Town | Cantilever Park | 3,500 |
| Prescot Cables | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
| Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
| Droylsden | Butcher's Arms Ground | 3,000 |
| Ossett Albion | Our Physio Stadium | 3,000 |
| Scarborough Athletic | Queensgate | 3,000 |
| Trafford | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
| Bamber Bridge | QED Stadium | 2,264 |
| Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Ossett Town | 4G Voice & Data Stadium | 2,000 |
| New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
| Glossop North End | The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium | 1,350 |
| Brighouse Town | St Giles' Road | 1,000 |

## Division One South

Division One South will feature five new teams:
* Basford United, promoted as champions from the Midland League Premier Division
* Belper Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* Daventry Town, transferred from the Southern League Division One Central
* Rugby Town, transferred from the Southern League Division One Central
* Shaw Lane Aquaforce, promoted as champions from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stafford Rangers (C, P) | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 95 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 94 | Qualification for play-offs. Changed name to Shaw Lane. |
| 3 | Coalville Town (O, P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 85 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 4 | Basford United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 76 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 5 | Lincoln United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 74 | Qualification for play-offs |
| 6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 69 | |
| 7 | Chasetown | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 68 | |
| 8 | Leek Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 63 | |
| 9 | Rugby Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Romulus | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 60 | |
| 11 | Market Drayton Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 58 | |
| 12 | Spalding United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Belper Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 54 | |
| 14 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 53 | |
| 15 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 50 | |
| 16 | Gresley | 42 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 50 | |
| 17 | Sheffield | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 47 | |
| 18 | Carlton Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 47 | |
| 19 | Goole | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 38 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
| 20 | Loughborough Dynamo | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 60 | 108 | −48 | 35 | |
| 21 | Daventry Town | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 113 | −70 | 33 | Resigned to the UCL Division One |
| 22 | Tividale (R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 95 | −43 | 26 | Relegation to MFL Premier Division |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Lincoln United | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Lincoln United | 2 | 2 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Coalville Town | 3 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 5 | 3 | Coalville Town | 3 |
| 4 | Basford United | 0 | | | |

#### Final
### Results

| Home \ Away | BAS | BLP | CAR | CHA | COA | DAV | GOO | GRE | KID | LEE | LIN | LOU | MAR | NEW | ROM | RUG | SAQ | SHE | SPA | STA | STO | TIV |
| Basford United | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Belper Town | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Carlton Town | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 |
| Chasetown | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 9–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Coalville Town | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Daventry Town | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | | 2–3 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Goole | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Gresley | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Leek Town | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 3–3 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Lincoln United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 |
| Market Drayton Town | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Newcastle Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Romulus | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Rugby Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Sheffield | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Spalding United | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Stafford Rangers | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 |
| Tividale | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Rugby Town | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
| Newcastle Town | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 4,000 |
| Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Spalding United | Sir Halley Stewart Field | 3,500 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Look Local Stadium | 3,500 |
| Daventry Town | Communications Park | 3,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Tividale | The Beaches | 3,000 |
| Gresley | The Moat Ground | 2,400 |
| Belper Town | Christchurch Meadow | 2,400 |
| Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
| Shaw Lane Aquaforce | Shaw Lane | 2,000 |
| Chasetown | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
| Coalville Town | Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 |
| Romulus | The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) | 2,000 |
| Sheffield | Coach and Horses Ground | 2,000 |
| Carlton Town | Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| Market Drayton Town | Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Basford United | Greenwich Avenue | 1,000 |

## Challenge Cup

The 2015–16 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 15–16 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 46th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for a fifth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England entered the competition, beginning with the preliminary round. All ties would end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties. Due to weather damage to pitches in late December, two ties were reversed.
The defending champions were Warrington Town, who defeated Farsley on penalties in the 2015 Final. Warrington Town were unable to defend their title as they were eliminated in the first round by Ramsbottom United.

### Calendar

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Scheduled playing date |
| Preliminary round | 68 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 September 2015 |
| First round | 64 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 9 – 11 November 2015 |
| Second round | 32 | 32 | 32 | none | 30 November – 2 December 2015 |
| Third round | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | |

### Preliminary round

Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South had to compete in the preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.
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### First round

Teams that were not in the preliminary round from Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.
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### Second round

The 32 winners from the first round were entered into the second round draw on 12 November 2015. The ties were originally scheduled to be played between 30 November and 2 December.
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### Third round

The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 20 January 2016. The ties were originally scheduled to be played between 9 and 16 February.
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### Quarter-finals

The eight winners from the third round were entered into the quarter-final draw on 17 February 2016. The ties were originally scheduled to be played between 1 and 15 March.
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### Semi-finals

The four winners from the quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 9 March 2016. The ties were originally scheduled to be played on 22 March and 26 April.
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### Final

The Challenge Cup Final was played at Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley Celtic. This was Scarborough Athletic's first final appearance (Scarborough won in 1977) and the sixth final appearance for Marine (their most recent appearance was in 2003 where they defeated Gateshead).
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