The 2011–12 season was the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the fifth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The League sponsors for 2011–12 were Evo-Stik. The league allocations were released on 20 May 2011.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured five new teams:
Chester, promoted as champions from NPL Division One North Chorley, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One North Hednesford Town, transferred from Southern League Premier Division Rushall Olympic, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One South Stafford Rangers, relegated from Conference North
League table
Play-offs
*AET
Semi-finals
Final
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity F.C. United of Manchester Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) 11,840 Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500 Chester Deva Stadium 5,376 Buxton The Silverlands 5,200 Northwich Victoria Victoria Stadium 5,098 Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 5,000 Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500 Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100 Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500 Stocksbridge Park Steels Look Local Stadium 3,500 Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500 Worksop Town Sandy Lane 3,200 Burscough Victoria Park 3,054 Stafford Rangers Marston Road 3,000 Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800 North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700 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 Mickleover Sports Mickleover Sports Ground 1,500 Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400
Division One North
Division One North featured two new teams: Farsley, promoted as champions from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Ossett Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Curzon Ashton win 4–1 on penalties
Final
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813 Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000 Mossley Steel Park 4,000 Wakefield College Grove 4,000 Farsley Throstle Nest 3,900 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 West Lancashire College Stadium 2,500 Trafford Shawe View 2,500 Bamber Bridge QED Stadium 2,264 Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000 Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000 Woodley Sports The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,000 AFC Fylde Kellamergh Park 1,500 Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500 Salford City Moor Lane 1,400
Division One South
Division One South featured four new teams: Coalville Town, promoted as champions from the Midland Alliance Hucknall Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division Ilkeston, new team New Mills, promoted as champions from the North West Counties League Premier Division
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Leek Town win 6–7 on penalties Final
Results grid
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500 Hucknall Town Watnall Road 5,000 Brigg Town The Hawthorns 4,000 Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000 Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600 Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,500 Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000 Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote 2,500 Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400 Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200 Coalville Town Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000 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 Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500 Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500 New Mills Church Lane 1,400 Quorn Sutton Park 1,400 Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000
Challenge Cup
The 2011–12 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2011–12 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 42nd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League. The tournament was won by North Ferriby United who beat Rushall Olympic 4–1 after extra-time.
Calendar
Round Matches played Matches Clubs Preliminary round 5–20 September 2011 4 66 → 62 First round 26 September – 1 November 2011 20 62 → 42 Second round 18 October – 15 November 2011 10 42 → 32 Third round 2 November – 20 December 2011 16 32 → 16 Fourth round 9–11 January 2012 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 14–21 February 2012 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 20–21 March 2012 2 4 → 2 Final 28 April 2012 1 2 → 1
Preliminary round In the preliminary round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions were drawn together.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Ossett Town0–2Ossett Town 0–2 brigg Town Ossett Town FC official website. Accessed 21 September 2011.Brigg Town232Rainworth Miners Welfare1–2Stamford733Romulus3–5Roms lose out in League Cup opener Romulus FC official websiteAETKidsgrove Athletic744Warrington Town4–2Warrington Town 4 – 2 Cammell Laird Cammell Laird official websiteAETCammell Laird55
First round The four clubs which made it through the preliminary round enter into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues which weren't drawn into the preliminary round.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance5AFC Fylde0–3Bamber Bridge1216Carlton Town2–4AETBelper Town717Coalville Town2–1Ilkeston2138Farsley1–0Durham City919Goole5–0Lincoln United7410Harrogate Railway Athletic1–5Garforth6511Kidsgrove Athletic5–2Market Drayton Town10812Lancaster City4–2Skelmersdale United12313Loughborough Dynamo3–2Hucknall Town8014Mossley2–0*Curzon Ashton112
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance15New Mills3–4Salford City10516Ossett Albion1–2Brigg Town7017Prescot Cables1–2Warrington Town10118Quorn2–0AETGrantham Town11019Radcliffe Borough1–3Woodley Sports7020Sheffield4–2Wakefield16021Shepshed Dynamo0–3Stamford10722Sutton Coldfield Town0–3Newcastle Town4123Trafford1–1Clitheroe85Clitheroe 4–2 on penalties24Witton Albion4–0Leek Town133
*Mossley were removed from the competition as they had not registered a player correctly.
Second round The twenty clubs which made it through the first round were entered into the draw for the second round.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance25Brigg Town3–0Farsley5426Curzon Ashton0–3Woodley Sports6527Goole1–2Garforth7428Lancaster City2–1Clitheroe10229Newcastle Town2–0AETWarrington Town69
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance30Quorn1–2Loughborough Dynamo9131Salford City2–1Bamber Bridge6832Sheffield1–2Belper Town18533Stamford5–3AETCoalville Town10134Witton Albion2–0Kidsgrove Athletic109
Third round The ten clubs which made it through the second round were entered into the draw for the second round with the clubs from the Premier Division.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance35Ashton United1–4Lancaster City6236Belper Town1–3AETWorksop Town11137Brigg Town0–1Buxton6638Burscough0–2F.C. United of Manchester14739Woodley Sports0–2Kendal Town5340Frickley Athletic4–2Garforth Town9841Hednesford Town3–1Chester25142Loughborough Dynamo3–1AETStamford85
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance43Matlock Town4–1Mickleover Sports19144Newcastle Town2–2Nantwich Town108Newcastle Town won 4–3 on penalties45North Ferriby United1–0Whitby Town10746Northwich Victoria4–0Marine16347Rushall Olympic1–0Chasetown16648Salford City1–2Chorley13149Stocksbridge Park Steels1–1Bradford Park Avenue76Bradford Park Avenue won 4–3 on penalties50Witton Albion3–1Stafford Rangers96
Fourth round The 16 clubs which made it through the third round were entered into the draw for the fourth round.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance51Bradford Park Avenue4–0Loughborough Dynamo9152Chorley2–3F.C. United of Manchester83053Lancaster City3–3AETKendal Town194Kendal Town won 5–4 on penalties54Matlock Town0–1Frickley Athletic169
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance55Newcastle Town2–3Northwich Victoria10956North Ferriby United4–2Worksop Town17757Rushall Olympic2–1Hednesford Town20958Witton Albion4–1Buxton128
Quarter-finals The eight clubs to have made it through the fourth round were entered into the Quarter-finals draw.
Semi-finals The four clubs to have made it through the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-finals draw.
Final The two clubs to have made it through the Semi-finals play each other in the final to decide the winner of the Challenge Cup.
President's Cup
At the 2011 league AGM, the 2011–12 Northern Premier League President's Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South, was deferred for at least one year due to fixture congestion and clubs making losses from the games. It was decided to award the trophy to the team that tops the fair play league at the end of the season instead.
Peter Swales Shield
The Peter Swales Shield has changed format several times, and the 2012–13 season saw the champions of the Premier Division, Chester, play against the winners of the Challenge Cup, North Ferriby United. Chester won the game 3–0.
See also 2011–12 Isthmian League 2011–12 Southern League
References
External links Official website Official Northern Premier League Match Photo Gallery