2020–21 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division 2020–21
Season information
Season statistics
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Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. On 1 June 2020, Mickleover Sports were renamed Mickleover F.C.

As the previous season was terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results removed, there were no changes in the allocations of teams for the Northern Premier League. The planned restructuring of the National League System, including the expansion of the Northern Premier League to include a further division at Step 4, was postponed until 2021–22.

For this season it was announced to member clubs that the League Cup would not take place during the season.

Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. The scheduled restructuring of non-league will take place at the end of the season, with a new division to be added to Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22. This will result in 20 extra teams joining the league, either through promotions or reallocations, and some movement of teams currently in the two Division Ones.

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ashton United					0	0	0		Promotion to the National League North
2	Atherton Collieries					0	0	0		Qualification for the Premier Division play-offs
3	Bamber Bridge					0	0	0
4	Basford United					0	0	0
5	Buxton					0	0	0
6	Gainsborough Trinity					0	0	0
7	Grantham Town					0	0	0
8	Hyde United					0	0	0
9	Lancaster City					0	0	0
10	Matlock Town					0	0	0
11	Mickleover Sports					0	0	0
12	Morpeth Town					0	0	0
13	Nantwich Town					0	0	0
14	Radcliffe					0	0	0
15	Scarborough Athletic					0	0	0
16	South Shields					0	0	0
17	Stafford Rangers					0	0	0
18	Stalybridge Celtic					0	0	0
19	Warrington Town					0	0	0
20	Whitby Town					0	0	0		Possible relegation to Northern Premier League West/East
21	Witton Albion					0	0	0		Relegation to the Northern Premier League West/East
22	F.C. United of Manchester					0	0	0

Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

External links

• Current league tables