2016–17 Northern Premier League
The 2016–17 season was the 49th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the tenth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The League sponsors for 2016–17 were Evo-Stik.
The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured six new clubs:- Coalville Town, promoted as playoff winners in NPL Division One South
- Corby Town, relegated from National League North
- Hednesford Town, relegated from National League North
- Stafford Rangers, promoted as champions of NPL Division One South
- Spennymoor Town, promoted as playoff winners in NPL Division One North
- Warrington Town, promoted as champions of NPL Division One North
League table
Top scorers
Updated to match played on 22 April 2017Play-offs
Semi-finals'''Final'''
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ashton United | Hurst Cross | 4,500 |
| Barwell | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
| Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | 5,200 |
| Coalville Town | Owen Street Sports Ground | 2,000 |
| Corby Town | Steel Park | 3,893 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium | 7,500 |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
| Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
| Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
| Marine | Marine Travel Arena | 3,185 |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | 2,214 |
| Mickleover Sports | The Don Amott Stadium | 1,500 |
| Nantwich Town | The Weaver Stadium | 3,500 |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane | 1,400 |
| Skelmersdale United | West Lancashire College Stadium | 2,500 |
| Spennymoor Town | The Brewery Field | 4,000 |
| Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 2,900 |
| Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,014 |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | Central Ground | 2,000 |
| Warrington Town | Cantilever Park | 3,500 |
| Whitby Town | Turnbull Ground | 3,500 |
| Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
Division One North
Two Division One North clubs were moved to the parallel division: Northwich Victoria and Witton Albion were transferred to Division One South.Thus, Division One North featured six new clubs:
- Colne, promoted from the North West Counties League Premier Division
- Colwyn Bay, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Goole, transferred from NPL Division One South
- Hyde United, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Ramsbottom United, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Tadcaster Albion, promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division
League table
Top scorers
Updated to match played on 22 April 2017Play-offs
Semi-finals'''Final'''
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bamber Bridge | QED Stadium | 2,264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brighouse Town | St Giles' Road | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colne | XLCR Stadium | 1,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colwyn Bay |  ClearDivision One SouthDivision One South featured five new clubs:
League tableTop scorersUpdated to match played on 22 April 2017Play-offsSemi-finals'''Final''' Stadia and locations
Challenge CupThe 2016–17 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 16–17 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for a sixth consecutive season. 67 clubs from England and one from Wales entered the competition, beginning with the preliminary round, and all ties ended after 90 minutes and concluded with penalties.The defending champions were Marine, who defeated Scarborough Athletic on penalties in the 2016 Final. They were eliminated in the first round. |