2011–12 Northern Premier League

The 2011–12 season was the 44th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the fifth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.

The League sponsors for 2011–12 were Evo-Stik.[1] The league allocations were released on the 20 May 2011.[2]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season 2011–12
Champions Chester
Promoted Bradford Park Avenue
Chester
Relegated Burscough
Chasetown
Mickleover Sports
Northwich Victoria
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,411 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Foster (21)
Biggest home win Stocksbridge Park Steels 7–0 North Ferriby United
(28 January 2012)
Biggest away win Mickleover Sports 0–6 Kendal Town
(3 September 2011)
Highest scoring
Highest attendance 5,009
Chester 1–1 Northwich Victoria
(9 April 2012)[3]
Lowest attendance 101
Ashton United 0–1 North Ferriby United
(7 March 2011)[3]

The Premier Division featured five new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chester (C) (P) 42 31 7 4 102 29 +73 100 Promotion to 2012–13 Conference North
2 Northwich Victoria (R) 42 26 8 8 73 43 +30 083* Relegation to NPL Division One South
3 Chorley 42 24 7 11 76 48 +28 79 Qualification for Playoffs
4 Bradford Park Avenue (P) 42 24 6 12 77 49 +28 78
5 Hednesford Town 42 21 10 11 67 49 +18 73
6 F.C. United of Manchester 42 21 9 12 83 51 +32 72
7 Marine 42 19 9 14 56 50 +6 66
8 Rushall Olympic 42 17 10 15 52 51 +1 61
9 North Ferriby United 42 16 10 16 56 70 14 58
10 Nantwich Town 42 15 13 14 65 61 +4 057#
11 Kendal Town 42 15 8 19 78 83 5 53
12 Ashton United 42 15 8 19 61 67 6 53
13 Buxton 42 15 8 19 64 77 13 53
14 Matlock Town 42 12 14 16 52 54 2 50
15 Worksop Town 42 13 10 19 56 76 20 49
16 Stafford Rangers 42 12 12 18 60 65 5 48
17 Whitby Town 42 12 11 19 57 80 23 046#
18 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 10 12 20 57 75 18 42
19 Frickley Athletic 42 10 12 20 48 69 21 42
20 Chasetown (R) 42 10 11 21 50 75 25 41 Relegation to NPL Division One South
21 Mickleover Sports (R) 42 11 10 21 67 85 18 040*
22 Burscough (R) 42 5 11 26 54 104 50 26 Relegation to NPL Division One North

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source:
*Northwich Victoria and Mickleover Sports deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
# Nantwich Town and Whitby Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.[8]
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

Semifinals Final
      
3 Chorley 0
6 F.C. United of Manchester 2
4 Bradford Park Avenue 1*
6 F.C. United of Manchester 0
4 Bradford Park Avenue 5
5 Hednesford Town 0

*AET

Semi-finals

Chorley 0–2 F.C. United of Manchester
Report  63' (Norton)
 79' (Mulholland)
Victory Park, Chorley


Final

Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 F.C. United of Manchester
 119' (Tom Greaves) Report

Results grid

Home \ Away[1] ASH BPA BURBUXCHACHRCHOFCUFRKHEDKENMARMATMICNANNFUNORRSOSTASTOWTBWKS
Ashton United 01 32 42 40 02 31 10 20 12 10 12 30 03 11 01 03 31 15 12 12 42
Bradford Park Avenue 40 30 31 21 21 10 25 30 01 41 01 22 31 31 10 12 02 31 20 30 10
Burscough 23 11 12 44 14 14 35 13 04 22 04 12 13 21 12 13 24 23 11 01 02
Buxton 21 13 22 00 11 13 04 30 13 53 04 21 20 43 13 23 12 31 14 01 13
Chasetown 10 04 41 13 11 11 03 21 12 21 01 11 01 44 22 01 02 01 13 11 12
Chester 10 32 40 40 10 30 21 22 12 40 40 40 21 11 60 11 11 20 51 20 20
Chorley 22 31 21 10 32 02 20 60 51 23 12 10 10 10 20 00 10 22 00 22 41
F.C. United of Manchester 21 52 11 12 12 23 00 22 20 10 11 21 40 13 63 41 00 12 30 30 31
Frickley Athletic 01 12 20 11 01 13 21 13 11 21 01 02 12 12 10 00 00 43 20 12 21
Hednesford Town 00 11 40 32 01 10 20 12 10 23 11 11 61 00 00 02 41 54 11 31 00
Kendal Town 13 11 34 00 14 03 12 31 11 21 33 21 33 41 23 41 13 01 42 21 30
Marine 10 02 00 10 23 12 24 12 21 10 11 22 23 00 02 02 03 01 10 12 40
Matlock Town 02 01 31 11 22 01 40 21 30 12 10 11 21 10 30 02 10 11 40 24 11
Mickleover Sports 11 40 11 13 23 13 34 02 36 12 06 01 31 31 40 02 22 10 13 50 11
Nantwich Town 11 03 34 00 00 41 10 11 00 22 30 12 21 11 21 32 41 20 10 20 01
North Ferriby United 63 21 00 14 11 03 12 00 12 12 42 20 11 31 31 23 10 31 21 10 00
Northwich Victoria 31 10 21 11 31 11 13 21 22 12 20 12 00 31 21 20 20 01 20 20 21
Rushall Olympic 10 00 30 31 10 04 10 10 12 21 23 01 10 11 01 11 03 21 30 32 00
Stafford Rangers 12 31 11 02 41 03 01 02 20 01 12 21 11 11 11 11 11 11 51 33 22
Stocksbridge Park Steels 11 22 02 01 20 12 03 22 11 40 13 11 11 11 15 70 34 20 10 02 30
Whitby Town 22 14 33 34 20 04 01 00 11 02 11 12 11 11 45 02 21 21 21 33 34
Worksop Town 33 02 23 21 41 03 15 23 21 10 35 03 20 54 30 00 01 21 11 11 01

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.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
F.C. United of ManchesterGigg Lane (Bury ground share)11,840
Hednesford TownKeys Park6,500
ChesterDeva Stadium5,376
BuxtonThe Silverlands5,200
Northwich VictoriaVictoria Stadium5,098
Bradford Park AvenueHorsfall Stadium5,000
Ashton UnitedHurst Cross4,500
ChorleyThe Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium4,100
Nantwich TownThe Weaver Stadium3,500
Stocksbridge Park SteelsLook Local Stadium3,500
Whitby TownTurnbull Ground3,500
Worksop TownSandy Lane3,200
BurscoughVictoria Park3,054
Stafford RangersMarston Road3,000
MarineThe Arriva Stadium2,800
North Ferriby UnitedGrange Lane2,700
Kendal TownLakeland Radio Stadium2,400
Matlock TownCauseway Lane2,214
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane2,087
ChasetownThe Scholars Ground2,000
Mickleover SportsMickleover Sports Ground1,500
Rushall OlympicDales Lane1,400

Division One North

Northern Premier League
Division One North
Season 2011–12
Champions A.F.C. Fylde
Promoted A.F.C. Fylde
Witton Albion
Relegated Durham City
Woodley Sports
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,516 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Shaun Tuck (31)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–10 Radcliffe Borough
(22 November 2011)
Highest scoring Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–10 Radcliffe Borough
(22 November 2011)
Highest attendance 501 Lancaster City 4–2 AFC Fylde
(29 August 2011)[9]
Lowest attendance 31 Cammell Laird 1–3 Wakefield
(10 March 2011)[9]

Division One North featured two new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 A.F.C. Fylde (C) (P) 42 31 6 5 90 29 +61 99 Promotion to NPL Premier Division
2 Curzon Ashton 42 28 11 3 91 44 +47 95 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Witton Albion (P) 42 28 6 8 101 44 +57 90
4 Farsley 42 25 6 11 86 48 +38 81
5 Garforth Town 42 24 7 11 95 63 +32 79
6 Lancaster City 42 24 5 13 80 48 +32 77
7 Skelmersdale United 42 21 12 9 94 60 +34 75
8 Woodley Sports (R) 42 22 5 15 71 51 +20 71 Relegation to NWCFL*
9 Durham City 42 20 2 20 81 80 +1 62 Resigned to Northern League at the end of the season
10 Bamber Bridge 42 17 9 16 69 68 +1 60
11 Warrington Town 42 17 9 16 69 71 2 60
12 Trafford 42 15 11 16 70 66 +4 56
13 Salford City 42 14 10 18 69 71 2 52
14 Mossley 42 10 15 17 66 75 9 45
15 Radcliffe Borough 42 13 6 23 54 75 21 45
16 Prescot Cables 42 10 12 20 53 71 18 42
17 Ossett Town 42 11 9 22 41 84 43 42
18 Ossett Albion 42 11 6 25 59 95 36 39
19 Clitheroe 42 10 8 24 51 76 25 38
20 Wakefield 42 7 12 23 38 77 39 33
21 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 8 7 27 54 115 61 31
22 Cammell Laird 42 8 4 30 34 103 69 28

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source:
*Woodley Sports relegated due to ground grading and security of tenure issues[10] and changed name to Stockport Sports. Durham City resigned from the league on 21 April 2012.[11]
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

Semifinals Final
      
2 Curzon Ashton 2(4)
5 Garforth Town 2(1)
2 Curzon Ashton 0
3 Witton Albion 3
3 Witton Albion 3
4 Farsley 0

Semi-finals

Curzon Ashton 2–2 Garforth Town
Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance: 406

Curzon Ashton win 4–2 on penalties


Witton Albion 3–0 Farsley
Wincham Park, Northwich
Attendance: 574

Final

Curzon Ashton 0–3 Witton Albion
Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance: 989

Results grid

Home \ Away[1] FYL BAM CAMCLTCZADURFARGARHRALNCMOSOSAOSTPRCRADSLCSKUTRAWAKWARWTNWDL
A.F.C. Fylde 20 40 20 21 30 22 30 70 10 22 30 50 11 30 10 25 21 30 00 31 20
Bamber Bridge 01 70 60 02 12 21 13 32 26 30 40 11 21 23 03 22 10 11 21 06 11
Cammell Laird 02 13 11 12 32 03 14 51 03 01 31 10 10 10 02 13 01 13 05 11 03
Clitheroe 26 13 51 04 12 21 32 31 21 11 22 12 12 40 11 12 14 01 20 01 12
Curzon Ashton 20 31 00 21 20 32 31 30 31 33 21 40 41 10 11 22 20 11 20 11 21
Durham City 12 30 41 10 13 10 45 41 53 42 11 32 13 21 24 03 34 01 71 13 30
Farsley 20 32 21 20 12 10 23 30 13 30 50 21 42 10 60 12 42 21 01 10 31
Garforth Town 12 31 60 21 12 21 11 51 12 01 23 51 30 12 32 21 21 10 60 43 41
Harrogate Railway Athletic 03 02 31 10 33 01 13 11 32 16 13 23 22 310 20 02 01 01 13 16 04
Lancaster City 11 01 10 02 11 12 41 12 32 20 20 41 30 10 10 31 51 20 51 12 21
Mossley 01 12 00 00 04 34 12 12 11 13 62 32 11 20 21 22 11 60 11 11 04
Ossett Albion 03 23 60 20 13 30 14 25 32 00 14 22 01 02 21 03 01 10 02 04 23
Ossett Town 00 10 30 20 11 01 02 02 00 21 21 11 04 11 02 06 20 40 10 01 04
Prescot Cables 02 22 31 41 01 01 02 11 52 01 23 21 00 11 11 21 01 11 01 13 01
Radcliffe Borough 12 12 21 10 13 32 33 23 22 01 22 32 10 10 03 22 01 02 01 03 03
Salford City 02 22 50 01 23 30 21 22 14 02 41 31 22 11 02 33 31 20 15 11 30
Skelmersdale United 13 12 31 22 22 63 11 00 20 11 31 12 40 41 41 21 10 31 41 13 22
Trafford 24 11 20 32 22 23 00 00 12 11 11 12 23 21 41 22 40 33 22 23 12
Wakefield 01 00 02 33 03 04 01 13 15 02 11 22 41 11 02 12 11 14 22 01 10
Warrington Town 01 31 21 11 02 00 25 40 01 40 11 32 20 51 31 42 12 33 22 02 10
Witton Albion 21 20 12 01 31 41 11 51 41 04 21 42 50 22 30 41 12 03 10 50 41
Woodley Sports 10 00 31 21 20 21 01 00 22 20 31 13 40 40 02 40 21 02 21 21 12

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.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Witton AlbionWincham Park4,813
Curzon AshtonTameside Stadium4,000
MossleySteel Park4,000
WakefieldCollege Grove4,000
FarsleyThrostle Nest3,900
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500
Lancaster CityGiant Axe3,500
Radcliffe BoroughStainton Park3,500
Warrington TownCantilever Park3,500
Prescot CablesValerie Park3,200
Durham CityThe Arnott Stadium3,000
Garforth TownGenix Healthcare Stadium3,000
Ossett AlbionWareHouse Systems Stadium3,000
Skelmersdale UnitedWest Lancashire College Stadium2,500
TraffordShawe View2,500
Bamber BridgeQED Stadium2,264
ClitheroeShawbridge2,000
Ossett TownIngfield2,000
Woodley SportsThe Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium2,000
A.F.C. FyldeKellamergh Park1,500
Cammell LairdKirklands Stadium1,500
Salford CityMoor Lane1,400

Division One South

Northern Premier League
Division One South
Season 2011–12
Champions Grantham Town
Promoted Grantham Town
Ilkeston
Relegated Quorn
Shepshed Dynamo
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,519 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Jonathan Froggatt (27)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win Quorn 0–8 Carlton Town
(28 January 2012)
Highest scoring Goole 5–4 Romulus
(24 September 2011)
Highest attendance 1,315 Ilkeston 4–0 Goole
(13 August 2011)[12]
Lowest attendance 44 Brigg Town 5–2 Quorn
(6 December 2011)[12]

Division One South featured four new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Grantham Town (C) (P) 42 29 7 6 92 44 +48 093* Promotion to 2012–13 NPL Premier Division
2 Carlton Town 42 26 5 11 101 52 +49 83 Qualification for Playoffs
3 Ilkeston (P) 42 26 5 11 93 44 +49 83
4 Sheffield 42 22 9 11 93 62 +31 75
5 Leek Town 42 22 8 12 77 60 +17 74
6 Belper Town 42 23 5 14 74 57 +17 74
7 Stamford 42 20 8 14 77 75 +2 68
8 Loughborough Dynamo 42 18 11 13 80 61 +19 65
9 New Mills 42 17 12 13 79 76 +3 63 Transferred to the Division One North
10 Goole 42 18 8 16 72 78 6 62
11 Hucknall Town 42 16 9 17 54 61 7 57
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 16 7 19 72 63 +9 55
13 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 13 16 13 62 59 +3 55
14 Coalville Town 42 15 10 17 69 72 3 55
15 Newcastle Town 42 14 10 18 59 70 11 52
16 Market Drayton Town 42 11 15 16 61 84 23 48
17 Brigg Town 42 11 12 19 52 76 24 45
18 Lincoln United 42 10 13 19 65 85 20 43
19 Rainworth Miners Welfare 42 10 11 21 38 55 17 41
20 Romulus 42 7 15 20 56 85 29 36
21 Quorn (R) 42 6 9 27 48 85 37 27 Relegation to United Counties League Premier Division
22 Shepshed Dynamo (R) 42 5 10 27 45 115 70 25

Updated to games played on 21 April 2012.
Source:
*Grantham Town deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.[13]
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

Semifinals Final
      
2 Carlton Town 2(6)
5 Leek Town 2(7)
3 Ilkeston 2
5 Leek Town 0
3 Ilkeston 7
4 Sheffield 0

Semi-finals

Ilkeston 7–0 Sheffield
New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
Attendance: 1,068

Carlton Town 2–2 Leek Town
Bill Stokeld Stadium, Carlton
Attendance: 369

Leek Town win 6–7 on penalties


Final

Ilkeston 2–0 Leek Town
New Manor Ground, Ilkeston

Results grid

Home \ Away[1] BLP BRG CARCOAGOOGRNHUCILKKIDLEELINLOUMARNEWNEMQONRAIROMSHESPDSTMSUT
Belper Town 22 02 02 20 03 15 31 31 21 10 31 32 31 11 21 10 21 13 31 23 12
Brigg Town 12 32 00 12 23 12 11 04 03 21 03 30 11 14 52 04 10 02 32 22 21
Carlton Town 32 20 42 30 21 31 20 22 71 12 21 52 23 11 21 00 40 31 10 42 02
Coalville Town 13 11 13 31 12 20 00 11 24 12 02 22 10 00 20 15 42 13 20 02 20
Goole 03 13 22 42 34 31 30 12 11 24 31 11 42 04 20 21 54 11 31 11 01
Grantham Town 20 11 42 00 30 11 21 30 13 33 10 42 23 20 10 01 40 20 20 10 21
Hucknall Town 03 01 32 22 01 11 02 10 00 30 03 01 10 10 01 10 20 23 22 02 31
Ilkeston 01 20 20 00 40 13 31 12 34 31 22 10 30 31 20 20 41 41 50 12 21
Kidsgrove Athletic 20 10 00 22 12 12 11 00 22 33 10 00 11 02 20 11 22 21 12 32 21
Leek Town 03 30 10 21 22 13 02 01 01 10 32 12 10 40 42 10 30 23 50 20 05
Lincoln United 11 11 14 32 34 11 01 25 11 12 11 14 02 12 00 00 11 22 23 45 31
Loughborough Dynamo 22 21 24 13 21 31 30 24 21 11 33 11 12 33 10 10 11 34 62 20 21
Market Drayton Town 30 11 10 02 13 15 30 06 21 11 23 17 02 14 11 11 21 24 41 22 03
Newcastle Town 20 21 02 15 44 00 24 02 22 23 30 15 21 11 10 11 11 21 01 12 01
New Mills 14 31 23 42 30 04 22 03 06 02 30 11 22 42 53 32 25 21 42 21 31
Quorn 12 13 08 23 12 05 00 32 33 01 13 13 00 23 22 32 11 12 50 12 10
Rainworth Miners Welfare 02 00 21 02 13 12 04 14 11 21 10 01 11 02 02 10 00 02 21 30 02
Romulus 21 11 13 41 02 23 01 04 41 22 13 20 12 10 21 33 11 11 22 00 11
Sheffield 02 10 21 23 40 20 10 13 30 42 23 00 42 11 22 00 20 41 71 60 32
Shepshed Dynamo 06 23 06 25 02 12 12 00 21 11 03 01 22 22 22 10 11 22 11 14 22
Stamford 11 22 01 42 10 13 11 24 32 14 40 21 01 32 11 32 21 41 43 30 32
Sutton Coldfield Town 20 61 12 20 11 22 51 21 02 12 22 22 14 02 10 03 01 31 33 41 30

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.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Grantham TownSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium7,500
Hucknall TownWatnall Road5,000
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns4,000
Newcastle TownLyme Valley Stadium4,000
Leek TownHarrison Park3,600
IlkestonNew Manor Ground3,500
GooleVictoria Pleasure Grounds3,000
Shepshed DynamoThe Dovecote2,500
Belper TownChristchurch Meadow2,400
Lincoln UnitedAshby Avenue2,200
Coalville TownOwen Street Sports Ground2,000
Kidsgrove AthleticThe Seddon Stadium2,000
Rainworth Miners WelfareWelfare Ground2,000
RomulusThe Central Ground
(Sutton Coldfield Town ground share)
2,000
SheffieldCoach and Horses Ground2,000
StamfordVic Couzens Stadium2,000
Sutton Coldfield TownThe Central Ground2,000
Carlton TownBill Stokeld Stadium1,500
Loughborough DynamoNanpantan Sports Ground1,500
New MillsChurch Lane1,400
QuornSutton Park1,400
Market Drayton TownGreenfields Sports Ground1,000

Challenge Cup

2011–12 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Country  England
Teams 66
Defending champions Ashton United
Champions North Ferriby United
Runners-up Rushall Olympic
Matches played 65
Goals scored 250 (3.85 per match)

The 2011–12 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2011–12 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons)[14] is the 42nd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.[15] The tournament was won by North Ferriby United who beat Rushall Olympic 4–1 after extra-time.[16]

Calendar

RoundMatches playedMatchesClubs
Preliminary Round5–20 September 2011466 → 62
First Round26 September – 1 November 20112062 → 42
Second Round18 October – 15 November 20111042 → 32
Third Round2 November – 20 December 20111632 → 16
Fourth Round9–11 January 2012816 → 8
Quarterfinals14–21 February 201248 → 4
Semifinals20–21 March 201224 → 2
Final28 April 201212 → 1

Preliminary Round


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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Ossett Town 0–2[17] Brigg Town 23
2 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–2[18] Stamford 73
3 Romulus 3–5[19]
AET
Kidsgrove Athletic 74
4 Warrington Town 4–2[20]
AET
Cammell Laird 55

First Round


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.

  • *Mossley were removed from the competition as they had not registered a player correctly.

Second Round


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

Third 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.

Fourth Round


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

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.

28 April 2012 65 North Ferriby United 4–1
(a.e.t.)
Rushall Olympic Coronation Park, Eastwood
15:00 Fry  76' (pen.)
Taylor  92'
Anderson  97'
Bolder  108'
Report Tolley  77' (pen.) Attendance: 256

President's Cup

2011–12 Northern Premier League President's Cup
Country  England
Teams 44
Defending champions Lancaster City

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.[21]

Peter Swales Shield

2012 Peter Swales Shield
Date 4 August 2012
Venue Deva Stadium, Chester
Referee I Hussin[22]
Attendance 591

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.

See also

References

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  17. Ossett Town 0–2 brigg Town Archived 10 September 2012 at Archive.is Ossett Town FC official website. Accessed 21 September 2011.
  18. "Match Report: Rainworth Miners Welfare vs. Stamford, 7th Sep 2011". Stamford AFC. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  19. Roms lose out in League Cup opener Archived 7 September 2012 at Archive.is Romulus FC official website
  20. Warrington Town 4 – 2 Cammell Laird Archived 10 September 2012 at Archive.is Cammell Laird official website
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  22. Graham, Chris (4 August 2012). "Blues claim Peter Swales Trophy". Chester FC. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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