The 2013–14 season in English football is the 46th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the seventh season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The League sponsors for 2013–14 are Evo-Stik.[1]
It is the first season after restructuring of the Premier Division into a 24-team league.[2]
Premier Division
Football league season
The Premier Division featured six new teams:
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2014. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2014. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013–14 Northern Premier League Premier Division teams
Division One North
Football league season
Division One North will feature four new teams:
On 17 April 2014, the NPL announced that Cammell Laird and Wakefield had tendered their resignation from the league, and that they would take up the two relegation spots at the end of the season.[8]
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2014. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Ramsbottom United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2014. Source: NPL Division North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013–14 Northern Premier League Division One North teams
Division One South
Football league season
Division One South will feature four new teams:
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2014. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Leek Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player (vs Eastwood Town), but as Eastwood Town's record has been expunged this has no effect on their points total in the table.
- ^ The Northern Premier League confirmed that Eastwood Town had resigned from competition on 9 March 2014 and as a result their playing record (PL:27, W:2, D:5, L:20) was expunged.[9]A new Eastwood replaced in CMFL from 2014.
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2014. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013–14 Northern Premier League Division One South teams
Challenge Cup
Football tournament season
The 2013–14 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a third consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the preliminary round on 3 September.[10]
The defending champions are North Ferriby United, who beat Curzon Ashton on penalties after a 1–1 result in regulation and extra time in the 2013 Final.[11][12] North Ferriby United will be unable to defend their title as they were promoted to the Conference North after being the 2012–13 NPL Premier Division champions.
Changes from previous cups include the elimination of a round by having the Premier Division teams enter in the first round instead of the third round as in previous years and, instead of going into extra time, all ties in the preliminary through semi-final rounds will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.[10][13][14][15][16]
Calendar
Preliminary round
Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South had to compete in the preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for the preliminary round took place on 9 August 2013.[10]
Source:[17]
First round
Teams that weren't in the preliminary round from Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round.
The draw for this round was made on 9 August 2013 with the ties originally scheduled to be played 11 to 13 November 2013.[10]
Source:[18][19]
Second round
The 32 winners from the first round were entered into the second round draw on 14 November 2013. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 27 November and 4 December.[13]
Source:[18][19][20]
Third round
The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 6 December 2013. The ties are originally scheduled to be played 14 or 21 January.[14] The Brigg Town and Frickley Athletic match was originally played 21 January but was abandoned with Frickley Athletic leading 1–0 after a player was injured.[21]
Source:[20][22]
Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the third round were entered into the Quarter-finals draw on 22 January 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played 8, 25 February, or 26.[15]
Source:[22]
Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-finals draw on 26 February 2014, with Carlton Town from the Northern Premier League Division One South remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup. The ties are originally scheduled to be played 11 and 12 March.[16]
Source:[23]
Final
The Challenge Cup Final was played at Edgeley Park, the home ground of Stockport County.[24] This was AFC Fylde's first Final appearance and the second Final appearance for Skelmersdale United (they advanced to the final in 2008 but were defeated by Eastwood Town). After a 35th-minute goal, AFC Fylde won their first Challenge Cup.
Source:[25]
Peter Swales Shield
Football match
For the 2014 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2013–14 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Curzon Ashton, played against the 2013–14 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, Halesowen Town.
See also
References
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier – Sponsors". The Official Evo-Stik League Website. Pitchero. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Andy Mitchell (30 July 2012). "theonionsack: News: National League System changes 2012–13 confirmed". Theonionsack.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Premier Division Golden Boot, Leon Mettam". The Northern Premier League. Pitch Hero. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier 13-14 Season". The Northern Premier League. Pitch Hero. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "FC United of Manchester 2-2 Chorley". Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – April". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "FA Confirm Blues Remain in Evo-Stik Premier Division for 2014/15". Northern Premier League. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ Evo-Stik League – Press Statement
- ^ "League Statement – Eastwood Town/Leek Town". Northern Premier League. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d Allcock, Alan (9 August 2013). "DOODSON SPORTS CUP Preliminary and First Round draws". Pitch Hero. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Doodson Sport League Challenge Cup Final". North Ferriby. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Hurst, Robert. "Curzon Ashton FC v North Feriby United – Match Report". Pitch Hero. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b Allcock, Alan (14 November 2013). "Doodson Sport League Cup". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ a b Allcock, Alan (6 December 2013). "Doodson League Cup Third Round draw". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ a b Allcock, Alan (22 January 2014). "Doodson Sport League Cup – Quarter Finals". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b Allcock, Alan (26 February 2014). "Doodson Sport League Cup Semifinal draw". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – September". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – November". Pitch Hero Ltd. November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – December". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – January". Pitch Hero Ltd. January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Watters, David (21 January 2014). "Doodson clash abandoned after injury". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – February". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – March". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Watters, David (6 April 2014). "Cup finalists will mark Hillsborough with nation". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results – April". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Official Northern Premier League Match Photo Gallery
