2023–24 Northern Premier League
The 2023–24 season is the 56th season of the Northern Premier League. The league consists of four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 of the National League System, and the West, East and Midlands divisions at Step 4.
Premier Division
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
← 2022–23 2024-25 → | |
Team changes
The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season:
- Belper Town – relegated to Division One East
- Liversedge – relegated to Division One East
- Nantwich Town – relegated to Division One West
- South Shields – promoted to the National League North
- Stalybridge Celtic – relegated to Division One West
- Warrington Town – promoted to the National League North
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
- Basford United - transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central
- Bradford (Park Avenue) – relegated from the National League North
- Ilkeston Town – transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Central
- Macclesfield – promoted from Division One West
- Workington – promoted from Division One West
- Worksop Town – promoted from Division One East
Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)
Division One West
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
← 2022–23 2023-24 → | |
Team changes
The following 4 clubs left Division One West before the season:
- Macclesfield – promoted to the Premier Division
- Workington – promoted to the Premier Division
- Kendal Town – relegated to the North West Counties League Premier Division
- Market Drayton Town – relegated to the Midland Football League Premier Division
- Warrington Rylands 1906 – promoted to the Premier Division
The following 4 clubs joined the division before the season:
- Nantwich Town – relegated from the Premier Division
- Stalybridge Celtic – relegated from the Premier Division
- Hanley Town – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division
- Macclesfield – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
- Skelmersdale United – promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One West teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 Northwich | Barnton | The Offside Trust Stadium (groundshare with Barnton) | 3,000 |
| Bootle | Bootle | New Bucks Park | 3,750 |
| City of Liverpool | Bootle | New Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle) | 3,750 |
| Clitheroe | Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Colne | Colne | Holt House | 1,800 |
| Glossop North End | Glossop | The Amdec Forklift Stadium | 1,301 |
| Hanley Town | Stoke-on-Trent | Potteries Park | 1,300 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | Kidsgrove | The Autonet Insurance Stadium | 2,000 |
| Leek Town | Leek | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Mossley | Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Nantwich Town | Nantwich | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Newcastle Town | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Prescot Cables | Prescot | IP Truck Parts Stadium | 3,200 |
| Ramsbottom United | Ramsbottom | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Runcorn Linnets | Runcorn | APEC Taxis Stadium | 1,600 |
| Skelmersdale United | Lancashire | One Call Stadium - JMO Sports Park | 1,300 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Stalybridge | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
| Trafford | Flixton | Shawe lane | 2,500 |
| Widnes | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 13,350 |
| Witton Albion | Northwich | Wincham Park | 4,813 |
Division One East
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Division One East comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.
Team changes
The following 5 clubs left Division One East before the season:
- Frickley Athletic – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Liversedge – promoted to the Premier Division
- Marske United – promoted to the Premier Division
- Pickering Town – relegated to the Northern League Division One
- Yorkshire Amateur – relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
- Belper Town – relegated from the Premier Division
- Liversedge – relegated from the Premier Division
- Carlton Town – transferred from Division One Midlands
- Consett – promoted from the Northern League Division One
- Grimsby Borough – promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Long Eaton United – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North
- North Shields – promoted from the Northern League Division One
Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One East teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belper Town | Belper | Christchurch Meadow | 2,650 |
| Bridlington Town | Bridlington | Queensgate | 3,000 |
| Brighouse Town | Brighouse | St Giles Road | 1,000 |
| Carlton Town | Carlton | Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 |
| Cleethorpes Town | Grimsby | Clee Road | 1,000 |
| Consett | Consett | Belle View Stadium | 3,770 |
| Dunston UTS | Dunston | Wellington Road | 2,500 |
| Grantham Town | Grantham | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
| Grimsby Borough | Grimsby | Bradley Football Centre | 1,000 |
| Hebburn Town | Hebburn | The Green Energy Sports Ground | – |
| Lincoln United | Lincoln | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
| Liversedge | Cleckheaton | Clayborn | 2,000 |
| Long Eaton United | Long Eaton | Grange Park | 3,000 |
| North Shields | North Shields | Daren Persson Stadium | 1,500 |
| Ossett United | Ossett | Ingfield | 1,950 |
| Pontefract Collieries | Pontefract | Harratt Nissan Stadium | 1,200 |
| Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses Ground | 2,089 |
| Shildon | Shildon | Dean Street | 4,700 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | Stocksbridge | Bracken Moor | 3,500 |
| Stockton Town | Stockton | Bishopton Road West | 1,800 |
| Tadcaster Albion | Tadcaster | Ings Lane | 2,000 |
Division One Midlands
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Team changes
The following 6 clubs left Division One Midlands before the season:
- Belper Town – promoted to the Premier Division
- Carlton Town – transferred to Division One East
- Histon – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South
- Ilkeston Town – promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central
- Soham Town Rangers – relegated to the Eastern Counties League Premier Division
- Wisbech Town – relegated to the United Counties League Premier Division South
The following 6 clubs joined the division before the season:
- Boldmere St Michaels – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division
- Dereham Town – transferred from the Isthmian League North Division
- Gresley Rovers – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division North
- Harborough Town – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
- Hinckley LRFC – promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division South
- St Neots Town – transferred from the Southern League Division One Central
Stadia and locations
Locations of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One Midlands teams
Location of Northern Premier League 2023–24 Division One Midlands team (Norfolk)
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedworth United | Bedworth | The Oval | 3,000 |
| Boldmere St Michaels | Boldmere | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground | 2,000 |
| Cambridge City | Impington | Bridge Road (Impington) | 4,300 |
| Chasetown | Burntwood | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
| Coleshill Town | Coleshill | Pack Meadow | 2,000 |
| Corby Town | Corby | Steel Park | 3,893 |
| Daventry Town | Daventry | Elderstubbs | 1,855 |
| Dereham Town | Dereham | Aldiss Park | 3,000 |
| Gresley Rovers | Church Gresley | Moat Ground | 2,400 |
| Halesowen Town | Halesowen | The Grove | 3,150 |
| Harborough Town | Market Harborough | Bowden Park | – |
| Hinckley LRFC | Hinckley | Leicester Road Stadium | 4,329 |
| Loughborough Dynamo | Loughborough | Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| Shepshed Dynamo | Leicestershire | The Dovecote Stadium | 2,500 |
| Spalding United | Spalding | Sir Halley Stewart Field | 3,500 |
| Sporting Khalsa | Willenhall | Guardian Warehousing Arena | – |
| Stamford | Stamford | Borderville Sports Centre | 2,000 |
| St Neots Town | St Neots | New Rowley Park | 3,500 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground | 2,000 |
| Yaxley | Yaxley | Leading Drove | 1,000 |