2012–13 Northern Premier League

The 2012–13 season is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the sixth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2012–13 are Evo-Stik.

Due to Step Three leagues increasing their number of teams from 22 to 24 from the 2013–14 season onwards, only two teams will be relegated from the Premier Division, and only one team will be relegated from each of Division One North and South this season.

Premier Division

The Premier Division features six new teams: AFC Fylde, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North Blyth Spartans, relegated from Conference North Eastwood Town, relegated from Conference North Grantham Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South Ilkeston, promoted via play-offs of NPL Division One South Witton Albion, promoted via play-offs of NPL Division One North

League table

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Finals

Results grid

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity F.C. United of Manchester Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) 11,840 Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500 Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500 Buxton The Silverlands 5,200 Eastwood Town Coronation Park 5,000 Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813 Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500 Blyth Spartans Croft Park 4,435 Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100 Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,500 Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500 Stocksbridge Park Steels Look Local Stadium 3,500 Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500 Worksop Town Sandy Lane 3,200 Stafford Rangers Marston Road 3,000 Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800 North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700 Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400 Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214 Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087 AFC Fylde Kellamergh Park 1,500 Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400

Division One North

Division One North features four new teams: Burscough, relegated from the NPL Premier Division New Mills and Goole, transferred from the NPL Division One South Ramsbottom United, promoted as champions from the North West Counties League Premier Division

League table

Play-offs

Semifinals

Final

Results grid

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity Wakefield Belle Vue (groundshare with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 11,000 Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000 Mossley Seel Park 4,000 Farsley Throstle Nest 3,900 Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View 3,500 Lancaster City Giant Axe 3,500 Radcliffe Borough Stainton Park 3,500 Warrington Town Cantilever Park 3,500 Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200 Burscough Queensgate 3,054 Garforth Town Genix Healthcare Stadium 3,000 Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000 Ossett Albion WareHouse Systems Stadium 3,000 Skelmersdale United West Lancashire College Stadium 2,500 Trafford Shawe View 2,500 Bamber Bridge QED Stadium 2,264 Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000 Ossett Town Stade France Stadium 2,000 Ramsbottom United The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000 Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500 New Mills Church Lane 1,400 Salford City Moor Lane 1,400

Division One South

Division One South features six new teams: Chasetown, relegated from the NPL Premier Division Gresley, promoted as champions from the Midland Alliance Halesowen Town, transferred from the Southern League Division One South & West Mickleover Sports, relegated from the NPL Premier Division Northwich Victoria, demoted from the NPL Premier Division King's Lynn Town, promoted as runners-up from the United Counties League Premier Division

League table

Play-offs

Semifinals

Final

Results grid

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity King's Lynn Town The Walks 5,733 Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000 Hucknall Town Watnall Road 5,000 Brigg Town The Hawthorns 4,000 Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000 Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600 Northwich Victoria Marston Road (groundshare with Stafford Rangers) 3,000 Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400 Gresley The Moat Ground 2,400 Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200 Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000 Coalville Town Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000 Kidsgrove Athletic The Seddon Stadium 2,000 Rainworth Miners Welfare Welfare Ground 2,000 Romulus The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) 2,000 Sheffield Coach and Horses Ground 2,000 Stamford Kettering Road 2,000 Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground 2,000 Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500 Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500 Mickleover Sports Raygar Stadium 1,500 Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000

Challenge Cup

The 2012–13 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2012–13 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons)Doodson Sports Cup new sponsor Curzon ashton website. Accessed 21 September 2011 is the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.

Calendar

Round matches played matches Clubs Preliminary round 5–13 November 2012 4 66 → 62 First round 20 November – 18 December 2012 20 62 → 42 Second round 18 December – 14 January 2013 10 42 → 32 Third round 7 January – 25 February 2013 16 32 → 16 Fourth round 29 January – 12 March 2013 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 12–19 March 2013 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 3–4 April 2013 2 4 → 2 Final 23 April 2013 1 2 → 1

Preliminary round In the preliminary round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions have been drawn together.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1New Mills0–4Leek Town802Romulus2–1Gresley523Salford City0–1Curzon Ashton494Sheffield5–3Harrogate Railway Athletic124

First round The four clubs which make it through the preliminary round enter into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues which weren't drawn into the preliminary round.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance5Bamber Bridge1–2AETCammell Laird806Burscough2–1Ramsbottom United757Coalville Town4–6AETRainworth Miners Welfare628Farsley2–1Ossett Albion769Garforth Town1–2Sheffield5610Halesowen Town1–3AETCarlton Town8411Hucknall Town0–4Brigg Town3612King's Lynn Town1–2Stamford20113Lancaster City0–1Curzon Ashton7214Lincoln United1–4Mickleover Sports36

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance15Mossley1–7Warrington Town9516Newcastle Town1–2Market Drayton Town6217Northwich Victoria2–0Kidsgrove Athletic6518Ossett Town3–1AETBelper Town6319Radcliffe Borough4–5Clitheroe6820Romulus0–2Chasetown7121Skelmersdale United7–1Prescot Cables10422Sutton Coldfield Town4–2Loughborough Dynamo4923Trafford3–1Leek Town4724Wakefield2–3Goole40

Second round The 20 clubs which make it through the first round enter into the draw.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance25Brigg Town3–5AETSheffield7626Carlton Town2–1Ossett Town5427Chasetown1–5Northwich Victoria10428Curzon Ashton2–0Burscough6429Farsley4–1Clitheroe61

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance30Goole0–4Rainworth Miners Welfare4331Market Drayton Town1–0Sutton Coldfield Town3332Mickleover Sports4–3AETStamford5833Skelmersdale United2–2AETCammell Laird101Cammell Laird 3–0 on penalties34Trafford3–2Warrington Town126

Third round Teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division entered at this stage, along with the 10 winners from the second round. The draw for the third round was made on 19 December 2012.

Fourth round The draw for the fourth round took place on 10 January 2013, with the 16 clubs that made it through the third round.

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Quarter-finals The eight clubs to have made it through the fourth round were entered into the quarter-finals draw, which took place on 19 February 2013. Cammell Laird, Farsley, and Curzon Ashton from the NPL Division One North and Northwich Victoria from the NPL Division One South remain as the lowest-placed teams still in the Cup.

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Semi-finals The four clubs to have made it through the quarter-finals were entered into the semi-finals draw. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 21 March 2013, with Cammell Laird from the Northern Premier League Division One North remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup. Witton Albion was removed from the semi-finals due to fielding an ineligible player on 19 February 2013 against F.C. United of Manchester since the player had already represented Curzon Ashton in a previous round on 27 November 2012. Curzon Ashton was reinstated to play Matlock Town in place of Witton Albion in the semi-finals.

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Final The Challenge Cup Final was played at the Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley F.C. This was the second consecutive Challenge Cup Final for North Ferriby United and Curzon Ashton's first Finals appearance. After a 1–1 draw, North Ferriby United went on to win the penalty shoot-out and secure their second Challenge Cup in a row while also being the third team ever to retain the Cup.

Peter Swales Shield

For the 2013 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Skelmersdale United, played against the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, King's Lynn Town.

2012–13 Northern Premier League

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