Season 1995–96 Matches played 462 | Goals scored 1,350 | |
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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. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.
Contents
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
League Table
Updated to games played on 7 November 2015.
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Bamber bridge were not promoted due to ground standards.
#Accrington Stanley and Frickley Athletic were docked 3 points.
(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
Updated to games played on 4 May 1996.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division One
Division One featured four new teams:
League Table
Updated to games played on May 1996.
Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Ashton United were docked 4 points.
#From this season onwards Horwich RMI were known as Leigh RMI.
†Congleton Town were docked 3 points.
‡Great Harwood Town were docked 1 point.
(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.
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.
Cup Results
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.