# 2020–21 Northern Premier League

The 2020–21 season was the 53rd season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West and East Divisions at Step 4.
As the previous season was terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results removed, there were no changes in the allocations of teams for the Northern Premier League. The planned restructuring of the National League System, including the expansion of the Northern Premier League to include a further division at Step 4, was postponed until 2021–22.
For this season it was announced to member clubs that the League Cup would not take place during the season.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22. This resulted in 20 extra teams joining the league, either through promotions or reallocations, and some movement of teams currently in the two Division Ones.

## Premier Division

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

### Premier Division table at the time of curtailment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mickleover | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 22 |
| 2 | Basford United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Buxton | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 17 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 16 |
| 5 | Witton Albion | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 |
| 6 | South Shields | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 14 |
| 8 | Matlock Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
| 9 | Atherton Collieries | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 12 |
| 11 | Scarborough Athletic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 |
| 13 | FC United of Manchester | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 14 | Radcliffe | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 10 |
| 15 | Nantwich Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Morpeth Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
| 17 | Hyde United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 18 | Stalybridge Celtic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 |
| 19 | Ashton United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 |
| 20 | Bamber Bridge | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 |
| 21 | Grantham Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |

### Top 10 goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diego De Girolamo | Buxton | 8 |
| 2 | Nathan Cartman | Scarborough Athletic | 6 |
| 2 | Jason Gilchrist | South Shields | 6 |
| 4 | Jacob Hazel | Whitby Town | 5 |
| 4 | Rod Orlando-Young | Gainsborough Trinity | 5 |
| 6 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | Radcliffe | 4 |
| 6 | Josh Amis | Warrington Town | 4 |
| 6 | Scott Bakkor | Witton Albion | 4 |
| 6 | Stuart Beavon | Mickleover | 4 |
| 6 | Bohan Dixon | Warrington Town | 4 |
| 6 | Marcus Giles | Whitby Town | 4 |
Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020

### Results table

| Home \ Away | ASH | ATH | BAM | BAS | BUX | UOM | GAI | GRA | HYD | LNC | MAT | MIC | MOR | NAN | RAD | SCA | SOU | STA | STL | WAR | WHI | WIT |
| Ashton United | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | 0–3 | | | | | 3–3 | | | | | |
| Atherton Collieries | 1–0 | | 5–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Bamber Bridge | | | | | 1–2 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–3 | | | | | |
| Basford United | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–1 | | 1–0 | | 0–2 | | |
| Buxton | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | 4–2 | 4–1 | | 3–1 | | | 2–2 | |
| FC United of Manchester | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | 3–2 | | 5–1 | 1–3 |
| Grantham Town | | 1–2 | | | | | | | | 2–4 | 0–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | |
| Hyde United | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | |
| Lancaster City | | | | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Matlock Town | 4–1 | | | 2–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | |
| Mickleover | | | | | | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | | 1–2 | | 4–1 | | | | | 3–2 | | 2–1 |
| Morpeth Town | | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nantwich Town | | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | 0–4 | | | | | | | 3–0 | | | |
| Radcliffe | | | 2–1 | 0–3 | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3–3 | 1–4 |
| Scarborough Athletic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| South Shields | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | | | | | | | |
| Stafford Rangers | 0–1 | 0–3 | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | | | | 0–1 | 0–4 | | | | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | | | 0–3 | | | | | | |
| Warrington Town | | 2–0 | | | | | 3–0 | | | | | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Whitby Town | 2–0 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Witton Albion | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–2 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Ground | Capacity |
| Ashton United | Ashton-under-Lyne | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Atherton Collieries | Atherton | Alder Street | 2,500 |
| Bamber Bridge | Bamber Bridge | Irongate | 2,264 |
| Basford United | Nottingham (Basford) | Greenwich Avenue | 2,200 |
| Buxton | Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| FC United of Manchester | Manchester (Moston) | Broadhurst Park | 4,400 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | Gainsborough | The Northolme | 4,304 |
| Grantham Town | Grantham | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
| Hyde United | Hyde | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
| Lancaster City | Lancaster | Giant Axe | 3,500 |
| Matlock Town | Matlock | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Mickleover | Derby (Mickleover) | Station Road | 1,500 |
| Morpeth Town | Morpeth | Craik Park | 1,500 |
| Nantwich Town | Nantwich | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Stainton Park | 3,500 |
| Scarborough Athletic | Scarborough | Flamingo Land Stadium | 2,833 |
| South Shields | South Shields | Mariners Park | 3,500 |
| Stafford Rangers | Stafford | Marston Road | 4,000 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Stalybridge | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
| Warrington Town | Warrington | Cantilever Park | 3,500 |
| Whitby Town | Whitby | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Witton Albion | Northwich | Wincham Park | 4,813 |

## Division One North West

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

### Division One North-West table at the time of curtailment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colne | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | |
| 2 | Ramsbottom United | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 | |
| 3 | Workington | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 | |
| 4 | Clitheroe | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | Dunston UTS | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |
| 6 | Marine | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 | |
| 7 | Runcorn Linnets | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Marske United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |
| 9 | Tadcaster Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |
| 10 | City of Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 10 | |
| 11 | Kendal Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 10 | |
| 12 | Widnes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 13 | Mossley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | |
| 14 | Trafford | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 15 | Prescot Cables | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | |
| 16 | Pickering Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |
| 17 | Brighouse Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 5 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |
| 18 | Pontefract Collieries | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 5 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |
| 19 | Ossett United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | Transferred to the NPL Division One East |

### Top 10 goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Matty Tymon | Marske United | 7 |
| 2 | Jamie Cooke | Colne | 6 |
| 2 | Reuben Jerome | Workington | 6 |
| 4 | Scott Allison | Workington | 5 |
| 4 | Nathan Burke | City of Liverpool | 5 |
| 4 | Sefton Gonzales | Ramsbottom United | 5 |
Updated to matches played on November 4, 2020

### Results table

| Home \ Away | BRI | CLI | CLN | COL | DUN | KEN | MAR | MRS | MOS | OSS | PIC | PON | PRE | RAM | RUN | TAD | TRA | WID | WOR |
| Brighouse Town | | 1–2 | | 2–5 | 3–4 | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | 3–3 | | | | |
| Clitheroe | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | | | 2–2 | | |
| Colne | | | | 4–2 | | | | | | | | 6–2 | | | | | | | 0–1 |
| City of Liverpool | | | | | | | | 2–4 | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Dunston UTS | | | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Kendal Town | | | | 1–0 | | | | | 2–2 | | | | | | 2–3 | 0–3 | | | 0–0 |
| Marine | | | 1–2 | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Marske United | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 5–1 | | |
| Mossley | | 1–3 | | | | | | | | 2–0 | 4–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | | |
| Ossett United | | | 0–1 | | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Pickering Town | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | | 2–3 | | | | | | | 2–2 |
| Pontefract Collieries | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | |
| Prescot Cables | | | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramsbottom United | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | | | | |
| Runcorn Linnets | | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–2 | | | |
| Tadcaster Albion | | | | | | | | | | | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | | | | |
| Trafford | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | |
| Widnes | | | 1–1 | | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | | | 1–3 | 1–4 | | | | | |
| Workington | | 2–1 | | 5–2 | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Brighouse Town | Brighouse | St Giles Road | 1,000 |
| City of Liverpool | Aintree | New Bucks Park | 3,750 |
| Clitheroe | Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Colne | Colne | Holt House | 1,800 |
| Dunston UTS | Dunston | Wellington Road | 2,500 |
| Kendal Town | Kendal | Parkside Road | 2,400 |
| Marine | Crosby | Marine Travel Arena | 3,185 |
| Marske United | Marske-by-the-Sea | Mount Pleasant | 2,500 |
| Mossley | Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Ossett United | Ossett | Ingfield | 1,950 |
| Pickering Town | Pickering | Mill Lane | 2,000 |
| Pontefract Collieries | Pontefract | Harratt Nissan Stadium | 1,200 |
| Prescot Cables | Prescot | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
| Ramsbottom United | Ramsbottom | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Runcorn Linnets | Runcorn | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 |
| Tadcaster Albion | Tadcaster | Ings Lane | 2,000 |
| Trafford | Urmston | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Widnes | Widnes | Select Security Stadium | 13,350 |
| Workington | Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |

## Division One South East

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

### Division One South-East table at the time of curtailment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leek Town | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 19 | Transferred to the NPL Division One West |
| 2 | Loughborough Dynamo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 19 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 3 | Newcastle Town | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 17 | Transferred to the NPL Division One West |
| 4 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | Transferred to the NPL Division One West |
| 5 | Chasetown | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 14 | |
| 7 | Belper Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 14 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 8 | Stamford | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 13 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 9 | Lincoln United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 13 | |
| 10 | Ilkeston Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 11 | Carlton Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 11 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 13 | Frickley Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
| 14 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 9 | |
| 15 | Cleethorpes Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 8 | Transferred to the NPL Division One West |
| 17 | Spalding United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 18 | Sheffield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
| 19 | Wisbech Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 3 | Transferred to the NPL Division One Midlands |
| 20 | Market Drayton Town | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | Transferred to the NPL Division One West |

### Top 10 goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jonathon Margetts | Frickley Athletic | 8 |
| 1 | Alex Troke | Ilkeston Town | 8 |
| 3 | Joey Butlin | Chasetown | 7 |
| 3 | Matthew Cotton | Lincoln United | 7 |
| 3 | Ryan McLean | Newcastle Town | 7 |
| 6 | Curtis Burrows | Loughborough Dynamo | 6 |
| 6 | Timothy Grice | Leek Town | 6 |
| 6 | Scott Vernon | Cleethorpes Town | 6 |
| Seven others on 5 goals ||||
Updated to matches played on 3 November 2020

### Results table

| Home \ Away | BEL | CAR | CHA | CLE | FRI | GNE | ILK | KID | LEE | LIN | LOU | MAR | NEW | SHE | SPA | STA | STO | SUT | WIS | WOR |
| Belper Town | | | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | | 3–3 | | | 7–1 | | 2–2 |
| Carlton Town | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | 1–3 | | | | | | 1–1 | | | 4–0 | |
| Chasetwon | | | | | 2–3 | | | 1–3 | | | | | 3–0 | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | |
| Cleethorpes Town | 2–0 | | | | | | 2–3 | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | | | | |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–4 | 0–3 | | | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | 1–2 | | | | | | |
| Glossop North End | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | |
| Ilkeston Town | | | 2–1 | | | | | | 2–3 | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | | | | | |
| Leek Town | | | | 3–2 | | | | | | | | 6–0 | | | | | 6–2 | | 5–0 | |
| Lincoln United | | | | 1–1 | | 5–0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3–4 | | 2–0 | |
| Loughborough Dynamo | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | 3–0 | |
| Market Drayton Town | | | 1–3 | | | | 1–5 | | | | 0–3 | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Newcastle Town | | 6–1 | | | 1–0 | | 4–1 | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | |
| Sheffield | | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | | | | | 0–3 | | | |
| Spalding United | | 2–0 | 1–3 | | | | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | |
| Stamford | | | | | | 5–0 | | | | 5–1 | | | | | | | 5–0 | | | 0–0 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 4–3 | | | | | | | 0–1 | | | 0–2 | | 2–3 | | | | | | | |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | | 0–0 | | | | | | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisbech Town | | | | 3–2 | 0–4 | | | | | | | | 2–3 | | | | | | | 0–3 |
| Worksop Town | | | | | | 5–1 | | | | | 6–2 | | | | 2–0 | | | 2–4 | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Belper Town | Belper | Christchurch Meadow | 2,650 |
| Carlton Town | Carlton | Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 |
| Chasetown | Burntwood | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
| Cleethorpes Town | Grimsby | Bradley Football Centre | 1,000 |
| Frickley Athletic | South Elmsall | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Glossop North End | Glossop | The Amdec Forklift Stadium | 1,350 |
| Ilkeston Town | Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,029 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | Kidsgrove | The Autonet Insurance Stadium | 2,000 |
| Leek Town | Leek | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Lincoln United | Lincoln | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | Loughborough | Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| Market Drayton Town | Market Drayton | Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Newcastle Town | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses Ground | 2,089 |
| Spalding United | Spalding | Sir Halley Stewart Field | 3,500 |
| Stamford | Stamford | Borderville Sports Centre | 2,000 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Stocksbridge | Bracken Moor | 3,500 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground | 2,000 |
| Wisbech Town | Wisbech | Fenland Stadium | 1,118 |
| Worksop Town | Worksop | Sandy Lane | 2,500 |

## Challenge Cup

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