Northern Premier League 2000-01

The 2000-01 Northern Premier League season was the 33rd 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
* Altrincham
* Bamber Bridge
* Barrow
* Bishop Auckland
* Blyth Spartans
* Burscough
* Colwyn Bay
* Droylsden
* Emley
* Frickley Athletic
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Gateshead
* Hucknall Town
* Hyde United
* Lancaster City
* Leek Town
* Marine
* Runcorn
* Spennymoor United
* Stalybridge Celtic
* Whitby Town
* Worksop Town

Premier Division Final Table

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

^{2 Spennymoor United were deducted 1 point.}

First Division Teams

* Ashton United
* Belper Town
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Chorley
* Congleton Town
* Eastwood Town
* Farsley Celtic
* Gretna
* Guiseley
* Harrogate Town
* Kendal Town¹
* Lincoln United
* Matlock Town
* North Ferriby United
* Ossett Town
* Radcliffe Borough
* Stocksbridge Park Steels
* Trafford
* Vauxhall Motors
* Winsford United
* Witton Albion
* Workington

^{1 From this season onwards Netherfield Kendal were known as Kendal Town.}

Division One Final Table

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

^{2 Trafford and Kendal Town were deducted 1 point.}

^{3 Congleton Town were deducted 6 points.}

Promotion and relegation

In the thirty-third season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Leek Town and Spennymoor United were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by First Division winners Bradford Park Avenue, second placed Vauxhall Motors and readmitted Burton Albion (returning from the Southern League Premier Division. In the First Division Winsford United and Congleton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Rossendale United and Ossett Albion.

External links

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