The 2000–01 Northern Premier League season was the 33rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
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| Season | 2000–01 |
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| Champions | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Promoted | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Relegated | Leek Town Spennymoor United |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1553 (3.07 per match) |
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2001–02 →
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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 | Stalybridge Celtic (C) (P) | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 96 | 32 | +64 | 102 | Promotion to the Conference |
| 2 | Emley | 44 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 101 | |
| 3 | Bishop Auckland | 44 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 85 | |
| 4 | Lancaster City | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 81 | |
| 5 | Worksop Town | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 102 | 60 | +42 | 73 | |
| 6 | Barrow | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 72 | |
| 7 | Altrincham | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 70 | |
| 8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 65 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 64 | |
| 10 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 63 | |
| 11 | Gateshead | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 60 | |
| 12 | Bamber Bridge | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 59 | |
| 13 | Runcorn | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 55 | |
| 14 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 54 | |
| 15 | Burscough | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 | |
| 16 | Hyde United | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 72 | 79 | −7 | 51 | |
| 17 | Whitby Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 50 | |
| 18 | Marine | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
| 19 | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 68 | 102 | −34 | 46 | |
| 20 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 79 | −29 | 45 | |
| 21 | Droylsden | 44 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 50 | 80 | −30 | 45 | |
| 22 | Leek Town (R) | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 44 | Relegation to the NPL Division One |
| 23 | Spennymoor United (R) | 44 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 108 | −76 | 16* |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
* Spennymoor United 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.
| Season | 2000–01 |
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| Champions | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Promoted | Bradford Park Avenue Vauxhall Motors |
| Relegated | Congleton Town Winsford United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1423 (3.08 per match) |
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2001–02 →
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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 | Bradford Park Avenue (C) (P) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Vauxhall Motors (P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 95 | 50 | +45 | 79 | |
| 3 | Ashton United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 78 | |
| 4 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 70 | |
| 5 | Trafford | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 68* | |
| 6 | Belper Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 65 | |
| 7 | Witton Albion | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 61 | |
| 8 | Ossett Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 60 | |
| 9 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 59 | |
| 10 | Chorley | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 59 | |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 55 | |
| 12 | Matlock Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 52 | |
| 13 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 52 | |
| 14 | Workington | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 51 | |
| 15 | Lincoln United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 51 | |
| 16 | Gretna | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 48 | |
| 17 | Guiseley | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 48 | |
| 18 | Kendal Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 47† | |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 47 | |
| 20 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 47 | |
| 21 | Winsford United (R) | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 44# | Relegation to the NWCFL Division One |
| 22 | Congleton Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 94 | −51 | 30 |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011
Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
*Trafford were deducted 1 point.
†From this season onwards Netherfield Kendal were known as Kendal Town. They were deducted 1 point during the season.
#Winsford United were deducted 6 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.
In the thirty-third season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Leek Town and Spennymoor United were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by First Division winners Bradford Park Avenue, second placed Vauxhall Motors and readmitted Burton Albion (returning from the Southern League Premier Division. In the First Division Winsford United and Congleton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Rossendale United and Ossett Albion.
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
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