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.[1]
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.[2]
Premier Division
Football league season
The Premier Division features six new teams:
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Marine were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Finals
Results grid
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2012–13 Northern Premier League Premier Division teams
Division One North
Football league season
Division One North features four new teams:
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2013. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Lancaster City deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results grid
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: NPL Division North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2012–13 Northern Premier League Division One North teams
Division One South
Football league season
Division One South features six new teams:
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results grid
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: NPL Division South results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2012–13 Northern Premier League Division One South teams
Challenge Cup
Football tournament season
The 2012–13 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2012–13 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons)[7] is the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.
Calendar
Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions have been drawn together.
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.[8]
Second round
The 20 clubs which make it through the first round enter into the draw.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Source:[12]
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.[13] 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.
Source:[12]
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.[14] 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.[15]
Source:[16]
Final
The Challenge Cup Final was played at the Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley F.C.[17] 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.[18]
Peter Swales Shield
Football match
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.
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.
- ^ Watters, David (22 June 2013). "Hot-shots booked for Blackpool". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Archive 12-13". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Evo-Stik North League Division One North - Average Attendances - Home Matches". Football Web Pages.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Evo-Stik North League Division One South - Average Attendances - Home Matches". Football Web Pages.co.uk.
- ^ Doodson Sports Cup new sponsor Curzon ashton website. Accessed 21 September 2011
- ^ Watters, David (14 November 2012). "Doodson Sport Cup dates confirmed". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Allcock, Alan (28 November 2012). "Doodson Sport League Cup". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Allcock, Alan (19 December 2012). "Doodson Sport League Challenge Cup Third Round draw". Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Allcock, Alan (10 February 2013). "Doodson Sports League Challenge Cup Fourth round draw". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results - March". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Allcock, Alan (20 February 2013). "Doodson Sport League Challenge Cup Quarter-final draw". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "The Doodson Sport Cup Semifinals draw". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Doodson Sport League Cup - Semi-final League statement". www.pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Results - April". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. Pitch Hero. April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Doodson Sport League Cup Final Date and venue announced". The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Watters, David (24 April 2013). "Congratulations to North Ferriby United The Doodson Sport Cup Final". Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ a b Leatherbarrow, Neil (6 May 2013). "CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, IT'S OFFICIAL". Pitch Hero. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Official Northern Premier League Match Photo Gallery
