2007–08 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues temporarily have 18 teams each, with a targeted number of 22 teams. To help increase the league to 20 teams for next seasonhttp://www.unibondleague.com/news.php?nid=5051 Unibond Football League Official Site 11 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511021856/http://www.unibondleague.com/news.php?nid=5051 11 May 2008 dead dmy-all there will only be one relegation this year per league. Many clubs expressed their concern that a 34-game season would be too short. To remedy this, clubs will play an extra 8 games (4 home, 4 away) against teams within geographically related groups. Premier Division Northern Premier League Premier Division 2007–08 Fleetwood Town Fleetwood TownGateshead Leek TownStamfordLincoln United 423 1310 2006–07 2008–09 The Premier Division featured four new clubs: Buxton, promoted as champions from NPL Division One Eastwood Town, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One Stamford, transferred from the Southern League Premier Division Worksop Town, relegated from the Conference North League table main WDL PR y FLE Fleetwood Town WTN Witton Albion GAT Gateshead EAS Eastwood Town BUX Buxton GUI Guiseley MAR Marine HED Hednesford Town WKS Worksop Town ASH Ashton United KEN Kendal Town WTB Whitby Town PRC Prescot Cables FRK Frickley Athletic NFU North Ferriby United MAT Matlock Town ILK Ilkeston Town OST Ossett Town LEE Leek Town STM Stamford LIN Lincoln United 28 7 5 81 39 C,P 27 8 5 84 28 26 7 7 93 42 P 20 9 11 61 45 20 8 12 60 50 19 10 11 65 43 19 4 17 70 65 15 8 17 62 65 13 12 15 59 62 11 15 14 63 73 12 11 17 61 70 13 7 20 68 75 13 8 19 48 62 -1 11 13 16 50 68 13 7 20 53 76 12 9 19 55 68 10 14 16 64 72 12 8 20 48 60 11 11 18 54 68 R 11 10 19 59 86 R 7 8 25 44 85 R Deducted 1 points for fielding an ineligible player #ACE1AF Promotion to Conference North P #D0F0C0 Qualification for Playoffs PP PP PP PP #FFCCCC Relegation to NPL Division One South R1S R1S R1S 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 30 Apr 2008 Unibond League Results main FBR grey ASH BUX EAS FLE FRK GAT GUI HED ILK KEN LEE LIN MAR MAT NFU OST PRC STM WTB WTN WKS Ashton United 2–2 1–0 3–5 7–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–5 1–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 Buxton 3–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–2 5–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 Eastwood Town 5–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 Fleetwood Town 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 6–3 1–0 2–3 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 Frickley Athletic 4–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 Gateshead 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 5–2 1–0 6–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 Guiseley 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–3 Hednesford Town 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–2 2–5 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 6–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 Ilkeston Town 3–3 1–2 4–0 3–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 0–1 4–5 2–4 3–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 3–3 Kendal Town 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–5 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 3–1 6–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 0–2 1–1 Leek Town 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 0–4 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 3–3 2–2 2–1 Lincoln United 2–4 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 3–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–4 0–2 0–2 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 Marine 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–5 0–2 2–1 5–3 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–2 0–2 1–2 Matlock Town 2–3 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 North Ferriby United 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–4 0–5 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–4 2–3 1–4 1–1 2–4 Ossett Town 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–5 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 3–2 2–3 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 Prescot Cables 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–5 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 Stamford 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–3 4–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 5–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 Whitby Town 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–3 2–5 3–3 6–3 1–6 4–1 Witton Albion 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 6–0 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–1 4–0 3–0 0–3 Worksop Town 5–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–4 2–2 2–2 1–2 26 April 2008 Northern Premier Division results grid Play-offs Semifinals Final 3 Gateshead 4 4 Eastwood Town 0 2 Witton Albion 1(5) 5 Buxton 1(6) 3 Gateshead 2 5 Buxton 0 Stadia and Locations Northern England right 490 Locations of the 2007–08 Northern Premier League teams Northern England 53.501281 -2.079719 Ashton United right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.256600 -1.906614 Buxton right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 53.014722 -1.297778 Eastwood Town left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.916508 -3.024728 Fleetwood Town left Arrows 12x12 se.svg Northern England 53.588000 -1.292206 Frickley Athletic right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 54.950000 -1.600000 Gateshead right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.877178 -1.719431 Guiseley top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Northern England 52.7115 -2.0006 Hednesford Town left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 52.983917 -1.300231 Ilkeston Town bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Northern England 54.320400 -2.736522 Kendal Town Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 53.109706 -2.039742 Leek Town left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.210756 -0.585339 Lincoln United right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 53.487200 -3.034300 Marine left Arrows 12x12 ne.svg Northern England 53.137061 -1.551769 Matlock Town right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.720029 -0.507805 North Ferriby Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 53.681531 -1.577536 Ossett Town right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 53.431864 -2.804808 Prescot Cables top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Northern England 52.647222 -0.479444 Stamford top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Northern England 54.485800 -0.620600 Whitby Town right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Northern England 53.270472 -2.488717 Witton Albion left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.309600 -1.122700 Worksop Town right Arrows 12x12 sw.svg Team Stadium Capacity Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500 Buxton The Silverlands 5,200 Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500 Fleetwood Town Highbury Stadium 3,663 Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600 Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground 3,500 Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500 Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200 Worksop Town Sandy Lane 3,200 Burscough Victoria Park 3,054 Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000 Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800 North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700 Eastwood Town Coronation Park 2,500 Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400 Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214 Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200 Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087 Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000 Stamford Vic Couzens Stadium 2,000 Division One North Northern Premier League Division One North 2007–08 Bradford Park Avenue Bradford Park AvenueF.C. United of Manchester Bridlington Town 381 1187 2006–07 2008–09 This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. It Featured six new teams: Mossley relegated from the Premier Division Radcliffe Borough relegated from the Premier Division Garforth Town promoted as fourth in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Newcastle Blue Star promoted from the Northern League Division One F.C. United of Manchester promoted as champions of the North West Counties League Division One Curzon Ashton promoted as runners-up of the North West Counties League Division One Lancaster City as reformed club Fixture increase The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams: Group A Group B Bamber BridgeBradford Park Avenue ChorleyBridlington Town ClitheroeCurzon Ashton F.C. United of ManchesterGarforth Town Lancaster CityHarrogate Railway Athletic Radcliffe BoroughMossley Rossendale UnitedNewcastle Blue Star Skelmersdale UnitedOssett Albion Woodley SportsWakefield League table main WDL PR y BPA Bradford Park Avenue FCU F.C. United of Manchester SKU Skelmersdale United CZA Curzon Ashton BAM Bamber Bridge OSA Ossett Albion WAK Wakefield NBS Newcastle Blue Star ROS Rossendale United GAR Garforth Town LNC Lancaster City HRA Harrogate Railway Athletic CLT Clitheroe CHO Chorley MOS Mossley RAD Radcliffe Borough WDL Woodley Sports BRI Bridlington Town 25 7 10 91 43 C,P 24 9 9 91 49 P 23 9 10 94 46 23 9 10 78 48 22 8 12 70 54 20 10 12 77 65 19 7 16 58 49 17 12 13 71 58 16 11 15 66 74 16 8 18 60 63 15 9 18 54 70 13 12 17 51 58 13 11 18 63 77 10 12 20 56 80 12 6 24 60 100 9 11 22 53 75 7 13 22 38 65 8 8 26 42 99 R #ACE1AF Promotion to NPL Premier Division P #D0F0C0 Qualification for Playoffs PP PP PP PP #FFCCCC Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 26 Apr 2008 Unibond League Results main FBR grey BAM BPA BRI CHO CLT CZA FCU GAR HRA LNC MOS NBS OSA RAD ROS SKU WAK WDL Bamber Bridge 2–1 2–1 4–11–2 2–2 1–1 3–00–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 1–2 2–03–0 2–4 0–00–4 0–1 1–0 Bradford Park Avenue 3–2 3–07–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–03–0 1–0 3–0 3–04–1 2–0 3–42–0 2–2 9–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 Bridlington Town 0–2 0–5 2–2 4–0 0–33–3 0–3 0–2 0–00–3 4–0 2–3 3–20–4 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 1–30–4 1–0 Chorley 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–12–3 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–00–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–12–4 0–0 2–1 5–00–0 Clitheroe 0–22–2 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 0–32–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–0 3–21–1 3–3 2–30–0 1–2 1–1 Curzon Ashton 2–0 0–12–0 6–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 4–22–1 1–0 2–1 4–14–2 2–0 2–01–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 6–1 F.C. United of Manchester 2–2 3–4 6–0 2–13–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–25–2 5–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 5–12–1 3–0 2–1 1–11–1 Garforth Town 0–2 1–4 0–13–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–13–2 1–2 2–1 0–04–0 5–3 2–1 5–2 0–3 2–10–2 0–4 Harrogate Railway Athletic 0–1 2–22–0 3–1 0–3 1–3 2–40–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–12–1 1–0 2–11–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 Lancaster City 0–23–0 4–3 2–2 1–0 2–00–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–01–5 1–1 2–51–0 1–0 1–0 Mossley 1–2 1–1 2–12–5 4–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 2–22–1 0–4 0–4 2–11–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–20–0 0–3 Newcastle Blue Star 3–0 0–00–0 2–1 5–3 3–1 0–02–1 0–4 1–1 3–02–2 2–2 5–1 3–12–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 Ossett Albion 0–5 2–1 1–11–1 2–0 5–1 1–3 3–1 0–24–1 0–0 5–1 4–22–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–11–0 4–3 Radcliffe Borough 2–3 0–2 0–1 2–21–4 3–1 2–3 1–10–2 0–1 2–2 0–4 0–1 3–4 2–3 1–21–0 0–1 0–1 0–11–0 Rossendale United 0–11–5 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–02–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–11–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 4–12–0 1–3 1–0 Skelmersdale United 4–0 0–1 5–0 5–07–0 3–5 4–1 3–10–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 3–11–2 3–3 3–0 0–02–2 Wakefield 2–0 3–12–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–00–1 3–2 0–0 4–12–1 0–1 2–1 2–01–3 0–1 4–2 0–3 1–4 2–0 Woodley Sports 2–22–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–01–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–00–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 0–11–1 1–3 1–2 26 April 2008 Northern Premier League First Division North results grid Play-offs Semifinals Final 2 F.C. United of Manchester 3 5 Bamber Bridge 2 3 Skelmersdale United 3 4 Curzon Ashton 0 2 F.C. United of Manchester 4 3 Skelmersdale United 1 Division One South Northern Premier League Division One South 2007–08 Retford United Cammell LairdNantwich Town Alsager Town 381 1265 2006–07 2008–09 This was the first season of the Northern Premier League Division One South. It featured seven new teams: Nantwich Town promoted as third in the North West Counties League Division One Retford United promoted as champions of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Sheffield promoted as runners-up in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Carlton Town promoted as third in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Quorn promoted as third in the Midland Football Alliance Spalding United transferred from the Southern League Division One Midlands Grantham Town relegated from the Premier Division Fixture increase The following are the groups which decided the extra 8 games for all teams: Group C Group D Alsager TownBrigg Town Belper TownCarlton Town Cammell LairdGoole A.F.C. Colwyn BayGrantham Town Kidsgrove AthleticGresley Rovers Nantwich TownQuorn SheffieldRetford United Stocksbridge Park SteelsShepshed Dynamo Warrington TownSpalding United League table main WDL PR y RET Retford United CAM Cammell Laird NAN Nantwich Town SHE Sheffield STO Stocksbridge Park Steels GRN Grantham Town COL Colwyn Bay BLP Belper Town GOO Goole CAR Carlton Town GRE Gresley Rovers QON Quorn WAR Warrington Town ALS Alsager Town SPD Shepshed Dynamo BRG Brigg Town KID Kidsgrove Athletic SPA Spalding United 31 6 5 93 35 C 27 5 10 82 54 P 25 4 13 90 45 P 22 10 10 82 53 21 9 12 72 61 22 4 16 74 58 19 8 15 86 65 17 13 12 73 64 18 10 14 77 69 16 11 15 86 82 18 5 19 53 69 15 8 19 69 76 13 8 21 51 78 12 7 23 58 88 R 10 8 24 44 75 8 12 22 56 86 7 10 25 61 90 3 10 29 46 105 Failed to meet ground grading requirements RET #ACE1AF Promotion to NPL Premier Division P #D0F0C0 Qualification for Playoffs PP PP PP PP #CCCCFF Transferred to the NPL Division One North TNDN TNDN #FFCCCC Relegation to NWCFL Premier Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 26 Apr 2008 Unibond League Results main FBR grey ALS BLP BRG CAM CAR COL GOO GRN GRE KID NAN QON RET SHE SPD SPA STO WAR Alsager Town 1–31–4 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–31–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–01–2 0–0 1–5 3–3 0–1 5–1 1–12–1 3–2 Belper Town 2–1 4–1 1–32–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–01–1 3–0 1–4 0–2 1–41–4 2–2 1–1 0–2 6–02–1 Brigg Town 4–4 1–1 2–2 3–41–1 1–3 1–1 1–03–5 0–1 1–3 0–4 1–03–5 0–4 2–2 0–12–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 Cammell Laird 4–22–1 3–2 3–1 4–0 2–02–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–02–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 3–12–1 2–0 Carlton Town 0–1 4–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 1–22–1 1–1 3–11–1 3–0 1–5 3–1 2–34–4 4–1 3–2 1–11–2 0–2 3–6 Colwyn Bay 6–2 1–22–2 3–1 3–1 3–4 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–05–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–30–0 6–0 4–2 1–3 4–07–1 Goole 3–1 1–1 3–22–3 2–0 0–1 3–4 1–14–0 1–1 6–2 1–0 1–03–0 1–2 1–2 3–04–1 4–3 2–2 2–1 Grantham Town 0–3 3–2 1–2 6–0 1–21–2 2–1 1–0 5–11–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–10–1 3–2 1–0 2–41–0 3–1 1–0 Gresley 0–1 1–1 3–20–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 0–13–3 1–4 3–2 0–3 0–23–1 0–1 0–3 3–22–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 Kidsgrove Athletic 1–15–1 1–3 1–3 1–21–2 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 1–2 2–22–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–0 2–2 3–32–2 0–1 Nantwich Town 6–0 0–14–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–13–0 5–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–21–0 3–2 4–2 4–1 3–0 3–01–0 Quorn 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–22–6 0–2 6–2 0–26–3 4–0 2–0 1–4 0–22–2 0–3 2–0 3–01–1 4–2 0–2 Retford United 5–1 3–0 0–12–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–11–3 3–0 2–02–0 4–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 2–01–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 Sheffield 2–13–0 0–0 2–0 4–01–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–14–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 7–21–1 4–3 0–1 Shepshed Dynamo 1–0 2–1 1–13–0 2–3 2–22–0 1–1 1–1 0–52–0 1–2 2–0 0–3 2–32–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 Spalding United 1–4 1–1 1–10–2 1–2 1–3 2–6 0–22–3 0–1 1–21–2 2–4 1–4 3–3 0–50–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–0 1–10–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–11–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–03–2 4–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 4–2 1–02–2 Warrington Town 0–20–1 0–2 2–2 1–60–1 0–5 2–3 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–12–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–12–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 26 April 2008 Northern Premier League First Division South results grid Play-offs Semifinals Final 2 Nantwich Town 2 5 Grantham Town 1 3 Sheffield 4 4 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 2 Nantwich Town 2(4) 3 Sheffield 2(1) Cup results Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions. Eastwood Town 3–0 Skelmersdale United President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions. FC United of Manchester 2–0 Radcliffe Borough Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division One North and NPL Division One South. Retford United 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Chairman's Cup. Fleetwood Town 2–1 Bradford Park Avenue1 1 Retford United qualified but its ground standards were not high enough for it to play in the shield. References Category:Northern Premier League seasons 7