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1996–97 Northern Premier League

Field	Value
competition	Northern Premier League Premier Division
season	1996–97
winners	Leek Town
promoted	Leek Town
relegated	Buxton
Witton Albion
matches	506
total goals	1458
prevseason	[1995–96](1995-96-northern-premier-league-premier-division)
nextseason	[1997–98](1997-98-northern-premier-league-premier-division)

The 1996–97 Northern Premier League season was the 29th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.

Premier Division

Witton Albion

The Premier League featured three new teams:

Alfreton Town promoted as runners-up from Division One
Lancaster City promoted as champions from Division One
Runcorn relegated from the Football Conference

League table

Results

Division One

Radcliffe Borough Curzon Ashton Warrington Town

Division One featured four new teams:

Droylsden relegated from the Premier Division
Flixton promoted as champions from the NWCFL Division One
Matlock Town relegated from the Premier Division
Stocksbridge Park Steels promoted as runners-up from the NCEFL Premier Division

League table

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-ninth season of the Northern Premier League Leek Town (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Witton Albion and Buxton were relegated to the First Division while Knowsley United left the League at the end of the season. Boston United moved to the Southern League. These clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Altrincham, First Division winners Radcliffe Borough and second placed Leigh RMI. In the First Division Curzon Ashton, Warrington Town and Atherton Laburnum Rovers left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Whitby Town, Belper Town and Trafford.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

Gainsborough Trinity bt. Boston United

President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

Blyth Spartans bt. Runcorn

Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

Gainsborough Trinity bt. Leek Town

References

[http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/~sc397/football/nl/npl9697.html Unibond League]

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