Northern Premier League 1995-96

The 1995-96 Northern Premier League season was the 28th 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 Teams

* Accrington Stanley
* Bamber Bridge
* Barrow
* Bishop Auckland
* Blyth Spartans
* Boston United
* Buxton
* Chorley
* Colwyn Bay
* Droylsden
* Emley
* Frickley Athletic
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Guiseley
* Hyde United
* Knowsley United
* Leek Town
* Marine
* Matlock Town
* Spennymoor United
* Winsford United
* Witton Albion

Premier Division Final Table

^{1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Accrington Stanley and Frickley Athletic were deducted 3 points.}

First Division Teams

* Alfreton Town
* Ashton United
* Atherton Laburnum Rovers
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Congleton Town
* Curzon Ashton
* Eastwood Town
* Farsley Celtic
* Fleetwood
* Great Harwood Town
* Gretna
* Harrogate Town
* Lancaster City
* Leigh RMI¹
* Lincoln United
* Netherfield
* Radcliffe Borough
* Warrington Town
* Whitley Bay
* Workington
* Worksop Town

^{1 From this season onwards Horwich RMI were known as Leigh RMI.}

Division One Final Table

^{1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Ashton United had 4 points deducted.}

^{3 Congleton Town had 3 points deducted.}

^{4 Great Harwood Town had 1 point deducted.}

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-eighth season of the Northern Premier League Bamber Bridge should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Droylsden and Matlock Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Runcorn, First Division winners Lancaster City and second placed Alfreton Town. In the First Division Fleetwood folded at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Stocksbridge Park Steels and Flixton.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF]