2025–26 Northern Premier League

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The 2025–26 season is the 58th 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.

Premier Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2025–26
ChampionsHebburn Town
PromotedHebburn Town
Hednesford Town
RelegatedStocksbridge Park Steels
Morpeth Town
Prescot Cables
Widnes
Matches418
Goals1,078 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Gary Martin Hebburn Town (25 Goals)
Highest attendance4,784 Hednesford Town 1–1 FC United of Manchester 27 December 2025
Lowest attendance153 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–1 Rushall Olympic 5 November 2025
Total attendance282,323
Average attendance675 or 671
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The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.

Team changes

Premier Division table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hebburn Town (C, P) 40 23 10 7 75 41 +34 79 Promotion to the National League North
2 Hednesford Town (O, P) 40 22 11 7 62 35 +27 77 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 FC United of Manchester 40 21 9 10 65 41 +24 72
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 40 18 13 9 59 42 +17 67
5 Stockton Town 40 18 12 10 62 50 +12 63[b]
6 Lancaster City 40 17 11 12 56 45 +11 62
7 Gainsborough Trinity 40 16 11 13 50 45 +5 59
8 Leek Town 40 17 7 16 50 52 −2 58
9 Cleethorpes Town 40 14 13 13 56 47 +9 55
10 Ashton United 40 14 11 15 47 54 −7 53
11 Ilkeston Town 40 15 7 18 52 54 −2 52
12 Bamber Bridge 40 14 8 18 52 52 0 50
13 Guiseley 40 13 9 18 46 56 −10 48
14 Warrington Town 40 12 12 16 43 63 −20 48
15 Hyde United 40 11 14 15 58 63 −5 47
16 Rushall Olympic 40 12 11 17 48 61 −13 47 Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
17 Whitby Town 40 10 13 17 43 55 −12 43
18 Workington 40 10 13 17 43 58 −15 43
19 Prescot Cables (R) 40 9 15 16 40 50 −10 42 Relegation to Division One West
20 Morpeth Town (R) 40 12 6 22 38 54 −16 42 Relegation to Division One East
21 Stocksbridge Park Steels (R) 40 8 12 20 38 65 −27 36
22 Widnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league and folded[c]
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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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
  2. [b]
    Stockton Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Warrington Rylands 1906.
  3. [c]
    On 29 June 2025, Widnes resigned from the NPL, prior to the season's start.[1]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Hednesford Town 2
5 Stockton Town 0
2 Hednesford Town 1 (5)
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 1 (4)
3 FC United of Manchester 2
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 3

Semifinals

28 April 2026 Hednesford Town 2–0Stockton TownHednesford
19:45 GMT
Report
  • Arjun Purewal Red card 40'
 Stadium: Keys Park
Attendance: 3,535
28 April 2026 FC United of Manchester2–3 Warrington Rylands 1906 Moston
19:45 GMT
  • Palinkas 3'
  • Evans 49'
 Report
Stadium: Broadhurst Park
Attendance: 2,180

Final

4 May 2026 Hednesford Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Warrington Rylands 1906Hednesford
15:00 GMT George Williams 90'+1 Report Clive Smith 48' Stadium: Keys Park
Attendance: 4,029

Results table

More information Home \ Away, ASH ...
Home \ Away ASH BAM CLE UOM GAI GUI HEB HED HYD ILK LNC LEE MOR PRE RUS SPS STN WRY WRT WHI WRK
Ashton United — 1–1 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–4 2–1
Bamber Bridge 0–1 — 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Cleethorpes Town 2–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 0–3 2–1
FC United of Manchester 0–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
Gainsborough Trinity 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 — 2–1 1–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–3
Guiseley 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–5 3–2 — 4–0 1–5 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–1
Hebburn Town 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 — 0–1 3–3 5–0 4–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 8–0 3–1 2–1
Hednesford Town 3–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0
Hyde United 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 5–0 — 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–4 5–2 0–1
Ilkeston Town 0–2 2–0 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 3–0 — 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–2
Lancaster City 3–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0
Leek Town 2–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 2–2
Morpeth Town 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–4 2–0 3–0 2–0
Prescot Cables 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Rushall Olympic 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 5–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 3–3
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 0–1
Stockton Town 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–4 3–2 — 3–1 2–1 0–0 6–0
Warrington Rylands 1906 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 3–0
Warrington Town 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 0–2 2–3
Whitby Town 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 — 0–0
Workington 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 —
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Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Gary Martin Hebburn Town 26
2 England Josh Walker Cleethorpes Town 16
3 England Ewan Bange Bamber Bridge 15
England Jay Fitzmartin FC United of Manchester
England Adam Le Fondre FC United Of Manchester
6 England Ben Hardcastle Warrington Rylands 14
England Kevin Hayes Stockton Town
England Jordan Thewlis Guiseley
9 Jamaica Ahkeem Rose Hednesford Town 13
England Connor Heath Leek Town
England Joshua Scott Stockton Town
England Nic Evangelinos Lancaster City
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Stadia and locations

2025–26 Premier Division teams
Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
More information Club, Location ...
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton UnitedAshton-under-LyneHurst Cross4,500
Bamber BridgeBamber BridgeIrongate2,642
Cleethorpes TownGrimsbyClee Road1,000
FC United of ManchesterManchester (Moston)Broadhurst Park4,400
Gainsborough TrinityGainsboroughThe Northolme4,304
GuiseleyGuiseleyNethermoor Park4,000
Hebburn TownHebburnThe Green Energy Sports Ground1,500
Hednesford TownHednesfordKeys Park6,039
Hyde UnitedHydeEwen Fields4,250
Ilkeston TownIlkestonNew Manor Ground3,029
Lancaster CityLancasterThe Giant Axe3,500
Leek TownLeekHarrison Park3,600
Morpeth TownMorpethCraik Park1,500
Prescot CablesPrescotIP Truck Parts Stadium2,070
Rushall OlympicWalsall (Rushall)Dales Lane1,400
Stocksbridge Park SteelsStocksbridgeBracken Moor3,500
Stockton TownStocktonBishopton Road West2,200
Warrington Rylands 1906WarringtonGorsey Lane1,345
Warrington TownWarringtonCantilever Park2,500
Whitby TownWhitbyTurnbull Ground3,500
WorkingtonWorkingtonBorough Park3,101
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Division One East

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2025–26
ChampionsRedcar Athletic
PromotedRedcar Athletic
Emley
RelegatedBrighouse Town
Newton Aycliffe
Blyth Town
Bishop Auckland
Matches462
Goals1,347 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic (41 Goals)
Biggest home winRedcar Athletic 10–1 Silsden (13 September 2025)
Biggest away winAshington 0–8 Redcar Athletic (21 February 2026)
Highest scoringRedcar Athletic 10–1 Silsden (13 September 2025)
Highest attendance2,002 Blyth Town 2–0 Blyth Spartans 6 April 2026
Lowest attendance101 Brighouse Town 0–3 Consett 11 April 2026
Total attendance174,753
Average attendance378
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Division One East consists of 22 teams, 15 from the previous season and 7 new teams.

Team changes

Division One East table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Redcar Athletic (C, P) 42 33 6 3 140 38 +102 105 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Matlock Town 42 28 4 10 102 53 +49 88 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Emley (O, P) 42 22 11 9 68 31 +37 77
4 Dunston 42 22 10 10 70 51 +19 76
5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 42 21 12 9 67 34 +33 75
6 Pontefract Collieries 42 21 11 10 76 62 +14 74
7 Heaton Stannington 42 17 10 15 55 53 +2 61
8 Bridlington Town 42 16 11 15 71 63 +8 59
9 Garforth Town 42 16 10 16 66 51 +15 58
10 Consett 42 16 10 16 74 66 +8 58
11 North Ferriby 42 13 19 10 54 47 +7 58
12 Hallam 42 13 14 15 50 57 −7 53
13 Lincoln United 42 14 11 17 49 69 −20 53
14 Ashington 42 14 9 19 45 77 −32 51
15 Grimsby Borough 42 13 10 19 41 70 −29 49
16 Blyth Spartans 42 13 8 21 47 53 −6 47
17 Silsden 42 10 14 18 48 70 −22 44
18 Ossett United 42 10 12 20 50 63 −13 42
19 Bishop Auckland (R) 42 12 5 25 52 79 −27 41 Relegation to the Northern League Division One
20 Blyth Town (R) 42 12 5 25 42 76 −34 41
21 Newton Aycliffe (R) 42 9 9 24 49 86 −37 36
22 Brighouse Town (R) 42 8 7 27 31 98 −67 31 Resigned to Step 7[a]
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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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    On 6 May 2026, Brighouse Town applied for voluntary demotion to Step 7.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Matlock Town 1
5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 2
3 Emley 0 (5)
5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 0 (4)
3 Emley 1
4 Dunston 0

Semifinals

28 April 2026 Matlock Town1–2 Bradford (Park Avenue) Matlock
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Causeway Lane
Attendance: 1,268
28 April 2026 Emley 1–0DunstonEmley
19:45 GMT
  • Sorhaindo 18'
 Stadium: Fantastic Media Welfare Ground
Attendance: 909

Final

2 May 2026 Emley 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Bradford (Park Avenue)Emley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fantastic Media Welfare Ground
Attendance: 1,771

Results table

More information Home \ Away, ASH ...
Home \ Away ASH BIS BLS BLT BPA BLG BGH CON DUN EML GAR GRI HAL HEA LIN MAT NEW NOR OSS PON RCA SIL
Ashington — 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–4 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 2–3 0–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–8 2–1
Bishop Auckland 0–1 — 2–3 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 5–0 2–4 2–3 1–4 4–1 1–3 4–3 0–1
Blyth Spartans 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–4 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–0
Blyth Town 2–2 3–2 2–0 — 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–6 0–2 0–1 2–4 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–3 0–3 4–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 — 2–2 8–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1
Bridlington Town 2–0 1–3 1–4 7–0 0–0 — 8–0 3–4 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–1
Brighouse Town 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 — 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–0
Consett 4–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 3–0 — 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–4 2–3 4–1
Dunston 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 2–1
Emley 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 3–3 3–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 6–0 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–0 3–0
Garforth Town 0–1 4–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–5 2–2
Grimsby Borough 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–5 — 2–4 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1
Hallam 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 — 0–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–2
Heaton Stannington 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–5 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 1–1
Lincoln United 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 4–2 2–0 1–0 1–4 1–3 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1
Matlock Town 5–0 3–1 1–0 6–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–4 3–3 5–0 2–0 2–3 3–0 — 7–2 4–1 1–0 7–1 2–0 4–0
Newton Aycliffe 5–2 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–2 2–3 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–4 1–6
North Ferriby 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–2
Ossett United 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 — 2–0 0–6 1–1
Pontefract Collieries 5–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–4 3–0
Redcar Athletic 1–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 7–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 4–3 6–1 4–1 3–0 4–0 4–2 6–2 3–0 3–2 5–1 — 10–1
Silsden 4–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–4 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–1 —
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Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic 41
2 England Cameron Wilson Matlock Town 26
England Louis Johnson Redcar Athletic
4 England Bradley Fewster Redcar Athletic 24
5 England Marcus Carver Bradford PA 20
6 Northern Ireland Conor Washington Matlock Town 19
England Oscar Fletcher Redcar Athletic
8 England Dale Pearson Heaton Stannington 18
9 England Conor Brown Lincoln United 16
England Frankie Sinfield Pontefract Collieries
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Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One East teams
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AshingtonAshingtonWoodhorn Lane2,000
Bishop AucklandBishop AucklandHeritage Park1,950
Blyth SpartansBlythCroft Park4,435
Blyth TownBlythSouth Newsham Playing Fields1,000
Bradford (Park Avenue)BradfordHorsfall Stadium3,500
Bridlington TownBridlingtonQueensgate3,000
Brighouse TownBrighouseSt Giles Road1,000
ConsettConsettBelle View Stadium3,770
DunstonDunstonWellington Road2,500
EmleyEmleyFantastic Media Welfare Ground2,000
Garforth TownGarforthWheatley Park3,000
Grimsby BoroughGrimsbyBradley Football Centre1,250
HallamCrosspoolSandygate1,665
Heaton StanningtonHigh HeatonThe Willow Park2,000
Lincoln UnitedLincolnAshby Avenue2,714
Matlock TownMatlockCauseway Lane2,400
Newton AycliffeNewton AycliffeMoore Lane1,000
North FerribyNorth FerribyThe Dransfield Stadium3,000
Ossett UnitedOssettIngfield3,280
Pontefract CollieriesPontefractHarratt Nissan Stadium1,200
Redcar AthleticRedcarGreen Lane1,000
SilsdenSilsdenKeighley Road Stadium1,500
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Division One Midlands

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2025–26
Champions Anstey Nomads
PromotedAntsey Nomads
Racing Club Warwick
RelegatedBourne Town
St Neots Town
Coventry Sphinx
Rugby Town
Matches462
Goals1,289 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Evan Garnett Long Eaton United (26 Goals)
Biggest home winShepshed Dynamo 5–0 Racing Club Warwick 23 August 2025
Carlton Town 6–1 Corby Town 14 March 2026
Wellingborough Town 5–0 Bourne Town 28 March 2026
Biggest away winCorby Town 0–7 Long Eaton United 20 December 2025
Highest scoringBasford United 4–4 Sutton Coldfield Town 9 August 2025
Loughborough Students 5–3 Long Eaton United 7 October 2025
Sutton Coldfield Town 5–3 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 28 October 2025
Highest attendance1,347 Antsey Nomads 1–0 Wellingborough Town 25 April 2026
Lowest attendance63 Coventry Sphinx 2–2 Bourne Town 7 March 2026
Total attendance136,305
Average attendance295
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Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 14 from the previous season and 8 new teams.

Team changes

Division One Midlands table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Anstey Nomads (C, P) 42 28 8 6 80 35 +45 92 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Division Central
2 Carlton Town 42 28 6 8 84 49 +35 90 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Basford United 42 19 12 11 63 56 +7 69
4 Belper Town 42 19 11 12 65 50 +15 68
5 Racing Club Warwick (O, P) 42 18 11 13 62 56 +6 65
6 Coleshill Town 42 18 10 14 53 51 +2 64
7 Shepshed Dynamo 42 18 9 15 52 44 +8 63
8 Lichfield City 42 17 9 16 50 58 −8 60 Transferred to Division One West
9 Wellingborough Town 42 15 13 14 59 43 +16 58
10 Long Eaton United 42 16 10 16 67 63 +4 58
11 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 16 9 17 70 71 −1 57
12 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 42 14 13 15 56 61 −5 55
13 Corby Town 42 15 10 17 50 61 −11 55
14 Boldmere St Michaels 42 16 6 20 53 70 −17 54
15 Mickleover 42 14 11 17 62 69 −7 53
16 Rugby Borough 42 13 13 16 52 49 +3 52
17 Loughborough Students 42 13 13 16 64 63 +1 52
18 Bedworth United 42 13 11 18 47 53 −6 50
19 Bourne Town 42 12 7 23 54 70 −16 43 Reprive from relegation[a]
20 St Neots Town (R) 42 11 10 21 51 69 −18 43 Relegation to the United Counties League Premier Division South
21 Coventry Sphinx (R) 42 11 8 23 51 69 −18 41
22 Rugby Town (R) 42 9 8 25 44 79 −35 35
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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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Bourne Town were reprieved from relegation due to the resignation of Mousehole from the Southern League Division One South.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Carlton Town 0 (2)
5 Racing Club Warwick 0 (4)
4 Belper Town 1 (6)
5 Racing Club Warwick 1 (7)
3 Basford United 2 (3)
4 Belper Town 2 (4)

Semifinals

28 April 2026 Carlton Town0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Racing Club Warwick Carlton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium
Attendance: 506
28 April 2026 Basford United2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Belper Town Basford
19:45 GMT
  • Palmer 30'
  • Peters 55'
Stadium: Greenwich Avenue
Attendance: 865

Final

2 May 2026 Belper Town1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Racing Club Warwick Belper
19:45 GMT Stadium: Christchurch Meadow
Attendance: 1,702

Results table

More information Home \ Away, R&D ...
Home \ Away R&D ANS BAS BED BEL BSM BOU CAR COL COR CVS LIC LEU LOU MIC RCW RUB RUT SHD SNT SCT WEL
AFC Rushden & Diamonds — 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Anstey Nomads 3–0 — 4–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 5–2 1–0
Basford United 0–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–4 2–1
Bedworth United 2–0 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–2 1–2
Belper Town 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 4–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–4 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0
Boldmere St Michaels 0–1 1–4 1–4 1–2 2–0 — 3–2 1–3 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 0–2
Bourne Town 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 — 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–1
Carlton Town 3–2 0–6 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 — 0–1 6–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–0
Coleshill Town 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 — 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–1
Corby Town 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 — 1–3 4–1 0–7 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1
Coventry Sphinx 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–4
Lichfield City 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–4 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 1–6 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3
Long Eaton United 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–5 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 1–4 4–2 0–4 0–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Loughborough Students 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 5–3 — 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–1
Mickleover 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 — 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 3–3 2–2 1–2
Racing Club Warwick 1–1 3–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 4–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–3 1–0 — 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1
Rugby Borough 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 — 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–1
Rugby Town 0–3 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2
Shepshed Dynamo 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–5 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 — 3–1 1–2 1–0
St Neots Town 3–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–3 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 — 2–3 1–0
Sutton Coldfield Town 5–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–4 — 2–0
Wellingborough Town 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 —
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Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Evan Garnett Long Eaton United 26
2 England Ashley Chambers Carlton Town 21
3 England James Harding Racing Club Warwick 19
4 England Lamin Manneh Carlton Town 18
5 Portugal Bruno Andrade AFC Rushden & Diamonds 16
England James McGrady Sutton Coldfield Town
7 England Ashden Shortland Loughborough Students 15
England Jude Collins Shepshed Dynamo
England Reece Gibson Sutton Coldfield Town
England Will Jones Wellingborough Town
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Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & DiamondsRushdenHayden Road2,955
Anstey NomadsAnsteyCropston Road1,000
Basford UnitedNottingham (Basford)Greenwich Avenue1,600
Bedworth UnitedBedworthThe Oval2,900
Belper TownBelperChristchurch Meadow2,650
Boldmere St MichaelsBoldmereTrevor Brown Memorial Ground2,500
Bourne TownBourneAbbey Lawn2,000
Carlton TownCarltonBill Stokeld Stadium1,968
Coleshill TownColeshillPack Meadow2,000
Corby TownCorbySteel Park3,893
Coventry SphinxCoventrySphinx Drive1,000
Lichfield CityLichfieldCity Ground1,500
Long Eaton UnitedLong EatonGrange Park1,500
Loughborough StudentsLoughboroughLoughborough University Stadium3,300
MickleoverMickleoverStation Road1,500
Racing Club WarwickWarwickTownsend Meadow2,100
Rugby BoroughRugbyKilsby Lane1,000
Rugby TownRugbyButlin Road5,000
Shepshed DynamoShepshedThe Dovecote Stadium2,500
St Neots TownSt NeotsNew Rowley Park3,500
Sutton Coldfield TownSutton ColdfieldColes Lane2,000
Wellingborough TownWellingboroughDog & Duck Football Ground5,000
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Division One West

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2025–26
ChampionsBury
PromotedBury
Avro
Relegated Darlaston Town (1874)
Sporting Khalsa
Wythenshawe Town
Trafford
Matches462
Goals1,431 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Kyle Hawley Avro (24 Goals)
Biggest home winAvro 13–0 Darlaston Town (1874) 25 April 2026
Biggest away winRuncorn Linnets 0–5 Witton Albion 1 January 2026
Newcastle Town 0–5 Stalybridge Celtic 14 March 2026
Wythenshawe Town 2–7 Vauxhall Motors 28 March 2026
Highest scoringAvro 13–0 Darlaston Town (1874) 25 April 2026
Highest attendance7,052 Bury 4–1 Witton Albion 18 April 2026
Lowest attendance71 Darlaston Town (1874) 1–3 Wythenshawe Town 18 April 2026
Total attendance260,789
Average attendance564
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Division One West consists of 22 teams, 17 from the previous season and 5 new teams.

Team changes

Division One West table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bury (C, P) 42 27 9 6 86 36 +50 90 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Avro (O, P) 42 27 7 8 94 41 +53 88 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Stalybridge Celtic 42 25 7 10 88 55 +33 82
4 Runcorn Linnets 42 23 11 8 76 45 +31 80
5 Lower Breck 42 22 9 11 88 62 +26 75
6 Bootle 42 21 11 10 69 48 +21 74
7 Vauxhall Motors 42 20 12 10 94 70 +24 72
8 Witton Albion 42 17 10 15 76 67 +9 61
9 Nantwich Town 42 18 7 17 69 65 +4 61
10 Chasetown 42 17 9 16 55 52 +3 60
11 Mossley 42 14 17 11 59 53 +6 59
12 Shifnal Town 42 15 10 17 60 67 −7 55
13 Atherton Collieries 42 16 7 19 56 68 −12 55
14 Newcastle Town 42 15 7 20 45 62 −17 52
15 Clitheroe 42 13 12 17 64 67 −3 51
16 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 12 11 19 62 78 −16 47
17 Stafford Rangers 42 12 9 21 51 70 −19 45
18 Congleton Town 42 10 14 18 60 72 −12 44
19 Sporting Khalsa (R) 42 12 7 23 57 81 −24 43 Relegation to the Midland League Premier Division
20 Wythenshawe Town (R) 42 8 8 26 40 93 −53 32
21 Trafford (R) 42 7 8 27 49 80 −31 29 Relegation to the North West Counties League Premier Division
22 Darlaston Town (1874) (R) 42 7 6 29 33 99 −66 27 Relegation to the Midland League Premier Division
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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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Avro 2 (4)
5 Lower Breck 2 (3)
2 Avro 4
3 Stalybridge Celtic 2
3 Stalybridge Celtic 1
4 Runcorn Linnets 0

Semifinals

28 April 2026 Avro 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Lower BreckOldham
19:45 GMT
  • Cottrell 52'
  • Molloy 90+27'
  • Buckley 90+3'
  • Barrow 90+6'
 Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
Attendance: 609
28 April 2026 Stalybridge Celtic 1–0Runcorn LinnetsStalybridge
19:45 GMT
  • Scarisbrick 8'
 Stadium: Bower Fold
Attendance: 1,562

Final

2 May 2026 Avro 4–2Stalybridge CelticOldham
15:00 GMT
  • Dyson 27'
  • Mason 67'
  • Simms 74'
  • Hawley 90+4'
 Report
  • Tinning 47'
  • Horan 57'
 Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
Attendance: 1,105

Results table

More information Home \ Away, ATC ...
Home \ Away ATC AVR BOO BRY CHA CLI CON DAR KGA LWB MOS NAN NEW RUN SHI SPK STR SBC TRA VHM WIT WYT
Atherton Collieries — 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–5 2–3 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0
Avro 3–1 — 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–3 13–0 6–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0
Bootle 2–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 5–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–3 1–2 2–1
Bury 0–0 1–1 2–1 — 4–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 9–0 0–2 4–1 5–2
Chasetown 1–2 1–2 6–0 0–1 — 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–4 2–0
Clitheroe 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 9–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–3 4–1 1–3 2–1 2–5 0–2 4–0
Congleton Town 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–4 4–0 3–3 2–1 4–0
Darlaston Town (1874) 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 — 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–3
Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 3–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Lower Breck 4–0 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 6–0
Mossley 3–0 0–1 1–5 2–1 4–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–3 0–1 — 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–3
Nantwich Town 2–3 0–4 3–1 1–4 3–0 3–2 2–0 5–1 3–1 1–4 1–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–0 6–1 6–1 0–0 2–2 3–5 0–4 1–3
Newcastle Town 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 3–3 0–1 3–0 — 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–0 0–1 4–3 0–0
Runcorn Linnets 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 6–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 1–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–5 2–0
Shifnal Town 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–4 — 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 3–2 1–2
Sporting Khalsa 3–0 1–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–2 2–3
Stafford Rangers 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 0–0 — 4–0 3–4 2–4 2–3 2–1
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–6 1–0 3–3 3–1 6–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 — 2–0 4–4 1–3 4–1
Trafford 4–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 2–1 4–6 — 1–2 0–0 1–2
Vauxhall Motors 2–2 1–4 0–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 4–1
Witton Albion 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–2 1–4 4–3 3–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–1 — 1–0
Wythenshawe Town 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–4 2–1 2–7 2–1 —
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Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Kyle Hawley Avro 24
2 England Chay Tilt Sporting Khalsa 21
England Sam Burns Lower Breck
3 England Alex Panter Nantwich Town 20
England Lewis Buckley Lower Breck
6 England Freddy Garbutt Witton Albion 17
Wales Nick Rushton Vauxhall Motors
England Ruben Jerome Stalybridge Celtic
9 England Alex Cherera Lower Breck 16
England Byron Harrison Nantwich Town
Wales Kai Evans Bury
England Scott Bakkor Runcorn Linnets
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Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One West teams in the West Midlands
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Atherton CollieriesAthertonAlder Street2,500
AvroOldhamWhitebank Stadium1,500
BootleBootleNew Bucks Park2,500
BuryBuryGigg Lane12,500
ChasetownBurntwoodThe Scholars Ground3,000
ClitheroeClitheroeEcoGiants Stadium2,000
Congleton TownCongletonCleric Stadium1,500
Darlaston Town 1874WalsallThe Paycare Ground1,000
Kidsgrove AthleticKidsgroveThe Autonet Insurance Stadium2,000
Lower BreckLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield Sports and Community Centre1,000
MossleyMossleySeel Park4,000
Nantwich TownNantwichThe Weaver Stadium3,500
Newcastle TownNewcastle-under-LymeLyme Valley Stadium4,000
Runcorn LinnetsRuncornAPEC Taxis Stadium1,600
Shifnal TownShifnalAcoustafoam Stadium1,500
Sporting KhalsaWillenhallAspray Arena5,000
Stafford RangersStaffordMarston Road4,150
Stalybridge CelticStalybridgeBower Fold6,500
TraffordFlixtonShawe View2,500
Vauxhall MotorsEllesmere PortRivacre Park3,300
Witton AlbionNorthwichWincham Park4,813
Wythenshawe TownWythenshaweEricstan Stadium1,320
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