The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues temporarily have 18 teams each, with a targeted number of 22 teams. To help increase the league to 20 teams for next season [1] there will only be one relegation this year per league. Many clubs expressed their concern that a 34-game season would be too short. To remedy this, clubs will play an extra 8 games (4 home, 4 away) against teams within geographically related groups.
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Fleetwood Town |
Promoted |
Fleetwood Town Gateshead |
Relegated |
Leek Town Stamford Lincoln United |
Matches played | 423 |
Goals scored | 1,310 (3.1 per match) |
←
2006–07
2008–09 → |
The Premier Division featured four new clubs:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fleetwood Town (C, P) | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 91 | Promotion to Conference North |
2 | Witton Albion | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 89 | Qualification for Playoffs |
3 | Gateshead (P) | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 42 | +51 | 85 | |
4 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 69 | |
5 | Buxton | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 68 | |
6 | Guiseley | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 67 | |
7 | Marine | 40 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 61 | |
8 | Hednesford Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 53 | |
9 | Worksop Town | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 51 | |
10 | Ashton United | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 48 | |
11 | Kendal Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 47 | |
12 | Whitby Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 46 | |
13 | Prescot Cables | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 46 [a] | |
14 | Frickley Athletic | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 46 | |
15 | North Ferriby United | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 46 | |
16 | Matlock Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 45 | |
17 | Ilkeston Town | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 44 | |
18 | Ossett Town | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 44 | |
19 | Leek Town (R) | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 44 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
20 | Stamford (R) | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 43 | |
21 | Lincoln United (R) | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 85 | −41 | 29 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Gateshead | 4 | |||||||
4 | Eastwood Town | 0 | |||||||
3 | Gateshead | 2 | |||||||
5 | Buxton | 0 | |||||||
2 | Witton Albion | 1(5) | |||||||
5 | Buxton | 1(6) |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
Fleetwood Town | Highbury Stadium | 3,663 |
Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
Ilkeston Town | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
Prescot Cables | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
Worksop Town | Sandy Lane | 3,200 |
Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 3,000 |
Marine | The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 |
North Ferriby United | Grange Lane | 2,700 |
Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 2,500 |
Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
Ossett Town | Ingfield | 2,000 |
Stamford | Vic Couzens Stadium | 2,000 |
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Bradford Park Avenue |
Promoted |
Bradford Park Avenue F.C. United of Manchester |
Relegated | Bridlington Town |
Matches played | 381 |
Goals scored | 1,187 (3.12 per match) |
←
2006–07
2008–09 → |
This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. It Featured six new teams:
The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Park Avenue (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 82 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
2 | F.C. United of Manchester (P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 81 | Qualification for Playoffs |
3 | Skelmersdale United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 78 | |
4 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 78 | |
5 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | |
6 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 70 | |
7 | Wakefield | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 64 | |
8 | Newcastle Blue Star | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 63 | |
9 | Rossendale United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 74 | −8 | 59 | |
10 | Garforth Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 56 | |
11 | Lancaster City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 54 | |
12 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 51 | |
13 | Clitheroe | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 77 | −14 | 50 | |
14 | Chorley | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 42 | |
15 | Mossley | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 100 | −40 | 42 | |
16 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 38 | |
17 | Woodley Sports | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 34 | |
18 | Bridlington Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 99 | −57 | 32 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 3 | |||||||
5 | Bamber Bridge | 2 | |||||||
2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 4 | |||||||
3 | Skelmersdale United | 1 | |||||||
3 | Skelmersdale United | 3 | |||||||
4 | Curzon Ashton | 0 |
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Retford United |
Promoted |
Cammell Laird Nantwich Town |
Relegated | Alsager Town |
Matches played | 381 |
Goals scored | 1,265 (3.32 per match) |
←
2006–07
2008–09 → |
This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One South. It featured seven new teams:
The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Retford United (C) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 93 | 35 | +58 | 99 [a] | |
2 | Cammell Laird (P) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 86 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
3 | Nantwich Town (P) | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 90 | 45 | +45 | 79 | Qualification for Playoffs |
4 | Sheffield | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 76 | |
5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 72 | |
6 | Grantham Town | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 70 | |
7 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 65 | +21 | 65 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
8 | Belper Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 64 | |
9 | Goole | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 64 | |
10 | Carlton Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 86 | 82 | +4 | 59 | |
11 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 59 | |
12 | Quorn | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 53 | |
13 | Warrington Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 78 | −27 | 47 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
14 | Alsager Town (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 43 [a] | Relegation to NWCFL Division One |
15 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 38 | |
16 | Brigg Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 36 | |
17 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 31 | |
18 | Spalding United | 42 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 105 | −59 | 19 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Nantwich Town | 2 | |||||||
5 | Grantham Town | 1 | |||||||
2 | Nantwich Town | 2(4) | |||||||
3 | Sheffield | 2(1) | |||||||
3 | Sheffield | 4 | |||||||
4 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1 |
Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.
President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.
Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Chairman's Cup.
1 Retford United qualified but its ground standards were not high enough for it to play in the shield.
The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues temporarily have 18 teams each, with a targeted number of 22 teams. To help increase the league to 20 teams for next season [1] there will only be one relegation this year per league. Many clubs expressed their concern that a 34-game season would be too short. To remedy this, clubs will play an extra 8 games (4 home, 4 away) against teams within geographically related groups.
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Fleetwood Town |
Promoted |
Fleetwood Town Gateshead |
Relegated |
Leek Town Stamford Lincoln United |
Matches played | 423 |
Goals scored | 1,310 (3.1 per match) |
←
2006–07
2008–09 → |
The Premier Division featured four new clubs:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fleetwood Town (C, P) | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 91 | Promotion to Conference North |
2 | Witton Albion | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 89 | Qualification for Playoffs |
3 | Gateshead (P) | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 42 | +51 | 85 | |
4 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 69 | |
5 | Buxton | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 68 | |
6 | Guiseley | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 67 | |
7 | Marine | 40 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 61 | |
8 | Hednesford Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 53 | |
9 | Worksop Town | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 51 | |
10 | Ashton United | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 48 | |
11 | Kendal Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 47 | |
12 | Whitby Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 46 | |
13 | Prescot Cables | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 46 [a] | |
14 | Frickley Athletic | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 46 | |
15 | North Ferriby United | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 46 | |
16 | Matlock Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 45 | |
17 | Ilkeston Town | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 44 | |
18 | Ossett Town | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 44 | |
19 | Leek Town (R) | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 44 | Relegation to NPL Division One South |
20 | Stamford (R) | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 43 | |
21 | Lincoln United (R) | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 85 | −41 | 29 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Gateshead | 4 | |||||||
4 | Eastwood Town | 0 | |||||||
3 | Gateshead | 2 | |||||||
5 | Buxton | 0 | |||||||
2 | Witton Albion | 1(5) | |||||||
5 | Buxton | 1(6) |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
Fleetwood Town | Highbury Stadium | 3,663 |
Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
Ilkeston Town | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
Prescot Cables | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
Worksop Town | Sandy Lane | 3,200 |
Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 3,000 |
Marine | The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 |
North Ferriby United | Grange Lane | 2,700 |
Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 2,500 |
Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
Ossett Town | Ingfield | 2,000 |
Stamford | Vic Couzens Stadium | 2,000 |
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Bradford Park Avenue |
Promoted |
Bradford Park Avenue F.C. United of Manchester |
Relegated | Bridlington Town |
Matches played | 381 |
Goals scored | 1,187 (3.12 per match) |
←
2006–07
2008–09 → |
This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. It Featured six new teams:
The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Park Avenue (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 82 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
2 | F.C. United of Manchester (P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 81 | Qualification for Playoffs |
3 | Skelmersdale United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 78 | |
4 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 78 | |
5 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | |
6 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 70 | |
7 | Wakefield | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 64 | |
8 | Newcastle Blue Star | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 63 | |
9 | Rossendale United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 74 | −8 | 59 | |
10 | Garforth Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 56 | |
11 | Lancaster City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 54 | |
12 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 51 | |
13 | Clitheroe | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 77 | −14 | 50 | |
14 | Chorley | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 42 | |
15 | Mossley | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 100 | −40 | 42 | |
16 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 38 | |
17 | Woodley Sports | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 34 | |
18 | Bridlington Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 99 | −57 | 32 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 3 | |||||||
5 | Bamber Bridge | 2 | |||||||
2 | F.C. United of Manchester | 4 | |||||||
3 | Skelmersdale United | 1 | |||||||
3 | Skelmersdale United | 3 | |||||||
4 | Curzon Ashton | 0 |
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Retford United |
Promoted |
Cammell Laird Nantwich Town |
Relegated | Alsager Town |
Matches played | 381 |
Goals scored | 1,265 (3.32 per match) |
←
2006–07
2008–09 → |
This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One South. It featured seven new teams:
The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Retford United (C) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 93 | 35 | +58 | 99 [a] | |
2 | Cammell Laird (P) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 86 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
3 | Nantwich Town (P) | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 90 | 45 | +45 | 79 | Qualification for Playoffs |
4 | Sheffield | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 76 | |
5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 72 | |
6 | Grantham Town | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 70 | |
7 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 65 | +21 | 65 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
8 | Belper Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 64 | |
9 | Goole | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 64 | |
10 | Carlton Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 86 | 82 | +4 | 59 | |
11 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 59 | |
12 | Quorn | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 53 | |
13 | Warrington Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 78 | −27 | 47 | Transferred to the NPL Division One North |
14 | Alsager Town (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 43 [a] | Relegation to NWCFL Division One |
15 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 38 | |
16 | Brigg Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 36 | |
17 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 31 | |
18 | Spalding United | 42 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 105 | −59 | 19 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Nantwich Town | 2 | |||||||
5 | Grantham Town | 1 | |||||||
2 | Nantwich Town | 2(4) | |||||||
3 | Sheffield | 2(1) | |||||||
3 | Sheffield | 4 | |||||||
4 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1 |
Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.
President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.
Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Chairman's Cup.
1 Retford United qualified but its ground standards were not high enough for it to play in the shield.