2019–20 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division 2019–20
Season information
Season statistics
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Team changes

The following 5 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

• Farsley Celtic – promoted to National League North
• Marine – relegated to NPL Division One North West
• North Ferriby United folded during the 2018/19 season
• Workington – relegated to NPL Division One North West
• Hednesford Town - transferred to SFL Premier Central

The following 5 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

• Ashton United - relegated from National League North
• Atherton Collieries - promoted from NPL Division One West
• F.C. United of Manchester - relegated from National League North
• Morpeth Town – promoted from NPL Division One East
• Radcliffe - promoted from NPL Division One West

Stadia and locations

Club	Ground	Capacity
Ashton United	Hurst Cross	4,500
Atherton Collieries	Alder Street	2,500
Bamber Bridge	Irongate	2,264
Basford United	Greenwich Avenue	2,200
Buxton	The Silverlands	5,200
FC United of Manchester	Broadhurst Park	4,400
Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme	4,304
Grantham Town	South Kesteven Sports Stadium	7,500
Hyde United	Ewen Fields	4,250
Lancaster City	Giant Axe	3,500
Matlock Town	Causeway Lane	2,214
Mickleover Sports	Station Road	2,000
Morpeth Town	Craik Park	1,500
Nantwich Town	The Weaver Stadium	3,500
Radcliffe	Stainton Park	3,500
Scarborough Athletic	Flamingo Land Stadium	2,070
South Shields	Mariners Park	3,500
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road	4,000
Stalybridge Celtic	Bower Fold	6,500
Warrington Town	Cantilever Park	3,500
Whitby Town	Turnbull Ground	3,500
Witton Albion	Wincham Park	4,813

Premier Division table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Shields	33	21	6	6	64	34	+30	69
2	FC United of Manchester	32	16	9	7	73	51	+22	57
3	Warrington Town	32	14	13	5	57	44	+13	55
4	Basford United	32	16	7	9	49	39	+10	55
5	Lancaster City	34	15	8	11	58	46	+12	53
6	Nantwich Town	31	15	7	9	55	39	+16	52
7	Whitby Town	31	14	8	9	54	42	+12	50
8	Scarborough Athletic	35	14	8	13	44	47	−3	50
9	Morpeth Town	27	14	6	7	48	37	+11	48
10	Hyde United	33	12	7	14	55	55	0	43
11	Gainsborough Trinity	32	11	9	12	53	50	+3	42
12	Stalybridge Celtic	33	12	6	15	42	50	−8	42
13	Bamber Bridge	33	12	4	17	53	64	−11	40
14	Witton Albion	31	10	9	12	40	43	−3	39
15	Mickleover Sports	29	11	5	13	42	52	−10	38	Changed Name to Mickleover
16	Radcliffe	32	11	5	16	34	50	−16	38
17	Ashton United	29	10	7	12	40	45	−5	36
18	Buxton	32	8	11	13	56	52	+4	35
19	Grantham Town	32	7	9	16	38	71	−33	30
20	Matlock Town	28	8	5	15	36	43	−7	29
21	Atherton Collieries	26	8	4	14	36	49	−13	28
22	Stafford Rangers	33	4	11	18	29	53	−24	23

Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. 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

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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External links

• Current league tables