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
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 Cleethorpes Town Stocksbridge Park Steels Promoted from Division One West Hednesford Town Widnes (Resigned) Relegated from the National League North Rushall Olympic Warrington Town
From the Premier Division Promoted to the National League North Macclesfield Worksop Town Relegated to Division One East Blyth Spartans Matlock Town Relegated to Division One Midlands Basford United Mickleover
Premier Division table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gary Martin Hebburn Town262 Josh Walker Cleethorpes Town163 Ewan Bange Bamber Bridge15 Jay Fitzmartin FC United of Manchester Adam Le Fondre FC United Of Manchester6 Ben Hardcastle Warrington Rylands14 Kevin Hayes Stockton Town Jordan Thewlis Guiseley9 Ahkeem Rose Hednesford Town13 Connor Heath Leek Town Joshua Scott Stockton Town Nic Evangelinos Lancaster City
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationGroundCapacity Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500 Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,642 Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Clee Road 1,000 FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304 Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,000 Hebburn Town Hebburn The Green Energy Sports Ground 1,500 Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039 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 Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500 Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 2,070Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall) Dales Lane 1,400 Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500 Stockton Town Stockton Bishopton Road West 2,200 Warrington Rylands 1906 Warrington Gorsey Lane 1,345Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 2,500 Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500 Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101
Division One East
Division One East consists of 22 teams, 15 from the previous season and 7 new teams.
Team changes
To Division One East Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Hallam Silsden Promoted from the Northern League Division One Blyth Town Redcar Athletic Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Lincoln United Relegated from the Premier Division Blyth Spartans Matlock Town
From Division One East Promoted to the Premier Division Cleethorpes Town Stocksbridge Park Steels Transferred to Division One Midlands Belper Town Carlton Town Relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Liversedge Sheffield Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North Sherwood Colliery
Division One East table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic412 Cameron Wilson Matlock Town26 Louis Johnson Redcar Athletic4 Bradley Fewster Redcar Athletic245 Marcus Carver Bradford PA206 Conor Washington Matlock Town19 Oscar Fletcher Redcar Athletic8 Dale Pearson Heaton Stannington189 Conor Brown Lincoln United16 Frankie Sinfield Pontefract Collieries
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ashington Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000 Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland Heritage Park1,950 Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435 Blyth Town Blyth South Newsham Playing Fields 1,000 Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500 Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000 Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles 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 1,250 Hallam Crosspool Sandygate 1,665 Heaton Stannington High Heaton The Willow Park 2,000 Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,714 Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,400 Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Moore Lane 1,000 North Ferriby North Ferriby The Dransfield Stadium 3,000 Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 3,280 Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200 Redcar Athletic Redcar Green Lane 1,000Silsden Silsden Keighley Road Stadium 1,500
Division One Midlands
Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 14 from the previous season and 8 new teams.
Team changes
To Division One Midlands Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division Lichfield City Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Bourne Town Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South Rugby Borough St Neots Town Relegated from the Premier Division Basford United Mickleover Transferred from Division One East Belper Town Carlton Town
From Division One Midlands Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central Quorn Worcester City Transferred to Division One West Darlaston Town 1874 Sporting Khalsa Relegated to the Midland League Premier Division Lye Town Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North Grantham Town Resigned Hinckley LRFC Resigned from the league Walsall Wood
Division One Midlands table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Evan Garnett Long Eaton United262 Ashley Chambers Carlton Town213 James Harding Racing Club Warwick194 Lamin Manneh Carlton Town185 Bruno Andrade AFC Rushden & Diamonds16 James McGrady Sutton Coldfield Town7 Ashden Shortland Loughborough Students 15 Jude Collins Shepshed Dynamo Reece GibsonSutton Coldfield Town Will Jones Wellingborough Town
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,955 Anstey Nomads Anstey Cropston Road 1,000 Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 1,600 Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 2,900 Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650 Boldmere St Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500 Bourne Town Bourne Abbey Lawn 2,000 Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,968 Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,000 Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893 Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive 1,000 Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground 1,500 Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 1,500 Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,300 Mickleover Mickleover Station Road 1,500 Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 2,100 Rugby Borough Rugby Kilsby Lane 1,000 Rugby Town Rugby Butlin Road 5,000 Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500 St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500 Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Coles Lane 2,000 Wellingborough Town Wellingborough Dog & Duck Football Ground 5,000
Division One West
Division One West consists of 22 teams, 17 from the previous season and 5 new teams.
Team changes
To Division One West Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division Shifnal Town Promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division Bury Lower Breck Transferred from Division One Midlands Darlaston Town 1874 Sporting Khalsa
From Division One West Promoted to the Premier Division Hednesford Town Widnes Relegated to the Midland League Premier Division Hanley Town Relegated to the North West Counties League Premier Division City of Liverpool Wythenshawe
Division One West table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kyle Hawley Avro242 Chay Tilt Sporting Khalsa21 Sam Burns Lower Breck3 Alex Panter Nantwich Town20 Lewis Buckley Lower Breck6 Freddy Garbutt Witton Albion17 Nick Rushton Vauxhall Motors Ruben Jerome Stalybridge Celtic9 Alex Cherera Lower Breck16 Byron Harrison Nantwich Town Kai Evans Bury Scott Bakkor Runcorn Linnets
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 2,500 Bury Bury Gigg Lane 12,500 Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000 Clitheroe Clitheroe EcoGiants Stadium 2,000 Congleton Town Congleton Cleric Stadium 1,500 Darlaston Town 1874 Walsall The Paycare Ground 1,000 Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000 Lower Breck Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield Sports and Community Centre 1,000 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 Shifnal Town Shifnal Acoustafoam Stadium 1,500 Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Aspray Arena 5,000 Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,150 Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500 Trafford Flixton Shawe View 2,500 Vauxhall Motors Ellesmere Port Rivacre Park 3,300 Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813 Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Ericstan Stadium 1,320
References
External links Official website