2008–09 Northern Premier League

The 2008–09 was the 41st season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the second season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
As continuing part of non-league restructuring, the Division One South temporarily had 20 teams, while the Division One North contained 21, with a targeted number for both of 22 teams. This naturally affected the number of relegation slots available during the season, as the league attempted to enlarge the size of the divisions at the end of the season.

Premier Division

The Premier Division features six new clubs:

Leigh Genesis before Season as Leigh RMI, relegated from the Conference North
Boston United, relegated from the Conference North
Bradford Park Avenue, promoted from NPL Division One North
F.C. United of Manchester, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One North
Cammell Laird, promoted from NPL Division One South
Nantwich Town, promoted via play-offs from NPL Division One South

Stadia and Locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity
F.C. United of Manchester	Gigg Lane	11,840
Leigh Genesis	Leigh Sports Village Stadium	10,000
Boston United	York Street	6,643
Buxton	The Silverlands	5,200
Bradford Park Avenue	Horsfall Stadium	5,000
Worksop Town	Watnall Road	5,000
Ashton United	Hurst Cross	4,500
Ilkeston Town	New Manor Ground	3,500
Nantwich Town	The Weaver Stadium	3,500
Whitby Town	Turnbull Ground	3,500
Prescot Cables	Valerie Park	3,200
Burscough	Victoria Park	3,054
Guiseley	Nethermoor Park	3,000
Marine	The Arriva Stadium	2,800
North Ferriby United	Grange Lane	2,700
Eastwood Town	Coronation Park	2,500
Kendal Town	Lakeland Radio Stadium	2,400
Matlock Town	Causeway Lane	2,214
Frickley Athletic	Westfield Lane	2,087
Ossett Town	Ingfield	2,000
Cammell Laird	Kirklands Stadium	1,500

Division One North

The Division One North features six new clubs:

F.C. Halifax Town, relegated from the Conference Premier
Colwyn Bay, transferred from NPL Division One South
Warrington Town, transferred from NPL Division One South
Salford City, promoted from North West Counties League Division One
Durham City, promoted from Northern League Division One
Trafford, promoted from North West Counties League Division One

Division One South

The Division One South features seven new clubs:

Leek Town, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
Stamford, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
Lincoln United, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
Rushall Olympic, moved from the Southern League Division One Midlands
Willenhall Town, moved from the Southern League Division One Midlands
Glapwell, promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
Loughborough Dynamo, promoted from the Midland Football Alliance

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from all 3 divisions.

Guiseley 3–2 AET Ilkeston Town

President's Cup: Teams from lower 2 divisions.

Trafford 2–0 Quorn

Chairman's Cup: Between Champions of NPL Division 1 North and NPL Division 1 South.

Durham City 2–1 Retford United

Peter Swales Shield

The 2009 version of the Peter Swales Shield saw the champions of the 2008–09 NPL Premier Division, Eastwood Town, play against the winners of the 2009 NPL Chairman's Cup, Durham City. Eastwood Town won the match 2–1.