Northern Premier League 2005-06

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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.

Contents 1 Premier Division Teams 2 Premier Division Final Table 3 First Division Teams 4 Division One Final Table 5 Play-offs 5.1 Premier Division 5.2 First Division 6 Promotion and relegation 7 External links

[edit] Premier Division Teams

A.F.C. Telford United Ashton United Blyth Spartans Bradford Park Avenue Burscough Farsley Celtic Frickley Athletic Gateshead

Guiseley Ilkeston Town Leek Town Lincoln United Marine Matlock Town North Ferriby United

Ossett Town Prescot Cables Radcliffe Borough Runcorn Halton Wakefield1 Whitby Town Witton Albion

^{1 From this season onwards Wakefield & Emley were known simply as Wakefield.}

[edit] Premier Division Final Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points 1
1	Blyth Spartans	42	26	11	5	79	32	+47	89
2	Frickley Athletic	42	26	8	8	72	36	+36	86
3	Marine	42	23	12	7	61	25	+36	81
4	Farsley Celtic	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¶
20	Wakefield	42	11	9	22	38	69	-31	42
21	Bradford Park Avenue	42	10	9	23	64	86	-22	39
22	Runcorn Halton	42	6	11	25	36	108	-72	29

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

¶ Lincoln United's record in the League had to be compared with the same placed side in the Isthmian League to determine which side would be relegated. As Lincoln United's record was superior, they stayed up.

[edit] First Division Teams

Bamber Bridge Belper Town Bishop Auckland Bridlington Town Brigg Town Chorley Clitheroe

Colwyn Bay Eastwood Town Fleetwood Town Goole Gresley Rovers Kendal Town Kidsgrove Athletic Mossley

Ossett Albion Rossendale United Shepshed Dynamo Spalding United Stocksbridge Park Steels Warrington Town Woodley Sports

[edit] Division One Final Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points 1
1	Mossley	42	23	9	10	83	55	+28	78
2	Fleetwood Town	42	22	10	10	72	48	+24	76
3	Kendal Town	42	22	10	10	81	58	+23	76
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
21	Goole	42	11	11	20	55	85	-30	432¶
22	Bishop Auckland	42	3	6	33	39	99	-60	15

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

^{2 Goole were deducted 1 point.}

¶ Goole's record had to be compared with the same placed side in the Isthmian League to determine which team would be relegated. As Goole's record was superior, they stayed up.

[edit] Play-offs

[edit] Premier Division

The Premier Division play-offs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North. The teams were:

• Frickley Athletic
• Marine
• Farsley Celtic
• North Ferriby United

	Semi-finals May 1, 2006							Final May 6, 2006
	3	Marine	0
	4	Farsley Celtic	1
								4	Farsley Celtic (After Extra Time)	2
								5	North Ferriby United	1
	2	Frickley Athletic	0 (2)
	5	North Ferriby United (After Extra Time and Penalties)	0 (4)

[edit] First Division

The First Division play-offs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division. The teams were:

• Kendal Town
• Gresley Rovers
• Woodley Sports
• Stocksbridge Park Steels

	Semi-finals May 1, 2006							Final May 6, 2006
	4	Gresley Rovers	4
	5	Woodley Sports	0
								4	Gresley Rovers	1
								3	Kendal Town	2
	3	Kendal Town (After Extra Time and Penalties)	1 (4)
	6	Stocksbridge Park Steels	1 (2)

[edit] Promotion and relegation

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.

[edit] External links

• Unibond Football League 2005-06 Tables

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