2022–23 Northern Premier League

The 2022–23 season was the 55th 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. The NPL continued this season with main sponsors Entain's Pitching In.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 12 May 2022.[1][2]

Premier Division
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsSouth Shields
PromotedSouth Shields
Warrington Town
RelegatedNantwich Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Liversedge
Belper Town

Team changes

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

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 South Shields (C, P) 42 25 10 7 71 39 +32 85 Promotion to the National League North
2 Warrington Town (O, P) 42 21 14 7 70 39 +31 77 Qualification for the play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Bamber Bridge 42 22 7 13 62 63 −1 73
4 Gainsborough Trinity 42 18 15 9 74 41 +33 69
5 Matlock Town 42 19 11 12 56 49 +7 68
6 Hyde United 42 18 12 12 64 42 +22 66
7 Radcliffe 42 17 15 10 55 49 +6 66
8 FC United of Manchester 42 19 9 14 68 48 +20 63[lower-alpha 2]
9 Marine 42 17 10 15 56 45 +11 61
10 Warrington Rylands 1906 42 17 9 16 64 55 +9 60
11 Lancaster City 42 15 13 14 51 51 0 58
12 Stafford Rangers 42 15 12 15 52 53 −1 57
13 Guiseley 42 16 7 19 54 54 0 55
14 Ashton United 42 16 8 18 58 64 −6 53[lower-alpha 3]
15 Whitby Town 42 14 10 18 45 54 −9 52
16 Marske United 42 15 5 22 57 79 −22 50
17 Morpeth Town 42 14 7 21 55 63 −8 49
18 Atherton Collieries 42 11 14 17 38 57 −19 47
19 Nantwich Town (R) 42 12 10 20 44 55 −11 46 Relegation to Division One West
20 Stalybridge Celtic (R) 42 10 12 20 50 64 −14 42
21 Liversedge (R) 42 11 7 24 48 86 −38 40 Relegation to Division One East
22 Belper Town (R) 42 7 9 26 44 86 −42 30
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League North.
  2. FC United of Manchester were deducted three points for fielding 6 loan players.[3]
  3. Ashton United were deducted three points for playing two ineligible players.[4]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Clayton Donaldson Gainsborough Trinity 22
2 Regan Linney F.C. United of Manchester 20
3 Adam Boyes Marske United 18
Fin Sinclair-Smith Bamber Bridge
5 Liam Waldock Gainsborough Trinity 17
6 Callum Dolan Warrington Rylands 14
7 Sol Solomon Marine 13
8 Darius Osei South Shields 12
Jack Redshaw Hyde United

Results table
Home \ Away SOU WAR BAM GAI MAT HYD RAD UOM MAR WRY LNC STA GUI ASH WHI MSK MOR ATH NAN STL LIV BEL
South Shields — 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 5–2 2–1
Warrington Town 3–2 — 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Bamber Bridge 2–1 3–2 — 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 5–1
Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 6–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 4–0 2–2
Matlock Town 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0
Hyde United 0–1 2–2 7–0 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–0
Radcliffe 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–2
FC United of Manchester 2–1 1–1 5–2 1–3 2–1 4–4 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–0
Marine 2–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 — 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 4–0 0–3 1–0 5–0 2–1
Warrington Rylands 1906 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–4 4–0 0–0 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Lancaster City 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Stafford Rangers 3–0 1–1 4–2 3–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–2
Guiseley 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Ashton United 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–6 1–2 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 — 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1
Whitby Town 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–6 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–2
Marske United 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 3–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–3 2–2 4–2 2–2 3–1
Morpeth Town 0–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–3 6–3 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 — 3–0 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–2
Atherton Collieries 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–1
Nantwich Town 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 — 0–4 0–1 1–0
Stalybridge Celtic 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 0–1 2–3 0–3 3–3 1–2 — 4–2 2–1
Liversedge 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–5 1–1 3–3 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–4 0–1 3–3 0–1 — 1–3
Belper Town 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Warrington Town 4
5 Matlock Town 1
2 Warrington Town 1
3 Bamber Bridge 0
3 Bamber Bridge 1 (5)
4 Gainsborough Trinity 1 (3)

Semi-finals

25 April 2023 Warrington Town 4–1Matlock TownWarrington
19:45
  • Duffy 13', 36'
  • Dixon 29'
  • Woods 40'
 Report
  • Abbott 85'
 Stadium: Cantilever Park
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Oliver Noonan
25 April 2023 Bamber Bridge 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		Gainsborough TrinityBamber Bridge
19:45
  • Turner 22'
 Report
  • Durose 42'
 Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Declan Brown
Penalties

Final

1 May 2023 Warrington Town 1–0Bamber BridgeWarrington
15:00
Report Stadium: Cantilever Park
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Lewis Dawson

Stadia and locations
2022–23 Premier Division teams
Locations of Northern Premier League 2022–23 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton UnitedAshton-under-LyneHurst Cross4,500
Atherton CollieriesAthertonAlder Street2,500
Bamber BridgeBamber BridgeIrongate2,264
Belper TownBelperChristchurch Meadow2,650
FC United of ManchesterManchester (Moston)Broadhurst Park4,400
Gainsborough TrinityGainsboroughThe Northolme4,304
GuiseleyGuiseleyNethermoor Park4,200
Hyde UnitedHydeEwen Fields4,250
Lancaster CityLancasterGiant Axe3,500
LiversedgeCleckheatonClayborn2,000
MarineCrosbyRossett Park3,185
Marske UnitedMarske-by-the-SeaMount Pleasant2,500
Matlock TownMatlockCauseway Lane2,214
Morpeth TownMorpethCraik Park1,500
Nantwich TownNantwichThe Weaver Stadium3,500
RadcliffeRadcliffeStainton Park3,500
South ShieldsSouth Shields1st Cloud Arena3,500
Stafford RangersStaffordMarston Road4,000
Stalybridge CelticStalybridgeBower Fold6,500
Warrington Rylands 1906WarringtonGorsey Lane1,345
Warrington TownWarringtonCantilever Park3,500
Whitby TownWhitbyTurnbull Ground3,500

Division One West
Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2022–23
ChampionsMacclesfield (1st title)
PromotedMacclesfield
RelegatedColne
Ramsbottom United

Team changes

The following 4 clubs left Division One West before the season:

The following 4 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One West table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Macclesfield (C, P) 38 28 6 4 95 27 +68 90 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Leek Town 38 23 7 8 70 38 +32 76 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Workington (O, P) 38 23 6 9 71 39 +32 75
4 Clitheroe 38 19 7 12 70 50 +20 64
5 Runcorn Linnets 38 18 9 11 58 38 +20 63
6 Witton Albion 38 16 11 11 61 50 +11 59
7 Mossley 38 16 10 12 58 49 +9 58
8 Kidsgrove Athletic 38 13 12 13 49 55 −6 51
9 Prescot Cables 38 13 11 14 50 51 −1 50
10 Trafford 38 14 8 16 51 55 −4 50
11 Skelmersdale United (R) 38 16 0 22 58 74 −16 48 Relegation to the North West Counties League
12 City of Liverpool 38 13 7 18 50 59 −9 46
13 Bootle 38 12 10 16 51 61 −10 46
14 1874 Northwich 38 12 9 17 44 50 −6 45
15 Newcastle Town 38 12 9 17 40 67 −27 45
16 Hanley Town 38 11 11 16 50 61 −11 44
17 Widnes 38 12 8 18 40 66 −26 44
18 Glossop North End (R) 38 10 9 19 44 59 −15 39 Qualification for the inter-step play-off
19 Colne (R) 38 9 10 19 38 57 −19 37 Relegation to the North West Counties League
20 Ramsbottom United (R) 38 7 6 25 39 81 −42 27
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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. [6]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 James Berry Macclesfield 24
2 Mason Fawns Mossley 17
Sefton Gonzales Clitheroe
Elliot Morris Skelmersdale United
David Symington Workington
6 Scott Allison Workington 15
Tim Grice Leek Town
Nicky Maynard Macclesfield
9 Jamie Rainford Runcorn Linnets 14

Results table
Home \ Away MAC LEE WOR CLI RUN WIT MOS KID PRE TRA SKE COL BOO 18N NEW HAN WID GNE CLN RAM
Macclesfield — 4–0 4–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 4–3 5–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 5–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 5–0 2–0 4–2 4–0
Leek Town 1–3 — 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1
Workington 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 2–1 5–0 0–1 3–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–1
Clitheroe 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 4–0 1–3 7–1 4–3 4–2 3–2 4–1 2–0
Runcorn Linnets 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 5–0
Witton Albion 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 5–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–1
Mossley 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Kidsgrove Athletic 0–3 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
Prescot Cables 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1
Trafford 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 — 2–3 3–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
Skelmersdale United 1–4 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–3 — 2–4 2–4 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0
City of Liverpool 0–1 0–5 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–3 1–0 2–1
Bootle 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–2 1–4 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
1874 Northwich 0–0 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–1
Newcastle Town 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–6 1–0 2–2 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2
Hanley Town 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 2–3 2–0 4–0 1–2 — 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–0
Widnes 0–4 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 — 3–2 1–1 3–1
Glossop North End 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 4–1 2–4 1–1 — 0–1 2–1
Colne 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 — 2–1
Ramsbottom United 0–5 2–3 0–3 2–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 3–5 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–0 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Leek Town 1
5 Runcorn Linnets 3
5 Runcorn Linnets 1
3 Workington 2
3 Workington 2
4 Clitheroe 0

Semi-finals

25 April 2023 Leek Town1–3 Runcorn Linnets Leek
19:45
  • Grice 31'
 Report
  • Doyle 11'
  • Gumbs 20'
  • Brooke 52'
 Stadium: Harrison Park
Attendance: 1,392
25 April 2023 Workington 2–0ClitheroeWorkington
19:45
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,665
Referee: Louis Griffiths

Final

29 April 2023 Workington 2–1 (a.e.t.)Runcorn LinnetsWorkington
15:00
  • Heathcote 30' (own goal)
  • Reilly 99'
 Report
  • Doyle 5'
 Stadium: Borough Park (Workington)
Attendance: 2,506
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Glossop North End0–3 Ashington Glossop
15:00 Report
  • Harmison 26', 66'
  • Spooner 69'
 Stadium: The Amdec Forklift Stadium
Attendance: 1,052

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2022–23 Division One West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
1874 NorthwichBarntonThe Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton)3,000
BootleBootleNew Bucks Park3,750
City of LiverpoolBootleNew Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle)3,750
ClitheroeClitheroeShawbridge2,000
ColneColneHolt House1,800
Glossop North EndGlossopThe Amdec Forklift Stadium1,301
Hanley TownStoke-on-TrentPotteries Park1,300
Kidsgrove AthleticKidsgroveThe Autonet Insurance Stadium2,000
Leek TownLeekHarrison Park3,600
MacclesfieldMacclesfieldLeasing.com Stadium4,720
MossleyMossleySeel Park4,000
Newcastle TownNewcastle-under-LymeLyme Valley Stadium4,000
Prescot CablesPrescotIP Truck Parts Stadium3,200
Ramsbottom UnitedRamsbottomThe Harry Williams Riverside2,000
Runcorn LinnetsRuncornAPEC Taxis Stadium1,600
Skelmersdale UnitedSkelmersdaleOne Call Stadium - JMO Sports Park1,300
TraffordFlixtonShawe lane2,500
WidnesWidnesHalton Stadium13,350
Witton AlbionNorthwichWincham Park4,813
WorkingtonWorkingtonBorough Park3,101

Division One East
Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2022–23
ChampionsWorksop Town
PromotedWorksop Town
RelegatedShildon
Tadcaster Albion

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:

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One East table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Worksop Town (C, P) 38 31 6 1 112 25 +87 99 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Stockton Town 38 20 8 10 74 40 +34 68 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hebburn Town 38 20 6 12 59 58 +1 66
4 Long Eaton United (O, P) 38 19 8 11 67 52 +15 65 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 38 19 6 13 58 41 +17 63 Qualification for the play-offs
6 Dunston UTS 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
7 North Shields (R) 38 14 11 13 50 45 +5 53 Relegation to the Northern League
8 Brighouse Town 38 15 6 17 65 64 +1 51
9 Sheffield 38 13 11 14 51 58 −7 50
10 Pontefract Collieries 38 12 13 13 68 62 +6 49
11 Cleethorpes Town 38 13 10 15 48 51 −3 49
12 Grimsby Borough 38 13 10 15 54 60 −6 49
13 Consett 38 12 10 16 54 63 −9 46
14 Bridlington Town 38 11 13 14 45 65 −20 46
15 Ossett United 38 10 14 14 46 55 −9 44
16 Grantham Town 38 10 13 15 37 42 −5 43
17 Carlton Town 38 12 6 20 45 69 −24 42
18 Lincoln United (R) 38 10 11 17 54 70 −16 41 Qualification for the inter-step play-off,
then relegation to the United Counties League
19 Shildon (R) 38 11 7 20 46 70 −24 40 Relegation to the Northern League
20 Tadcaster Albion (R) 38 4 9 25 28 84 −56 21 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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Liam Hughes Worksop Town 33
2 Jamie Walker Long Eaton United 20
3 Adam Priestley Pontefract Collieries 17
4 Amar Purewal Hebburn Town 15
5 Matthew Cotton Lincoln United 14
Declan Howe Cleethorpes Town
7 Kevin Hayes Stockton Town 13

Results table
Home \ Away WOR STC HEB LOE STB DUN NSH BRI SHE PON CLE GRI CON BRD OSS GRA CAR LIN SHI TAD
Worksop Town — 1–0 4–1 7–1 4–1 3–1 4–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 5–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 6–0 6–0 4–1
Stockton Town 2–1 — 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 1–2 6–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 5–0 2–1 5–0
Hebburn Town 1–6 2–0 — 1–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–4 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 5–3
Long Eaton United 0–1 1–1 3–2 — 2–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–0
Dunston UTS 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 — 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–3 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 4–1
North Shields 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Brighouse Town 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–4 2–3 1–2 2–2 — 1–1 6–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–3 4–1 2–2 3–0 3–0
Sheffield 1–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 — 3–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Pontefract Collieries 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 — 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 6–2
Cleethorpes Town 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–4 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–3 5–0 1–2 2–1
Grimsby Borough 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–5 3–5 1–4 2–0 0–0 — 2–2 5–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–3 2–3 1–0
Consett 1–2 3–4 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 — 2–3 1–1 2–2 5–0 4–2 1–0 2–1
Bridlington Town 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–5 0–3 1–0 0–0 — 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0
Ossett United 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–1
Grantham Town 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–4 — 0–1 3–3 3–1 2–0
Carlton Town 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–4 2–4 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 0–2 1–1
Lincoln United 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–2 4–0
Shildon 1–4 0–3 1–2 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 6–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 — 3–1
Tadcaster Albion 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–4 2–4 0–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Stockton Town 2 (4)
5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 (3)
2 Stockton Town 2 (3)
4 Long Eaton United 2 (4)
3 Hebburn Town 2 (2)
4 Long Eaton United 2 (3)

Semi-finals

25 April 2023 Stockton Town 2–2
(4–3 p)		Stocksbridge Park SteelsStockton-on-Tees
19:45
  • Mulligan 8'
  • Painter 26'
 Report
Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Attendance: 1,227
25 April 2023 Hebburn Town2–2
(2–3 p)		 Long Eaton United Hebburn
19:45
  • Spence 66'
  • Moore 90'
 Report
  • Walker 14', 45'
 Stadium: Hebburn Sports & Social Ground
Attendance: 631
Referee: Jamie Cann

Final

29 April 2023 Stockton Town2–2
(3–4 p)		 Long Eaton United Stockton-on-Tees
15:00
  • Mulligan 47'
  • Tymon 78'
 Report
  • Marshall 25'
  • Cox 81'
 Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Attendance: 1,800
Penalties
  • Butterworth soccer ball with check mark
  • King soccer ball with red X
  • McWilliams soccer ball with red X
  • Hayes soccer ball with check mark
  • Roberts soccer ball with check mark
  • Marshall soccer ball with check mark
  • Cursons soccer ball with check mark
  • Parker soccer ball with red X
  • Cox soccer ball with check mark
  • Walker soccer ball with check mark

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Lincoln United1–2 Avro Lincoln
15:00
Report
  • Bentham 30'
  • Morrow 54'
 Stadium: Ashby Avenue
Attendance: 410
Referee: Sam Wesson

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2022–23 Division One East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bridlington TownBridlingtonQueensgate3,000
Brighouse TownBrighouseSt Giles Road1,000
Carlton TownCarltonBill Stokeld Stadium1,500
Cleethorpes TownGrimsbyClee Road1,000
ConsettConsettBelle View Stadium3,770
Dunston UTSDunstonWellington Road2,500
Grantham TownGranthamSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium7,500
Grimsby BoroughGrimsbyBradley Football Centre1,000
Hebburn TownHebburnThe Green Energy Sports Ground–
Lincoln UnitedLincolnAshby Avenue2,200
Long Eaton UnitedLong EatonGrange Park3,000
North ShieldsNorth ShieldsDaren Persson Stadium1,500
Ossett UnitedOssettIngfield1,950
Pontefract CollieriesPontefractHarratt Nissan Stadium1,200
SheffieldDronfieldCoach and Horses Ground2,089
ShildonShildonDean Street4,700
Stocksbridge Park SteelsStocksbridgeBracken Moor3,500
Stockton TownStocktonBishopton Road West1,800
Tadcaster AlbionTadcasterIngs Lane2,000
Worksop TownWorksopSandy Lane2,500

Division One Midlands
Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2022–23
ChampionsStamford
PromotedStamford
RelegatedDaventry Town
Yaxley

Team changes

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

The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:

Division One Midlands table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stamford (C, P) 38 27 6 5 76 31 +45 87 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Halesowen Town (O, P) 38 24 6 8 80 40 +40 78 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Spalding United 38 22 9 7 68 28 +40 75
4 Sporting Khalsa 38 21 7 10 84 48 +36 70
5 Coleshill Town 38 21 6 11 68 39 +29 69
6 Chasetown 38 20 8 10 58 27 +31 68 Transfer to Division One West
7 Corby Town 38 19 10 9 71 48 +23 67
8 Harborough Town 38 20 7 11 71 50 +21 67
9 Boldmere St Michaels 38 19 7 12 65 51 +14 64
10 Loughborough Dynamo 38 14 10 14 55 50 +5 52
11 Shepshed Dynamo 38 15 6 17 55 47 +8 51
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 38 14 5 19 56 60 −4 47
13 Hinckley LRFC 38 11 11 16 37 40 −3 44
14 Cambridge City 38 11 11 16 43 51 −8 44
15 Bedworth United 38 9 15 14 37 45 −8 42
16 Gresley Rovers 38 11 8 19 34 58 −24 41
17 Dereham Town (R) 38 10 5 23 43 79 −36 35 Qualification for the inter-step play-offs,
then relegation to the Eastern Counties League
18 St Neots Town (R) 38 8 8 22 41 87 −46 32 Qualification for the inter-step play-offs,
then relegation to the United Counties League
19 Daventry Town (R) 38 6 6 26 30 100 −70 24 Relegation to the United Counties League
20 Yaxley (R) 38 1 3 34 23 116 −93 6
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonny Margetts Stamford 33
2 Kai Tonge Coleshill Town 30
3 Miracle Okafor Sporting Khalsa 26
4 Richard Gregory Halesowen Town 19
5 Trey Charles St Neots Town 17
Zayn Hakeem Shepshed Dynamo
7 Simeon Cobourne Halesowen Town 16
8 Rhys Hilton Sutton Coldfield Town 15
Jack Langston Chasetown

Results table
Home \ Away BED BSM CAM CHA COL COR DAV DER GRE HAL HAR HLR LOU SHE SPA SPO STA STN SUT YAX
Bedworth United — 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1
Boldmere St Michaels 2–1 — 3–1 1–5 2–2 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 5–1 3–0 5–1
Cambridge City 0–0 1–1 — 0–4 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1
Chasetown 2–1 0–1 0–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 4–0
Coleshill Town 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 2–0
Corby Town 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–4 1–0 — 2–1 3–0 2–2 4–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–1
Daventry Town 0–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–4 0–7 — 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 0–0 0–4 3–2 0–9 0–7 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0
Dereham Town 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–4 0–1 6–0 — 2–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–1 3–2 6–2
Gresley Rovers 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 — 2–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 4–2 4–0
Halesowen Town 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 4–0 3–0 — 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 3–0
Harborough Town 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 6–1 1–0 1–3 — 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 9–1
Hinckley LRFC 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1
Loughborough Dynamo 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 — 2–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–0
Shepshed Dynamo 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–4 1–2 0–1 2–0 — 0–2 3–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1
Spalding United 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–2
Sporting Khalsa 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 7–1 5–0 1–0 0–5 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 — 0–2 2–0 2–1 8–0
Stamford 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 — 4–0 0–3 3–0
St Neots Town 0–4 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–3 3–3 0–3 2–4 1–3 — 1–3 4–1
Sutton Coldfield Town 4–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–5 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 6–0 — 2–1
Yaxley 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 0–4 0–6 2–2 1–2 —
Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Halesowen Town 3
5 Coleshill Town 1
2 Halesowen Town 2
3 Spalding United 1
3 Spalding United 2
4 Sporting Khalsa 1

Semi-finals

25 April 2023 Halesowen Town 3–1Coleshill TownHalesowen
19:45
  • Manning 3'
  • Gregory 18' (pen.)
  • Cobourne 87'
 Report
  • Williams 25'
 Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Harry Tarrant
25 April 2023 Spalding United 2–1Sporting KhalsaSpalding
19:45
  • Edge 64'
  • Clifton 76'
  • Okafor 20'
 Stadium: Sir Halley Stewart Field
Attendance: 690
Referee: Daniel Smith

Final

29 April 2023 Halesowen Town 2–1 (a.e.t.)Spalding UnitedHalesowen
15:00
Report
  • Stainfield 39'
 Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Elliot Bell

Inter-step play-offs

29 April 2023 Dereham Town0–2 Stotfold Dereham
15:00 Report
  • Alleyne 5', 31'
 Stadium: Aldiss Park
Attendance: 287
29 April 2023 St Neots Town1–6 Lye Town St Neots
15:00
  • Anderson 78'
 Report
  • Meacham 2'
  • Hesson 20', 53', 88'
  • Palmer 62', 74'
 Stadium: New Rowley Park
Attendance: 548

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2022–23 Division One Midlands teams
Location of Northern Premier League 2022–23 Division One Midlands team (Norfolk)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bedworth UnitedBedworthThe Oval3,000
Boldmere St MichaelsBoldmereTrevor Brown Memorial Ground2,000
Cambridge CityImpingtonBridge Road (Impington)4,300
ChasetownBurntwoodThe Scholars Ground3,000
Coleshill TownColeshillPack Meadow2,000
Corby TownCorbySteel Park3,893
Daventry TownDaventryElderstubbs1,855
Dereham TownDerehamAldiss Park3,000
Gresley RoversChurch GresleyMoat Ground2,400
Halesowen TownHalesowenThe Grove3,150
Harborough TownMarket HarboroughBowden Park–
Hinckley LRFCHinckleyLeicester Road Stadium4,329
Loughborough DynamoLoughboroughNanpantan Sports Ground1,500
Shepshed DynamoLeicestershireThe Dovecote Stadium2,500
Spalding UnitedSpaldingSir Halley Stewart Field3,500
Sporting KhalsaWillenhallGuardian Warehousing Arena–
StamfordStamfordBorderville Sports Centre2,000
St Neots TownSt NeotsNew Rowley Park3,500
Sutton Coldfield TownSutton ColdfieldCentral Ground2,000
YaxleyYaxleyLeading Drove1,000

Challenge Cup

For the third successive season, it was announced to member clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2022–23". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
    2. "Club Allocations For 2022/23". Pitching In partners with Northern Premier League. 12 May 2022.
    3. "FC United Points Deduction". Northern Premier Football League. 15 November 2022.
    4. "Ashton United Points Deduction". Northern Premier Football League. 26 October 2022.
    5. "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
    6. "Richard Brodie breaks silence on FA verdict". Off The Park.
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