1995–96 Northern Premier League

The 1995–96 Northern Premier League season was the 28th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.[1]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsBamber Bridge
RelegatedDroylsden
Matlock Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,350 (2.92 per match)

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1Bamber Bridge (C)42201668149+3276[a]
2Boston United42236138659+2775
3Hyde United422111108651+3574
4Barrow42201396942+2773
5Gainsborough Trinity42201396041+1973
6Blyth Spartans421713127561+1464
7Accrington Stanley421714116254+862[b]
8Emley421710155753+461
9Spennymoor United421418106761+660
10Bishop Auckland421611156055+559
11Guiseley421514136257+559
12Marine421514135954+559
13Witton Albion42178176062−259
14Chorley42149196774−751
15Knowsley United42146226189−2848
16Winsford United421016165679−2346
17Leek Town421015175255−345
18Colwyn Bay42821134357−1445
19Frickley Athletic421114176387−2444[b]
20Buxton42911224372−2938
21Droylsden (R)421082458100−4238Relegation to NPL Division One
22Matlock Town (R)42811237186−1535
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2015. Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Accrington Stanley1–21–12–11–20–21–07–33–10–20–02–12–10–11–14–20–00–02–10–01–21–2
Bamber Bridge1–12–20–23–01–22–02–05–03–20–12–31–13–13–32–20–04–44–12–02–01–1
Barrow0–30–20–02–12–01–06–21–13–30–01–10–10–22–17–01–02–03–11–11–13–0
Bishop Auckland2–21–11–23–01–31–13–11–03–21–03–11–12–21–11–21–10–12–31–21–01–2
Blyth Spartans2–21–11–26–00–31–13–22–02–10–01–10–03–35–14–12–12–23–03–13–22–0
Boston United4–00–32–11–01–09–32–10–00–11–11–31–24–30–34–22–20–11–04–12–21–2
Buxton0–11–20–01–22–10–35–20–10–31–21–01–20–00–13–21–21–33–11–11–30–4
Chorley0–00–02–32–01–40–22–11–16–01–01–10–61–01–11–03–11–13–20–31–14–0
Colwyn Bay1–21–10–11–30–03–11–11–10–01–01–30–00–01–30–00–00–03–32–31–11–1
Droylsden1–21–20–41–42–22–51–30–60–13–02–21–21–20–25–12–12–13–01–11–12–1
Emley1–31–11–21–11–32–02–10–34–14–05–21–02–01–01–30–12–03–20–21–11–0
Frickley Athletic4–10–50–00–31–21–20–21–01–14–52–13–02–23–04–31–11–11–42–33–31–1
Gainsborough Trinity1–11–32–01–04–02–12–21–02–27–10–30–20–20–02–11–01–02–20–10–01–0
Guiseley1–34–01–32–01–14–21–00–31–03–01–13–01–30–11–13–12–44–22–21–10–1
Hyde United0–02–30–03–14–12–47–03–15–11–17–24–11–21–15–03–24–01–13–20–11–0
Knowsley United1–02–20–21–21–02–42–01–21–32–01–31–22–31–12–13–12–11–02–04–12–2
Leek Town2–22–32–00–11–32–20–02–01–14–02–21–10–01–10–12–00–14–20–25–12–1
Marine1–20–01–22–20–00–41–12–11–16–10–11–13–00–14–02–12–11–02–13–12–1
Matlock Town2–00–10–41–13–30–20–14–31–42–21–16–00–23–01–38–00–13–31–11–15–2
Spennymoor United3–44–21–11–02–12–30–02–20–02–02–02–21–10–00–11–44–22–21–13–33–1
Winsford United2–21–44–30–42–41–01–10–21–33–20–44–11–11–21–40–10–01–03–12–22–1
Witton Albion0–20–01–01–22–11–11–32–12–32–13–15–00–23–21–12–12–12–03–22–22–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1996. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Northern Premier League
Division One
Season1995–96
ChampionsLancaster City
PromotedLancaster City
Alfreton Town
RelegatedNone
Matches played420
Goals scored1,345 (3.2 per match)

Division One featured four new teams:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Lancaster City (C, P)40241157938+4183Promotion to Premier Division
2Alfreton Town (P)4023987947+3278
3Lincoln United40227118056+2473
4Curzon Ashton40207137353+2067
5Farsley Celtic40199126661+566
6Radcliffe Borough401713107048+2264
7Eastwood Town40189136047+1363
8Whitley Bay40188147262+1062
9Ashton United40197147365+860[a]
10Atherton Laburnum Rovers401512136061−157
11Worksop Town40168168490−656
12Gretna401313147565+1052
13Warrington Town401310177572+349
14Leigh RMI[b]40147195359−649
15Netherfield401310176473−949
16Workington401112175062−1245
17Bradford Park Avenue40914175772−1541
18Congleton Town401111183659−2341[c]
19Great Harwood Town4097244478−3433[d]
20Fleetwood40710234181−4031Club folded at the end of the season
21Harrogate Town40710235496−4231
Updated to match(es) played on May 1996. Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Bamber Bridge should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Droylsden and Matlock Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Runcorn, First Division winners Lancaster City and second placed Alfreton Town. In the First Division Fleetwood folded at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Stocksbridge Park Steels and Flixton.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

  • Hyde United bt. Leek Town

President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Worksop Town bt. Guiseley

Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Hyde United bt. Bamber Bridge

References

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