Northern Premier League Division One South
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| Northern Premier League Division One South |
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| Founded |
| 2007. |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| NPL Premier Division |
| Relegation To |
| NWCL Division One NCEL Premier Division Midland Football Alliance |
| Number of Teams |
| 20. |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 8. |
| Cups |
| Challenge Cup, Chairmans Cup, Presidents Cup. |
| Current Champions (2006/07) |
| Retford United F.C. |
| Website |
| Unibond League |
Division One South is one of the two second-tier divisions of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 4 (or level 8) of the National League System, placing it seven divisions below the Premier League. For sponsorship reasons, it is also referred to as the UniBond League Division One South.
The split of the Northern Premier League First Division resulted in the creation of the Division One South and the Division One North. The division began play at the start of the 2007-08 season, initially with 18 teams but now 20 teams for the 2008-09 season
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[edit] League system
When the FA announced the details of the restructuring, a number of clubs complained that a 34 game season was too short. To address this perceived shortfall it was decided that the clubs would play an additional eight games on top of that; four to be played at home and four to be played away.[1]
To facilitate these additional games each division was split into two regional groups of nine clubs. Each team in Group A for example, would play the other teams in Group A three times, while they would play teams in Group B just twice. Likewise, the reverse was true for those teams in Group B, who woukd play teams in their group three times, and they would play teams in Group A twice. It is as yet unclear if this format will be repeated for the 2008-09 season.
[edit] Current clubs
| Club |
Finishing position 2007-08 |
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| Belper Town F.C. | 8th in NPL Division 1 South |
| Brigg Town F.C. | 16th in NPL Division 1 South |
| Carlton Town F.C. | 10th in NPL Division 1 South |
| Glapwell F.C. | 2nd NCEL Premier Division |
| Goole A.F.C. | 9th in NPL Division 1 South |
| Grantham Town F.C. | 6th in NPL Division 1 South |
| Gresley Rovers F.C. | 11 in NPL Division 1 South |
| Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. | 18th in NPL Division 1 South |
| Leek Town F.C. | 19th In NPL Premier Division |
| Lincoln United F.C. | 21st In NPL Premier Division |
| Loughborough Dynamo F.C. | 2nd Midland Football Alliance |
| Quorn F.C. | 12th in NPL Division One South |
| Retford United F.C. | 1st in NPL Division One South |
| Rushall Olympic F.C. | 5TH in SPL Division One Midlands |
| Sheffield F.C. | 4th in NPL Division One South |
| Shepshed Dynamo F.C. | 15th in NPL Division One South |
| Spalding United F.C. | 19th in NPL Division One South |
| Stamford A.F.C. | 20th in NPL Premier Division |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. | 5th in NPL Division One South |
| Willenhall Town F.C. | 14th in SPL Division One Midlands |
The League may increase to 22 teams if Halifax and Gretna have applications accepted to play in the league. although Gretna would be likely a North team, it would mean that a Northern Division team will play, Colwyn Bay being the most likely candidates
[edit] Past champions
From 1987 until 2007, the division was united and just known as the Northern Premier League First Division, before being split into North and South subsections. Here are the champions from when the league was just the NPL First Division.
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[edit] Champions as Northern Premier League Division One South
- 2007-08 - Retford United (due to failing a ground inspection, Retford were not promoted.)
