Northern Premier League Premier Division 2023–24 | ||
Season information | ||
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Winners | Radcliffe | |
Promoted | Radcliffe Marine | |
Relegated | Atherton Collieries Bradford (Park Avenue) Stafford Rangers Marske United (resigned) | |
Season statistics | ||
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The 2023–24 season is the 56th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.
Team changes[]
The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:
- Belper Town – relegated to Division One East
- Liversedge – relegated to Division One East
- Nantwich Town – relegated to Division One West
- South Shields – promoted to the National League North
- Stalybridge Celtic – relegated to Division One West
- Warrington Town – promoted to the National League North
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
- Basford United - transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central
- Bradford (Park Avenue) – relegated from the National League North
- Ilkeston Town – transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central
- Macclesfield – promoted from the Division One West
- Workington – promoted from Division One West
- Worksop Town – promoted from the Division One East
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Ground | Capacity |
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Ashton United | Ashton-under-Lyne | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
Atherton Collieries | Atherton | Alder Street | 2,500 |
Bamber Bridge | Bamber Bridge | Irongate | 2,264 |
Basford United | Basford | Greenwich Avenue | 1,600 |
Bradford (Park Avenue) | Bradford | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
FC United of Manchester | Manchester (Moston) | Broadhurst Park | 4,400 |
Gainsborough Trinity | Gainsborough | The Northolme | 4,304 |
Guiseley | Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 4,200 |
Hyde United | Hyde | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
Ilkeston Town | [Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,029 |
Lancaster City | Lancaster | The Giant Axe | 3,500 |
Macclesfield | Macclesfield | Leasing.com Stadium | 5,300 |
Marine | Crosby | Rossett Park | 3,185 |
Marske United | Marske-by-the-Sea | Mount Pleasant | 2,500 |
Matlock Town | Matlock | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
Morpeth Town | Morpeth | Craik Park | 1,500 |
Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Stainton Park | 3,500 |
Stafford Rangers | Stafford | Marston Road | 4,000 |
Warrington Rylands 1906 | Warrington | Gorsey Lane | 1,345 |
Whitby Town | Whitby | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
Workington | Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
Worksop Town | Worksop | Sandy Lane | 2,500 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Radcliffe (C, P) | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 58 | +45 | 87 | Promotion to the National League North |
2 | Macclesfield | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 77 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Marine (O, P) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 87 | 44 | +43 | 76 | |
4 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 75 | |
5 | Worksop Town | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 70 | |
6 | Hyde United | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 67 | |
7 | Ashton United | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 67 | |
8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 63 | |
9 | Lancaster City | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 62 | |
10 | Guiseley | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 61 | |
11 | Ilkeston Town | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 60 | |
12 | Whitby Town | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 56 | |
13 | Morpeth Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 81 | −5 | 50 | |
14 | FC United of Manchester | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 48 | |
15 | Matlock Town | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 47 | |
16 | Bamber Bridge | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 47 | |
17 | Workington | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 44 | |
18 | Basford United | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 37 | |
19 | Bradford (Park Avenue) (R) | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 30 | Relegation to Division One East |
20 | Stafford Rangers (R) | 40 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 30 | Relegation to Division One West |
21 | Atherton Collieries (R) | 40 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 47 | 96 | −49 | 25 | |
22 | Marske United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league |
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
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[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
2 | Macclesfield | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Worksop Town | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Macclesfield | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Marine | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Marine | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 0 |
Semi-finals[]
30 April | Macclesfield | 3–1 | Worksop Town | Macclesfield | |
19:45 | Drummond ![]() Curran ![]() Owolabi ![]() |
Report | Hutchinson ![]() |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Liam Corrigan |
30 April | Marine | 1–0 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | Crosby | |
19:45 | Solomon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Alex Beckett |
Final[]
6 May | Macclesfield | 1–2 | Marine | Macclesfield | |
15:00 | Drummond ![]() |
Sinclair-Smith ![]() Bainbridge ![]() |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
Results table[]
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Declan Howe | Gainsborough Trinity | 26 |
2 | David Symington | Workington | 24 |
3 | Jordan Hulme | Radcliffe | 22 |
Jonathon Margetts | Matlock Town | ||
5 | Finlay Sinclair-Smith | Marine | 20 |
6 | Sam Hodgson | Morpeth Town | 18 |
7 | Josh Hancock | Radcliffe | 17 |
Gabriel Johnson | Guiseley | ||
Momodou Touray | Warrington Rylands | ||
Jaime Walker | Ilkeston Town |
External links[]
Northern Premier League Premier Division seasons |
2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · |
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