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5 unusual facts about Northern Premier League


Denbigh Town F.C.

During the same season the club secured a 1-0 North Wales Challenge Cup victory over Caernarfon Town, then a semi-professional side sitting fourth in the Northern Premier League.

Northern League

Northern Premier League, also known as EvoStik League and previously UniBond League, an association football league covering the whole of the north of England

Northern Premier League

From 1992–93 to 1994–95 the League's Division One included two non-English clubs, Caernarfon Town F.C. from Wales and Gretna F.C. from Scotland, who have since joined their countries' league systems.

Due to title sponsorship deals, the league has been billed under various names, including a sixteen-year spell as the Unibond League, the longest such deal in world football.

The sponsors after this were: HFS Loans (1988–94), Unibond (1994–2010) and Evo-Stik (2010–present).


Neil Brisco

After only one Northern Premier League Division One North game for the club he retired from football, so as to concentrate on his work in the prison service.


see also

Stockport Sports F.C.

The FA restructuring of the football pyramid allowed Woodley to gain promotion to the Northern Premier League by finishing fourth in the league.