# 2012–13 Northern Premier League

The 2012–13 season is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the sixth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2012–13 are Evo-Stik.
Due to Step Three leagues increasing their number of teams from 22 to 24 from the 2013–14 season onwards, only two teams will be relegated from the Premier Division, and only one team will be relegated from each of Division One North and South this season.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division features six new teams:
* AFC Fylde, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North
* Blyth Spartans, relegated from Conference North
* Eastwood Town, relegated from Conference North
* Grantham Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South
* Ilkeston, promoted via play-offs of NPL Division One South
* Witton Albion, promoted via play-offs of NPL Division One North

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | North Ferriby United (C, P) | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 96 | 43 | +53 | 93 | Promotion to Conference North |
| 2 | Hednesford Town (P) | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 47 | +44 | 93 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | F.C. United of Manchester | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 83 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Witton Albion | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 80 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | AFC Fylde | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 93 | 51 | +42 | 75 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Rushall Olympic | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 70 | |
| 7 | Buxton | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 67 | |
| 8 | Chorley | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 67 | |
| 9 | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 91 | 68 | +23 | 66 | |
| 10 | Ashton United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 59 | |
| 11 | Ilkeston | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 58 | |
| 12 | Whitby Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 57 | |
| 13 | Marine | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 56 | |
| 14 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 53 | |
| 15 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 51 | |
| 16 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 70 | 87 | −17 | 51 | |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 45 | |
| 18 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 39 | |
| 19 | Grantham Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 36 | |
| 20 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 67 | 106 | −39 | 36 | |
| 21 | Kendal Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 65 | 112 | −47 | 33 | Relegation to NPL Division One North |
| 22 | Eastwood Town (R) | 42 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 121 | −85 | 15 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
* ↑ Marine were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Hednesford Town | 3(3) | | | |
| 5 | AFC Fylde | 3(1) | | | |
| 5 | AFC Fylde | 3(1) | 2 | Hednesford Town | 2 |
| | | | 3 | F.C. United of Manchester | 1 |
| 3 | F.C. United of Manchester | 3 | 3 | F.C. United of Manchester | 1 |
| 4 | Witton Albion | 1 | | | |

#### Finals
### Results grid

| Home \ Away | FYL | ASH | BLY | BUX | CHO | EAS | FCU | FRK | GRN | HED | ILK | KEN | MAR | MAT | NAN | NFU | RSO | STA | STO | WTB | WTN | WKS |
| AFC Fylde | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Ashton United | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–3 |
| Blyth Spartans | 0–5 | 4–1 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Buxton | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Chorley | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Eastwood Town | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Grantham Town | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Hednesford Town | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Ilkeston | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Kendal Town | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| Marine | 0–4 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Matlock Town | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| Nantwich Town | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 |
| North Ferriby United | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Rushall Olympic | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Stafford Rangers | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Whitby Town | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Witton Albion | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 4–3 |
| Worksop Town | 0–0 | 5–1 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |

### 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 |
| Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 5,000 |
| 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 |
| Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 3,000 |
| Marine | The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 |
| North Ferriby United | Grange Lane | 2,700 |
| Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| AFC Fylde | Kellamergh Park | 1,500 |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane | 1,400 |

## Division One North

Division One North features four new teams:
* Burscough, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* New Mills and Goole, transferred from the NPL Division One South
* Ramsbottom United, promoted as champions from the North West Counties League Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Skelmersdale United (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 110 | 41 | +69 | 102 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Cammell Laird | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 86 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | New Mills | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 107 | 69 | +38 | 85 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Trafford (P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 80 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Mossley | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 83 | 48 | +35 | 80 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 97 | 49 | +48 | 79 | |
| 7 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 98 | 67 | +31 | 73 | |
| 8 | Clitheroe | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 73 | |
| 9 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 70 | |
| 10 | Warrington Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 69 | |
| 11 | Burscough | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 81 | 64 | +17 | 59 | |
| 12 | Ossett Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 55 | |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 50 | |
| 14 | Farsley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 80 | −8 | 49 | |
| 15 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 48 | |
| 16 | Salford City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 46 | |
| 17 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 46 | |
| 18 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 41 | |
| 19 | Wakefield | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 119 | −81 | 27 | |
| 20 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 49 | 96 | −47 | 25 | |
| 21 | Goole | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 44 | 89 | −45 | 23 | Transferred to the NPL Division One South |
| 22 | Garforth Town (R) | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 44 | 157 | −113 | 16 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |
* ↑ Lancaster City deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Cammell Laird | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Mossley | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Mossley | 0 | 2 | Cammell Laird | 0(2) |
| | | | 4 | Trafford (p) | 0(4) |
| 3 | New Mills | 0 | 4 | Trafford (p) | 0(4) |
| 4 | Trafford (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |

#### Final
### Results grid

| Home \ Away | BAM | BUR | CAM | CLT | CZA | FAR | GAR | GOO | HRA | LNC | MOS | NEM | OSA | OST | PRC | RAD | RAM | SLC | SKU | TRA | WAK | WAR |
| Bamber Bridge | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Burscough | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cammell Laird | 3–2 | 4–2 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Clitheroe | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Curzon Ashton | 4–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 10–1 | 4–2 |
| Farsley | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Garforth Town | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Goole | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 6–2 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Lancaster City | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Mossley | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| New Mills | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 9–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–6 |
| Ossett Albion | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–8 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Ossett Town | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 2–2 |
| Prescot Cables | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Ramsbottom United | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Salford City | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 0–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Skelmersdale United | 2–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Trafford | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–2 | | 7–0 | 3–2 |
| Wakefield | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 1–2 |
| Warrington Town | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |

### 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 |
| Garforth Town | Genix Healthcare Stadium | 3,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Ossett Albion | WareHouse Systems Stadium | 3,000 |
| Skelmersdale United | West Lancashire College Stadium | 2,500 |
| Trafford | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Bamber Bridge | QED Stadium | 2,264 |
| Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Ossett Town | Stade France Stadium | 2,000 |
| Ramsbottom United | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Cammell Laird | Kirklands Stadium | 1,500 |
| New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
| Salford City | Moor Lane | 1,400 |

## Division One South

Division One South features six new teams:
* Chasetown, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* Gresley, promoted as champions from the Midland Alliance
* Halesowen Town, transferred from the Southern League Division One South & West
* Mickleover Sports, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
* Northwich Victoria, demoted from the NPL Premier Division
* King's Lynn Town, promoted as runners-up from the United Counties League Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | King's Lynn Town (C, P) | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 92 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 108 | 44 | +64 | 86 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Belper Town | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 95 | 42 | +53 | 82 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Stamford (P) | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 97 | 58 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Chasetown | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 74 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 61 | +20 | 74 | |
| 7 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 65 | +14 | 74 | |
| 8 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 88 | 58 | +30 | 67 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
| 9 | Sheffield | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 85 | 82 | +3 | 63 | |
| 10 | Leek Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 59 | |
| 11 | Gresley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 77 | −2 | 58 | |
| 12 | Carlton Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 56 | |
| 13 | Brigg Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 76 | −14 | 53 | |
| 14 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 51 | |
| 15 | Market Drayton Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 78 | −10 | 50 | |
| 16 | Loughborough Dynamo | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 49 | |
| 17 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 46 | |
| 18 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 75 | 89 | −14 | 43 | |
| 19 | Romulus | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 42 | |
| 20 | Lincoln United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 64 | 102 | −38 | 36 | |
| 21 | Mickleover Sports | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 92 | −41 | 34 | |
| 22 | Hucknall Town (R) | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 39 | 171 | −132 | 16 | Relegation to CMFL South Division |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Chasetown | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Chasetown | 2 | 4 | Stamford | 2 |
| | | | 5 | Chasetown | 1 |
| 3 | Belper Town | 2 | 5 | Chasetown | 1 |
| 4 | Stamford (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | |

#### Final
### Results grid

| Home \ Away | BLP | BRG | CAR | CHA | COA | GRE | HAL | HUC | KID | KLT | LEE | LIN | LOU | MAR | MIC | NEW | NOR | RAI | ROM | SHE | STM | SUT |
| Belper Town | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Brigg Town | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Carlton Town | 0–1 | 5–2 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Chasetown | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Coalville Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Gresley | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Halesowen Town | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Hucknall Town | 0–5 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–9 | 1–3 | 0–4 | | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| King's Lynn Town | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Leek Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Lincoln United | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 13–0 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Market Drayton Town | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Mickleover Sports | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Newcastle Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 10–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Romulus | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Sheffield | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Stamford | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 0–0 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| King's Lynn Town | The Walks | 5,733 |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
| Hucknall Town | Watnall Road | 5,000 |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 4,000 |
| Newcastle Town | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Northwich Victoria | Marston Road (groundshare with Stafford Rangers) | 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 |
| Stamford | Kettering Road | 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 2012–13 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2012–13 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.

### Calendar

| Round | matches played | matches | Clubs |
| Preliminary round | 5–13 November 2012 | 4 | 66 → 62 |
| First round | 20 November – 18 December 2012 | 20 | 62 → 42 |
| Second round | 18 December – 14 January 2013 | 10 | 42 → 32 |
| Third round | 7 January – 25 February 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 29 January – 12 March 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | 12–19 March 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 3–4 April 2013 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 23 April 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

### Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions have been drawn together.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | New Mills | 0–4 | Leek Town | 80 |
| 2 | Romulus | 2–1 | Gresley | 52 |
| 3 | Salford City | 0–1 | Curzon Ashton | 49 |
| 4 | Sheffield | 5–3 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 124 |

### First round

The four clubs which make it through the preliminary round enter into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues which weren't drawn into the preliminary round.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 1–2 AET | Cammell Laird | 80 |
| 6 | Burscough | 2–1 | Ramsbottom United | 75 |
| 7 | Coalville Town | 4–6 AET | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 62 |
| 8 | Farsley | 2–1 | Ossett Albion | 76 |
| 9 | Garforth Town | 1–2 | Sheffield | 56 |
| 10 | Halesowen Town | 1–3 AET | Carlton Town | 84 |
| 11 | Hucknall Town | 0–4 | Brigg Town | 36 |
| 12 | King's Lynn Town | 1–2 | Stamford | 201 |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 0–1 | Curzon Ashton | 72 |
| 14 | Lincoln United | 1–4 | Mickleover Sports | 36 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 15 | Mossley | 1–7 | Warrington Town | 95 |
| 16 | Newcastle Town | 1–2 | Market Drayton Town | 62 |
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | 2–0 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 65 |
| 18 | Ossett Town | 3–1 AET | Belper Town | 63 |
| 19 | Radcliffe Borough | 4–5 | Clitheroe | 68 |
| 20 | Romulus | 0–2 | Chasetown | 71 |
| 21 | Skelmersdale United | 7–1 | Prescot Cables | 104 |
| 22 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 4–2 | Loughborough Dynamo | 49 |
| 23 | Trafford | 3–1 | Leek Town | 47 |
| 24 | Wakefield | 2–3 | Goole | 40 |

### Second round

The 20 clubs which make it through the first round enter into the draw.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 25 | Brigg Town | 3–5 AET | Sheffield | 76 |
| 26 | Carlton Town | 2–1 | Ossett Town | 54 |
| 27 | Chasetown | 1–5 | Northwich Victoria | 104 |
| 28 | Curzon Ashton | 2–0 | Burscough | 64 |
| 29 | Farsley | 4–1 | Clitheroe | 61 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 30 | Goole | 0–4 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 43 |
| 31 | Market Drayton Town | 1–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 33 |
| 32 | Mickleover Sports | 4–3 AET | Stamford | 58 |
| 33 | Skelmersdale United | 2–2 AET | Cammell Laird | 101 |
| Cammell Laird 3–0 on penalties |||||
| 34 | Trafford | 3–2 | Warrington Town | 126 |

### Third round

Teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division entered at this stage, along with the 10 winners from the second round. The draw for the third round was made on 19 December 2012.

### Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place on 10 January 2013, with the 16 clubs that made it through the third round.
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### Quarter-finals

The eight clubs to have made it through the fourth round were entered into the quarter-finals draw, which took place on 19 February 2013. Cammell Laird, Farsley, and Curzon Ashton from the NPL Division One North and Northwich Victoria from the NPL Division One South remain as the lowest-placed teams still in the Cup.
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### Semi-finals

The four clubs to have made it through the quarter-finals were entered into the semi-finals draw. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 21 March 2013, with Cammell Laird from the Northern Premier League Division One North remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup. Witton Albion was removed from the semi-finals due to fielding an ineligible player on 19 February 2013 against F.C. United of Manchester since the player had already represented Curzon Ashton in a previous round on 27 November 2012. Curzon Ashton was reinstated to play Matlock Town in place of Witton Albion in the semi-finals.
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### Final

The Challenge Cup Final was played at the Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley F.C. This was the second consecutive Challenge Cup Final for North Ferriby United and Curzon Ashton's first Finals appearance. After a 1–1 draw, North Ferriby United went on to win the penalty shoot-out and secure their second Challenge Cup in a row while also being the third team ever to retain the Cup.

## Peter Swales Shield

For the 2013 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Skelmersdale United, played against the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, King's Lynn Town.