NPL clubs have been placed in the National League North. The bottom three teams are usually relegated to Division One North West or South East, but NPL Premier Division clubs in the most southerly locales could be relegated to the Southern League Division One Central. From the 2019–20 season, Division One North West and South East have 20 clubs each. In each division, the champions are promoted to the Premier Division, along with the winners of a divisional playoff. The bottom two clubs in each division are relegated to one of the feeder leagues below provided there are enough suitable promotion candidates from those leagues. The champions of the three feeder leagues covering the NPL area are promoted each season. These are the Northern League, the Northern Counties East League, and the North West Counties League. Clubs in the northern extremities of the Midland League and the United Counties League may also be promoted to the Northern Premier League. Should there be an unusually large or small number of clubs relegated to and/or promoted to the level of the NPL from Northern England, the National League System (NLS) Committee can order one or more of the NPL's southernmost clubs to transfer to the Southern League (or vice versa) to maintain numerical balance between the leagues. Division One North West and South East teams receive a bye to the preliminary round of FA Cup Qualification. Premier Division teams receive a bye to the first round of Qualification. The league currently runs one cup competition, with all member clubs competing in the League Challenge Cup. In the past, the league has run other competitions, such as the Chairman's Cup, the President's Cup and the Peter Swales Shield. Current members Premier Division Division One West Division One East Division One Midlands Champions Promoted Since the league's formation in 1968, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the English football league system - Asterisk indicates club was promoted via play-offs Cup competitions League Challenge Cup The league currently runs one cup competition, the League Challenge Cup, which is contested by every club in the league. Finals Defunct competitions In the past the league has run three other cup competitions - the President's Cup, Chairman's Cup and Peter Swales Shield. Winners See also Isthmian League Southern Football League References External links 1968 establishments in England 7 Sports leagues established in 1968 Eng