The Northern Premier League First Division was a football league covering the North of England. After the creation of Conference North/South in the 2004–05 season it sat at level 8 of the English football league system.
The champion team, together with the winners of a play-off between the 2nd to 5th places, were promoted to a level 7 league, usually the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The bottom two clubs may have been relegated to one of several level 9 leagues.
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