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The2025–26 season is the 58th season of theNorthern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of theNational League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
The Premier Division consists of 22 teams, 16 from the previous season and six new teams.
Promoted fromDivision One East Promoted fromDivision One West
Relegated from theNational League North |
Promoted to theNational League North Relegated toDivision One East Relegated toDivision One Midlands
|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebburn Town | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 55 | Promotion to theNational League North |
| 2 | Hednesford Town | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for theplay-offs[a] |
| 3 | FC United of Manchester | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 52 | |
| 4 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 50 | |
| 5 | Stockton Town | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 48 | |
| 6 | Bamber Bridge | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 45 | |
| 7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 44 | |
| 8 | Lancaster City | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Warrington Town | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 40 | |
| 10 | Ashton United | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 39 | |
| 11 | Ilkeston Town | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 37 | |
| 12 | Guiseley | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 36 | |
| 13 | Leek Town | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 35 | |
| 14 | Cleethorpes Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 34 | |
| 15 | Rushall Olympic | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 34 | |
| 16 | Prescot Cables | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 32 | |
| 17 | Whitby Town | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 32 | |
| 18 | Hyde United | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 32 | |
| 19 | Morpeth Town | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 28 | Relegation to Step 4 |
| 20 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 27 | |
| 21 | Workington | 29 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 23 | |
| 22 | Widnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league[b] |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BAM | CLE | UOM | GAI | GUI | HEB | HED | HYD | ILK | LNC | LEE | MOR | PRE | RUS | SPS | STN | WRY | WRT | WHI | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton United | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Bamber Bridge | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Cleethorpes Town | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||
| FC United of Manchester | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Guiseley | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||
| Hebburn Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Hednesford Town | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| Hyde United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | |||||
| Ilkeston Town | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||||
| Lancaster City | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| Leek Town | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Morpeth Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |||||
| Prescot Cables | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||
| Rushall Olympic | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | |||||
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Stockton Town | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |||||
| Warrington Rylands 1906 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Warrington Town | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | |||||
| Whitby Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | |||||||
| Workington | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Martin | Hebburn Town | 18 |
| 2 | Ewan Bange | Bamber Bridge | 15 |
| 3 | Adam Le Fondre | FC United Of Manchester | 11 |
| Ahkeem Rose | Hednesford Town | ||
| Kevin Hayes | Stockton Town | ||
| 6 | Ben Hardcastle | Warrington Rylands | 10 |
| Connor Heath | Leek Town | ||
| Jonathan Margetts | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| Jordan Thewlis | Guiseley | ||
| Josh Walker | Cleethorpes Town |
| Club | Location | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton United | Ashton-under-Lyne | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Bamber Bridge | Bamber Bridge | Irongate | 2,642 |
| Cleethorpes Town | Grimsby | Clee Road | 1,000 |
| FC United of Manchester | Manchester (Moston) | Broadhurst Park | 4,400 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | Gainsborough | The Northolme | 4,304 |
| Guiseley | Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 4,000 |
| Hebburn Town | Hebburn | The Green Energy Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| Hednesford Town | Hednesford | Keys Park | 6,039 |
| Hyde United | Hyde | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
| Ilkeston Town | Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,029 |
| Lancaster City | Lancaster | The Giant Axe | 3,500 |
| Leek Town | Leek | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Morpeth Town | Morpeth | Craik Park | 1,500 |
| Prescot Cables | Prescot | IP Truck Parts Stadium | 2,070 |
| Rushall Olympic | Walsall (Rushall) | Dales Lane | 1,400 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Stocksbridge | Bracken Moor | 3,500 |
| Stockton Town | Stockton | Bishopton Road West | 2,200 |
| Warrington Rylands 1906 | Warrington | Gorsey Lane | 1,345 |
| Warrington Town | Warrington | Cantilever Park | 2,500 |
| Whitby Town | Whitby | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Workington | Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
Division One East consists of 22 teams, 15 from the previous season and 7 new teams.
Promoted from theNorthern Counties East League Premier Division Promoted from theNorthern League Division One Promoted from theUnited Counties League Premier Division North Relegated from thePremier Division |
Promoted to thePremier Division Transferred toDivision One Midlands Relegated to theNorthern Counties East League Premier Division Relegated to theUnited Counties League Premier Division North
|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redcar Athletic | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 28 | +67 | 68 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Matlock Town | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 61 | Qualification for theplay-offs |
| 3 | Emley | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 58 | |
| 4 | Dunston | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 54 | |
| 5 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 53 | |
| 6 | Pontefract Collieries | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Consett | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 42 | |
| 8 | Heaton Stannington | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 42 | |
| 9 | North Ferriby | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | |
| 10 | Garforth Town | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 40 | |
| 11 | Bridlington Town | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 34 | |
| 12 | Grimsby Borough | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hallam | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
| 14 | Ossett United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 33 | |
| 15 | Lincoln United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 33 | |
| 16 | Newton Aycliffe | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 29 | |
| 17 | Bishop Auckland | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Silsden | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 29 | |
| 19 | Ashington | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to Step 5 |
| 20 | Brighouse Town | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 27 | |
| 21 | Blyth Town | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 24 | |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | ASH | BIS | BLS | BLT | BPA | BLG | BGH | CON | DUN | EML | GAR | GRI | HAL | HEA | LIN | MAT | NEW | NOR | OSS | PON | RCA | SIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Bishop Auckland | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Blyth Spartans | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Blyth Town | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Bridlington Town | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Brighouse Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Consett | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Dunston | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Emley | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |||||
| Garforth Town | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–5 | |||||||
| Grimsby Borough | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Hallam | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Heaton Stannington | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Lincoln United | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||
| Matlock Town | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||||||
| Newton Aycliffe | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | ||||||||
| North Ferriby | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||||
| Ossett United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–6 | ||||||
| Pontefract Collieries | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | |||||
| Redcar Athletic | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | — | 10–1 | |||||||
| Silsden | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Boyes | Redcar Athletic | 26 |
| 2 | Bradley Fewster | Redcar Athletic | 21 |
| 3 | Cameron Wilson | Matlock Town | 17 |
| 4 | Oscar Fletcher | Redcar Athletic | 15 |
| 5 | Marcus Carver | Bradford PA | 14 |
| Isaac Walker | Consett | ||
| 7 | Frankie Sinfield | Pontefract Collieries | 13 |
| Louis Johnson | Redcar Athletic | ||
| 9 | Connor Brown | Lincoln United | 12 |
| Dale Pearson | Heaton Stannington |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington | Ashington | Woodhorn Lane | 2,000 |
| Bishop Auckland | Bishop Auckland | Heritage Park | 1,950 |
| Blyth Spartans | Blyth | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Blyth Town | Blyth | South Newsham Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | Bradford | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
| Bridlington Town | Bridlington | Queensgate | 3,000 |
| Brighouse Town | Brighouse | St Giles Road | 1,000 |
| Consett | Consett | Belle View Stadium | 3,770 |
| Dunston | Dunston | Wellington Road | 2,500 |
| Emley | Emley | Fantastic Media Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Garforth Town | Garforth | Wheatley Park | 3,000 |
| Grimsby Borough | Grimsby | Bradley Football Centre | 1,250 |
| Hallam | Crosspool | Sandygate | 1,665 |
| Heaton Stannington | High Heaton | The Willow Park | 2,000 |
| Lincoln United | Lincoln | Ashby Avenue | 2,714 |
| Matlock Town | Matlock | Causeway Lane | 2,400 |
| Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe | Moore Lane | 1,000 |
| North Ferriby | North Ferriby | The Dransfield Stadium | 3,000 |
| Ossett United | Ossett | Ingfield | 3,280 |
| Pontefract Collieries | Pontefract | Harratt Nissan Stadium | 1,200 |
| Redcar Athletic | Redcar | Green Lane | 1,000 |
| Silsden | Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
Division One Midlands consists of 22 teams, 14 from the previous season and 8 new teams.
Promoted from theMidland League Premier Division Promoted from theUnited Counties League Premier Division North Promoted from theUnited Counties League Premier Division South Relegated from thePremier Division Transferred fromDivision One East |
Promoted to theSouthern League Premier Division Central Transferred toDivision One West Relegated to theMidland League Premier Division Relegated to theUnited Counties League Premier Division North Resigned Resigned from the league
|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton Town | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 67 | Promotion to theSouthern League Premier Central |
| 2 | Belper Town | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 52 | Qualification for theplay-offs |
| 3 | Anstey Nomads | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 52 | |
| 4 | Basford United | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 52 | |
| 5 | Coleshill Town | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 47 | |
| 6 | Mickleover | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Wellingborough Town | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 43 | |
| 8 | Racing Club Warwick | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Shepshed Dynamo | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 42 | |
| 10 | Corby Town | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 42 | |
| 11 | Long Eaton United | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 41 | |
| 12 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | |
| 13 | Lichfield City | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 40 | |
| 14 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 39 | |
| 15 | Rugby Borough | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 38 | |
| 16 | Boldmere St Michaels | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 34 | |
| 17 | Coventry Sphinx | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 33 | |
| 18 | Bedworth United | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 33 | |
| 19 | Loughborough Students | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 32 | Relegation to Step 5 |
| 20 | Rugby Town | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 32 | |
| 21 | Bourne Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 29 | |
| 22 | St Neots Town | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 28 |
| Home \ Away | R&D | ANS | BAS | BED | BEL | BSM | BOU | CAR | COL | COR | CVS | LIC | LEU | LOU | MIC | RCW | RUB | RUT | SHD | SNT | SCT | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Anstey Nomads | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | ||||||||
| Basford United | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–4 | ||||||
| Bedworth United | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | |||||
| Belper Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||
| Boldmere St Michaels | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Bourne Town | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||
| Carlton Town | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Coleshill Town | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Corby Town | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Coventry Sphinx | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| Lichfield City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Long Eaton United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Loughborough Students | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Mickleover | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |||||
| Racing Club Warwick | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||
| Rugby Borough | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |||||
| Rugby Town | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Shepshed Dynamo | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||
| St Neots Town | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | — | 2–0 | ||||||
| Wellingborough Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Garnett | Long Eaton United | 20 |
| 2 | Ashley Chambers | Carlton Town | 17 |
| 3 | Bruno Andrade | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 16 |
| 4 | Lamin Manneh | Carlton Town | 14 |
| Ashden Shortland | Loughborough Students | ||
| 6 | James Harding | Racing Club Warwick | 12 |
| Jude Collins | Shepshed Dynamo | ||
| 8 | James McGrady | Sutton Coldfield Town | 11 |
| 9 | Archie Hamp | Racing Club Warwick | 10 |
| Harvey Williams | St. Neots Town | ||
| Kevin Bastos | Belper Town | ||
| Paddy Webb | Mickleover | ||
| William John Jones | Wellingborough Town |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Rushden | Hayden Road | 2,955 |
| Anstey Nomads | Anstey | Cropston Road | 1,000 |
| Basford United | Nottingham (Basford) | Greenwich Avenue | 1,600 |
| Bedworth United | Bedworth | The Oval | 2,900 |
| Belper Town | Belper | Christchurch Meadow | 2,650 |
| Boldmere St Michaels | Boldmere | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground | 2,500 |
| Bourne Town | Bourne | Abbey Lawn | 2,000 |
| Carlton Town | Carlton | Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,968 |
| Coleshill Town | Coleshill | Pack Meadow | 2,000 |
| Corby Town | Corby | Steel Park | 3,893 |
| Coventry Sphinx | Coventry | Sphinx Drive | 1,000 |
| Lichfield City | Lichfield | City Ground | 1,500 |
| Long Eaton United | Long Eaton | Grange Park | 1,500 |
| Loughborough Students | Loughborough | Loughborough University Stadium | 3,300 |
| Mickleover | Mickleover | Station Road | 1,500 |
| Racing Club Warwick | Warwick | Townsend Meadow | 2,100 |
| Rugby Borough | Rugby | Kilsby Lane | 1,000 |
| Rugby Town | Rugby | Butlin Road | 5,000 |
| Shepshed Dynamo | Shepshed | The Dovecote Stadium | 2,500 |
| St Neots Town | St Neots | New Rowley Park | 3,500 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | Sutton Coldfield | Coles Lane | 2,000 |
| Wellingborough Town | Wellingborough | Dog & Duck Football Ground | 5,000 |
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
Division One West consists of 22 teams, 17 from the previous season and 5 new teams.
Promoted from theMidland League Premier Division Promoted from theNorth West Counties League Premier Division Transferred fromDivision One Midlands |
Promoted to thePremier Division Relegated to theMidland League Premier Division Relegated to theNorth West Counties League Premier Division
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 59 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Avro | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 58 | Qualification for theplay-offs |
| 3 | Lower Breck | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 58 | |
| 4 | Runcorn Linnets | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 57 | |
| 5 | Vauxhall Motors | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 54 | |
| 6 | Stalybridge Celtic | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 54 | |
| 7 | Bootle | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 53 | |
| 8 | Shifnal Town | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chasetown | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 45 | |
| 10 | Nantwich Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 43 | |
| 11 | Atherton Collieries | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 43 | |
| 12 | Mossley | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 38 | |
| 13 | Witton Albion | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 37 | |
| 14 | Clitheroe | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 35 | |
| 15 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 34 | |
| 16 | Sporting Khalsa | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 33 | |
| 17 | Stafford Rangers | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 33 | |
| 18 | Newcastle Town | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 30 | |
| 19 | Congleton Town | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 28 | Relegation to Step 5 |
| 20 | Darlaston Town (1874) | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 27 | |
| 21 | Wythenshawe Town | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 25 | |
| 22 | Trafford | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ATC | AVR | BOO | BRY | CHA | CLI | CON | DAR | KGA | LWB | MOS | NAN | NEW | RUN | SHI | SPK | STR | SBC | TRA | VHM | WIT | WYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Collieries | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||||
| Avro | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Bootle | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Bury | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 9–0 | 5–2 | ||||||
| Chasetown | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |||||
| Clitheroe | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 4–0 | ||||||||
| Congleton Town | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Darlaston Town (1874) | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||
| Lower Breck | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Mossley | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Nantwich Town | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Newcastle Town | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Runcorn Linnets | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | |||||
| Shifnal Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Sporting Khalsa | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |||||
| Stafford Rangers | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | |||||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |||||
| Trafford | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–6 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Vauxhall Motors | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | |||||
| Witton Albion | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | ||||||
| Wythenshawe Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Collieries | Atherton | Alder Street | 2,500 |
| Avro | Oldham | Whitebank Stadium | 1,500 |
| Bootle | Bootle | New Bucks Park | 2,500 |
| Bury | Bury | Gigg Lane | 12,500 |
| Chasetown | Burntwood | The Scholars Ground | 3,000 |
| Clitheroe | Clitheroe | EcoGiants Stadium | 2,000 |
| Congleton Town | Congleton | Cleric Stadium | 1,500 |
| Darlaston Town 1874 | Walsall | The Paycare Ground | 1,000 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | Kidsgrove | The Autonet Insurance Stadium | 2,000 |
| Lower Breck | Liverpool (Anfield) | Anfield Sports and Community Centre | 1,000 |
| Mossley | Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Nantwich Town | Nantwich | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Newcastle Town | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Runcorn Linnets | Runcorn | APEC Taxis Stadium | 1,600 |
| Shifnal Town | Shifnal | Acoustafoam Stadium | 1,500 |
| Sporting Khalsa | Willenhall | Aspray Arena | 5,000 |
| Stafford Rangers | Stafford | Marston Road | 4,150 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Stalybridge | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
| Trafford | Flixton | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Vauxhall Motors | Ellesmere Port | Rivacre Park | 3,300 |
| Witton Albion | Northwich | Wincham Park | 4,813 |
| Wythenshawe Town | Wythenshawe | Ericstan Stadium | 1,320 |