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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