| Northern Premier League Division One North |
|---|
| Founded |
| 2007 |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| NPL Premier Division |
| Relegation To |
| Northern League Division One NWCL Division One NCEL Premier Division |
| Number of Teams |
| 20 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 8 |
| Cups |
| FA Cup |
| Current Champions (2006/07) |
| Buxton F.C. (NPL First Division Champions) |
| Website |
| Unibond |
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The split of the Northern Premier League First Division resulted in the creation of the Division One North and the Division One South. Split At the beginning of the 2007-08 season the league was split into the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South League system When the FA announced the details of the restructuring a number of clubs complained that a 34 game season was too short The division began play at the start of the 2007-08, initially with 18 teams. The 2007-08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League
At the end of the season, the champion of the league is promoted to the Northern Premier Division. The teams placed 2nd through 5th engaged in a playoff to determine which team is also promoted.
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League system
When the FA announced the details of the restructuring, a number of clubs complained that a 34 game season was too short. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey To address this perceived shortfall it was decided that the clubs would play an additional eight games on top of that; four to be played at home and four to be played away. [1]
To facilitate these additional games each division was split into two regional groups of nine clubs. Each team in Group A for example, would play the other teams in Group A three times, while they would play teams in Group B just twice. Likewise, the reverse was true for those teams in Group B, who woukd play teams in their group three times, and they would play teams in Group A twice. It is as yet unclear if this format will be repeated for the 2008-09 season.
Current clubs
| Club | Finishing position 2007-08 |
|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge F.C. | 5th in NPL Division 1 North |
| Chorley F.C. | 14th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Clitheroe F.C. | 13th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Colwyn Bay F.C. | 7th in the NPL Division 1 South |
| Curzon Ashton F.C. | 4th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Durham City F.C. | 1st in the Northern League |
| Garforth Town F.C. | 10th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. | 12th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Lancaster City F.C. | 11th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Mossley F.C. | 15th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Newcastle Blue Star F.C. | 8th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Ossett Albion F.C. | 6th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Radcliffe Borough F.C. | 16th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Rossendale United F.C. | 9th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Salford City F.C. | 2nd in the North West Counties 1st Division |
| Skelmersdale United F.C. | 3rd in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Trafford F.C. | 1st in the North West Counties 1st Division |
| Wakefield F.C. | 7th in the NPL Division 1 North |
| Warrington Town F.C. | 13th in the NPL Division 1 South |
| Woodley Sports F.C. | 17th in the NPL Division 1 North |
The League may be increased to 22 teams, if Halifax and Gretna both have applications accepted to play in the league after they were both liquidated following the 2007/08 season. Bamber Bridge Football Club is an English football team based in Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire, England. Chorley FC are a football club from Chorley, Lancashire, England. Clitheroe FC are an English football club based in Clitheroe, Lancashire, playing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Colwyn Bay FC are a Welsh football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Curzon Ashton FC are a football club whose home ground is the Tameside Stadium Richmond Street Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, Durham City AFC are an English football club that currently plays in the Unibond Northern Premier League Division One North. Garforth Town Association Football Club are an English football team based in Garforth, West Yorkshire. Harrogate Railway Athletic FC is an English football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Lancaster City FC is a semi-professional English football team based in the city of Lancaster. Mossley Association Football Club are an English football club from the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, currently playing in the Northern Newcastle Blue Star FC is a football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Ossett Albion Association Football Club are an English football team who play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Radcliffe Borough FC is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Rossendale United FC is an English football club based in Newchurch, near Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Salford City FC are a football club based in Salford, Lancashire, England. Skelmersdale United FC are a club from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire competing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Trafford FC are a football club based in Flixton, Greater Manchester, England founded in 1990. Wakefield FC is an English football club based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Warrington Town FC are a football club based in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Woodley Sports FC are a football club based in Woodley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is unclear which of the 3 divisions they will enter, but Gretna will most likely play in the North Division if accepted.
Past Champions
From 1987 until 2007, the league was united and just known as the Northern Premier League First Division, before being split into North and South subsections. Split At the beginning of the 2007-08 season the league was split into the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South Here are the champions from when the league was just the NPL First Division.
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Champions as Northern Premier League Division One North
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Fleetwood Town FC is an English football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire. Colne Dynamoes FC was a football club based in Colne, Lancashire, England. Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South Whitley Bay Football Club is an English football club in the Northern League Division One. Colwyn Bay FC are a Welsh football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Bridlington Town AFC are an English football club based in Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Guiseley AFC are an English football club from Guiseley, West Yorkshire. Blyth Spartans AFC are a football club based at Croft Park in Blyth Northumberland, England, currently playing in the Conference North Lancaster City FC is a semi-professional English football team based in the city of Lancaster. Radcliffe Borough FC is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Whitby Town Football Club, commonly known as just Whitby Town or Whitby is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire Droylsden Football Club of Conference North are based in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, a few miles from FA Premier League side Manchester Accrington Stanley Football Club is an English football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the north-west of England formed in 1968 Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire Harrogate Town FC is an English semi-professional football club from Harrogate North Yorkshire. Alfreton Town FC is an English Association football Club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. Hyde United Football Club are a semi-professional team from Hyde Greater Manchester, England. North Ferriby United AFC are a football club based in North Ferriby, near Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England Mossley Association Football Club are an English football club from the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, currently playing in the Northern Buxton FC are a football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. The 2007-08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West YorkshireDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic