The UniBond Premier Division

The Northern Premier League was founded in 1968, decades after the other two leagues at what is now the seventh tier of the English football league system.

The League has two divisions, with the lower division, Division One, divided into North and South regions. The bottom three teams are relegated to Division One North or South, the Division One champions are promoted to the Premier Division, along with the winners of a playoff between the second to fifth place clubs.

The champions of this division together with the winner of a playoff between the second to fifth place finishers are promoted to Conference North.