26 / 05 / 12

Mossley will face four new opponents in the Evo-stik League in the coming season.

In come Burscough, Goole, New Mills and Ramsbottom United. Burscough and Goole are former Mossley opponents going back to the early 1970's while we played Ramsbottom regularly during our time in the NWCL. Despite our relatively close proximity to New Mills this will be the first season that we have ever been in the same division.

Departing from our Division are;- AFC Fylde and Witton Albion who have been promoted to the Premier Division while Durham City have dropped to the Northern League and Woodley Sports have been demoted to the North West Counties League.

The following are the Football Association's proposed league allocations for 2012/13;

Evo-Stik NPL First Division North

Bamber Bridge
Burscough (Relegated from Evo-stik League Premier Division)
Cammell Laird
Clitheroe
Curzon Ashton
Farsley
Garforth Town
Goole (Transferred from Evo-stik League Division One South)
Harrogate Railway Athletic
Lancaster City
Mossley
New Mills (Transferred from Evo-stik League Division One South)
Ossett Albion
Ossett Town
Prescott Cables
Radcliffe Borough
Ramsbottom United (Promoted from North West Counties League)
Salford City
Skelmersdale United
Trafford
Wakefield
Warrington Town