2007–08 Northern Premier League

The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.

Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues temporarily have 18 teams each, with a targeted number of 22 teams. To help increase the league to 20 teams for next season[1] there will only be one relegation this year per league. Many clubs expressed their concern that a 34 game season would be too short. To remedy this, clubs will play an extra 8 games (4 home, 4 away) against teams within geographically related groups.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 2007–08
Champions Fleetwood Town
Promoted Fleetwood Town
Gateshead
Relegated Leek Town
Stamford
Lincoln United
Matches played 423
Goals scored 1,310 (3.1 per match)

The Premier Division featured four new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Fleetwood Town (C) (P) 40 28 7 5 81 39+42 91 Promotion to Conference North
2 Witton Albion 40 27 8 5 84 28+56 89 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Gateshead (P) 40 26 7 7 93 42+51 85
4 Eastwood Town 40 20 9 11 61 45+16 69
5 Buxton 40 20 8 12 60 50+10 68
6 Guiseley 40 19 10 11 65 43+22 67
7 Marine 40 19 4 17 70 65+5 61
8 Hednesford Town 40 15 8 17 62 653 53
9 Worksop Town 40 13 12 15 59 623 51
10 Ashton United 40 11 15 14 63 7310 48
11 Kendal Town 40 12 11 17 61 709 47
12 Whitby Town 40 13 7 20 68 757 46
13 Prescot Cables 40 13 8 19 48 6214 046*
14 Frickley Athletic 40 11 13 16 50 6818 46
15 North Ferriby United 40 13 7 20 53 7623 46
16 Matlock Town 40 12 9 19 55 6813 45
17 Ilkeston Town 40 10 14 16 64 728 44
18 Ossett Town 40 12 8 20 48 6012 44
19 Leek Town (R) 40 11 11 18 54 6814 44 Relegation to NPL Division One South
20 Stamford (R) 40 11 10 19 59 8627 43
21 Lincoln United (R) 40 7 8 25 44 8541 29

Updated to games played on 30 Apr 2008.
Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Deducted 1 points for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ASH BUX EASFLEFRKGATGUIHEDILKKENLEELINMARMATNFUOSTPRCSTMWTBWTNWKS
Ashton United 22 10 35 72 01 00 21 00 22 15 12 13 21 31 11 22 11 00 12 10
Buxton 31 11 02 40 04 20 02 31 01 10 51 22 51 02 31 21 23 11 02 21
Eastwood Town 52 02 21 22 13 32 22 00 20 10 30 10 23 20 32 21 32 41 10 11
Fleetwood Town 30 21 11 11 23 22 21 21 32 63 10 23 30 21 31 20 32 10 00 21
Frickley Athletic 42 00 00 01 34 10 40 21 21 01 31 11 00 22 23 10 11 02 01 31
Gateshead 11 50 11 20 52 10 62 12 30 20 20 12 20 31 10 30 21 21 02 01
Guiseley 31 12 10 02 11 12 11 01 21 20 11 31 31 21 20 11 00 41 11 03
Hednesford Town 02 13 03 03 30 32 25 20 13 20 22 11 31 01 31 21 61 00 22 31
Ilkeston Town 33 12 40 33 31 20 22 00 23 01 45 24 32 24 02 11 21 30 02 33
Kendal Town 22 11 11 11 10 15 22 13 22 12 31 60 21 01 11 31 40 32 02 11
Leek Town 11 02 13 12 01 22 10 21 11 50 11 04 00 22 10 01 23 33 22 21
Lincoln United 24 11 12 03 00 33 02 02 02 20 34 02 02 23 02 23 01 02 10 11
Marine 12 01 20 01 23 15 02 21 53 41 30 31 31 30 01 10 32 32 02 12
Matlock Town 23 30 10 00 22 11 01 11 11 42 22 21 23 21 01 31 31 21 02 30
North Ferriby United 11 10 10 12 31 14 05 20 12 13 11 01 21 32 21 04 23 14 11 24
Ossett Town 00 01 02 01 01 03 15 01 11 21 13 32 23 31 00 30 01 42 00 10
Prescot Cables 10 01 10 13 11 02 01 25 11 21 31 12 11 12 10 11 21 10 10 01
Stamford 11 01 03 03 42 11 23 02 54 11 22 22 21 21 31 32 02 13 11 02
Whitby Town 23 11 12 01 30 21 12 10 40 12 21 03 20 30 23 25 33 63 16 41
Witton Albion 21 30 20 03 30 22 10 31 21 30 30 60 31 20 42 20 61 40 30 03
Worksop Town 52 13 12 21 11 04 12 20 00 11 21 30 10 22 11 22 14 22 22 12

Updated to games played on 26 April 2008.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
3 Gateshead 4
4 Eastwood Town 0
3 Gateshead 2
5 Buxton 0
2 Witton Albion 1(5)
5 Buxton 1(6)

Stadia and Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Fleetwood Town Highbury Stadium 3,663
Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600
Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground 3,500
Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500
Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200
Worksop Town Sandy Lane 3,200
Burscough Victoria Park 3,054
Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000
Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Eastwood Town Coronation Park 2,500
Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000
Stamford Vic Couzens Stadium 2,000

Division One North

Northern Premier League Division One North
Season 2007–08
Champions Bradford Park Avenue
Promoted Bradford Park Avenue
F.C. United of Manchester
Relegated Bridlington Town
Matches played 381
Goals scored 1,187 (3.12 per match)

This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. It Featured six new teams:

Fixture increase

The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:

Group A Group B
Bamber BridgeBradford Park Avenue
ChorleyBridlington Town
ClitheroeCurzon Ashton
F.C. United of ManchesterGarforth Town
Lancaster CityHarrogate Railway Athletic
Radcliffe BoroughMossley
Rossendale UnitedNewcastle Blue Star
Skelmersdale UnitedOssett Albion
Woodley SportsWakefield

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bradford Park Avenue (C) (P) 42 25 7 10 91 43+48 82 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 F.C. United of Manchester (P) 42 24 9 9 91 49+42 81 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Skelmersdale United 42 23 9 10 94 46+48 78
4 Curzon Ashton 42 23 9 10 78 48+30 78
5 Bamber Bridge 42 22 8 12 70 54+16 74
6 Ossett Albion 42 20 10 12 77 65+12 70
7 Wakefield 42 19 7 16 58 49+9 64
8 Newcastle Blue Star 42 17 12 13 71 58+13 63
9 Rossendale United 42 16 11 15 66 748 59
10 Garforth Town 42 16 8 18 61 621 56
11 Lancaster City 42 15 9 18 54 7016 54
12 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 13 12 17 51 587 51
13 Clitheroe 42 13 11 18 63 7714 50
14 Chorley 42 10 12 20 56 8024 42
15 Mossley 42 12 6 24 60 10040 42
16 Radcliffe Borough 42 9 11 22 53 7522 38
17 Woodley Sports 42 7 13 22 38 6527 34
18 Bridlington Town (R) 42 8 8 26 42 9957 32 Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division

Updated to games played on 26 Apr 2008.
Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away BAM BPA BRICHOCLTCZAFCUGARHRALNCMOSNewcastle Blue StarOSARADRossendale UnitedSKUWAKWDL
Bamber Bridge 21 21 41
1–2
22 11 30
0–0
10 02 31 42 11 12 20
3–0
24 00
0–4
01 10
Bradford Park Avenue 32 30
7–0
21 11 12 00 10
3–0
10 30 30
4–1
20 34
2–0
22 90 21 31 20
Bridlington Town 02 05 22 40 03
3–3
03 02 00
0–3
40 23 32
0–4
12 12 12 04 13
0–4
10
Chorley 01 02 21 11
2–3
11 03 11 00 40
0–1
31 13 22 12 11
2–4
00 21 50
0–0
Clitheroe 02
2–2
01 10 51 21 03
2–1
12 23 11 32 23 10 32
1–1
33 23
0–0
12 11
Curzon Ashton 20 01
2–0
60 12 22 02 42
2–1
10 21 41
4–2
20 20
1–4
11 20 12 10 61
F.C. United of Manchester 22 34 60 21
3–0
30 32 01 20 22
5–2
52 32 31 22 51
2–1
30 21 11
1–1
Garforth Town 02 14 01
3–0
12 11 10 12 01
3–2
12 21 00
4–0
53 21 52 03 21
0–2
04
Harrogate Railway Athletic 01 22
2–0
31 03 13 24
0–0
13 13 11 11
2–1
10 21
1–1
12 32 10 11 31
Lancaster City 02
3–0
43 22 10 20
0–1
12 21 11 20 02 12 13 00
1–5
11 25
1–0
10 10
Mossley 12 11 21
2–5
42 13 12 20 22
2–1
04 04 21
1–1
31 22 13 43 02
0–0
03
Newcastle Blue Star 30 00
0–0
21 53 31 00
2–1
04 11 30
2–2
22 51 31
2–2
11 10 01 22 31
Ossett Albion 05 21 11
1–1
20 51 13 31 02
4–1
00 51 42
2–1
10 23 00 11 11
1–0
43
Radcliffe Borough 23 02 01 22
1–4
31 23 11
0–2
01 22 04 01 34 23 12
1–0
01 01 01
1–0
Rossendale United 01
1–5
32 11 22 20
2–2
12 12 22 10 21
1–1
12 10 13 20 41
2–0
13 10
Skelmersdale United 40 01 50 50
7–0
35 41 31
0–0
32 10 31 50 21 11 31
1–2
33 30 00
2–2
Wakefield 20 31
2–3
01 00 21 00
0–1
32 00 41
2–1
01 21 20
1–3
01 42 03 14 20
Woodley Sports 22
2–3
10 11 20 10
1–2
00 12 03 11 10
0–0
12 14 02 11 01
1–1
13 12

Updated to games played on 26 April 2008.
Source: Northern Premier League First Division North results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 F.C. United of Manchester 3
5 Bamber Bridge 2
2 F.C. United of Manchester 4
3 Skelmersdale United 1
3 Skelmersdale United 3
4 Curzon Ashton 0

Division One South

Northern Premier League Division One South
Season 2007–08
Champions Retford United
Promoted Cammell Laird
Nantwich Town
Relegated Alsager Town
Matches played 381
Goals scored 1,265 (3.32 per match)

This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One South. It featured seven new teams:

Fixture increase

The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:

Group C Group D
Alsager TownBrigg Town
Belper TownCarlton Town
Cammell LairdGoole A.F.C.
Colwyn BayGrantham Town
Kidsgrove AthleticGresley Rovers
Nantwich TownQuorn
SheffieldRetford United
Stocksbridge Park SteelsShepshed Dynamo
Warrington TownSpalding United

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Retford United (C) 42 31 6 5 93 35+58 0991
2 Cammell Laird (P) 42 27 5 10 82 54+28 86 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
3 Nantwich Town (P) 42 25 4 13 90 45+45 79 Qualification for Playoffs
4 Sheffield 42 22 10 10 82 53+29 76
5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 21 9 12 72 61+11 72
6 Grantham Town 42 22 4 16 74 58+16 70
7 Colwyn Bay 42 19 8 15 86 65+21 65
8 Belper Town 42 17 13 12 73 64+9 64
9 Goole 42 18 10 14 77 69+8 64
10 Carlton Town 42 16 11 15 86 82+4 59
11 Gresley Rovers 42 18 5 19 53 6916 59
12 Quorn 42 15 8 19 69 767 53
13 Warrington Town 42 13 8 21 51 7827 47
14 Alsager Town (R) 42 12 7 23 58 8830 0431 Relegation to NWCFL Premier Division
15 Shepshed Dynamo 42 10 8 24 44 7531 38
16 Brigg Town 42 8 12 22 56 8630 36
17 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 7 10 25 61 9029 31
18 Spalding United 42 3 10 29 46 10559 19

Updated to games played on 26 Apr 2008.
Source: Unibond League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Failed to meet ground grading requirements
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALS BLP BRGCAMCARCOLGOOGRNGREKIDNANQONRETSHESPDSPASTOWAR
Alsager Town 13
1–4
14 02 11 23
1–2
20 21 01 11 10
1–2
00 15 33 01 51 11
2–1
32
Belper Town 21 41 13
2–1
32 22 11 11 21 30
1–1
30 14 02 14
1–4
22 11 02 60
2–1
Brigg Town 44 11 22 34
1–1
13 11 10
3–5
01 13 04 10
3–5
04 22 01
2–2
22 01 02
Cammell Laird 42
2–1
32 31 40 20
2–2
41 11 20 20
2–1
20 20 12 41 31 11 31
2–1
20
Carlton Town 01 41 33 22 10 12
2–1
11 31
1–1
30 15 31 23
4–4
41 32 11
1–2
02 36
Colwyn Bay 62 12
2–2
31 31 34 02 14 21 20
5–2
20 10 11 03
0–0
60 42 13 40
7–1
Goole 31 11 32
2–3
20 01 34 11
4–0
11 62 10 10
3–0
12 12 30
4–1
43 22 21
Grantham Town 03 32 12 60 12
1–2
21 10 51
1–2
21 20 20 21
0–1
32 10 24
1–0
31 10
Gresley 01 11 32
0–0
21 42 10 01
3–3
14 32 03 02
3–1
01 03 32
2–1
10 31 31
Kidsgrove Athletic 11
5–1
13 13 12
1–2
21 10 40 12 12 22
2–3
22 23 41 00 22 33
2–2
01
Nantwich Town 60 01
4–1
20 01 11 11
3–0
51 10 31 41 02 12
1–0
32 42 41 30 30
1–0
Quorn 32 11 10 12 42
2–6
02 62 02
6–3
40 20 14 02
2–2
03 20 30
1–1
42 02
Retford United 51 30 01
2–0
20 20 31 21
1–3
30 20
2–0
41 12 40 22 20
1–0
32 30 21
Sheffield 21
3–0
00 20 40
1–0
32 20 00 21 20 21
4–1
03 00 11 10 72
1–1
43 01
Shepshed Dynamo 10 21 11
3–0
23 22
2–0
11 11 05
2–0
12 20 03 23
2–1
12 02 11 23 01
Spalding United 14 11 11
0–2
12 13 26 02
2–3
01 12
1–2
24 14 33 05
0–1
03 00 02 02
Stocksbridge Park Steels 20 11
0–3
20 20 22 11
1–0
31 12 21 10 10
3–2
41 10 41 30 42 10
2–2
Warrington Town 02
0–1
02 22 16
0–1
05 23 33 10 10 21
2–2
22 11 00 11
2–1
12 31 30

Updated to games played on 26 April 2008.
Source: Northern Premier League First Division South results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Nantwich Town 2
5 Grantham Town 1
2 Nantwich Town 2(4)
3 Sheffield 2(1)
3 Sheffield 4
4 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1

Cup results

Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.

President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.

Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South.

Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Chairmans Cup.

1 Retford United qualified but its ground standards were not high enough for it to play in the shield.

References

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