The 2005–06 Northern Premier League season was the 38th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
Season | 2005–06 |
---|---|
Champions | Blyth Spartans |
Promoted |
Blyth Spartans Farsley Celtic |
Relegated |
Bradford Park Avenue Wakefield |
Matches played | 465 |
Goals scored | 1,282 (2.76 per match) |
←
2004–05
2006–07 → |
The Premier Division featured six new clubs:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blyth Spartans (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 89 | Promotion to Conference North |
2 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 86 | Qualification for Playoffs |
3 | Marine | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 81 | |
4 | Farsley Celtic (P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 79 | |
5 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 73 | |
6 | Whitby Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 | |
7 | Burscough | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 63 | |
8 | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 60 | |
9 | Matlock Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 59 | |
10 | A.F.C. Telford United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 59 | |
11 | Ossett Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 58 | |
12 | Leek Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 56 | |
13 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 53 | |
14 | Guiseley | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 51 | |
15 | Ashton United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 49 | |
16 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 49 | |
17 | Gateshead | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | |
18 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 44 | |
19 | Lincoln United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 44 [a] | |
20 | Wakefield-Emley (R) | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 42 [b] | Relegation to NPL Division One |
21 | Bradford Park Avenue (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 86 | −22 | 39 | |
22 | Runcorn F.C. Halton | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 108 | −72 | 29 | Resigned, club folded at end of season. The Runcorn Linnets Replaced in NWCFL Division Two. |
The Premier Division playoffs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North.
Semi-finals 1 May 2006 | Final 6 May 2006 | ||||||||
3 | Marine | 0 | |||||||
4 | Farsley Celtic | 1 | |||||||
4 | Farsley Celtic | 2* | |||||||
5 | North Ferriby United | 1 | |||||||
2 | Frickley Athletic | 0(2) | |||||||
5 | North Ferriby United | 0(4) |
* After extra time
Season | 2005–06 |
---|---|
Champions | Mossley |
Promoted |
Fleetwood Town Kendal Town Mossley |
Relegated | Bishop Auckland |
Matches played | 465 |
Goals scored | 1,398 (3.01 per match) |
←
2004–05
2006–07 → |
Division One featured four new clubs:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mossley (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 78 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
2 | Fleetwood Town (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 76 | |
3 | Kendal Town (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 58 | +23 | 76 | Qualification for Playoffs |
4 | Woodley Sports | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 74 | |
5 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 70 | |
6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 67 | |
7 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | |
8 | Brigg Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 62 | |
9 | Belper Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 59 | |
10 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 58 | |
11 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 58 | |
12 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 56 | |
13 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 54 | |
14 | Ossett Albion | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 54 | |
15 | Rossendale United | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 53 | |
16 | Clitheroe | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 53 | |
17 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 51 | |
18 | Chorley | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 50 | |
19 | Warrington Town | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 48 | |
20 | Spalding United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 45 | Transferred to Southern League Division One Midlands |
21 | Goole | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 85 | −30 | 43 [a] | |
22 | Bishop Auckland (R) | 42 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 15 | Relegation to Northern League Division One |
The First Division playoffs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.
Semi-finals 1 May 2006 | Final 6 May 2006 | ||||||||
4 | Woodley Sports | 0 | |||||||
5 | Gresley Rovers | 4 | |||||||
5 | Gresley Rovers | 1 | |||||||
3 | Kendal Town | 2 | |||||||
3 | Kendal Town | 1(4) | |||||||
6 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1(2) |
In the thirty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Blyth Spartans (as champions) and Farsley Celtic (as play-off winners) were promoted to the Conference North. Wakefield, Bradford Park Avenue and Runcorn Halton were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference North side Hednesford Town, First Division winners Mossley, second placed Fleetwood Town and play-off winners Kendal Town. In the First Division Bishop Auckland were relegated and were replaced by Buxton, Cammell Laird, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Alsager Town and Skelmersdale United.
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.