The 2022–23 season was the 55th season of the
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the
National League System
The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Football Association. The National League System has a ...
, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4. The NPL continued this season with main sponsors
Entain
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's Pitching In.
The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by
The Football Association
The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest footb ...
(FA) on 12 May 2022.
Premier Division
Team changes
The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:
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Basford United – transferred to the
Southern League Premier Division Central
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Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...
– promoted to the
National League North
The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...
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Grantham Town – relegated to
Division One East
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Scarborough Athletic – promoted to the National League North
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Mickleover
Mickleover is a village in the unitary authority of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby, northeast of Burton upon Trent, southeast of Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxeter.
History
The earliest recorded mention of Mickleov ...
– transferred to the
Southern League Premier Division Central
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Witton Albion – relegated to
Division One West
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Belper Town – promoted from
Division One Midlands
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Guiseley
Guiseley ( ) is an area in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-west ...
– relegated from the
National League North
The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...
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Liversedge – promoted from
Division One East
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Marine – promoted from
Division One West
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Marske United – promoted from Division One East
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Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted from Division One West
Premier Division table
Top goalscorers
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Division One East
Division One East comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.
Team changes
The following 5 clubs left Division One East before the season:
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Frickley Athletic – relegated to the
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
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Liversedge – promoted to the
Premier Division
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Marske United – promoted to the Premier Division
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Pickering Town – relegated to the
Northern League Division One
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Yorkshire Amateur – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Carlton Town – transferred from
Division One Midlands
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Consett
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– promoted from the
Northern League Division One
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Grantham Town – relegated from the
Premier Division
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Grimsby Borough – promoted from the
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
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Long Eaton United – promoted from the
United Counties League Premier Division North
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North Shields
North Shields ( ) is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth. The population of North Shields at the 2021–2022 United Kingdom cens ...
– promoted from the Northern League Division One
Division One East table
Top goalscorers
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Inter-step play-off
Stadia and locations
Division One Midlands
Team changes
The following 6 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:
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Belper Town – promoted to the
Premier Division
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Carlton Town – transferred to
Division One East
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Histon
Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road (England), A14 road which runs eas ...
– relegated to the
United Counties League Premier Division South
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Ilkeston Town – promoted to the
Southern League Premier Division Central
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Soham Town Rangers – relegated to the
Eastern Counties League Premier Division
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Wisbech Town – relegated to the
United Counties League Premier Division South
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Boldmere St Michaels – promoted from the
Midland League Premier Division
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Dereham Town – transferred from the
Isthmian League North Division
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Gresley Rovers – promoted from the
United Counties League Premier Division North
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Harborough Town – promoted from the
United Counties League Premier Division South
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Hinckley LRFC – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
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St Neots Town – transferred from the
Southern League Division One Central
The Southern League is a Association football, football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the Southern England, South and The Midlands, Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and t ...
Division One Midlands table
Top goalscorers
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Inter-step play-offs
Stadia and locations
Division One West
Team changes
The following 4 clubs left Division One West before the season:
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Kendal Town – relegated to the
North West Counties League Premier Division
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Marine – promoted to the
Premier Division
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Market Drayton Town – relegated to the
Midland Football League Premier Division
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Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted to the Premier Division
The following 4 clubs joined the division before the season:
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Hanley Town – promoted from the
Midland League Premier Division
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Macclesfield
Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Ma ...
– promoted from the
North West Counties League Premier Division
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Skelmersdale United – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
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Witton Albion – relegated from the
Premier Division
Division One West table
Skelmersdale United were relegated instead of Widnes because Skelmersdale were unable to meet the FA ground grading regulations. Their artificial pitch at JMO Sports Park failed a "bounce test", and the ground they shared at Burscough was graded at Step 5.
Top goalscorers
Results table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Inter-step play-off
Stadia and locations
Challenge Cup
For the third successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled and for the foreseeable future that would not be contested.
See also
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Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
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2022–23 Isthmian League
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2022–23 Southern League
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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Northern Premier League seasons
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