The 2015–16 season is the 48th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the ninth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2015–16 are Evo-Stik.[1]
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Darlington 1883 |
| Promoted: | Darlington 1883 Salford City |
| Relegated: | Colwyn Bay Hyde United Ramsbottom United Stamford |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The Premier Division featured six new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 | ||
| The Silverlands | 5,200 | ||
| The Grove | 5,000 | ||
| Hurst Cross | 4,500 | ||
| 4,435 | |||
| 4,250 | |||
| New Manor Ground | 3,500 | ||
| The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Turnbull Ground | 3,500 | ||
| Marine Travel Arena | 3,185 | ||
| 3,101 | |||
| Kirkby Road | 2,500 | ||
| 2,500 | |||
| 2,500 | |||
| Causeway Lane | 2,214 | ||
| Westfield Lane | 2,087 | ||
| 2,014 | |||
| Heritage Park (groundshare) | 2,004 | ||
| The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 | ||
| Zeeco Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| Central Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Raygar Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Dales Lane | 1,400 | ||
| Moor Lane | 1,400 |
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Division One North |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Warrington Town |
| Promoted: | Warrington Town Spennymoor Town |
| Relegated: | New Mills Harrogate Railway Athletic |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
Division One North featured three new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wincham Park (Ground share with Witton Albion) | 4,813 | ||
| Wincham Park | 4,813 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Our Physio Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Queensgate | 3,000 | ||
| Shawe View | 2,500 | ||
| Lakeland Radio Stadium | 2,400 | ||
| QED Stadium | 2,264 | ||
| Shawbridge | 2,000 | ||
| 4G Voice & Data Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| Church Lane | 1,400 | ||
| The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium | 1,350 | ||
| St Giles' Road | 1,000 |
| Competition: | Northern Premier League Division One South |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Stafford Rangers |
| Promoted: | Stafford Rangers Coalville Town |
| Relegated: | Tividale |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1456 |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
Division One South will feature five new teams:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butlin Road | 6,000 | ||
| Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 | ||
| 4,000 | |||
| Harrison Park | 3,600 | ||
| Sir Halley Stewart Field | 3,500 | ||
| Look Local Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Communications Park | 3,000 | ||
| Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 | ||
| The Beaches | 3,000 | ||
| The Moat Ground | 2,400 | ||
| Cristchurch Meadow | 2,400 | ||
| Ashby Avenue | 2,200 | ||
| Shaw Lane | 2,000 | ||
| The Scholars Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 | ||
| The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| The Central Ground (Sutton Coldfield Town ground share) | 2,000 | ||
| Coach and Horses Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Bill Stokeld Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Nanpantan Sports Ground | 1,500 | ||
| Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 | ||
| Greenwich Avenue | 1,000 |
| Northern Premier League Challenge Cup | |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Other Title: | Challenge Cup |
| Country: | England |
| Num Teams: | 68 |
| Champions: | Marine |
| Runner-Up: | Scarborough Athletic |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 15–16 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 46th 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 fifth consecutive season. 68 clubs from England will enter the competition, beginning with the preliminary round, and all ties will end will end after 90 minutes and conclude with penalties.[2] Due to weather damage to pitches in late December, two ties were reversed.[3]
The defending champions were Warrington Town, who defeated Farsley on penalties in the 2015 Final. Warrington Town were unable to defend their title as they were eliminated in the first round by Ramsbottom United.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Scheduled playing date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 September 2015 | ||
| 64 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 9 – 11 November 2015 | ||
| 32 | 32 | 32 | none | 30 November – 2 December 2015 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | none | |||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | none | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | none | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | none |
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 10 July 2015.[2] Source:[4] [5]
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 10 July 2015.[2] Source:[6] [7] [8]
The 32 winners from the first round were entered into the second round draw on 12 November 2015. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 30 November and 2 December.[9] Source:[10]
The 16 winners from the second round were entered into the third round draw on 20 January 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 9 and 16 February.[11] Source:[12]
The 8 winners from the third round were entered into the Quarter-final draw on 17 February 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played between 1 and 15 March.[13]
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The 4 winners from the Quarter-finals were entered into the Semi-final draw on 9 March 2016. The ties are originally scheduled to be played on 22 March and 26 April.[14] Source:[15]
The Challenge Cup Final was played at Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley Celtic. This was Scarborough Athletic's first final appearance (Scarborough won in 1977) and the sixth final appearance for Marine (their most recent appearance was in 2003 where they defeated Gateshead).
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