Northern Premier League

Seventh tier of English league football

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May 1 2023 Warrington Town beat Bamber Bridge 1–0.
April 29 2023 St Neots Town lost to Lye Town 1–6.
April 29 2023 Dereham Town lost to Stotfold 0–2.
April 29 2023 Halesowen Town beat Spalding United 2–1.
April 29 2023 Lincoln United lost to Avro 1–2.
April 29 2023 Stockton Town drew with Long Eaton United 2–2 but lost on penalties 3–4.
April 29 2023 Glossop North End lost to Ashington 0–3.
April 29 2023 Workington beat Runcorn Linnets 2–1.
April 25 2023 Spalding United beat Sporting Khalsa 2–1.
April 25 2023 Halesowen Town beat Coleshill Town 3–1.
April 25 2023 Hebburn Town drew with Long Eaton United 2–2 but lost on penalties 2–3.
April 25 2023 Stockton Town drew with Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–2 and won on penalties 4–3.
April 25 2023 Workington beat Clitheroe 2–0.
April 25 2023 Leek Town lost to Runcorn Linnets 1–3.
April 25 2023 Bamber Bridge drew with Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 and won on penalties 5–3.
April 25 2023 Warrington Town beat Matlock Town 4–1.
2022 At the end of the 2021-22 season, seven clubs at Step 3 were reprieved from relegation, with only one team ultimately relegated to Step 4. The reprieve was based on points per game (PPG) ranking.
2022 The FA granted a special reprieve to Sheffield, allowing them to retain their Step 4 status following Yorkshire Amateur's demotion.
2022 Ten clubs at Step 4 were reprieved from relegation play-offs, with six teams ultimately contesting one-off matches against six Step 5 runners-up. Three teams remained at Step 4, while three were relegated to Step 5.
2022 The 55th season of the Northern Premier League began, continuing with Entain's Pitching In as the main sponsors.
May 12 2022 The Football Association announced the Step 4 allocations for the Northern Premier League divisions for the 2022-23 season.
April 30 2022 Histon lost to Consett 1–2.
April 30 2022 Chasetown lost to Belper Town 0–1.
April 30 2022 Marske United beat Stockton Town 2–1.
April 30 2022 Runcorn Linnets lost to Marine 1–2.
April 26 2022 Halesowen Town lost to Chasetown 0–1.
April 26 2022 Stamford lost to Belper Town 1–2.
April 26 2022 Cleethorpes Town lost to Stockton Town 1–2.
April 26 2022 Marske United beat Shildon 2–1.
April 26 2022 Leek Town lost to Runcorn Linnets 1–4.
April 26 2022 Workington lost to Marine 2–3.
2021 Twenty additional teams joined the league through promotions and reallocations, with some movement of teams in the Division One levels.
2021 The Northern Premier League began its 54th season, operating with four divisions: Premier Division at Step 3 and West, East, and Midlands divisions at Step 4, continuing with Entain's Pitching In as main sponsors.
2021 Following the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of the previous season, the Trident Leagues and The Football Association implemented a realignment of leagues at Steps 4, 5, and 6.
2021 The NPL created an additional division after the Football Association deferred implementation of league system changes.
2021 The FA restructured the non-League football pyramid, creating Division One East, West, and Midlands within the Northern Premier League.
May 2 2021 Scarborough Athletic beat Warrington Town 2–1.
April 26 2021 Scarborough Athletic beat Matlock Town 2–1.
April 26 2021 South Shields drew with Warrington Town 1–1 after extra time but lost on penalties 5–6.
February 24 2021 Competitions at Steps 3-6 were curtailed due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, effectively ending the playing season prematurely.
February 24 2021 2020–21 season was terminated due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 The Northern Premier League Challenge Cup tournament was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic-related lockdowns, preventing the competition from taking place.
2020 The Northern Premier League season began with no changes in team allocations due to the previous season being terminated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 League Cup was cancelled for the season, with member clubs informed that the competition would not take place.
2020 League Challenge Cup not contested from 2020 to 2023
November 4 2020 Goalscorers statistics were updated as of matches played on this date, providing a snapshot of performance in the Northern Premier League Division One North West for the 2020-21 season.
June 2020 A legal appeal against the season's abandonment, funded by South Shields, was dismissed.
June 1 2020 Mickleover Sports football club was officially renamed to Mickleover F.C.
April 2020 The BetVictor sponsorship was terminated early, with Entain's Pitching In announced as the new sponsor for 2020-21.
March 30 2020 Sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting reconsideration of the season's abandonment.

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