The 2026–27 season is the 59th 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, 15 from the previous season and seven new teams.
Team changes
To the Premier Division Promoted from Division One East Emley Redcar Athletic Promoted from Division One West Avro Bury Relegated from the National League North Alfreton Town Curzon Ashton Transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central Quorn
From the Premier Division Promoted to the National League North Hebburn Town Hednesford Town Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central Rushall Olympic Relegated to Division One East Stocksbridge Park Steels Morpeth Town Relegated to Division One West Prescot Cables Club folded Widnes
Premier Division table
Top goalscorers
Updated 6 October 2026
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic102 Harrison Wood Warrington Rylands 190693 Luke Hunter Workington84 Benito Lowe Avro7 Harry Salt Avro Josh Walker Cleethorpes Town7 Brad Holmes Curzon Ashton6 Callum Hickman Whitby Town Archie Lang Bamber Bridge Josh Scott Stockton Town
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationGroundCapacityAlfreton TownAlfretonNorth Street 3,600 Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500 Avro Oldham Whitebank Stadium 1,500 Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,642 Bury Bury Gigg Lane 12,500 Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Clee Road 1,000Curzon AshtonAshton-under-Lyne Tameside Stadium 4,000 Emley Emley Fantastic Media Welfare Ground 2,000 FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304 Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,000 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 Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium 1,477 Redcar Athletic Redcar Green Lane 1,000 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, 16 from the previous season and 6 new teams.
Team changes
To Division One East Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Beverley Town Liversedge Promoted from the Northern League Division One Guisborough Town West Auckland Town Relegated from the Premier Division Morpeth Town Stocksbridge Park Steels
From Division One East Promoted to the Premier Division Emley Redcar Athletic Relegated to the Northern League Division One Bishop Auckland Blyth Town Newton Aycliffe Voluntary Demotion to Step 7 Brighouse Town
Division One East table
Top goalscorers
Updated 6 October 2026
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mutty Al-Jahadhmy Garforth Town7 Jed Abbey Matlock Town Robbie Fox Bradford Park Avenue4 Liam Moran Lincoln United65 Andrew Buah Silsden5 Alfie Dean Liversedge Louie Chorlton Bradford Park Avenue Nic Bollado Dunston Marcus Carver Bradford Park Avenue Rio Molyneaux Lincoln United Ahmed Salam Bridlington Town Kelan Neo Swales Liversedge
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ashington Ashington Woodhorn Lane 2,000 Beverley Town Beverley Norwood Recreation Ground 1,500 Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435 Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500 Bridlington Town Bridlington Queensgate 3,000 Consett Consett Belle View Stadium 3,770 Dunston Dunston Wellington Road 2,500 Garforth Town Garforth Wheatley Park 3,000 Grimsby Borough Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,250 Guisborough Town Guisborough King George V Ground 3,500 Hallam Crosspool Sandygate 1,665 Heaton Stannington High Heaton The Willow Park 2,000 Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,714 Liversedge Liversedge Clayborn 2,000 Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,400 Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500 North Ferriby North Ferriby The Dransfield Stadium 3,000 Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 3,280 Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200Silsden Silsden Keighley Road Stadium 1,500 Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500 West Auckland Town West Auckland Darlington Road 2,000
Division One Midlands
Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and 6 new teams.
Team changes
To Division One Midlands Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North Boston Town Grantham Town Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South Coventry United Nuneaton Town Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central Barwell St Ives Town
From Division One Midlands Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central Anstey Nomads Racing Club Warwick Transferred to Division One West Lichfield City Relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South Coventry Sphinx Rugby Town St Neots Town
Division One Midlands table
Top goalscorers
Updated 6 October 2026
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Louis Czerwak Grantham Town82 Kash Kasukumya Loughborough Students73 Harry Limb Boston Town6 Reece Gibson Sutton Coldfield Town Manni Norkett Mickleover Taylor Wyse Shepshed Dynamo7 Kyle Byrne Boldmere St Michaels5 Lewis Darlington Bourne Town Charlie Manners Coleshill Town Ryan Rushen Grantham Town Nathan Watson Carlton Town Zak Munton Boston Town
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,955 Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500 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 Boston Town Boston Tattershall Road 6,000 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 United Coventry Nick Newbold Stadium 4,000 Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500 Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 1,500 Loughborough Students Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,300 Mickleover Mickleover Station Road 1,500 Nuneaton Town Nuneaton The Oval 4,614 Rugby Borough Rugby Kilsby Lane 1,000 Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500 St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000 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, 16 from the previous season and 6 new teams.
Team changes
To Division One West Promoted from the Midland League Premier Division 1874 Northwich Hanley Town Promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division Padiham Wythenshawe Relegated from the Premier Division Prescot Cables Transferred from Division One Midlands Lichfield City
From Division One West Promoted to the Premier Division Avro Bury Relegated to the Midland League Premier Division Darlaston Town (1874) Sporting Khalsa Wythenshawe Town Relegated to the North West Counties League Premier Division Trafford
Division One West table
Top goalscorers
Updated 6 October 2026
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Charlie Frost Mossley9 Lewis Porter Hanley Town Luca Whitney Newcastle Town4 Freddy Garbutt Witton Albion7 Matthew Hearsey Chasetown Ben Hodkinson Bootle6 Sam Burns Lower Breck6 Kyron Cooper Kidsgrove Athletic Luke Gill Lower Breck John Murphy Prescott Cables
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity 1874 Northwich Barnton The Offside Trust Stadium 3,000 Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500 Bootle Bootle New Bucks Park 2,500 Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 3,000 Clitheroe Clitheroe EcoGiants Stadium 2,000 Congleton Town Congleton Cleric Stadium 1,500 Hanley Town Stoke-on-Trent Potteries Park 1,300 Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000 Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground 1,500 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 Padiham Padiham Arbories Memorial Sports Ground 1,688 Prescot Cables Prescot IP Truck Parts Stadium 2,070 Runcorn Linnets Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium 1,600 Shifnal Town Shifnal Acoustafoam Stadium 1,500 Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,150 Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500 Vauxhall Motors Ellesmere Port Rivacre Park 3,300 Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813 Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Hollyhedge Park 1,000
References
External links Official website