The 2001–02 Northern Premier League season was the 34th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
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| Season | 2001–02 |
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| Promoted | Burton Albion |
| Relegated | Bamber Bridge Bishop Auckland |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1540 (3.04 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Worksop Town 5–0 Accrington Stanley Emley 5–0 Bamber Bridge Bradford Park Avenue 5–0 Colwyn Bay |
| Biggest away win | Gateshead 0–7 Bradford Park Avenue Droylsden 0–7 Burton Albion |
| Highest scoring | Bradford Park Avenue 3–5 Gateshead Burscough 6–2 Droylsden Colwyn Bay 4–4 Hyde United Marine 4–4 Lancaster City (8 goals) |
| Longest winning run | 12 games Burton Albion |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 games Burton Albion |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Burton Albion |
| Longest losing run | 9 games Burton Albion |
| Highest attendance | 4,478 Burton Albion 3–0 Bishop Auckland |
| Lowest attendance | 362 Altrincham 0–1 Vauxhall Motors |
| Average attendance | 2,047 |
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← 2000–01
2002–03 →
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The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Burton Albion (C) (P) | 44 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 30 | +76 | 104 | Promotion to the Conference |
| 2 | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 55 | +31 | 89 | |
| 3 | Lancaster City | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 78 | |
| 4 | Worksop Town | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 78 | |
| 5 | Emley | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 75 | |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 89 | 64 | +25 | 72 | |
| 7 | Runcorn F.C. Halton | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 71# | |
| 8 | Barrow | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | +16 | 67 | |
| 9 | Altrincham | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 66 | |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 59 | |
| 11 | Droylsden | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 78 | −13 | 59 | |
| 12 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 58 | |
| 13 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 58* | |
| 14 | Gateshead | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 56 | |
| 15 | Whitby Town | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 76 | −15 | 53 | |
| 16 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 51 | |
| 17 | Marine | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 50 | |
| 18 | Burscough | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 86 | −17 | 50 | |
| 19 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 76 | −15 | 49 | |
| 20 | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 47 | |
| 21 | Bishop Auckland (R) | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 44† | Relegation to the NPL Division One |
| 22 | Hyde United | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 40 | |
| 23 | Bamber Bridge (R) | 44 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 88 | −50 | 30‡ | Qualification to the Playoffs |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
#From this season onwards, Runcorn were known as Runcorn F.C. Halton.
* Frickley Athletic were deducted 1 point.
†Bishop Auckland relegated due to ground concerns.
‡Due to Bishop Auckland's dismissal, Bamber Bridge were placed into a playoff to decide if they were to stay up. They were also deducted 1 point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Season | 2001–02 |
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| Champions | Harrogate Town |
| Promoted | Ashton United Harrogate Town |
| Relegated | Ossett Albion |
| Matches played | 465 |
| Goals scored | 1405 (3.02 per match) |
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← 2000–01
2002–03 →
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Division One featured 4 new teams:
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Harrogate Town (C) (P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 86 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ossett Town | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 76 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
| 3 | Ashton United (P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 63 | +27 | 75 | |
| 4 | Spennymoor United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 72 | |
| 5 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 68 | |
| 6 | Leek Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 68 | |
| 7 | Gretna | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 63* | Transferred to the Scottish Football League |
| 8 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | |
| 9 | Rossendale United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 61 | |
| 10 | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 61 | |
| 11 | Guiseley | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 61 | |
| 12 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 58 | |
| 13 | Chorley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 57 | |
| 14 | Matlock Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 54 | |
| 15 | Trafford | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 80 | −16 | 51 | |
| 16 | Workington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 48 | |
| 17 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 81 | −27 | 47 | |
| 18 | Belper Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 47 | |
| 19 | Lincoln United | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 47 | |
| 20 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 45 | |
| 21 | Kendal Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 36 | |
| 22 | Ossett Albion (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 99 | −65 | 32 | Relegation to the NCEFL Premier Division |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011
Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
*Gretna were deducted 1 point
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Bamber Bridge | |||||||
| 2 | Ossett Town | |||||||
| 1 | Bamber Bridge | |||||||
| 3 | Ashton United | |||||||
| 3 | Ashton United | |||||||
| 4 | Spennymoor United | |||||||
In the thirty-fourth season of the Northern Premier League Burton Albion (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop Auckland and Bamber Bridge were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Stalybridge Celtic, First Division winners Harrogate Town and play-off winners Ashton United. In the First Division Gretna left the League to join the Scottish Football League Third Division, while Ossett Albion left the League altogether; these teams were replaced by newly-admitted Alfreton Town and Kidsgrove Athletic.
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
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