2017–18 Northern Premier League

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The 2017–18 season was the 50th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the eleventh and last season of the Division One North and South. The league sponsors for 2017–18 were Evo-Stik.

Premier Division

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Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsAltrincham
PromotedAltrincham
Ashton United
RelegatedSutton Coldfield Town

Team changes

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The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

The following 6 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Altrincham (C, P) 46 28 11 7 101 42 +59 95 Promoted to the National League North
2 Ashton United (O, P) 46 23 13 10 85 59 +26 82 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs, then promoted to the National League North[a]
3 Warrington Town 46 23 13 10 72 49 +23 82 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs
4 Grantham Town 46 24 9 13 90 55 +35 81
5 Farsley Celtic 46 23 11 12 87 69 +18 80
6 Shaw Lane 46 25 7 14 79 62 +17 79[b] Club folded at the end of the season
7 Witton Albion 46 19 13 14 83 63 +20 70
8 Buxton 46 17 13 16 71 66 +5 64
9 Barwell 46 17 13 16 65 67 −2 64 Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
10 Stourbridge 46 16 14 16 67 56 +11 62
11 Workington 46 18 8 20 72 69 +3 62
12 Mickleover Sports 46 16 13 17 68 60 +8 61
13 Stafford Rangers 46 16 13 17 54 58 −4 61
14 Matlock Town 46 18 6 22 69 75 −6 60
15 Nantwich Town 46 16 9 21 62 72 −10 57
16 Hednesford Town 46 15 12 19 60 79 −19 57
17 Lancaster City 46 14 13 19 66 72 −6 55
18 Rushall Olympic 46 19 9 18 73 79 −6 54[c] Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
19 Marine 46 14 11 21 67 78 −11 53
20 Coalville Town 46 15 7 24 70 92 −22 52 Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
21 Whitby Town 46 12 14 20 60 82 −22 50
22 Stalybridge Celtic 46 14 6 26 57 90 −33 48
23 Halesowen Town 46 13 10 23 48 76 −28 45[d] Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central
24 Sutton Coldfield Town (R) 46 10 6 30 52 108 −56 35[e] Relegated to the Southern League Division One Central
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. 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 [6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League North.
  2. ^ Shaw Lane were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[2]
  3. ^ Rushall Olympic were deducted twelve points for playing an ineligible player.[3]
  4. ^ Halesowen Town were deducted four points for playing an ineligible player.[4]
  5. ^ Sutton Coldfield Town were deducted one point for playing an ineligible player.[5]

Top scorers

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Up to games played 28 April 2018.[7]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Liam Hardy Buxton 34
2 England Lee Shaw Grantham Town 29
3 England Jordan Hulme Altrincham 26
4 England Steven Tames Witton Albion 25
5 England Rob Hopley Witton Albion 21
6 England James Walshaw Farsley Celtic 20
7 England Andy Dales Mickleover Sports 19
England Nathan Watson Coalville Town
England Shaun Harrad Matlock Town
10 England Joshua Hancock Altrincham 18
England Matthew Stenson Barwell
England Daniel Waldron Rushall Olympic

Results

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Home \ Away ALT ASH BAR BUX COA FAR GRN HAL HED LNC MAR MAT MIC NAN RSO SHL STA STL STB SUT WAR WTB WTN WRK
Altrincham 3–2 4–0 1–1 4–2 6–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 5–1 4–0 5–1 0–3 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–4 2–3
Ashton United 3–3 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–1
Barwell 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–4 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
Buxton 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 4–2
Coalville Town 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–5 2–3 1–3 1–0 5–2 1–4 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–5 1–3 0–0 4–0 0–1 4–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 3–0
Farsley Celtic 0–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 5–4 1–4 0–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–3
Grantham Town 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 7–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 4–2 6–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–2
Halesowen Town 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 4–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–5
Hednesford Town 0–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1
Lancaster City 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 4–0 2–2
Marine 0–3 3–4 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 5–0 0–4 0–3 2–2 2–0
Matlock Town 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–2 4–3 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 5–0 1–3 1–2 2–3 2–0
Mickleover Sports 1–2 2–5 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 5–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–0
Nantwich Town 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–5 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
Rushall Olympic 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 5–1 1–2 3–3 0–0 1–0
Shaw Lane 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 3–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 5–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 3–2
Stafford Rangers 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 4–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 0–4 1–2
Stalybridge Celtic 0–0 2–2 4–2 0–1 0–3 1–4 1–3 1–0 2–2 5–2 0–2 4–1 0–5 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–5 1–3
Stourbridge 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–3
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–4 0–2 0–6 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–2 3–1 3–3 2–1 1–3 3–4 3–1 2–3 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–6 4–1
Warrington Town 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 5–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–5 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Whitby Town 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–5 5–0 2–2 0–5 3–2 0–3 3–2 2–1 2–3 0–3 0–0 4–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1
Witton Albion 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 5–2 1–4 2–3 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0
Workington 5–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–4 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Ashton United 2
5 Farsley Celtic 1
2 Ashton United 2
4 Grantham Town 0
3 Warrington Town 0
4 Grantham Town 3

Semi-finals

1 May 2018 Ashton United 2–1Farsley CelticHurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 (UTC+01:00) Report Attendance: 604
1 May 2018 Warrington Town0–3 Grantham Town Cantilever Park, Warrington
19:45 (UTC+01:00) Report Attendance: 737

Final

5 May 2018 Ashton United 2–0Grantham TownHurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 (UTC+01:00) Report Attendance: 931

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2017–18 Premier Division clubs
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2017–18 Premier Division teams in Greater Manchester
Club Ground Capacity
Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Coalville Town Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000
Farsley Celtic Throstle Nest 3,900
Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Lancaster City Giant Axe 3,500
Marine Rossett Park 3,185
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Mickleover Sports Station Road 1,500
Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400
Shaw Lane Sheerien Park 2,000
Stafford Rangers Marston Road 4,000
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500
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
Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813
Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One North

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Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season2017–18
ChampionsSouth Shields
PromotedSouth Shields
Scarborough Athletic
Hyde United
Bamber Bridge
RelegatedGoole
Matches played462
Goals scored1,489 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Coulson, 33
Biggest home winScarborough Athletic 8–0 Kendal Town
(13 January 2018)
Biggest away winRadcliffe Borough 0-7 Droylsden
(23 December 2017)
Highest scoringMossley 5-4 Kendal Town
(23 December 2017)
Ossett Town 7-2 Goole
(28 April 2018)
Highest attendance2,022
Scarborough Athletic 2-0 Ossett Albion
(28 April 2018)
Lowest attendance78
Kendal Town 4-2 (Trafford
(12 September 2017)

Team changes

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The following 3 clubs left Division One North before the season -

The following 3 clubs joined Division One North before the season -

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 South Shields (C, P) 42 32 7 3 112 37 +75 103 Promoted to the NPL Premier Division
2 Scarborough Athletic (P) 42 30 5 7 101 42 +59 95
3 Hyde United (P) 42 27 11 4 90 35 +55 92[a]
4 Bamber Bridge (O, P) 42 20 14 8 81 54 +27 74 Qualified for the NPL Division One North play-offs, then promoted to the NPL Premier Division[b]
5 Prescot Cables 42 22 6 14 78 55 +23 72 Qualified for the NPL Division One North play-offs
6 Trafford 42 17 15 10 61 50 +11 66
7 Tadcaster Albion 42 17 11 14 67 46 +21 62 Qualified for the NPL Division One North play-offs, then transferred to NPL Division One East
8 Colne 42 18 8 16 68 61 +7 62
9 Colwyn Bay 42 17 10 15 77 58 +19 61
10 Atherton Collieries 42 15 13 14 50 55 −5 58
11 Glossop North End 42 15 8 19 66 72 −6 53
12 Clitheroe 42 15 6 21 69 79 −10 51
13 Droylsden 42 13 11 18 67 77 −10 50
14 Ramsbottom United 42 14 6 22 61 70 −9 48
15 Ossett Albion 42 12 11 19 56 76 −20 47 Merged into Ossett United, then transferred to NPL Division One East
16 Ossett Town 42 14 5 23 55 77 −22 47
17 Brighouse Town 42 14 4 24 59 93 −34 46 Transferred to NPL Division One East
18 Kendal Town 42 13 6 23 61 89 −28 45
19 Mossley 42 11 11 20 57 81 −24 44
20 Radcliffe Borough 42 12 8 22 51 89 −38 44 Changed Name to Radcliffe
21 Skelmersdale United 42 8 13 21 53 84 −31 37
22 Goole (R) 42 8 7 27 49 109 −60 31 Relegated to the NCEFL Premier Division
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. 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 [6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hyde United were promoted as the 3rd placed team with the highest PPG at Level 8.
  2. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.

Top scorers

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Up to games played 28 April 2018.[8]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Michael Coulson Scarborough Athletic 33
2 England Kurt Willoughby Clitheroe 26
3 England Alex Curran Colne 21
4 England Liam Caddick Droylsden 19
England James Walshaw Scarborough Athletic
6 England Aaron Martin Brighouse Town 18
7 England Astley Mulholland Colwyn Bay 17
England Christopher Almond Prescot Cables
England Alex Newby Clitheroe
10 England Thomas Corner Tadcaster Albion 16
England Carl Finnigan South Shields
12 England Brad Carsley Bamber Bridge 15

Results

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Home \ Away ACO BAM BRT CLT CLN COL DRO GNE GOO HYD KEN MOS OSA OST PRC RAD RAM SCA SKU SSH TAD TRA
Atherton Collieries 1–1 4–0 2–5 0–2 3–1 0–5 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1
Bamber Bridge 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 5–0
Brighouse Town 0–3 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–0 4–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–5 2–3 0–2
Clitheroe 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 4–3 0–4 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1
Colne 0–2 0–3 3–1 0–6 4–0 3–1 5–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1
Colwyn Bay 1–2 2–2 4–0 5–1 0–0 1–2 5–1 5–0 0–3 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1
Droylsden 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1
Glossop North End 1–2 0–1 5–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 5–0 1–3 0–1 1–1
Goole 1–1 1–4 0–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–4 0–4 5–1 2–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–3 1–3 2–0 1–0
Hyde United 4–0 2–1 5–1 4–0 1–0 4–3 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 6–1
Kendal Town 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–3 0–2 2–5 5–1 1–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 4–2
Mossley 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 5–4 1–4 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 4–4 2–3 0–0 1–1
Ossett Albion 3–1 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–3 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–5 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–4
Ossett Town 2–3 1–0 3–4 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 7–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–6 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3
Prescot Cables 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1
Radcliffe Borough 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 3–4 2–1 0–7 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–4 3–1 1–3 4–1 0–4 3–2 0–0
Ramsbottom United 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–2 3–1 4–2 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–4 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 3–1
Scarborough Athletic 1–0 2–3 4–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 7–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 5–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 1–1
Skelmersdale United 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–4 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–6 3–3 3–2 1–4 0–1 1–3 1–1
South Shields 3–1 1–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 6–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 5–1 3–1 5–0 5–2 0–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–2
Tadcaster Albion 0–0 5–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 7–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–1
Trafford 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: EvoStik Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
4 Bamber Bridge 2
7 Tadcaster Albion 1
4 Bamber Bridge 1
5 Prescot Cables 0
5 Prescot Cables 3
6 Trafford 0

Semi-finals

1 May 2018 Bamber Bridge 2–1Tadcaster AlbionIrongate, Bamber Bridge
19:45 Report Attendance: 613
1 May 2018 Prescot Cables 3–0TraffordValerie Park, Prescot
19:45 Report Attendance: 695

Final

5 May 2018 Bamber Bridge 1–0Prescot CablesIrongate, Bamber Bridge
15:00 (UTC+01:00) Report Attendance: 1,628

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2017–18 Division One North teams
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2017–18 Division One North teams (Greater Manchester)
Team Stadium Capacity
Atherton Collieries Alder Street 2,500
Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,264
Brighouse Town St Giles' Road 1,000
Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Colne Holt House 1,800
Colwyn Bay Wales 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
Kendal Town Parkside Road 2,400
Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Ossett Albion Queen's Terrace 3,000
Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000
Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200
Radcliffe Borough Stainton Park 3,500
Ramsbottom United The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000
Scarborough Athletic Flamingo Land Stadium 2,070
Skelmersdale United Valerie Park 3,200
South Shields Mariners Park 3,500
Tadcaster Albion Ings Lane 1,500
Trafford Shawe View 2,500

Division One South

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Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season2017–18
ChampionsBasford United
PromotedBasford United
Alvechurch
Bedworth United
RelegatedRomulus

Team changes

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The following 5 clubs left Division One South before the season -

The following 5 clubs joined Division One South before the season -

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Basford United (C, P) 42 31 7 4 101 42 +59 100 Promoted to the NPL Premier Division
2 Alvechurch (P) 42 25 10 7 78 49 +29 85 Promoted to Southern League Premier Division Central
3 Frickley Athletic 42 26 7 9 117 61 +56 82[a] Qualified for the NPL Division One South play-offs[b]
4 Bedworth United (O, P) 42 22 8 12 73 58 +15 74 Qualified for the NPL Division One South play-offs, then promoted to Southern League Premier Division Central
5 Chasetown 42 22 7 13 83 64 +19 73 Qualified for the NPL Division One South play-offs, then transferred to NPL Division One West
6 Stamford 42 19 14 9 66 34 +32 71 Qualified for the NPL Division One South play-offs
7 Leek Town 42 20 8 14 80 50 +30 68 Transferred to NPL Division One West
8 Lincoln United 42 21 5 16 85 81 +4 68
9 Corby Town 42 18 6 18 74 75 −1 60 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
10 Cleethorpes Town 42 18 13 11 82 57 +25 55[c]
11 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 13 14 15 75 66 +9 53
12 Peterborough Sports 42 15 6 21 70 78 −8 51 Transferred to Southern League Division One Central
13 Spalding United 42 14 8 20 52 62 −10 50
14 Loughborough Dynamo 42 13 10 19 61 78 −17 49
15 Sheffield 42 10 15 17 66 85 −19 45
16 Belper Town 42 12 9 21 46 90 −44 45
17 Gresley 42 11 10 21 49 91 −42 43
18 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 11 9 22 70 90 −20 42 Transferred to NPL Division One West
19 Carlton Town 42 10 11 21 66 76 −10 41
20 Newcastle Town 42 10 9 23 49 73 −24 39 Transferred to NPL Division One West
21 Market Drayton Town 42 10 9 23 51 97 −46 39
22 Romulus (R) 42 8 11 23 57 94 −37 35 Relegated to the MFL Premier Division
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. 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 [6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Frickley Athletic were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[9]
  2. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  3. ^ Cleethorpes Town were deducted twelve points for playing an ineligible player.[10]

Top scorers

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Up to games played 28 April 2018.[11]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Liam Hearn Basford United 39
2 England Jacob Hazel Frickley Athletic 35
3 England Joe Lumsden Stocksbridge Park Steels 28
4 England Gavin Allott Frickley Athletic 25
5 England Anthony Malbon Kidsgrove Athletic 22
England Timothy Grice Leek Town
7 British Virgin Islands Jordan Johnson Leek Town 17
England Matthew Melbourne Gresley
England Jack Langston Chasetown
10 England Luke Keen Bedworth United 16

Results

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Home \ Away ALV BAS BWU BLP CAR CHA CLE COR FRK GRE KID LEE LIN LOU MAR NEW PSP ROM SHE SPA STM STO
Alvechurch 1–2 0–0 2–4 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–5 1–0
Basford United 1–1 2–0 1–0 6–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 4–1 5–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–1
Bedworth United 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 2–3 1–2 3–1
Belper Town 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–7 1–0 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–3
Carlton Town 1–3 2–3 2–1 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Chasetown 0–1 5–0 3–1 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–4 4–0 4–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 5–4 2–0 4–3 2–0 0–2 3–1
Cleethorpes Town 1–0 2–3 3–1 4–4 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 5–1 1–2 6–0 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–1
Corby Town 3–1 1–4 0–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 4–4 0–1 2–2 5–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Frickley Athletic 1–2 2–2 2–4 5–1 4–0 5–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 4–4 3–2 5–3 1–0 8–0 2–0 4–2 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Gresley 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–4 2–2 1–4 1–6 0–3 1–3 3–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–8 1–2 3–3
Kidsgrove Athletic 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 4–0 2–3 2–5 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1
Leek Town 3–3 0–1 3–0 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–0 6–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 0–3 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
Lincoln United 0–1 1–0 1–3 8–1 1–1 3–1 4–5 5–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–9 5–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 1–5
Loughborough Dynamo 0–3 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 4–3 2–2 2–2 3–3 0–3 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2
Market Drayton Town 0–3 0–5 1–5 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–6 5–0 4–3 3–2 1–3 2–2 5–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2
Newcastle Town 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–4 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 3–0 2–0 6–1 0–1 2–2
Peterborough Sports 1–3 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 2–3 1–4 2–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–9
Romulus 2–6 0–5 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–4 0–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–2
Sheffield 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–4 0–2 3–2 0–4 3–2 2–2 4–4 4–3 3–2 2–2 5–1 0–0 2–2
Spalding United 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1
Stamford 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 2–0 2–4 6–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–3 1–1 4–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: NPL First Division South results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
3 Frickley Athletic 1
6 Stamford 2
4 Bedworth United 2
6 Stamford 1
4 Bedworth United 2
5 Chasetown 1

Semi-finals

1 May 2018 Frickley Athletic1–2 Stamford Westfield Lane, South Elmsall
19:45 Report Attendance: 536
1 May 2018 Bedworth United 2–1ChasetownThe Oval, Bedworth
19:45 Report Attendance: 517

Final

5 May 2018 Bedworth United 2–1 (a.e.t.)StamfordThe Oval, Bedworth
15:00 (UTC+01:00) Report Attendance: 598

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2017–18 Division One South teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000
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
Cleethorpes Town Bradley Football Centre 3,000
Corby Town Steel Park 3,893
Gresley The Moat Ground 2,400
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
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
Peterborough Sports Lincoln Road Unknown
Romulus The Central Ground (groundshare with Sutton Coldfield Town) 2,000
Sheffield Coach and Horses Ground 2,000
Spalding United Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
Stocksbridge Park Steels Bracken Moor 3,500

Challenge Cup

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2017–18 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
The Integro League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams68
Final positions
ChampionsAtherton Collieries
Runner-upCoalville Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played64

The 2017–18 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 17–18 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th 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 seventh 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.

The defending champions were Bamber Bridge, who defeated Grantham Town in the 2017 final and who lost to the eventual champions Atherton Collieries in the second round.

Calendar

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Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Scheduled
playing date
Preliminary round 68 8 0 8 5 to 6 September 2017
First round 64 64 4 60 15 to 18 October 2017
Second round 32 32 32 none 28 to 29 November 2017
Third round 16 16 16 none 29 to 30 January 2018
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none 22 to 29 March 2018
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none 12 April 2018
Final 2 2 2 none 2 May 2018

Preliminary round

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Tuesday 5 September 2017 Chasetown0–3 Market Drayton Town The Scholars Ground
19:45 Craig Ryan 2'
Joe Cuff 77'
Andre James 85'		 Attendance: 141
Tuesday 5 September 2017 Colne 2–0ClitheroeHolt House
19:45 Daniel Wilkins 68'
Mark Ayres 89' (pen.)		 Attendance: 130
Tuesday 5 September 2017 Scarborough Athletic 5–0Sheffield FCFlamingo Land Stadium
19:45 Daniel Stimpson 16'
44' Emile Sinclair 55', 7', 88' (pen.)
Billy Logan 76'		 Attendance: 504
Wednesday 6 September 2017 Lincoln United 4–4
(6–5 p)		Corby TownAshby Avenue
19:45 Daniel Brooks 7', 45' (pen.)
Sean Cann 40'
Matthew Cotton 90'		 Steven Leslie 31', 42', 72' (pen.)
Jordan Crawford 53'		 Attendance: 104

First round

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Monday 16 October 2017 Belper Town5–5
(4–5 p)		 Basford United Christchurch Meadow
19:45 Kyle Clarke 24'
Leandro Browns 38'
Haydn Goddard 54' (pen.)
Samuel Birks 63'
Joshua Barr-Rostron 74'		 Harry Wakefield 5'
Aidan Austin 13'
Joe Harrison 52'
Robert Duffy 72', 76' (pen.)		 Attendance: 95
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Altrincham 3–3
(4–3 p)		Ashton UnitedMoss Lane
19:45 Max Harrop 2'
Thomas Peers 24'
Mason Walsh 79'		 Matthew Chadwick 3'
Liam Tomsett 44'
Thomas Eckersley 76'		 Attendance: 246
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Bedworth United 2–0BarwellThe Oval
19:45 Yusupha Ceesay 21'
Janabi Amour 90'		 Attendance: 110
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Colne1–2 Workington Holt House
19:45 Adam Morning 68' Robert Wilson 36'
Samuel Joel 61'		 Attendance: 89
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Colwyn Bay2–3 Warrington Town Llanelian Road
19:45 Jack Kelleher 4'
Jamie Rainford 90'		 Aboubacar Sanogo 47' (pen.), 64'
Connor Hughes 59'		 Attendance: 133
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Frickley Athletic3–3
(6–7 p)		 Stocksbridge Park Steels Westfield Lane
19:45 Marcus Birkelund 8'
Daniel Palmer 58'
Teddy Bloor 59'		 Brodie Litchfield 33', 41', 81' Attendance: 120
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Glossop North End1–1
(3–4 p)		 Mossley Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium
19:45 Gary Gee 62' (pen.) Jack Tuohy 21' Attendance: 190
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Grantham Town 3–2Lincoln UnitedSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium
19:45 Curtis Burrows 22'
Jordan Hempenstall 32', 58'		 Jack McGovern 17'
Andrew Toyne 71'		 Attendance: 159
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Halesowen Town1–1
(3–4 p)		 Romulus The Grove
19:45 John McAtee 30' Harry Harris 64' Attendance: 131
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Hednesford Town 2–0Rushall OlympicKeys Park
19:45 Jordan Graham 19', 72' Attendance: 233
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Hyde United0–0
(4–5 p)		 Trafford Ewen Fields
19:45 Attendance: 167
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Kendal Town0–2 Lancaster City Parkside Road
19:45 Craig Carney 23'
Paul Dugdale 47'		 Attendance: 168
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Marine 4–1Brighouse TownCrosby, Merseyside
19:45 Danny Mitchley 13', 27' (pen.)
Michael Brewster 59'
Liam Tongue 60'		 Daniel Grimshaw 25' (pen.) Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 169
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Mickleover Sports 3–1Loughborough DynamoStation Road
19:45 Andrew Dales 48'
Pablo Mills 55'
Tevahn Tyrell 66'		 Daniel Quinn 64' Attendance: 101
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Newcastle Town 3–1Market Drayton TownLyme Valley Stadium
19:45 Matthew Thomas 42', 50'
Jordan Cole 45'		 George Bowerman 25' Attendance: 78
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Prescot Cables1–4 Bamber Bridge Valerie Park
19:45 Joshua Klein-Davies 52' Jamie Milligan 32' (pen.)
Adam Dodd 33'
Brad Carsley 70'
James Boyd 88'		 Attendance: 165
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Shaw Lane3–5 Cleethorpes Town Sheerien Park
19:45 Chib Chilaka 15'
Niah Payne 44'
Lee Bennett 70'		 Daniel North 15', 75'
Alex Flett 48', 61'
Jack Richardson 73'		 Attendance: 100
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Skelmersdale United0–3 Atherton Collieries West Lancashire College Stadium
19:45 Iain Howard 35', 43'
Kristian Holt 80'		 Attendance: 101
Tuesday 17 October 2017 South Shields 2–2
(5–3 p)		Farsley CelticMariners Park
19:45 Michael Richardson 53'
Jon Shaw 55'		 James Pollard 89'
Luke Parkin 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1056
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Spalding United 1–1
(4–3 p)		Gresley FCSir Halley Stewart Field
19:45 Lewis Millington 27' Ryan Robbins 90' Attendance: 109
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Stamford 1–0Peterborough SportsBorderville
19:45 Pearson Mwanyongo 85' Attendance: 216
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Sutton Coldfield Town1–1
(5–6 p)		 Stafford Rangers Central Ground
19:45 Jak Barnes 53' Jack Langston 77' Attendance: 77
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Whitby Town1–2 Scarborough Athletic Turnbull Ground
19:45 Niall McGoldrick 21' Charlie Binns 68'
Nathan Valentine 87'		 Attendance: 643
Tuesday 17 October 2017 Witton Albion 3–0Radcliffe BoroughWincham Park
19:45 Nicholas Ryan 18'
Paul Williams 56'
Thomas Owens 84'		 Attendance: 114
Wednesday 18 October 2017 Carlton Town1–1
(1–4 p)		 Matlock Town Stokeld Stadium
19:45 Jordan Wilson 23' Adam Yates 59' Attendance: 125
Wednesday 18 October 2017 Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1Leek TownHollinwood Road
19:45 Arron Johns 52'
Anthony Malbon 90'		 Niall Maguire 29' Attendance: 169
Saturday 28 October 2017 Tadcaster Albion 2–1Ossett AlbionIngs Lane
15:00 Joshua Greening 14'
Conor Sellars 73'		 Tommy Wood 71' Attendance: 175
Monday 6 November 2017 Stourbridge2–4 Alvechurch War Memorial Athletic Ground
19:45 Luke Benbow 56', 63' (pen.) Thomas Turton 2' (pen.)
Andrew Parsons 16'
Nathaniel Waite 23'
Mitch Botfield 33'		 Attendance: 431
Tuesday 7 November 2017 Ramsbottom United 3–0Stalybridge CelticHarry Williams Riverside Stadium
19:45 Edward Moran 7'
Benjamin Richardson 37'
Jerome Wright 70'		 Attendance: 182
Tuesday 14 November 2017 Buxton3–5 Coalville Town The Silverlands
19:45 Sam Smith 9' (pen.)
Andrew Ramwell 15', 79'		 Blair Anderson 10'
Stephen Towers 12'
Nathan Watson 49', 59'
Arron Jameson 50' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 87
Tuesday 14 November 2017 Nantwich Town 3–1DroylsdenWeaver Stadium
19:45 David Forbes 27' (pen.)
Stephen Jones 36'
Joe Mwasile 76'		 Liam Caddick 76' Attendance: 135
Tuesday 14 November 2017 Ossett Town 2–0Goole AFCIngfield
19:45 Emile Sinclair 54'
Danny South 73'		 Attendance: 96

Second round

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Tuesday 28 November 2017 Gresley2–4 Basford United Moat Ground
19:45 Daniel Quinn 9'
Louis Danquah 33'		 Gideon Boateng 43'
Kieran Wells 60'
Harry Wakefield 65'
Anthony Graham 76'		 Attendance: 79
Tuesday 28 November 2017 Hednesford Town 1–0Newcastle TownKeys Park
19:45 Jordan Graham 81' Attendance: 192
Tuesday 28 November 2017 Matlock Town 3–2Grantham TownCauseway Lane
19:45 Michael Williams 18' (pen.)
Adam Yates 65'
Dwayne Wiley 82'		 Jordan Hempenstall 26'
Jack McMenemy 53'		 Attendance: 132
Tuesday 28 November 2017 Mickleover Sports 3–0Bedworth UnitedStation Road
19:45 Bradley Grayson 26'
Oliver Mulders 54'
Lewis Belgrave 84'		 Attendance: 71
Tuesday 28 November 2017 Mossley 3–3
(5–4 p)		AltrinchamSeel Park
19:45 Liam Ellis 10'
Adam Latham 36', 90'		 Joshua Hancock 12', 15', 84' Attendance: 109
Tuesday 28 November 2017 Nantwich Town2–3 Witton Albion Weaver Stadium
19:45 Jamie Morgan 27'
Stephen Jones 39'

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