2019–20 Northern Premier League

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The 2019–20 season was the 52nd season of the Northern Premier League. After one season, the two divisions of Division One were re-aligned from West and East to North West and South East.

The League announced on 8 July 2019 that the new sponsors for 2019–20 were BetVictor.[1]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3] A legal appeal against the decision, funded by South Shields, was dismissed in June 2020.[4]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2019–20

Team changes

The following 5 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

Marine had been in the highest division of the league for 40 consecutive seasons before their relegation.[5]

The following 5 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

Premier Division table at the time of abandonment

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Shields 33 21 6 6 64 34 +30 69
2 FC United of Manchester 32 16 9 7 73 51 +22 57
3 Warrington Town 32 14 13 5 57 44 +13 55
4 Basford United 32 16 7 9 49 39 +10 55
5 Lancaster City 34 15 8 11 58 46 +12 53
6 Nantwich Town 31 15 7 9 55 39 +16 52
7 Whitby Town 31 14 8 9 54 42 +12 50
8 Scarborough Athletic 35 14 8 13 44 47 −3 50
9 Morpeth Town 27 14 6 7 48 37 +11 48
10 Hyde United 33 12 7 14 55 55 0 43
11 Gainsborough Trinity 32 11 9 12 53 50 +3 42
12 Stalybridge Celtic 33 12 6 15 42 50 −8 42
13 Bamber Bridge 33 12 4 17 53 64 −11 40
14 Witton Albion 31 10 9 12 40 43 −3 39
15
Mickleover Sports
 29 11 5 13 42 52 −10 38 Changed Name to Mickleover
16 Radcliffe 32 11 5 16 34 50 −16 38
17 Ashton United 29 10 7 12 40 45 −5 36[a]
18 Buxton 32 8 11 13 56 52 +4 35
19 Grantham Town 32 7 9 16 38 71 −33 30
20 Matlock Town 28 8 5 15 36 43 −7 29
21 Atherton Collieries 26 8 4 14 36 49 −13 28
22 Stafford Rangers 33 4 11 18 29 53 −24 23
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. 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 [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Ashton United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player

Top 10 goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Tunde Owolabi F.C. United of Manchester 28
2 England Diego De Girolamo Buxton 23
3 England James Walshaw Scarborough Athletic 16
England Josh Wilson Ashton United
5 England Jason Gilchrist South Shields 15
England Darius Osei South Shields & Stalybridge Celtic
7 England Alistair Waddecarr Bamber Bridge 14
8 England David Norris Lancaster City 13
9 England Liam Hardy Buxton 12
England Gregg Smith Gainsborough Trinity & Grantham Town
England Craig Westcarr Grantham Town

Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020

Results table

Home \ Away ASH ATH BAM BAS BUX UOM GAI GRA HYD LNC MAT
MIC
 MOR NAN RAD SCA SOU STA STL WAR WHI WIT
Ashton United 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–1
Atherton Collieries 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–5 3–1 3–0 2–4
Bamber Bridge 3–2 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 1–1
Basford United 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–4 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–3 1–0
Buxton 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 7–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 5–0 1–2 5–1 0–0 3–4 2–0
FC United of Manchester 1–0 1–3 7–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 3–2 5–2 3–3 4–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–4
Gainsborough Trinity 0–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–3 1–4 1–3 0–0 2–0 3–1
Grantham Town 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–5 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–4
Hyde United 3–3 4–1 2–3 3–1 1–5 1–1 3–0 5–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0
Lancaster City 3–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–1
Matlock Town 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–4 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2
Mickleover Sports
 0–1 4–2 0–4 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–4
Morpeth Town 1–4 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2
Nantwich Town 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–0
Radcliffe 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0
Scarborough Athletic 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
South Shields 3–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 5–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 5–2 1–4 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Stafford Rangers 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1
Stalybridge Celtic 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 5–1 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–1
Warrington Town 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Whitby Town 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Witton Albion 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2020. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid. Missing results up to suspension of season (and Radcliffe home corrections) added from The FA Non-League Club Directory 2020/21 pp 265 & 284.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

update=14 September 2019

Promotion play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

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Stadia and locations

Morpeth Town
Nantwich Town
Scarborough Athletic
South Shields
Stafford Rangers
Warrington
Whitby Town
Witton Albion
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Locations of the 2019–20 Premier Division clubs
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One North West 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 2,200
Buxton Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Lancaster City Lancaster Giant Axe 3,500
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214
Mickleover Sports
 Derby (Mickleover) Station Road 1,500
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 2,833
South Shields South Shields Mariners Park 3,500
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500
Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 3,500
Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500
Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813

Division One North West

Northern Premier League
Division One North West
Season2019–20

Team changes

The following 10 clubs left Division One West before the season -

The following 10 clubs joined Division One North West before the season -

Division One North-West table at the time of abandonment

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Workington 31 22 5 4 77 25 +52 71
2 Ramsbottom United 28 19 4 5 71 36 +35 61
3
Marine
 30 17 7 6 66 34 +32 58
4 Pontefract Collieries 25 16 4 5 47 24 +23 52
5 Marske United 26 15 6 5 50 25 +25 51
6 Clitheroe 30 12 8 10 46 39 +7 44
7 Mossley 30 12 6 12 37 49 −12 41[a]
8 Tadcaster Albion 27 11 7 9 40 30 +10 40
9 Trafford 29 10 8 11 46 39 +7 38
10 Runcorn Linnets 27 10 8 9 41 40 +1 38
11 Brighouse Town 29 13 3 13 38 41 −3 38[b]
12 Widnes 31 9 10 12 47 49 −2 37
13 Dunston UTS 28 9 8 11 41 45 −4 35
14 Prescot Cables 30 8 9 13 32 41 −9 33
15 Colne 25 7 9 9 31 31 0 30
16 Droylsden 30 7 6 17 28 75 −47 27[c] Resigned from
NPL
Before Starting the Next Season
17 City of Liverpool 27 9 5 13 32 45 −13 26[d]
18 Ossett United 28 5 7 16 38 57 −19 22
19 Kendal Town 29 5 6 18 29 72 −43 21
20 Pickering Town 30 4 4 22 37 77 −40 16
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. 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 [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Mossley were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player
  2. ^ Brighouse Town were deducted four points for fielding ineligible player(s) on two occasions
  3. NPL Division One North West Before Starting the Next Season.[7]
  4. ^ City of Liverpool were deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player on more than one occasion

Top 10 goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Scott Allison Workington 22
2 England Niall Cummins Marine 19
3 England Nic Evangelinos Ramsbottom United 18
4 England Tom Greaves Ossett United 16
5 England Connor Gaul Clitheroe 15
England Curtis Round Marske United
7 England Jamie Rainford Widnes, Mossley & Runcorn Linnets 14
8 England Lewis Salmon Trafford 12
9 England Jacob Day Tadcaster Albion 11
England Joe Lumsden Pontefract Collieries

Updated to matches played on 14 March 2019

Results table

Home \ Away BRI CLI CLN COL DRO DUN KEN
MAR
 MRS MOS OSS PIC PON PRE RAM RUN TAD TRA WID WOR
Brighouse Town 2–1 0–1 0–1
Clitheroe 4–1 2–0
Colne 0–0 0–2 1–2 4–4
City of Liverpool 1–3 4–0 2–3
Droylsden 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–1
Dunston UTS 1–0 3–3
Kendal Town 1–2 3–1 0–1
Marine
 1–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 6–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2
Marske United 1–0 2–1
Mossley 5–0 2–1 2–0
Ossett United 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–2
Pickering Town 3–2 1–2
Pontefract Collieries 2–0 1–0
Prescot Cables 2–2 1–0 1–1
Ramsbottom United 2–0 1–0 3–2
Runcorn Linnets 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 5–0 2–1
Trafford 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1
Widnes 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–4 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0
Workington 1–1 5–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 5–1 2–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2019 (Marine FC 11 January 2020). Source: NPL First Division East results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

|update=14 September 2019

Promotion play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

–

Relegation play-off

Play-off
   
20  
Step 4  
–

Stadia and locations

Tadcaster Albion
Trafford
Widnes
Workington
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One North West teams