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{{Short description|Association Football league}}
{{About|the English association football league|the Tasmanian association football league|Northern Premier League (Tasmania)|the English rugby union league|North Premier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox football league
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| country    = England
| founded    = {{start date and age|1968}}
| teams      = '''88'''{{plainlist|
* Premier Division: 22 
* Division One East: 22 
* Division One West: 22
* Division One Midlands: 22
}}
| confed =  
| promotion  = [[National League North]]
| relegation = {{plainlist|
* [[Eastern Counties Football League|Eastern Counties League]]
* [[Midland Football League|Midland League]]
* [[Northern Football League|Northern League]]
* [[Northern Counties East Football League|Northern Counties East League]]
* [[North West Counties Football League|North West Counties League]]
* [[United Counties League]] North or South
}}
| levels     = [[English football league system#The system|7 and 8]]
| domest_cup = '''National'''<br/> [[FA Cup]]<br/>[[FA Trophy]]<br />'''League'''<br />League Challenge Cup
| confed_cup =
| champions  = [[Radcliffe F.C.|Radcliffe]] {{small|([[2023–24 Northern Premier League#Premier Division|Premier Division]])}}<br>[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]] {{small|([[2023–24 Northern Premier League#Division One West|Division One West 2023–24]])}}<br>[[Hebburn Town F.C.|Hebburn Town]] {{small|([[2023–24 Northern Premier League#Division One East|Division One East 2023–24]])}}<br>[[Spalding United F.C.|Spalding United]] {{small|([[2023–24 Northern Premier League#Division One Midlands|Division One Midlands 2023–24]])}}
| current    = [[2024–25 Northern Premier League|2024–25]]
| website    = {{URL|https://www.thenpl.co.uk/|thenpl.co.uk}}
}}

The '''Northern Premier League''' is an English [[Association football|football]] league that was founded in 1968. Together with the [[Isthmian League]] and the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] it forms levels seven and eight of the [[English football league system#The system|English football league system]].

Geographically, the league covers all of [[Northern England]] and the northern, central areas of [[the Midlands]], and western parts of East Anglia. Originally a single-division competition, a second division was added in [[1987–88 Northern Premier League|1987]]: [[Northern Premier League First Division|Division One]], and in [[2007–08 Northern Premier League|2007]] a third was added when Division One split into two geographic sections - Division One North and Division One South. In 2018 Division One was re-aligned as East and West Divisions, then North West and South East in 2019.  In 2021, the FA restructured the non-League football pyramid and created Division One East, West, and Midlands.

Successful teams at the top of the NPL Premier Division are promoted to level 6 of the pyramid (either [[National League North]] or [[National League South]]), and at the bottom end of the competition, teams are relegated down to level 9, where several regional feeder leagues promote clubs into the league.

==History==
The Northern Premier League (NPL) was founded in [[1968 in association football|1968]], as the northern equivalent of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], decades after the other two leagues at what is now the seventh tier of the [[English football league system]], the [[Isthmian League]] and the Southern League. At that time they were the highest level [[Non-League football|non-League]] division below the [[English Football League]], the same level as the other league in Northern England, the [[Cheshire County League|Cheshire League]].<ref name="NPL_history">{{cite web|title=The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier History|url=http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/articles.php?id=67|work=The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier|publisher=Pitch Hero Ltd|access-date=23 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103253/http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/articles.php?id=67|archive-date=24 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Over the next two decades, the NPL successfully displaced its older rival to become the pre-eminent regional competition in Northern England, with the Cheshire League eventually forced to accept status as feeder league to the NPL. In 1979, upon the creation of the [[National League (English football)|Alliance Premier League]] (which later became the Conference and is now the National League), the NPL became a feeder league and fell down one level in the [[English football league system]], and with the then-Conference's addition of regional divisions in 2004 the NPL was demoted by a further tier and there are now two levels between it and the English Football League.

From 1992–93 to 1994–95 the league's Division One included two non-English clubs, [[Caernarfon Town F.C.|Caernarfon Town]] from [[Wales]] and [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]] from [[Scotland]], who later joined their countries' league systems. [[Colwyn Bay F.C.|Colwyn Bay]], [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]], [[Newtown A.F.C.|Newtown]], and [[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]] have also played in the league.

In 2018, the NPL's member clubs voted 37–27, with one abstention and three clubs' absence, to split Step 4 (level 8) divisions from east to west starting from the 2018–19 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/evo-stik-northern-premier-league-vote-east-west-split/|title=Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Vote For East/West Split|work=Pitchero.com|date=9 March 2018}}</ref> and one year later, the league published its successful bid to add another division at Step 4 initially in 2020, further altering Division One into northwest and southeast for travel reasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evostikleague.co.uk/npl-to-expand-with-additional-division-at-step-4-56567|title=NPL to expand with additional division at Step 4 |work=The Evo-Stik League|publisher=Pitch Hero Ltd|date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2019/20 Club Allocations Confirmed |url=http://www.evostikleague.co.uk/201920-club-allocations-confirmed-56978 |work=The Evo-Stik League |publisher=Pitch Hero Ltd |date=19 May 2019}}</ref> After the Football Association (FA) deferred its implementation of changes to the NLS, the NPL's additional division was created in 2021 instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Update on non-League, women's & grassroots football seasons |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2020/mar/26/national-league-system-womens-football-pyramid-grassroots-covid-19-update-260320 |access-date=27 March 2020 |publisher=The Football Association |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>

*'''1968–69 to 1986–87:''' Premier Division
*'''1987–88 to 2006–07:''' Premier Division, Division One
*'''2007–08 to 2017–18:''' Premier Division, Division One North, Division One South
*'''2018–19:''' Premier Division, Division One East, Division One West
*'''2019–20 to 2020–21:''' Premier Division, Division One North West, Division One South East
*'''2021–22 onwards:''' Premier Division, Division One West, Division One East, Division One Midlands

===Sponsorship===
Owing to title sponsorship deals, the league has been billed under various names, including a sixteen-year spell as the [[Henkel|Unibond]] League, the longest such deal in world football.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allcock|first=Alan|title=Evo-Stik New Sponsors From 2010–2011|url=http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/evo-stik-new-sponsors-from-2010-2011-1618|work=The Evo-Stik League Website|publisher=Pitch Hero Ltd|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308061111/http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/evo-stik-new-sponsors-from-2010-2011-1618|archive-date=8 March 2011|date=2 May 2010}}</ref> 
When this deal ended in 2010, a new deal was announced which saw the competition billed as the [[Bostik|Evo-Stik]] League<ref name="Evo-Stik1">{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/amateur-football/2010/05/01/northern-premier-league-secures-new-sponsor-100252-26353631/|title=Northern Premier League secures new sponsor|work=Liverpool Echo|first=Philip|last=Kirkbride|date=1 May 2010|access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="Evo-Stik2">{{cite web |url=http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/sponsor-commits-to-three-more-years-on-night-of-national-honours-and-celebration-9473/ |title=Sponsor commits to three more years on night of national honours and celebration |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 |first=David |last=Watters |work=The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier |publisher=Pitch Hero Ltd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622182044/http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/sponsor-commits-to-three-more-years-on-night-of-national-honours-and-celebration-9473/ |archive-date=22 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Evo-Stik3">{{cite web|last=Watters|first=David|title=Christmas comes early for League!|url=http://www.evostikleague.co.uk/christmas-comes-early-for-league-17568/|work=The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier|publisher=Pitch Hero Ltd|access-date=23 December 2013|date=22 December 2013}}</ref> until the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/evo-stik-continue-northern-premier-league-backing/|title=Evo-Stik Continue Northern Premier League Backing|work=Pitchero.com|date=17 June 2017}}</ref>
The League announced on 8 July 2019 that a two-year deal for seasons 2019-20 and 2020-21 had been agreed with new sponsor [[BetVictor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New League sponsor |url=https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/betvictor-is-new-npl-title-sponsor-57697 |website=BetVictor Northern Premier |publisher=NPL |access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> This sponsorship agreement with BetVictor was subsequently terminated early in April 2020 with a replacement, [[Entain]]'s Pitching In, announced as the next sponsor for 2020–21. At the time of announcement, Entain went by its former name GVC Holdings. Under this partnership, the NPL is marketed as one of the three Trident Leagues, alongside its Isthmian and Southern counterparts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Introducing 'Pitching In' - the new partner of the Northern Premier League |url=https://www.whitbytownfc.com/news/introducing-pitching-in--the-new-partner-of-the-northern-premier-league-2564312.html |access-date=4 March 2021 |work=Whitby Town FC |date=3 September 2020}}</ref>

==Structure==
Since 2021, the NPL has had four divisions: the Premier Division, Division One Midlands, Division One West and Division One East. Prior to 2007 there was just a single Division One,<ref name="NPL_history"/> and from 2018 to 2021 Division One was arranged on a north-south, then east-west basis. 

The Premier Division has 22 clubs, with the champions promoted to the [[National League (English football)|National League]] along with the winners of a playoff between the second to fifth place clubs. Theoretically, clubs from the NPL could be promoted into either of the National League's two regional divisions, but the geographical footprint of the NPL has never overlapped with that of the [[National League South]], so (as of 2015) all promoted NPL clubs have been placed in the [[National League North]]. The bottom three teams are usually relegated to Division One North West or South East, but NPL Premier Division clubs in the most southerly locales could be relegated to the Southern League Division One Central.

From the 2019–20 season, Division One North West and South East have 20 clubs each. In each division, the champions are promoted to the Premier Division, along with the winners of a divisional playoff. The bottom two clubs in each division are relegated to one of the feeder leagues below provided there are enough suitable promotion candidates from those leagues. The champions of the three feeder leagues covering the NPL area are promoted each season. These are the [[Northern Football League|Northern League]], the [[Northern Counties East Football League|Northern Counties East League]], and the [[North West Counties Football League|North West Counties League]]. Clubs in the northern extremities of the [[Midland Football League (2014)|Midland League]] and the [[United Counties League]] may also be promoted to the Northern Premier League.

Should there be an unusually large or small number of clubs relegated to and/or promoted to the level of the NPL from [[Northern England]], the [[National League System]] (NLS) Committee can order one or more of the NPL's southernmost clubs to transfer to the Southern League (or vice versa) to maintain numerical balance between the leagues.

Division One North West and South East teams receive a bye to the preliminary round of [[FA Cup]] Qualification. Premier Division teams receive a bye to the first round of Qualification.

The league currently runs one cup competition, with all member clubs competing in the League Challenge Cup.  In the past, the league has run other competitions, such as the Chairman's Cup, the President's Cup and the Peter Swales Shield.

==Current members==

===Premier Division===
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|colspan="4" class="unsortable"|
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{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.7279 |long=-2.6719 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Bamber Bridge |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=55.120833 |long=-1.511111 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Blyth Spartans |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.5167 |long=-2.1804 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= FC United of Manchester |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4034 |long=-0.7745 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Gainsborough Trinity |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.8772 |long=-1.7194 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Guiseley |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.968611 |long=-1.523889 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Hebburn Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4506 |long=-2.0682 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Hyde United |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England |lat=52.9839 |long=-1.3002 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Ilkeston Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.0511 |long=-2.8109 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Lancaster City |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.109722 |long=-2.039722 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Leek Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.2427 |long=-2.1272 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Macclesfield |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.1370 |long=-1.5517 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Matlock Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.923611 |long=-1.54 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Mickleover |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=55.1560 |long=-1.7086 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Morpeth Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.431944 |long=-2.804722 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Prescot Cables |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.570556 |long=-1.339722 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Stockton Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4004 |long=-2.5755 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Warrington Rylands|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.9877 |long=-1.1896 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Basford United |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.4900 |long=-0.6275 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Whitby Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.6487 |long=-3.5511 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Workington |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.3119 |long=-1.1321 |mark=Dark Red 800000 pog.svg |label= Worksop Town |label_size=0}}
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|-
!Id
!Club
!Home ground
!Ground capacity
|-
|1
|[[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]]
|Hurst Cross
|4,250 (250 seated)
|-
|2
|[[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]]
|Sir Tom Finney Stadium
|3,000 (554 seated)
|-
|3
|[[Basford United F.C.|Basford United]]
|Greenwich Avenue 
|1,950 (300 seated)
|-
|4
|[[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]] 
|[[Croft Park]]
|4,435
|-
|5
|[[F.C. United of Manchester|FC United of Manchester]]
|[[Broadhurst Park]]
|4,400
|-
|6
|[[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
|[[The Northolme]]
|4,340 (504 seated)
|-
|7
|[[Guiseley A.F.C.|Guiseley]]
|[[Nethermoor Park]]
|4,200
|-
|8
|[[Hebburn Town F.C.|Hebburn Town]]
|The Green Energy Sports Ground
|1,500
|-
|9
|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|[[Ewen Fields]]
|4,250 (530 seated)
|-
|10
|[[Ilkeston Town F.C.|Ilkeston Town]]
|New Manor Ground
|3,029
|-
|11
|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
|Giant Axe
|3,513 (513 seated)
|-
|12
|[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
|Harrison Park
|3,600
|-
|13
|[[Macclesfield F.C.|Macclesfield]]
|[[Moss Rose|Leasing.com Stadium]]
|5,300 (2,095 seated)
|-
|14
|[[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]]
|Causeway Lane
|2,214
|-
|15
|[[Mickleover F.C.|Mickleover]]
|Station Road
|1,500
|-
|16
|[[Morpeth Town A.F.C.|Morpeth Town]]
|Craik Park
|1,950 (300 seated)
|-
|17
|[[Prescot Cables F.C.|Prescot Cables]]
|[[Valerie Park]]
|3,200
|-
|18
|[[Stockton Town F.C.|Stockton Town]]
|Bishopton Road West
|1,800
|-
|19
|[[Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.|Warrington Rylands 1906]]
|Gorsey Lane
|1,345
|-
|20
|[[Whitby Town F.C.|Whitby Town]]
|Turnbull Ground
|3,500 (505 seated)
|-
|21
|[[Workington A.F.C.|Workington]]
|[[Borough Park (Workington)|Borough Park]]
|3,100 (500 seated)
|-
|22
|[[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]]
|Sandy Lane
|2,200 (200 seated)
|}

===Division One West===
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|colspan="3" class="unsortable"|
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{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.5185 |long=-2.1217 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Avro |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4713 |long=-2.9305 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Bootle |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.6701 |long=-1.9408 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Chasetown |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.2963 |long=-2.9401 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= City of Liverpool |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.8717 |long=-2.3854 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Clitheroe |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.16174 |long=-2.22083 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Congleton Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.0284 |long=-2.1486 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Hanley Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.6976 |long=-1.9887 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Hednesford Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.0811 |long=-2.2506 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Kidsgrove Athletic |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.5164 |long=-2.0443 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Mossley |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.9977 |long=-2.2149 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Newcastle Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.0727 |long=-2.5285 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Nantwich Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.3168 |long=-2.6696 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Runcorn Linnets |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4753 |long=-2.0439 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Stalybridge Celtic |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.818542 |long=-2.116858 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Stafford Rangers |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4464 |long=-2.3722 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Trafford |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.2933 |long=-2.9402 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Vauxhall Motors |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.3658 |long=-2.7384 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Widnes |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.2705 |long=-2.4887 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Witton Albion |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.39283 |long=-2.246677 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label= Wythenshawe |label_size=0}}
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|-
!Club
!Home ground
!Ground capacity
|-
|[[Atherton Collieries A.F.C.|Atherton Collieries]]
|Skuna Stadium
|2,200
|-
|[[Avro F.C.|Avro]]
|Whitebank Stadium
|1,500
|-
|[[Bootle F.C.|Bootle]]
|New Bucks Park
|2,000
|-
|[[Chasetown F.C.|Chasetown]]
|The Scholars Ground
|2,000
|-
|[[City of Liverpool F.C.|City of Liverpool]]
|New Bucks Park
|2,000
|-
|[[Clitheroe F.C.|Clitheroe]]
|Shawbridge
|2,000
|-
|[[Congleton Town F.C.|Congleton Town]]
|Cleric Stadium
|1,450
|-
|[[Hanley Town F.C.|Hanley Town]] 
|Potteries Park
|1,300
|-
|[[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]]
|Keys Park
|6,039
|-
|[[Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.|Kidsgrove Athletic]]
|Hollinwood Road
|2,000
|-
|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|Seel Park
|3,000 (200 seated)
|-
|[[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]]
|Swansway Stadium
|3,500 (300 seated)
|-
|[[Newcastle Town F.C.|Newcastle Town]]
|Lyme Valley Stadium
|4,000 (300 seated)
|-
|[[Runcorn Linnets F.C.|Runcorn Linnets]]
|APEC Taxis Stadium
|1,600
|-
|[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]
|[[Marston Road (Stafford)|Marston Road]]
|4,000
|-
|[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
|[[Bower Fold]]
|6,500 (1,300 seated)
|-
|[[Trafford F.C.|Trafford]]
|Shawe View
|1,500
|-
|[[Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors]]
|vanEupen Arena
|3,300
|-
|[[Widnes F.C.|Widnes]]
|[[Halton Stadium]]
|13,350 (all seater stadium)
|-
|[[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]
|[[Wincham Park]]
|2,300 (600 seated)
|-
|[[Wythenshawe F.C.|Wythenshawe]]
|Hollyhedge Park
|1,500
|-
|[[Wythenshawe Town F.C.|Wythenshawe Town]]
|Ericstan Park
|1,000
|}

===Division One East===
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|colspan="3" class="unsortable"|
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{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.6382 |long=-1.6937 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Bishop Auckland |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.7589 |long=-1.7762 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Bradford (Park Avenue) |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.0891 |long=-0.1973 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Bridlington Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.7197 |long=-1.8002 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Brighouse Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=52.9714 |long=-1.0627 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Carlton Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.5554 |long=-0.0556 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Cleethorpes Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.8503 |long=-1.8238 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Consett AFC |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.9555 |long=-1.6505 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Dunston UTS |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.6126 |long=-1.6319 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Emley AFC |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.7989 |long=-1.3623 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Garforth Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.5460 |long=-0.1227 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Grimsby Borough |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.9990 |long=-1.5905 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Heaton Stannington |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.7040 |long=-1.6784 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Liversedge |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=54.6153 |long=-1.5584 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Newton Aycliffe |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.7173 |long=-0.5001 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= North Ferriby |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.6816 |long=-1.5775 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Ossett United |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.6965 |long=-1.3140 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Pontefract Collieries |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.3098 |long=-1.4785 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Sheffield |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.1613 |long=-1.2063 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Sherwood Colliery |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |UK Northern England|lat=53.4771 |long=-1.5869 |mark=Green 008000 pog.svg |label= Stocksbridge Park Steels |label_size=0}}
}}
|-
!Club
!Home ground
!Ground capacity
|-
|[[Ashington A.F.C.|Ashington]]
|Woodhorn Lane
|2,000 (250 seated)
|-
|[[Belper Town F.C.|Belper Town]]
|Christchurch Meadow
|2,650 (500 seated)
|-
|[[Bishop Auckland F.C.|Bishop Auckland]]
|Heritage Park
|1,950 (500 seated)
|-
|[[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford (Park Avenue)]]
|[[Horsfall Stadium]]
|3,500 (1,800 seated)
|-
|[[Bridlington Town F.C.|Bridlington Town]]
|Queensgate 
|3,000 (542 seated)
|-
|[[Brighouse Town F.C.|Brighouse Town]]
|St Giles Road
|1,350 (150 seated)
|-
|[[Carlton Town F.C.|Carlton Town]]
|Bill Stokeld Stadium
|1,968 (150 seated)
|-
|[[Cleethorpes Town F.C.|Cleethorpes Town]]
|Linden Club
|1,300 (180 seated)
|-
|[[Consett A.F.C.|Consett]]
|Belle View Stadium
|3,770 (250 seated)
|-
|[[Dunston UTS F.C.|Dunston UTS]]
|Wellington Road
|2,500 (150 seated)
|-
|[[Emley A.F.C.|Emley]]
|Welfare Ground (Emley)
|2,000 (305 seated)
|-
|[[Garforth Town A.F.C.|Garforth Town]]
|Wheatley Park
|3,000 (278 seated
|-
|[[Grimsby Borough F.C.|Grimsby Borough]]
|Bradley Football Centre
|1,300 (180 seated)
|-
|[[Heaton Stannington F.C.|Heaton Stannington]]
|Grounsell Park
|2,000
|-
|[[Liversedge F.C.|Liversedge]]
|Clayborn
|2,000
|-
|[[Newton Aycliffe F.C.|Newton Aycliffe]] 
|Moore Lane Park
| 1,300 (100 seated)
|-
|[[North Ferriby F.C.|North Ferriby]]
|The Dransfield Stadium
|3,000 (504 seated)
|-
|[[Ossett United F.C.|Ossett United]]
|Ingfield
|1,950 (360 seated)
|-
|[[Pontefract Collieries F.C.|Pontefract Collieries]]
|Beechnut Lane
|1,500 (300 seated)
|-
|[[Sheffield F.C.|Sheffield]]
|Home of Football Ground
|2,089 (250 seated)
|-
|[[Sherwood Colliery F.C.|Sherwood Colliery]]
|Debdale Park
|1,000
|-
|[[Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.|Stocksbridge Park Steels]]
|Bracken Moor
|3,500 (450 seated)
|}

===Division One Midlands===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|colspan="3" class="unsortable"|
{{location map+ |England Midlands|float=center |width=450 |caption=Locations of the Northern Premier League clubs by division<br> [[File:Purple 8000ff pog.svg|8px]] – Division One Midlands |places=
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.2912 |long=-0.5872 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= AFC Rushden & Diamonds |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.6757 |long=-1.1802 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Anstey Nomads |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.4766 |long=-1.4713 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Bedworth United |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.5418 |long=-1.8424 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Boldmere St. Michaels |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.4826 |long=-1.6985 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Coleshill Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.5066 |long=-0.7185 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Corby Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.4014 |long=-1.4721 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Coventry Sphinx |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.5809 |long=-2.0225 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Darlaston Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|England Midlands|lat=52.9058 |long=-0.6668 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Grantham Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.5591 |long=-1.3404 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Hinckley LRFC |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.8964 |long=-1.2563 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Long Eaton United |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.7593 |long=-1.2425 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Loughborough Students |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.4566 |long=-2.1200 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Lye Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.7488 |long=-1.1806 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Quorn |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.2755 |long=-1.6016 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Racing Club Warwick |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.3731 |long=-1.2350 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Rugby Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.7701 |long=-1.2924 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Shepshed Dynamo |label_size=0}}
{{location map~|England Midlands|lat=52.5919 |long=-2.0659 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Sporting Khalsa |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.5567 |long=-1.8186 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Sutton Coldfield Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.6312 |long=-1.9295 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Walsall Wood |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.2932 |long=-0.6822 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Wellingborough Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.2241 |long=-2.2112 |mark=Purple 8000ff pog.svg |label= Worcester City |label_size=0}}
}}
|-
!Club
!Home ground
!Ground capacity
|-
|[[AFC Rushden & Diamonds]]
|Hayden Road
|2,000 (257 seated)
|-
|[[Anstey Nomads F.C.|Anstey Nomads]]
|Cropston Road
| 1,500 (150 seated)
|-
|[[Bedworth United F.C.|Bedworth United]]
|The Oval
|3,000 (300 seated)
|-
|[[Boldmere St. Michaels F.C.|Boldmere St Michaels]]
|Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 
|2,000 (230 seated)
|-
|[[Coleshill Town F.C.|Coleshill Town]]
|Pack Meadow
|2,000
|-
|[[Corby Town F.C.|Corby Town]]
|Steel Park
|3,893 (577 seated)
|-
|[[Coventry Sphinx F.C.|Coventry Sphinx]]
|Sphinx Drive
|1,000
|-
|[[Darlaston Town F.C.|Darlaston Town]]
|Bentley Sports Pavilion
|1,000
|-
|[[Grantham Town F.C.|Grantham Town]]
|South Kesteven Sports Stadium
|7,500 (750 seated)
|-
|[[Hinckley L.R.F.C.|Hinckley LRFC]]
|Leicester Road Stadium
|4,329 (732 seated)
|-
|[[Long Eaton United F.C.|Long Eaton United]]
|Grange Park
|1,500 (450 seated)
|-
|[[Loughborough Students F.C.|Loughborough Students]]
|Loughborough University Stadium
|3,300
|-
|[[Lye Town F.C.|Lye Town]]
|Lye Sports Ground
|1,000
|-
|[[Quorn F.C.|Quorn]]
|Farley Way Stadium
|1,400 (400 seated)
|-
|[[Racing Club Warwick F.C.|Racing Club Warwick]]
|Townsend Meadow
|2,000 (200 seated)
|-
|[[Rugby Town F.C.|Rugby Town]] 
|Butlin Road
|6,000 (740 seated)
|-
|[[Shepshed Dynamo F.C.|Shepshed Dynamo]]
|The Dovecote Stadium
|2,500 (500 seated)
|-
|[[Sporting Khalsa F.C.|Sporting Khalsa]]
|Noose Lane
| 2,250
|-
|[[Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.|Sutton Coldfield Town]]
|Central Ground
|2,000
|-
|[[Walsall Wood F.C.|Walsall Wood]] 
|Oak Park
|1,000 (272 seated)
|-
|[[Wellingborough Town F.C.|Wellingborough Town]]
|London Road
|5,000 (350 seated)
|-
|[[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]]
|Claines Lane
|1,400
|}

==Champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+1968–87
!Season 
!Northern Premier League
|-
|[[1968–69 Northern Premier League|1968–69]] 
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|-
|[[1969–70 Northern Premier League|1969–70]] 
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|-
|[[1970–71 Northern Premier League|1970–71]] 
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|-
|[[1971–72 Northern Premier League|1971–72]] 
|[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]
|-
|[[1972–73 Northern Premier League|1972–73]] 
|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1973–74 Northern Premier League|1973–74]] 
|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1974–75 Northern Premier League|1974–75]] 
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|-
|[[1975–76 Northern Premier League|1975–76]] 
|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
|-
|[[1976–77 Northern Premier League|1976–77]] 
|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1977–78 Northern Premier League|1977–78]] 
|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1978–79 Northern Premier League|1978–79]] 
|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|-
|[[1979–80 Northern Premier League|1979–80]] 
|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|-
|[[1980–81 Northern Premier League|1980–81]] 
|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
|-
|[[1981–82 Northern Premier League|1981–82]] 
|[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]]
|-
|[[1982-83 Northern Premier League|1982–83]] 
|[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]
|-
|[[1983–84 Northern Premier League|1983–84]] 
|[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
|-
|[[1984–85 Northern Premier League|1984–85]] 
|[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]
|-
|[[1985–86 Northern Premier League|1985–86]] 
|[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]
|-
|[[1986–87 Northern Premier League|1986–87]] 
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+1987–2007
!Season 
!Premier Division
!Division One
|-
|[[1987–88 Northern Premier League|1987–88]] 
|[[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]
|[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
|-
|[[1988–89 Northern Premier League|1988–89]] 
|[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
|[[Colne Dynamoes F.C.|Colne Dynamoes]]
|-
|[[1989–90 Northern Premier League|1989–90]] 
|[[Colne Dynamoes F.C.|Colne Dynamoes]]
|[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
|-
|[[1990–91 Northern Premier League|1990–91]] 
|[[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]
|[[Whitley Bay F.C.|Whitley Bay]]
|-
|[[1991–92 Northern Premier League|1991–92]] 
|[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
|[[Colwyn Bay F.C.|Colwyn Bay]]
|-
|[[1992–93 Northern Premier League|1992–93]] 
|[[Southport F.C.|Southport]]
|[[Bridlington Town F.C.|Bridlington Town]]
|-
|[[1993–94 Northern Premier League|1993–94]] 
|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|[[Guiseley A.F.C.|Guiseley]]
|-
|[[1994–95 Northern Premier League|1994–95]] 
|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|[[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]
|-
|[[1995–96 Northern Premier League|1995–96]] 
|[[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]]
|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Northern Premier League|1996–97]] 
|[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
|[[Radcliffe Borough F.C.|Radcliffe Borough]]
|-
|[[1997–98 Northern Premier League|1997–98]] 
|[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
|[[Whitby Town F.C.|Whitby Town]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Northern Premier League|1998–99]] 
|[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|[[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]]
|-
|[[1999–2000 Northern Premier League|1999–00]] 
|[[Leigh RMI F.C.|Leigh RMI]]
|[[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Northern Premier League|2000–01]] 
|[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
|[[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Northern Premier League|2001–02]] 
|[[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
|[[Harrogate Town F.C.|Harrogate Town]]
|-
|[[2002–03 Northern Premier League|2002–03]] 
|[[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
|[[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Northern Premier League|2003–04]] 
|[[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]]
|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Northern Premier League|2004–05]] 
|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|[[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Northern Premier League|2005–06]] 
|[[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]
|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|-
|[[2006–07 Northern Premier League|2006–07]] 
|[[Burscough F.C.|Burscough]]
|[[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+2007–18
!rowspan=2|Season 
!rowspan=2|Premier Division
!colspan=3|Division One
|-
! North
! South
|-
|[[2007–08 Northern Premier League|2007–08]]
|[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
|[[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] 
|[[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Northern Premier League|2008–09]] 
|[[Eastwood Town F.C.|Eastwood Town]]
|[[Durham City A.F.C.|Durham City]] 
|[[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Northern Premier League|2009–10]] 
|[[Guiseley A.F.C.|Guiseley]]
|[[FC Halifax Town]] 
|[[Mickleover Sports F.C.|Mickleover Sports]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Northern Premier League|2010–11]] 
|[[FC Halifax Town]]
|[[Chester F.C.|Chester]]
|[[Barwell F.C.|Barwell]]
|-
|[[2011–12 Northern Premier League|2011–12]] 
|[[Chester F.C.|Chester]]
|[[A.F.C. Fylde|AFC Fylde]]
|[[Grantham Town F.C.|Grantham Town]]
|-
|[[2012–13 Northern Premier League|2012–13]] 
|[[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]]
|[[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
|[[King's Lynn Town F.C.|King's Lynn Town]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Northern Premier League|2013–14]] 
|[[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]
|[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Curzon Ashton]]
|[[Halesowen Town F.C.|Halesowen Town]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Northern Premier League|2014–15]] 
|[[FC United of Manchester]]
|[[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]]
|[[Mickleover Sports F.C.|Mickleover Sports]]
|-
|[[2015–16 Northern Premier League|2015–16]] 
|[[Darlington 1883]]
|[[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]]
|[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Northern Premier League|2016–17]] 
|[[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]
|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
|[[Shaw Lane A.F.C.|Shaw Lane]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Northern Premier League|2017–18]] 
|[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|[[South Shields F.C.|South Shields]]
|[[Basford United F.C.|Basford United]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+2018–Present
!rowspan=2|Season 
!rowspan=2|Premier Division
!colspan=3|Division One
|-
! West
! East
! Midlands (2021–present)
|-
|[[2018–19 Northern Premier League|2018–19]] 
|[[Farsley Celtic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]]
|[[Morpeth Town A.F.C.|Morpeth Town]]
|[[Atherton Collieries A.F.C.|Atherton Collieries]]
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[2019–20 Northern Premier League|2019–20]]<sup>1</sup>
|''[[South Shields F.C.|South Shields]]''
|''[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]''
|''[[Workington A.F.C.|Workington]]''
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[2020–21 Northern Premier League|2020–21]]<sup>2</sup>
|''[[Mickleover F.C.|Mickleover]]''
|''[[Colne F.C.|Colne]]''
|''[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]''
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[2021–22 Northern Premier League|2021–22]] 
|[[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
|[[Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.|Warrington Rylands 1906]]
|[[Liversedge F.C.|Liversedge]]
|[[Ilkeston Town F.C.|Ilkeston Town]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Northern Premier League|2022–23]]
|[[South Shields F.C.|South Shields]]
|[[Macclesfield F.C.|Macclesfield]]
|[[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]]
|[[Stamford A.F.C.|Stamford]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Northern Premier League|2023–24]]
|[[Radcliffe F.C.|Radcliffe]]
|[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
|[[Hebburn Town F.C.|Hebburn Town]]
|[[Spalding United F.C.|Spalding United]]
|-
|[[2024–25 Northern Premier League|2024–25]]
|[[Macclesfield F.C.|Macclesfield]]
|[[Widnes F.C.|Widnes]]
|[[Cleethorpes Town F.C.|Cleethorpes Town]]
|[[Quorn F.C.|Quorn]]
|}

{{small|<sup>1</sup> The 2019–20 season was terminated on 26 March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|coronavirus pandemic]]; the teams listed here were in first place in the standings at the time of the termination, but were not recognised as champions.}}

{{small|<sup>2</sup> The 2020–21 season was also terminated on 24 February 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic; the teams listed here were in first place in the standings at the time of the termination, but were not recognised as champions.}}

===Promoted===
Since the league's formation in 1968, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the [[English football league system]] -
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!Seasons
!Promoted to
|-
|[[1958–59 Football League#Fourth Division|1958]]–[[1978–79 Football League#Fourth Division|1979]]||[[Football League Fourth Division]]
|-
|[[1979–80 Alliance Premier League|1979]]–[[1985–86 Alliance Premier League|1986]]||[[Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1986–87 Football Conference|1986]]–[[2002–03 Football Conference|2003]]||[[Football Conference]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Football Conference|2003]]–[[2004–05 Football Conference#Conference National|2005]]||[[Football Conference National]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Football Conference#Conference North|2004]]–[[2014–15 Football Conference#Conference North|2015]]||[[Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2015–16 National League#National League North|2015]]–[[2022–23 National League#National League North|Present]]||[[National League North]]
|}
{|
|valign=center|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!width=10%|Season
!width=45%|Promoted
!width=45%|To
|-
|[[1977–78 Northern Premier League|1977–78]]||[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] (2nd)||[[1978–79 Football League#Fourth Division|Football League Fourth Division]]
|-
|[[1978–79 Northern Premier League|1978–79]]||[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] (2nd)<br>[[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] (4th)<br>[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] (6th)<br>[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]] (8th)<br>[[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]] (10th)<br>[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]] (12th)<br>[[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] (16th)||All 7 clubs split to form the new [[1979–80 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]] above the division
|-
|[[1979–80 Northern Premier League|1979–80]]||[[Frickley Athletic F.C.|Frickley Athletic]] (3rd)||[[1980–81 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1980–81 Northern Premier League|1980–81]]||[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]||[[1981–82 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1981–82 Northern Premier League|1981–82]]||[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]]||[[1982–83 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1982–83 Northern Premier League|1982–83]]||[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]||[[1983–84 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1983–84 Northern Premier League|1983–84]]||[[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]]||[[1984–85 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1984–85 Northern Premier League|1984–85]]||[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]||[[1985–86 Alliance Premier League|Alliance Premier League]]
|-
|[[1985–86 Northern Premier League|1985–86]]||[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]||[[1986–87 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1986–87 Northern Premier League|1986–87]]||[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]||[[1987–88 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1987–88 Northern Premier League|1987–88]]||[[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]||[[1988–89 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1988–89 Northern Premier League|1988–89]]||[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]||[[1989–90 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1989–90 Northern Premier League|1989–90]]||[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] (2nd)||[[1990–91 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1990–91 Northern Premier League|1990–91]]||[[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]||[[1991–92 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1991–92 Northern Premier League|1991–92]]||[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]||[[1992–93 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1992–93 Northern Premier League|1992–93]]||[[Southport F.C.|Southport]]||[[1993–94 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1994–95 Northern Premier League|1994–95]]||[[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] (2nd)||[[1995–96 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Northern Premier League|1996–97]]||[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]||[[1997–98 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1997–98 Northern Premier League|1997–98]]||[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]||[[1998–99 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Northern Premier League|1998–99]]||[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]||[[1999–2000 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[1999–2000 Northern Premier League|1999–00]]||[[Leigh RMI F.C.|Leigh RMI]]||[[2000–01 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Northern Premier League|2000–01]]||[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]||[[2001–02 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Northern Premier League|2001–02]]||[[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]||[[2002–03 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|-
|[[2002–03 Northern Premier League|2002–03]]||[[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]||[[2003–04 Football Conference|Football Conference]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Play-offs introduced (2003–present)
!Season
!Promoted!!Play-off winner
!To
|-
|[[2003–04 Northern Premier League|2003–04]]||[[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]] (1st)<br>[[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]] (2nd)<br>[[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] (3rd)<br>[[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]] (4th)<br>[[Harrogate Town F.C.|Harrogate Town]] (5th)<br>[[Southport F.C.|Southport]] (6th)<br>[[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] (7th)<br>[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]] (8th)<br>[[Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors]] (9th)<br>[[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] (10th)<br>[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]] (11th)<br>[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] (12th)<br>[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]] (13th)<br>[[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]] (14th)
|[[Bradford Park Avenue F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] (17th)|| [[2004–05 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]] created above the division
|-
|[[2004–05 Northern Premier League|2004–05]]||[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]||[[Workington A.F.C.|Workington]] (2nd)||[[2005–06 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Northern Premier League|2005–06]]||[[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]||[[Farsley Celtic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]] (4th)||[[2006–07 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2006–07 Northern Premier League|2006–07]]||[[Burscough F.C.|Burscough]]||[[AFC Telford United]] (4th)||[[2007–08 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2007–08 Northern Premier League|2007–08]]||[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]||[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] (3rd)||[[2008–09 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Northern Premier League|2008–09]]||[[Eastwood Town F.C.|Eastwood Town]]||[[Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945)|Ilkeston Town]] (2nd)||[[2009–10 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Northern Premier League|2009–10]]||[[Guiseley A.F.C.|Guiseley]]||[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] (3rd)||[[2010–11 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Northern Premier League|2010–11]]||[[FC Halifax Town]]||[[Colwyn Bay F.C.|Colwyn Bay]] (2nd)||[[2011–12 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2011–12 Northern Premier League|2011–12]]||[[Chester F.C.|Chester]]||[[Bradford Park Avenue F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] (4th)||[[2012–13 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2012–13 Northern Premier League|2012–13]]||[[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]]||[[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]] (2nd)||[[2013–14 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Northern Premier League|2013–14]]||[[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]||[[AFC Fylde]] (3rd)||[[2014–15 Football Conference#Conference North|Football Conference North]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Northern Premier League|2014–15]]||[[FC United of Manchester]]||[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Curzon Ashton]] (4th)||[[2015–16 National League#National League North|National League North]]
|-
|[[2015–16 Northern Premier League|2015–16]]||[[Darlington 1883]]||[[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]] (3rd)||[[2016–17 National League#National League North|National League North]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Northern Premier League|2016–17]]||[[Blyth Spartans A.F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]||[[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]] (2nd)||[[2017–18 National League#National League North|National League North]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Northern Premier League|2017–18]]||[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]||[[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]] (2nd)||[[2018–19 National League#National League North|National League North]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Northern Premier League|2018–19]]||[[Farsley Celtic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]]||{{n/a}}||[[2019–20 National League#National League North|National League North]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Northern Premier League|2019–20]]
|colspan=3|No promotion to National League North
|-
|[[2020–21 Northern Premier League|2020–21]]
|colspan=3|Step 3 promotion cancelled
|-
|[[2021–22 Northern Premier League|2021–22]]||[[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]||[[Scarborough Athletic F.C.|Scarborough Athletic]] (3rd)||[[2022–23 National League#National League North|National League North]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Northern Premier League|2022–23]]||[[South Shields F.C.|South Shields]]||[[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]] (2nd)||National League North
|-
|[[2023–24 Northern Premier League|2023–24]]||[[Radcliffe F.C.|Radcliffe]]||[[Marine A.F.C.|Marine]] (3rd)||National League North
|-
|[[2024–25 Northern Premier League|2024–25]]||[[Macclesfield F.C.|Macclesfield]]||[[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] (2nd)||National League North
|}
|}

==Cup competitions==

===League Challenge Cup===
The league currently runs one cup competition, the League Challenge Cup, which is contested by every club in the league.<ref name="Challenge Cup Winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.unibondleague.com/cup_winners.htm |title=CUP WINNERS CHALLENGE CUP |publisher=The UniBond League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723091424/http://www.unibondleague.com/cup_winners.htm |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-date=23 July 2004}}</ref>

====Finals====
{| class="wikitable"
!Season 
!Winner
!Result
!Runner-up
!Venue
!Attendance
|-
|[[1968–69 Northern Premier League|1968–69]]
|align="right"|[[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]]
| align="center"|5–2<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
|1L: <br>2L: 
|1L: <br>2L:
|-
|[[1969–70 Northern Premier League|1969–70]]
|align="right"|[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
| align="center"|4–3<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|1L: <br>2L: [[Moss Rose]]
|1L: 4,400<br>2L: 6,833
|-
|[[1970–71 Northern Premier League|1970–71]]
|align="right"|[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood]]
| align="center"|1–1<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}<br>1–0 ({{small|[[Replay (sports)|rep.]])}}
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|1L: <br>2L: [[Moss Rose]]<br>rep. [[Springfield Park (Wigan)|Springfield Park]]
|1L: 1,374<br>2L: 2,457<br>rep.
|-
|[[1971–72 Northern Premier League|1971–72]]
|align="right"|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
| align="center"|4–2<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
|1L: <br>2L:
|1L: <br>2L:
|-
|[[1972–73 Northern Premier League|1972–73]]
|align="right"|[[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]
| align="center"|3–2<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|1L: <br>2L:
|1L: <br>2L:
|-
|[[1973–74 Northern Premier League|1973–74]]
|align="right"|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
| align="center"|4–3<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|1L: <br>2L:
|1L: <br>2L:
|-
|[[1974–75 Northern Premier League|1974–75]]
|align="right"|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
| align="center"|2–1<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]
|1L: <br>2L:
|1L: <br>2L:
|-
|[[1975–76 Northern Premier League|1975–76]]
|align="right"|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
| align="center"|4–3<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|1L: [[York Street]] <br>2L: [[Seel Park]]
|1L: 2,212<br>2L: 711
|-
|[[1976–77 Northern Premier League|1976–77]]
|align="right"|[[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1977–78 Northern Premier League|1977–78]]
|align="right"|[[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]]
| align="center"|3–0
|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1978–79 Northern Premier League|1978–79]]
|align="right"|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
| align="center"|4–1
|[[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|5,054
|-
|[[1979–80 Northern Premier League|1979–80]]
|align="right"|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
| align="center"|2–0
|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1980–81 Northern Premier League|1980–81]]
|align="right"|[[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
| align="center"|4–3
|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1981–82 Northern Premier League|1981–82]]
|align="right"|[[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|1,658
|-
|[[1982–83 Northern Premier League|1982–83]]
|align="right"|[[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
| align="center"|2–1
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|2,538
|-
|[[1983–84 Northern Premier League|1983–84]]
|align="right"|[[South Liverpool F.C.|South Liverpool]]
| align="center"|1–1 {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1984–85 Northern Premier League|1984–85]]
|align="right"|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
| align="center"|3–2
|[[Goole Town F.C.|Goole Town]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1985–86 Northern Premier League|1985–86]]
|align="right"|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1986–87 Northern Premier League|1986–87]]
|align="right"|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
| align="center"|2–0
|[[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|2,037
|-
|[[1987–88 Northern Premier League|1987–88]]
|align="right"|[[Goole Town F.C.|Goole Town]]
| align="center"|2–2 {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|1,579
|-
|[[1988–89 Northern Premier League|1988–89]]
|align="right"|[[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
| align="center"|2–1
|[[Fleetwood F.C.|Fleetwood]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|2,110
|-
|[[1989–90 Northern Premier League|1989–90]]
|align="right"|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1990–91 Northern Premier League|1990–91]]
|align="right"|[[Southport F.C.|Southport]]
| align="center"|4–1
|[[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|1,700
|-
|[[1991–92 Northern Premier League|1991–92]]
|align="right"|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Frickley Athletic F.C.|Frickley Athletic]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1992–93 Northern Premier League|1992–93]]
|align="right"|[[Winsford United F.C.|Winsford United]]
| align="center"|1–1 {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]]
|[[Maine Road]]
|
|-
|[[1993–94 Northern Premier League|1993–94]]
|align="right"|[[Spennymoor United F.C.|Spennymoor United]]
| align="center"|3–1
|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|[[Wetherby Road]]
|585
|-
|[[1994–95 Northern Premier League|1994–95]]
|align="right"|[[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]]
| align="center"|2–1
|[[Bishop Auckland F.C.|Bishop Auckland]]
|[[Burnden Park]]
|
|-
|[[1995–96 Northern Premier League|1995–96]]
|align="right"|[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
| align="center"|1–1 {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
|[[Burnden Park]]
|501
|-
|[[1996–97 Northern Premier League|1996–97]]
|align="right"|[[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|[[Sincil Bank]]
|
|-
|[[1997–98 Northern Premier League|1997–98]]
|align="right"|[[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
| align="center"|2–1
|[[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
|[[Saltergate]]
|
|-
|[[1998–99 Northern Premier League|1998–99]]
|align="right"|[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
| align="center"|2–1
|[[Guiseley F.C.|Guiseley]]
|
|
|-
|[[1999–2000 Northern Premier League|1999–00]]
|align="right"|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]]
|[[Bower Fold]]
|669
|-
|[[2000–01 Northern Premier League|2000–01]]
|align="right"|[[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]
| align="center"|2–2 {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Bishop Auckland F.C.|Bishop Auckland]]
|[[Giant Axe]]
|530
|-
|[[2001–02 Northern Premier League|2001–02]]
|align="right"|[[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
| align="center"|1–1{{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])<br>([[Two-legged tie|0-1; 1-0; pens 5-4]])}}
|[[Bradford Park Avenue F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]
|1L: [[Horsfall Stadium]]<br>2L: [[Crown Ground]]
|1L: 471<br>2L: 1,107
|-
|[[2002–03 Northern Premier League|2002–03]]
|align="right"|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
| align="center"|3–0<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]
|1L: [[Filtrona Park]]<br>2L: [[Marine F.C.|Rossett Park]]
|1L: 184<br>2L: 425
|-
|[[2003–04 Northern Premier League|2003–04]]
|align="right"|[[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]]
| align="center"|4–1<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]]
|1L: [[Butcher's Arms Ground]]<br>2L: [[Watnall Road]]
|1L: 424<br>2L: 597
|-
|[[2004–05 Northern Premier League|2004–05]]
|align="right"|[[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]]
| align="center"|5–3<br>{{small|([[Two-legged tie|agg.]])}}
|[[Whitby Town F.C.|Whitby Town]]
|1L: [[Causeway Lane]] <br>2L: [[Whitby Town F.C.|Turnbull Ground]]
|1L: 547<br>2L: 490
|-
|[[2005–06 Northern Premier League|2005–06]]
|align="right"|[[Farsley Celtic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.|Stocksbridge Park Steels]]
|[[Throstle Nest]]
|507
|-
|[[2006–07 Northern Premier League|2006–07]]
|align="right"|[[Fleetwood F.C.|Fleetwood]]
| align="center"|1–0
|[[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]]
|[[Wincham Park]]
|426
|-
|[[2007–08 Northern Premier League|2007–08]]
|align="right"|[[Eastwood Town F.C.|Eastwood Town]]
| align="center"|3–0
|[[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
|[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Tameside Stadium]]
|372
|-
|[[2008–09 Northern Premier League|2008–09]]
|align="right"|[[Guiseley F.C.|Guiseley]]
| align="center"|3–2
|[[Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945)|Ilkeston Town]]
|[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Tameside Stadium]]
|227
|-
|[[2009–10 Northern Premier League|2009–10]]
|align="right"|[[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
| align="center"|2–0
|[[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]]
|[[Ashby Avenue (stadium)|Ashby Avenue]]
|503
|-
|[[2010–11 Northern Premier League|2010–11]]
|align="right"|[[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]]
| align="center"|[[2010–11 Northern Premier League#Final|1–0]]
|[[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]
|[[Wincham Park]]
|489
|-
|[[2011–12 Northern Premier League|2011–12]]
|align="right"|[[North Ferriby United F.C.|North Ferriby United]]
| align="center"|[[2011–12 Northern Premier League#Final 3|4–1]]
|[[Rushall Olympic F.C.|Rushall Olympic]] 
|[[Eastwood Town F.C.|Coronation Park]]
|256
|-
|[[2012–13 Northern Premier League|2012–13]]
|align="right"|[[North Ferriby United F.C.|North Ferriby United]]
| align="center"|[[2012–13 Northern Premier League#Final 3|1–1]] {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Curzon Ashton]]
|[[Throstle Nest]]
|179
|-
|[[2013–14 Northern Premier League|2013–14]]
|align="right"|[[AFC Fylde]]
| align="center"|[[2013–14 Northern Premier League#Final 4|1–0]]
|[[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
|[[Edgeley Park]]
|358
|-
|[[2014–15 Northern Premier League|2014–15]]
|align="right"|[[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]]
| align="center"|[[2014–15 Northern Premier League#Final 4|0–0]] {{small|([[Penalty shoot-out|wp]])}}
|[[Farsley A.F.C.|Farsley]]
|[[Edgeley Park]]
|731
|-
|[[2015–16 Northern Premier League|2015–16]]
|align="right"|[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
| align="center"|[[2015–16 Northern Premier League#Final 4|2–1]]
|[[Scarborough Athletic F.C.|Scarborough Athletic]]
|[[Throstle Nest]]
|690
|-
|[[2016–17 Northern Premier League|2016–17]]
|align="right"|[[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]]
| align="center"|[[2016–17 Northern Premier League#Final|2–1]]
|[[Grantham Town F.C.|Grantham Town]]
|[[Harrison Park (Leek)|Harrison Park]]
|474
|-+
|[[2017–18 Northern Premier League|2017–18]]
|align="right"|[[Atherton Collieries A.F.C.|Atherton Collieries]]
| align="center"|[[2017–18 Northern Premier League#Final|2–1]]
|[[Coalville Town F.C.|Coalville Town]]
|[[North Street (stadium)|North Street]]
|374
|-
|[[2018–19 Northern Premier League|2018–19]]
|align="right"|[[Trafford F.C.|Trafford]]
| align="center"|[[2018–19 Northern Premier League#Final|2–1]]
|[[Farsley Celtic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]]
|[[Broadhurst Park]]
|374
|-
|[[2019–20 Northern Premier League|2019–20]]
|colspan=5 align="center"|Competition abandoned due to COVID-19
|-
|2020–23
|colspan=5 align="center"|Not contested
|-
|-
|-
|}

===Defunct competitions===
In the past the league has run three other cup competitions - the President's Cup, Chairman's Cup and Peter Swales Shield.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Snee|first1=Tom|title=League Statement: President's Cup|url=http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/league-statement-presidents-cup-5314/|website=The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier|publisher=Pitch Hero|access-date=7 November 2014|date=22 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627230915/http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/league-statement-presidents-cup-5314|archive-date=27 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Winners====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"	
!Season			
!President's Cup		
!Chairman's Cup
!Peter Swales Shield		
|-
|[[1970–71 Northern Premier League|1970–71]]|| - || - || [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|-
|[[1971–72 Northern Premier League|1971–72]]|| - || - || [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|-
|[[1972–73 Northern Premier League|1972–73]]|| - || - || [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1973–74 Northern Premier League|1973–74]]|| - || - || [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1974–75 Northern Premier League|1974–75]]|| - || - || [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|-
|[[1975–76 Northern Premier League|1975–76]]|| - || - || [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1976–77 Northern Premier League|1976–77]]|| - || - || [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
|-
|[[1977–78 Northern Premier League|1977–78]]|| - || - || [[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]]
|-
|[[1978–79 Northern Premier League|1978–79]]|| - || - || [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|-
|[[1979–80 Northern Premier League|1979–80]]|| - || - || [[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
|-
|[[1980–81 Northern Premier League|1980–81]]|| - || - || [[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]]
|-
|[[1981–82 Northern Premier League|1981–82]]|| [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] || - || [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
|-
|[[1982–83 Northern Premier League|1982–83]]|| [[King's Lynn F.C.|King's Lynn]] || - || [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
|-
|[[1983–84 Northern Premier League|1983–84]]|| [[Workington F.C.|Workington]] || - || [[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]]
|-
|[[1984–85 Northern Premier League|1984–85]]|| [[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]] || - || [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]
|-
|[[1985–86 Northern Premier League|1985–86]]|| [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] || - || [[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]]
|-
|[[1986–87 Northern Premier League|1986–87]]|| [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] || - || [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]]
|-
|[[1987–88 Northern Premier League|1987–88]]|| [[South Liverpool F.C.|South Liverpool]] || - || [[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]
|-
|[[1988–89 Northern Premier League|1988–89]]|| [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]] || - || [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|-
|[[1989–90 Northern Premier League|1989–90]]|| [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] || - || [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
|-
|[[1990–91 Northern Premier League|1990–91]]|| [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]] || - || [[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]
|-
|[[1991–92 Northern Premier League|1991–92]]|| [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] || - || [[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
|-
|[[1992–93 Northern Premier League|1992–93]]|| [[Winsford United F.C.|Winsford United]] || - || [[Southport F.C.|Southport]]
|-
|[[1993–94 Northern Premier League|1993–94]]|| [[Guiseley F.C.|Guiseley]]|| - || [[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|-
|[[1994–95 Northern Premier League|1994–95]]|| [[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]] || - || [[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|-
|[[1995–96 Northern Premier League|1995–96]]|| [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] || - || [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Northern Premier League|1996–97]]|| [[Blyth Spartans F.C.|Blyth Spartans]] || - || [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
|-
|[[1997–98 Northern Premier League|1997–98]]|| [[Runcorn F.C. Halton|Runcorn]] || - || [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Northern Premier League|1998–99]]|| [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]] || - || [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|-
|[[1999–2000 Northern Premier League|1999–00]]|| [[Trafford F.C.|Trafford]] || [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]|| [[Leigh Genesis F.C.|Leigh RMI]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Northern Premier League|2000–01]]|| [[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]] || [[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] || [[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Northern Premier League|2001–02]]|| [[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] || [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] || [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
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|[[2002–03 Northern Premier League|2002–03]]|| [[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]] || [[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]] || [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Northern Premier League|2003–04]]|| [[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] || [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]] || [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Northern Premier League|2004–05]]|| [[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]] || [[Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.|Kidsgrove Athletic]] || [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Northern Premier League|2005–06]]|| [[Bradford Park Avenue F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] || [[Blyth Spartans F.C.|Blyth Spartans]] || [[Blyth Spartans F.C.|Blyth Spartans]]
|-
|[[2006–07 Northern Premier League|2006–07]]|| [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] || [[Guiseley F.C.|Guiseley]] || [[Burscough F.C.|Burscough]]
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|[[2007–08 Northern Premier League|2007–08]]|| [[FC United of Manchester]] || [[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]] || [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
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|[[2008–09 Northern Premier League|2008–09]]|| [[Trafford F.C.|Trafford]] || [[Durham City F.C.|Durham City]] || [[Eastwood Town F.C.|Eastwood Town]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Northern Premier League|2009–10]]|| [[Belper Town F.C.|Belper Town]] || [[Mickleover Sports F.C.|Mickleover Sports]] || [[Guiseley F.C.|Guiseley]]
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|[[2010–11 Northern Premier League|2010–11]]|| [[Lancaster City F.C.|Lancaster City]]|| - || [[F.C. Halifax Town|FC Halifax Town]]
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|[[2011–12 Northern Premier League|2011–12]]|| - || - || [[Chester F.C.|Chester]]
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|[[2012–13 Northern Premier League|2012–13]]|| - || - || [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
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|[[2013–14 Northern Premier League|2013–14]]|| - || - || [[Halesowen Town F.C.|Halesowen Town]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Isthmian League]]
*[[Southern Football League]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.thenpl.co.uk/}}

{{Northern Premier League}}
{{Football in England table cells}}

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