Northern Premier League 2001-02

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The 2001-02 Northern Premier League season was the 34th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

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[edit] Premier Division Teams

1 From this season onwards Runcorn were known as Runcorn Halton.

[edit] Premier Division Final Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points 1
1 Burton Albion 44 31 11 2 106 30 +76 104
2 Vauxhall Motors 44 27 8 9 86 55 +31 89
3 Lancaster City 44 23 9 12 80 57 +23 78
4 Worksop Town 44 23 9 12 74 51 +23 78
5 Emley 44 22 9 13 69 55 +14 75
6 Accrington Stanley 44 21 9 14 89 64 +25 72
7 Runcorn Halton 44 21 8 15 76 53 +23 71
8 Barrow 44 19 10 15 75 59 +16 67
9 Altrincham 44 19 9 16 66 58 +8 66
10 Bradford Park Avenue 44 18 5 21 77 76 +1 59
11 Droylsden 44 17 8 19 65 78 -13 59
12 Blyth Spartans 44 14 16 14 59 62 -3 58
13 Frickley Athletic 44 16 11 17 63 69 -6 582
14 Gateshead 44 14 14 16 58 71 -13 56
15 Whitby Town 44 15 8 21 61 76 -15 53
16 Hucknall Town 44 14 9 21 50 68 -18 51
17 Marine 44 11 17 16 62 71 -9 50
18 Burscough 44 15 5 24 69 86 -17 50
19 Gainsborough Trinity 44 13 10 21 61 76 -15 49
20 Colwyn Bay 44 12 11 21 49 82 -33 47
21 Bishop Auckland 44 12 8 24 46 68 -22 44¶
22 Hyde United 44 10 10 24 61 87 -26 40
23 Bamber Bridge 44 7 10 27 38 88 -50 302

1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

2 Frickley Athletic and Bamber Bridge were deducted 1 point.

¶ Bishop Auckland were automatically relegated from the Premier Division due to ground concerns. As a result there was a play-off between Bamber Bridge and the second to fourth placed sides in the First Division to determine whether Bamber would be relegated or not. For more information see First Division Final Table.

[edit] First Division Teams

[edit] Division One Final Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points 1
1 Harrogate Town 42 25 11 6 80 35 +45 86
2 Ossett Town 42 21 13 8 73 44 +29 76
3 Ashton United 42 21 12 9 90 63 +27 75¶
4 Spennymoor United 42 22 6 14 75 73 +2 72
5 Radcliffe Borough 42 20 8 14 73 51 +22 68
6 Leek Town 42 20 8 14 67 51 +16 68
7 Gretna 42 19 7 16 66 66 0 632
8 Eastwood Town 42 17 11 14 66 58 +8 62
9 Rossendale United 42 17 10 15 69 58 +11 61
10 Witton Albion 42 17 10 15 72 68 +4 61
11 Guiseley 42 18 7 17 60 67 -7 61
12 North Ferriby United 42 14 16 12 71 60 +11 58
13 Chorley 42 16 9 17 59 57 +2 57
14 Matlock Town 42 15 9 18 49 48 +1 54
15 Trafford 42 14 9 19 64 80 -16 51
16 Workington 42 12 12 18 51 57 -6 48
17 Farsley Celtic 42 12 11 19 64 78 -14 47
18 Belper Town 42 12 11 19 49 66 -17 47
19 Lincoln United 42 11 14 17 62 80 -18 47
20 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 12 9 21 55 76 -21 45
21 Kendal Town 42 9 9 24 52 76 -24 36
22 Ossett Albion 42 8 8 26 43 92 -49 32

1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

2 Gretna were deducted 1 point.

¶ Ashton United defeated Spennymoor United in the first play-off semi-final while Bamber Bridge defeated Ossett Town in the second semi-final. Ashton United then defeated Bamber Bridge in the play-off final to secure promotion and relegate Bamber Bridge.

[edit] Promotion and relegation

In the thirty-fourth season of the Northern Premier League Burton Albion (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop Auckland and Bamber Bridge were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Stalybridge Celtic, First Division winners Harrogate Town and play-off winners Ashton United. In the First Division Gretna left the League to join the Scottish Football League Third Division, while Ossett Albion left the League altogether; these teams were replaced by newly-admitted Alfreton Town and Kidsgrove Athletic.

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