The 1995-96 Northern Premier League season was the 28th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
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| Season | 1995–96 |
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| Champions | Bamber Bridge |
| Relegated | Droylsden Matlock Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1350 (2.92 per match) |
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← 1994–95
1996–97 →
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The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamber Bridge (C) | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 76* | |
| 2 | Boston United | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 75 | |
| 3 | Hyde United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 74 | |
| 4 | Barrow | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 73 | |
| 5 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 73 | |
| 6 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 64 | |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 62# | |
| 8 | Emley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 61 | |
| 9 | Spennymoor United | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 60 | |
| 10 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 59 | |
| 11 | Guiseley | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 59 | |
| 12 | Marine | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 59 | |
| 13 | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 59 | |
| 14 | Chorley | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 67 | 74 | −7 | 51 | |
| 15 | Knowsley United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 61 | 89 | −28 | 48 | |
| 16 | Winsford United | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 46 | |
| 17 | Leek Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 45 | |
| 18 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 45 | |
| 19 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 87 | −24 | 44# | |
| 20 | Buxton | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 38 | |
| 21 | Droylsden (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 100 | −42 | 38 | Relegation to the NPL Division One |
| 22 | Matlock Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 71 | −48 | 35 |
Updated to games played on 3 March 2011
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
*Bamber bridge were not promoted due to ground standards.
#Accrington Stanley and Frickley Athletic were deducted 3 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lancaster City |
| Promoted | Lancaster City Alfreton Town |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1345 (3.2 per match) |
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← 1994–95
1996–97 →
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Division One featured four new teams:
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster City (C) (P) | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 83 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Alfreton Town (P) | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 78 | |
| 3 | Lincoln United | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 56 | +24 | 73 | |
| 4 | Curzon Ashton | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 67 | |
| 5 | Farsley Celtic | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 66 | |
| 6 | Radcliffe Borough | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 64 | |
| 7 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 63 | |
| 8 | Whitley Bay | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 62 | |
| 9 | Ashton United | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 60* | |
| 10 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 57 | |
| 11 | Worksop Town | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 90 | −6 | 56 | |
| 12 | Gretna | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 52 | |
| 13 | Warrington Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 72 | +3 | 49 | |
| 14 | Leigh RMI | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 49# | |
| 15 | Netherfield | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 49 | |
| 16 | Workington | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 45 | |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 41 | |
| 18 | Congleton Town | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 41† | |
| 19 | Great Harwood Town | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 33‡ | |
| 20 | Fleetwood | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 31 | Club folded at the end of the season |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 96 | −42 | 31 |
Updated to games played on May 1996
Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
*Ashton United were deducted 4 points.
#From this season onwards Horwich RMI were known as Leigh RMI.
†Congleton Town were deducted 3 points.
‡Great Harwood Town were deducted 1 point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
In the twenty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Bamber Bridge should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Droylsden and Matlock Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Runcorn, First Division winners Lancaster City and second placed Alfreton Town. In the First Division Fleetwood folded at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Stocksbridge Park Steels and Flixton.
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
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