# 2007–08 Northern Premier League

The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues temporarily have 18 teams each, with a targeted number of 22 teams. To help increase the league to 20 teams for next season there will only be one relegation this year per league. Many clubs expressed their concern that a 34-game season would be too short. To remedy this, clubs will play an extra 8 games (4 home, 4 away) against teams within geographically related groups.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new clubs:
* Buxton, promoted as champions from NPL Division One
* Eastwood Town, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One
* Stamford, transferred from the Southern League Premier Division
* Worksop Town, relegated from the Conference North

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Fleetwood Town (C, P) | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 91 | Promotion to Conference North |
| 2 | Witton Albion | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 89 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Gateshead (P) | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 42 | +51 | 85 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 69 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Buxton | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 68 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Guiseley | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 67 | |
| 7 | Marine | 40 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 61 | |
| 8 | Hednesford Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 53 | |
| 9 | Worksop Town | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Ashton United | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 48 | |
| 11 | Kendal Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 47 | |
| 12 | Whitby Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 46 | |
| 13 | Prescot Cables | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 46 | |
| 14 | Frickley Athletic | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 46 | |
| 15 | North Ferriby United | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 46 | |
| 16 | Matlock Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 45 | |
| 17 | Ilkeston Town | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 44 | |
| 18 | Ossett Town | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 44 | |
| 19 | Leek Town (R) | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 44 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
| 20 | Stamford (R) | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 43 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
| 21 | Lincoln United (R) | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 85 | −41 | 29 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
* ↑ Deducted 1 points for fielding an ineligible player

### Results

| Home \ Away | ASH | BUX | EAS | FLE | FRK | GAT | GUI | HED | ILK | KEN | LEE | LIN | MAR | MAT | NFU | OST | PRC | STM | WTB | WTN | WKS |
| Ashton United | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Buxton | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Eastwood Town | 5–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Frickley Athletic | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 3–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Gateshead | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Guiseley | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Hednesford Town | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Ilkeston Town | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Kendal Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Leek Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Lincoln United | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Marine | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Matlock Town | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| North Ferriby United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Ossett Town | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Prescot Cables | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Stamford | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Whitby Town | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 6–3 | | 1–6 | 4–1 |
| Witton Albion | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | | 0–3 |
| Worksop Town | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Gateshead | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Eastwood Town | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Eastwood Town | 0 | 3 | Gateshead | 2 |
| | | | 5 | Buxton | 0 |
| 2 | Witton Albion | 1(5) | 5 | Buxton | 0 |
| 5 | Buxton | 1(6) | | | |

### Stadia and Locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
| Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Fleetwood Town | Highbury Stadium | 3,663 |
| Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Ilkeston Town | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
| Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Prescot Cables | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
| Worksop Town | Sandy Lane | 3,200 |
| Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
| Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 3,000 |
| Marine | The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 |
| North Ferriby United | Grange Lane | 2,700 |
| Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 2,500 |
| Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Ossett Town | Ingfield | 2,000 |
| Stamford | Vic Couzens Stadium | 2,000 |

## Division One North

This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. It Featured six new teams:
* Mossley relegated from the Premier Division
* Radcliffe Borough relegated from the Premier Division
* Garforth Town promoted as fourth in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
* Newcastle Blue Star promoted from the Northern League Division One
* F.C. United of Manchester promoted as champions of the North West Counties League Division One
* Curzon Ashton promoted as runners-up of the North West Counties League Division One
* Lancaster City as reformed club

### Fixture increase

The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:
| Group A | Group B |
| Bamber Bridge | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Chorley | Bridlington Town |
| Clitheroe | Curzon Ashton |
| F.C. United of Manchester | Garforth Town |
| Lancaster City | Harrogate Railway Athletic |
| Radcliffe Borough | Mossley |
| Rossendale United | Newcastle Blue Star |
| Skelmersdale United | Ossett Albion |
| Woodley Sports | Wakefield |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 82 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 2 | F.C. United of Manchester (P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 81 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Skelmersdale United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 78 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 78 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 70 | |
| 7 | Wakefield | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 64 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Blue Star | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 63 | |
| 9 | Rossendale United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 74 | −8 | 59 | |
| 10 | Garforth Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 56 | |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 54 | |
| 12 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 51 | |
| 13 | Clitheroe | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 77 | −14 | 50 | |
| 14 | Chorley | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 42 | |
| 15 | Mossley | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 100 | −40 | 42 | |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 38 | |
| 17 | Woodley Sports | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 34 | |
| 18 | Bridlington Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 99 | −57 | 32 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAM | BPA | BRI | CHO | CLT | CZA | FCU | GAR | HRA | LNC | MOS | NBS | OSA | RAD | ROS | SKU | WAK | WDL |
| Bamber Bridge | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–2 | | 3–0 7–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 2–0 | 2–2 | 9–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Bridlington Town | 0–2 | 0–5 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Chorley | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 0–0 |
| Clitheroe | 0–2 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 0–3 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Curzon Ashton | 2–0 | 0–1 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 4–2 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2–2 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 5–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 1–1 |
| Garforth Town | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 0–1 | 2–2 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Lancaster City | 0–2 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–5 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Mossley | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | | 2–1 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Newcastle Blue Star | 3–0 | 0–0 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | | 3–1 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Ossett Albion | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 1–0 | 4–3 |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | | 1–2 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 1–0 |
| Rossendale United | 0–1 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 4–1 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Skelmersdale United | 4–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 7–0 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 3–1 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 1–2 | 3–3 | | 3–0 | 0–0 2–2 |
| Wakefield | 2–0 | 3–1 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | | 2–0 |
| Woodley Sports | 2–2 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 2 | 2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Skelmersdale United | 1 |
| 3 | Skelmersdale United | 3 | 3 | Skelmersdale United | 1 |
| 4 | Curzon Ashton | 0 | | | |

## Division One South

This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One South. It featured seven new teams:
* Nantwich Town promoted as third in the North West Counties League Division One
* Retford United promoted as champions of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
* Sheffield promoted as runners-up in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
* Carlton Town promoted as third in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
* Quorn promoted as third in the Midland Football Alliance
* Spalding United transferred from the Southern League Division One Midlands
* Grantham Town relegated from the Premier Division

### Fixture increase

The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:
| Group C | Group D |
| Alsager Town | Brigg Town |
| Belper Town | Carlton Town |
| Cammell Laird | Goole A.F.C. |
| Colwyn Bay | Grantham Town |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | Gresley Rovers |
| Nantwich Town | Quorn |
| Sheffield | Retford United |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Shepshed Dynamo |
| Warrington Town | Spalding United |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Retford United (C) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 93 | 35 | +58 | 99 | |
| 2 | Cammell Laird (P) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 86 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
| 3 | Nantwich Town (P) | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 90 | 45 | +45 | 79 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Sheffield | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 76 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Grantham Town | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 70 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 7 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 65 | +21 | 65 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
| 8 | Belper Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 64 | |
| 9 | Goole | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 64 | |
| 10 | Carlton Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 86 | 82 | +4 | 59 | |
| 11 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 59 | |
| 12 | Quorn | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 53 | |
| 13 | Warrington Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 78 | −27 | 47 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
| 14 | Alsager Town (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 43 | Relegation to NWCFL Division One |
| 15 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 38 | |
| 16 | Brigg Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 36 | |
| 17 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 31 | |
| 18 | Spalding United | 42 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 105 | −59 | 19 | |
* 1 2 Failed to meet ground grading requirements

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALS | BLP | BRG | CAM | CAR | COL | GOO | GRN | GRE | KID | NAN | QON | RET | SHE | SPD | SPA | STO | WAR |
| Alsager Town | | 1–3 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Belper Town | 2–1 | | 4–1 | 1–3 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 2–1 |
| Brigg Town | 4–4 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 3–4 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 3–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Cammell Laird | 4–2 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | | 4–0 | 2–0 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Carlton Town | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–3 4–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–6 |
| Colwyn Bay | 6–2 | 1–2 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 7–1 |
| Goole | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | | 1–1 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Grantham Town | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 5–1 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Gresley | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 3–3 | 1–4 | | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–1 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–2 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Nantwich Town | 6–0 | 0–1 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 1–0 |
| Quorn | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 2–6 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 0–2 6–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | | 0–2 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Retford United | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 2–0 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Sheffield | 2–1 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 7–2 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 |
| Shepshed Dynamo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Spalding United | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 0–2 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–5 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–0 | 1–1 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | | 1–0 2–2 |
| Warrington Town | 0–2 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–6 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Nantwich Town | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Grantham Town | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Grantham Town | 1 | 2 | Nantwich Town | 2(4) |
| | | | 3 | Sheffield | 2(1) |
| 3 | Sheffield | 4 | 3 | Sheffield | 2(1) |
| 4 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1 | | | |

## Cup results

Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.
* Eastwood Town 3–0 Skelmersdale United
President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.
* FC United of Manchester 2–0 Radcliffe Borough
Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South.
* Retford United 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Chairman's Cup.
* Fleetwood Town 2–1 Bradford Park Avenue$^1$
$^{1RetfordUnitedqualifiedbutitsgroundstandardswerenothighenoughforittoplayintheshield.}$