2021–22 Northern Premier League

The 2021–22 season will be the 54th 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.

As the previous season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all results finalised,[1] the Trident Leagues along with the Football Association decided to make the realignment to leagues at Steps 4, 5 and 6.

Premier Division
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

Premier Division table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Buxton 20 13 6 1 43 14 +29 45 Promotion to the National League North
2 Matlock Town 21 14 1 6 40 19 +21 43 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bamber Bridge 21 13 2 6 41 25 +16 41
4 South Shields 20 12 4 4 34 17 +17 40
5 Warrington Town 21 10 7 4 32 21 +11 37
6 Whitby Town 20 11 3 6 26 21 +5 36
7 Stafford Rangers 21 8 6 7 24 18 +6 30
8 Scarborough Athletic 20 9 3 8 25 32 −7 30
9 FC United of Manchester 21 9 2 10 31 26 +5 29
10 Atherton Collieries 20 9 2 9 19 22 −3 29
11 Radcliffe 21 8 4 9 28 32 −4 28
12 Lancaster City 21 9 1 11 27 31 −4 28
13 Basford United 22 7 6 9 22 26 −4 27
14 Stalybridge Celtic 21 8 2 11 31 31 0 26
15 Morpeth Town 19 7 4 8 29 30 −1 25
16 Hyde United 21 8 1 12 26 34 −8 25
17 Witton Albion 19 6 4 9 25 39 −14 22
18 Ashton United 19 5 6 8 22 24 −2 21
19 Gainsborough Trinity 20 5 6 9 15 28 −13 21 Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 1]
20 Mickleover 23 5 6 12 23 40 −17 21 Possible relegation to Division One[lower-alpha 1]
21 Nantwich Town 20 5 4 11 17 26 −9 19 Relegation to Division One
22 Grantham Town 21 3 4 14 21 45 −24 13
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. 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[3]
Notes:
  1. Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three based on points per game (PPG), will be reprieved from relegation.[2]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bobby Grant Radcliffe 14
2 Jordan Buckley Warrington Town 13
3 Callum Saunders Witton Albion 12
Jamie Ward Buxton
5 Jacob Hazel Whitby Town 11
6 Ewan Bange Bamber Bridge 10
Diego De Girolamo Buxton
8 Robert Apter Bamber Bridge 9
9 Sam Fishburn Lancaster City 8

Updated to matches played on 14 December 2021

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 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–3
Atherton Collieries 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1
Bamber Bridge 0–1 1–2 1–0 5–1 4–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0
Basford United 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Buxton 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–1
FC United of Manchester 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 6–0 1–3
Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Grantham Town 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–7 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–2
Hyde United 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–2 1–0
Lancaster City 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1
Matlock Town 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–3 9–0
Mickleover 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–2
Morpeth Town 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–2
Nantwich Town 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–3 0–0 3–2 1–1
Radcliffe 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 2–1 2–0
Scarborough Athletic 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–3 2–0 3–2
South Shields 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–2
Stafford Rangers 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 1–2 0–2 5–2 5–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–2
Warrington Town 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0
Whitby Town 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 0–1
Witton Albion 1–0 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–4 4–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
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Semi-finals

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Final

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Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2021–22 Premier Division teams
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton UnitedAshton-under-LyneHurst Cross4,500
Atherton CollieriesAthertonAlder Street2,500
Bamber BridgeBamber BridgeIrongate2,264
Basford UnitedNottingham (Basford)Greenwich Avenue2,200
BuxtonBuxtonThe Silverlands5,200
FC United of ManchesterManchester (Moston)Broadhurst Park4,400
Gainsborough TrinityGainsboroughThe Northolme4,304
Grantham TownGranthamSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium7,500
Hyde UnitedHydeEwen Fields4,250
Lancaster CityLancasterGiant Axe3,500
Matlock TownMatlockCauseway Lane2,214
MickleoverDerby (Mickleover)Station Road1,500
Morpeth TownMorpethCraik Park1,500
Nantwich TownNantwichThe Weaver Stadium3,500
RadcliffeRadcliffeStainton Park3,500
Scarborough AthleticScarboroughFlamingo Land Stadium2,833
South ShieldsSouth ShieldsMariners Park3,500
Stafford RangersStaffordMarston Road4,000
Stalybridge CelticStalybridgeBower Fold6,500
Warrington TownWarringtonCantilever Park3,500
Whitby TownWhitbyTurnbull Ground3,500
Witton AlbionNorthwichWincham Park4,813

Division One West
Northern Premier League
Division One West
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

When the divisions were realigned this became Division One West instead of Division One North West from the previous season. Division One West comprised 20 teams.

Team changes

The following 3 clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions before the season:


The following and 5 clubs transferred from NPL Division One South East Step 4 division before the season:

Division One West table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Marine 18 15 0 3 39 16 +23 45 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Warrington Rylands 1906 19 12 4 3 51 25 +26 40 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Workington 18 11 5 2 30 16 +14 38
4 Clitheroe 18 11 3 4 38 18 +20 36
5 Trafford 20 9 7 4 38 25 +13 34
6 Leek Town 19 10 4 5 32 21 +11 34
7 Runcorn Linnets 17 10 3 4 33 20 +13 33
8 Mossley 18 10 1 7 34 30 +4 31
9 Bootle 19 9 1 9 41 37 +4 28
10 1874 Northwich 19 8 4 7 31 33 −2 28
11 City of Liverpool 18 7 5 6 27 25 +2 26
12 Colne 16 7 3 6 23 19 +4 24
13 Kidsgrove Athletic 19 7 2 10 26 31 −5 23
14 Ramsbottom United 18 7 2 9 27 36 −9 23
15 Newcastle Town 20 5 5 10 26 38 −12 20
16 Glossop North End 19 3 9 7 16 22 −6 18
17 Widnes 18 5 2 11 20 24 −4 17 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
18 Prescot Cables 20 3 2 15 22 53 −31 11 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
19 Kendal Town 20 2 2 16 19 50 −31 7[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Step 5
20 Market Drayton Town 17 1 2 14 6 40 −34 5
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. 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[3]
Notes:
  1. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and two that are 18th-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[4]
  2. Kendal Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ben Hodkinson Bootle 14
2 Ryan Brooke Runcorn Linnets 12
3 Kane Drummond Warrington Rylands 9
Sefton Gonzales Clitheroe
Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town
6 Max Hazeldine Trafford 8
Neil Kengni Kuemo Marine
Reece Webb-Foster Colne

Updated to matches played on 14 December 2021

Results table
Home \ Away 18N BTL COL CLI CLN GNE KEN KID LEE MAR MKT MOS NEW PRE RAM RUN TRA WAR WID WOR
1874 Northwich 0–5 1–2 4–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 7–3 1–1 1–0 0–3
Bootle 1–2 3–2 0–3 2–3 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–4
City of Liverpool 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0
Clitheroe 2–2 7–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2
Colne 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–3
Glossop North End 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–3
Kendal Town 2–4 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 0–2 2–1 4–3 1–2 0–3 1–5
Kidsgrove Athletic 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1
Leek Town 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2
Marine 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1
Market Drayton Town 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–7 1–0 1–3
Mossley 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 0–3 3–1 0–3 0–1
Newcastle Town 1–3 0–1 5–1 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Prescot Cables 1–2 0–6 2–3 0–4 0–2 3–1 2–1 3–3 0–1
Ramsbottom United 3–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–3 7–1 4–0 3–2
Runcorn Linnets 1–0 3–3 1–1 4–0 0–4 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Trafford 2–5 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–2
Warrington Rylands 1906 2–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 5–2 7–2 8–0 1–0 2–1
Widnes 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–1
Workington 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: NPL West Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

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–

Final

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Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Division One West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
1874 NorthwichBarntonThe Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton)3,000
BootleBootleNew Bucks Park3,750
City of LiverpoolEllesmere PortRivacre Park (groundshare with Vauxhall Motors)3,300
ClitheroeClitheroeShawbridge2,000
ColneColneHolt House1,800
Glossop North EndGlossopThe Amdec Forklift Stadium1,350
Kendal TownKendalParkside Road2,400
Kidsgrove AthleticKidsgroveThe Autonet Insurance Stadium2,000
Leek TownLeekHarrison Park3,600
MarineCrosbyRossett Park3,185
Market Drayton TownMarket DraytonGreenfields Sports Ground1,000
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
TraffordFlixtonShawe lane2,500
Warrington Rylands 1906WarringtonGorsey Lane1,345
WidnesWidnesHalton Stadium13,350
WorkingtonWorkingtonBorough Park3,101

Division One East
Northern Premier League
Division One East
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

When the divisions were realigned this became Division One East instead of Division One South East from the previous season. Division One East comprised 19 teams, with a vacancy left due to the withdrawal of Droylsden in the previous campaign.

Team changes

The following 6 clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions and 7 clubs transferred from NPL Division One North West before the season:

The following and 7 clubs transferred from NPL Division One North West Step 4 division before the season:

Division One East table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Marske United 16 14 1 1 46 9 +37 43 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Liversedge 15 14 1 0 45 9 +36 43 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Shildon 17 12 2 3 33 13 +20 38
4 Cleethorpes Town 17 11 2 4 40 25 +15 35
5 Stockton Town 17 8 5 4 35 18 +17 29
6 Dunston UTS 17 8 1 8 32 27 +5 25
7 Worksop Town 16 7 4 5 26 23 +3 25
8 Ossett United 17 7 4 6 20 22 −2 25
9 Stocksbridge Park Steels 17 7 2 8 26 27 −1 23
10 Brighouse Town 17 5 7 5 26 26 0 22
11 Yorkshire Amateur 17 6 3 8 21 27 −6 21
12 Frickley Athletic 17 5 4 8 15 26 −11 19
13 Lincoln United 18 5 4 9 27 48 −21 19
14 Hebburn Town 17 4 4 9 22 29 −7 16
15 Bridlington Town 18 4 3 11 16 34 −18 15
16 Tadcaster Albion 17 3 4 10 19 31 −12 13 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
17 Pontefract Collieries 16 4 1 11 16 31 −15 13 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
18 Pickering Town 17 3 3 11 25 45 −20 12 Relegation to Step 5
19 Sheffield 15 2 5 8 16 36 −20 11
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. 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[3]
Notes:
  1. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and two that are 18-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[4]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Boyes Marske United 17
2 Laurence Sorhaindo Brighouse Town 12
3 Oliver Fearon Liversedge 10
Luke Mangham Stocksbridge Park Steels
5 Matthew Cotton Lincoln United 9
Brody Robertson Cleethorpes Town
Dean Thexton Shildon
Nicholas Walker Liversedge
9 Benjamin Atkinson Liversedge 8
Kevin Hayes Stockton Town
Michael Roberts Stockton Town

Updated to matches played on 14 December 2021

Results table
Home \ Away BRD BRI CLE DUN FRI HEB LIN LIV MAR OSS PIC PON SHE SHI STB STC TAD WOR YOR
Bridlington Town 1–2 1–1 0–0 4–2 0–5 2–1 1–3 2–1
Brighouse Town 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Cleethorpes Town 3–2 0–2 4–4 2–4 3–1 3–1 0–0
Dunston UTS 1–2 6–0 3–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 4–2 3–0
Frickley Athletic 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0
Hebburn Town 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–5 1–4 4–2
Lincoln United 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–2 0–3 3–3 2–2 0–1 0–5 1–0
Liversedge 2–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 3–1 5–0
Marske United 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 6–1 2–0 3–2 4–0
Ossett United 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–5 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–0
Pickering Town 2–2 0–4 4–2 3–4 0–2 1–3 4–1 1–4
Pontefract Collieries 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–5
Sheffield 3–0 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–3
Shildon 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 4–0 5–1 0–0 2–1
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–0
Stockton Town 3–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 0–1 1–1
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 3–2 2–2 2–2
Worksop Town 4–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–3
Yorkshire Amateur 2–0 0–4 0–0 7–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: NPL East Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

–

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Division One East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bridlington TownBridlingtonQueensgate3,000
Brighouse TownBrighouseSt Giles Road1,000
Cleethorpes TownGrimsbyBradley Football Centre1,000
Dunston UTSDunstonWellington Road2,500
Frickley AthleticSouth ElmsallWestfield Lane2,087
Hebburn TownHebburnThe Green Energy Sports Ground–
Lincoln UnitedLincolnAshby Avenue2,200
LiversedgeCleckheatonClayborn2,000
Marske UnitedMarske-by-the-SeaMount Pleasant2,500
Ossett UnitedOssettIngfield1,950
Pickering TownPickeringMill Lane2,000
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
Yorkshire AmateurLeedsBracken Edge1,550

Division One Midlands
Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

As part of the realignment, the delayed formation of a third Northern Premier League First Division saw the creation of a new Midlands Division, in which it covers the Birmingham area, Nottinghamshire, western Northamptonshire and northern Cambridgeshire regions. The division consists of 20 sides for the upcoming season .

Team changes

The following 2 clubs were promoted from Step 5 divisions before the season:

The following and 9 clubs transferred from NPL Division One South East Step 4 division before the season:

The following 9 clubs were transferred from other Step 4 Trident Alliance divisions before the season:

Division One Midlands table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ilkeston Town 19 14 2 3 59 22 +37 44 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Belper Town 20 14 1 5 45 26 +19 43 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Chasetown 19 12 5 2 44 22 +22 41
4 Halesowen Town 18 12 3 3 40 19 +21 39
5 Coleshill Town 19 12 2 5 41 23 +18 38
6 Stamford 18 11 4 3 47 23 +24 37
7 Carlton Town 19 10 6 3 36 19 +17 36
8 Sporting Khalsa 18 9 2 7 33 31 +2 29
9 Bedworth United 19 8 3 8 27 28 −1 27
10 Loughborough Dynamo 19 8 2 9 39 40 −1 26
11 Spalding United 19 7 5 7 27 35 −8 26
12 Shepshed Dynamo 19 6 7 6 30 30 0 25
13 Cambridge City 19 6 4 9 26 27 −1 22
14 Corby Town 19 6 2 11 24 31 −7 20
15 Yaxley 19 6 1 12 29 47 −18 19
16 Daventry Town 19 3 5 11 19 43 −24 14
17 Sutton Coldfield Town 18 2 6 10 22 34 −12 12 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
18 Wisbech Town 18 3 3 12 17 42 −25 12 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
19 Histon 19 2 4 13 16 50 −34 10 Relegation to Step 5
20 Soham Town Rangers 19 2 3 14 19 48 −29 9
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. 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[3]
Notes:
  1. Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight 17th-placed teams and two that are 18-placed and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also 18th-placed will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[4]

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathan Margetts Belper Town 15
2 Zak Goodson Ilkeston Town 14
3 Joey Butlin Chasetown 12
4 Jack Langston Chasetown 11
5 Remaye Campbell Ilkeston Town 10
Kai Tonge Coleshill Town
7 Kyle Finn Halesowen Town 9
Ryan Nesbitt Bedworth United
Alexander Troke Ilkeston Town

Updated to matches played on 14 December 2021

Results table
Home \ Away BED BEL CAM CAR CHA COL COR DAV HAL HIS ILK LOU SHE SOH SPA SPO STA SUT WIS YAX
Bedworth United 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
Belper Town 5–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–0 4–0
Cambridge City 0–1 1–3 3–4 1–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Carlton Town 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0
Chasetown 3–0 2–2 1–4 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–0
Coleshill Town 1–4 4–2 2–3 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 4–1
Corby Town 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0
Daventry Town 3–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–5 0–2
Halesowen Town 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 5–1 2–0
Histon 0–4 0–5 2–4 0–1 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2
Ilkeston Town 3–1 2–0 3–4 4–0 8–0 3–1 5–0 2–3 5–1
Loughborough Dynamo 0–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–4 1–5 6–2 3–3 6–1
Shepshed Dynamo 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–0 4–4
Soham Town Rangers 1–4 0–2 0–6 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–4
Spalding United 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 4–3 3–2 1–3
Sporting Khalsa 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–2 4–3
Stamford 4–1 6–1 1–3 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 5–0
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1
Wisbech Town 3–4 0–3 0–4 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–4 0–0 2–2 2–1
Yaxley 1–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–5 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: NPL Midlands Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-off
Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

–
–

Final

–

Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2021–22 Division One Midlands teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bedworth UnitedBedworthThe Oval3,000
Belper TownBelperChristchurch Meadow2,650
Cambridge CityImpingtonBridge Road (Impington)4,300
Carlton TownCarltonBill Stokeld Stadium1,500
ChasetownBurntwoodThe Scholars Ground2,000
Coleshill TownColeshillPack Meadow2,000
Corby TownCorbySteel Park3,893
Daventry TownDaventryElderstubbs1,855
Halesowen TownHalesowenThe Grove3,150
HistonImpingtonBridge Road (Impington) (groundshare with Cambridge City)4,300
Ilkeston TownIlkestonNew Manor Ground3,029
Loughborough DynamoLoughboroughNanpantan Sports Ground1,500
Shepshed DynamoLeicestershireThe Dovecote Stadium2,500
Soham Town RangersSohamJulius Martin Lane2,000
Spalding UnitedSpaldingSir Halley Stewart Field3,500
Sporting KhalsaWillenhallGuardian Warehousing Arena–
StamfordStamfordBorderville Sports Centre2,000
Sutton Coldfield TownSutton ColdfieldCentral Ground2,000
Wisbech TownWisbechFenland Stadium1,118
YaxleyYaxleyLeading Drove1,000

Relegation reprieves

Step 3

Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three based on points per game (PPG), will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining team will be relegated to Step 4. [4]

The current points-per-game ranking of the third-from-bottom placed teams at Step 3 divisions is as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
5 Mickleover Northern Premier League Premier Division 23 21 0.913 Remain at Step 3
6 Hitchin Town Southern League Premier Division Central 22 17 0.773
7 East Thurrock United Isthmian League Premier Division 19 14 0.737
8 Kings Langley Southern League Premier Division South 22 15 0.682 Relegation to Step 4

Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.

Step 4

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two that are placed third-from-bottom, that are the top two based on points per game (PPG), will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will play at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will play at Step 5. [4]

The current points-per-game ranking of the 3rd from bottom placed teams at Step 4 divisions is as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
9 Guernsey Isthmian League South Central Division 12 11 0.917 Remain in Step 4
10 Witham Town Isthmian League North Division 17 14 0.824
11 Pontefract Collieries Northern Premier League Division One East 16 13 0.813 Play a relegation match with a Step 5 team.
12 Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 17 12 0.706
13 Kempston Rovers Southern League Division One Central 19 13 0.684
14 Wisbech Town Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 18 12 0.667
15 Mangotsfield United Southern League Division One South 18 12 0.667
16 Prescot Cables Northern Premier League Division One West 20 11 0.550

Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.

Challenge Cup

For the second successive season, it was announced to clubs that the League Challenge Cup was cancelled due to any further fixture disruptions that may occur due to the coronavirus disease pandemic.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". Northern Premier League. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
    2. "[Promotion and relegation for 2021/22]". The Football Association. September 2021. "7 clubs from Step 3 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 4th from bottom Clubs, then 3rd from bottom (and so on). As it stands, this would be all four 4th from bottom Clubs and the best three 3rd from bottom Clubs."
    3. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
    4. "Changes to promotion and relegation at Step 5". North East Counties Football League. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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