The 2024–25 season was the 57th 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
The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.
Team changes
To the Premier Division Promoted from Division One East Hebburn Town Stockton Town Promoted from Division One West Leek Town Prescot Cables Relegated from the National League North Blyth Spartans Transferred from the Southern Football League Premier Division Central Mickleover
From the Premier Division Promoted to the National League North Marine Radcliffe Relegated to Division One East Bradford (Park Avenue) Relegated to Division One West Atherton Collieries Stafford Rangers Resigned to the Northern Football League Division One Marske United
Premier Division table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Danny Elliott Macclesfield352 Declan Howe Gainsborough Trinity233 Montel Gibson Matlock Town224 Tom Cursons Ilkeston Town21 Darius Osei Ashton United6 Will Longbottom Guiseley207 Liam Hughes Worksop Town19 Jack Redshaw Hyde United9 D'Mani Bughail-Mellor Macclesfield1810 Amar Purewal Hebburn Town17 Steven Rigg Workington
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationGroundCapacity Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500 Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,264 Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 1,600Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435 FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304 Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200 Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground 1,500 Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250 Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029 Lancaster City Lancaster The Giant Axe 3,500 Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600 Macclesfield Macclesfield Leasing.com Stadium 5,300 Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214 Mickleover Mickleover Station Road 1,500 Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500 Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 3,200 Stockton Town Stockton Bishopton Road West 1,800 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
Division One East
Division One East comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One East Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Emley Garforth Town Promoted from the Northern Football League Division One Bishop Auckland Heaton Stannington Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Sherwood Colliery Relegated from the Premier Division Bradford (Park Avenue)
From Division One East Promoted to the Premier Division Hebburn Town Stockton Town Transferred to Division One Midlands Grantham Town Relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Winterton Rangers
Division One East table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jake Petitjean Newton Aycliffe222 Josh Walker Cleethorpes Town213 Harry Draper Belper Town18 Luke Rawson Belper Town Stockbridge Park Steels5 Isaac Walker Consett176 Curtis Bateson Cleethorpes Town16 Josh Gilchrist Ashington Brandon Holdsworth Bishop Auckland Consett JJ O'Donnell Dunston
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ashington Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000 Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650 Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland Heritage Park1,950 Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500 Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000 Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000 Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500 Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Clee Road 1,000 Consett Consett Belle View Stadium 3,770 Dunston Dunston Wellington Road 2,500 Emley Emley Fantastic Media Welfare Ground 2,000 Garforth Town Garforth Wheatley Park 3,000 Grimsby Borough Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000 Heaton Stannington High Heaton Grounsell Park 2,000 Liversedge Cleckheaton Clayborn 2,000 Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane Park 1,000 North Ferriby North Ferriby The Dransfield Stadium 3,000 Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 1,950 Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200 Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses Ground 2,089 Sherwood Colliery Mansfield Woodhouse Debdale Park 1,000 Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500
Division One Midlands
Team changes
To Division One Midlands Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division Worcester City Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division Darlaston Town (1874) Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Loughborough Students Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South Racing Club Warwick Wellingborough Town Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central Long Eaton United Transferred from Division One East Grantham Town
From Division One Midlands Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central Harborough Town Spalding United Transferred to the Isthmian League North Division Cambridge City Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North Gresley Rovers Resigned to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One Loughborough Dynamo
Division One Midlands table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Fletcher Toll Corby Town292 Jacob Fenton Anstey Nomads223 Simeon Cobourne Sporting Khalsa20 Evan Garnett Long Eaton United James Shaw Long Eaton United6 Andre Landell Sporting Khalsa167 James Taylor Long Eaton United158 Ryan Beswick Quorn14 Trey Charles Rugby Town
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,000 Anstey Nomads Anstey Cropston Road 1,000 Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 3,000 Boldmere St Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,000 Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000 Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893 Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive 1,000 Darlaston Town (1874) Walsall The Paycare Ground 1,000 Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500 Hinckley LRFC Hinckley Leicester Road Stadium 4,329 Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 3,000 Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,000 Lye Town Lye Lye Sports Ground 1,000 Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium 1,400 Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 1,280 Rugby Town Rugby Butlin Road 6,000 Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500 Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Aspray Arena 5,000 Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Coles Lane 4,500 Walsall Wood Walsall Wood Oak Park 1,000 Wellingborough Town Wellingborough Dog & Duck Football Ground 2,500 Worcester City Worcester Claines Lane 1,000
Division One West
Team changes
To Division One West Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division Congleton Town Promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Town Relegated from the Premier Division Atherton Collieries Stafford Rangers
From Division One West Promoted to the Premier Division Leek Town Prescot Cables Relegated to the Midland League Premier Division 1874 Northwich
Division One West table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Rio Clegg Trafford202 Max McCarthy Congleton Town193 Nick Rushton Vauxhall Motors184 Kai Evans Nantwich Town17 Veron Parny Clitheroe6 Aaron Dwyer Atherton Collieries167 George Cater Chasetown15 Jack Langston Chasetown9 George Boyd Wythenshawe Town14 Leon Creech Clitheroe Sean Miller Widnes
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500 Avro Oldham Whitebank Stadium 1,500 Bootle Bootle New Bucks Park 3,750 Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000 City of Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium (groundshare with Widnes) 13,350 Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000 Congleton Town Congleton Cleric Stadium 1,450 Hanley Town Stoke-on-Trent Potteries Park 1,300 Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039 Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000 Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000 Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500 Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000 Runcorn Linnets Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium 1,600 Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000 Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500 Trafford Flixton Shawe Lane 2,500 Vauxhall Motors Ellesmere Port vanEupen Arena 3,300 Widnes Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813 Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Hollyhedge Park 1,500 Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Ericstan Stadium 1,000
References
External links Official website