2005–06_Northern_Premier_League

2005–06 Northern Premier League

2005–06 Northern Premier League

Football league season


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.

Premier Division

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

The Premier Division featured six new clubs:

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2011. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Lincoln United had superior record to same placed Isthmian League team, and consequently kept place in the division.
  2. Previously called Wakefield-Emley to Wakefield during the Season.

Results

More information Home \ Away, TEL ...
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2006. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The Premier Division playoffs saw the second to fifth placed sides in the Division compete for one place in the Conference North.

Semi-finals
1 May 2006
Final
6 May 2006
      
3 Marine 0
4 Farsley Celtic 1
4 Farsley Celtic 2*
5 North Ferriby United 1
2 Frickley Athletic 0(2)
5 North Ferriby United 0(4)

* After extra time

Division One

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Division One featured four new clubs:

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Goole were docked 1 point during the campaign and their 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.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAM ...
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2006. Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The First Division playoffs saw the third to sixth placed sides in the First Division compete for a place in the Premier Division.

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

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.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

  • Farsley Celtic 1–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels

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

  • Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 Ilkeston Town

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

  • Blyth Spartans bt. Ossett Town

Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Blyth Spartans bt. Farsley Celtic

See also


References


    Share this article:

    This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2005–06_Northern_Premier_League, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.