The 2012–13 season is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the sixth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2012–13 are Evo-Stik.[1]
Due to Step Three leagues increasing their number of teams from 22 to 24 from the 2013–14 season onwards, only two teams will be relegated from the Premier Division, and only one team will be relegated from each of Division One North and South this season.[2]
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | North Ferriby United |
| Promoted: | North Ferriby United Hednesford Town |
| Relegated: | Kendal Town Eastwood Town |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1536 |
| League Topscorer: | Ryan Kendall (36 goals)[3] |
| Biggest Home Win: | Worksop Town 8–1 Stocksbridge Park Steels[4] (31 October 2012) Buxton 7–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels (26 December 2012) |
| Highest Scoring: | (17 August 2012) (31 October 2012) |
| Highest Attendance: | 2,761 (20 April 2013) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 79 (27 March 2013) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The Premier Division features six new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigg Lane (Bury ground share) | 11,840 | ||
| South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 | ||
| 6,500 | |||
| The Silverlands | 5,200 | ||
| Coronation Park | 5,000 | ||
| Wincham Park | 4,813 | ||
| Hurst Cross | 4,500 | ||
| 4,435 | |||
| 4,100 | |||
| New Manor Ground | 3,500 | ||
| The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Look Local Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Turnbull Ground | 3,500 | ||
| Sandy Lane | 3,200 | ||
| 3,000 | |||
| The Arriva Stadium | 2,800 | ||
| Grange Lane | 2,700 | ||
| Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 | ||
| Causeway Lane | 2,214 | ||
| Westfield Lane | 2,087 | ||
| Kellamergh Park | 1,500 | ||
| Dales Lane | 1,400 |
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Division One North |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1598 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Curzon Ashton 10–1 Wakefield (1 April 2013) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Ossett Albion 0–8 Trafford (18 August 2012) |
| Highest Attendance: | 615 Curzon Ashton 1–1 Cammell Laird (12 January 2013)[5] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 29 Cammell Laird 3–2 Radcliffe Borough (12 March 2013) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
Division One North features four new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue (groundshare with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) | 11,000 | ||
| Tameside Stadium | 4,000 | ||
| Seel Park | 4,000 | ||
| 3,900 | |||
| Station View | 3,500 | ||
| Giant Axe | 3,500 | ||
| Stainton Park | 3,500 | ||
| Cantilever Park | 3,500 | ||
| 3,200 | |||
| Queensgate | 3,054 | ||
| Genix Healthcare Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 | ||
| WareHouse Systems Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| 2,500 | |||
| Shawe View | 2,500 | ||
| QED Stadium | 2,264 | ||
| Shawbridge | 2,000 | ||
| Stade France Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 | ||
| Kirklands Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Church Lane | 1,400 | ||
| Moor Lane | 1,400 |
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Division One South |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | King's Lynn Town |
| Promoted: | King's Lynn Town Stamford |
| Relegated: | Hucknall Town |
| Biggest Home Win: | Loughborough Dynamo 13–0 Hucknall Town (1 January 2013) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Hucknall Town 1–9 Coalville Town (20 October 2012) |
| Highest Scoring: | Loughborough Dynamo 13–0 Hucknall Town (1 January 2013) |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,958 King's Lynn Town 2–1 Sheffield (30 April 2013)[6] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 34 Hucknall Town 2–4 Market Drayton Town (19 March 2013) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
Division One South features six new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Walks | 5,733 | ||
| The Grove | 5,000 | ||
| Watnall Road | 5,000 | ||
| The Hawthorns | 4,000 | ||
| Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 | ||
| Harrison Park | 3,600 | ||
| Marston Road (groundshare with Stafford Rangers) | 3,000 | ||
| Christchurch Meadow | 2,400 | ||
| The Moat Ground | 2,400 | ||
| Ashby Avenue | 2,200 | ||
| The Scholars Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| Welfare Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) | 2,000 | ||
| Coach and Horses Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Kettering Road | 2,000 | ||
| The Central Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 | ||
| Raygar Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Northern Premier League Challenge Cup | |
| Year: | 2012–13 |
| Num Teams: | 66 |
| Defending Champions: | North Ferriby United |
| Champions: | North Ferriby United |
| Runner-Up: | Curzon Ashton |
| Matches: | 65 |
| Goals: | 266 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2012–13 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons)[7] is the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.
| Round | matches played | matches | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 5–13 November 2012 | 4 | 66 → 62 | |
| First round | 20 November – 18 December 2012 | 20 | 62 → 42 | |
| Second round | 18 December – 14 January 2013 | 10 | 42 → 32 | |
| Third round | 7 January – 25 February 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Fourth round | 29 January – 12 March 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | 12–19 March 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | 3–4 April 2013 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 23 April 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
In the preliminary round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions have been drawn together.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mills | 0–4 | Leek Town | 80 | |
| 2 | Romulus | 2–1 | Gresley | 52 | |
| 3 | Salford City | 0–1 | Curzon Ashton | 49 | |
| 4 | Sheffield | 5–3 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 124 |
The four clubs which make 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.[8]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 1–2 AET | Cammell Laird | 80 | |
| 6 | Burscough | 2–1 | Ramsbottom United | 75 | |
| 7 | Coalville Town | 4–6 AET | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 62 | |
| 8 | Farsley | 2–1 | Ossett Albion | 76 | |
| 9 | Garforth Town | 1–2 | Sheffield | 56 | |
| 10 | Halesowen Town | 1–3 AET | Carlton Town | 84 | |
| 11 | Hucknall Town | 0–4 | Brigg Town | 36 | |
| 12 | King's Lynn Town | 1–2 | Stamford | 201 | |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 0–1 | Curzon Ashton | 72 | |
| 14 | Lincoln United | 1–4 | Mickleover Sports | 36 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Mossley | 1–7 | Warrington Town | 95 | |
| 16 | Newcastle Town | 1–2 | Market Drayton Town | 62 | |
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | 2–0 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 65 | |
| 18 | Ossett Town | 3–1 AET | Belper Town | 63 | |
| 19 | Radcliffe Borough | 4–5 | Clitheroe | 68 | |
| 20 | Romulus | 0–2 | Chasetown | 71 | |
| 21 | Skelmersdale United | 7–1 | Prescot Cables | 104 | |
| 22 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 4–2 | Loughborough Dynamo | 49 | |
| 23 | Trafford | 3–1 | Leek Town | 47 | |
| 24 | Wakefield | 2–3 | Goole | 40 |
The 20 clubs which make it through the first round enter into the draw.[9]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Brigg Town | 3–5 AET | Sheffield | 76 | |
| 26 | Carlton Town | 2–1 | Ossett Town | 54 | |
| 27 | Chasetown | 1–5 | Northwich Victoria | 104 | |
| 28 | Curzon Ashton | 2–0 | Burscough | 64 | |
| 29 | Farsley | 4–1 | Clitheroe | 61 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Goole | 0–4 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 43 | |
| 31 | Market Drayton Town | 1–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 33 | |
| 32 | Mickleover Sports | 4–3 AET | Stamford | 58 | |
| 33 | Skelmersdale United | 2–2 AET | Cammell Laird | 101 | |
| Cammell Laird 3–0 on penalties | |||||
| 34 | Trafford | 3–2 | Warrington Town | 126 | |
Teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division entered at this stage, along with the 10 winners from the second round. The draw for the third round was made on 19 December 2012.[10]
The draw for the fourth round took place on 10 January 2013, with the 16 clubs that made it through the third round.[11] Source:[12]
The eight clubs to have made it through the fourth round were entered into the quarter-finals draw, which took place on 19 February 2013.[13] Cammell Laird, Farsley, and Curzon Ashton from the NPL Division One North and Northwich Victoria from the NPL Division One South remain as the lowest-placed teams still in the Cup.Source:[12]
The four clubs to have made it through the quarter-finals were entered into the semi-finals draw. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 21 March 2013, with Cammell Laird from the Northern Premier League Division One North remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup.[14] Witton Albion was removed from the semi-finals due to fielding an ineligible player on 19 February 2013 against F.C. United of Manchester since the player had already represented Curzon Ashton in a previous round on 27 November 2012. Curzon Ashton was reinstated to play Matlock Town in place of Witton Albion in the semi-finals.[15] Source:[16]
The Challenge Cup Final was played at the Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley F.C.[17] This was the second consecutive Challenge Cup Final for North Ferriby United and Curzon Ashton's first Finals appearance. After a 1–1 draw, North Ferriby United went on to win the penalty shoot-out and secure their second Challenge Cup in a row while also being the third team ever to retain the Cup.[18]
| 2013 Peter Swales Shield | |
| Team1: | King's Lynn Town |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Skelmersdale United |
| Team2score: | 6 |
| Date: | 6 May 2013 |
| Stadium: | The Walks |
| City: | King's Lynn |
| Referee: | S. Meredith (Mansfield)[19] |
| Attendance: | 321 |
| Previous: | 2012 |
| Next: | 2014 |
For the 2013 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Skelmersdale United, played against the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, King's Lynn Town.