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 Rushall Olympic 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Promotion to the National League North
2 Warrington Rylands 1906 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 FC United of Manchester 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
4 Hednesford Town 4 3 0 1 5 4 +1 9
5 Cleethorpes Town 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 8
6 Whitby Town 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
7 Ashton United 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 7
8 Bamber Bridge 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
9 Guiseley 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6
10 Ilkeston Town 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6
11 Lancaster City 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
12 Gainsborough Trinity 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
13 Stockton Town 4 1 2 1 8 4 +4 5
14 Prescot Cables 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
15 Hyde United 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
16 Warrington Town 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 4
17 Leek Town 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
18 Stocksbridge Park Steels 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
19 Morpeth Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0 Relegation to Step 4
20 Hebburn Town 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
21 Workington 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
22 Widnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. 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. ^ 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 — 0–0 1–0
Bamber Bridge — 2–0 3–2
Cleethorpes Town 1–1 — 3–1
FC United of Manchester — 2–0 3–1
Gainsborough Trinity 0–3 — 2–0
Guiseley — 4–0 0–1
Hebburn Town — 0–1
Hednesford Town — 2–1 2–0
Hyde United 0–2 — 1–0
Ilkeston Town 0–1 — 2–0
Lancaster City 0–2 3–2 —
Leek Town — 1–0 0–3
Morpeth Town 1–2 0–1 —
Prescot Cables 3–0 — 0–0
Rushall Olympic 1–0 — 1–1
Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–3 —
Stockton Town 2–2 — 6–0
Warrington Rylands 1906 1–0 4–2 —
Warrington Town 0–0 1–0 —
Whitby Town 0–0 4–0 —
Workington 0–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jake Burton Warrington Rylands 3
Anthony Dwyer Rushall Olympic
Ben Elliott Prescot Cables
Nico Evangelinos Lancaster City
Jay Fitzmartin FC United of Manchester
Jordan Thewlis Guiseley

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 Dunston UTS 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Pontefract Collieries 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Redcar Athletic 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
4 Grimsby Borough 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
5 Bishop Auckland 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
6 Emley 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
7 North Ferriby 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
8 Heaton Stannington 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
9 Bridlington Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
10 Garforth Town 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
11 Hallam 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
12 Lincoln United 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
13 Bradford (Park Avenue) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
14 Consett 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
15 Newton Aycliffe 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
16 Blyth Spartans 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
17 Brighouse Town 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
18 Matlock Town 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
19 Blyth Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 Relegation to Step 5
20 Ossett United 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
21 Silsden 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
22 Ashington 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. 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 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
Bishop Auckland — 4–1
Blyth Spartans — 2–1 1–4
Blyth Town — 0–2
Bradford (Park Avenue) — 1–1
Bridlington Town 2–0 —
Brighouse Town 1–0 — 0–3
Consett 2–1 —
Dunston UTS 2–0 — 1–0
Emley — 3–0
Garforth Town — 0–0 1–1
Grimsby Borough 2–1 — 1–1
Hallam 1–1 —
Heaton Stannington 2–2 — 1–0
Lincoln United — 3–2
Matlock Town 0–0 3–3 —
Newton Aycliffe 2–1 —
North Ferriby 2–2 —
Ossett United —
Pontefract Collieries 2–0 2–0 —
Redcar Athletic 3–0 —
Silsden 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Laurence Sorhaindo Emley 3
Bailey Thompson Pontefract Collieries
3 Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic 2
Elliot Dye Lincoln United
Ahmed Salam Bridlington Town
Jude Swailes Dunston
Dean Thexton Bishop Auckland

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 UTS 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 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
2 Corby Town 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Rugby Borough 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
4 Coventry Sphinx 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
5 Belper Town 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
6 Basford United 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
7 Long Eaton United 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
8 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
9 Coleshill Town 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
10 Racing Club Warwick 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
11 Lichfield City 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
13 Wellingborough Town 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
14 Rugby Town 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
15 Boldmere St Michaels 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
16 Anstey Nomads 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
17 Mickleover 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
18 Bedworth United 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
19 St Neots Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 Relegation to Step 5
20 Shepshed Dynamo 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
21 Loughborough Students 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1
22 Bourne Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. 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 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 — 1–0 1–1
Anstey Nomads — 0–1
Basford United 2–1 — 4–4
Bedworth United — 0–1
Belper Town — 2–1
Boldmere St Michaels — 1–2 2–3
Bourne Town — 0–1 0–1
Carlton Town 2–1 —
Coleshill Town — 1–2
Corby Town — 2–1
Coventry Sphinx 1–1 — 2–0
Lichfield City 0–1 1–1 —
Long Eaton United 0–1 — 3–0
Loughborough Students 0–3 — 1–1
Mickleover 0–2 —
Racing Club Warwick 0–0 — 1–2
Rugby Borough 1–1 4–2 —
Rugby Town 1–2 1–2 —
Shepshed Dynamo 0–1 —
St Neots Town 1–3 0–0 —
Sutton Coldfield Town 1–3 —
Wellingborough Town 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Reece Gibson Sutton Coldfield Town 3
2 Kevin Bastos Belper Town 2
Aaron Opoku Racing Club Warwick
Matthew Shipman Coventry Sphinx
Harry Wakefield Boldmere St. Michaels

Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams
Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams (Warwickshire)
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 Lower Breck 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Clitheroe 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Nantwich Town 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
4 Darlaston Town (1874) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
5 Shifnal Town 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 6
6 Kidsgrove Athletic 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
7 Sporting Khalsa 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
8 Stafford Rangers 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 6
9 Runcorn Linnets 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
10 Avro 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
11 Bury 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
12 Stalybridge Celtic 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
13 Bootle 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
14 Chasetown 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
15 Newcastle Town 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
16 Vauxhall Motors 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
17 Mossley 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
18 Wythenshawe Town 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
19 Congleton Town 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 Relegation to Step 5
20 Witton Albion 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
21 Trafford 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
22 Atherton Collieries 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. 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 — 2–5 0–2
Avro — 1–1
Bootle 3–2 — 1–2
Bury — 1–0
Chasetown — 1–0
Clitheroe — 2–1
Congleton Town — 2–2
Darlaston Town (1874) — 0–1
Kidsgrove Athletic 3–2 — 2–0
Lower Breck — 3–2
Mossley 0–0 0–1 —
Nantwich Town 3–1 —
Newcastle Town — 2–0
Runcorn Linnets — 2–2
Shifnal Town 0–1 1–0 — 3–0
Sporting Khalsa 3–1 1–0 —
Stafford Rangers 0–2 1–0 —
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 —
Trafford 1–2 —
Vauxhall Motors 1–1 —
Witton Albion 0–0 0–2 —
Wythenshawe Town 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Callum Saunders Nantwich Town 3
2 Scott Bakkor Runcorn Linnets 2
Harry Chesterton Darlaston Town
Adam Hughes Vauxhall Motors

Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One West Staffordshire teams
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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