The 2014–15 season was the 47th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the eighth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The league sponsors for 2014–15 were Evo-Stik.[1]
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Winners: | F.C. United of Manchester |
| Promoted: | Curzon Ashton F.C. United of Manchester |
| Relegated: | Belper Town Trafford Witton Albion |
| League Topscorer: | Aaron Williams (28 goals)[2] |
| Biggest Home Win: | [3] (23 August 2014) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (20 December 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | (2 September 2014) (20 December 2014) |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,588 (21 April 2015) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 101 (9 December 2014) (13 December 2014) |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The Premier Division featured six new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 | ||
| Bower Fold and Tameside Stadium (groundsharing) | 4,000–6,500 | ||
| The Walks | 5,733 | ||
| The Silverlands | 5,200 | ||
| The Grove | 5,000 | ||
| Wincham Park | 4,813 | ||
| Hurst Cross | 4,500 | ||
| 4,435 | |||
| Tameside Stadium | 4,000 | ||
| New Manor Ground | 3,500 | ||
| The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Turnbull Ground | 3,500 | ||
| 3,101 | |||
| The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 | ||
| Kirkby Road | 2,500 | ||
| 2,500 | |||
| Shawe View | 2,500 | ||
| Christchurch Meadow | 2,400 | ||
| Causeway Lane | 2,214 | ||
| Westfield Lane | 2,087 | ||
| 2,014 | |||
| The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 | ||
| Kettering Road | 2,000 | ||
| Dales Lane | 1,400 |
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Division One North |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Winners: | Salford City |
| Promoted: | Darlington 1883 Salford City |
| Relegated: | Padiham |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1554 |
| League Topscorer: | Nathan Cartman 35 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Darlington 1883 7–0 Kendal Town (25 August 2014) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Bamber Bridge 1–7 Droylsden (16 August 2014) Padiham 0–6 Salford City (25 February 2015) Prescot Cables 0–6 Clitheroe (20 December 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | Spennymoor Town 8–3 Clitheroe (14 March 2014) (11 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,882 (19 August 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 58 (8 September 2014) |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
Division One North featured four new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seel Park | 4,000 | ||
| The Brewery Field | 2,900 | ||
| 3,900 | |||
| Station View | 3,500 | ||
| Giant Axe | 3,500 | ||
| Stainton Park | 3,500 | ||
| Cantilever Park | 3,500 | ||
| 3,200 | |||
| Victoria Park | 3,054 | ||
| 3,000 | |||
| WareHouse Systems Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Queensgate | 3,000 | ||
| Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 | ||
| QED Stadium | 2,264 | ||
| Shawbridge | 2,000 | ||
| Valley Road (former ground of Flixton) | 2,000 | ||
| Ingfield | 2,000 | ||
| Heritage Park (groundshare with Bishop Auckland) | 1,994 | ||
| Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 | ||
| Church Lane | 1,400 | ||
| Moor Lane | 1,400 | ||
| St Giles' Road | 1,000 |
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Division One South |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Winners: | Mickleover Sports |
| Promoted: | Mickleover Sports Sutton Coldfield Town |
| Relegated: | Rainworth Miners Welfare Brigg Town |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1520 |
| League Topscorer: | Jake Woolley 25 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Gresley FC 10–0 Brigg Town |
| Biggest Away Win: | Loughborough Dynamo 0–6 Spalding UnitedLoughborough Dynamo 1–7 Leek Town |
| Highest Scoring: | Gresley FC 10–0 Brigg Town |
| Highest Attendance: | Stafford Rangers 1-0 Gresley FC 807 |
| Lowest Attendance: | Romulus 1–2 Brigg Town 31 |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
Division One South featured five new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hawthorns | 4,000 | ||
| Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 | ||
| 4,000 | |||
| Harrison Park | 3,600 | ||
| Sir Halley Stewart Field | 3,500 | ||
| Look Local Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 | ||
| The Beaches | 3,000 | ||
| The Moat Ground | 2,400 | ||
| The Scholars Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| Ashby Avenue | 2,200 | ||
| Welfare Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) | 2,000 | ||
| Coach and Horses Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Central Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 | ||
| Raygar Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute | 1,500 | ||
| Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Northern Premier League Challenge Cup | |
| Year: | 2014–15 |
| Other Title: | The Doodson Sport Cup |
| Num Teams: | 68 |
| Champions: | Warrington Town |
| Runner-Up: | Farsley |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It will be sponsored by Doodson Sport for a fourth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the preliminary round on 1 September, and all ties will end will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.[4]
The defending champions are AFC Fylde, who defeated Skelmersdale United 1–0 in the 2014 Final. Fylde will be unable to defend their title as they were promoted to the Conference North through the play–offs.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Scheduled playing date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 September–11 November 2014 | ||
| 64 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 10–25 November 2014 | ||
| 32 | 32 | 32 | none | 1 December 2014 – 6 January 2015 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | none | 6–27 January 2015 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | none | 10–25 February 2015 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | none | 24 March–8 April 2015 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | none | 30 April 2015 |
Eight teams from the Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South have to compete in the Preliminary round to win a place in the competition proper. The draw for this round was made on 23 July 2014.Source:[5] [6] [7]
Teams that were not in the preliminary round from Northern Premier League Division One North or Northern Premier League Division One South entered at this stage as well as teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division, along with the winners from the preliminary round. The draw for this round was made on 23 July 2014.Source:[7]
The 32 winners from the first round were entered into the second round draw on 19 November 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 2 and 3 December.[8] Source:[9] [10]
The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 4 December 2014. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 12 and 20 January.[11] Source:[10]
The 8 winners from the third round were entered into the Quarter-final draw on 20 January 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 17 and 25 February.[12]
Source:[13]
The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 18 February 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 24 March and 8 April.[14] Source:[15] [16]
The Challenge Cup Final was played at Edgeley Park, the home ground of Stockport County.[17] This was Farsley's first final appearance and the second final appearance for Warrington Town (they advanced to the final in 1993 but were defeated by Winsford United). This was the first final in which both teams were from lower divisions.Source: