2022–23 Northern Premier League

The 2022–23 season was the 55th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West and East Divisions at Step 4. The NPL continued this season with main sponsors Entain's Pitching In.

Premier Division

Main article:2022–23 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division 2022–23
Season information
Winners	South Shields
Promoted	South Shields Warrington Town
Relegated	Nantwich Town Stalybridge Celtic Liversedge Belper Town
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

• Basford United – transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Buxton – promoted to the National League North
• Grantham Town – relegated to Division One East
• Scarborough Athletic – promoted to the National League North
• Mickleover – transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Witton Albion – relegated to Division One West

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Belper Town – promoted from Division One Midlands
• Guiseley – relegated from the National League North
• Liversedge – promoted from Division One East
• Marine – promoted from Division One West
• Marske United – promoted from Division One East
• Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted from Division One West

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	South Shields (C, P)	42	25	10	7	71	39	+32	85	Promotion to the National League North
2	Warrington Town (O, P)	42	21	14	7	70	39	+31	77	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Bamber Bridge	42	22	7	13	62	63	−1	73
4	Gainsborough Trinity	42	18	15	9	74	41	+33	69
5	Matlock Town	42	19	11	12	56	49	+7	68
6	Hyde United	42	18	12	12	64	42	+22	66
7	Radcliffe	42	17	15	10	55	49	+6	66
8	FC United of Manchester	42	19	9	14	68	48	+20	63
9	Marine	42	17	10	15	56	45	+11	61
10	Warrington Rylands 1906	42	17	9	16	64	55	+9	60
11	Lancaster City	42	15	13	14	51	51	0	58
12	Stafford Rangers	42	15	12	15	52	53	−1	57
13	Guiseley	42	16	7	19	54	54	0	55
14	Ashton United	42	16	8	18	58	64	−6	53
15	Whitby Town	42	14	10	18	45	54	−9	52
16	Marske United	42	15	5	22	57	79	−22	50
17	Morpeth Town	42	14	7	21	55	63	−8	49
18	Atherton Collieries	42	11	14	17	38	57	−19	47
19	Nantwich Town (R)	42	12	10	20	44	55	−11	46	Relegation to Step 4
20	Stalybridge Celtic (R)	42	10	12	20	50	64	−14	42
21	Liversedge (R)	42	11	7	24	48	86	−38	40
22	Belper Town (R)	42	7	9	26	44	86	−42	30

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

• Ashton United were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.
• FC United of Manchester were deducted three points for fielding 6 loan players.

Play-offs

		Semifinals				Final
	2	Warrington Town	4
	5	Matlock Town	1
						2	Warrington Town	1
						3	Bamber Bridge	0
	3	Bamber Bridge	1 (5)
	4	Gainsborough Trinity	1 (3)

Semi-finals

25 April 2023	Warrington Town	4–1	Matlock Town	Warrington
19:45	Duffy  13', 36' Dixon  29' Woods  40'	Report	Abbott  85'	Stadium: Cantilever Park Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Oliver Noonan

25 April 2023	Bamber Bridge	1–1 (5–3 pen)	Gainsborough Trinity	Bamber Bridge
19:45	Turner  22'	Report	Durose  42'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Declan Brown
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Final

29 April 2023	Warrington Town	1–0	Bamber Bridge	Warrington
15:00	Buckley-Ricketts  90'	Report		Stadium: Cantilever Park Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Lewis Dawson

Division One West

Main article:2022–23 Northern Premier League Division One West

Northern Premier League Division One West 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Macclesfield (1st title)
Promoted	Macclesfield
Relegated	Colne Ramsbottom United
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

Team changes

The following 4 clubs left Division One West before the season:

• Kendal Town – relegated to the North West Counties League Premier Division
• Marine – promoted to the Premier Division
• Market Drayton Town – relegated to the Midland Football League Premier Division
• Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted to the Premier Division

The following 4 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Hanley Town – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division
• Macclesfield – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
• Skelmersdale United – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
• Witton Albion – relegated from the Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Macclesfield (C, P)	38	28	6	4	95	27	+68	90	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Leek Town	38	23	7	8	70	38	+32	76	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Workington (O, P)	38	23	6	9	71	39	+32	75
4	Clitheroe	38	19	7	12	70	50	+20	64
5	Runcorn Linnets	38	18	9	11	58	38	+20	63
6	Witton Albion	38	16	11	11	61	50	+11	59
7	Mossley	38	16	10	12	58	49	+9	58
8	Kidsgrove Athletic	38	13	12	13	49	55	−6	51
9	Prescot Cables	38	13	11	14	50	51	−1	50
10	Trafford	38	14	8	16	51	55	−4	50
11	Skelmersdale United (R)	38	16	0	22	58	74	−16	48	Relegation to Step 5
12	City of Liverpool	38	13	7	18	50	59	−9	46
13	Bootle	38	12	10	16	51	61	−10	46
14	1874 Northwich	38	12	9	17	44	50	−6	45
15	Newcastle Town	38	12	9	17	40	67	−27	45
16	Hanley Town	38	11	11	16	50	61	−11	44
17	Widnes	38	12	8	18	40	66	−26	44
18	Glossop North End (R)	38	10	9	19	44	59	−15	39	Qualification for the inter-step play-off
19	Colne (R)	38	9	10	19	38	57	−19	37	Relegation to Step 5
20	Ramsbottom United (R)	38	7	6	25	39	81	−42	27

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

		Semifinals				Final
	2	Leek Town	1
	5	Runcorn Linnets	3
						5	Runcorn Linnets	1
						3	Workington	2
	3	Workington	2
	4	Clitheroe	0

Semi-finals

25 April 2023	Leek Town	1–3	Runcorn Linnets	Leek
19:45	Grice  31'	https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2022-2023/northern-premier-league-west-division/leek-town/runcorn-linnets/457278 Report]	Doyle  11' Gumbs  20' Brooke  52'	Stadium: Harrison Park Attendance: 1,392

25 April 2023	Workington	2–0	Clitheroe	Workington
19:45	Tinnion  31' (pen.) Symington  76'	Report		Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,665 Referee: Louis Griffiths

Final

29 April 2023	Workington	2–1	Runcorn Linnets	Workington
15:00	Heathcote  30' (own goal) Reilly  99'	Report	Doyle  5'	Stadium: Borough Park (Workington) Attendance: 2,506 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Inter-Step Playoff

29 April 2023	Glossop North End	0–3	Ashington AFC	Glossop
15:00		Report	Harmison  26', 66' Spooner  69'	Stadium: The Amdec Forklift Stadium Attendance: 1,052

Division One East

Main article:2022–23 Northern Premier League Division One East

Northern Premier League Division One East 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Worksop Town
Promoted	Worksop Town
Relegated	Shildon Tadcaster Albion
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

Team changes

The following 5 clubs left Division One East before the season:

• Frickley Athletic – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
• Liversedge – promoted to the Premier Division
• Marske United – promoted to the Premier Division
• Pickering Town – relegated to the Northern League Division One
• Yorkshire Amateur – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Carlton Town – transferred from Division One Midlands
• Consett – promoted from the Northern League Division One
• Grantham Town – relegated from the Premier Division
• Grimsby Borough – promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
• Long Eaton United – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North
• North Shields – promoted from the Northern League Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Worksop Town (C, P)	38	31	6	1	112	25	+87	99	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Stockton Town	38	20	8	10	74	40	+34	68	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Hebburn Town	38	20	6	12	59	58	+1	66
4	Long Eaton United (O, P)	38	19	8	11	67	52	+15	65
5	Stocksbridge Park Steels	38	19	6	13	58	41	+17	63
6	Dunston UTS	38	16	12	10	63	50	+13	60
7	North Shields (R)	38	14	11	13	50	45	+5	53	Relegation to Step 5
8	Brighouse Town	38	15	6	17	65	64	+1	51
9	Sheffield	38	13	11	14	51	58	−7	50
10	Pontefract Collieries	38	12	13	13	68	62	+6	49
11	Cleethorpes Town	38	13	10	15	48	51	−3	49
12	Grimsby Borough	38	13	10	15	54	60	−6	49
13	Consett	38	12	10	16	54	63	−9	46
14	Bridlington Town	38	11	13	14	45	65	−20	46
15	Ossett United	38	10	14	14	46	55	−9	44
16	Grantham Town	38	10	13	15	37	42	−5	43
17	Carlton Town	38	12	6	20	45	69	−24	42
18	Lincoln United (R)	38	10	11	17	54	70	−16	41	Qualification for the inter-step play-off
19	Shildon (R)	38	11	7	20	46	70	−24	40	Relegation to Step 5
20	Tadcaster Albion (R)	38	4	9	25	28	84	−56	21

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

		Semifinals				Final
	2	Stockton Town	2 (4)
	5	Stocksbridge Park Steels	2 (3)
						2	Stockton Town	2 (3)
						4	Long Eaton United	2 (4)
	3	Hebburn Town	2 (2)
	4	Long Eaton United	2 (3)

Semi-finals

25 April 2023	Stockton Town	2–2 (4–3 pen)	Stocksbridge Park Steels	Stockton-on-Tees
19:45	Mulligan  8' Painter  26'	Report	Goodwin  57' Ofoegbu  59'	Stadium: Bishopton Road West Attendance: 1,227
		Penalties
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25 April 2023	Hebburn Town	2–2 (2–3 pen)	Long Eaton United	Hebburn
19:45	Spence  66' Moore  90'	Report	Walker  14', 45'	Stadium: Hebburn Sports & Social Ground Attendance: 631 Referee: Jamie Cann
		Penalties
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Final

29 April 2023	Stockton Town	2–2 (3–4 pen)	Long Eaton United	Stockton-on-Tees
15:00	Mulligan  47' Tymon  78'	Report	Marshall  25' Cox  81'	Stadium: Bishopton Road West Attendance: 1,800
		Penalties
	Butterworth King McWilliams Hayes Roberts		Marshall Cursons Parker Cox Walker

Inter-Step Playoff

29 April 2023	Lincoln United	1–2	Avro	Lincoln
15:00	Cotton  42' (pen.)	Report	Bentham  30' Morrow  54'	Stadium: Ashby Avenue Attendance: 410 Referee: Sam Wesson

Division One Midlands

Main article:2022–23 Northern Premier League Division One Midlands

Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Stamford
Promoted	Stamford
Relegated	Daventry Town Yaxley
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:

• Belper Town – promoted to the Premier Division
• Carlton Town – transferred to Division One East
• Histon – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South
• Ilkeston Town – promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Soham Town Rangers – relegated to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division
• Wisbech Town – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Boldmere St Michaels – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division
• Dereham Town – transferred from the Isthmian League North Division
• Gresley Rovers – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North
• Harborough Town – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
• Hinckley LRFC – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
• St Neots Town – transferred from the Southern League Division One Central

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stamford (C, P)	38	27	6	5	76	31	+45	87	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Halesowen Town (O, P)	38	24	6	8	80	40	+40	78	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Spalding United	38	22	9	7	68	28	+40	75
4	Sporting Khalsa	38	21	7	10	84	48	+36	70
5	Coleshill Town	38	21	6	11	68	39	+29	69
6	Chasetown	38	20	8	10	58	27	+31	68
7	Corby Town	38	19	10	9	71	48	+23	67
8	Harborough Town	38	20	7	11	71	50	+21	67
9	Boldmere St Michaels	38	19	7	12	65	51	+14	64
10	Loughborough Dynamo	38	14	10	14	55	50	+5	52
11	Shepshed Dynamo	38	15	6	17	55	47	+8	51
12	Sutton Coldfield Town	38	14	5	19	56	60	−4	47
13	Hinckley LRFC	38	11	11	16	37	40	−3	44
14	Cambridge City	38	11	11	16	43	51	−8	44
15	Bedworth United	38	9	15	14	37	45	−8	42
16	Gresley Rovers	38	11	8	19	34	58	−24	41
17	Dereham Town (R)	38	10	5	23	43	79	−36	35	Qualification for the inter-step play-offs
18	St Neots Town (R)	38	8	8	22	41	87	−46	32
19	Daventry Town (R)	38	6	6	26	30	100	−70	24	Relegation to Step 5
20	Yaxley (R)	38	1	3	34	23	116	−93	6

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-off

		Semifinals				Final
	2	Halesowen Town	3
	5	Coleshill Town	1
						2	Halesowen Town	2
						3	Spalding United	1
	3	Spalding United	2
	4	Sporting Khalsa	1

Semi-finals

25 April 2023	Halesowen Town	3–1	Coleshill Town	Halesowen
19:45	Manning  3' Gregory  18' (pen.) Cobourne  87'	Report	Williams  25'	Stadium: The Grove Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Harry Tarrant

25 April 2023	Spalding United	2–1	Sporting Khalsa	Spalding
19:45	Edge  64' Clifton  76'		Okafor  20'	Stadium: Sir Halley Stewart Field Attendance: 690 Referee: Daniel Smith

Final

29 April 2023	Halesowen Town	2–1	Spalding United	Halesowen
15:00	Donnelly  90' Insall  112'	Report	Stainfield  39'	Stadium: The Grove Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Elliot Bell

Inter-Step Playoff

29 April 2023	Dereham Town	0–2	Stotfold	Dereham
15:00		https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2022-2023/step-45-inter-step/dereham-town/stotfold/457368	Alleyne  5', 31'	Stadium: Aldiss Park Attendance: 287

29 April 2023	St Neots Town	1–6	Lye Town	St Neots
15:00	Anderson  78'	Report	Meacham  2' Hesson  20', 53', 88' Palmer  62', 74'	Stadium: New Rowley Park Attendance: 548

Challenge Cup

For the third successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled.

See also

• 2022–23 Isthmian League
• 2022–23 Southern League

External links

• Official website