2025–26 Northern Premier League

The 2025–26 season is the 58th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.

Team changes

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC United of Manchester 34 19 8 7 53 31 +22 65 Promotion to the National League North
2 Hebburn Town 35 18 10 7 62 37 +25 64 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Hednesford Town 34 18 10 6 49 28 +21 64
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 35 15 12 8 51 38 +13 57
5 Stockton Town 33 16 10 7 55 39 +16 55[b]
6 Gainsborough Trinity 33 15 10 8 46 34 +12 55
7 Lancaster City 34 14 9 11 45 39 +6 51
8 Warrington Town 35 12 11 12 40 54 −14 47
9 Bamber Bridge 33 13 7 13 47 40 +7 46
10 Ashton United 34 12 9 13 39 45 −6 45
11 Cleethorpes Town 33 11 11 11 47 39 +8 44
12 Guiseley 34 12 7 15 37 44 −7 43
13 Ilkeston Town 34 12 5 17 44 48 −4 41
14 Leek Town 34 11 7 16 39 48 −9 40
15 Whitby Town 34 9 11 14 37 45 −8 38
16 Rushall Olympic 34 9 11 14 39 52 −13 38
17 Prescot Cables 35 7 15 13 35 43 −8 36
18 Morpeth Town 34 10 6 18 33 45 −12 36
19 Workington 34 8 12 14 35 49 −14 36 Relegation to Step 4
20 Hyde United 34 7 12 15 48 60 −12 33
21 Stocksbridge Park Steels 34 7 11 16 33 56 −23 32
22 Widnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[c]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
  2. ^ Stockton Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Warrington Rylands 1906.
  3. ^ On 29 June 2025, Widnes resigned from the NPL, prior to the season's start.[1]

Results table

Home \ Away ASH BAM CLE UOM GAI GUI HEB HED HYD ILK LNC LEE MOR PRE RUS SPS STN WRY WRT WHI WRK
Ashton United — 1–1 0–4 3–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–4
Bamber Bridge 0–1 — 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Cleethorpes Town 2–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 4–1 0–3 2–1
FC United of Manchester 0–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
Gainsborough Trinity 0–3 2–0 0–1 — 1–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–3
Guiseley 4–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 — 4–0 1–5 1–4 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–1
Hebburn Town 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 — 0–1 3–3 5–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 8–0 3–1 2–1
Hednesford Town 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0
Hyde United 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 5–0 — 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–4 5–2 0–1
Ilkeston Town 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 3–0 — 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–2
Lancaster City 3–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0
Leek Town 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–2
Morpeth Town 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–4 2–0
Prescot Cables 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Rushall Olympic 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 5–1 0–2 — 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 3–3
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 0–1
Stockton Town 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 — 3–1 2–1 0–0 6–0
Warrington Rylands 1906 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 0–1
Warrington Town 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 —
Whitby Town 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 — 0–0
Workington 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gary Martin Hebburn Town 21
2 Ewan Bange Bamber Bridge 15
3 Adam Le Fondre FC United Of Manchester 13
Ahkeem Rose Hednesford Town
Josh Walker Cleethorpes Town
Kevin Hayes Stockton Town
7 Ben Hardcastle Warrington Rylands 12
Jordan Thewlis Guiseley
Joshua Scott Stockton Town
Nic Evangelinos Lancaster City

Stadia and locations

2025–26 Premier Division teams
Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,642
Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Clee Road 1,000
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,000
Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground 1,500
Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Lancaster City Lancaster The Giant Axe 3,500
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 2,070
Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall) Dales Lane 1,400
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500
Stockton Town Stockton Bishopton Road West 2,200
Warrington Rylands 1906 Warrington Gorsey Lane 1,345
Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 2,500
Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500
Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One East

Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One East consists of 22 teams, 15 from the previous season and 7 new teams.

Team changes

Division One East table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Redcar Athletic (T) 35 28 4 3 122 31 +91 88 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Emley 36 21 8 7 59 25 +34 71 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Matlock Town 35 22 4 9 81 46 +35 70
4 Pontefract Collieries 36 18 10 8 64 50 +14 64
5 Dunston 36 18 10 8 59 48 +11 64
6 Bradford (Park Avenue) 36 16 12 8 52 31 +21 60
7 Heaton Stannington 36 16 10 10 51 43 +8 58
8 Garforth Town 36 15 8 13 60 44 +16 53
9 Consett 36 14 10 12 69 55 +14 52
10 North Ferriby 36 10 17 9 45 44 +1 47
11 Hallam 36 11 14 11 48 52 −4 47
12 Bridlington Town 35 11 10 14 49 58 −9 43
13 Blyth Spartans 36 11 7 18 43 47 −4 40
14 Silsden 36 9 13 14 42 62 −20 40
15 Lincoln United 35 10 10 15 37 57 −20 40
16 Grimsby Borough 35 10 9 16 31 57 −26 39
17 Ossett United 36 9 11 16 43 55 −12 38
18 Ashington 35 10 8 17 32 65 −33 38
19 Blyth Town 35 10 3 22 34 61 −27 33 Relegation to Step 5
20 Bishop Auckland 36 9 5 22 47 70 −23 32
21 Newton Aycliffe 36 8 8 20 45 72 −27 32
22 Brighouse Town 35 7 7 21 30 70 −40 28
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Results table

Home \ Away ASH BIS BLS BLT BPA BLG BGH CON DUN EML GAR GRI HAL HEA LIN MAT NEW NOR OSS PON RCA SIL
Ashington — 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–4 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–8 2–1
Bishop Auckland 0–1 — 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 5–0 2–4 2–3 1–4 4–1 1–3 4–3 0–1
Blyth Spartans 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–4
Blyth Town 3–2 — 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–6 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 4–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–1 2–1 2–0 — 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1
Bridlington Town 2–0 1–3 1–4 0–0 — 3–4 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–1
Brighouse Town 2–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–4 0–0
Consett 4–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 3–0 — 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–3 4–1
Dunston 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–4 2–1
Emley 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 3–3 3–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–0
Garforth Town 0–1 4–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–5
Grimsby Borough 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–5 — 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1
Hallam 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 — 0–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–1
Heaton Stannington 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–5 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–1
Lincoln United 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 4–2 2–0 1–4 1–3 2–1 — 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1
Matlock Town 3–1 1–0 6–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–4 3–3 2–0 2–3 3–0 — 7–2 4–1 1–0 7–1 2–0 4–0
Newton Aycliffe 5–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–2 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–4 1–6
North Ferriby 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–3 2–2
Ossett United 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 — 2–0 0–6 1–1
Pontefract Collieries 5–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 3–0
Redcar Athletic 1–0 1–0 4–1 7–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 4–3 6–1 4–1 3–0 4–0 6–2 3–0 3–2 5–1 — 10–1
Silsden 4–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–4 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic 35
2 Bradley Fewster Redcar Athletic 23
3 Cameron Wilson Matlock Town 21
4 Louis Johnson Redcar Athletic 19
5 Dale Pearson Heaton Stannington 18
6 Conor Washington Matlock Town 16
Frankie Sinfield Pontefract Collieries
Oscar Fletcher Redcar Athletic
9 Bailey Thompson Emley 15
Isaac Walker Consett
Marcus Carver Bradford PA

Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ashington Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000
Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland Heritage Park 1,950
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
Blyth Town Blyth South Newsham Playing Fields 1,000
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000
Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000
Consett Consett Belle View Stadium 3,770
Dunston Dunston Wellington Road 2,500
Emley Emley Fantastic Media Welfare Ground 2,000
Garforth Town Garforth Wheatley Park 3,000
Grimsby Borough Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,250
Hallam Crosspool Sandygate 1,665
Heaton Stannington High Heaton The Willow Park 2,000
Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,714
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,400
Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane 1,000
North Ferriby North Ferriby The Dransfield Stadium 3,000
Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 3,280
Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200
Redcar Athletic Redcar Green Lane 1,000
Silsden Silsden Keighley Road Stadium 1,500

Division One Midlands

Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 14 from the previous season and 8 new teams.

Team changes

Division One Midlands table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Carlton Town (T) 35 25 4 6 72 36 +36 79 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
2 Anstey Nomads 35 21 8 6 57 33 +24 71 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Basford United 36 17 10 9 57 46 +11 61
4 Coleshill Town 36 17 8 11 44 38 +6 59
5 Belper Town 34 15 11 8 51 34 +17 56
6 Wellingborough Town 36 14 11 11 48 34 +14 53
7 Shepshed Dynamo 35 15 6 14 41 35 +6 51
8 Racing Club Warwick 35 14 9 12 51 50 +1 51
9 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 35 14 9 12 50 51 −1 51
10 Lichfield City 36 14 9 13 39 43 −4 51
11 Long Eaton United 36 13 8 15 56 57 −1 47
12 Mickleover 36 13 8 15 50 57 −7 47
13 Corby Town 35 13 8 14 43 53 −10 47
14 Boldmere St Michaels 36 14 5 17 43 56 −13 47
15 Sutton Coldfield Town 36 13 7 16 59 65 −6 46
16 Rugby Borough 36 11 11 14 41 44 −3 44
17 Coventry Sphinx 36 11 7 18 48 56 −8 40
18 Bedworth United 36 11 7 18 37 47 −10 40
19 Bourne Town 36 11 6 19 46 55 −9 39 Relegation to Step 5
20 Loughborough Students 36 8 13 15 54 60 −6 37
21 St Neots Town 36 9 9 18 45 58 −13 36
22 Rugby Town 36 9 6 21 40 64 −24 33
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Results table

Home \ Away R&D ANS BAS BED BEL BSM BOU CAR COL COR CVS LIC LEU LOU MIC RCW RUB RUT SHD SNT SCT WEL
AFC Rushden & Diamonds — 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Anstey Nomads 3–0 — 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 5–2
Basford United 0–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–4
Bedworth United 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–4 3–2 1–2
Belper Town 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0
Boldmere St Michaels 0–1 1–4 1–2 — 3–2 1–3 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 0–2
Bourne Town 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 — 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–1
Carlton Town 3–2 1–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 — 0–1 6–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–0
Coleshill Town 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–1
Corby Town 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 — 1–3 4–1 0–7 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Coventry Sphinx 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 — 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–4
Lichfield City 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 1–6 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3
Long Eaton United 3–1 1–2 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–5 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
Loughborough Students 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 5–3 — 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–1
Mickleover 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–3 2–2 1–2
Racing Club Warwick 1–1 3–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–3 1–0 — 2–3 1–2 1–2 2–1
Rugby Borough 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 1–3 0–1
Rugby Town 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–3
Shepshed Dynamo 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–5 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 — 3–1 1–2 1–0
St Neots Town 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–3 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 — 2–3 1–0
Sutton Coldfield Town 5–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–4 — 2–0
Wellingborough Town 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Evan Garnett Long Eaton United 22
2 Ashley Chambers Carlton Town 19
3 Lamin Manneh Carlton Town 18
4 Bruno Andrade AFC Rushden & Diamonds 16
5 Ashden Shortland Loughborough Students 15
6 Will Jones Wellingborough Town 14
7 James Harding Racing Club Warwick 13
James McGrady Sutton Coldfield Town
9 Harvey Williams St Neots Town 12
Jude Collins Shepshed Dynamo
Tyler Winters AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,955
Anstey Nomads Anstey Cropston Road 1,000
Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 1,600
Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 2,900
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
Boldmere St Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Bourne Town Bourne Abbey Lawn 2,000
Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,968
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000
Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893
Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive 1,000
Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground 1,500
Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 1,500
Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,300
Mickleover Mickleover Station Road 1,500
Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 2,100
Rugby Borough Rugby Kilsby Lane 1,000
Rugby Town Rugby Butlin Road 5,000
Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Coles Lane 2,000
Wellingborough Town Wellingborough Dog & Duck Football Ground 5,000

Division One West

Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One West consists of 22 teams, 17 from the previous season and 5 new teams.

Team changes

Division One West table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bury 36 22 8 6 70 33 +37 74 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Avro 35 22 7 6 67 32 +35 73 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Runcorn Linnets 36 20 9 7 66 36 +30 69
4 Stalybridge Celtic 36 21 6 9 79 50 +29 69
5 Vauxhall Motors 36 18 11 7 81 56 +25 65
6 Lower Breck 36 19 8 9 74 56 +18 65
7 Bootle 36 16 10 10 55 46 +9 58
8 Chasetown 36 16 6 14 49 45 +4 54
9 Shifnal Town 35 14 10 11 54 51 +3 52
10 Mossley 36 12 15 9 54 47 +7 51
11 Witton Albion 36 13 10 13 62 57 +5 49
12 Atherton Collieries 36 14 7 15 50 55 −5 49
13 Nantwich Town 34 14 6 14 53 53 0 48
14 Clitheroe 36 12 9 15 58 60 −2 45
15 Kidsgrove Athletic 35 11 8 16 51 64 −13 41
16 Newcastle Town 35 10 7 18 32 52 −20 37
17 Stafford Rangers 36 9 8 19 46 64 −18 35
18 Sporting Khalsa 36 9 7 20 49 71 −22 34
19 Congleton Town 34 6 13 15 43 61 −18 31 Relegation to Step 5
20 Trafford 36 7 8 21 46 66 −20 29
21 Darlaston Town (1874) 35 7 6 22 31 70 −39 27
22 Wythenshawe Town 35 6 7 22 30 75 −45 25
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]

Results table

Home \ Away ATC AVR BOO BRY CHA CLI CON DAR KGA LWB MOS NAN NEW RUN SHI SPK STR SBC TRA VHM WIT WYT
Atherton Collieries — 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–5 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0
Avro 3–1 — 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–3 6–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0
Bootle 2–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 5–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–3 1–2 2–1
Bury 0–0 1–1 2–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 9–0 0–2 5–2
Chasetown 1–2 1–2 6–0 0–1 — 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–4 2–0
Clitheroe 2–2 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 9–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–3 4–1 1–3 2–1 2–5 0–2 4–0
Congleton Town 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–4 3–3 2–1 4–0
Darlaston Town (1874) 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 — 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–2
Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 3–4 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Lower Breck 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 6–0
Mossley 3–0 0–1 1–5 2–1 4–1 0–0 3–2 3–3 0–1 — 3–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3
Nantwich Town 2–3 3–1 1–4 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–0 6–1 0–0 2–2 3–5 1–3
Newcastle Town 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 0–1 3–0 — 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–0 0–1 4–3 0–0
Runcorn Linnets 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 6–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 1–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–5 2–0
Shifnal Town 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 0–4 — 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 3–2
Sporting Khalsa 1–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 5–0 1–4 2–2 2–3
Stafford Rangers 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 0–0 — 4–0 3–4 2–4 2–3
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–6 3–3 3–1 6–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 — 4–4 1–3 4–1
Trafford 4–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 4–6 — 1–2 0–0 1–2
Vauxhall Motors 2–2 0–1 3–3 4–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 4–1
Witton Albion 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–4 4–3 3–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 3–1 — 1–0
Wythenshawe Town 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kyle Hawley Avro 24
2 Sam Burns Lower Breck 19
3 Lewis Buckley Lower Breck 18
4 Alex Panter Nantwich Town 17
Chay Tilt Sporting Khalsa
6 Nick Rushton Vauxhall Motors 16
Ruben Jerome Stalybridge Celtic
8 Kai Evans Bury 15
9 Alex Cherera Lower Breck 14
Courtney Duffus Bootle
Joe Duckworth Witton Albion

Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One West teams in the West Midlands
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500
Avro Oldham Whitebank Stadium 1,500
Bootle Bootle New Bucks Park 2,500
Bury Bury Gigg Lane 12,500
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000
Clitheroe Clitheroe EcoGiants Stadium 2,000
Congleton Town Congleton Cleric Stadium 1,500
Darlaston Town 1874 Walsall The Paycare Ground 1,000
Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000
Lower Breck Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield Sports and Community Centre 1,000
Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium 1,600
Shifnal Town Shifnal Acoustafoam Stadium 1,500
Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Aspray Arena 5,000
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,150
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500
Trafford Flixton Shawe View 2,500
Vauxhall Motors Ellesmere Port Rivacre Park 3,300
Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813
Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Ericstan Stadium 1,320

References

  1. ^ "Statement: Widnes FC". Northern Premier League. 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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