2015–16 Northern Premier League


The 2015–16 season is the 48th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the ninth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The League sponsors for 2015–16 are Evo-Stik.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured six new teams:

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Grantham TownSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium7,500
BuxtonThe Silverlands5,200
Halesowen TownThe Grove5,000
Ashton UnitedHurst Cross4,500
Blyth SpartansCroft Park4,435
Hyde UnitedEwen Fields4,250
IlkestonNew Manor Ground3,500
Nantwich TownThe Weaver Stadium3,500
Whitby TownTurnbull Ground3,500
MarineMarine Travel Arena3,185
WorkingtonBorough Park3,101
BarwellKirkby Road2,500
Skelmersdale UnitedWest Lancashire College Stadium2,500
Colwyn BayLlanelian Road2,500
Matlock TownCauseway Lane2,214
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane2,087
StourbridgeWar Memorial Athletic Ground2,014
Darlington 1883Heritage Park 2,004
Ramsbottom UnitedThe Harry Williams Riverside2,000
StamfordZeeco Stadium2,000
Sutton Coldfield TownCentral Ground2,000
Mickleover SportsThe Raygar Stadium1,500
Rushall OlympicDales Lane1,400
Salford CityMoor Lane1,400

Division One North

Division One North featured three new teams:

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Northwich VictoriaWincham Park
4,813
Witton AlbionWincham Park4,813
MossleySeel Park4,000
Spennymoor TownThe Brewery Field4,000
Farsley CelticThrostle Nest3,900
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500
Lancaster CityGiant Axe3,500
Radcliffe BoroughStainton Park3,500
Warrington TownCantilever Park3,500
Prescot CablesValerie Park3,200
BurscoughVictoria Park3,054
DroylsdenButcher's Arms Ground3,000
Ossett AlbionOur Physio Stadium3,000
Scarborough AthleticQueensgate3,000
TraffordShawe View2,500
Kendal TownLakeland Radio Stadium2,400
Bamber BridgeQED Stadium2,264
ClitheroeShawbridge2,000
Ossett Town4G Voice & Data Stadium2,000
New MillsChurch Lane1,400
Glossop North EndThe Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium1,350
Brighouse TownSt Giles' Road1,000

Division One South

Division One South will feature five new teams:

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Rugby TownButlin Road6,000
Newcastle TownLyme Valley Stadium4,000
Stafford RangersMarston Road4,000
Leek TownHarrison Park3,600
Spalding UnitedSir Halley Stewart Field3,500
Stocksbridge Park SteelsLook Local Stadium3,500
Daventry TownCommunications Park3,000
GooleVictoria Pleasure Grounds3,000
TividaleThe Beaches3,000
GresleyThe Moat Ground2,400
Belper TownCristchurch Meadow2,400
Lincoln UnitedAshby Avenue2,200
Shaw Lane AquaforceShaw Lane2,000
ChasetownThe Scholars Ground2,000
Coalville TownOwen Street Sports Ground2,000
Kidsgrove AthleticThe Seddon Stadium2,000
RomulusThe Central Ground
2,000
SheffieldCoach and Horses Ground2,000
Carlton TownBill Stokeld Stadium1,500
Loughborough DynamoNanpantan Sports Ground1,500
Market Drayton TownGreenfields Sports Ground1,000
Basford UnitedGreenwich Avenue1,000

Challenge Cup

The 2015–16 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 15–16 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 46th 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 fifth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the Preliminary Round, and all ties will end will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties. Due to weather damage to pitches in late December, two ties were reversed.
The defending champions were Warrington Town, who defeated Farsley on penalties in the 2015 Final. Warrington Town were unable to defend their title as they were eliminated in the first round by Ramsbottom United.

Calendar

Preliminary Round

Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South have to compete in the Preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 10 July 2015.
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First Round

Teams that were not 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 10 July 2015.
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Second Round

The 32 winners from the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw on 12 November 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 30 November and 2 December.
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Third Round

The 16 winners from the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw on 20 January 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 9 and 16 February.
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Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the Third Round were entered into the Quarter-final draw on 17 February 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 1 and 15 March.
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Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 9 March 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played on 22 March and 26 April.
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Final

The Challenge Cup Final was played at Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley Celtic. This was Scarborough Athletic's first final appearance and the sixth final appearance for Marine.
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