2010–11 Northern Premier League

The 2010–11 season was the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the fourth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.

The allocations of teams following the 2009–10 season were released on 17 May 2010.[1] The League sponsors from 2010–11 are Evo-Stik, who took over from Henkel UniBond.[2]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season 2010–11
Champions F.C. Halifax Town
Promoted F.C. Halifax Town
Colwyn Bay
Relegated Hucknall Town
Ossett Town
Retford United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1486 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Ross Hannah (35)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Mickleover Sports 6–6 Nantwich Town
(27 November 2010)
Highest attendance 4,023
F.C. Halifax Town 4–1
F.C. United of Manchester
(1 January 2011)[3]
Lowest attendance 58
Ossett Town 1–2 Mickleover Sports
(12 April 2011)[4]

The Premier Division featured five new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 F.C. Halifax Town (C) (P) 42 30 8 4 108 36+72 98 Promotion to Conference North
2 Colwyn Bay (P) 42 24 7 11 67 56+11 79 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Bradford Park Avenue 42 23 8 11 84 55+29 77
4 F.C. United of Manchester 42 24 4 14 76 53+23 76
5 North Ferriby United 42 22 7 13 78 51+27 73
6 Buxton 42 20 10 12 71 52+19 70
7 Kendal Town 42 21 5 16 80 77+3 68
8 Marine 42 20 7 15 74 64+10 67
9 Worksop Town 42 21 6 15 72 54+18 066*
10 Chasetown 42 20 6 16 76 59+17 66
11 Matlock Town 42 20 6 16 74 59+15 66
12 Northwich Victoria 42 18 9 15 66 55+11 63
13 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 17 6 19 75 750 57
14 Ashton United 42 16 5 21 57 625 53
15 Mickleover Sports 42 15 7 20 70 766 52
16 Whitby Town 42 14 9 19 58 7719 51
17 Nantwich Town 42 13 7 22 68 9022 46
18 Frickley Athletic 42 11 11 20 43 6825 44
19 Burscough 42 12 7 23 56 7317 043#
20 Hucknall Town (R) 42 11 10 21 57 8023 43 Relegation to NPL Division One South
21 Ossett Town (R) 42 9 5 28 45 10358 32 Relegation to NPL Division One North
22 Retford United (R) 42 5 2 35 31 11180 017 Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division

Updated to games played on 29 April 2011.
Source: Evo-Stik League.
*Worksop Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
#Burscough were reprieved due to Ilkeston Town folding.
Retford resigned from the NPL at the end of the season and so were relegated 2 levels.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results grid

Home ╲ Away ASH BPA BURBUXCHACOLHALFCUFRKHUCKENMARMATMICNANNFUNOROSTRETSTOWTBWKS
Ashton United 13 10 21 23 30 03 10 36 40 12 10 31 23 24 01 21 01 10 31 13 31
Bradford Park Avenue 20 31 41 21 14 13 41 23 60 52 21 31 10 10 12 22 01 20 30 11 40
Burscough 41 23 12 03 00 02 02 30 30 24 12 03 32 31 22 00 01 01 02 10 31
Buxton 11 11 10 20 00 21 22 71 40 30 21 13 12 21 00 22 20 70 00 20 01
Chasetown 21 50 50 01 22 21 20 20 10 01 01 21 23 22 22 10 10 60 02 11 26
Colwyn Bay 03 22 21 21 10 21 31 40 20 21 03 01 11 20 02 06 31 10 34 20 21
F.C. Halifax Town 10 10 32 21 32 11 41 31 40 30 10 22 11 31 02 11 81 30 51 51 00
F.C. United of Manchester 21 20 31 12 42 01 01 41 41 12 21 15 00 10 20 10 41 51 14 40 21
Frickley Athletic 00 22 01 22 21 01 00 00 10 02 23 01 10 30 01 21 01 12 11 00 10
Hucknall Town 00 22 22 01 22 01 12 12 20 43 03 22 10 31 32 02 33 53 22 12 12
Kendal Town 10 41 12 11 40 14 24 32 10 00 21 10 12 21 25 11 54 41 23 21 21
Marine 40 10 22 12 20 13 06 02 11 11 20 24 12 43 23 31 43 20 54 13 24
Matlock Town 11 01 21 13 34 30 12 12 10 12 31 01 12 42 21 11 20 42 10 22 10
Mickleover Sports 01 13 21 24 13 40 23 20 30 11 13 00 10 66 34 23 24 41 20 24 01
Nantwich Town 02 01 32 11 04 21 06 14 43 12 53 11 23 00 21 21 21 10 42 31 12
North Ferriby United 32 12 21 20 01 13 03 11 40 30 41 01 31 42 12 12 40 01 21 60 30
Northwich Victoria 10 21 30 42 11 01 03 10 01 40 16 43 23 10 11 11 01 41 01 20 31
Ossett Town 05 06 12 01 24 23 00 03 12 16 00 02 00 12 05 00 02 21 35 04 23
Retford United 12 00 02 13 04 35 02 04 13 25 21 03 04 02 32 12 01 02 00 03 03
Stocksbridge Park Steels 00 01 24 14 20 01 35 12 11 10 21 13 31 73 31 01 30 30 32 21 23
Whitby Town 21 12 22 10 01 22 15 01 22 10 22 11 12 32 31 01 24 31 21 20 03
Worksop Town 30 33 11 30 20 01 11 12 11 20 12 12 21 20 00 41 20 14 10 21 50

Updated to games played on 25 April 2011.
Source: Evo-Stik League Premier Division Results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Colwyn Bay 2
5 North Ferriby United 0
2 Colwyn Bay 1
4 FC United of Manchester 0
3 Bradford PA 0
4 FC United of Manchester 2

Stadia and Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. United of Manchester Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) 11,840
F.C. Halifax Town The Shay 10,061
Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Northwich Victoria Victoria Stadium 5,098
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 5,000
Hucknall Town Watnall Road 5,000
Ashton United Hurst Cross 4,500
Nantwich Town The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Stocksbridge Park Steels Look Local Stadium 3,500
Whitby Town Turnbull Ground 3,500
Burscough Victoria Park 3,054
Marine The Arriva Stadium 2,800
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Colwyn Bay Llanelian Road 2,500
Kendal Town Lakeland Radio Stadium 2,400
Matlock Town Causeway Lane 2,214
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087
Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000
Ossett Town Ingfield 2,000
Retford United Cannon Park 2,000
Worksop Town Cannon Park (Retford ground share) 2,000
Mickleover Sports Mickleover Sports Ground 1,500

Top scorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals[5]
1 England Ross Hannah Matlock Town 35
2 England Jamie Rainford Marine 28
3= England Mike Norton F.C. United of Manchester 24
England Jamie Vardy Halifax Town 24
5= England Gary Bradshaw North Ferriby United 23
England Ben Tomlinson Worksop Town 23
7 England Aaron Burns Ashton United 22
8 England Michael Lennon Nantwich Town 20
9 England Mark Reed Buxton 19
10= England Alex Davidson North Ferriby United 18
England Tom Greaves Bradford Park Avenue 18
England Danny Holland F.C. Halifax Town 18
England Kieran Lugsden Buxton 18

Division One North

Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season 2010–11
Champions Chester
Promoted Chester
Chorley
Matches played 506
Goals scored 1707 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorer Michael Wilde (36)
(29 April 2011)
Biggest home win Skelmersdale United 8–0 Cammell Laird
(13 November 2010)
Biggest away win Leigh Genesis 0–8 Witton Albion
(11 January 2011)
Highest scoring Cammell Laird 4–8 Harrogate Railway Athletic
(3 January 2011)
Highest attendance 3,307
Chester 2–0 Bamber Bridge
(23 April 2011)[6]
Lowest attendance 50
Woodley Sports 2–4 Harrogate Railway Athletic
(19 April 2011)[7]

The Division One North featured four new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chester (C) (P) 44 29 10 5 107 36+71 97 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Skelmersdale United 44 30 7 7 117 48+69 97 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Chorley (P) 44 25 11 8 87 43+44 86
4 Curzon Ashton 44 25 10 9 85 49+36 85
5 A.F.C. Fylde 44 24 9 11 91 59+32 81
6 Clitheroe 44 19 13 12 82 70+12 70
7 Bamber Bridge 44 20 10 14 70 60+10 70
8 Lancaster City 44 21 5 18 80 61+19 68
9 Warrington Town 44 18 16 10 70 52+18 067*
10 Witton Albion 44 15 17 12 75 64+11 62
11 Woodley Sports 44 17 11 16 71 754 62
12 Salford City 44 17 11 16 68 735 62
13 Garforth Town 44 13 13 18 67 714 52
14 Trafford 44 15 7 22 73 9219 52
15 Mossley 44 14 9 21 75 772 51
16 Wakefield 44 14 8 22 55 7419 50
17 Durham City 44 13 10 21 75 9217 048
18 Radcliffe Borough 44 12 12 20 60 8929 48
19 Cammell Laird 44 13 8 23 66 9428 47
20 Harrogate Railway Athletic 44 13 7 24 82 10321 46
21 Prescot Cables 44 9 15 20 52 7927 42
22 Ossett Albion 44 6 11 27 60 13474 026#
23 Leigh Genesis 44 5 8 31 39 11273 23 Club folded at end of season

Updated to games played on 29 April 2011.
Source: Evo-Stik League.
* Warrington Town deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players.
Durham City deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
# Ossett Albion deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players and reprieved due to Enfield 1893 being denied promotion to the Isthmian League[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Grid

Home ╲ Away FYL BAM CAMCHRCHOCLTCZADURGARHRALNCLEGMOSOSAPRCRADSLCSKUTRAWAKWARWTNWDL
A.F.C. Fylde 02 11 13 30 01 31 42 10 52 41 40 02 20 21 52 31 23 32 40 30 11 32
Bamber Bridge 32 10 05 11 12 20 10 11 23 21 30 22 50 01 21 22 00 12 41 11 33 21
Cammell Laird 03 24 12 11 30 25 42 32 48 21 00 12 51 22 40 33 02 10 32 23 01 12
Chester 22 20 20 12 50 22 31 20 32 30 11 30 60 11 23 31 40 60 31 22 00 30
Chorley 00 20 30 01 11 10 50 12 12 21 31 21 21 52 41 10 20 01 21 03 22 60
Clitheroe 22 11 33 05 02 03 41 33 33 20 60 50 22 20 20 45 22 23 23 22 31 01
Curzon Ashton 11 22 30 31 26 00 41 41 52 01 20 10 70 11 30 10 23 32 32 02 20 31
Durham City 13 21 33 03 03 11 11 00 11 50 31 32 42 11 02 62 33 02 31 13 11 62
Garforth Town 11 01 01 21 11 01 20 11 26 24 31 21 40 00 22 21 03 21 40 30 00 43
Harrogate Railway Athletic 23 01 51 14 32 14 12 41 14 23 01 43 23 00 21 01 24 32 01 13 11 02
Lancaster City 20 31 10 21 02 12 02 40 52 41 60 20 41 12 01 00 10 22 21 04 20 20
Leigh Genesis 01 13 13 11 12 12 12 04 10 12 00 13 33 11 21 03 23 32 01 33 08 23
Mossley 20 01 12 01 13 32 11 02 21 30 24 02 40 12 11 13 14 60 30 11 33 00
Ossett Albion 25 26 32 03 22 11 23 21 11 22 04 21 11 13 33 62 25 20 11 13 13 25
Prescot Cables 01 02 11 01 02 12 21 34 11 12 04 40 15 22 20 12 14 22 01 31 12 22
Radcliffe Borough 11 10 02 22 12 23 00 03 25 10 22 32 04 41 11 11 14 53 00 10 12 23
Salford City 31 12 10 04 02 23 01 40 12 11 22 20 22 10 00 12 05 22 21 12 10 11
Skelmersdale United 13 60 80 01 11 12 11 20 10 10 21 40 40 72 30 22 22 52 21 12 61 10
Trafford 14 02 41 02 04 11 02 31 22 52 10 41 14 31 12 20 21 03 20 12 11 01
Wakefield 01 10 21 12 22 10 01 14 32 32 20 30 32 11 60 12 12 02 30 11 11 10
Warrington Town 11 11 01 11 10 02 01 31 22 40 21 21 11 20 22 12 12 01 31 11 20 11
Witton Albion 34 20 30 23 00 20 11 11 10 22 05 51 20 50 31 33 01 01 25 31 11 22
Woodley Sports 20 21 20 11 22 02 31 10 21 24 21 11 34 21 31 40 23 24 22 11 00 01

Updated to games played on 29 April 2011.
Source: Evo-Stik League Premier Division Results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Skelmersdale United 0
5 AFC Fylde 1
3 Chorley 2
5 AFC Fylde 0
3 Chorley 2
4 Curzon Ashton 1

Stadia and Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Chester Deva Stadium 5,376
Witton Albion Wincham Park 4,813
Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100
Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000
Mossley Steel Park 4,000
Wakefield College Grove 4,000
Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View 3,500
Lancaster City Giant Axe 3,500
Radcliffe Borough Stainton Park 3,500
Warrington Town Cantilever Park 3,500
Prescot Cables Valerie Park 3,200
Durham City The Arnott Stadium 3,000
Garforth Town Genix Healthcare Stadium 3,000
Ossett Albion WareHouse Systems Stadium 3,000
Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium 2,500
Trafford Shawe View 2,500
Bamber Bridge QED Stadium 2,264
Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Woodley Sports The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,000
A.F.C. Fylde Kellamergh Park 1,500
Cammell Laird Kirklands Stadium 1,500
Leigh Genesis Crilly Park 1,500
Salford City Moor Lane 1,400

Top scorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals[11]
1 England Michael Wilde Chester 36
2 England Chris McDonagh Curzon Ashton 34
3 England Steve Foster Chorley 31
4 England Tom Cahill AFC Fylde 23
5= England Chris Almond Skelmersdale United 21
England Kristian Dennis Mossley 21
England Andy Kinsey Witton Albion 21
8= England Kristian Dennis Mossley 19
England Nathan Neequaye Woodley Sports 19
England Ryan Wade Skelmersdale United 19

Division One South

Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season 2010–11
Champions Barwell
Promoted Barwell
Rushall Olympic
Relegated Spalding United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1571 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Ian Holmes (32)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
Highest attendance 467
Sheffield 1–1 Loughborough Dynamo
(16 April 2011)[12]
Lowest attendance 32
Spalding United 1–1 Sutton Coldfield Town
(14 December 2010)[13]

The Division One South featured five new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Barwell (C) (P) 42 30 4 8 84 46+38 94 Promotion to Southern Premier Division
2 Newcastle Town 42 27 9 6 104 48+56 90 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Rushall Olympic (P) 42 26 3 13 78 45+33 81
4 Brigg Town 42 24 8 10 74 58+16 80
5 Grantham Town 42 23 10 9 69 48+21 79
6 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 23 6 13 89 60+29 75
7 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 23 6 13 88 59+29 75
8 Carlton Town 42 21 10 11 88 50+38 73
9 Glapwell 42 21 6 15 82 58+24 69 Resigned to CMFL at the end of the season
10 Romulus 42 20 7 15 71 65+6 67
11 Sheffield 42 15 10 17 73 8613 55
12 Lincoln United 42 14 12 16 70 777 54
13 Goole 42 16 6 20 79 9314 54
14 Belper Town 42 16 5 21 70 744 53
15 Quorn 42 11 14 17 57 614 47
16 Leek Town 42 14 5 23 64 7410 47
17 Loughborough Dynamo 42 13 7 22 72 8917 46
18 Market Drayton Town 42 13 5 24 67 9124 44
19 Stamford 42 10 12 20 62 7412 42
20 Rainworth Miners Welfare 42 11 7 24 53 8532 40
21 Shepshed Dynamo 42 4 9 29 44 10359 021*
22 Spalding United (R) 42 3 7 32 33 12794 16 Relegation to UCFL Premier Division

Updated to games played on 29 April 2011.
Source: Evo-Stik League
*Shepshed Dynamo were reprieved due to Rushden and Diamonds' expulsion from the Football Conference.[14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Grid

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BRGCARGLPGOOGRNKIDLEELINLOUMARNEWQONRAIROMRSOSHESPDSPASTMSUT
Barwell 10 32 12 10 41 21 21 20 04 40 40 11 32 30 31 20 30 33 10 21 10
Belper Town 01 01 00 21 01 02 01 35 11 10 51 05 15 22 41 12 23 21 50 45 14
Brigg Town 02 12 10 21 30 11 20 11 02 17 43 02 40 11 21 43 00 21 21 32 10
Carlton Town 42 03 12 00 45 22 33 10 30 40 52 00 00 21 01 00 20 72 40 31 20
Glapwell 01 03 04 10 30 71 30 21 41 12 31 13 30 20 50 35 42 12 21 10 02
Goole 14 01 13 36 10 21 11 42 51 01 13 44 21 51 12 10 25 41 41 10 12
Grantham Town 52 21 20 10 00 12 21 20 11 21 12 30 11 13 10 10 31 22 00 41 03
Kidsgrove Athletic 02 42 12 25 40 53 12 32 10 20 31 12 21 40 51 20 22 00 31 43 12
Leek Town 23 02 01 21 02 41 21 01 43 33 40 01 10 23 02 12 02 20 22 10 12
Lincoln United 32 12 23 02 32 00 25 22 11 61 11 11 00 30 20 01 42 11 61 20 13
Loughborough Dynamo 03 54 22 14 14 41 11 03 23 60 01 31 21 12 11 25 13 51 50 22 12
Market Drayton Town 22 24 22 02 01 21 03 01 21 22 40 18 02 12 24 02 31 60 30 03 34
Newcastle Town 41 23 12 21 30 31 11 30 12 30 31 21 11 41 31 52 11 52 31 40 12
Quorn 12 20 03 21 23 33 12 33 01 12 41 11 00 31 23 10 13 00 30 01 21
Rainworth Miners Welfare 02 02 32 22 11 01 12 01 21 23 12 02 02 12 35 31 00 32 20 22 12
Romulus 21 20 01 01 22 05 01 10 22 51 20 20 02 33 30 00 02 42 32 01 21
Rushall Olympic 01 32 20 21 22 31 10 20 20 21 02 21 23 01 20 01 50 20 60 10 30
Sheffield 03 11 50 11 13 21 12 24 43 11 11 21 14 22 14 13 23 32 21 32 21
Shepshed Dynamo 11 10 02 13 05 33 01 14 02 02 01 02 02 11 31 12 02 12 51 14 04
Spalding United 12 01 04 04 02 12 02 16 04 21 22 24 33 11 03 07 03 32 21 04 11
Stamford 01 22 23 22 22 11 11 04 21 12 10 13 23 10 00 11 03 22 11 61 11
Sutton Coldfield Town 10 31 11 23 25 72 12 02 61 41 32 32 12 11 51 11 12 42 31 11 21

Updated to games played on 25 April 2011.
Source: Evo-Stik League Premier Division Results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Newcastle Town 0
5 Grantham Town 3
3 Rushall Olympic 2
5 Grantham Town 0
3 Rushall Olympic 3
4 Brigg Town 0

Stadia and Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Brigg Town The Hawthorns 4,000
Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Leek Town Harrison Park 3,600
Spalding United Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds 3,000
Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote 2,500
Belper Town Christchurch Meadow 2,400
Lincoln United Ashby Avenue 2,200
Kidsgrove Athletic The Seddon Stadium 2,000
Rainworth Miners Welfare Welfare Ground 2,000
Romulus The Central Ground
(Sutton Coldfield Town ground share)
2,000
Sheffield Coach and Horses Ground 2,000
Stamford Vic Couzens Stadium 2,000
Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground 2,000
Glapwell Hall Corner 1,500
Loughborough Dynamo Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Rushall Olympic Dales Lane 1,400
Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000
Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium 600
Quorn Sutton Park 400

Top scorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals[15]
1 England Ian Holmes Glapwell 32
2 England David Walker Kidsgrove Athletic 30
3 England Gavin Allott Goole AFC 24
4= England Mark Bellingham Sutton Coldfield Town 23
England Jon Froggatt Belper Town 23
England Vill Powell Goole AFC 23
7 England Jordan Johnson Newcastle Town 22
8= England Marcus Brown Romulus 20
England Craig Marshall Sutton Coldfield Town 20
10= England Conor Higginson Glapwell 18
England Ant Lynam Sheffield 18
England Kris Nurse Quorn 18

Challenge Cup

2010–11 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 67
Defending champions Boston United
Champions Ashton United
Runners-up Northwich Victoria
Matches played 66
Goals scored 289 (4.38 per match)

The Northern Premier League Challenge Cup 2010–11 (billed as the Evo-Stik Challenge Cup 2010–11 for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League. 67 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The tournament was won by Ashton United who beat Northwich Victoria 1–0 in the final.

Calendar

Round Matches played Matches Clubs
Preliminary Round 21 September 2010 5 67 → 62
First Round 11 October – 18 November 2010 20 62 → 42
Second Round 2 November – 14 December 2010 10 42 → 32
Third Round 22 November – 25 January 2010 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 1–21 February 2011 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 15 February – 7 March 2011 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 17 March – 4 April 2011 2 4 → 2
Final 30 April 2011 1 2 → 1

Preliminary round


In the Preliminary Round, the teams that were drawn to play received a bye in the President's Cup.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Belper Town 1–5[16] Glapwell 113
2 Goole AFC 4–3[17] Harrogate Railway Athletic 100
3 Loughborough Dynamo 4–3[18] Shepshed Dynamo 125
4 Mossley 1–2[19] Trafford 152
5 Newcastle Town 3–3[20] Sutton Coldfield Town 81
Newcaste Town advance 3–2 on penalties

First round


The five clubs to have made it through the Preliminary Round were entered into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
6 A.F.C. Fylde 3–4[21] Skelmersdale United 106
7 Bamber Bridge 0–1[22] Chorley 287
8 Cammell Laird 1–0 Prescot Cables 44
9 Carlton Town 6–0[23] Brigg Town 56
10 Chester 3–1[24]
AET
Rushall Olympic 966
11 Curzon Ashton 3–1[25] Leigh Genesis 124
12 Garforth Town 3–2[26] Ossett Albion 74
13 Goole AFC 3–5 Sheffield 81
14 Grantham Town 6–4[27] Loughborough Dynamo 62
15 Kidsgrove Athletic 2–2[28] Leek Town 138
Kidsgrove Athletic 4–1 on penalties

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
16 Lancaster City 5–2[29] Clitheroe 133
17 Lincoln United 2–3 Stamford 41
18 Market Drayton Town 2–3 Newcastle Town 125
19 Quorn 3–0[30] Romulus 66
20 Radcliffe Borough 1–0[31] Trafford 86
21 Rainworth Miners Welfare 3–4[32] Barwell 75
22 Spalding United 2–1[33] Glapwell 55
23 Wakefield 2–2[34] Durham City 65
Durham City 4–3 on penalties
24 Warrington Town 2–4[35] Witton Albion 119
25 Woodley Sports 5–1[36] Salford City 49

Second round


The twenty clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
26 Barwell 3–0[37] Spalding United 101
27 Chorley 2–1[38]
AET
Curzon Ashton 349
28 Kidsgrove Athletic 7–2[39] Cammell Laird 63
29 Lancaster City 0–1[40] Radcliffe Borough 103
30 Newcastle Town 2–0[41] Chester 187

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
31 Quorn 0–2[42] Carlton Town 86
32 Sheffield 1–3[43] Durham City 55
33 Skelmersdale United 4–0 Witton Albion 102
34 Stamford 0–3[44] Grantham Town 178
35 Woodley Sports 4–3[45] Garforth Town 135

† Tie reversed after repeatedly failed attempts for match to be played at Sheffield.

Third round


The ten clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw along with the teams in the Premier Division.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
36 Ashton United 3–1[46] FC United of Manchester 332
37 Barwell 4–1[47] Retford United 95
38 Bradford Park Avenue 0–3*[48] FC Halifax Town 72
39 Burscough 1–2[49] Marine 130
40 Chasetown 2–3 Newcastle Town 157
41 Chorley 1–0[50] Radcliffe Borough 286
42 Durham City 2–0[51] Frickley Athletic 56
43 Hucknall Town 2–0 Worksop Town 110

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
44 Kidsgrove Athletic 0–2[52] Colwyn Bay 110
45 Matlock Town 3–0[53] Grantham Town 181
46 Mickleover Sports 2–3[54] Carlton Town 87
47 Nantwich Town 3–7 Northwich Victoria 181
48 Ossett Town 1–4 Stocksbridge Park Steels 110
49 Skelmersdale United 6–1[55] Buxton 113
50 Whitby Town 1–3 North Ferriby United 131
51 Woodley Sports 3–1[56] Kendal Town 50

* Bradford Park Avenue re-instated, as FC Halifax Town fielded an ineligible player in the tie between the two sides.[57]

Fourth round


The sixteen clubs to have made it through the Third Round were entered into the Fourth Round draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
52 Ashton United 3–2[58] Marine 75
53 Carlton Town 4–5[59] Hucknall Town 103
54 Colwyn Bay 2–2[60] Chorley 181
Colwyn Bay 7–6 on penalties
55 Durham City 1–3[61] Bradford Park Avenue 82

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
56 Matlock Town 3–0[62] Barwell 171
57 Newcastle Town 1–2
AET
Northwich Victoria 109
58 Skelmersdale United 5–0 Woodley Sports 109
59 Stocksbridge Park Steels 3–2 North Ferriby United 54

Quarter Finals


The eight clubs to have made it through the Fourth Round were entered into the Quarter Finals draw.

Semi Finals


The four clubs to have made it through the Quarter Finals were entered into the Semi Finals draw.

Final


The two clubs to have made it through the Semi Finals play each other in the Final to decide the winner of the Challenge Cup.

30 April 2011 66 Ashton United 1–0 Northwich Victoria Wincham Park, Wincham, Northwich
15:00 Burns  84' Attendance: 489

President's Cup

2010–11 Northern Premier League President's Cup
Country  England
Teams 45
Defending champions Belper Town
Champions Lancaster City
Runners-up Belper Town
Matches played 44
Goals scored 166 (3.77 per match)

The Northern Premier League President's Cup 2010–11 was the 29th season of the Northern Premier League President's Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League. 45 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The tournament was won by Lancaster City who beat Belper Town (the defending champions) 3–1 in the final.

Calendar

Round Matches played Matches Clubs
Preliminary Round 21 September 2010 13 45 → 32
First Round 25 October 2010 16 32 → 16
Second Round 16 November 2010 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 19 January 2011 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 22 February 2011 2 4 → 2
Final 5 April 2011 1 2 → 1

Preliminary round


The ten clubs that played in the preliminary round of the Challenge Cup received a bye to the first round. Nine other Division One teams were not drawn to play in the preliminary round of either competition.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Lancaster City 2–1 Chorley 166
2 Leek Town 0–2 Chester 273
3 Lincoln United 4–1 Grantham Town 58
4 Ossett Albion 0–2 Durham City 85
5 Quorn 2–1 Barwell 104
6 Radcliffe Borough 1–2
AET
Curzon Ashton 95
7 Rainworth Miners Welfare 0–3 Carlton Town 121

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
8 Rushall Olympic 4–1 Romulus 81
9 Sheffield 3–5
AET
Garforth Town 99
10 Skelmersdale United 1–0 Leigh Genesis 122
11 Stamford 2–0 Spalding United 131
12 Wakefield 2–1 Brigg Town 68
13 Woodley Sports 4–1 Cammell Laird 60

First round


The thirteen clubs to have made it through the Preliminary Round were entered into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
14 AFC Fylde 7–1 Warrington Town 106
15 Belper Town 2–1 Quorn 80
16 Chester 3–1 Witton Albion 1,209
17 Clitheroe 1–2 Bamber Bridge 306
18 Durham City 2–3 Harrogate Railway Athletic 58
19 Garforth Town 2–3 Goole AFC 61
20 Lancaster City 3–0 Prescot Cables 104
21 Loughborough Dynamo 0–4 Lincoln United 50
22 Mossley 0–2 Curzon Ashton 112

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
23 Newcastle Town 5–0 Trafford 68
24 Rushall Olympic 3–5 Market Drayton Town 81
25 Skelmersdale United 4–3 Salford City 104
26 Shepshed Dynamo 0–1 Glapwell 81
27 Stamford 2–1
AET
Carlton Town 116
28 Sutton Coldfield Town 2–0 Kidsgrove Athletic 59
29 Woodley Sports 1–2 Wakefield 50

Second round


The sixteen clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
30 Bamber Bridge 1–3 AFC Fylde 108
31 Chester 3–0[67] Sutton Coldfield Town 511
32 Curzon Ashton 5–0[68] Goole AFC 75
33 Lancaster City 2–1[69] Skelmersdale United 102

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
34 Lincoln United 0–6[70] Belper Town 28
35 Market Drayton Town 2–4[71] Newcastle Town 88
36 Stamford 1–2[72] Glapwell 88
37 Wakefield 1–3[73] Harrogate Railway Athletic 85

Quarter Finals


The eight clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Quarter Finals draw.

Semi Finals


The four clubs to have made it through the Quarter Finals were entered into the Semi Finals draw.

Final


The two clubs to have made it through the Semi Finals play each other in the Final to decide the winner of the President's Cup.

5 April 2011 44 Belper Town 1–3[80] Lancaster City Wincham Park, Wincham
19:45 Jon Froggatt  88' (pen.) Report Dave Swarbrick  33', 56', 74' Attendance: 218

Peter Swales Shield

2011 Peter Swales Shield
F.C. Halifax Town won 5–4 on penalties
Date 6 August 2011
Venue Hurst Cross, Ashton Under Lyne
Attendance 204

The Peter Swales Shield has changed format several times, and this season it saw the champions of the Premier Division play against the winners of the Challenge Cup. It was won by F.C. Halifax Town 5–4 on penalties against Ashton United after a 1–1 draw.[81]

6 August 2011 F.C. Halifax Town
(2010–11 NPL Premier Division Winners)
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Ashton United
(2010–11 Challenge Cup Winners)
Hurst Cross, Ashton Under Lyne
15:00 Gray  27' Match Updates
Halifax FC Report
NPL Report
Dawson  57' Attendance: 204
    Penalties
Holland
Dean
Toulson
Winter
Hardy
  Burns
Smith
Wright
Bathurst
Harrop

See also

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  17. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gooleafc/news/goole-afc-4--3-harrogate-railway-181393.html Goole AFC 4 – 3 Harrogate Railway
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  22. http://nln24.com/reports/match/dorney-sends-chorley-through Dorney sends Chorley through – NLN24
  23. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/briggtown/s/results-reports-5175.html&official=0&fixture_id=486453 Carlton Town 6 – 0 Brigg Town
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  26. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/garforthtownfansite/videos/garforth-towns-goals-against-ossett-albion-12102010-9744.html Garforth 3 – 2 Ossett (Video)
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  28. http://nln24.com/reports/match/grove-in-shootout-success Grove in shootout success – NLN24
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  32. http://nln24.com/reports/match/another-terrible-tuesday-for-the-wrens Another terrible Tuesday for the Wrens – NLN24
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  34. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wakefieldfc/s/results-reports-253.html&official=0&fixture_id=463090 Wakefield 2 – 2 Durham City
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  38. http://nln24.com/reports/match/chorley-claim-extra-time-win Chorley claim extra time win – NLN24
  39. http://nln24.com/reports/match/stunning-seven-goal-salvo-from-kidsgrove Stunning seven goal salvo from Kidsgrove – NLN24
  40. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/radcliffeborough/s/results-reports-31494.html&official=0&fixture_id=502782 Lancaster City 0 – 1 Radcliffe Borough
  41. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/featured-stories/2010/12/14/newcastle-town-2-chester-fc-0-blues-knocked-out-of-challenge-cup-59067-27827862/ Newcastle Town 2 Chester FC 0: Blues knocked-out of Challenge Cup – Chester Chronicle
  42. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/carltontown/s/results-reports-18523.html&official=0&fixture_id=487942 Quorn 0 – 2 Carlton Town
  43. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/non-league-football/2011/01/19/david-dowson-leads-way-as-durham-progress-72703-28007958/ David Dowson leads way as Durham progress – Chronicle Live
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  45. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/garforthtownfansite/news/woodley-sports-4-3-garforth-to-203482.html Woodley Sports 4–3 Garforth Town (Challenge Cup)
  46. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ashtonunited/s/results-reports-320.html&official=0&fixture_id=501965 Robins Progress Over Manchester Rivals
  47. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/barwell/s/results-reports-23970.html&official=0&fixture_id=502115 Barwell 4 – 1 Retford United
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  49. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/news/burscough-1-2-marine-215532.html Burscough 1–2 Marine
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  56. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/woodleysports/s/results-reports-255.html&official=0&fixture_id=511957 Woodley Sports 3 – 1 Kendal Town
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  61. http://bpafc.com/?p=697 Durham City Vs Bradford Park Avenue
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  63. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2011/03/01/evo-stik-league-cup-ashton-united-2-colwyn-bay-fc-1-55578-28252920/ Evo-Stik League Cup: Ashton United 2 Colwyn Bay FC 1 – Daily Post
  64. BPA 4–2 Hucknall Town
  65. http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/vics/vicsmatchreports/8889172.Skelmersdale_0_Vics_2/ Northwich Victoria send underdogs Skelmersdale United out of the cup
  66. http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/SEMI-SPOT-GLADIATORS-EXACT-PERFECT-REVENGE-STEELS/article-3229061-detail/article.html Semi-spot Gladiators exact perfect revenge on Steels – This is Derbyshire
  67. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-fc/2010/11/17/chester-fc-3-sutton-coldfield-town-0-blues-cruise-into-president-s-cup-quarter-finals-59067-27672416/ Chester FC 3 Sutton Coldfield Town 0: Blues cruise into President’s Cup quarter-finals – Chester Chronicle
  68. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gooleafc/news/curzon-ashton-5--0-goole-afc-215575.html Curzon Ashton 5 – 0 Goole AFC
  69. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lancastercity/s/results-reports-25604.html&official=0&fixture_id=507584 Lancaster City 2 – 1 Skelmersdale United
  70. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/belpertown/news/lincoln-united-0-belper-town-6-211637.html Lincoln United 0 Belper Town 6
  71. http://www.newcastletown.co.uk/matchreport.php?fixture_id=14128 Market Drayton 2 – 4 Newcastle Town
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  73. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harrogaterailwayathletic/s/results-reports-25487.html&official=0&fixture_id=495817 Wakefield 1 – 3 Harrogate Railway Athletic
  74. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/featured-stories/2011/02/08/afc-fylde-0-chester-fc-3-semi-finals-beckon-after-blues-blast-title-rivals-59067-28138524/ Semi finals beckon after blues blast title rivals – Chester Chronicle
  75. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/belpertown/s/results-reports-15523.html&official=0&fixture_id=542084 Belper 3 – 2 Harrogate
  76. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/lancastercity/s/results-reports-25604.html&official=0&fixture_id=559487 Lancaster 3 – 0 Curzon Ashton
  77. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/glapwell/s/results-reports-19108.html&official=0&fixture_id=532767 Newcastle 1 – 0 Glapwell
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  80. 2011 President's Cup Final
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