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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
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.

Team changes

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hebburn Town 29 16 7 6 55 33 +22 55 Promotion to the National League North
2 Hednesford Town 30 15 9 6 40 26 +14 54 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 FC United of Manchester 29 15 7 7 41 27 +14 52
4 Warrington Rylands 1906 30 13 11 6 44 33 +11 50
5 Stockton Town 28 13 9 6 48 34 +14 48
6 Gainsborough Trinity 28 13 8 7 39 30 +9 47
7 Bamber Bridge 29 13 6 10 45 32 +13 45
8 Lancaster City 29 12 8 9 37 33 +4 44
9 Warrington Town 30 10 10 10 35 46 −11 40
10 Ashton United 28 11 6 11 33 38 −5 39
11 Ilkeston Town 30 11 4 15 40 42 −2 37
12 Guiseley 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
13 Leek Town 29 10 5 14 38 44 −6 35
14 Cleethorpes Town 26 9 7 10 39 31 +8 34
15 Rushall Olympic 29 9 7 13 35 47 −12 34
16 Prescot Cables 29 7 11 11 29 32 −3 32
17 Hyde United 29 7 11 11 45 52 −7 32
18 Whitby Town 27 8 8 11 28 35 −7 32
19 Morpeth Town 28 8 4 16 27 39 −12 28 Relegation to Step 4
20 Stocksbridge Park Steels 28 6 9 13 29 44 −15 27
21 Workington 29 4 11 14 29 48 −19 23
22 Widnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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 — 1–1 0–4 3–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–4
Bamber Bridge 0–1 — 0–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–2
Cleethorpes Town 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 2–1
FC United of Manchester 0–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
Gainsborough Trinity 0–3 2–0 0–1 — 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–3
Guiseley 4–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 — 4–0 1–5 1–4 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Hebburn Town 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 3–3 5–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 8–0 3–1 2–1
Hednesford Town 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0
Hyde United 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 5–0 — 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–4 5–2
Ilkeston Town 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 — 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–2
Lancaster City 3–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–0
Leek Town 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 0–3 1–2 3–1 2–2
Morpeth Town 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–4 2–0
Prescot Cables 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Rushall Olympic 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 5–1 0–2 — 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–3 3–3
Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–4 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 0–1
Stockton Town 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 — 3–1 0–0 6–0
Warrington Rylands 1906 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 0–1
Warrington Town 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 —
Whitby Town 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 — 0–0
Workington 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gary Martin Hebburn Town 18
2 Ewan Bange Bamber Bridge 15
3 Adam Le Fondre FC United Of Manchester 11
Ahkeem Rose Hednesford Town
Kevin Hayes Stockton Town
6 Ben Hardcastle Warrington Rylands 10
Connor Heath Leek Town
Jonathan Margetts Gainsborough Trinity
Jordan Thewlis Guiseley
Josh Walker Cleethorpes Town

Stadia and locations

2025–26 Premier Division teams
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
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One East consists of 22 teams, 15 from the previous season and 7 new teams.

Team changes

Division One East table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Redcar Athletic 27 22 2 3 95 28 +67 68 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Matlock Town 29 19 4 6 67 36 +31 61 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Emley 29 17 7 5 45 18 +27 58
4 Dunston 30 15 9 6 52 40 +12 54
5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 30 14 11 5 44 24 +20 53
6 Pontefract Collieries 29 13 9 7 50 45 +5 48
7 Consett 29 11 9 9 56 43 +13 42
8 Heaton Stannington 28 11 9 8 41 35 +6 42
9 North Ferriby 31 9 14 8 37 35 +2 41
10 Garforth Town 29 11 7 11 48 38 +10 40
11 Bridlington Town 30 10 7 13 39 48 −9 37
12 Grimsby Borough 29 9 7 13 26 47 −21 34
13 Hallam 29 7 12 10 36 42 −6 33
14 Ossett United 30 8 9 13 35 45 −10 33
15 Lincoln United 29 8 9 12 30 49 −19 33
16 Newton Aycliffe 27 7 8 12 35 44 −9 29
17 Bishop Auckland 31 8 5 18 42 59 −17 29
18 Silsden 28 6 11 11 31 54 −23 29
19 Ashington 27 8 5 14 25 48 −23 29 Relegation to Step 5
20 Brighouse Town 28 7 6 15 27 49 −22 27
21 Blyth Town 27 7 3 17 25 48 −23 24
22 Blyth Spartans 28 6 5 17 30 41 −11 23
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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 0–1 0–0 0–4 3–0 1–4 2–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–1
Bishop Auckland 0–1 — 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 0–2 2–0 5–0 2–4 2–3 1–4 4–1 4–3 0–1
Blyth Spartans 1–1 1–2 — 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–4
Blyth Town 3–2 — 0–2 1–3 1–6 0–2 0–1 0–3 4–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–1
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–1 2–1 2–0 — 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–3
Bridlington Town 2–0 1–3 1–4 0–0 — 3–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–1
Brighouse Town 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–4 0–0
Consett 4–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 — 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–3 4–1
Dunston 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 — 3–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–4
Emley 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 3–3 — 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–0
Garforth Town 4–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–5
Grimsby Borough 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–5 — 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1
Hallam 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1
Heaton Stannington 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–5 1–1 1–2 4–0 — 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Lincoln United 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 4–2 2–0 1–4 1–3 2–1 — 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–1
Matlock Town 1–0 6–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–3 3–0 — 4–1 1–0 7–1 2–0 4–0
Newton Aycliffe 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 — 0–1 1–4
North Ferriby 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–2 2–2
Ossett United 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 — 2–0 0–6
Pontefract Collieries 5–0 1–3 2–1 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 3–0
Redcar Athletic 1–0 4–1 2–2 3–3 0–2 4–3 6–1 4–1 3–0 4–0 6–2 3–0 5–1 — 10–1
Silsden 4–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Boyes Redcar Athletic 26
2 Bradley Fewster Redcar Athletic 21
3 Cameron Wilson Matlock Town 17
4 Oscar Fletcher Redcar Athletic 15
5 Marcus Carver Bradford PA 14
Isaac Walker Consett
7 Frankie Sinfield Pontefract Collieries 13
Louis Johnson Redcar Athletic
9 Connor Brown Lincoln United 12
Dale Pearson Heaton Stannington

Stadia and locations

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 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
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 14 from the previous season and 8 new teams.

Team changes

Division One Midlands table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Carlton Town 29 21 4 4 58 30 +28 67 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
2 Belper Town 31 14 10 7 50 32 +18 52 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Anstey Nomads 27 15 7 5 42 25 +17 52
4 Basford United 31 14 10 7 50 39 +11 52
5 Coleshill Town 30 14 5 11 35 32 +3 47
6 Mickleover 30 13 6 11 44 45 −1 45
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 30 12 8 10 43 43 0 44
8 Wellingborough Town 29 12 7 10 38 27 +11 43
9 Racing Club Warwick 30 12 7 11 47 46 +1 43
10 Shepshed Dynamo 28 12 6 10 36 30 +6 42
11 Corby Town 29 12 6 11 38 41 −3 42
12 Long Eaton United 30 12 5 13 50 47 +3 41
13 Rugby Borough 32 10 11 11 39 39 0 41
14 Lichfield City 30 11 7 12 30 38 −8 40
15 Sutton Coldfield Town 31 11 6 14 53 60 −7 39
16 Boldmere St Michaels 30 10 4 16 33 51 −18 34
17 Coventry Sphinx 28 9 6 13 39 42 −3 33
18 Bedworth United 31 9 6 16 32 42 −10 33
19 Loughborough Students 31 7 11 13 47 54 −7 32 Relegation to Step 5
20 Rugby Town 31 9 5 17 37 53 −16 32
21 Bourne Town 30 8 5 17 32 45 −13 29
22 St Neots Town 28 8 4 16 34 46 −12 28
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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 — 2–2 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Anstey Nomads 3–0 — 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 5–2
Basford United 0–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–4
Bedworth United 0–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–4 3–2
Belper Town 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0
Boldmere St Michaels 0–1 1–4 1–2 — 3–2 1–3 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 3–3 0–2
Bourne Town 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 — 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–3 4–0 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–1
Carlton Town 3–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–0
Coleshill Town 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–0
Corby Town 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–3 4–1 0–7 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1
Coventry Sphinx 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–3
Lichfield City 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 1–6 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–3
Long Eaton United 3–1 1–2 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
Loughborough Students 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 5–3 — 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–1
Mickleover 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 — 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2
Racing Club Warwick 1–1 3–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–3 1–0 — 2–3 1–2 1–2
Rugby Borough 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–3 0–1
Rugby Town 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–3
Shepshed Dynamo 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–5 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 — 3–1 1–2 1–0
St Neots Town 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 — 2–3 1–0
Sutton Coldfield Town 5–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 0–3 2–4 — 2–0
Wellingborough Town 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 4–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Evan Garnett Long Eaton United 20
2 Ashley Chambers Carlton Town 17
3 Bruno Andrade AFC Rushden & Diamonds 16
4 Lamin Manneh Carlton Town 14
Ashden Shortland Loughborough Students
6 James Harding Racing Club Warwick 12
Jude Collins Shepshed Dynamo
8 James McGrady Sutton Coldfield Town 11
9 Archie Hamp Racing Club Warwick 10
Harvey Williams St. Neots Town
Kevin Bastos Belper Town
Paddy Webb Mickleover
William John Jones Wellingborough Town

Stadia and locations

Locations of Northern Premier League 2025–26 Division One Midlands teams
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
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One West consists of 22 teams, 17 from the previous season and 5 new teams.

Team changes

Division One West table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bury 30 17 8 5 59 30 +29 59 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Avro 29 17 7 5 50 27 +23 58 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Lower Breck 30 17 7 6 62 42 +20 58
4 Runcorn Linnets 31 16 9 6 55 34 +21 57
5 Vauxhall Motors 30 15 9 6 68 47 +21 54
6 Stalybridge Celtic 31 16 6 9 63 48 +15 54
7 Bootle 30 15 8 7 47 35 +12 53
8 Shifnal Town 29 12 9 8 48 40 +8 45
9 Chasetown 29 13 6 10 42 36 +6 45
10 Nantwich Town 31 13 4 14 48 49 −1 43
11 Atherton Collieries 31 13 4 14 44 49 −5 43
12 Mossley 31 8 14 9 41 40 +1 38
13 Clitheroe 30 10 8 12 45 50 −5 38
14 Witton Albion 31 9 10 12 52 52 0 37
15 Kidsgrove Athletic 28 9 7 12 43 47 −4 34
16 Sporting Khalsa 31 9 6 16 44 58 −14 33
17 Stafford Rangers 31 9 6 16 44 59 −15 33
18 Newcastle Town 28 8 6 14 25 38 −13 30
19 Congleton Town 31 6 10 15 40 58 −18 28 Relegation to Step 5
20 Darlaston Town (1874) 29 7 6 16 28 51 −23 27
21 Wythenshawe Town 31 6 7 18 30 62 −32 25
22 Trafford 30 4 7 19 34 60 −26 19
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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 — 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–2 2–5 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0
Avro — 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–3 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0
Bootle 2–1 3–2 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 5–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Bury 0–0 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–2 9–0 5–2
Chasetown 1–2 6–0 0–1 — 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–4 2–0
Clitheroe 2–2 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–3 4–1 1–3 2–1 2–5 4–0
Congleton Town 0–2 0–0 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–4 3–3 2–1 4–0
Darlaston Town (1874) 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 — 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–2
Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 — 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Lower Breck 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2
Mossley 3–0 0–1 1–5 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–3 0–1 — 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3
Nantwich Town 2–3 3–1 1–4 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 — 0–2 1–0 6–1 0–0 3–5 1–3
Newcastle Town 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 0–1 3–0 — 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–3 0–0
Runcorn Linnets 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 6–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 — 1–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–5
Shifnal Town 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 — 1–3 3–0 1–0 5–2 3–2
Sporting Khalsa 1–2 2–4 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 5–0 2–2 2–3
Stafford Rangers 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–2 3–2 — 4–0 3–4 2–4 2–3
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 0–1 2–6 3–3 3–1 6–0 3–2 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 — 4–4 1–3 4–1
Trafford 4–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 4–1 4–6 — 1–2 0–0 1–2
Vauxhall Motors 0–1 3–3 4–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 — 1–1 4–1
Witton Albion 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–4 4–3 3–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 —
Wythenshawe Town 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: NPL official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kyle Hawley Avro 20
2 Lewis Buckley Lower Breck 16
Alex Panter Nantwich Town
Chay Tilt Sporting Khalsa
5 Ruben Jerome Stalybridge Celtic 15
6 Sam Burns Lower Breck 14
Nick Rushton Vauxhall Motors
8 Alex Cherera Lower Breck 13
Courtney Duffus Bootle
Kai Evans Bury

Stadia and locations

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

References

  1. ^ "Statement: Widnes FC". Northern Premier League. 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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