The2006–07 Northern Premier League season was the 39th in the history of theNorthern Premier League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. After this season, Division One was split into two leagues: theNorthern Premier League Division One North and theNorthern Premier League Division One South.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Burscough |
| Promoted | Burscough A.F.C. Telford United |
| Relegated | Grantham Town Mossley Radcliffe Borough |
| Matches | 465 |
| Goals | 1,332 (2.86 per match) |
2007–08 → | |
The Premier Division featured five new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burscough(C, P) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 80[a] | Promotion toConference North |
| 2 | Witton Albion | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 90 | 48 | +42 | 80 | Qualification forPlay-offs |
| 3 | A.F.C. Telford United(P) | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 78 | |
| 4 | Marine | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 | |
| 5 | Matlock Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 72 | |
| 6 | Guiseley | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 69 | |
| 7 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 68 | |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 67 | |
| 9 | Gateshead | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 65 | |
| 10 | Ossett Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 64 | |
| 11 | Whitby Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 78 | −15 | 60 | |
| 12 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 59 | |
| 13 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 54 | |
| 14 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 53 | |
| 15 | Lincoln United | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 51 | |
| 16 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 49 | |
| 17 | Leek Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 48 | |
| 18 | Ashton United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 48 | |
| 19 | Kendal Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 47 | |
| 20 | Mossley(R) | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 35 | Relegation toNPL Division One North |
| 21 | Radcliffe Borough(R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 32 | |
| 22 | Grantham Town(R) | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 94 | −55 | 17 | Relegation toNPL Division One South |
| Home \ Away | TEL | ASH | BUR | FLE | FRK | GAT | GRN | GUI | HED | ILK | KEN | LEE | LIN | MAR | MAT | MOS | NFU | OST | PRC | RAD | WTB | WTN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.F.C. Telford United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Ashton United | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Burscough | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Gateshead | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Grantham Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| Guiseley | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hednesford Town | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ilkeston Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Kendal Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Leek Town | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Lincoln United | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Marine | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Matlock Town | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Mossley | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| North Ferriby United | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | |
| Ossett Town | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Prescot Cables | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Whitby Town | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Witton Albion | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 |
The Premier Division play-offs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in theConference North.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Witton Albion | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Matlock Town | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Witton Albion | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | A.F.C. Telford United | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | A.F.C. Telford United | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Marine | 0 | |||||||
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Buxton |
| Promoted | Buxton Eastwood Town |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches | 555 |
| Goals | 1,732 (3.12 per match) |
Division One featured seven new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buxton(C, P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 101 | Promotion toNPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Cammell Laird | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 105 | 56 | +49 | 94 | Qualification forPlay-offs, then allocated toDivision One South |
| 3 | Eastwood Town(P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 43 | +46 | 87 | Qualification forPlay-offs, then promoted to theNPL Premier Division[a] |
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 82 | Qualification forPlay-offs, then allocated toDivision One North |
| 5 | Colwyn Bay | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 77 | Qualification forPlay-offs, then allocated toDivision One South |
| 6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 76 | Allocated toDivision One South |
| 7 | Goole | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 84 | −4 | 72 | |
| 8 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 80 | +11 | 70 | |
| 9 | Rossendale United | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 70 | Allocated toDivision One North |
| 10 | Woodley Sports | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 89 | 71 | +18 | 68 | |
| 11 | Ossett Albion | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 68 | |
| 12 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 68 | |
| 13 | Bamber Bridge | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 62 | |
| 14 | Alsager Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 75 | −3 | 61 | Allocated toDivision One South |
| 15 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 77 | −5 | 61 | Allocated toDivision One North |
| 16 | Clitheroe | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 60 | |
| 17 | Brigg Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 58 | Allocated toDivision One South |
| 18 | Gresley Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 55 | |
| 19 | Belper Town | 46 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 55 | |
| 20 | Shepshed Dynamo | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 96 | −34 | 52 | |
| 21 | Wakefield | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | Allocated toDivision One North |
| 22 | Warrington Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 47 | Allocated toDivision One South |
| 23 | Chorley | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 99 | −47 | 36 | Allocated toDivision One North |
| 24 | Bridlington Town | 46 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 101 | −68 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | ALS | BAM | BLP | BPA | BRI | BRG | BUX | CAM | CHO | CLT | COL | EAS | GOO | GRE | HRA | KID | OSA | ROS | SPD | SKU | STO | WAK | WAR | WDL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsager Town | 5–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bamber Bridge | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | |
| Belper Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Bridlington Town | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–9 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Brigg Town | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Buxton | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Cammell Laird | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Chorley | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Clitheroe | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Eastwood Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Goole | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 6–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Gresley | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–5 | |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 4–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Ossett Albion | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Rossendale United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Shepshed Dynamo | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Skelmersdale United | 6–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Wakefield | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Warrington Town | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | |
| Woodley Sports | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
The First Division play-offs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Cammell Laird | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Colwyn Bay | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Cammell Laird | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Eastwood Town | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Eastwood Town | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 | |||||||
Challenge Cup: Teams from both divisions.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Champions of NPL First Division.