2021/22 NPL Premier Division

[Darlo On Tour]

Player movements registered with the Northern Premier League from Sunday 30th January to Saturday 5th February.

Ashton United

Cole Lonsdale from Clitheroe to Ashton United
John Lufudu from Spennymoor Town to Ashton United (Loan)

Atherton Collieries

Zack Clarke from Chester to Atherton Collieries (Youth Loan)
James Hooper from Witton Albion to Atherton Collieries

Basford United

Lewis Carr from Gainsborough Trinity to Basford United

Buxton

Sean Newton from York City to Buxton (Loan)

Grantham Town

Jack Gurney from Harrowby United to Grantham Town
Ashton Hall from Sheffield FC to Grantham Town

Lancaster City

Curtis Anderson from Wycombe Wanderers to Lancaster City
Enock Likoy from Chorley to Lancaster City

Mickleover

Liam Ravenhill from Doncaster Rovers to Mickleover (Youth Loan)

Nantwich Town

Jacob Bickerstaff from Wrexham to Nantwich Town (Loan)
Sky Sinclair from Blackpool to Nantwich Town (Youth Loan)

Stalybridge Celtic

Xander Parke from Stoke City to Stalybridge Celtic (Work Experience)

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Saturday 5 February 2022 Northern Premier League results

Att. 236 - Ashton United 0 Bamber Bridge 0
Att. 1,056 - Buxton 2 South Shields 2
Att. 1,740 - FC United Of Manchester 2 Witton Albion 0
Att. 626 - Matlock Town 0 Lancaster City 1
Att. 461 - Morpeth Town 1 Nantwich Town 2
Att. 1,068 - Scarborough Athletic 1 Hyde United 1
Att. 580 - Stafford Rangers 0 Whitby Town 0
Att. 471 - Warrington Town 3 Grantham Town 3

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Player movements registered with the Northern Premier League from Sunday 30th January to Saturday 5th February.

Ashton United

Cole Lonsdale from Clitheroe to Ashton United
John Lufudu from Spennymoor Town to Ashton United (Loan)

Atherton Collieries

Zack Clarke from Chester to Atherton Collieries (Youth Loan)
James Hooper from Witton Albion to Atherton Collieries

Basford United

Lewis Carr from Gainsborough Trinity to Basford United

Buxton

Sean Newton from York City to Buxton (Loan)

Grantham Town

Jack Gurney from Harrowby United to Grantham Town
Ashton Hall from Sheffield FC to Grantham Town

Lancaster City

Curtis Anderson from Wycombe Wanderers to Lancaster City
Enock Likoy from Chorley to Lancaster City

Mickleover

Liam Ravenhill from Doncaster Rovers to Mickleover (Youth Loan)

Nantwich Town

Jacob Bickerstaff from Wrexham to Nantwich Town (Loan)
Sky Sinclair from Blackpool to Nantwich Town (Youth Loan)

Stalybridge Celtic

Xander Parke from Stoke City to Stalybridge Celtic (Work Experience)

Curtis Anderson is an interesting one - won the U17 World Cup just a few years ago with England, left Man City for the USA and never got a chance anywhere since.

 

[Darlo On Tour]

In the Northern Premier League - East

Adam Boyes has so far scored 42 times this season in all competitions for Marske United

25 of those have been in the league

And to think we once showed interest in this player but he ended up choosing Spendymoor Town to sit on the bench!

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Curtis Anderson is an interesting one - won the U17 World Cup just a few years ago with England, left Man City for the USA and never got a chance anywhere since.

I would imagine with him being still only 21-year-old this is likely a stepping stone back into the full-time game for him. He kept a clean sheet at Matlock on his debut today.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I would imagine with him being still only 21-year-old this is likely a stepping stone back into the full-time game for him. He kept a clean sheet at Matlock on his debut today.

I'm surprised we've never had him in on trial, as he's from Barrow and I think he's a fan. I'd like to think someone at the club has kept tabs on him.

 

[Darlo On Tour]

In one respect you'd have thought so with him like you say coming from Barrow. I'd imagine now he'll be closely monitored with him being at Lancaster.

I was just reading in 2012 at the age of 11-years-old he moved from Blackpool to Manchester City for a fee of £15,000.

 

[appletablepenny]

I see Grantham Town have both Elliott Durrell and Ricky Miller on their books now, that's quite a handful at the grade.

 

[Atavistic]

Grantham will be needing both to start producing the goods very quickly if they want to stay up at Step 3 this season and avoid dropping into Step 4.

 

[Kenneth Dodd]

In one respect you'd have thought so with him like you say coming from Barrow. I'd imagine now he'll be closely monitored with him being at Lancaster.

I was just reading in 2012 at the age of 11-years-old he moved from Blackpool to Manchester City for a fee of £15,000.

He hasn’t had much to do in the games against Brackley and Southport but he's Looked very calm and assured, looks like a very good signing.

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Grantham will be needing both to start producing the goods very quickly if they want to stay up at Step 3 this season and avoid dropping into Step 4.

They've actually improved a little bit by drawing their last 3 games against decent opposition. Even so they'll most likely get relegated this season.

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Tuesday 8 February 2022 Northern Premier League results

Att. 174 - Ashton United 0 Witton Albion 1
Att. 464 - Buxton 1 Basford United 0
Att. 1,492 - FC United Of Manchester 1 Lancaster City 0
Att. 458 - Matlock Town 0 Grantham Town 0
Att. 1,571 - Morpeth Town 1 South Shields 0
Att. 357 - Radcliffe 3 Hyde United 2
Att. 1,615 - Scarborough Athletic 2 Whitby Town 1
Att. 227 - Stalybridge Celtic 1 Gainsborough Trinity 1
Att. 423 - Warrington Town 2 Nantwich Town 1

 

[Darlo On Tour]

He hasn’t had much to do in the games against Brackley and Southport but he's Looked very calm and assured, looks like a very good signing.

I totally agree looks a decent signing on paper and still very young and by all accounts made some great saves tonight at FCUM.

 

[Darlo On Tour]

I see Grantham Town have both Elliott Durrell and Ricky Miller on their books now, that's quite a handful at the grade.

I see Elliott Durrell is captain for Grantham and both performing well. Ricky Miller scored twice at Warrington and Durrell got the other, also a good draw at Matlock tonight.

 

[Colinmorriswalksonwater]

Will Atkinson put in another superb performance last night and has been tremendous since since Christmas. I would hazard a guess that when, as he will do at some time in the the next year to 18 month's, he leaves us it is highly likely he will Drop down to the NPL again. If he does, whoever he rocks up at, keep maintaining his fitness levels and you will have a hell of a player, as we are re-discovering now.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Will Atkinson put in another superb performance last night and has been tremendous since since Christmas. I would hazard a guess that when, as he will do at some time in the the next year to 18 month's, he leaves us it is highly likely he will Drop down to the NPL again. If he does, whoever he rocks up at, keep maintaining his fitness levels and you will have a hell of a player, as we are re-discovering now.

He was playing in National League North for Alfreton not NPL. Pleased he is doing well

 

[Colinmorriswalksonwater]

He was playing in National League North for Alfreton not NPL. Pleased he is doing well

Apologies, thanks for the correction, I knew he came back from Alfreton, couldn't remember what league they were in when he was with them.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Apologies, thanks for the correction, I knew he came back from Alfreton, couldn't remember what league they were in when he was with them.

No problem at all but we have been in the National League North since the year dot it seems with a short stint in the National League.

 

[Colinmorriswalksonwater]

No problem at all but we have been in the National League North since the year dot it seems with a short stint in the National League.

If, as alot of us suspect, he gets released in the summer, he would be good to get back and a much fitter and better player than left you.

 

[chipmunx]

He hasn’t had much to do in the games against Brackley and Southport but he's Looked very calm and assured, looks like a very good signing.

I think you're getting Wyl Stanway and Curtis Anderson mixed up. Both are young keepers from Barrow. Darlo On Tour was on about Anderson not Stanway.

 

[Kenneth Dodd]

I think you're getting Wyl Stanway and Curtis Anderson mixed up. Both are young keepers from Barrow. Darlo On Tour was on about Anderson not Stanway.

Two good players from Barrow no wonder I got mixed up

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Player movements registered with the Northern Premier League from Sunday 6th February to 11am Saturday 12th February.

Basford United

Courey Grantham from Loughborough Dynamo to Basford United
Harvey Grice from Alfreton Town to Basford United (Youth Loan)

FC United Of Manchester

Silas Itotayagbon from Whitkirk Wanderers to FC United Of Manchester
Christopher Taylor from Radcliffe to FC United Of Manchester

Gainsborough Trinity

Reon Benjamin-Potts from York City to Gainsborough Trinity (Loan)
Frederick Draper from Lincoln City to Gainsborough Trinity (Youth Loan)
Morgan Worsford-Gregg from Lincoln City to Gainsborough Trinity

Grantham Town

Isaac Stones from Kettering Town to Grantham Town (Loan)
Harry Wood from Magorr United (Malta) to Grantham Town

Lancaster City

Ryan Graham from Ramsbottom United to Lancaster City

Matlock Town

Riece Bertram from Belper Town to Matlock Town
Reece Webb-Foster from Colne to Matlock Town

Stalybridge Celtic

Robbie Hemfrey from Stoke City to Stalybridge Celtic (Youth Loan)

Witton Albion

Joseph Mwasile from Nantwich Town to Witton Albion

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Saturday 12 February 2022 Northern Premier League results

Att. 403 - Bamber Bridge 1 Stafford Rangers 3
Att. 309 - Basford United 0 Ashton United 0
Att. 969 - Gainsborough Trinity 3 FC United Of Manchester 2
Att. 470 - Hyde United 2 Warrington Town 1
Att. 310 - Lancaster City 0 Scarborough Athletic 2
Att. 214 - Mickleover 4 Radcliffe 1
Att. 535 - Nantwich Town 1 Buxton 3
Att. 2,072 - South Shields 2 Atherton Collieries 1
Att. 532 - Whitby Town 2 Matlock Town 2
Att. 341 - Witton Albion 0 Stalybridge Celtic 2

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Jim Gannon has left Hyde United, their board say they have taken the 'difficult decision' as 'although there was an upturn in results at the end of 2021, matters have not progressed as well as was hoped since the New Year'

Bloody hell what do they want blood'

They've just had a great result against Warrington winning 2-1 and a good draw at Scarborough a couple of weeks ago.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

He hasn’t done wel for them though and they have been below stalybridge and Ashton for a while.

Although I’d gave him more time he has shown he does improve things with time but isn’t a short term fix manager.

 

[GEORGE]

Looking as though Workington may be back in this division next season.

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Player movements registered with the Northern Premier League from Sunday 13th February to Saturday 19th February.

Ashton United

Luke Taylor from Alsager Town to Ashton United

FC United Of Manchester

Will Unsworth from Cheadle Town to FC United Of Manchester

Gainsborough Trinity

Stefan Galinski from Basford United to Gainsborough Trinity
Prosper Keto from Clifton All Whites to Gainsborough Trinity
Harvey Rodgers from Retford to Gainsborough Trinity

Radcliffe

Max McMillan from Fleetwood Town to Radcliffe (Youth Loan)
Ben Rydel from Salford City to Radcliffe (Youth Loan)

Warrington Town

Adam Cullen from Rochdale to Warrington Town

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Tuesday 15 February 2022 Northern Premier League results

Att. 1,620 - FC United Of Manchester 0 Warrington Town 1
Att. 212 - Grantham Town 4 Ashton United 3
Att. 421 - Mickleover 1 South Shields 0
Att. 266 - Stalybridge Celtic 1 Nantwich Town 5

Saturday 19 February 2022 Northern Premier League results

Att. 506 - Buxton 1 Gainsborough Trinity 0
Att. 620 - Morpeth Town 2 Hyde United 2
Att. 1,715 - Scarborough Athletic 2 FC United Of Manchester 2

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Looking as though Workington may be back in this division next season.

Possibly, looking good for them sitting at the top. They have won their last 6 games.

I wouldn't rule out the well supported Merseyside club Marine.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Workington deserve it, twice robbed by covid when looking a strong bet for the title, then finally get a long season and have competition due to marine’s cup run and lost manager.

May not like South Shields spending but they also deserve it from being robbed twice in row