2003–04 Northern Premier League
The 2003–04 Northern Premier League season was the 36th in the history of the
During this season,
Premier Division
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Hucknall Town |
Promoted | Team List
|
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 513 |
Goals scored | 1,540 (3 per match) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
The Premier Division featured four new teams:
- Southport relegated from the Football Conference
- Alfreton Town promoted as champions of Division One
- Spennymoor Unitedpromoted as runner-up of Division One
- Radcliffe Boroughpromoted as via playoff from Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hucknall Town (C, P) | 44 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 38 | +45 | 95 | Promotion to Conference North |
2 | Droylsden (P) | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 86 | |
3 | Barrow (P) | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 80 | |
4 | Alfreton Town (P) | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 78 | |
5 | Harrogate Town (P)
|
44 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 77 | |
6 | Southport (P) | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 70 | |
7 | Worksop Town (P) | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 70 | |
8 | Lancaster City (P) | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 69 | |
9 | Vauxhall Motors (P) | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 67 | |
10 | Gainsborough Trinity (P) | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 64 | |
11 | Stalybridge Celtic (P) | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 64 | |
12 | Altrincham (P) | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 63 | |
13 | Runcorn F.C. Halton (P) | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 61 | |
14 | Ashton United (P) | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 59[a] | Qualification for Playoffs |
15 | Whitby Town | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 53 | |
16 | Marine
|
44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 51 | |
17 | Bradford Park Avenue (P)
|
44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 50 | |
18 | Spennymoor United
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44 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 55 | 93 | −38 | 48 | |
19 | Burscough | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 45 | |
20 | Radcliffe Borough
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44 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 74 | 99 | −25 | 42 | |
21 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 40 | |
22 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 83 | −32 | 40 | |
23 | Wakefield & Emley
|
44 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 99 | −54 | 30 | Changed name to Wakefield-Emley |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Although Ashton United did not progress through the playoffs, they were promoted nonetheless.
Results
Play-offs
Eight teams competed for the final Conference North place; including Hyde United, champions of Division One.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
14°PD | Ashton United | 2 | ||||||||||||
1°Div.1 | Hyde United | 1 | ||||||||||||
14°PD | Ashton United | 1 | ||||||||||||
17°PD | Bradford Park Avenue
| 2 | ||||||||||||
17°PD | Bradford Park Avenue
| 3 | ||||||||||||
18°PD | Spennymoor United
| 1 | ||||||||||||
17°PD | Bradford Park Avenue
| 2 | ||||||||||||
19°PD | Burscough | 0 | ||||||||||||
15°PD | Whitby Town | 2(2) | ||||||||||||
20°PD | Radcliffe Borough
| 2(4) | ||||||||||||
20°PD | Radcliffe Borough
| 0 | ||||||||||||
19°PD | Burscough | 2 | ||||||||||||
16°PD | Marine
| 1 | ||||||||||||
19°PD | Burscough | 3 |
Division One
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Hyde United |
Promoted | Team List
|
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 463 |
Goals scored | 1,372 (2.96 per match) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Division One featured five new teams:
- Colwyn Bay relegated from the Premier Division
- Gateshead relegated via Playoff from the Premier Division
- Hyde United relegated from the Premier Division
- Bridlington Town as champions of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Prescot Cables as champions of the North West Counties League Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hyde United (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 80 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division and Playoffs |
2 | Matlock Town (P) | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 76 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
3 | Farsley Celtic (P) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 74 | |
4 | Lincoln United (P) | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 71 | |
5 | Witton Albion (P) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 63 | |
6 | Gateshead (P) | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 63[a] | |
7 | Workington (P) | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 62 | |
8 | Leek Town (P) | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 61 | |
9 | Guiseley (P) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 60 | |
10 | Bamber Bridge (P) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 60 | |
11 | Bridlington Town (P) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 58 | |
12 | Prescot Cables (P) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 58 | |
13 | Bishop Auckland (P) | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 55 | |
14 | Ossett Town (P)
|
42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 52[a] | |
15 | Rossendale United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 51 | |
16 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 82 | −26 | 51 | |
17 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 50 | |
18 | Chorley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 49 | |
19 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 48 | |
20 | Belper Town | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 42 | |
21 | Kendal Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 40 | |
22 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Results
Promotion and relegation
In the thirty-sixth season of the Northern Premier League the top fourteen teams of the Premier Division plus Bradford Park Avenue were promoted to the newly formed Conference North. They were replaced by the top fourteen teams of the First Division, who in turn were replaced by the following fourteen teams:
- Gresley Rovers (from the Southern League Western Division)
- Shepshed Dynamo (from the Southern League Western Division)
- Ilkeston Town (from the Southern League Western Division)
- Willenhall Town
- Eastwood Town
- Mossley
- Rocester
- A.F.C. Telford United
- Brigg Town
- Warrington Town
- Ossett Albion
- Clitheroe
- Woodley Sports
- Spalding United
While no teams were relegated this season, the league reform meant the teams that missed out on "promotion" remained in a league that had its position in the English football league system downgraded by one tier while the "promoted" teams actually remained on the same level of the league system.
Cup results
- Droylsden bt. Hucknall Town
- Barrow bt. Workington
- Hyde United bt. Leek Town
- Droylsden bt. Hucknall Town