2016–17 Northern Premier League

The 2016–17 season was the 49th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the tenth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2016–17 were Evo-Stik.

The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016.^[1][2]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division

Season	2016–17
Champions	Blyth Spartans
Promoted	Blyth Spartans Spennymoor Town
Relegated	Corby Town Frickley Athletic Ilkeston Skelmersdale United
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,601 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorer	Luke Benbow, 32
Biggest home win	Mickleover Sports 7–0 Ilkeston (26 December 2016) Spennymoor Town 7–0 Skelmersdale United (11 October 2016)
Biggest away win	Skelmersdale United 1–10 Ashton United (21 March 2017)
Highest scoring	Skelmersdale United 1–10 Ashton United (21 March 2017)
Highest attendance	2127 Halesowen Town 0–1 Stourbridge(7 March 2017)
Lowest attendance	78 Sutton Coldfield Town 1–1 Whitby Town(13 August 2016)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The Premier Division featured six new clubs:

• Coalville Town, promoted as playoff winners in NPL Division One South
• Corby Town, relegated from National League North
• Hednesford Town, relegated from National League North
• Stafford Rangers, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South
• Spennymoor Town, promoted as playoff winners in NPL Division One North
• Warrington Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Blyth Spartans (C, P)	46	31	8	7	114	44	+70	101	Promoted to National League North
2	Spennymoor Town (P)	46	25	12	9	96	48	+48	87	Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to National League North[a]
3	Stourbridge	46	25	10	11	84	51	+33	85	Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs
4	Workington	46	26	5	15	73	56	+17	83
5	Nantwich Town	46	23	12	11	86	59	+27	81
6	Whitby Town	46	23	10	13	63	56	+7	79
7	Buxton	46	22	12	12	81	54	+27	78
8	Grantham Town	46	22	10	14	75	57	+18	76
9	Matlock Town	46	22	9	15	68	58	+10	75
10	Warrington Town	46	22	8	16	64	56	+8	74
11	Ashton United	46	19	11	16	85	78	+7	68
12	Rushall Olympic	46	18	10	18	60	60	0	64
13	Stafford Rangers	46	16	15	15	63	60	+3	63
14	Barwell	46	16	14	16	58	53	+5	62
15	Hednesford Town	46	18	7	21	68	65	+3	61
16	Mickleover Sports	46	19	3	24	68	71	−3	60
17	Coalville Town	46	15	10	21	71	79	−8	55
18	Marine	46	14	13	19	62	74	−12	55
19	Halesowen Town	46	13	12	21	46	70	−24	51
20	Sutton Coldfield Town	46	12	11	23	49	79	−30	47
21	Corby Town (R)	46	12	10	24	49	72	−23	46	Relegated to NPL Division One South
22	Frickley Athletic (R)	46	12	3	31	47	97	−50	39
23	Ilkeston (R)	46	7	6	33	31	86	−55	27	Relegated, then expelled from the league. A New Ilkeston Town Replaced in MFL Division One[b]
24	Skelmersdale United (R)	46	5	9	32	40	118	−78	24	Relegated to NPL Division One North

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2017. 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 ^[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to National League North / South
2. Ilkeston wound up due to debts after the end of the season.^[3] A New Ilkeston Town Replaced in Midland League Division One.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Luke Benbow	Stourbridge	32
2	Daniel Maguire	Blyth Spartans	30
3	Dale Hopson	Whitby Town	26
4	Marcus Dinanga	Matlock Town	24
5	Luke Armstrong	Blyth Spartans	21

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017

Results

Home \ Away	ASH	BAR	BLY	BUX	COA	COR	FRK	GRN	HAL	HED	ILK	MAR	MAT	MIC	NAN	RSO	SKU	SPE	STA	STB	SUT	WAR	WTB	WRK
Ashton United		0–0	1–1	1–3	3–0	3–1	1–3	4–3	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–4	1–0	3–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	2–1	0–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–2
Barwell	4–1		0–2	0–1	1–0	3–0	1–2	1–1	0–0	2–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2
Blyth Spartans	3–3	2–0		0–0	3–1	4–2	5–1	5–1	3–0	5–1	3–1	1–0	4–1	3–0	2–0	2–1	4–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	5–0	0–3	5–1	3–2
Buxton	1–2	0–0	2–2		2–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	4–1	3–0	0–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–1	3–3	3–0	2–1
Coalville Town	1–3	1–2	0–1	2–1		4–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–0	1–4	3–2	3–1	3–3	3–3	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–3	2–1
Corby Town	3–3	0–2	4–3	1–1	1–2		2–0	3–0	0–0	3–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–2	1–4	3–0	3–1	0–0	1–2	5–1	0–0	0–2	1–3
Frickley Athletic	1–3	2–3	1–0	4–4	0–4	0–2		0–2	0–1	0–1	4–0	2–0	1–0	0–4	1–4	1–0	3–2	0–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–3	0–1	2–2
Grantham Town	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–1	5–1	4–0	3–0		2–3	4–1	1–1	3–0	0–0	1–0	0–4	2–1	1–1	3–3	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–0	2–2
Halesowen Town	2–2	1–1	0–5	2–4	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–1		1–3	2–1	0–1	0–3	4–2	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–2	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	3–2
Hednesford Town	2–2	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	3–0	4–0	1–0	1–2		3–1	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–2	2–1	5–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–0	1–1	0–2
Ilkeston	0–2	1–0	0–5	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–3	0–0	0–2		1–2	0–1	0–1	2–3	0–2	3–0	2–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–2	0–0	0–2
Marine	3–1	0–0	1–0	5–5	4–2	3–2	3–3	1–0	4–0	3–0	2–2		0–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	3–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–4	0–1
Matlock Town	3–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	0–0	1–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	0–0	2–1		2–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	0–4	3–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–1	1–2
Mickleover Sports	4–1	4–1	1–7	0–3	1–2	2–0	3–0	2–1	0–1	0–1	7–0	2–1	2–0		0–1	0–2	3–1	0–5	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–0	0–1	4–0
Nantwich Town	3–2	2–2	2–2	1–0	3–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–0	4–1	0–0	1–3		1–0	4–0	1–0	0–1	2–3	1–0	4–1	0–2	0–1
Rushall Olympic	1–1	3–1	0–1	1–0	2–5	0–0	0–1	3–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–3	1–2	1–3		1–0	1–5	1–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–0	1–2
Skelmersdale United	1–10	0–5	1–4	0–6	1–2	1–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	2–1	0–3	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–2		0–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	4–0	0–1	0–1
Spennymoor Town	1–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	5–0	1–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	4–2	3–0	2–1	3–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	7–0		1–0	2–2	3–0	4–1	0–1	4–1
Stafford Rangers	1–3	1–1	0–1	1–2	2–1	0–1	3–2	0–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	3–3	0–2	4–4	3–3		0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	3–2
Stourbridge	4–1	2–1	1–2	3–2	2–0	1–0	4–1	1–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	5–3	0–0	4–2	0–0	2–1	1–1	2–0		0–1	0–1	2–1	5–0
Sutton Coldfield Town	2–2	2–1	3–2	1–1	0–3	5–1	3–1	0–2	1–0	0–5	1–0	3–2	2–3	0–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–0	1–1	4–1		0–1	1–1	1–1
Warrington Town	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	4–1	1–0	5–3	1–0	2–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–0	2–1		0–1	1–2
Whitby Town	2–1	1–2	2–1	4–2	1–1	1–0	4–0	0–2	4–1	1–0	2–1	3–1	1–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–2		1–1
Workington	1–0	0–1	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	1–3	4–1	3–1	2–0	0–1	3–0	1–2	3–1	0–0	3–1	4–0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

	Semifinals					Final
	2	Spennymoor Town	2
	5	Nantwich Town	0
						2	Spennymoor Town	1
						3	Stourbridge	0
	3	Stourbridge	3
	4	Workington	2

Semi-finals

Stourbridge v Workington

24 April 2017	Stourbridge	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Workington	War Memorial Athletic Ground
19:45	Stuart Pierpoint 33' Luke Benbow 76' Jordan Archer 97'		David Symington 68' Daniel Wordsworth 90'	Attendance: 1628

Spennymoor Town v Nantwich Town

25 April 2017	Spennymoor Town	2–0	Nantwich Town	The Brewery Field
19:45	Kallum Griffiths 68' Andrew Johnson 80'			Attendance: 882

Final

Spennymoor Town v Stourbridge

29 April 2017	Spennymoor Town	1–0	Stourbridge	The Brewery Field
15:00	Robert Ramshaw 30'			Attendance: 1699

Stadia and locations

Ashton United

Barwell

Blyth Spartans

Buxton

Coalville Town

Corby Town

Frickley Athletic

Grantham Town

Halesowen Town

Hednesford Town

Ilkeston

Marine

Matlock Town

Mickleover Sports

Nantwich Town

Rushall Olympic

Skelmersdale United

Spennymoor Town

Stafford

Stourbridge

Sutton
Coldfield
Town

Warrington

Whitby Town

Workington

Locations of the 2016–17 Premier Division clubs

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Ashton United	Hurst Cross	4,500
Barwell	Kirkby Road	2,500
Blyth Spartans	Croft Park	4,435
Buxton	The Silverlands	5,200
Coalville Town	Owen Street Sports Ground	2,000
Corby Town	Steel Park	3,893
Frickley Athletic	Westfield Lane	2,087
Grantham Town	South Kesteven Sports Stadium	7,500
Halesowen Town	The Grove	5,000
Hednesford Town	Keys Park	6,500
Ilkeston	New Manor Ground	3,500
Marine	Marine Travel Arena	3,185
Matlock Town	Causeway Lane	2,214
Mickleover Sports	The Don Amott Stadium	1,500
Nantwich Town	The Weaver Stadium	3,500
Rushall Olympic	Dales Lane	1,400
Skelmersdale United	West Lancashire College Stadium	2,500
Spennymoor Town	The Brewery Field	4,000
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road	2,900[6]
Stourbridge	War Memorial Athletic Ground	2,014
Sutton Coldfield Town	Central Ground	2,000
Warrington Town	Cantilever Park	3,500
Whitby Town	Turnbull Ground	3,500
Workington	Borough Park	3,101

Division One North

Northern Premier League
Division One North

Season	2016–17
Champions	Lancaster City
Promoted	Farsley Celtic Lancaster City
Relegated	Burscough
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,438 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	James Walshaw, 32
Biggest home win	Colne 8–0 Burscough (11 March 2017) Scarborough Athletic 8–0 Mossley (19 November 2016)
Biggest away win	Ossett Albion 0–6 Trafford (19 November 2016)
Highest scoring	Hyde United 4–5 Farsley Celtic (4 March 2017) Glossop North End 7–2 Prescot Cables(4 March 2017) Mossley 7–2 Prescot Cables (10 December 2016) (11 goals)
Highest attendance	741 Glossop North End 2–5 Lancaster City (22 April 2017)
Lowest attendance	50 Burscough 1–3 Kendal Town (25 March 2017)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Two Division One North clubs were moved to the parallel division: Northwich Victoria and Witton Albion were transferred to Division One South.

Thus, Division One North featured six new clubs:

• Colne, promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
• Colwyn Bay, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
• Goole, transferred from NPL Division One South
• Hyde United, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
• Ramsbottom United, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
• Tadcaster Albion, promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Lancaster City (C, P)	42	27	4	11	73	41	+32	85	Promoted to the NPL Premier Division
2	Farsley Celtic (P)	42	26	6	10	100	50	+50	84	Qualified for play-offs, then promoted to the NPL Premier Division[a]
3	Scarborough Athletic	42	22	7	13	70	47	+23	73	Qualified for Division One North play-offs
4	Ossett Town	42	22	7	13	69	49	+20	73
5	Colne	42	22	7	13	74	50	+24	72[b]
6	Trafford	42	18	16	8	80	46	+34	70
7	Clitheroe	42	20	10	12	74	54	+20	70
8	Glossop North End	42	21	6	15	72	70	+2	69
9	Brighouse Town	42	17	17	8	66	48	+18	68
10	Hyde United	42	16	14	12	78	58	+20	61[c]
11	Bamber Bridge	42	16	7	19	59	58	+1	54[d]
12	Kendal Town	42	14	12	16	61	62	−1	54
13	Droylsden	42	14	12	16	71	77	−6	54
14	Ramsbottom United	42	16	9	17	64	81	−17	53[e]
15	Colwyn Bay	42	13	11	18	61	57	+4	50
16	Prescot Cables	42	13	11	18	71	81	−10	47[f]
17	Mossley	42	14	4	24	67	87	−20	46
18	Ossett Albion	42	13	6	23	47	78	−31	45
19	Tadcaster Albion	42	11	11	20	57	70	−13	44
20	Radcliffe Borough	42	12	8	22	59	82	−23	44
21	Goole	42	9	9	24	39	83	−44	36	Reprieved from relegation[g]
22	Burscough (R)	42	6	6	30	26	109	−83	24	Relegated to the NWCFL Premier Division

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 ^[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the NPL Premier Division
2. Colne were deducted one point for contravening league regulations ^[7]
3. Hyde United were deducted one point for using an illegible player in game against Ossett Town on 29 October 2016^[8]
4. Bamber Bridge were deducted one point for contravening league regulations ^[7]
5. Ramsbottom United were deducted four points for contravening league regulations ^[7]
6. Prescot Cables were deducted three points for contravening league regulations ^[7]
7. Goole were reprieved after Ilkeston, who relegated from Northern Premier League Premier Division having been refused a licence to operate at Step 4.^[9]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[10]
1	James Walshaw	Farsley Celtic	32
2	Jordan Connerton	Lancaster City	28
3	Aaron Burns	Trafford	26
	Michael Fish	Brighouse Town
4	Jamie Rainford	Colwyn Bay	21

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017

Results

Home \ Away	BAM	BRT	BUR	CLT	CLN	COL	DRO	FAR	GNE	GOO	HYD	KEN	LNC	MOS	OSA	OST	PRC	RAD	RAM	SCA	TAD	TRA
Bamber Bridge		1–1	3–0	1–4	1–2	0–2	0–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	4–1	3–1	4–0	1–5	2–0	0–1	0–3	0–0	0–4
Brighouse Town	2–0		1–1	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–3	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	3–3	0–0
Burscough	1–3	2–1		0–1	1–2	0–3	1–1	0–5	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–1	0–5	1–2	0–2	1–0	2–1	0–3
Clitheroe	3–1	3–1	0–0		2–2	1–0	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	2–1	2–0	0–3	1–2	1–1	4–0	3–0	3–1	1–1
Colne	1–0	0–0	8–0	2–1		2–1	0–0	2–3	0–2	4–0	1–2	3–2	0–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	5–1	2–2	0–1	1–0	4–1	1–3
Colwyn Bay	1–1	1–2	6–0	3–2	1–1		4–0	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–1
Droylsden	0–1	1–2	4–1	1–2	2–1	2–4		1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–0	1–3	2–1	6–1	2–2	3–3	1–1	2–2	4–3	0–3
Farsley Celtic	5–3	3–2	3–1	2–4	2–1	1–0	1–1		4–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	2–4	3–1	2–1	0–2	2–1	4–0	0–0	2–1	5–1	0–1
Glossop North End	1–1	2–0	2–3	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–2		2–0	1–0	3–2	2–5	3–2	3–2	2–1	3–1	2–4	2–1	2–1	3–1	2–2
Goole	0–3	0–3	4–1	0–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–3	2–1		0–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–2	0–1	4–2	1–1	0–0	1–3
Hyde United	2–2	0–0	3–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–5	2–1	4–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–2
Kendal Town	2–0	1–2	4–0	0–3	0–1	1–2	5–0	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1		1–0	3–0	1–2	1–0	3–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–2	1–1
Lancaster City	3–2	2–3	3–1	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	3–0	1–0	1–0	3–0		4–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–0	0–1
Mossley	2–0	0–4	4–0	2–1	0–1	0–3	3–4	0–2	2–1	0–1	1–4	2–2	0–1		1–3	0–2	7–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–1	1–4
Ossett Albion	1–4	0–4	4–0	2–2	0–1	3–1	0–4	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	2–4	0–1	2–1		1–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	0–1	2–5	0–6
Ossett Town	2–0	4–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–0	1–3	3–2	1–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–0	0–2		3–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	3–1	1–1
Prescot Cables	1–1	0–0	4–0	2–2	3–2	0–1	0–0	0–3	7–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–5	5–0	2–0		1–1	2–4	0–2	1–0	2–0
Radcliffe Borough	1–0	0–3	0–1	0–1	1–3	3–0	1–2	0–5	1–2	5–1	4–0	3–1	0–3	3–4	2–1	0–4	1–5		2–1	2–3	2–3	2–0
Ramsbottom United	1–0	2–0	2–2	3–4	0–3	1–3	3–2	0–7	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–0	1–0	4–2	2–1	0–5	1–1	4–0		0–4	3–3	0–2
Scarborough Athletic	0–0	0–1	5–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–4	1–0	2–0	3–2	1–0	1–3	8–0	2–1	0–0	4–1	1–3	3–2		1–0	1–1
Tadcaster Albion	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–3	3–0	0–1	2–2	2–1	0–1	2–3		4–3
Trafford	0–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	6–0	1–1	2–2	1–4	1–1	0–1	2–3	5–1	2–1	2–2	0–0	3–1

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: NPL First Division North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

	Semifinals					Final
	2	Farsley Celtic	4
	5	Colne	0
						2	Farsley Celtic	4
						4	Ossett Town	2
	3	Scarborough Athletic	1
	4	Ossett Town	3

Semi-finals

Farsley Celtic v Colne

25 April 2017	Farsley Celtic	4–0	Colne	Throstle Nest
19:45	Aiden Savory 26' James Walshaw 43' Adam Clayton 45' Lewis Nightingale 81'			Attendance: 405

Scarborough Athletic v Ossett Town

25 April 2017	Scarborough Athletic	1–3	Ossett Town	Queensgate
19:45	Adam Bolder 48'		Jason Yates 35', 59' Ashley Jackson 64'	Attendance: 1,004

Final

Farsley Celtic v Ossett Town

29 April 2017	Farsley Celtic	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Ossett Town	Throstle Nest
15:00	Christopher Howarth 47' Richard Marshall 90' Ryan Watson 110' James Walshaw 112'		Danny Frost 70', 87'	Attendance: 829

Stadia and locations

Greater
Manchester

Bamber Bridge

Brighouse Town

Burscough

Clitheroe

Colne

Colwyn Bay

Farsley Celtic

Glossop North End

Goole

Kendal Town

Lancaster City

Ossett Albion

Ossett Town

Prescot Cables

Scarborough Athletic

Tadcaster Albion

Locations of 2016–17 Northern Premier League Division One North teams

Droylsden

Hyde United

Mossley

Radcliffe Borough

Ramsbottom United

Trafford

Locations of Northern Premier League 2016–17 Division One North teams (Greater Manchester)

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Bamber Bridge	QED Stadium	2,264
Brighouse Town	St Giles' Road	1,000
Burscough	Victoria Park	3,054
Clitheroe	Shawbridge	2,000
Colne	XLCR Stadium	1,800
Colwyn Bay	Llanelian Road	2,500
Droylsden	Butcher's Arms Ground	3,000
Glossop North End	The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium	1,350
Goole	Victoria Pleasure Grounds	3,000
Hyde United	Ewen Fields	4,250
Farsley Celtic	Throstle Nest	3,900
Kendal Town	Lakeland Radio Stadium	2,400
Lancaster City	Giant Axe	3,500
Mossley	Seel Park	4,000
Ossett Albion	Our Physio Stadium	3,000
Ossett Town	4G Voice & Data Stadium	2,000
Prescot Cables	Volair Park	3,200
Radcliffe Borough	Stainton Park	3,500
Ramsbottom United	The Harry Williams Riverside	2,000
Scarborough Athletic	Flamingo Land Stadium	2,000
Tadcaster Albion	Ings Lane	1,500
Trafford	Shawe View	2,500

Division One South

Northern Premier League
Division One South

Season	2016–17
Champions	Shaw Lane
Promoted	Shaw Lane Witton Albion
Relegated	Northwich Victoria Rugby Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,395 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gavin Allott, 25
Biggest home win	Sheffield 9–0 Market Drayton Town(28 March 2017)
Biggest away win	Lincoln United 0–6 Shaw Lane(10 January 2017)
Highest scoring	Sheffield 9–0 Market Drayton Town(28 March 2017) Kidsgrove Athletic 7–2 Lincoln United(28 March 2017)
Highest attendance	689 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 Basford United(22 October 2017)
Lowest attendance	65 Carlton Town 1–0 Market Drayton Town(1 April 2017)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Division One South featured five new clubs:

• AFC Rushden & Diamonds, transferred from Southern League Division One Central
• Bedworth United, relegated from Southern League Premier Division
• Northwich Victoria, transferred from NPL Division One North
• Stamford, relegated from NPL Premier Division
• Witton Albion, transferred from NPL Division One North

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Shaw Lane (C, P)	42	32	6	4	104	36	+68	102	Promoted to the NPL Premier Division
2	Witton Albion (O, P)	42	31	6	5	100	41	+59	96[a]	Qualified for play-offs, then promoted to the NPL Premier Division
3	Spalding United	42	24	7	11	74	42	+32	79	Qualified for Division One South play-offs[b]
4	Stocksbridge Park Steels	42	22	7	13	67	50	+17	73
5	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	42	20	11	11	73	52	+21	71	Qualified for play-offs, then transferred to Southern League Division One East
6	Basford United	42	20	13	9	78	53	+25	70[c]
7	Newcastle Town	42	21	4	17	59	59	0	67
8	Lincoln United	42	19	8	15	67	61	+6	65
9	Leek Town	42	18	10	14	63	63	0	64
10	Belper Town	42	15	13	14	55	55	0	58
11	Bedworth United	42	15	12	15	73	72	+1	57
12	Kidsgrove Athletic	42	16	7	19	72	66	+6	55
13	Romulus	42	14	9	19	65	75	−10	51
14	Market Drayton Town	42	16	2	24	60	93	−33	50
15	Sheffield	42	13	9	20	62	60	+2	48
16	Stamford	42	13	9	20	62	80	−18	48
17	Chasetown	42	13	8	21	64	75	−11	47
18	Gresley	42	12	9	21	56	83	−27	45
19	Carlton Town	42	10	12	20	48	68	−20	42
20	Loughborough Dynamo	42	10	4	28	45	94	−49	34
21	Rugby Town (R)	42	8	6	28	44	77	−33	30	Relegated to the MFL Premier Division
22	Northwich Victoria (R)	42	8	12	22	53	89	−36	26[d]	Relegated to the NWCFL Premier Division

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 ^[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Witton Albion were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Stocksbridge Park Steels on 11 February (2–0)^[11]
2. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the NPL Premier Division
3. Basford United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Stocksbridge Park Steels on 10 September (3–2).^[12]
4. Northwich Victoria were deducted ten points for entering into administration on 10 January.^[13]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[14]
1	Gavin Allott	Shaw Lane AFC	26
2	Bradley Wells	Spalding United	25
3	Anthony Malbon	Kidsgrove Athletic	21
4	Daniel Creaney	Bedworth United	20
	Timothy Grice	Leek Town
	Bradley Bauress	Witton Albion

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017

Results

Home \ Away	RUS	BAS	BWU	BLP	CAR	CHA	GRE	KID	LEE	LIN	LOU	MAR	NEW	NOR	ROM	RUG	SHL	SHE	SPA	STM	STO	WTN
AFC Rushden & Diamonds		2–2	2–0	0–0	5–1	1–3	3–3	2–5	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–0	6–1	0–0	3–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–2
Basford United	3–0		3–3	7–1	2–1	1–2	1–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	6–0	2–2	1–0	4–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–2	3–2	1–2
Bedworth United	1–2	2–2		0–2	1–0	1–3	1–0	3–0	2–1	1–4	5–1	2–0	1–5	2–2	4–2	1–1	0–1	4–0	2–2	2–3	2–2	0–4
Belper Town	1–4	1–1	2–3		1–1	3–3	1–2	3–1	0–0	0–0	4–1	2–1	1–3	0–0	4–2	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–0	3–1
Carlton Town	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–1		3–1	2–3	0–2	0–1	1–1	3–3	1–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–0	1–5	1–3	4–3	4–4	1–0	3–2
Chasetown	2–1	4–2	2–3	0–0	1–0		5–2	1–1	0–3	1–3	5–0	5–1	1–2	1–1	0–3	1–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–4
Gresley	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–0		2–1	1–1	1–3	0–1	3–2	0–1	0–2	2–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–0	0–2
Kidsgrove Athletic	0–1	2–1	3–4	1–3	0–2	5–0	5–1		2–2	7–2	2–1	1–2	1–0	2–1	0–2	0–1	0–2	2–1	0–1	3–0	1–2	2–2
Leek Town	0–1	0–5	1–1	0–1	4–1	3–2	5–1	2–2		2–2	2–1	3–2	2–0	1–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–0	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–2
Lincoln United	0–1	0–0	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–3	1–1		3–0	2–0	2–1	2–3	1–2	1–0	0–6	2–1	0–2	1–0	0–2	1–2
Loughborough Dynamo	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–2	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–0		4–1	1–2	3–2	1–1	3–2	0–3	1–0	0–3	0–1	2–3	0–4
Market Drayton Town	2–1	0–1	3–2	1–0	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–3		3–2	4–2	3–1	2–3	1–1	0–5	2–3	4–2	3–1	3–2
Newcastle Town	1–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	3–1	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	2–0		2–1	2–1	1–0	2–3	0–1	2–1	2–1	1–3	0–2
Northwich Victoria	1–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–0	2–3	2–2	3–1	0–0	1–3	1–5	0–1	1–2		1–2	1–3	0–4	2–5	1–3	0–0	3–0	0–5
Romulus	3–2	2–2	1–4	2–1	1–1	0–1	2–2	3–1	1–2	4–1	5–1	2–4	2–1	3–0		0–3	2–3	1–1	1–2	4–2	0–1	1–1
Rugby Town	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–1	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–3	2–0	0–2	1–2		1–2	2–3	1–2	1–2	0–1	1–2
Shaw Lane	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–1	2–1	2–0	5–3	2–1	6–0	5–2	4–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	5–0		2–0	3–1	3–1	1–0	1–0
Sheffield	1–2	3–0	2–2	0–1	0–1	2–1	3–2	1–1	2–1	3–2	2–1	9–0	1–2	1–2	0–1	4–2	0–1		0–4	1–1	1–2	0–1
Spalding United	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	3–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–1	3–0		2–1	2–3	0–1
Stamford	1–1	2–3	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–2		0–5	1–3
Stocksbridge Park Steels	2–3	1–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–2	0–3	4–2	4–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	4–0		3–4
Witton Albion	2–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–2	3–1	3–0	5–2	0–0	4–1	3–1	3–0	1–1	5–0	3–4	3–2	1–0	2–2	4–1	0–0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: NPL First Division South results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

	Semifinals					Final
	2	Witton Albion	1
	5	Rushden & Diamonds	0
						2	Witton Albion	2
						3	Spalding United	1
	3	Spalding United	3
	4	Stocksbridge Park Steels	2

Semi-finals

Witton Albion v AFC Rushden & Diamonds

25 April 2017	Witton Albion	1–0	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	Wincham Park
19:45	Robert Hopley 54'			Attendance: 580

Spalding United v Stocksbridge Park Steels

25 April 2017	Spalding United	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Stocksbridge Park Steels	Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field
19:45	Matthew Varley 43' Lee Beeson 63' Jonathan Lockie 103'		Richard Stirrup 47' Harrison Biggins 78'	Attendance: 448

Final

Witton Albion v Spalding United

29 April 2017	Witton Albion	2–1	Spalding United	Wincham Park
15:00	Brad Bauress 66' Anthony Gardner 76'		Leon Mettam 69'	Attendance: 811

Stadia and locations

Rushden & Diamonds

Basford United

Bedworth United

Belper
Town

Carlton Town

Chasetown

Gresley

Kidsgrove Athletic

Leek
Town

Lincoln United

Loughborough Dynamo

Market Drayton Town

Newcastle Town

Northwich Victoria

Romulus

Rugby
Town

Shaw
Lane

Sheffield

Spalding United

Stamford

Stocksbridge Park Steels

Witton Albion

Locations of Northern Premier League 2016–17 Division One South teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds	Dog & Duck	2,500
Basford United	Greenwich Avenue	1,000
Bedworth United	The Oval Ground	3,000
Belper Town	Christchurch Meadow	2,400
Carlton Town	Bill Stokeld Stadium	1,500
Chasetown	The Scholars Ground	2,000
Gresley	The Moat Ground	2,400
Kidsgrove Athletic	The Seddon Stadium	2,000
Leek Town	Harrison Park	3,600
Lincoln United	Ashby Avenue	2,200
Loughborough Dynamo	Nanpantan Sports Ground	1,500
Market Drayton Town	Greenfields Sports Ground	1,000
Newcastle Town	Lyme Valley Stadium	4,000
Northwich Victoria	Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion)	4,813
Romulus	The Central Ground (groundshare with Sutton Coldfield Town)	2,000
Rugby Town	Butlin Road	6,000
Shaw Lane	Shaw Lane	2,000
Sheffield	Coach and Horses Ground	2,000
Spalding United	Sir Halley Stewart Field	3,500
Stamford	Zeeco Stadium	2,000
Stocksbridge Park Steels	Look Local Stadium	3,500
Witton Albion	Wincham Park	4,813

Challenge Cup

2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

The Integro League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England  Wales
Teams	68
Final positions
Champions	Bamber Bridge
Runner-up	Grantham Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	66
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 16–17 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for a sixth consecutive season. 67 clubs from England and one from Wales entered the competition, beginning with the preliminary round, and all ties ended after 90 minutes and concluded with penalties.^[15]

The defending champions were Marine, who defeated Scarborough Athletic on penalties in the 2016 Final. They were eliminated in the first round.

Calendar

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Scheduled playing date
Preliminary round	68	8	0	8	13 September 2016
First round	64	64	4	60	14 November – 13 December 2016
Second round	32	32	32	none	7 January – 1 February 2017
Third round	16	16	16	none	30 January – 14 February
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	7–28 March
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	4–6 April
Final	2	2	2	none	19 April

Preliminary round

Hyde United v Glossop North End

13 September 2016	Hyde United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Glossop North End
				Attendance: 180
	Penalties
	Chris Amadi Ayrton Bevins Jake Pollard Matthew Dempsey Sam Fitton		Jamie Rainford Ben Richardson Astley Mulholland Sam Ilesanmi Sam Hare

Market Drayton Town v Romulus

13 September 2016	Market Drayton Town	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Romulus
	Paul McMullen 6' Glynn Coney 23' Joshua Green 65'pen		37'Liam Hailey 39'Liam Hailey 42'Andrew Westwood
	Penalties

Prescot Cables v Kendal Town

13 September 2016	Prescot Cables	1–2	Kendal Town
	Jack Philipa 10' (pen.)		54'Oliver Wood 67'Danny Forbes	Attendance: 120

Brighouse Town v Shaw Lane

Brighouse Town

W/O[note 1]

Shaw Lane

First round

Ashton United v Warrington

15 November 2016	Ashton United	2–0	Warrington
19:45				Attendance: 83

Barwell v Coalville Town

15 November 2016	Barwell	2–1	Coalville Town
19:45				Attendance: 109

Bedworth United v Matlock Town

15 November 2016	Bedworth United	3–4	Matlock Town
19:45				Attendance: 62

Belper Town v Mickleover Sports

15 November 2016	Belper Town	1–1 (5–3 p)	Mickleover Sports
19:45				Attendance: 183

Burscough v Lancaster City

15 November 2016	Burscough	2–1	Lancaster City
19:45				Attendance: 50

Buxton v Radcliffe Borough

15 November 2016	Buxton	6–2	Radcliffe Borough
19:45				Attendance: 108

Carlton Town v Spalding United

15 November 2016	Carlton Town	2–5	Spalding United
19:45				Attendance: 54

Droylsden v Trafford

15 November 2016	Droylsden	3–5	Trafford
19:45				Attendance: 75

Frickley Athletic v Tadcaster Albion

15 November 2016	Frickley Athletic	0–2	Tadcaster Albion
19:45				Attendance: 149

Glossop North End v Witton Albion

15 November 2016	Glossop North End	6–0	Witton Albion
19:45	Karl Jones 6' Max Leonard 40' Max Leonard 44' Jamie Rainford 54' Max Leonard 62' (pen.) Jamie Rainford 75'			Attendance: 221

Grantham Town v Gresley

15 November 2016	Grantham Town	3–2	Gresley
19:45				Attendance: 91

Halesowen Town v Rushall Olympic

15 November 2016	Halesowen Town	1–1 (2–3 p)	Rushall Olympic
19:45				Attendance: 145

Kendal Town v Clitheroe

15 November 2016	Kendal Town	0–2	Clitheroe
19:45				Attendance: 81

Loughborough Dynamo v Basford United

15 November 2016	Loughborough Dynamo	2–4	Basford United
19:45				Attendance: 58

Mossley v Nantwich Town

15 November 2016	Mossley	1–2	Nantwich Town
19:45				Attendance: 72

Ossett Albion v Farsley Celtic

15 November 2016	Ossett Albion	2–4	Farsley Celtic
19:45				Attendance: 70

Ossett Town v Scarborough Athletic

15 November 2016	Ossett Town	0–1	Scarborough Athletic
19:45				Attendance: 100

Rugby Town v Ilkeston

15 November 2016	Rugby Town	0–0 (4–3 p)	Ilkeston
19:45				Attendance: 74

Shaw Lane v Blyth Spartans

15 November 2016	Shaw Lane	2–0	Blyth Spartans
19:45				Attendance: 150

Skelmersdale United v Colne

15 November 2016	Skelmersdale United	1–3	Colne
19:45				Attendance: 120

Stocksbridge Park Steels v Spennymoor Town

15 November 2016	Stocksbridge Park Steels	0–2	Spennymoor Town
19:45				Attendance: 74

Whitby Town v Goole

15 November 2016	Whitby Town	2–3	Goole
19:45				Attendance: 165

Kidsgrove Athletic v Chasetown

16 November 2016	Kidsgrove Athletic	1–5	Chasetown
19:45				Attendance: 94

Northwich Victoria v Colwyn Bay

16 November 2016	Northwich Victoria	2–2 (5–3 p)	Colwyn Bay
19:45				Attendance: 73

Romulus v Sheffield

21 November 2016	Romulus	0–2	Sheffield
19:45				Attendance: 40

Lincoln United v Stamford

22 November 2016	Lincoln United	1–0	Stamford
19:45				Attendance: 91

Newcastle Town v Stafford

22 November 2016	Newcastle Town	3–1	Stafford
19:45				Attendance: 111

Workington v Ramsbottom United

29 November 2016	Workington	2–2 (4–2 p)	Ramsbottom United
19:45				Attendance: 181

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Corby Town

6 December 2016	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	2–1	Corby Town
19:45				Attendance: 184

Sutton Coldfield Town v Stourbridge

6 December 2016	Sutton Coldfield Town	3–3 (2–4 p)	Stourbridge
19:45				Attendance: 84

Bamber Bridge v Marine

13 December 2016	Bamber Bridge	4–1	Marine
19:45				Attendance: 150

Leek Town v Hednesford Town

13 December 2016	Leek Town	1–0	Hednesford Town
19:45				Attendance: 115

Second round

Lincoln United v Grantham Town

7 January 2017	Lincoln United	2–3	Grantham Town
15:00				Attendance: 199

Barwell v Stourbridge

10 January 2017	Barwell	0–2	Stourbridge
19:45				Attendance: 97

Belper Town v Chasetown

10 January 2017	Belper Town	2–4	Chasetown
19:45				Attendance: 112

Burscough v Bamber Bridge

10 January 2017	Burscough	0–2	Bamber Bridge
19:45				Attendance: 70

Colne v Trafford

10 January 2017	Colne	1–1 (3–4 p)	Trafford
19:45				Attendance: 102

Newcastle Town v Sheffield

10 January 2017	Newcastle Town	2–1	Sheffield
19:45				Attendance: 51

Rugby Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds

10 January 2017	Rugby Town	1–3	AFC Rushden & Diamonds
19:45				Attendance: 147

Rushall Olympic v Spalding United

10 January 2017	Rushall Olympic	0–2	Spalding United
19:45				Attendance: 71

Scarborough Athletic v Spennymoor Town

10 January 2017	Scarborough Athletic	3–1	Spennymoor Town
19:45				Attendance: 141

Workington v Clitheroe

10 January 2017	Workington	0–2	Clitheroe
19:45				Attendance: 172

Ashton United v Northwich Victoria

17 January 2017	Ashton United	1–0	Northwich Victoria
19:45				Attendance: 85

Tadcaster Albion v Shaw Lane

17 January 2017	Tadcaster Albion	2–1	Shaw Lane
19:45				Attendance: 195

Buxton v Nantwich Town

24 January 2017	Buxton	4–3	Nantwich Town
19:45				Attendance: 91

Matlock Town v Basford United

24 January 2017	Matlock Town	2–2 (8–9 p)	Basford United
19:45				Attendance: 185

Farsley Celtic v Goole

31 January 2017	Farsley Celtic	5–2	Goole
19:45				Attendance: 61

Leek Town v Glossop North End

31 January 2017	Leek Town	2–2 (2–4 p)	Glossop North End
19:45

Third round

Basford United v Chasetown

30 January 2017	Basford United	4–1	Chasetown
19:45				Attendance: 116

Stourbridge v Grantham Town

30 January 2017	Stourbridge	1–4	Grantham Town
19:45				Attendance: 291

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Spalding United

31 January 2017	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	0–0 (5–4 p)	Spalding United
19:45				Attendance: 183

Scarborough Athletic v Tadcaster Albion

31 January 2017	Scarborough Athletic	2–1	Tadcaster Albion
19:45				Attendance: 214

Ashton United v Farsley Celtic

14 February 2017	Ashton United	3–2	Farsley Celtic
19:45

Bamber Bridge v Glossop North End

14 February 2017	Bamber Bridge	1–0	Glossop North End
19:45

Clitheroe v Trafford

14 February 2017	Clitheroe	3–2	Trafford
19:45

Buxton v Newcastle Town

21 February 2017	Buxton	1–0	Newcastle Town
19:45				Attendance: 92

Quarterfinals

Grantham Town v Basford United

7 March 2017	Grantham Town	1–1 (5–3 p)	Basford United
19:45				Attendance: 164

Clitheroe v Scarborough Athletic

7 March 2017	Clitheroe	3–2	Scarborough Athletic
19:45				Attendance: 201

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Buxton

14 March 2017	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	2–3	Buxton
19:45				Attendance: 247

Bamber Bridge v Ashton United

28 March 2017	Bamber Bridge	2–1	Ashton United
19:45				Attendance: 188

Semifinals

Grantham Town v Clitheroe

4 April 2017	Grantham Town	2–1	Clitheroe
19:45				Attendance: 234

Bamber Bridge v Buxton

6 April 2017	Bamber Bridge	0–0 (4–2 p)	Buxton
19:45				Attendance: 291

Final

Grantham Town v Bamber Bridge

19 April 2017	Grantham Town	1–2	Bamber Bridge	Harrison Park, Leek
19:45	Danny Meadows 63'	NPL report	Jaime Milligan 45' Regan Linney 57'	Attendance: 474

See also

• Northern Premier League
• 2016–17 Isthmian League
• 2016–17 Southern League

Notes

1. Match originally abandoned after 60 minutes on 12 September with Shaw Lane leading 2–0 when Shaw Lane player Daniel Wilkinson collapsed and died. Brighouse Town subsequently conceded the tie rather than require a replay.^[16]

References

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13. Watters, David (10 January 2017). "League statement: points deduction". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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External links

• Official website