The 2001–02 Northern Premier League season was the 34th 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
[edit]Season | 2001–02 |
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Promoted | Burton Albion |
Relegated | Bamber Bridge Bishop Auckland |
Matches played | 506 |
Goals scored | 1,540 (3.04 per match) |
Biggest home win | Worksop Town 5–0 Accrington Stanley Emley 5–0 Bamber Bridge Bradford Park Avenue 5–0 Colwyn Bay |
Biggest away win | Gateshead 0–7 Bradford Park Avenue Droylsden 0–7 Burton Albion |
Highest scoring | Bradford Park Avenue 3–5 Gateshead Burscough 6–2 Droylsden Colwyn Bay 4–4 Hyde United Marine 4–4 Lancaster City (8 goals) |
Longest winning run | 12 games Burton Albion |
Longest unbeaten run | 30 games Burton Albion |
Longest winless run | 11 games Bamber Bridge |
Longest losing run | 9 games Bamber Bridge |
Highest attendance | 4,478 Burton Albion 3–0 Bishop Auckland |
Lowest attendance | 362 Altrincham 0–1 Vauxhall Motors |
Average attendance | 2,047 |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
- Bradford Park Avenue promoted as champions of Division One
- Vauxhall Motors promoted as runners-up of Division One
- Burton Albion transferred from the Southern League Premier Division
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Burton Albion (C, P) | 44 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 30 | +76 | 104 | Promotion to Football Conference |
2 | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 55 | +31 | 89 | |
3 | Lancaster City | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 78 | |
4 | Worksop Town | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 78 | |
5 | Emley | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 75 | Changed name to Wakefield & Emley |
6 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 89 | 64 | +25 | 72 | |
7 | Runcorn F.C. Halton | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 71[a] | |
8 | Barrow | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | +16 | 67 | |
9 | Altrincham | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 66 | |
10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 59 | |
11 | Droylsden | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 78 | −13 | 59 | |
12 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 58 | |
13 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 58[b] | |
14 | Gateshead | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 56 | |
15 | Whitby Town | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 76 | −15 | 53 | |
16 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 51 | |
17 | Marine | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 50 | |
18 | Burscough | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 86 | −17 | 50 | |
19 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 76 | −15 | 49 | |
20 | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 47 | |
21 | Bishop Auckland (R) | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 44[c] | Relegation to NPL Division One |
22 | Hyde United | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 40 | |
23 | Bamber Bridge (R) | 44 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 88 | −50 | 30[d] | Qualification for Division One Playoffs |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ From this season onwards, Runcorn were known as Runcorn F.C. Halton.
- ^ Frickley Athletic were docked 1 point.
- ^ Bishop Auckland relegated due to ground concerns.
- ^ Due to Bishop Auckland's dismissal, Bamber Bridge were placed into a play-off to decide if they were to stay up. They were also docked 1 point.
Results
[edit]Division One
[edit]Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Harrogate Town |
Promoted | Ashton United Harrogate Town |
Relegated | Ossett Albion |
Matches played | 465 |
Goals scored | 1,405 (3.02 per match) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
Division One featured 4 new teams:
- Leek Town relegated from Premier Division
- Spennymoor United relegated from Premier Division
- Ossett Albion promoted as runners-up from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Rossendale United promoted as champions of the North West Counties League Division One
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harrogate Town (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 86 | Promotion to Premier Division |
2 | Ossett Town | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 76[a] | |
3 | Ashton United (P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 63 | +27 | 75 | Qualification for Division One Playoffs |
4 | Spennymoor United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 72 | |
5 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 68 | |
6 | Leek Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 68 | |
7 | Gretna | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 63[b] | Transferred to the Scottish Football League |
8 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 62 | |
9 | Rossendale United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 61 | |
10 | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 61 | |
11 | Guiseley | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 61 | |
12 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 58 | |
13 | Chorley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 57 | |
14 | Matlock Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 54 | |
15 | Trafford | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 80 | −16 | 51 | |
16 | Workington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 48 | |
17 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 47 | |
18 | Belper Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 47 | |
19 | Lincoln United | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 47 | |
20 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 45 | |
21 | Kendal Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 36 | |
22 | Ossett Albion (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 92 | −49 | 32 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
23°PD | Bamber Bridge | 3 | |||||||
5°D1 | Radcliffe Borough | 2 | |||||||
23°PD | Bamber Bridge | 1 | |||||||
3°D1 | Ashton United | 2 | |||||||
3°D1 | Ashton United | 3 | |||||||
4°D1 | Spennymoor United | 1 |
Promotion and relegation
[edit]In the thirty-fourth season of the Northern Premier League Burton Albion (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop Auckland and Bamber Bridge were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Stalybridge Celtic, First Division winners Harrogate Town and play-off winners Ashton United. In the First Division Gretna left the League to join the Scottish Football League Third Division, while Ossett Albion left the League altogether; these teams were replaced by newly admitted Alfreton Town and Kidsgrove Athletic.
Cup Results
[edit]Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
- Accrington Stanley bt. Bradford Park Avenue
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Barrow bt. Gainsborough Trinity
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Worksop Town bt. Droylsden
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Accrington Stanley bt. Burton Albion