The2015–16 season is the 48th season of theNorthern Premier LeaguePremier Division, and the ninth season of theNorthern Premier LeagueDivision One Northand South.
The league sponsor for 2015–16 wasEvo-Stik.[1]
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Darlington 1883 |
| Promoted | Darlington 1883 Salford City |
| Relegated | Colwyn Bay Hyde United Ramsbottom United Stamford |
2016–17 → | |
The Premier Division featured six new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlington 1883(C, P) | 46 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 106 | 42 | +64 | 104 | Promotion toNational League North |
| 2 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 99 | Qualification forplay-offs |
| 3 | Salford City(O, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 94 | 48 | +46 | 90 | |
| 4 | Ashton United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 52 | +38 | 87 | |
| 5 | Workington | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 86 | |
| 6 | Stourbridge | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 63 | +27 | 84 | |
| 7 | Frickley Athletic | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 77 | |
| 8 | Nantwich Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 94 | 62 | +32 | 75 | |
| 9 | Barwell | 46 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 73 | |
| 10 | Rushall Olympic | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 69 | |
| 11 | Buxton | 46 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 74 | −3 | 67 | |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 62 | |
| 13 | Halesowen Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 62 | |
| 14 | Ilkeston | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 79 | −18 | 54 | |
| 15 | Marine | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 | |
| 16 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 82 | −16 | 53 | |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 52 | |
| 18 | Grantham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 85 | −34 | 51 | |
| 19 | Whitby Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 47 | |
| 20 | Mickleover Sports | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 46 | |
| 21 | Stamford(R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 71 | 97 | −26 | 45 | Relegated toNPL Division One South |
| 22 | Hyde United(R) | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 53 | 90 | −37 | 40 | Relegated toNPL Division One North |
| 23 | Colwyn Bay(R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 51 | 95 | −44 | 38 | |
| 24 | Ramsbottom United(R) | 46 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 112 | −69 | 26 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Blyth Spartans | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Workington | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Salford City | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Workington | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Salford City (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Ashton United | 1 | |||||||
| 26 April 2016 | Blyth Spartans | 3–4 | Workington | Croft Park,Blyth |
| 19:45 | Sean Reid Dillon Morse Daniel Maguire | Report 1Report 2 | Scott Allison Robert Wilson | Attendance: 1,124 |
| 26 April 2016 | Salford City | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Ashton United | Moor Lane,Salford |
| 19:45 | J Hulme G Seddon J Poole | Report | Will Haining | Attendance: 866 |
| 30 April 2016 | Salford City | 3–2 | Workington | Moor Lane,Salford |
| 15:00 | S O'Halloran (14'), B Priestley (79'), J Hulme (87') | Report | Attendance: 1,967 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BAR | BLY | BUX | COL | DAR | FRK | GRN | HAL | HYD | ILK | MAR | MAT | MIC | NAN | RAM | RSO | SLC | SKU | STM | STB | SUT | WTB | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton United | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Barwell | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Buxton | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | |
| Darlington 1883 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Grantham Town | 3–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Halesowen Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hyde United | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Ilkeston | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Marine | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Matlock Town | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Mickleover Sports | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Nantwich Town | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Ramsbottom United | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rushall Olympic | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Salford City | 3–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | |
| Skelmersdale United | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Stamford | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Stourbridge | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Whitby Town | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Workington | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
| Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Hyde United | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
| Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
| Nantwich Town | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Marine | Marine Travel Arena | 3,185 |
| Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
| Barwell | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
| Skelmersdale United | West Lancashire College Stadium | 2,500 |
| Colwyn Bay | Llanelian Road | 2,500 |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,014 |
| Darlington 1883 | Heritage Park (groundshare) | 2,004 |
| Ramsbottom United | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Stamford | Zeeco Stadium | 2,000 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | Central Ground | 2,000 |
| Mickleover Sports | The Raygar Stadium | 1,500 |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane | 1,400 |
| Salford City | Moor Lane | 1,400 |
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Warrington Town |
| Promoted | Warrington Town Spennymoor Town |
| Relegated | New Mills Harrogate Railway Athletic |
2016–17 → | |
Division One North featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrington Town(C, P) | 42 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 36 | +85 | 106 | Promotion toNPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Spennymoor Town(O, P) | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 113 | 35 | +78 | 91 | Qualification forPlay-offs |
| 3 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 102 | 41 | +61 | 83[a] | Qualification forPlay-offs and transferred toNPL Division One South |
| 4 | Glossop North End | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 81 | Qualification forPlay-offs |
| 5 | Burscough | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 80 | |
| 6 | Lancaster City | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 69 | |
| 7 | Clitheroe | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 90 | 86 | +4 | 69 | |
| 8 | Trafford | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 65 | |
| 9 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 63 | |
| 10 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 63 | |
| 11 | Witton Albion | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 61 | Transferred toNPL Division One South |
| 12 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 60 | |
| 13 | Mossley | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 60 | |
| 14 | Brighouse Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 72 | +3 | 59 | |
| 15 | Kendal Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 52 | |
| 16 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 99 | −33 | 46 | |
| 17 | Ossett Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 43 | |
| 18 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 40 | |
| 19 | Droylsden | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 68 | 139 | −71 | 39 | |
| 20 | Scarborough Athletic | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 38 | |
| 21 | Harrogate Railway Athletic(R) | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 52 | 115 | −63 | 26 | Relegation toNCEFL Premier Division |
| 22 | New Mills(R) | 42 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 156 | −130 | 3 | Relegation toNWCFL Premier Division |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Spennymoor Town | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Burscough | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Spennymoor Town | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Northwich Victoria | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Northwich Victoria | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Glossop North End | 1 | |||||||
| 26 April 2016 | Spennymoor Town | 3–1 | Burscough | The Brewery Field,Spennymoor |
| 19:45 | Craig Gott Liam Henderson Gavin Cogdon | Liam Caddick | Attendance: 662 |
| 27 April 2016 | Northwich Victoria | 2–1 | Glossop North End | Wincham Park,Northwich |
| 19:45 | Stuart Cook Richard Bennett | Mark Reed | Attendance: 376 |
| 30 April 2016 | Spennymoor Town | 2–0 | Northwich Victoria | The Brewery Field,Spennymoor |
| 15:00 | Gavin Cogdon Mark Anderson | Attendance: 1129 |
| Home \ Away | BAM | BRT | BUR | CLT | DRO | FAR | GNE | HRA | KEN | LNC | MOS | NEM | NOR | OSA | OST | PRC | RAD | SCA | SPE | TRA | WAR | WTN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Brighouse Town | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | |
| Burscough | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
| Clitheroe | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–0 | |
| Droylsden | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–9 | 1–4 | |
| Farsley Celtic | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | |
| Glossop North End | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 2–2 | |
| Kendal Town | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Lancaster City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Mossley | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | |
| New Mills | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–9 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Ossett Albion | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | |
| Ossett Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–5 | |
| Prescot Cables | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–6 | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Scarborough Athletic | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Spennymoor Town | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Trafford | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Warrington Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | |
| Witton Albion | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Northwich Victoria | Wincham Park (Ground share with Witton Albion) | 4,813 |
| Witton Albion | Wincham Park | 4,813 |
| Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Spennymoor Town | The Brewery Field | 2,900[3] |
| Farsley Celtic | Throstle Nest | 3,900 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
| Lancaster City | Giant Axe | 3,500 |
| Radcliffe Borough | Stainton Park | 3,500 |
| Warrington Town | Cantilever Park | 3,500 |
| Prescot Cables | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
| Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
| Droylsden | Butcher's Arms Ground | 3,000 |
| Ossett Albion | Our Physio Stadium | 3,000 |
| Scarborough Athletic | Queensgate | 3,000 |
| Trafford | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Kendal Town | Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 |
| Bamber Bridge | QED Stadium | 2,264 |
| Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Ossett Town | 4G Voice & Data Stadium | 2,000 |
| New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
| Glossop North End | The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium | 1,350 |
| Brighouse Town | St Giles' Road | 1,000 |
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stafford Rangers |
| Promoted | Stafford Rangers Coalville Town |
| Relegated | Tividale |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,456 (3.15 per match) |
2016–17 → | |
Division One South will feature five new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stafford Rangers(C, P) | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 95 | Promotion toNPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 94 | Qualification forplay-offs. Changed name toShaw Lane. |
| 3 | Coalville Town(O, P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 85 | Qualification forplay-offs |
| 4 | Basford United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 76 | |
| 5 | Lincoln United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 74 | |
| 6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 69 | |
| 7 | Chasetown | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 68 | |
| 8 | Leek Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 63 | |
| 9 | Rugby Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Romulus | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 60 | |
| 11 | Market Drayton Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 58 | |
| 12 | Spalding United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Belper Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 54 | |
| 14 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 53 | |
| 15 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 50 | |
| 16 | Gresley | 42 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 50 | |
| 17 | Sheffield | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 47 | |
| 18 | Carlton Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 47 | |
| 19 | Goole | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 38 | Transferred to theNPL Division One North |
| 20 | Loughborough Dynamo | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 60 | 108 | −48 | 35 | |
| 21 | Daventry Town | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 113 | −70 | 33 | Resigned to theUCL Division One[4] |
| 22 | Tividale(R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 95 | −43 | 26 | Relegation toMFL Premier Division |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Lincoln United | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Coalville Town | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Coalville Town | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Basford United | 0 | |||||||
| 26 April 2016 | Coalville Town | 5–0 | Basford United | Owen Street Sports Ground,Coalville |
| 19:45 | Alexander Troke Callum Woodward Danny Jenno Alexander Troke Nathan Watson |
| 27 April 2016 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 3–2 | Lincoln United | Shaw Lane,Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 374 |
| 30 April 2016 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 1–3 | Coalville Town | Shaw Lane,Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 407 |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BLP | CAR | CHA | COA | DAV | GOO | GRE | KID | LEE | LIN | LOU | MAR | NEW | ROM | RUG | SAQ | SHE | SPA | STA | STO | TIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basford United | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |
| Belper Town | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Carlton Town | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Chasetown | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 9–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Coalville Town | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Daventry Town | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Goole | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Gresley | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Leek Town | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Lincoln United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Loughborough Dynamo | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | |
| Market Drayton Town | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Newcastle Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Romulus | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Rugby Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Sheffield | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | |
| Spalding United | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Tividale | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Rugby Town | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
| Newcastle Town | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 4,000 |
| Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Spalding United | Sir Halley Stewart Field | 3,500 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Look Local Stadium | 3,500 |
| Daventry Town | Communications Park | 3,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Tividale | The Beaches | 3,000 |
| Gresley | The Moat Ground | 2,400 |
| Belper Town | Christchurch Meadow | 2,400 |
| Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
| Shaw Lane Aquaforce | Shaw Lane | 2,000 |
| Chasetown | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
| Coalville Town | Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 |
| Romulus | The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) | 2,000 |
| Sheffield | Coach and Horses Ground | 2,000 |
| Carlton Town | Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| Market Drayton Town | Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Basford United | Greenwich Avenue | 1,000 |
| Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | England |
| Teams | 68 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Marine |
| Runners-up | Scarborough Athletic |
The2015–16 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 15–16 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 46th season of theNorthern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in theNorthern Premier League. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for a fifth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England entered the competition, beginning with the preliminary round. All ties would end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.[5] Due to weather damage to pitches in late December, two ties were reversed.[6]
The defending champions wereWarrington Town, who defeatedFarsley on penalties in the2015 Final. Warrington Town were unable to defend their title as they were eliminated in the first round byRamsbottom United.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Scheduled playing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 68 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 September 2015 |
| First round | 64 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 9 – 11 November 2015 |
| Second round | 32 | 32 | 32 | none | 30 November – 2 December 2015 |
| Third round | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none |
Eight teams from theNorthern Premier League Division One North orNorthern Premier League Division One South had to compete in the preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.[5]
| 6 October 2015 | Bamber Bridge | 4–0 | New Mills | The Sir Tom Finney Stadium |
| 19:45 | Booth Joel | Attendance: 124 |
| 15 September 2015 | Belper Town | 3–4 | Rugby Town | Christchurch Meadow |
| 19:45 | Stevenson Williams | Belper Town report Rugby Town report | Kolodynski Powell | Attendance: 117 |
| 15 September 2015 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 4–1 | Sheffield | Shaw Lane Sports Club |
| 19:45 | Hammond Thornhill Morris | Sheffield report | Sabo | Attendance: 112 |
| 15 September 2015 | Tividale | 2–2 (1–4p) | Stafford Rangers | The Beeches |
| 19:45 | Ayettey Jackson | Tividale report | Rooney Till | Attendance: 62 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Sterling Danks Rabone | ||||
Teams that were not in the preliminary round fromNorthern Premier League Division One North orNorthern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from theNorthern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.[5]
| 10 November 2015 | Ashton United | 0–3 | Nantwich Town | Hurst Cross |
| 19:45 | Shotton Osborne | Attendance: 101 |
| 5 January 2016 | Lancaster City | 0–1 | Bamber Bridge | Lancaster,Lancashire |
| 19:45 | Milligan | Stadium:Giant Axe Attendance: 167 |
| 10 November 2015 | Barwell | 2–2 (5–4p) | Loughborough Dynamo | Kirkby Road Sports Ground |
| 19:45 | Lower Towers | Barwell report Loughborough Dynamo report | Browne Sibson | Attendance: 77 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gaunt Towers Christie Hickey Tomkinson | ||||
| 10 November 2015 | Blyth Spartans | 1–2 | Darlington 1883 | Croft Park |
| 19:45 | Cartwright | Kneeshaw Jordon | Attendance: 627 |
| 10 November 2015 | Buxton | 2–0 | Gresley | The Silverlands |
| 19:45 | Barraclough Swain | Attendance: 113 |
| 11 November 2015 | Carlton Town | 2–1 | Basford United | Nottingham,Nottinghamshire |
| 19:45 | Graham Lusamba | Wiggins-Thomas | Stadium:Bill Stokeld Stadium Attendance: 111 |
| 17 November 2015 | Clitheroe | 6–0 | Prescot Cables | Shawbridge |
| 19:45 | Hampson Mayers Heywood Gonzales Hession Harries | Attendance: 142 |
| 10 November 2015 | Coalville Town | 0–1 | Stamford | Owen Street Sports Ground |
| 19:45 | Phillips | Attendance: 83 |
| 10 November 2015 | Daventry Town | 3–2 | Newcastle Town | Communications Park |
| 19:45 | Shariff Piggon Prinzel | Mills Gardner | Attendance: 64 |
| 10 November 2015 | Droylsden | 2–3 | Radcliffe Borough | Butcher's Arms Ground |
| 19:45 | Smith Hewitt | Foster Davies | Attendance: 92 |
| 10 November 2015 | Farsley Celtic | 2–0 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | Farsley,West Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Savory Howarth | Stadium:Throstle Nest Attendance: 106 |
| 10 November 2015 | Goole | 0–2 | Ossett Town | Victoria Pleasure Grounds |
| 19:45 | Akeroyd | Attendance: 166 |
| 10 November 2015 | Grantham Town | 0–2 | Frickley Athletic | South Kesteven Sports Stadium |
| 19:45 | Lucas Dockerty | Attendance: 115 |
| 10 November 2015 | Halesowen Town | 2–1 | Leek Town | Halesowen,West Midlands |
| 19:45 | Hales Bragoli | Cropper | Stadium:The Grove Attendance: 132 |
| 9 November 2015 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 2–3 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | Station View |
| 19:45 | Stockdill Bromley | Reay Lumsden | Attendance: 47 |
| 14 December 2015 | Hyde United | 1–1 (3–4p) | Colwyn Bay | Ewen Fields |
| 19:45 | Bevins | Colwyn Bay report | Holsgrove | Attendance: 86 |
| Penalties | ||||
Spencer Boyle | ||||
| 11 November 2015 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 2–1 | Chasetown | The Novus Stadium |
| 19:45 | Kinsey Taylor | Turton | Attendance: 179 |
| 10 November 2015 | Lincoln United | 1–1 (5–4p) | Mickleover Sports | Ashby Avenue |
| 19:45 | Fairclough | Lincoln United report | Dawes | Attendance: 78 |
| Penalties | ||||
Vince Smith | ||||
| 10 November 2015 | Marine | 2–1 | Glossop North End | Crosby,Merseyside |
| 19:45 | Codling Burton | Brizell | Stadium:Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 248 |
| 10 November 2015 | Market Drayton Town | 1–1 (4–3p) | Stourbridge | Greenfields Sports Ground |
| 19:45 | Ryan | Market Drayton Town report Stourbridge report | Clarke | Attendance: 131 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ryan McFarlane Lowe Green | ||||
| 10 November 2015 | Ossett Albion | 3–2 | Mossley | Our Physio Stadium |
| 19:45 | Bower Brunt Matthews | Short McGonigle | Attendance: 81 |
| 1 December 2015 | Ramsbottom United | 2–0 | Warrington Town | The Harry Williams Stadium |
| 19:45 | Smith | Attendance: 104 |
| 10 November 2015 | Romulus | 0–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town | Central Ground |
| 19:45 | Melvin | Attendance: 70 |
| 10 November 2015 | Rugby Town | 0–2 | Ilkeston | Butlin Road |
| 19:45 | Rugby Town report | Burrows | Attendance: 142 |
| 10 November 2015 | Salford City | 1–2 | Trafford | Moor Lane |
| 19:45 | Mwasile | Tuanzebe Stott | Attendance: 998 |
| 10 November 2015 | Scarborough Athletic | 2–2 (4–3p) | Whitby Town | Queensgate |
| 19:45 | Blott | Scarborough Athletic report Whitby Town report | Roberts McTiernan | Attendance: 312 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Mallory Peterson Blott Bradshaw Peat | ||||
| 10 November 2015 | Skelmersdale United | 1–6 | Northwich Victoria | The West Lancashire College Stadium |
| 19:45 | Kusaloka | Cook Amis Burnett | Attendance: 123 |
| 10 November 2015 | Spalding United | 0–0 (3–4p) | Matlock Town | Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field |
| 19:45 | Spalding United report Matlock Town report | Attendance: 124 | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Moreman Graham Walker Newman Stainfield | ||||
| 10 November 2015 | Spennymoor Town | 2–0 | Brighhouse Town | The Brewery Field |
| 19:45 | Pollard Morrow | Attendance: 219 |
| 10 November 2015 | Stafford Rangers | 1–0 | Rushall Olympic | Marston Road |
| 19:45 | White | Stafford Rangers report | Attendance: 270 |
| 10 November 2015 | Witton Albion | 3–2 | Burscough | Northwich,Cheshire |
| 19:45 | Andrews Menagh Salmon | Monaghan Connolly | Stadium:Wincham Park Attendance: 101 |
| 10 November 2015 | Workington | 3–0 | Kendal Town | Borough Park |
| 19:45 | Allison | Attendance: 226 |
The 32 winners from the first round were entered into the second round draw on 12 November 2015. The ties were originally scheduled to be played between 30 November and 2 December.[12]
| 2 December 2015 | Carlton Town | 3–2 | Barwell | Nottingham,Nottinghamshire |
| 19:45 | Davie Law | Carney | Stadium:Bill Stokeld Stadium Attendance: 66 |
| 1 December 2015 | Farsley Celtic | 6–0 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | Farsley,West Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Osborne Walker Savory Daly | Stadium:Throstle Nest Attendance: 77 |
| 1 December 2015 | Frickley Athletic | 2–3 | Darlington 1883 | South Elmsall,West Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Thomas Davie | Dowson Brown | Stadium:Westfield Lane Attendance: 142 |
| 1 December 2015 | Halesowen Town | 0–2 | Sutton Coldfield Town | Halesowen,West Midlands |
| 19:45 | McKenzie | Stadium:The Grove Attendance: 143 |
| 4 January 2016 | Ilkeston | 5–1 | Lincoln United | Ilkeston,Derbyshire |
| 19:45 | Walker Blake Wheatley | Gibson | Stadium:New Manor Ground Attendance: 163 |
| 1 December 2015 | Matlock Town | 1–3 | Daventry Town | Matlock,Derbyshire |
| 19:45 | Purkiss | Piggon Curtis Shariff | Stadium:Causeway Lane Attendance: 145 |
| 1 December 2015 | Nantwich Town | 3–1 | Market Drayton Town | Nantwich,Cheshire |
| 19:45 | Osborne Cooke | McFarlane | Stadium:The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 191 |
| 2 February 2016 | Radcliffe Borough | 0–1 | Colwyn Bay | Radcliffe,Greater Manchester |
| 19:45 | Lamb | Stadium:Belvoir Stadium Attendance: 49 |
| 19 January 2016 | Marine | 2–1 | Ramsbottom United | Crosby,Merseyside |
| 19:45 | Mitchley Ellams | Meaney | Stadium:Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 129 |
| 1 December 2015 | Scarborough Athletic | 2–0 | Ossett Albion | Bridlington,East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Metcalfe Blott | Stadium:Queensgate Attendance: 141 |
| 19 January 2016 | Spennymoor Town | 0–1 | Ossett Town | Spennymoor,County Durham |
| 19:45 | Brown | Stadium:The Brewery Field Attendance: 123 |
| 8 December 2015 | Stafford Rangers | 2–2 (3–5p) | Kidsgrove Athletic | Stafford,Staffordshire |
| 19:45 | Adams Reid | Stafford Rangers report | Malbon Sherratt | Stadium:Marston Road Attendance: 212 |
| Penalties | ||||
Adams | ||||
| 26 January 2016 | Stamford | 4–1 | Buxton | Stamford,Lincolnshire |
| 19:45 | Wightwick Duffy Smith | Wiles | Stadium:Zeeco Stadium Attendance: 105 |
| 1 December 2015 | Trafford | 2–0 | Northwich Victoria | Flixton,Greater Manchester |
| 19:45 | Noar Gumbs | Stadium:Shawe View Attendance: 99 |
| 19 January 2016 | Witton Albion | 1–2 | Bamber Bridge | Northwich,Cheshire |
| 19:45 | Hopley | Marlow Linney | Stadium:Wincham Park Attendance: 104 |
| 19 January 2016 | Workington | 2–0 | Clitheroe | Workington,Cumbria |
| 19:45 | Arnison | Stadium:Borough Park Attendance: 268 |
The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 20 January 2016. The ties were originally scheduled to be played between 9 and 16 February.[14]
| 16 February 2016 | Colwyn Bay | 1–1 (5–4p) | Trafford | Old Colwyn,North Wales |
| 19:45 | Lamb | Langford | Stadium:Llanelian Road Attendance: 81 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Denson Gorman Harper Bauress Kelleher | ||||
| 16 February 2016 | Farsley Celtic | 1–1 (4–5p) | Scarborough Athletic | Farsley,West Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Nightingale | Corner | Stadium:Throstle Nest Attendance: 129 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Miller O'Brien Nightingale Savory Howarth Walker Daly | ||||
| 29 February 2016 | Ilkeston | 3–0 | Daventry Town | Ilkeston,Derbyshire |
| 19:45 | Williams Udoh Atkinson | Stadium:New Manor Ground Attendance: 174 |
| 16 February 2016 | Marine | 3–2 | Workington | Crosby,Merseyside |
| 19:45 | Myler Mitchley Codling | Calvert McGee | Stadium:Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 136 |
| 1 March 2016 | Nantwich Town | 5–1 | Bamber Bridge | Nantwich,Cheshire |
| 19:45 | Cosgrove Osborne Shotton Jones | Linney | Stadium:The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 203 |
| 16 February 2016 | Ossett Town | 3–1 | Darlington 1883 | Ossett,West Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Ojo Moore Lyn | Walton | Stadium:4G Voice & Data Stadium Attendance: 119 |
| 9 February 2016 | Stamford | 1–3 | Carlton Town | Stamford,Lincolnshire |
| 19:45 | Malone | Rae Fletcher Gordon | Stadium:Zeeco Stadium Attendance: 83 |
| 9 February 2016 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2–2 (2–4p) | Kidsgrove Athletic | Sutton Coldfield,West Midlands |
| 19:45 | Nadat Mannion | Morris Bergin | Stadium:Central Ground Attendance: 66 | |
| Penalties | ||||
The eight winners from the third round were entered into the quarter-final draw on 17 February 2016. The ties were originally scheduled to be played between 1 and 15 March.[16]
| 16 March 2016 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 0–2 | Ilkeston | Kidsgrove,Staffordshire |
| 19:45 | Rose Udoh | Stadium:The Novus Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| 8 March 2016 | Marine | 1–0 | Ossett Town | Crosby,Merseyside |
| 19:45 | Mitchley | Stadium:Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 172 |
| 8 March 2016 | Nantwich Town | 3–4 | Colwyn Bay | Nantwich,Cheshire |
| 19:45 | Bennion Cooke Gordon | Kelleher Denson Harper | Stadium:The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 266 |
| 1 March 2016 | Scarborough Athletic | 4–0 | Carlton Town | Bridlington,East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Birch Corner Blott | Stadium:Queensgate Attendance: 197 |
Source:[15]
The four winners from the quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 9 March 2016. The ties were originally scheduled to be played on 22 March and 26 April.[17]
| 26 April 2016 | Marine | 4–1 | Colwyn Bay | Crosby,Merseyside |
| 19:45 | Hessey Foley Owens Burton | Kelleher | Stadium:Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 260 |
| 22 March 2016 | Scarborough Athletic | 1–1 (5–3p) | Ilkeston | Bridlington,East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 19:45 | Blott | Jones | Stadium:Queensgate Attendance: 302 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Peat Robson Birch Forrester Lamplough | ||||
TheChallenge Cup Final was played atThrostle Nest, the home ground ofFarsley Celtic. This wasScarborough Athletic's first final appearance (Scarborough won in 1977) and the sixth final appearance forMarine (their most recent appearance was in 2003 where they defeatedGateshead).
| 29 April 2016 | Scarborough Athletic | 1–2 | Marine | Throstle Nest,Farsley |
| 20:00BST | C. Robinson | Bellew Mitchley | Attendance: 690 |
Source:[18]