| content |
| Northern Premier League First Division |
|---|
| Duration |
| 1988-2007 |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| NPL Premier Division |
| Relegation To |
| Northern League Division One NWCL Division One NCEL Premier Division |
| Number of Teams |
| 24 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 8 |
| Cups |
| Challenge Cup President's Cup Chairman's Cup |
| Current Champions (2006/07) |
| Buxton |
| Website |
| Unibond |
The Northern Premier League First Division was a football league covering the north of England. From the 2004-05 season it sat at step 4 of the National League System.
The champion team, together with the winners of a playoff between the 2nd to 5th places, were promoted to a step 3 league, usually the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The bottom two clubs may have been relegated to one of several step 5 leagues.
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Split
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, the league was split into the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South This was to reflect a standardisation of the National League System, in which the Northern Premier League and the Isthmian League had their first divisions split to reflect the situation in the Southern League The Northern Premier League had wanted 20 teams per division but faced opposition from the Southern League because it feared massive movement from its Midlands Division. 1
Champions
- 1987-88 - Fleetwood Town
- 1988-89 - Colne Dynamoes
- 1989-90 - Leek Town
- 1990-91 - Whitley Bay
- 1991-92 - Colwyn Bay
- 1992-93 - Bridlington Town
- 1993-94 - Guiseley
- 1994-95 - Blyth Spartans
- 1995-96 - Lancaster City
- 1996-97 - Radcliffe Borough
- 1997-98 - Whitby Town
- 1998-99 - Droylsden
- 1999-00 - Accrington Stanley
- 2000-01 - Bradford Park Avenue
- 2001-02 - Harrogate Town
- 2002-03 - Alfreton Town
- 2003-04 - Hyde United
- 2004-05 - North Ferriby United
- 2005-06 - Mossley
- 2006-07 - Buxton
- 2007-08 - North: Bradford Park Avenue; South: Retford United (were not promoted as their ground was not to an adaquate standard)
See also
Northern Premier League Division One North
Northern Premier League Division One South
References
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