# 2013–14 Northern Premier League

The 2013–14 season in English football is the 46th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the seventh season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2013–14 are Evo-Stik.
It is the first season after restructuring of the Premier Division into a 24-team league.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured six new teams:
* Barwell, transferred from the Southern League Premier Division
* Droylsden, relegated from Conference North
* Skelmersdale United, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North
* King's Lynn Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South
* Stamford, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One South
* Trafford, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One North

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chorley (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 107 | 39 | +68 | 97 | Promotion to Conference North |
| 2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 96 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | AFC Fylde (P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 41 | +56 | 93 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Worksop Town | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 120 | 87 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for Playoffs and Demoted NCEFL Premier Division |
| 5 | Ashton United | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 92 | 62 | +30 | 80 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 92 | 79 | +13 | 77 | |
| 7 | Rushall Olympic | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 75 | |
| 8 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 78 | +1 | 72 | |
| 9 | Whitby Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 70 | |
| 10 | Trafford | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 68 | |
| 11 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 77 | −1 | 68 | |
| 12 | Matlock Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | |
| 13 | Buxton | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 62 | |
| 14 | Barwell | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 62 | |
| 15 | Grantham Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 78 | −1 | 61 | |
| 16 | Witton Albion | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 77 | 80 | −3 | 60 | |
| 17 | Ilkeston | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 81 | 77 | +4 | 59 | |
| 18 | Stamford | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 75 | 85 | −10 | 58 | |
| 19 | Nantwich Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 56 | |
| 20 | Marine | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 53 | |
| 21 | Frickley Athletic | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 49 | |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers (R) | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 56 | 112 | −56 | 35 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
| 23 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (R) | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 60 | 130 | −70 | 23 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
| 24 | Droylsden (R) | 46 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 182 | −142 | 9 | Relegation to NPL Division One North |
* ↑ Frickley Athletic finished 21st, in the final relegation place but were reprieved as Vauxhall Motors resigned from the Conference North and chose to play in a lower division than the Northern Premier League.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Ashton United (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Ashton United (a.e.t.) | 2 | 3 | AFC Fylde | 1(4) |
| | | | 5 | Ashton United | 1(3) |
| 3 | AFC Fylde | 3 | 5 | Ashton United | 1(3) |
| 4 | Worksop Town | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Results

| Home \ Away | FYL | ASH | BAR | BLY | BUX | CHO | DRO | FCU | FRK | GRN | ILK | KLT | MAR | MAT | NAN | RSO | SKU | STA | STM | STO | TRA | WTB | WTN | WKS |
| AFC Fylde | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Ashton United | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Barwell | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Blyth Spartans | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 3–3 |
| Buxton | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 |
| Chorley | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 13–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Droylsden | 0–10 | 0–9 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 |
| F.C. United of Manchester | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–4 |
| Frickley Athletic | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Grantham Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Ilkeston | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| King's Lynn Town | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Marine | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Matlock Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Nantwich Town | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Rushall Olympic | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Skelmersdale United | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Stafford Rangers | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Stamford | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–5 |
| Trafford | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Whitby Town | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Witton Albion | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | | 2–2 |
| Worksop Town | 1–6 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| F.C. United of Manchester | Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) | 11,840 |
| Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
| King's Lynn Town | The Walks | 5,733 |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| Witton Albion | Wincham Park | 4,813 |
| Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Chorley | The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium | 4,100 |
| Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
| Nantwich Town | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Look Local Stadium | 3,500 |
| Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Worksop Town | Sandy Lane | 3,200 |
| Droylsden | Butcher's Arms Ground | 3,000 |
| Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 3,000 |
| Marine | The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 |
| Barwell | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
| Skelmersdale United | West Lancashire College Stadium | 2,500 |
| Trafford | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Stamford | Kettering Road | 2,000 |
| AFC Fylde | Kellamergh Park | 1,500 |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane | 1,400 |

## Division One North

Division One North will feature four new teams:
* Darlington 1883, promoted as champions of the Northern League Division One
* Kendal Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* Northwich Victoria, transferred from the NPL Division One South
* Padiham, promoted as champions of the North West Counties League Premier Division
On 17 April 2014, the NPL announced that Cammell Laird and Wakefield had tendered their resignation from the league, and that they would take up the two relegation spots at the end of the season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Curzon Ashton (C, P) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 99 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Darlington 1883 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 101 | 37 | +64 | 90 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Warrington Town | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 86 | 47 | +39 | 87 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 83 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Ramsbottom United (P, O) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 112 | 57 | +55 | 80 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Lancaster City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 80 | |
| 7 | Farsley | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 75 | |
| 8 | Ossett Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 65 | |
| 9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 63 | |
| 10 | Kendal Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 83 | 84 | −1 | 56 | |
| 11 | Cammell Laird | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 54 | Resigned to NWCFL Premier Division as new Cammell Laird 1907 |
| 12 | Salford City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 52 | |
| 13 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 48 | |
| 14 | Burscough | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 48 | |
| 15 | Mossley | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 73 | 90 | −17 | 47 | |
| 16 | New Mills | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 95 | −27 | 45 | |
| 17 | Clitheroe | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 43 | |
| 18 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 93 | −36 | 43 | |
| 19 | Padiham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 61 | 92 | −31 | 42 | |
| 20 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 63 | 86 | −23 | 40 | |
| 21 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 29 | |
| 22 | Wakefield | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 127 | −72 | 28 | Club folded at the end of the season |
* ↑ Ramsbottom United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Darlington 1883 | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Ramsbottom United | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Ramsbottom United | 2 | 4 | Bamber Bridge | 2 |
| | | | 5 | Ramsbottom United | 3 |
| 3 | Warrington Town | 0 | 5 | Ramsbottom United | 3 |
| 4 | Bamber Bridge | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BUR | CAM | CLT | CZA | DAR | FAR | HRA | KEN | LNC | MOS | NEM | NOR | OSA | OST | PAD | PRC | RAD | RAM | SLC | WAK | WAR |
| Bamber Bridge | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Burscough | 1–4 | | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Cammell Laird | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Clitheroe | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Curzon Ashton | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 |
| Darlington 1883 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–4 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Farsley | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Kendal Town | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 6–5 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Lancaster City | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| Mossley | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| New Mills | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 8–2 | 2–3 |
| Northwich Victoria | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Ossett Albion | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Ossett Town | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Padiham | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–5 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 |
| Prescot Cables | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Radcliffe Borough | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Ramsbottom United | 0–0 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 8–0 | | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Salford City | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Wakefield | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–9 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 0–7 |
| Warrington Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Wakefield | Belle Vue (groundshare with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) | 11,000 |
| Curzon Ashton | Tameside Stadium | 4,000 |
| Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Farsley | 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 | Queensgate | 3,054 |
| Ossett Albion | WareHouse Systems Stadium | 3,000 |
| Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
| Bamber Bridge | Sir Tom Finney Stadium | 2,264 |
| Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Northwich Victoria | Valley Road (former ground of Flixton) | 2,000 |
| Ossett Town | Ingfield | 2,000 |
| Ramsbottom United | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Darlington 1883 | Heritage Park (groundshare with Bishop Auckland) | 1,994 |
| Padiham | Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 |
| Cammell Laird | Kirklands Stadium | 1,500 |
| New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
| Salford City | Moor Lane | 1,400 |

## Division One South

Division One South will feature four new teams:
* Bedworth United, relegated from the Southern League Premier Division
* Eastwood Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* Goole, transferred from the NPL Division One North
* Scarborough Athletic, 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 | Halesowen Town (C, P) | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 91 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 89 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Leek Town | 40 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 35 | +51 | 88 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Belper Town (P, O) | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 98 | 50 | +48 | 81 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Mickleover Sports | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 73 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 64 | |
| 7 | Scarborough Athletic | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 61 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
| 8 | Newcastle Town | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 59 | |
| 9 | Gresley | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 56 | |
| 10 | Carlton Town | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 55 | |
| 11 | Romulus | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 55 | |
| 12 | Chasetown | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 | |
| 13 | Goole | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 51 | |
| 14 | Loughborough Dynamo | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 47 | |
| 15 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 46 | |
| 16 | Sheffield | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 69 | 80 | −11 | 44 | |
| 17 | Lincoln United | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 55 | 88 | −33 | 36 | |
| 18 | Brigg Town | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 35 | |
| 19 | Market Drayton Town | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 105 | −49 | 35 | |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 48 | 83 | −35 | 34 | Transferred to the Southern League Division One Central |
| 21 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 30 | |
| 22 | Eastwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club resigned, record expunged. A new Eastwood replaced in CMFL from 2014. |
* ↑ Leek Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player (vs Eastwood Town), but as Eastwood Town's record has been expunged this has no effect on their points total in the table.
* ↑ The Northern Premier League confirmed that Eastwood Town had resigned from competition on 9 March 2014 and as a result their playing record (PL:27, W:2, D:5, L:20) was expunged. A new Eastwood replaced in CMFL from 2014.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Mickleover Sports | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Mickleover Sports | 3 | 4 | Belper Town | 1 |
| | | | 5 | Mickleover Sports | 0 |
| 3 | Leek Town | 0 | 5 | Mickleover Sports | 0 |
| 4 | Belper Town | 2 | | | |

#### Final
### Results

| Home \ Away | BWU | BLP | BRG | CAR | CHA | COA | GOO | GRE | HAL | KID | LEE | LIN | LOU | MAR | MIC | NEW | RAI | ROM | SCA | SHE | SUT |
| Bedworth United | | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Belper Town | 6–2 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Brigg Town | 0–2 | 2–6 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Carlton Town | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Chasetown | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 |
| Coalville Town | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Eastwood Town | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Goole | 3–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Gresley | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Halesowen Town | 5–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Leek Town | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Lincoln United | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | | 5–6 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–8 | 3–1 | | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Market Drayton Town | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–7 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Mickleover Sports | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 |
| Newcastle Town | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 2–0 |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Romulus | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Scarborough Athletic | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Sheffield | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–4 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
| Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 5,000 |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 4,000 |
| Newcastle Town | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Bedworth United | The Oval Ground | 3,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Scarborough Athletic | Queensgate (groundshare with Bridlington Town) | 3,000 |
| Belper Town | Christchurch Meadow | 2,400 |
| Gresley | The Moat Ground | 2,400 |
| Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
| Chasetown | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
| Coalville Town | Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Romulus | The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) | 2,000 |
| Sheffield | Coach and Horses Ground | 2,000 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | The Central Ground | 2,000 |
| Carlton Town | Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| Mickleover Sports | Raygar Stadium | 1,500 |
| Market Drayton Town | Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |

## Challenge Cup

The 2013–14 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a third consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the preliminary round on 3 September.
The defending champions are North Ferriby United, who beat Curzon Ashton on penalties after a 1–1 result in regulation and extra time in the 2013 Final. North Ferriby United will be unable to defend their title as they were promoted to the Conference North after being the 2012–13 NPL Premier Division champions.
Changes from previous cups include the elimination of a round by having the Premier Division teams enter in the first round instead of the third round as in previous years and, instead of going into extra time, all ties in the preliminary through semi-final rounds will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.

### Calendar

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Scheduled playing date |
| Preliminary round | 68 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3–17 September 2013 |
| First round proper | 64 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 11 November – 3 December 2013 |
| Second round proper | 32 | 32 | 32 | none | 27 November 2013 – 7 January 2014 |
| Third round proper | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | 14 January – 4 February 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | 8–26 February 2014 |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | 11–12 March 2014 |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | 13 April 2014 |

### 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 the preliminary round took place on 9 August 2013.
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### First round

Teams that weren't 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 9 August 2013 with the ties originally scheduled to be played 11 to 13 November 2013.
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### Second round

The 32 winners from the first round were entered into the second round draw on 14 November 2013. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 27 November and 4 December.
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### Third round

The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 6 December 2013. The ties are originally scheduled to be played 14 or 21 January. The Brigg Town and Frickley Athletic match was originally played 21 January but was abandoned with Frickley Athletic leading 1–0 after a player was injured.
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### Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the third round were entered into the Quarter-finals draw on 22 January 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played 8, 25 February, or 26.
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### Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-finals draw on 26 February 2014, with Carlton Town from the Northern Premier League Division One South remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup. The ties are originally scheduled to be played 11 and 12 March.
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### Final

The Challenge Cup Final was played at Edgeley Park, the home ground of Stockport County. This was AFC Fylde's first Final appearance and the second Final appearance for Skelmersdale United (they advanced to the final in 2008 but were defeated by Eastwood Town). After a 35th-minute goal, AFC Fylde won their first Challenge Cup.
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## Peter Swales Shield

For the 2014 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2013–14 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Curzon Ashton, played against the 2013–14 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, Halesowen Town.