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2000–01 Northern Premier League

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Season
  
2000–01

Promoted
  
Goals scored
  
1,553

Champions
  
Champion
  
Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

Matches played
  
506

Relegated
  
Leek Town F.C., Spennymoor United F.C.

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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.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

  • Altrincham relegated from the Conference
  • Accrington Stanley promoted as champions of Division One
  • Burscough promoted as runners up of Division One
  • League Table

    Updated to games played on 5 May 2001.
    Source: [1].
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    * Spennymoor United 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.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 5 May 2001.
    Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
    ^ 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:

  • Guiseley relegated from the Premier Division
  • Winsford United relegated from the Premier Division
  • North Ferriby United promoted as champions of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
  • Vauxhall Motors promoted as champions of the North West Counties League Division One
  • League Table

    Updated to games played on 8 February 2011.
    Source: [2].
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    *Trafford were docked 1 point.
    From this season onwards Netherfield Kendal were known as Kendal Town. They were docked 1 point during the season.
    #Winsford United were docked 6 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 5 May 2001.
    Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
    ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    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.

    Cup Results

    Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

  • Lancaster City bt. Bishop Auckland
  • President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Stalybridge Celtic bt. Blyth Spartans
  • Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Barrow bt. Harrogate Town
  • Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Stalybridge Celtic bt. Lancaster City
  • References

    2000–01 Northern Premier League Wikipedia


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