2023–24 Northern Premier League

The 2023–24 season was the 56th 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

Northern Premier League
Premier Division

Season	2023–24
Champions	Radcliffe
Promoted	Radcliffe Marine
Relegated	Atherton Collieries Bradford (Park Avenue) Stafford Rangers Marske United (resigned)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

• Belper Town – relegated to Division One East
• Liversedge – relegated to Division One East
• Nantwich Town – relegated to Division One West
• South Shields – promoted to the National League North
• Stalybridge Celtic – relegated to Division One West
• Warrington Town – promoted to the National League North

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Basford United - transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Bradford (Park Avenue) – relegated from the National League North
• Ilkeston Town – transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Macclesfield – promoted from the Division One West
• Workington – promoted from Division One West
• Worksop Town – promoted from the Division One East

Premier Division table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Radcliffe (C, P)	40	28	3	9	103	58	+45	87	Promotion to the National League North
2	Macclesfield	40	24	5	11	84	47	+37	77	Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3	Marine (O, P)	40	23	7	10	87	44	+43	76
4	Warrington Rylands 1906	40	21	12	7	65	42	+23	75
5	Worksop Town	40	21	7	12	72	49	+23	70
6	Hyde United	40	19	10	11	68	48	+20	67
7	Ashton United	40	19	10	11	73	63	+10	67
8	Gainsborough Trinity	40	19	6	15	66	63	+3	63
9	Lancaster City	40	18	8	14	60	62	−2	62
10	Guiseley	40	18	7	15	69	63	+6	61
11	Ilkeston Town	40	18	6	16	69	62	+7	60
12	Whitby Town	40	17	8	15	60	50	+10	56[b]
13	Morpeth Town	40	14	8	18	76	81	−5	50
14	FC United of Manchester	40	15	4	21	55	77	−22	48[c]
15	Matlock Town	40	14	5	21	62	77	−15	47
16	Bamber Bridge	40	12	11	17	63	82	−19	47
17	Workington	40	11	11	18	67	81	−14	44
18	Basford United	40	9	10	21	44	65	−21	37
19	Bradford (Park Avenue) (R)	40	7	9	24	50	85	−35	30	Relegation to Division One East
20	Stafford Rangers (R)	40	9	3	28	36	81	−45	30	Relegation to Division One West
21	Atherton Collieries (R)	40	7	4	29	47	96	−49	25
22	Marske United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned from the league[d]

Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
2. Whitby Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
3. FC United of Manchester were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
4. On 3 January, Marske United resigned from the NPL, a decision that was ratified by the league on 5 January and the FA on 12 January. Marske United's playing record of Pld22 W7 D0 L15 GD23 Pts21 was expunged.

Play-offs

	Semi-finals					Final
	2	Macclesfield	3
	5	Worksop Town	1
						2	Macclesfield	1
						3	Marine	2
	3	Marine	1
	4	Warrington Rylands 1906	0

Semi-finals

Macclesfield v Worksop Town

30 April	Macclesfield	3–1	Worksop Town	Macclesfield
19:45	Drummond 10' Pemberton  34' Curran 41' Owolabi 60'	Report	Wedgbury  32' Hutchinson  43' 73'	Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Liam Corrigan

Marine v Warrington Rylands 1906

30 April	Marine	1–0	Warrington Rylands 1906	Crosby
19:45	Solomon 49'	Report	Pedro  6' Touray  27'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Alex Beckett

Final

Macclesfield v Marine

6 May	Macclesfield	1–2	Marine	Macclesfield
15:00	Drummond 79'	Report	Sinclair-Smith 26' (pen.) Bainbridge 68'	Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 5,329

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

Bamber Bridge

Basford United

Bradford (PA)

Gainsborough Trinity

Guiseley

Ilkeston Town

Lancaster City

Macclesfield

Marine

Marske United

Matlock Town

Morpeth Town

Stafford Rangers

Warrington Rylands

Whitby Town

Workington

Worksop Town

2023–24 Premier Division teams

Ashton United

Atherton Collieries

F.C. United

Hyde United

Radcliffe

Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)

Club	Location	Ground	Capacity
Ashton United	Ashton-under-Lyne	Hurst Cross	4,500
Atherton Collieries	Atherton	Alder Street	2,500
Bamber Bridge	Bamber Bridge	Irongate	2,264
Basford United	Nottingham (Basford)	Greenwich Avenue	1,600
Bradford (Park Avenue)	Bradford	Horsfall Stadium	3,500
FC United of Manchester	Manchester (Moston)	Broadhurst Park	4,400
Gainsborough Trinity	Gainsborough	The Northolme	4,304
Guiseley	Guiseley	Nethermoor Park	4,200
Hyde United	Hyde	Ewen Fields	4,250
Ilkeston Town	Ilkeston	New Manor Ground	3,029
Lancaster City	Lancaster	The Giant Axe	3,500
Macclesfield	Macclesfield	Leasing.com Stadium	5,300
Marine	Crosby	Rossett Park	3,185
Marske United	Marske-by-the-Sea	Mount Pleasant	2,500
Matlock Town	Matlock	Causeway Lane	2,214
Morpeth Town	Morpeth	Craik Park	1,500
Radcliffe	Radcliffe	Stainton Park	3,500
Stafford Rangers	Stafford	Marston Road	4,000
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

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Declan Howe	Gainsborough Trinity	26
2	David Symington	Workington	24
3	Jordan Hulme	Radcliffe	22
	Jonathon Margetts	Matlock Town
5	Finlay Sinclair-Smith	Marine	20
6	Sam Hodgson	Morpeth Town	18
7	Josh Hancock	Radcliffe	17
	Gabriel Johnson	Guiseley
	Momodou Touray	Warrington Rylands
	Jaime Walker	Ilkeston Town

Results table

Home \ Away	ASH	ATH	BAM	BAS	BRA	UOM	GAI	GUI	HYD	ILK	LNC	MAC	MAR	MAT	MOR	RAD	STA	WRY	WHI	WRK	WOR
Ashton United	—	4–3	2–2	1–0	2–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	5–0	0–2	1–3	5–0	4–3	0–2	2–1	0–0	4–1	2–2	2–0
Atherton Collieries	1–2	—	1–2	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	1–2	1–2	2–3	0–2	0–1	0–5	1–3	4–3	0–4	1–0	1–1	2–3	4–3	0–2
Bamber Bridge	1–3	3–1	—	5–2	1–1	3–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–1	2–1	1–7	2–1	3–3	1–5	0–2	2–2	3–2	3–0	1–1
Basford United	1–2	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–3	2–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	3–1
Bradford (Park Avenue)	1–1	1–2	0–3	2–1	—	2–4	3–3	0–1	0–3	4–1	2–3	0–2	1–3	2–3	2–0	2–3	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–2
FC United of Manchester	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	3–2	0–2	1–0	4–3	2–1	0–3	2–3	2–5	0–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	3–0
Gainsborough Trinity	2–2	4–1	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–3	—	4–0	4–1	0–1	1–0	1–3	0–0	5–3	0–2	3–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0
Guiseley	0–1	3–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	3–1	0–1	—	2–2	1–2	2–3	1–2	4–2	4–0	4–1	1–0	2–0	0–2	1–3	4–3	2–4
Hyde United	2–2	3–2	2–2	1–0	5–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	—	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–0	3–1
Ilkeston Town	2–2	3–0	1–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–4	1–1	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–1	3–2	1–2	3–1	0–1	2–4	6–1	1–2
Lancaster City	2–1	3–2	3–2	1–0	2–2	0–0	2–1	2–2	0–4	0–4	—	3–0	0–2	1–0	3–2	1–2	2–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–0
Macclesfield	5–0	6–0	2–1	1–1	3–4	3–1	3–0	5–1	0–0	5–3	1–2	—	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–2
Marine	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	4–0	5–1	3–1	1–0	1–4	0–0	2–1	1–2	—	2–0	3–1	3–2	4–0	1–1	1–3	4–4	2–1
Matlock Town	5–1	3–0	0–0	2–0	5–2	3–0	0–4	2–1	3–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–1	—	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–4	1–5	2–2	0–0
Morpeth Town	3–3	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–5	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–0	3–3	—	2–3	6–0	1–3	0–1	3–0	4–0
Radcliffe	2–5	2–2	3–2	1–1	3–0	5–0	1–0	3–4	2–0	3–0	4–2	4–3	3–2	4–0	4–1	—	3–1	2–3	0–1	3–1	4–3
Stafford Rangers	0–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	3–2	4–0	2–1	1–2	0–2	2–4	1–3	0–2	2–4	0–3	0–3	—	0–2	1–0	1–0	0–2
Warrington Rylands 1906	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–0	1–4	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–2	2–3	2–0	1–0	2–0	0–4	7–2	—	1–0	1–0	2–1
Whitby Town	1–3	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–2	0–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	3–1	1–2	1–0	1–3	—	1–1	2–4
Workington	5–0	2–3	2–2	5–3	0–2	2–1	2–3	2–1	0–1	4–1	2–1	0–0	0–3	2–1	2–2	1–4	2–1	2–2	0–0	—	3–3
Worksop Town	1–0	4–1	2–4	1–0	3–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	7–0	1–1	5–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	—

Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One East

Northern Premier League
Division One East

Season	2023–24
Champions	Hebburn Town
Promoted	Hebburn Town Stockton Town
Relegated	Winterton Rangers
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Division One East comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left Division One East before the season:

• Lincoln United – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division North
• Long Eaton United – promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central
• North Shields – demoted to the Northern League Division One
• Shildon – relegated to the Northern League Division One
• Tadcaster Albion – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
• Worksop Town – promoted to the Premier Division

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Ashington – promoted from the Northern League Division One
• Belper Town – relegated from the Premier Division
• Liversedge – relegated from the Premier Division
• Newton Aycliffe – promoted from the Northern League Division One
• North Ferriby – promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
• Winterton Rangers – promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division

Division One East table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hebburn Town (C, P)	38	25	6	7	82	37	+45	81	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Stockton Town (O, P)	38	24	8	6	78	31	+47	80	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Dunston UTS	38	21	9	8	77	45	+32	72
4	Pontefract Collieries	38	20	10	8	73	38	+35	70
5	Carlton Town	38	21	2	15	59	52	+7	65
6	Belper Town	38	18	6	14	64	62	+2	60
7	Newton Aycliffe	38	18	6	14	68	67	+1	60
8	North Ferriby	38	18	3	17	57	65	−8	57
9	Cleethorpes Town	38	15	11	12	58	47	+11	56
10	Liversedge	38	15	6	17	53	46	+7	51
11	Grimsby Borough	38	15	5	18	51	60	−9	50
12	Consett	38	14	7	17	58	62	−4	49
13	Sheffield	38	14	6	18	62	64	−2	48
14	Ashington	38	13	7	18	62	68	−6	46
15	Stocksbridge Park Steels	38	9	13	16	42	48	−6	40
16	Ossett United	38	10	8	20	38	70	−32	38
17	Grantham Town	38	9	10	19	49	75	−26	37	Transfer to Division One Midlands
18	Bridlington Town	38	9	9	20	47	72	−25	36
19	Brighouse Town	38	9	9	20	49	81	−32	36	Reprieve from relegation[a]
20	Winterton Rangers (R)	38	10	5	23	37	74	−37	35	Relegation to the Northern Counties East League

Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Marske United resigned from the NPL. Because of this, Brighouse Town were reprieved from relegation.

Play-offs

	Semi-finals					Final
	2	Stockton Town	2
	5	Carlton Town	0
						2	Stockton Town	4(5)
						3	Dunston UTS	4(3)
	3	Dunston UTS	2
	4	Pontefract Collieries	0

Semi-finals

Stockton Town v Carlton Town

30 April	Stockton Town	2–0	Carlton Town	Stockton
19:45	Butterworth 42', 68'	Report		Stadium: Bishopton Road West Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Connor Scott

Dunston UTS v Pontefract Collieries

30 April	Dunston UTS	2–0	Pontefract Collieries	Dunston
19:45	Pearson 25' Coulson 60'	Report	Vann  6' Dunn  86'	Stadium: Wellington Road Attendance: 694

Final

Stockton Town v Dunston UTS

4 May	Stockton Town	4–4 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Dunston UTS	Stockton
15:00	Roberts 54' Sweet 81', 90+6' Hayes 108'		Maskell 16', 29', 98' Pearson 55'	Stadium: Bishopton Road West Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Mark Bell
	Penalties
	Butterworth King Sweet Hayes Thompson		Maskell Carr MacDonald Djalo

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Amar Purewal	Hebburn Town	28
2	Jack Maskell	Dunston	22
3	Kevin Bastos	Belper Town	18
	Kevin Hayes	Stockton Town
	Dale Pearson	Dunston
6	Adam Haw	Pontefract Collieries	16
	Cameron Johnson	Belper Town Sheffield
	Connor Thomson	Ashington
9	Liam Adamson	Newton Aycliffe	15
	Michael Fowler	Stockton Town

Stadia and locations

Ashington

Belper
Town

Bridlington Town

Brighouse Town

Carlton Town

Cleethorpes Town

Consett

Dunston

Grantham Town

Grimsby Borough

Hebburn Town

Liversedge

Newton Aycliffe

North Ferriby

Ossett United

Pontefract

Sheffield

Stocksbridge Park Steels

Stockton Town

Winterton Rangers

Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One East teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ashington	Ashington	Woodhorn Lane	2,000
Belper Town	Belper	Christchurch Meadow	2,650
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 UTS	Dunston	Wellington Road	2,500
Grantham Town	Grantham	South Kesteven Sports Stadium	7,500
Grimsby Borough	Grimsby	Bradley Football Centre	1,000
Hebburn Town	Hebburn	The Green Energy Sports Ground	–
Liversedge	Cleckheaton	Clayborn	2,000
Newton Aycliffe	Newton Aycliffe	Securicorp Stadium	–
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
Stocksbridge Park Steels	Stocksbridge	Bracken Moor	3,500
Stockton Town	Stockton	Bishopton Road West	1,800
Winterton Rangers	Winterton	West Street Stadium

Division One Midlands

Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands

Season	2023–24
Champions	Spalding United
Promoted	Spalding United Harborough Town
Relegated	Gresley Rovers Loughborough Dynamo (resigned)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Team changes

The following 7 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:

• Chasetown - transferred to Division One West
• Daventry Town – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South
• Dereham Town – relegated to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division
• Halesowen Town – promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Stamford – promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central
• St Neots Town – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South
• Yaxley – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South

The following 7 clubs joined the division before the season:

• AFC Rushden & Diamonds – relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Anstey Nomads – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North
• Coventry Sphinx – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
• Lye Town – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division
• Quorn – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North
• Rugby Town – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
• Walsall Wood – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division

Division One Midlands table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Spalding United (C, P)	38	28	5	5	98	33	+65	89	Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
2	Anstey Nomads	38	26	10	2	96	40	+56	88	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Harborough Town (O, P)	38	29	4	5	91	24	+67	85[a]
4	Hinckley LRFC	38	20	10	8	64	48	+16	70
5	Quorn	38	19	9	10	81	54	+27	66
6	Loughborough Dynamo	38	18	8	12	69	66	+3	62	Resigned from the league[b]
7	Lye Town	38	18	7	13	56	47	+9	61
8	Corby Town	38	15	11	12	80	50	+30	56
9	Bedworth United	38	14	9	15	50	45	+5	51
10	Sutton Coldfield Town	38	15	6	17	55	58	−3	51
11	Walsall Wood	38	15	5	18	57	70	−13	50
12	Sporting Khalsa	38	15	5	18	52	74	−22	50
13	Boldmere St Michaels	38	14	6	18	65	57	+8	48
14	Shepshed Dynamo	38	12	6	20	49	61	−12	42
15	Coleshill Town	38	10	5	23	53	93	−40	35
16	Coventry Sphinx	38	6	14	18	38	70	−32	32
17	Cambridge City	38	8	8	22	46	81	−35	32	Transfer to the Isthmian League North Division
18	Rugby Town	38	9	5	24	45	82	−37	32
19	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	38	9	5	24	38	78	−40	32	Reprieve from relegation[b]
20	Gresley Rovers (R)	38	7	8	23	39	91	−52	29	Relegation to the United Counties League

Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Harborough Town were deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player.
2. Loughborough Dynamo resigned at the end of this season.^[2] Because of this, AFC Rushden & Diamonds were reprieved from relegation.

Play-offs

	Semi-finals					Final
	2	Anstey Nomads	3
	5	Quorn	1
						2	Anstey Nomads	0
						3	Harborough Town	2
	3	Harborough Town	1 (4)
	4	Hinckley LRFC	1 (2)

Semi-finals

Anstey Nomads v Quorn

30 April	Anstey Nomads	3-1	Quorn	Anstey, Leicestershire
19:45	Armeni  36' Blake 45+1', 64' Annable 45+3'  53'	Report	Webb 34'  90+2' Beswick  71' Simons  87'	Stadium: Cropston Road Attendance: 686

Harborough Town v Hinckley LRFC

30 April	Harborough Town	1-1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Hinckley LRFC	Market Harborough
19:45	Kennedy  11' Crawford 34'  37'	Report	Lyne  18' Edwards  18' Brennan  33' Nuttall 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Bowden Park Attendance: 706 Referee: Gareth Davis
	Penalties
	Kennedy Walsh Tonge Rose Daire		Astill Nuttall Edwards Wakefield

Final

Anstey Nomads v Harborough Town

4 May	Anstey Nomads	0–2	Harborough Town	Anstey, Leicestershire
15:00		Report	Tonge 5' Rose 90+1'	Stadium: Cropston Road Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Kavan Hurn

Stadia and locations

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Anstey Nomads

Bedworth United

Boldmere St Michaels

Cambridge City

Coleshill Town

Corby Town

Coventry Sphinx

Gresley Rovers

Harborough Town

Hinckley LRFC

Loughborough Dynamo

Lye Town

Quorn

Rugby Town

Shepshed Dynamo

Spalding United

Sporting Khalsa

Sutton Coldfield Town

Walsall Wood

Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One Midlands teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds	Rushden	Hayden Road	2,000
Anstey Nomads	Anstey	Cropston Road	–
Bedworth United	Bedworth	The Oval	3,000
Boldmere St Michaels	Boldmere	Trevor Brown Memorial Ground	2,000
Cambridge City	Impington	Bridge Road (Impington)	4,300
Coleshill Town	Coleshill	Pack Meadow	2,000
Corby Town	Corby	Steel Park	3,893
Coventry Sphinx	Coventry	Sphinx Drive	–
Gresley Rovers	Church Gresley	Moat Ground	2,400
Harborough Town	Market Harborough	Bowden Park	–
Hinckley LRFC	Hinckley	Leicester Road Stadium	4,329
Loughborough Dynamo	Loughborough	Nanpantan Sports Ground	1,500
Lye Town	Lye	Lye Sports Ground	1,000
Quorn	Quorn	Farley Way Stadium	1,400
Rugby Town	Rugby	Butlin Road	6,000
Shepshed Dynamo	Shepshed	The Dovecote Stadium	2,500
Spalding United	Spalding	Sir Halley Stewart Field	3,500
Sporting Khalsa	Willenhall	Guardian Warehousing Arena	–
Sutton Coldfield Town	Sutton Coldfield	Central Ground	2,000
Walsall Wood	Walsall Wood	Oak Park	1,000

Division One West

Northern Premier League
Division One West

Season	2023–24
Champions	Leek Town
Promoted	Leek Town Prescot Cables
Relegated	1874 Northwich
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Team changes

The following 6 clubs left Division One West before the season:

• Macclesfield – promoted to the Premier Division
• Skelmersdale United - demoted to North West Counties League Premier Division
• Workington – promoted to the Premier Division
• Glossop North End - relegated to North West Counties League Premier Division
• Colne - relegated to North West Counties League Premier Division
• Ramsbottom United - relegated to North West Counties League Premier Division

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

• Avro – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
• Chasetown - transferred from the Division One Midlands
• Hednesford Town – relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central
• Nantwich Town – relegated from the Premier Division
• Stalybridge Celtic – relegated from the Premier Division
• Vauxhall Motors – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division

Division One West table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Leek Town (C, P)	38	24	6	8	85	44	+41	78	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Runcorn Linnets	38	20	8	10	63	39	+24	68	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Prescot Cables (O, P)	38	19	10	9	59	41	+18	67
4	Bootle	38	19	9	10	60	45	+15	66
5	City of Liverpool	38	18	9	11	69	47	+22	63
6	Witton Albion	38	19	6	13	65	59	+6	63
7	Avro	38	15	13	10	49	43	+6	58
8	Clitheroe	38	16	10	12	69	56	+13	58
9	Widnes	38	17	6	15	60	43	+17	57
10	Nantwich Town	38	17	6	15	61	47	+14	57
11	Chasetown	38	16	8	14	52	50	+2	56
12	Stalybridge Celtic	38	14	11	13	56	59	−3	53
13	Hanley Town	38	12	11	15	37	46	−9	47
14	Newcastle Town	38	13	6	19	44	51	−7	45
15	Mossley	38	12	9	17	43	56	−13	45
16	Vauxhall Motors	38	13	5	20	51	73	−22	44
17	Trafford	38	8	15	15	40	57	−17	39
18	Kidsgrove Athletic	38	10	9	19	56	74	−18	39
19	Hednesford Town	38	7	11	20	44	68	−24	32	Reprieve from relegation[a]
20	1874 Northwich (R)	38	4	6	28	24	89	−65	18	Relegation to the Midland League

Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Hednesford Town were reprieved from relegation to fill a vacancy in the league pyramid.

Play-offs

	Semi-finals					Final
	2	Runcorn Linnets	0
	5	City of Liverpool	2
						5	City of Liverpool	0
						3	Prescot Cables	2
	3	Prescot Cables	1
	4	Bootle	0

Semi-finals

Runcorn Linnets v City of Liverpool

30 April	Runcorn Linnets	0–2	City of Liverpool	Runcorn
19:45	Welsh  34' Brooke  70'	Report	Morris 38', 64'	Stadium: APEC Taxis Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Daniel Smith

Prescot Cables v Bootle

30 April	Prescot Cables	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Bootle	Prescot
19:45	Foley  48' Goodwin  90+1' Sambor 100' Murphy  103' Donaldson  106'	Report	Carney  90+4' Hilton  118'	Stadium: Valerie Park Attendance: 2,035

Final

Prescot Cables v City of Liverpool

4 May	Prescot Cables	2–0	City of Liverpool	Prescot
15:00	McNally 45+1' Murphy 65'	Report		Stadium: Valerie Park Attendance: 2,070

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rob Stevenson	Leek Town	21
2	Sefton Gonzales	Clitheroe	20
3	Ben Hodkinson	Bootle	18
	John Murphy	Prescot Cables
5	Byron Harrison	Nantwich Town	17
6	James Steele	Widnes	16
	Daniel Trickett-Smith	Leek Town
8	Aaron Dwyer	Stalybridge Celtic	15
	Oliver Molloy	Runcorn Linnets

Stadia and locations

1874 Northwich

Avro

Bootle

City of Liverpool

Clitheroe

Hanley Town

Kidsgrove Athletic

Leek Town

Mossley

Nantwich Town

Newcastle Town

Prescot Cables

Runcorn Linnets

Stalybridge Celtic

Trafford

Vauxhall Motors

Widnes

Witton Albion

Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One West teams

Chasetown

Hednesford Town

Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One West Staffordshire teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
1874 Northwich	Barnton	The Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton)	3,000
Avro	Oldham	Whitebank Stadium	1,500
Bootle	Bootle	New Bucks Park	3,750
Chasetown	Burntwood	The Scholars Ground	3,000
City of Liverpool	Bootle	New Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle)	3,750
Clitheroe	Clitheroe	Shawbridge	2,000
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
Leek Town	Leek	Harrison Park	3,600
Mossley	Mossley	Seel Park	4,000
Nantwich Town	Nantwich	The Weaver Stadium	3,500
Newcastle Town	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Lyme Valley Stadium	4,000
Prescot Cables	Prescot	IP Truck Parts Stadium	3,200
Runcorn Linnets	Runcorn	APEC Taxis Stadium	1,600
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

See also

• Northern Premier League
• 2023–24 Isthmian League
• 2023–24 Southern League

Notes