2011–12 Northern Premier League

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured five new teams:

League table

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: [1]
^*Northwich Victoria and Mickleover Sports deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
^†Northwich Victoria were expelled from the Northern Premier League after being found guilty of failing to comply with League Rules relating to financial matters; on appeal this was reduced to relegation from the Premier Division.
^# Nantwich Town and Whitby Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
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.

Play-offs

^*AET

Results grid

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: NPL 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 North

Division One North featured two new teams:

League table

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: [2]
^*Woodley Sports relegated due to ground grading and security of tenure issues and changed name to Stockport Sports. Durham City resigned from the league on 21 April 2012.
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.

Semi-finals

Curzon Ashton win 4–2 on penalties

Results grid

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: NPL Division North 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 South

Division One South featured four new teams:

League table

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: [3]
^*Grantham Town deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
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.

Leek Town win 6–7 on penalties

Results grid

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source: NPL Division South results grid
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Challenge Cup

The 2011–12 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2011–12 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 42nd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League. The tournament was won by North Ferriby United who beat Rushall Olympic 4–1 after extra-time.

In the Preliminary Round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions were drawn together.

The four clubs which made it through the Preliminary Round enter into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues which weren't drawn into the Preliminary Round.

The twenty clubs which made it through the First Round were entered into the draw for the Second Round.

The ten clubs which made it through the Second Round were entered into the draw for the Second Round with the clubs from the Premier Division.

The 16 clubs which made it through the Third Round were entered into the draw for the Fourth Round.

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

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

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.

President's Cup

At the 2011 league AGM, the 2011–12 Northern Premier League President's Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South, was deferred for at least one year due to fixture congestion and clubs making losses from the games. It was decided to award the trophy to the team that tops the fair play league at the end of the season instead.

Peter Swales Shield

The Peter Swales Shield has changed format several times, and the 2012–13 season saw the champions of the Premier Division, Chester, play against the winners of the Challenge Cup, North Ferriby United. Chester won the game 3–0.