Northern Premier League Division One North
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| Country |
 England |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 8 |
| Promotion to | NPL Premier Division |
| Relegation to |
Northern League Division One NWCL Premier Division NCEL Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) |
FA Cup FA Trophy Challenge Cup Peter Swales Shield |
| Current champions |
Salford City (2014–15) |
| Website | Official website |
 2015–16 | |
Division One North is one of the two second-tier divisions of the Northern Premier League. It is at tier 4 of the National League System, tier 8 of the English football league system. For sponsorship reasons, it is also referred to as the Evo-Stik League Division One North.
The league currently covers the English regions of the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber and the High Peak district of Derbyshire.
The split of the Northern Premier League First Division resulted in the creation of the Division One North and the Division One South. The division began play at the start of the 2007–08, initially with 18 teams.
At the end of the season, the champion of the league is promoted to the Northern Premier Division. The teams placed 2nd to 5th engage in a playoff to determine which team is also promoted. The teams placed 21st and 22nd are relegated to level 9.[1]
League system
The League operates a double round robin system, where each team plays each other team twice, once at home and once away. After 42 games the team that are placed top of the league will automatically be promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division and the two teams at the bottom of the league will be relegated to one of the feeder leagues (Usually either the North West Counties, Northern Counties East or Northern League).
The teams placed 2nd to 5th will play off for the final promotion spot.
However, for the 1st season of the new division in 2007–08 season, when the league originally split from its traditional one division into a Division North and Division South, the league operated with 18 teams, leading to splitting the league into two separate groups of nine teams each. Each team would play each team in their own group three times (once at home, once away then an extra game where each team received an extra four home games) and play the teams in the other group home and away once each.
This changed back to the traditional format in 2008–09 when more teams entered the league.
Current clubs
| Club |
Finishing position 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 3rd |
| Brighouse Town | 14th |
| Burscough | 15th |
| Clitheroe | 13th |
| Droylsden | 10th |
| Farsley | 12th |
| Glossop North End | Promoted as champions of NWCFL Premier Division, 1st |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 8th |
| Kendal Town | 16th |
| Lancaster City | 11th |
| Mossley | 7th |
| New Mills | Reprieved from relegation, 21st |
| Northwich Victoria | 4th |
| Ossett Albion | 17th |
| Ossett Town | 18th |
| Prescot Cables | 20th |
| Radcliffe Borough | 19th |
| Scarborough Athletic | 6th |
| Spennymoor Town | 5th |
| Trafford | Relegated from NPL Premier Division, 23rd |
| Warrington Town | 9th |
| Witton Albion | Relegated from NPL Premier Division, 22nd |
Past champions
From 1987 until 2007, the league was united and just known as the Northern Premier League First Division, before being split into North and South subsections. Here are the champions from when the league was just the NPL First Division.
League summaries
# Relegated for ground standards.
† Voluntarily asked for relegation.
See also
References
External links
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