The 2010–11 season was the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the fourth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The allocations of teams following the 2009–10 season were released on 17 May 2010. The League sponsors from 2010–11 are Evo-Stik, who took over from Henkel UniBond.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured five new clubs: Chasetown, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One South Colwyn Bay, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One North FC Halifax Town, promoted as champions from NPL Division One North Mickleover Sports, promoted as champions from NPL Division One South Northwich Victoria, demoted under financial rules from the Conference North
League table
Results grid
Play-offs
Stadia and Locations
Team Stadium Capacity F.C. United of Manchester Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) 11,840 FC Halifax Town The Shay 10,061 Buxton The Silverlands 5,200 Northwich Victoria Victoria Stadium 5,098 Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 5,000 Hucknall Town Watnall Road 5,000 Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500 Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500 Stocksbridge Park Steels Look Local Stadium 3,500 Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500 Burscough Victoria Park 3,054 Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800 North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700 Colwyn Bay Llanelian Road 2,500 Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400 Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214 Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087 Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000 Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000 Retford United Cannon Park 2,000 Worksop Town Cannon Park (Retford ground share) 2,000 Mickleover Sports Mickleover Sports Ground 1,500
Top scorers
PosPlayerTeamGoals 1 Ross Hannah Matlock Town 35 2 Jamie Rainford Marine 28 3= Mike Norton F.C. United of Manchester 24 Jamie Vardy FC Halifax Town 24 5= Gary Bradshaw North Ferriby United 23 Ben Tomlinson Worksop Town 23 7 Aaron Burns Ashton United 22 8 Michael Lennon Nantwich Town 20 9 Mark Reed Buxton 19 10= Alex Davidson North Ferriby United 18 Tom Greaves Bradford Park Avenue 18 Danny Holland FC Halifax Town 18 Kieran Lugsden Buxton 18
Division One North
The Division One North featured four new clubs: Cammell Laird, transferred from the NPL Division One South Durham City, relegated from the NPL Premier Division Witton Albion, transferred from the NPL Division One South Chester were also admitted to Division One North, after appealing against an earlier decision to demote the club to the North West Counties League after their expulsion from the Conference Premier. Chester's participation was confirmed at the League's AGM on 19 June 2010. At the same meeting it was decided that the division would feature 23 clubs. There will, however, only be two relegation places in the league this year.Evostik league tables – Evostik League official site
League table
Results grid
Play-offs
Stadia and Locations
Team Stadium Capacity Chester Deva Stadium 5,376 Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813 Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100 Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000 Mossley Steel Park 4,000 Wakefield College Grove 4,000 Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View 3,500 Lancaster City Giant Axe 3,500 Radcliffe Borough Stainton Park 3,500 Warrington Town Cantilever Park 3,500 Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200 Durham City The Arnott Stadium 3,000 Garforth Town Genix Healthcare Stadium 3,000 Ossett Albion WareHouse Systems Stadium 3,000 Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium 2,500 Trafford Shawe View 2,500 Bamber Bridge QED Stadium 2,264 Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000 Woodley Sports The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,000 AFC Fylde Kellamergh Park 1,500 Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500 Leigh Genesis Crilly Park 1,500 Salford City Moor Lane 1,400
Top scorers
PosPlayerTeamGoals 1 Michael Wilde Chester 36 2 Chris McDonagh Curzon Ashton 34 3 Steve Foster Chorley 31 4 Tom Cahill AFC Fylde 23 5= Chris Almond Skelmersdale United 21 Kristian Dennis Mossley 21 Andy Kinsey Witton Albion 21 8= Nathan Neequaye Woodley Sports 19 Ryan Wade Skelmersdale United 19
Division One South
The Division One South featured five new clubs: Barwell, promoted as champions from the Midland Alliance Newcastle Town, promoted as champions from the North West Counties League Premier Division Rainworth Miners Welfare, promoted as runners-up from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Romulus, transferred from the Southern League Division One Midlands Sutton Coldfield Town, transferred from the Southern League Division One Midlands
League table
Results grid
Play-offs
Stadia and Locations
Team Stadium Capacity Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500 Brigg Town The Hawthorns 4,000 Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000 Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600 Spalding United Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500 Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000 Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500 Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote 2,500 Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400 Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200 Kidsgrove Athletic The Seddon Stadium 2,000 Rainworth Miners Welfare Welfare Ground 2,000 Romulus The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) 2,000 Sheffield Coach and Horses Ground 2,000 Stamford Vic Couzens Stadium 2,000 Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground 2,000 Glapwell Hall Corner 1,500 Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500 Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400 Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000 Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 600 Quorn Sutton Park 400
Top scorers
PosPlayerTeamGoals 1 Ian Holmes Glapwell 32 2 David Walker Kidsgrove Athletic 30 3 Gavin Allott Goole AFC 24 4= Mark Bellingham Sutton Coldfield Town 23 Jon Froggatt Belper Town 23 Vill Powell Goole AFC 23 7 Jordan Johnson Newcastle Town 22 8= Marcus Brown Romulus 20 Craig Marshall Sutton Coldfield Town 20 10= Conor Higginson Glapwell 18 Ant Lynam Sheffield 18 Kris Nurse Quorn 18
Challenge Cup
The Northern Premier League Challenge Cup 2010–11 (billed as the Evo-Stik Challenge Cup 2010–11 for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League. 67 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The tournament was won by Ashton United who beat Northwich Victoria 1–0 in the final.
Calendar
Round Matches played Matches Clubs Preliminary round 21 September 2010 5 67 → 62 First round 11 October – 18 November 2010 20 62 → 42 Second round 2 November – 14 December 2010 10 42 → 32 Third round 22 November – 25 January 2010 16 32 → 16 Fourth round 1–21 February 2011 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 15 February – 7 March 2011 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 17 March – 4 April 2011 2 4 → 2 Final 30 April 2011 1 2 → 1
Preliminary round In the preliminary round, the teams that were drawn to play received a bye in the President's Cup.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Belper Town1–5http://nln24.com/reports/match/sweet-revenge-for-glapwell Sweet revenge for Glapwell – NLN24Glapwell1132Goole AFC4–3http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gooleafc/news/goole-afc-4--3-harrogate-railway-181393.html Goole AFC 4–3 Harrogate RailwayHarrogate Railway Athletic1003Loughborough Dynamo4–3http://nln24.com/reports/match/new-look-dynamo-go-through New look Dynamo go through – NLN24Shepshed Dynamo1254Mossley1–2http://nln24.com/reports/match/trafford-knock-mossley-out Trafford knock Mossley out – NLN24Trafford1525Newcastle Town3–3http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/suttoncoldfieldtownfc/s/results-reports-24509.html&official=0&fixture_id=342007 Penalty shoot out agony for RoyalsSutton Coldfield Town81Newcastle Town advance 3–2 on penalties
First round The five clubs to have made it through the preliminary round were entered into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance6AFC Fylde3–4http://nln24.com/reports/match/skem-win-seven-goal-thriller-in-extra-time Skem win seven-goal thriller in extra time – NLN24Skelmersdale United1067Bamber Bridge0–1http://nln24.com/reports/match/dorney-sends-chorley-through Dorney sends Chorley through – NLN24Chorley2878Cammell Laird1–0Prescot Cables449Carlton Town6–0http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/briggtown/s/results-reports-5175.html&official=0&fixture_id=486453 Carlton Town 6–0 Brigg TownBrigg Town5610Chester3–1chesterchronicle.co.uk Chester F.C. 3 Rushall Olympic 1 AET blues beat nine men to progress in cup – Chester ChronicleAETRushall Olympic96611Curzon Ashton3–1http://nln24.com/reports/match/curzon-in-extra-time-turnaround Curzon in Extra Time turnaround – NLN24Leigh Genesis12412Garforth Town3–2http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/garforthtownfansite/videos/garforth-towns-goals-against-ossett-albion-12102010-9744.html Garforth 3–2 Ossett (Video)Ossett Albion7413Goole AFC3–5Sheffield8114Grantham Town6–4http://nln24.com/reports/match/grantham-have-second-half-six-appeal Grantham have second half six appeal – NLN24Loughborough Dynamo6215Kidsgrove Athletic2–2http://nln24.com/reports/match/grove-in-shootout-success Grove in shootout success – NLN24Leek Town138Kidsgrove Athletic 4–1 on penalties
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance16Lancaster City5–2http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lancastercity/s/results-reports-25604.html&official=0&fixture_id=480193 Lancaster City 5–2 ClitheroeClitheroe13317Lincoln United2–3Stamford4118Market Drayton Town2–3Newcastle Town12519Quorn3–0http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/romulus/s/results-reports-24613.html&official=0&fixture_id=463924 Quorn 3–0 RomulusRomulus6620Radcliffe Borough1–0http://nln24.com/reports/match/another-defeat-for-unlucky-trafford Another defeat for unlucky Trafford – NLN24Trafford8621Rainworth Miners Welfare3–4http://nln24.com/reports/match/another-terrible-tuesday-for-the-wrens Another terrible Tuesday for the Wrens – NLN24Barwell7522Spalding United2–1http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/spaldingunited/s/results-reports-24803.html&official=0&fixture_id=480692 Spalding United 2–1 GlapwellGlapwell5523Wakefield2–2http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wakefieldfc/s/results-reports-253.html&official=0&fixture_id=463090 Wakefield 2–2 Durham CityDurham City65Durham City 4–3 on penalties24Warrington Town2–4http://nln24.com/reports/match/witton-win-through-after-late-show Witton win through after late show – NLN24Witton Albion11925Woodley Sports5–1http://menmedia.co.uk/salfordadvertiser/sport/football/s/1345705_woodley_sports_5_salford_city_1 Woodley Sports 5 Salford City 1 – Salford AdvertiserSalford City49
Second round The twenty clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the second round draw.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance26Barwell3–0http://www.hinckleytimes.net/hinckley-sport/hinckley-football/barwell-fc/2010/11/04/barwell-3-0-spalding-evo-stik-league-cup-second-round-105367-27602618/ Barwell 3–0 Spalding (Evo Stik League Cup second round) – Hinckley TimesSpalding United10127Chorley2–1http://nln24.com/reports/match/chorley-claim-extra-time-win Chorley claim extra time win – NLN24AETCurzon Ashton34928Kidsgrove Athletic7–2http://nln24.com/reports/match/stunning-seven-goal-salvo-from-kidsgrove Stunning seven goal salvo from Kidsgrove – NLN24Cammell Laird6329Lancaster City0–1http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/radcliffeborough/s/results-reports-31494.html&official=0&fixture_id=502782 Lancaster City 0–1 Radcliffe BoroughRadcliffe Borough10330Newcastle Town2–0chesterchronicle.co.uk Newcastle Town 2 Chester FC 0: Blues knocked-out of Challenge Cup – Chester ChronicleChester187