Northern Premier League Premier Division 2017–18 | ||
Season information | ||
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Winners | Altrincham | |
Promoted | Altrincham Ashton United | |
Relegated | Sutton Coldfield Town | |
Season statistics | ||
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The 2018–19 season is the 51st season of the Northern Premier League. After ten seasons, the two divisions of Division One were re-aligned from North and South to West and East. The League sponsors for 2018–19 are Evo-Stik.
Team changes[]
The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -
- Blyth Spartans – promoted to National League North
- Corby Town – relegated to NPL Division One South
- Frickley Athletic – relegated to NPL Division One North
- Ilkeston – relegated to NPL Division One South
- Skelmersdale United – relegated to NPL Division One North
- Spennymoor Town – promoted to National League North
The following 6 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -
- Altrincham – relegated from National League North
- Farsley Celtic – promoted from NPL Division One North
- Lancaster City – promoted from NPL Division One North
- Shaw Lane – promoted from NPL Division One South
- Stalybridge Celtic – relegated from National League North
- Witton Albion – promoted from NPL Division One South
Stadia and locations[]
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Altrincham | Moss Lane | 6,085 |
Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
Barwell | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
Coalville Town | Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 |
Farsley Celtic | Throstle Nest | 3,900 |
Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
Lancaster City | Giant Axe | 3,500 |
Marine | Marine Travel Arena | 3,185 |
Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
Mickleover Sports | The Don Amott Stadium | 1,500 |
Nantwich Town | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane | 1,400 |
Shaw Lane | Shaw Lane | 2,000 |
Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 4,000 |
Stalybridge Celtic | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,014 |
Sutton Coldfield Town | Central Ground | 2,000 |
Warrington Town | Cantilever Park | 3,500 |
Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
Witton Albion | Wincham Park | 4,813 |
Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
League table[]
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Altrincham (C) (P) | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 101 | 42 | +59 | 95 | Promotion to the the National League North |
2 | Ashton United (P) (O) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 82 | Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs, then promoted to the National League North |
3 | Warrington Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 82 | Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs |
4 | Grantham Town | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 81 | |
5 | Farsley Celtic | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 69 | +18 | 80 | |
6 | Shaw Lane | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 82 | |
7 | Witton Albion | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 70 | |
8 | Rushall Olympic | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 79 | −6 | 66 | Transferred to the Southern League Central |
9 | Buxton | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 64 | |
3 | Barwell | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 64 | Transferred to the Southern League Central |
19 | Stourbridge | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 62 | |
12 | Workington | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 69 | +6 | 62 | |
13 | Mickleover Sports | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 61 | |
14 | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 61 | |
15 | Matlock Town | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 60 | |
16 | Nantwich Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 57 | |
17 | Hednesford Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 57 | Transferred to the Southern League Central |
18 | Lancaster City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 55 | |
19 | Marine | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 67 | 78 | −11 | 53 | |
20 | Coalville Town | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 70 | 92 | −22 | 52 | Transferred to the Southern League Central |
21 | Whitby Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 50 | |
22 | Stalybridge Celtic | 46 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 48 | |
23 | Halesowen Town | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 49 | Transferred to the Southern League Central |
24 | Sutton Coldfield Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 108 | −56 | 36 | Relegated to the Southern League East |
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
Results[]
Home \ Away[1] | ALT | ASH | BAR | BUX | COA | FAR | GRN | HAL | HED | LNC | MAR | MAT | MIC | NAN | RSO | SHL | STA | STL | STB | SUT | WAR | WTB | WTN | WRK |
Altrincham | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | |
Ashton United | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Barwell | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Buxton | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
Coalville Town | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
Farsley Celtic | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
Grantham Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Halesowen Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
Hednesford Town | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Lancaster City | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
Marine | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
Matlock Town | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
Mickleover Sports | 1–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Nantwich Town | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
Rushall Olympic | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Shaw Lane | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Stafford Rangers | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | |
Stalybridge Celtic | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | |
Stourbridge | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
Sutton Coldfield Town | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 4–1 | |
Warrington Town | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
Whitby Town | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
Witton Albion | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Workington | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Source: [1]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
2 | Ashton United | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Farsley Celtic | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Ashton United | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Grantham Town | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Warrington Town | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Grantham Town | 3 |
Semi-finals
1 May 2018 | Ashton United | 2–1 | Farsley Celtic | Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne | |
19:45 (UTC+01:00) |
1 May 2018 | Warrington Town | 0–3 | Grantham Town | Cantilever Park, Warrington | |
19:45 (UTC+01:00) |
Final
5 May 2018 | Ashton United | 2–0 | Grantham Town | Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne | |
15:00 (UTC+01:00) |
External links[]
Northern Premier League Premier Division seasons |
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