2025–26 Northern Premier League

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

Northern Premier League
Premier Division

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hednesford Town	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Promotion to the National League North
2	Whitby Town	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3	Rushall Olympic	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
4	Ashton United	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
5	Warrington Rylands 1906	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
6	FC United of Manchester	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
7	Ilkeston Town	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
8	Stockton Town	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6	5
9	Cleethorpes Town	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
10	Bamber Bridge	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
11	Hyde United	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
12	Guiseley	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3
13	Lancaster City	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
14	Gainsborough Trinity	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
15	Leek Town	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
16	Prescot Cables	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	2
17	Stocksbridge Park Steels	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
18	Warrington Town	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1
19	Morpeth Town	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0	Relegation to Step 4
20	Hebburn Town	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0
21	Workington	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0
22	Widnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned from the league[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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^[2]
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League North
2. On 29 June 2025, Widnes resigned from the NPL, prior to the season's start.^[1]

Results table

Home \ Away	ASH	BAM	CLE	UOM	GAI	GUI	HEB	HED	HYD	ILK	LNC	LEE	MOR	PRE	RUS	SPS	STN	WRY	WRT	WHI	WRK
Ashton United	—													0–0		1–0
Bamber Bridge		—				2–0
Cleethorpes Town		1–1	—						3–1
FC United of Manchester				—								2–0
Gainsborough Trinity	0–3				—
Guiseley						—	4–0								0–1
Hebburn Town							—	0–1
Hednesford Town								—											2–1		2–0
Hyde United									—		1–0
Ilkeston Town					0–1					—				2–0
Lancaster City				0–2			3–2				—
Leek Town												—	1–0		0–3
Morpeth Town										1–2			—
Prescot Cables														—			0–0
Rushall Olympic															—			1–1
Stocksbridge Park Steels																—
Stockton Town									2–2								—				6–0
Warrington Rylands 1906		1–0			4–2													—
Warrington Town			0–0																—
Whitby Town																0–0			4–0	—
Workington																				1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jake Burton	Warrington Rylands	3
	Anthony Dwyer	Rushall Olympic
	Jordan Thewlis	Guiseley

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

Bamber Bridge

Cleethorpes Town

Gainsborough Trinity

Guiseley

Hebburn Town

Hednesford Town

Ilkeston Town

Lancaster City

Leek Town

Morpeth Town

Prescot Cables

Rushall Olympic

Stocksbridge Park Steels

Stockton Town

Warrington Rylands

Warrington Town

Whitby Town

Workington

2025–26 Premier Division teams

Ashton United

F.C. United

Hyde United

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)

Club	Location	Ground	Capacity
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	2,070
Rushall 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	1,345
Warrington Town	Warrington	Cantilever Park	2,500
Whitby Town	Whitby	Turnbull Ground	3,500
Workington	Workington	Borough Park	3,101

Division One East

Northern Premier League
Division One East

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Redcar Athletic	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Dunston UTS	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Bishop Auckland	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4
4	Emley	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
5	Pontefract Collieries	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
6	Grimsby Borough	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
7	Bridlington Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
8	Consett	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
9	Lincoln United	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
10	Brighouse Town	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
11	Newton Aycliffe	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
12	Heaton Stannington	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	3
13	Hallam	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
14	Garforth Town	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
15	Bradford (Park Avenue)	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
16	Matlock Town	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
17	North Ferriby	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
18	Ashington	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
19	Silsden	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1	Relegation to Step 5
20	Ossett United	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
21	Blyth Town	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
22	Blyth Spartans	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. 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^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	ASH	BIS	BLS	BLT	BPA	BLG	BGH	CON	DUN	EML	GAR	GRI	HAL	HEA	LIN	MAT	NEW	NOR	OSS	PON	RCA	SIL
Ashington	—	1–1
Bishop Auckland		—																	4–1
Blyth Spartans			—																		1–4
Blyth Town				—					0–2
Bradford (Park Avenue)					—					1–1
Bridlington Town	2–0					—
Brighouse Town				1–0			—
Consett			2–1					—
Dunston UTS									—									1–0
Emley										—												3–0
Garforth Town											—	0–0	1–1
Grimsby Borough								2–1				—
Hallam													—
Heaton Stannington														—	1–0
Lincoln United															—	3–2
Matlock Town					0–0											—
Newton Aycliffe							2–1										—
North Ferriby													2–2					—
Ossett United																			—
Pontefract Collieries																	2–0			—
Redcar Athletic														3–0							—
Silsden																				2–2		—

Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Laurence Sorhaindo	Emley	3
	Bailey Thompson	Pontefract Collieries
3	Adam Boyes	Redcar Athletic	2
	Elliot Dye	Lincoln United
	Ahmed Salam	Bridlington Town
	Jude Swailes	Dunston
	Dean Thexton	Bishop Auckland

Stadia and locations

Ashington

Bishop Auckland

Blyth Spartans

Blyth Town

Bradford (Park Avenue)

Bridlington Town

Brighouse Town

Consett

Dunston

Emley

Garforth Town

Grimsby Borough

Hallam

Heaton Stannington

Lincoln United

Matlock Town

Newton Aycliffe

North Ferriby

Ossett United

Pontefract

Redcar Athletic

Silsden

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One East teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ashington	Ashington	Woodhorn Lane	2,000
Bishop Auckland	Bishop Auckland	Heritage Park	1,950
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 UTS	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	1,000
Silsden	Silsden	Keighley Road Stadium	1,500

Division One Midlands

Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Rugby Borough	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7	Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
2	Coventry Sphinx	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Belper Town	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
4	Carlton Town	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
5	Corby Town	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
6	Basford United	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4
7	Racing Club Warwick	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
8	Rugby Town	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
9	Long Eaton United	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
10	Boldmere St Michaels	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
11	Coleshill Town	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
12	Anstey Nomads	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
13	Lichfield City	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
14	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
15	Shepshed Dynamo	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
16	Bedworth United	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
17	Sutton Coldfield Town	2	0	1	1	5	7	−2	1
18	Wellingborough Town	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
19	Loughborough Students	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1	Relegation to Step 5
20	Bourne Town	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0
21	St Neots Town	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
22	Mickleover	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	R&D	ANS	BAS	BED	BEL	BSM	BOU	CAR	COL	COR	CVS	LIC	LEU	LOU	MIC	RCW	RUB	RUT	SHD	SNT	SCT	WEL
AFC Rushden & Diamonds	—																		1–1
Anstey Nomads		—				0–1
Basford United			—																		4–4
Bedworth United				—								0–1
Belper Town					—									2–1
Boldmere St Michaels						—											2–3
Bourne Town							—		0–1
Carlton Town							2–1	—
Coleshill Town									—							1–2
Corby Town										—										2–1
Coventry Sphinx											—				2–0
Lichfield City		0–1										—
Long Eaton United										0–1			—
Loughborough Students														—								1–1
Mickleover													0–2		—
Racing Club Warwick				0–0												—
Rugby Borough	1–1													4–2			—
Rugby Town								1–2										—
Shepshed Dynamo			0–1																—
St Neots Town					1–3															—
Sutton Coldfield Town											1–3										—
Wellingborough Town																		0–2				—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Reece Gibson	Sutton Coldfield Town	3
2	Kevin Bastos	Belper Town	2
	Aaron Opoku	Racing Club Warwick
	Matthew Shipman	Coventry Sphinx
	Harry Wakefield	Boldmere St. Michaels

Stadia and locations

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Anstey Nomads

Basford United

Bedworth United

Belper Town

Boldmere St Michaels

Bourne Town

Carlton Town

Coleshill Town

Corby Town

Coventry Sphinx

Lichfield City

Long Eaton United

Loughborough
Students

Mickleover

Racing Club
Warwick

Rugby Borough

Rugby Town

Shepshed Dynamo

St Neots Town

Sutton Coldfield Town

Wellingborough
Town

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams

Coleshill Town

Bedworth United

Coventry Sphinx

Rugby Borough

Rugby Town

Racing Club
Warwick

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams (Warwickshire)

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

Northern Premier League
Division One West

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Clitheroe	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Nantwich Town	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Lower Breck	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
4	Runcorn Linnets	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
5	Avro	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
6	Bury	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
7	Stalybridge Celtic	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
8	Chasetown	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
9	Shifnal Town	3	1	0	2	3	2	+1	3
10	Newcastle Town	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
11	Kidsgrove Athletic	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
12	Sporting Khalsa	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
13	Darlaston Town (1874)	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
14	Stafford Rangers	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
15	Vauxhall Motors	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
16	Mossley	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
17	Bootle	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
18	Witton Albion	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
19	Congleton Town	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1	Relegation to Step 5
20	Wythenshawe Town	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
21	Trafford	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0
22	Atherton Collieries	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	ATC	AVR	BOO	BRY	CHA	CLI	CON	DAR	KGA	LWB	MOS	NAN	NEW	RUN	SHI	SPK	STR	SBC	TRA	VHM	WIT	WYT
Atherton Collieries	—													0–2
Avro		—		1–1
Bootle			—									1–2
Bury				—									1–0
Chasetown					—										1–0
Clitheroe						—													2–1
Congleton Town							—				2–2
Darlaston Town (1874)								—									0–1
Kidsgrove Athletic									—													2–0
Lower Breck										—											3–2
Mossley						0–0				0–1	—
Nantwich Town									3–1			—
Newcastle Town													—			2–0
Runcorn Linnets														—						2–2
Shifnal Town						0–1									—		3–0
Sporting Khalsa							3–1									—
Stafford Rangers		0–2															—
Stalybridge Celtic	1–0																	—
Trafford								1–2											—
Vauxhall Motors																		1–1		—
Witton Albion					0–0																—
Wythenshawe Town			1–1																			—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Callum Saunders	Nantwich Town	3
2	Scott Bakkor	Runcorn Linnets	2
	Harry Chesterton	Darlaston Town
	Adam Hughes	Vauxhall Motors

Stadia and locations

Atherton Collieries

Avro

Bootle

Bury

Clitheroe

Congleton Town

Lower Breck

Mossley

Nantwich Town

Runcorn Linnets

Stalybridge Celtic

Trafford

Vauxhall Motors

Witton Albion

Wythenshawe Town

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One West teams

Chasetown

Darlaston Town 1874

Kidsgrove Athletic

Newcastle Town

Shifnal Town

Sporting Khalsa

Stafford Rangers

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One West Staffordshire teams

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