Northern Premier League 1969-2000
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Macclesfield Town 38 22 8 8 72 41 52 2 Wigan Athletic 38 20 12 6 56 32 52 3 Boston United 38 21 8 9 65 33 50 4 Scarborough 38 20 10 8 74 39 50 5 South Shields 38 19 7 12 66 43 45 6 Gainsborough Trinity 38 16 11 11 64 49 43 7 Stafford Rangers 38 16 7 15 59 52 39 8 Bangor City 38 15 9 14 68 63 39 9 Northwich Victoria 38 15 8 15 60 66 38 10 Netherfield 38 14 9 15 56 54 37 11 Hyde United 38 15 7 16 59 59 37 Resigned to Cheshire County League 12 Altrincham 38 14 8 16 62 65 36 13 Fleetwood 38 13 10 15 53 60 36 14 Runcorn 38 11 13 14 57 72 35 15 Morecambe 38 10 13 15 41 51 33 16 South Liverpool 38 11 11 16 44 55 33 17 Great Harwood 38 10 9 19 63 92 29 18 Matlock Town 38 8 12 18 52 67 28 19 Goole Town 38 10 6 22 50 71 26 20 Gateshead 38 5 12 21 37 94 22 Folded
New entrants for 1970-71: Chorley, promoted from the Lancashire Combination :
Kirkby Town, promoted from the Lancashire Combination: Lancaster City,
promoted from the Lancashire Combination : Bradford (Park
Avenue), relegated from the Football League {FL4}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Wigan Athletic 42 27 13 2 91 32 67 2 Stafford Rangers 42 27 7 8 87 51 61 3 Scarborough 42 23 12 7 83 40 58 4 Boston United 42 22 12 8 69 31 56 5 Macclesfield Town 42 23 10 9 84 45 56 6 Northwich Victoria 42 22 5 15 71 55 49 7 Bangor City 42 19 10 13 72 61 48 8 Altrincham 42 19 10 13 80 76 48 9 South Liverpool 42 15 15 12 67 57 45 10 Chorley 42 14 14 14 58 61 42 11 Gainsborough Trinity 42 15 11 16 65 63 41 12 Morecambe 42 14 11 17 67 79 39 13 South Shields 42 12 14 16 67 66 38 14 Bradford (Park Avenue) 42 15 8 19 54 73 38 15 Lancaster City 42 12 12 18 53 76 36 16 Netherfield 42 13 9 20 59 57 35 17 Matlock Town 42 10 13 19 58 80 33 18 Fleetwood 42 10 11 21 56 90 31 19 Great Harwood 42 8 13 21 66 98 29 20 Runcorn 42 10 5 27 58 84 25 21 Kirkby Town 42 6 13 23 57 93 25 22 Goole Town 42 10 4 28 44 98 24
New entrants for 1971-72:
Skelmersdale United, promoted from the Cheshire County League
{Ch}
Ellesmere Port Town, promoted from the Cheshire
County League {Ch}
1 Stafford Rangers 46 30 11 5 91 32 71
2 Boston United 46 28 13 5 87 37 69
3 Wigan Athletic 46 27 10 9 70 43 64
4 Scarborough 46 21 15 10 75 46 57
5 Northwich Victoria 46 20 14 12 65 59 54
6 Macclesfield Town 46 18 15 13 61 50 51
7 Gainsborough Trinity 46 21 9 16 93 79 51
8 South Shields 46 18 14 14 75 57 50
9 Bangor City 46 20 8 18 93 74 48
10 Altrincham 46 18 11 17 72 58 47
11 Skelmersdale United 46 19 9 18 61 58 47
12 Matlock Town 46 20 7 19 67 75 47
13 Chorley 46 17 12 17 66 59 46 Resigned to Cheshire County League
14 Lancaster City 46 15 14 17 85 84 44
15 Great Harwood 46 15 14 17 60 74 44
16 Ellesmere Port Town 46 17 9 20 67 71 43
17 Morecambe 46 15 10 21 51 64 40
18 Bradford (Park Avenue) 46 13 13 20 54 71 39
19 Netherfield 46 16 5 25 51 73 37
20 Fleetwood 46 11 15 20 43 67 37
21 South Liverpool 46 12 12 22 61 73 36
22 Runcorn 46 8 14 24 48 80 30
23 Goole Town 46 9 10 27 51 97 28
24 Kirkby Town 46 6 12 28 38 104 24 Relegated to Lancashire Combination {LC}
New entrants for 1972-73: Mossley, promoted from the Cheshire County League {Ch1}
Barrow,
relegated from the Football League {FL4}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Boston United 46 27 16 3 88 34 70 2 Scarborough 46 26 9 11 72 39 61 3 Wigan Athletic 46 23 14 9 69 38 60 4 Altrincham 46 22 16 8 75 55 60 5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 46 19 17 10 63 50 55 6 Stafford Rangers 46 20 11 15 63 46 51 7 Gainsborough Trinity 46 18 13 15 70 50 49 8 Northwich Victoria 46 17 15 14 74 62 49 9 Netherfield 46 20 9 17 68 65 49 10 Macclesfield Town 46 16 16 14 58 47 48 11 Ellesmere Port Town 46 18 11 17 52 56 47 folded 12 Skelmersdale United 46 15 16 15 58 59 46 13 Bangor City 46 16 13 17 70 60 45 14 Mossley 46 17 11 18 70 73 45 15 Morecambe 46 17 11 18 62 70 45 16 Great Harwood 46 14 15 17 63 74 43 17 South Liverpool 46 12 19 15 47 57 43 18 Runcorn 46 15 12 19 75 78 42 19 Goole Town 46 13 13 20 64 73 39 20 South Shields 46 17 4 25 64 81 38 21 Matlock Town 46 11 11 24 42 80 33 22 Lancaster City 46 10 11 25 53 78 31 23 Barrow 46 12 6 28 52 101 30 24 Fleetwood 46 5 15 26 31 77 25
New entrants for 1973-74:
Buxton, promoted from the Cheshire County League {Ch1}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Boston United 46 27 11 8 69 32 65 2 Wigan Athletic 46 28 8 10 96 39 64 3 Altrincham 46 26 11 9 77 34 63 4 Stafford Rangers 46 27 9 10 101 45 63 5 Scarborough 46 22 14 10 62 43 58 6 South Shields 46 25 6 15 87 48 56 [N] 7 Runcorn 46 21 14 11 72 47 56 8 Macclesfield Town 46 18 15 13 48 47 51 9 Bangor City 46 19 11 16 65 56 49 10 Gainsborough Trinity 46 18 11 17 77 64 47 11 South Liverpool 46 16 15 15 55 47 47 12 Skelmersdale United 46 16 13 17 50 59 45 13 Goole Town 46 14 15 17 60 69 43 14 Fleetwood 46 14 15 17 48 68 43 15 Mossley 46 15 11 20 53 65 41 16 Northwich Victoria 46 14 13 19 68 75 41 17 Morecambe 46 13 13 20 62 84 39 18 Buxton 46 14 10 22 45 71 38 19 Matlock Town 46 11 14 21 50 79 36 20 Great Harwood 46 10 14 22 52 74 34 21 Bradford (Park Avenue) 46 9 15 22 42 84 33 folded 22 Barrow 46 13 7 26 46 94 33 23 Lancaster City 46 10 12 24 52 67 32 24 Netherfield 46 11 5 30 42 88 27
New entrants for 1974-75: Worksop Town,
promoted from the Midland Counties League {MiL}
Name changes for 1974-75: South Shields becomes Gateshead United
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Wigan Athletic 46 33 6 7 94 38 72 2 Runcorn 46 30 8 8 102 42 68 3 Altrincham 46 26 12 8 87 43 64 4 Stafford Rangers 46 25 13 8 81 39 63 5 Scarborough 46 24 12 10 75 45 60 6 Mossley 46 23 11 12 78 52 57 7 Gateshead United 46 22 12 12 74 48 56 8 Goole Town 46 19 12 15 75 71 50 9 Northwich Victoria 46 18 12 16 83 71 48 10 Great Harwood 46 17 14 15 69 66 48 11 Matlock Town 46 19 8 19 87 79 46 12 Boston United 46 16 14 16 64 63 46 13 Morecambe 46 14 15 17 71 87 43 14 Worksop Town 46 14 14 18 69 66 42 15 South Liverpool 46 14 14 18 59 71 42 16 Buxton 46 11 17 18 50 77 39 17 Macclesfield Town 46 11 14 21 46 62 36 18 Lancaster City 46 13 10 23 53 76 36 19 Bangor City 46 13 9 24 56 67 35 20 Gainsborough Trinity 46 10 15 21 46 79 35 21 Skelmersdale United 46 13 7 26 63 93 33 22 Barrow 46 9 15 22 45 72 33 23 Netherfield 46 12 8 26 43 92 32 24 Fleetwood 46 5 10 31 26 97 20
Northern Premier League 1975-76
P W D
L F A Pts
1
Runcorn
46 29 10 7
95 42 68
2
Stafford Rangers 46 26
15 5 81
41 67
3
Scarborough
46 26 10 10
84 43 62
4
Matlock Town
46 26 9 11
96 63 61
5
Boston United 46
27 6 13 95
58 60
6
Wigan Athletic 46
21 15 10 81
42 57
7
Altrincham
46 20 14 12
77 57 54
8
Bangor City
46 21 12 13
80 70 54
9
Mossley
46 21 11 14
70 58 53
10 Goole
Town
46 20 13 13
58 49 53
11
Northwich Vics 46
17 17 12 79
59 51
12
Lancaster City 46
18 9 19 61
70 45
13
Worksop Town
46 17 10 19
63 56 44
14
Gainsborough Tr 46
13 17 16 58
69 43
15
Macclesfield T 46
15 12 19 50
64 42
16
Gateshead U
46 17 7 22
64 63 41
17
Buxton
46 11 13 22
37 62 35
18
Skelmersdale U 46
12 10 24 45
74 34
19
Netherfield
46 11 11 24
55 76 33
20
Morecambe
46 11 11 24
47 67 33
21 Great
Harwood 46
13 7 26 58
86 33
22 Sth
Liverpool 46
12 9 25 45
78 33
23
Barrow
46 12 9 25
47 84 33
24
Fleetwood
46 3 9
34 36 131 15
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Boston United. . . 44 27 11 6 82 35 65 2 Northwich Victoria . 44 27 11 6 85 43 65 3 Matlock Town . . . 44 26 11 7 108 57 63 4 Bangor City . . . 44 22 11 11 87 52 55 5 Scarborough . . . 44 21 12 11 77 66 54 6 Goole Town. . . . 44 23 6 15 64 50 52 7 Lancaster City . . 44 21 9 14 71 58 51 8 Gateshead United. . 44 18 12 14 80 64 48 Folded 9 Mossley. . . . . 44 17 14 13 74 59 48 10 Altrincham. . . . 44 19 9 16 60 53 47 11 Stafford Rangers. . 44 16 14 14 60 55 46 12 Runcorn. . . . . 44 15 14 15 58 50 44 13 Worksop Town . . . 44 16 12 16 50 58 44 14 Wigan Athletic . . 44 14 15 15 62 54 43 15 Morecambe . . . . 44 13 11 20 59 75 37 16 Gainsborough Trinity 44 13 10 21 58 74 36 17 Great Harwood . . 44 11 14 19 63 84 36 18 Buxton . . . . . 44 11 13 20 48 63 35 19 Macclesfield Town . 44 8 15 21 41 68 31 20 Frickley Athletic . 44 11 8 25 53 93 30 21 Barrow . . . . . 44 11 6 27 56 87 28 22 South Liverpool . . 44 10 8 26 51 104 28 23 Netherfield . . . 44 9 8 27 47 92 26
New entrants for 1977-78: Gateshead, a new club formed to replace Gateshead United:
Workington, relegated from the Football League
{FL4}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Boston United. . . 46 31 9 6 85 35 71 2 Wigan Athletic . . 46 25 15 6 83 45 65 Elected to the Football League 3 Bangor City . . . 46 26 10 10 92 50 62 4 Scarborough . . . 46 26 10 10 80 39 62 5 Altrincham. . . . 46 22 15 9 84 49 59 6 Northwich Victoria . 46 22 14 10 83 55 58 7 Stafford Rangers. . 46 22 13 11 71 41 57 8 Runcorn. . . . . 46 19 18 9 70 44 56 9 Mossley. . . . . 46 22 11 13 85 73 55 10 Matlock Town . . . 46 21 12 13 79 60 54 11 Lancaster City . . 46 15 14 17 66 82 44 12 Frickley Athletic . 46 15 12 19 77 81 42 13 Barrow . . . . . 46 14 12 20 58 61 40 14 Goole Town. . . . 46 15 9 22 60 68 39 15 Great Harwood . . 46 13 13 20 66 83 39 Folded 16 Gainsborough Trinity 46 14 10 22 61 74 38 17 Gateshead . . . . 46 16 5 25 65 74 37 18 Netherfield . . . 46 11 13 22 50 80 35 19 Workington. . . . 46 13 8 25 48 80 34 20 Worksop Town . . . 46 12 10 24 45 84 34 21 Morecambe . . . . 46 11 11 24 67 92 33 22 Macclesfield Town . 46 12 9 25 60 92 33 23 Buxton . . . . . 46 13 6 27 60 95 32 24 South Liverpool . . 46 9 7 30 53 111 25
New entrants for 1978-79: Southport, relegated from the
Football League
The Alliance Premier League, was formed in season 1979-80.
The constituent teams were taken from the Northern Premier League
and the Southern League.
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Mossley. . . . . 44 32 5 7 117 48 69 2 Altrincham. . . . 44 25 11 8 93 39 61 To APL 3 Matlock Town . . . 44 24 8 12 100 59 56 4 Scarborough . . . 44 19 14 11 61 44 52 To APL 5 Southport . . . . 44 19 14 11 62 49 52 6 Boston United. . . 44 17 18 9 40 33 52 To APL 7 Runcorn. . . . . 44 21 9 14 79 54 51 8 Stafford Rangers. . 44 18 14 12 67 41 50 To APL 9 Goole Town. . . . 44 17 15 12 56 61 49 10 Northwich Victoria . 44 18 11 15 64 52 47 To APL 11 Lancaster City . . 44 17 12 15 62 54 46 12 Bangor City . . . 44 15 14 15 65 66 44 To APL 13 Worksop Town . . . 44 13 14 17 55 67 40 14 Workington. . . . 44 16 7 21 62 74 39 15 Netherfield . . . 44 13 11 20 39 69 37 16 Barrow . . . . . 44 14 9 21 47 78 37 To APL 17 Gainsborough Trinity 44 12 12 20 52 67 36 18 Morecambe . . . . 44 11 13 20 55 65 35 19 Frickley Athletic . 44 13 9 22 58 70 35 20 South Liverpool . . 44 12 10 22 48 85 34 21 Gateshead . . . . 44 11 11 22 42 63 33 22 Buxton . . . . . 44 11 9 24 50 84 31 23 Macclesfield Town . 44 8 10 26 40 92 26
New entrants for 1979-80: Witton Albion, promoted from the Cheshire County League :Marine, promoted from the Cheshire County League {Ch1}
Burton Albion, transferred from the Southern League {SLM}
Grantham, transferred from the Southern League {SLM}
Oswestry Town, transferred from the Southern League {SLM}
Tamworth, transferred from the Southern League {SLM}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Mossley. . . . . 42 28 9 5 96 41 65
2 Witton Albion. . . 42 28 8 6 89 30 64
3 Frickley Athletic . 42 24 13 5 93 48 61 P Alliance Premier League {APL}
4 Burton Albion. . . 42 25 6 11 83 42 56
5 Matlock Town . . . 42 18 17 7 87 53 53
6 Buxton . . . . . 42 21 9 12 61 48 51
7 Worksop Town . . . 42 20 10 12 65 52 50
8 Macclesfield Town . 42 18 11 13 67 53 47
9 Grantham . . . . 42 18 8 16 71 65 44
10 Marine . . . . . 42 16 10 16 65 57 42
11 Goole Town. . . . 42 14 13 15 61 63 41
12 Lancaster City . . 42 13 13 16 74 77 39
13 Oswestry Town. . . 42 12 14 16 44 60 38
14 Gainsborough Trinity 42 14 8 20 64 75 36
15 Runcorn. . . . . 42 11 11 20 46 63 33
16 Gateshead . . . . 42 11 11 20 50 77 33
17 Morecambe . . . . 42 10 12 20 40 59 32
18 Netherfield . . . 42 7 15 20 37 66 29
19 Southport . . . . 42 8 13 21 30 75 29
20 South Liverpool . . 42 7 14 21 51 84 28
21 Workington. . . . 42 8 12 22 50 85 28
22 Tamworth . . . . 42 8 9 25 26 77 25
New entrants for 1980-81:
King's Lynn, transferred from the Southern League {SLM}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Runcorn. . . . . 42 32 7 3 99 22 71 P APL 2 Mossley. . . . . 42 24 7 11 95 55 55 3 Marine . . . . . 42 22 10 10 66 41 54 4 Buxton . . . . . 42 21 7 14 64 50 49 5 Gainsborough Trinity 42 17 13 12 80 57 47 6 Burton Albion. . . 42 19 8 15 63 54 46 7 Witton Albion. . . 42 19 8 15 70 62 46 8 Goole Town. . . . 42 14 16 12 56 50 44 9 South Liverpool . . 42 19 6 17 59 64 44 10 Workington. . . . 42 15 13 14 57 48 43 11 Gateshead . . . . 42 12 18 12 65 61 42 12 Worksop Town . . . 42 15 11 16 66 61 41 13 Macclesfield Town . 42 13 13 16 52 69 39 14 Grantham . . . . 42 14 9 19 57 74 37 15 Matlock Town . . . 42 12 12 18 57 80 36 16 Lancaster City . . 42 13 9 20 48 70 35 17 Netherfield . . . 42 11 12 19 73 81 34 18 Oswestry Town. . . 42 13 8 21 54 67 34 19 King's Lynn . . . 42 8 18 16 46 65 34 20 Southport . . . . 42 11 11 20 42 68 33 21 Morecambe . . . . 42 11 8 23 42 74 30 22 Tamworth . . . . 42 9 12 21 38 76 30
New entrants for 1981-82:
Bangor City, relegated from the Alliance Premier League {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Bangor City . . . 42 27 8 7 108 60 62 P Alliance Premier League {APL}
2 Mossley. . . . . 42 24 11 7 76 43 59
3 Witton Albion. . . 42 22 10 10 75 44 54
4 Gateshead . . . . 42 19 14 9 65 49 52
5 King's Lynn . . . 42 19 12 11 61 36 50
6 Grantham . . . . 42 18 13 11 65 53 49
7 Burton Albion. . . 42 19 9 14 71 62 47
8 Southport . . . . 42 16 14 12 63 55 46
9 Marine . . . . . 42 17 12 13 64 57 46
10 Macclesfield Town . 42 17 9 16 67 58 43
11 Workington. . . . 42 18 7 17 62 60 43
12 Worksop Town . . . 42 15 13 14 52 60 43
13 South Liverpool . . 42 13 13 16 55 57 39
14 Goole Town. . . . 42 13 13 16 56 60 39
15 Oswestry Town. . . 42 14 11 17 55 59 39
16 Buxton . . . . . 42 14 11 17 48 56 39
17 Lancaster City . . 42 13 12 17 47 50 38 Resigned to {NW1}
18 Gainsborough Trinity 42 10 13 19 60 69 33
19 Tamworth . . . . 42 10 9 23 31 56 29
20 Morecambe . . . . 42 9 11 22 43 86 29
21 Matlock Town . . . 42 7 12 23 38 72 26
22 Netherfield . . . 42 5 9 28 31 91 19
New entrants for 1982-83:
Hyde United, promoted from the Cheshire County League {Ch1}
Chorley, promoted from the Cheshire County League {Ch1}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Gateshead . . . . 42 32 4 6 114 43 100 P Alliance Premier League {APL}
2 Mossley. . . . . 42 25 9 8 77 42 84
3 Burton Albion. . . 42 24 9 9 81 53 81
4 Chorley. . . . . 42 23 11 8 77 49 80
5 Macclesfield Town . 42 24 8 10 71 49 80
6 Marine . . . . . 42 17 17 8 81 57 68
7 Workington. . . . 42 19 10 13 71 55 67
8 Hyde United . . . 42 18 12 12 91 63 66
9 King's Lynn . . . 42 17 13 12 62 44 64 Transferred: SLP
10 Matlock Town . . . 42 18 10 14 70 65 64
11 Witton Albion. . . 42 17 12 13 82 52 63
12 Buxton . . . . . 42 17 9 16 60 62 60
13 Morecambe . . . . 42 16 11 15 75 66 59
14 Grantham . . . . 42 15 13 14 49 50 58
15 Southport . . . . 42 11 14 17 58 65 47
16 Goole Town. . . . 42 13 7 22 52 66 46
17 Gainsborough Trinity 42 11 9 22 60 71 42
18 Oswestry Town. . . 42 10 8 24 56 99 38
19 South Liverpool . . 42 7 15 20 57 91 36
20 Tamworth . . . . 42 7 8 27 44 97 29 Transferred: SLM
21 Worksop Town . . . 42 5 10 27 50 98 25
22 Netherfield . . . 42 2 9 31 28 129 15 Relegated to North West Counties League {NW1}
New entrants for 1983-84:
Barrow, relegated from the Alliance Premier League {APL}
Stafford Rangers, relegated from the Alliance Premier League {APL}
Rhyl, promoted from the North West Counties League {NW1}
Horwich RMI, promoted from the North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Barrow . . . . . 42 29 10 3 92 38 97 Promoted to Alliance Premier League {APL}
2 Matlock Town . . . 42 23 8 11 72 48 77
3 South Liverpool . . 42 22 11 9 55 44 77
4 Grantham . . . . 42 20 8 14 64 51 68
5 Burton Albion. . . 42 17 13 12 61 47 64
6 Macclesfield Town . 42 18 10 14 65 55 64
7 Rhyl. . . . . . 42 19 6 17 64 55 63
8 Horwich RMI . . . 42 18 9 15 64 59 63
9 Gainsborough Town . 42 17 11 14 82 66 62
10 Stafford Rangers. . 42 15 17 10 65 52 62
11 Hyde United . . . 42 17 8 17 61 63 59
12 Marine . . . . . 42 16 10 16 63 68 58
13 Witton Albion. . . 42 14 14 14 64 57 56
14 Chorley. . . . . 42 14 11 17 68 65 53
15 Workington. . . . 42 14 9 19 53 57 51
16 Southport . . . . 42 14 8 20 57 74 50
17 Worksop Town . . . 42 13 8 21 57 74 47
18 Goole Town. . . . 42 12 10 20 59 80 46
19 Morecambe . . . . 42 11 12 19 59 75 45
20 Oswestry Town. . . 42 11 8 23 66 97 41
21 Buxton . . . . . 42 11 6 25 52 91 39
22 Mossley. . . . . 42 9 9 24 47 74 33 [-3]
New entrants for 1984-85:
Bangor City, relegated from the Alliance Premier League {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Stafford Rangers. . 42 26 8 8 81 40 86 P Gola League {APL}
2 Macclesfield Town . 42 23 13 6 67 39 82
3 Witton Albion. . . 42 22 8 12 57 39 74
4 Hyde United . . . 42 21 8 13 68 52 71
5 Marine . . . . . 42 18 15 9 59 34 69
6 Burton Albion. . . 42 18 15 9 70 49 69
7 Worksop Town . . . 42 19 10 13 68 56 67
8 Workington. . . . 42 18 9 15 63 57 63 (?: exact record not available)
9 Horwich RMI . . . 42 16 14 12 67 50 62
10 Bangor City . . . 42 17 9 16 70 61 60
11 Gainsborough Town . 42 14 14 14 72 73 56
12 Southport . . . . 42 15 9 18 65 66 54
13 Matlock Town . . . 42 14 9 19 56 66 51
14 Oswestry Town. . . 42 14 9 19 59 75 51
15 Mossley. . . . . 42 14 9 19 45 65 51
16 Goole Town. . . . 42 13 11 18 60 65 50
17 Rhyl. . . . . . 42 11 14 17 52 63 47
18 Morecambe . . . . 42 11 14 17 51 67 47
19 Chorley. . . . . 42 12 10 20 47 63 46
20 South Liverpool . . 42 9 15 18 43 71 42
21 Grantham . . . . 42 8 13 21 41 69 36 [-1] Transferred to Southern League {SLM}
22 Buxton . . . . . 42 8 6 28 38 79 30
New entrants for 1985-86:
Gateshead, relegated from the Gola League {APL}
Caernarfon Town, promoted from the North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Gateshead . . . . 42 24 10 8 85 51 82 Promoted to Gola League {APL}
2 Marine . . . . . 42 23 11 8 63 35 80
3 Morecambe . . . . 42 17 17 8 59 39 68
4 Gainsborough Town . 42 18 14 10 66 52 68
5 Burton Albion. . . 42 18 12 12 64 47 66
6 Southport . . . . 42 17 11 14 70 66 62
7 Worksop Town . . . 42 17 10 15 51 48 61
8 Workington. . . . 42 14 18 10 54 46 59 [-1]
9 Macclesfield Town . 42 17 8 17 67 65 59
10 Hyde United . . . 42 14 15 13 63 62 57
11 Witton Albion. . . 42 15 13 14 56 59 57 [-1]
12 Mossley. . . . . 42 13 16 13 56 60 55
13 Bangor City . . . 42 13 15 14 51 51 54
14 Rhyl. . . . . . 42 14 10 18 65 71 52
15 South Liverpool . . 42 11 17 14 43 44 50
16 Horwich RMI . . . 42 15 6 21 53 63 50 [-1]
17 Caernarfon Town . . 42 11 17 14 51 63 50
18 Oswestry Town. . . 42 12 13 17 51 60 49
19 Buxton . . . . . 42 11 12 19 55 76 45
20 Chorley. . . . . 42 9 15 18 56 64 42
21 Matlock Town . . . 42 9 15 18 59 75 42
22 Goole Town. . . . 42 7 11 24 37 78 31 [-1]
New entrants for 1986-87:
Barrow, relegated from the Gola League {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Macclesfield Town . 42 26 10 6 80 47 88 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
2 Bangor City . . . 42 25 12 5 74 35 87
3 Caernarfon Town . . 42 20 16 6 67 40 76
4 Marine . . . . . 42 21 10 11 70 43 73
5 South Liverpool . . 42 21 10 11 58 40 73
6 Morecambe . . . . 42 20 12 10 66 49 72
7 Matlock Town . . . 42 20 10 12 81 67 70
8 Southport . . . . 42 19 11 12 67 49 68
9 Chorley. . . . . 42 16 12 14 58 59 60
10 Mossley. . . . . 42 15 12 15 57 52 57
11 Hyde United . . . 42 15 10 17 81 70 55
12 Burton Albion. . . 42 16 6 20 56 68 54 Transferred to Southern League {SLP}
13 Buxton . . . . . 42 13 14 15 71 68 53
14 Witton Albion. . . 42 15 8 19 68 79 53
15 Barrow . . . . . 42 15 7 20 42 57 52
16 Goole Town. . . . 42 13 12 17 58 62 51
17 Oswestry Town. . . 42 14 8 20 55 83 50
18 Rhyl. . . . . . 42 10 15 17 56 74 45
19 Worksop Town . . . 42 9 13 20 56 74 40
20 Gainsborough Trinity 42 9 10 23 53 77 37
21 Workington. . . . 42 5 14 23 38 70 28 [-1]
22 Horwich RMI . . . 42 3 12 27 36 85 20 [-1]
New entrants for 1987-88:
Frickley Athletic, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
Gateshead, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
From 1987-88 an additional division was added to the Northern Premier League consisting of:
Stalybridge Celtic, Accrington Stanley, Winsford United, Fleetwood Town, Penrith, Congleton Town, Eastwood Hanley, Radcliffe Borough, Leek Town, Netherfield, Irlam Town and Curzon Ashton from the North West Counties League Division 1 {NW1};
Droylsden and Lancaster City from the North West Counties League Division 2 {NW2};
Alfreton Town, Farsley Celtic, Sutton Town, Harrogate Town and Eastwood Town from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division {NEP}.
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Chorley. . . . . 42 26 10 6 78 35 88 Promoted: APL 2 Hyde United . . . 42 25 10 7 91 52 85 3 Caernarfon Town . . 42 22 10 10 56 34 76 4 Morecambe . . . . 42 19 15 8 61 41 72 5 Barrow . . . . . 42 21 8 13 70 41 71 6 Worksop Town . . . 42 20 11 11 74 55 71 7 Bangor City . . . 42 20 10 12 72 55 70 8 Rhyl. . . . . . 42 18 13 11 70 42 67 9 Marine . . . . . 42 19 10 13 67 45 67 10 Frickley Athletic . 42 18 11 13 61 55 65 11 Witton Albion. . . 42 16 12 14 61 47 60 12 Goole Town. . . . 42 17 9 16 71 61 60 13 Horwich RMI . . . 42 17 9 16 46 42 60 14 Southport . . . . 42 15 12 15 43 48 57 15 South Liverpool . . 42 10 19 13 56 64 49 16 Buxton . . . . . 42 11 14 17 72 76 47 17 Mossley. . . . . 42 11 11 20 54 75 44 18 Gateshead . . . . 42 11 7 24 52 71 40 19 Matlock Town . . . 42 10 8 24 58 89 38 20 Gainsborough Trinity 42 8 10 24 38 81 34 21 Oswestry Town. . . 42 6 10 26 44 101 28 ?Folded 22 Workington. . . . 42 6 3 33 28 113 21 Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1988-89:
Shepshed Charterhouse, transferred from the Beazer Homes League {SLP}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Fleetwood Town . . 36 22 7 7 85 45 73 Promoted: NPP 2 Stalybridge Celtic . 36 22 6 8 72 42 72 Promoted: NPP 3 Leek Town . . . . 36 20 10 6 63 38 70 4 Accrington Stanley . 36 21 6 9 71 39 69 5 Farsley Celtic . . 36 18 9 9 64 48 63 6 Droylsden . . . . 36 16 10 10 63 48 58 7 Eastwood Hanley . . 36 14 12 10 50 37 54 8 Winsford United . . 36 15 6 15 59 47 51 9 Congleton Town . . 36 12 16 8 43 39 51 [-1] 10 Harrogate Town . . 36 13 9 14 51 50 48 11 Alfreton Town. . . 36 13 8 15 53 54 47 12 Radcliffe Borough . 36 11 13 12 66 62 46 13 Irlam Town. . . . 36 12 10 14 39 45 46 14 Penrith. . . . . 36 11 11 14 46 51 44 15 Sutton Town . . . 36 11 5 20 51 96 38 16 Lancaster City . . 36 10 6 20 45 72 36 17 Eastwood Town. . . 36 8 10 18 45 65 34 18 Curzon Ashton. . . 36 8 4 24 43 73 28 19 Netherfield . . . 36 4 4 28 35 93 16
New entrants for 1988-89:
Colne Dynamoes, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Bishop Auckland, promoted from the Skol Northern League {NL1}
Whitley Bay, promoted from the Skol Northern League {NL1}
Newtown
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Barrow . . . . . 42 26 9 7 69 35 87 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
2 Hyde United. . . . 42 24 8 10 77 44 80
3 Witton Albion . . . 42 22 13 7 67 39 79
4 Bangor City. . . . 42 22 10 10 77 48 76
5 Marine . . . . . 42 23 7 12 69 48 76
6 Goole Town . . . . 42 22 7 13 75 60 73
7 Fleetwood Town. . . 42 19 16 7 58 44 73
8 Rhyl . . . . . . 42 18 10 14 75 65 64
9 Frickley Athletic. . 42 17 10 15 64 53 61
10 Mossley . . . . . 42 17 9 16 56 58 60
11 South Liverpool . . 42 15 13 14 65 57 58
12 Caernarfon Town . . 42 15 10 17 49 63 55
13 Matlock Town . . . 42 16 5 21 65 73 53
14 Southport . . . . 42 13 12 17 66 52 51
15 Buxton . . . . . 42 12 14 16 61 63 50
16 Morecambe . . . . 42 13 9 20 55 60 47 [-1]
17 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 12 11 19 56 73 47
18 Shepshed Charterhouse 42 14 8 20 49 60 44 [-6]
19 Stalybridge Celtic . 42 9 13 20 46 81 40
20 Horwich RMI. . . . 42 7 14 21 42 70 35
21 Gateshead . . . . 42 7 13 22 36 70 34
22 Worksop Town . . . 42 6 5 31 42 103 23 Relegated: NP1
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Colne Dynamoes. . . 42 30 11 1 102 21 98 [-3] Promoted: NPP
2 Bishop Auckland . . 42 28 5 9 78 28 89 Promoted: NPP
3 Leek Town . . . . 42 25 11 6 74 41 85 [-1]
4 Droylsden . . . . 42 25 9 8 84 48 84
5 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 23 6 13 77 49 75
6 Accrington Stanley . 42 21 10 11 81 60 73
7 Lancaster City. . . 42 21 8 13 76 54 71
8 Harrogate Town. . . 42 19 7 16 68 61 64
9 Newtown . . . . . 42 15 12 15 65 59 57
10 Congleton Town. . . 42 15 11 16 62 66 56
11 Workington . . . . 42 17 3 22 59 74 54
12 Eastwood Town . . . 42 14 10 18 55 61 52
13 Curzon Ashton . . . 42 13 11 18 74 72 50
14 Farsley Celtic. . . 42 12 13 17 52 73 49
15 Irlam Town . . . . 42 11 14 17 53 63 47
16 Penrith . . . . . 42 14 5 23 61 91 47
17 Radcliffe Borough. . 42 12 10 20 62 86 46
18 Eastwood Hanley . . 42 11 12 19 46 67 45
19 Winsford United . . 42 13 6 23 58 93 45
20 Alfreton Town . . . 42 8 11 23 44 92 35
21 Netherfield. . . . 42 8 9 25 57 90 32 [-1]
22 Sutton Town. . . . 42 7 6 29 70 109 27 Relegated to Northern Counties East League {NEP}
New entrants for 1989-90:
Emley, promoted from the Northern Counties East League {NEP}
Rossendale United, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Colne Dynamoes. . . 42 32 6 4 86 40 102
2 Gateshead . . . . 42 22 10 10 78 58 76 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
3 Witton Albion . . . 42 22 7 13 67 39 73
4 Hyde United. . . . 42 21 8 13 73 50 71
5 South Liverpool . . 42 20 9 13 89 79 69
6 Matlock Town . . . 42 18 12 12 61 42 66
7 Southport . . . . 42 17 14 11 54 48 65
8 Fleetwood Town. . . 42 17 12 13 73 66 63
9 Marine . . . . . 42 16 14 12 59 55 62
10 Bangor City. . . . 42 15 15 12 64 58 60
11 Bishop Auckland . . 42 17 8 17 72 64 59
12 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 16 8 18 59 55 56
13 Frickley Athletic. . 42 16 8 18 56 61 56
14 Horwich RMI. . . . 42 15 13 14 66 69 55 [-3]
15 Morecambe . . . . 42 15 9 18 58 70 54
16 Buxton . . . . . 42 15 8 19 59 72 53
17 Stalybridge Celtic . 42 12 9 21 48 61 45
18 Mossley . . . . . 42 11 10 21 61 82 43
19 Goole Town . . . . 42 12 5 25 54 77 41
20 Shepshed Charterhouse 42 11 7 24 55 82 40
21 Caernarfon Town . . 42 10 8 24 56 86 38 Relegated: NP1
22 Rhyl . . . . . . 42 7 10 25 43 77 30 [-1] Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1990-91:
Chorley, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Leek Town . . . . 42 26 8 8 70 31 86 Promoted: NPP
2 Droylsden . . . . 42 27 6 9 81 46 80 [-7] Promoted: NPP
3 Accrington Stanley . 42 22 10 10 80 53 76
4 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 21 11 10 93 59 74
5 Emley. . . . . . 42 20 9 13 70 42 69
6 Congleton Town. . . 42 20 12 10 65 53 69 [-3]
7 Winsford United . . 42 18 10 14 65 53 64
8 Curzon Ashton . . . 42 17 11 14 66 60 62
9 Harrogate Town. . . 42 17 9 16 68 62 60
10 Lancaster City. . . 42 15 14 13 73 54 59
11 Eastwood Town . . . 42 16 11 15 61 64 59
12 Farsley Celtic. . . 42 17 6 19 71 76 57
13 Rossendale United. . 42 15 9 18 73 69 54
14 Newtown . . . . . 42 14 12 16 49 62 54
15 Irlam Town . . . . 42 14 11 17 61 66 53
16 Workington . . . . 42 14 8 20 56 64 50
17 Radcliffe Borough. . 42 14 7 21 47 62 52
18 Alfreton Town . . . 42 13 8 21 59 85 47
19 Worksop Town . . . 42 13 5 24 56 95 44
20 Netherfield. . . . 42 11 6 25 56 89 39
21 Penrith . . . . . 42 8 12 22 40 71 36 [?] Relegated to Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
22 Eastwood Hanley . . 42 9 9 24 44 88 36 Relegated to Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
The exact record of Penrith is not available.
New entrants for 1990-91:
Warrington Town, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Bridlington Town, promoted from the Weekly Wynner Northern Counties East League {NEP}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Witton Albion . . . 40 28 9 3 81 31 93 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
2 Stalybridge Celtic . 40 22 11 7 44 26 77
3 Morecambe . . . . 40 19 16 5 72 44 73
4 Fleetwood Town. . . 40 20 9 11 69 44 69
5 Southport . . . . 40 18 14 8 66 48 68
6 Marine . . . . . 40 18 11 11 56 39 65
7 Bishop Auckland . . 40 17 10 13 62 56 61
8 Buxton . . . . . 40 17 11 12 66 61 59 [-3]
9 Leek Town . . . . 40 15 11 14 48 44 56
10 Frickley Athletic. . 40 16 6 18 64 62 54
11 Hyde United. . . . 40 14 11 15 73 63 53
12 Goole Town . . . . 40 14 10 16 68 74 52
13 Droylsden . . . . 40 12 11 17 67 70 47
14 Chorley . . . . . 40 12 10 18 55 55 46
15 Mossley . . . . . 40 13 10 17 55 68 45 [-4]
16 Horwich RMI. . . . 40 13 6 21 62 81 45
17 Matlock Town . . . 40 12 7 21 52 70 43
18 Bangor City. . . . 40 9 12 19 52 70 39
19 South Liverpool . . 40 10 9 21 58 92 39 Resigned
20 Gainsborough Trinity. 40 9 11 20 57 84 38
21 Shepshed Charterhouse 40 6 7 27 38 83 25
Colne Dynamoes folded before the beginning of the season.
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 25 10 7 95 38 85 Promoted: NPP 2 Emley. . . . . . 42 24 12 6 78 37 84 Promoted: NPP 3 Worksop Town . . . 42 25 7 10 85 56 82 4 Accrington Stanley . 42 21 13 8 83 57 76 Promoted: NPP 5 Rhyl . . . . . . 42 21 7 14 62 63 70 6 Eastwood Town . . . 42 17 11 14 70 60 62 7 Warrington Town . . 42 17 10 15 68 52 61 8 Lancaster City. . . 42 19 8 15 58 56 65 9 Bridlington Town . . 42 15 15 12 72 52 60 10 Curzon Ashton . . . 42 14 14 14 49 57 56 11 Congleton Town. . . 42 14 12 16 57 71 54 12 Netherfield. . . . 42 14 11 17 67 66 53 13 Newtown . . . . . 42 13 12 17 68 75 51 14 Caernarfon Town . . 42 13 10 19 51 64 49 15 Rossendale United. . 42 12 13 17 66 67 49 16 Radcliffe Borough. . 42 12 12 18 50 69 48 17 Irlam Town . . . . 42 12 11 19 55 76 47 18 Winsford United . . 42 11 13 18 51 66 46 19 Harrogate Town. . . 42 11 13 18 55 73 46 20 Workington . . . . 42 11 11 20 54 67 44 21 Farsley Celtic. . . 42 11 9 22 49 78 42 22 Alfreton Town . . . 42 7 12 23 41 84 33
New entrants for 1991-92:
Knowsley United, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Guiseley, promoted from the Northern Counties East League {NEP}
Colwyn Bay, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Stalybridge Celtic . 42 26 14 2 84 33 92 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
2 Marine . . . . . 42 23 9 10 64 32 78
3 Morecambe . . . . 42 21 13 8 70 44 76
4 Leek Town . . . . 42 21 10 11 62 49 73
5 Buxton . . . . . 42 21 9 12 65 47 72
6 Emley. . . . . . 42 18 11 13 69 47 65
7 Southport . . . . 42 16 17 9 57 48 65
8 Accrington Stanley . 42 17 12 13 78 62 63
9 Hyde United. . . . 42 17 9 16 69 67 60
10 Fleetwood Town. . . 42 17 8 17 67 64 59
11 Bishop Auckland . . 42 16 9 17 48 58 57
12 Goole Town . . . . 42 15 9 18 60 72 54
13 Horwich RMI. . . . 42 13 14 15 44 52 53
14 Frickley Athletic. . 42 12 16 14 61 57 52
15 Droylsden . . . . 42 12 14 16 62 72 50
16 Mossley . . . . . 42 15 4 23 51 73 49
17 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 13 9 20 53 79 48
18 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 11 13 18 48 63 46
19 Matlock Town . . . 42 12 9 21 59 87 45
20 Bangor City. . . . 42 11 10 21 46 57 43 Resigned to Konica League of Wales {LW}
21 Chorley . . . . . 42 11 9 22 61 82 42
22 Shepshed Albion . . 42 6 8 28 46 79 26 Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1992-93:
Barrow, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Colwyn Bay . . . . 42 30 4 8 99 49 94 Promoted: NPP
2 Winsford United . . 42 29 6 7 96 41 93 Promoted: NPP
3 Worksop Town . . . 42 25 5 12 101 51 80
4 Guiseley. . . . . 42 22 12 8 93 56 78
5 Caernarfon Town . . 42 23 9 10 78 47 78
6 Bridlington Town . . 42 22 9 11 86 46 75
7 Warrington Town . . 42 20 8 14 79 64 68
8 Knowsley United . . 42 18 10 14 69 52 64
9 Netherfield. . . . 42 18 7 17 54 61 61
10 Harrogate Town. . . 42 14 16 12 73 69 58
11 Curzon Ashton . . . 42 15 9 18 71 83 54
12 Farsley Celtic. . . 42 15 9 18 79 101 53 [-1]
13 Radcliffe Borough. . 42 15 9 18 67 72 51 [-3]
14 Newtown . . . . . 42 15 6 21 60 95 51 Resigned to Konica League of Wales {LW}
15 Eastwood Town . . . 42 13 11 18 59 70 50
16 Lancaster City. . . 42 10 19 13 55 62 49
17 Congleton Town. . . 42 14 5 23 59 81 47
18 Rhyl . . . . . . 42 11 10 21 59 69 43 Resigned to Konica League of Wales {LW}
19 Rossendale United. . 42 9 11 22 61 90 38
20 Alfreton Town . . . 42 12 2 28 63 98 38
21 Irlam Town . . . . 42 9 7 26 45 95 33 [-1] Relegated to Bass North West Counties League {NW2}
22 Workington . . . . 42 7 8 27 45 99 28 [-1]
New entrants for 1992-93:
Ashton United, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Great Harwoood Town, promoted from the Bass North West Counties League {NW1}
Gretna, promoted from the Northern League {NL1}
North Shields, promoted from the Northern Counties East League {NEP}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Southport . . . . 42 29 9 4 103 31 96 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
2 Winsford United . . 42 27 9 6 91 43 90
3 Morecambe . . . . 42 25 11 6 93 51 86
4 Marine . . . . . 42 26 8 8 83 47 86
5 Leek Town . . . . 42 21 11 10 86 51 74
6 Accrington Stanley . 42 20 13 9 79 45 73
7 Frickley Athletic. . 42 21 6 15 62 52 69
8 Barrow . . . . . 42 18 11 13 71 55 65
9 Hyde United. . . . 42 17 13 12 87 71 64
10 Bishop Auckland . . 42 17 11 14 63 52 62
11 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 17 8 17 63 66 59
12 Colwyn Bay . . . . 42 16 6 20 80 79 54
13 Horwich RMI. . . . 42 14 10 18 72 79 52
14 Buxton . . . . . 42 13 10 19 60 75 49
15 Matlock Town . . . 42 13 11 18 56 79 47 [-3]
16 Emley. . . . . . 42 13 6 23 62 91 45
17 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 11 8 23 57 96 41
18 Chorley . . . . . 42 10 10 22 52 93 40
19 Fleetwood Town. . . 42 10 7 25 50 77 37
20 Droylsden . . . . 42 10 7 25 47 84 37
21 Mossley . . . . . 42 7 8 27 53 95 29 Relegated: NP1
22 Goole Town . . . . 42 6 9 27 47 105 27 Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1993-94:
Boston United, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
Knowsley United, promoted from the NP1
Bridlington Town, promoted from the NP1
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Marine . . . . . 42 27 9 6 106 62 90 2 Leek Town . . . . 42 27 8 7 79 50 89 Transferred: SLP 3 Boston United . . . 42 23 9 10 90 43 78 4 Bishop Auckland . . 42 23 9 10 73 58 78 5 Frickley Athletic. . 42 21 12 9 90 51 75 6 Colwyn Bay . . . . 42 18 14 10 74 51 68 7 Morecambe . . . . 42 20 7 15 90 56 67 8 Barrow . . . . . 42 18 10 14 59 51 64 9 Hyde United. . . . 42 17 10 15 80 71 61 10 Chorley . . . . . 42 17 10 15 70 67 61 11 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 17 9 16 61 72 60 12 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 15 11 16 64 66 56 13 Emley. . . . . . 42 12 16 14 63 71 52 14 Matlock Town . . . 42 13 12 17 71 76 51 15 Buxton . . . . . 42 13 10 19 67 73 49 16 Accrington Stanley . 42 14 7 21 63 85 49 17 Droylsden . . . . 42 11 14 17 57 82 47 18 Knowsley United . . 42 11 11 20 52 66 44 19 Winsford United . . 42 9 11 22 50 74 38 20 Horwich RMI. . . . 42 8 12 22 50 75 35 [-1] 21 Bridlington Town . . 42 7 10 25 41 91 28 [-3] Resigned 22 Fleetwood Town. . . 42 7 7 28 55 114 28 Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1994-95:
Witton Albion, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Guiseley. . . . . 40 29 6 5 87 37 93 Promoted: NPP
2 Spennymoor United. . 40 25 6 9 95 50 81 Promoted: NPP
3 Ashton United . . . 40 24 7 9 85 41 79
4 Lancaster City. . . 40 20 10 10 74 46 70
5 Netherfield. . . . 40 20 6 14 68 60 66
6 Alfreton Town . . . 40 18 10 12 83 70 64
7 Warrington Town . . 40 17 11 12 52 48 62
8 Goole Town . . . . 40 16 11 13 72 58 59
9 Great Harwood Town . 40 15 14 11 56 60 59
10 Gretna . . . . . 40 16 7 17 64 65 55
11 Workington . . . . 40 14 10 16 70 74 52
12 Worksop Town . . . 40 14 9 17 79 87 51
13 Bamber Bridge . . . 40 13 11 16 62 59 50
14 Curzon Ashton . . . 40 13 8 19 62 71 47
15 Congleton Town. . . 40 12 9 19 53 68 45
16 Radcliffe Borough. . 40 10 14 16 62 75 44
17 Mossley . . . . . 40 10 12 18 44 68 39 [-3]
18 Caernarfon Town . . 40 9 11 20 54 88 38
19 Farsley Celtic. . . 40 6 16 18 42 77 34
20 Harrogate Town. . . 40 8 9 23 40 86 33
21 Eastwood Town . . . 40 7 11 22 47 63 32 Relegated to Northern Counties (East) League {NEP}
New entrants for 1994-95:
Blyth Spartans, promoted from the Federation Northern League {NL1}
Atherton Laburnam Rovers, promoted from the Carling North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Marine . . . . . 42 29 11 2 83 27 98
2 Morecambe . . . . 42 28 10 4 99 34 94 Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
3 Guiseley. . . . . 42 28 9 5 96 50 93
4 Hyde United. . . . 42 22 10 10 89 59 76
5 Boston United . . . 42 20 11 11 80 43 71
6 Spennymoor United. . 42 20 11 11 66 52 71
7 Buxton . . . . . 42 18 9 15 65 62 63
8 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 16 13 13 69 61 61
9 Bishop Auckland . . 42 16 12 14 68 55 60
10 Witton Albion . . . 42 14 14 14 54 56 56
11 Barrow . . . . . 42 17 5 20 68 71 56
12 Colwyn Bay . . . . 42 16 8 18 71 80 56
13 Emley. . . . . . 42 14 13 15 62 68 55
14 Matlock Town . . . 42 15 5 22 62 72 50
15 Accrington Stanley . 42 12 13 17 55 77 49
16 Knowsley United . . 42 11 14 17 64 83 47
17 Winsford United . . 42 10 11 21 56 75 41
18 Chorley . . . . . 42 11 7 24 64 87 40
19 Frickley Athletic. . 42 10 10 22 53 79 40
20 Droylsden . . . . 42 10 8 24 56 93 38
21 Whitley Bay. . . . 42 8 8 26 46 97 32 Relegated: NP1
22 Horwich RMI. . . . 42 9 4 29 49 94 31 Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1995-96:
Leek Town, transferred from the Beazer Homes League {SLP}
Name changes for 1995-96:
Horwich RMI becomes Leigh RMI
Pl W D L F A Pts
1 Blyth Spartans. . . 42 26 9 7 95 55 87 Promoted: NPP
2 Bamber Bridge . . . 42 25 10 7 101 51 85 Promoted: NPP
3 Warrington Town . . 42 25 9 8 74 40 84
4 Alfreton Town . . . 42 25 7 10 94 49 82
5 Lancaster City. . . 42 23 10 9 81 44 79
6 Worksop Town . . . 42 19 14 9 95 68 71
7 Radcliffe Borough. . 42 18 10 14 76 70 64
8 Ashton United . . . 42 18 8 16 80 70 62
9 Netherfield. . . . 42 17 7 18 54 56 58
10 Eastwood Town . . . 42 14 13 15 67 61 55
11 Gretna . . . . . 42 14 13 15 64 66 55
12 Atherton Laburnam Rov 42 14 8 20 60 67 50
13 Harrogate Town. . . 42 14 8 20 57 78 50
14 Caernarfon Town . . 42 13 10 19 59 62 49 Resigned
15 Curzon Ashton . . . 42 10 16 16 64 80 46
16 Great Harwood Town . 42 11 13 18 66 87 46
17 Congleton Town. . . 42 11 13 18 52 75 46
18 Fleetwood . . . . 42 12 11 19 51 74 44 [-3]
19 Farsley Celtic. . . 42 12 7 23 66 100 43
20 Workington . . . . 42 12 6 24 61 91 42
21 Goole Town . . . . 42 11 7 24 46 81 40 Relegated to Northern Counties (East) League {NEP}
22 Mossley . . . . . 42 11 5 26 52 90 37 Relegated to Carling North West Counties League {NW1}
New entrants for 1995-96:
Lincoln United, promoted from the Northern Counties (East) League {NEP}
Bradford Park Avenue, promoted from the Carling North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Bamber Bridge . . . 42 20 16 6 81 49 76 2 Boston United . . . 42 23 6 13 86 59 75 3 Hyde United. . . . 42 21 11 10 86 51 74 4 Barrow . . . . . 42 20 13 9 69 42 73 5 Gainsborough Trinity. 42 20 13 9 60 41 73 6 Blyth Spartans. . . 42 17 13 12 75 61 64 7 Accrington Stanley . 42 17 14 11 62 54 62 [-3] 8 Emley. . . . . . 42 17 10 15 57 53 61 9 Spennymoor United. . 42 14 18 10 67 61 60 10 Guiseley. . . . . 42 15 14 13 62 57 59 11 Bishop Auckland . . 42 16 11 15 60 55 59 12 Marine . . . . . 42 15 14 13 59 54 59 13 Witton Albion . . . 42 17 8 17 60 62 59 14 Chorley . . . . . 42 14 9 19 67 74 51 15 Knowsley United . . 42 14 6 22 61 89 48 16 Winsford United . . 42 10 16 16 56 79 46 17 Leek Town . . . . 42 10 15 17 52 55 45 18 Colwyn Bay . . . . 42 8 21 13 43 57 45 19 Frickley Athletic. . 42 11 14 17 63 87 44 [-3] 20 Buxton . . . . . 42 9 11 22 43 72 38 21 Droylsden . . . . 42 10 8 24 58 100 38 Relegated: NP1 22 Matlock Town . . . 42 8 11 23 71 86 35 Relegated: NP1
New entrants for 1996-97:
Runcorn, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Lancaster City. . . 40 24 11 5 79 38 83 Promoted: NPP 2 Alfreton Town . . . 40 23 9 8 79 47 78 Promoted: NPP 3 Lincoln United. . . 40 22 7 11 80 56 73 4 Curzon Ashton . . . 40 20 7 13 73 53 67 5 Farsley Celtic. . . 40 19 9 12 66 61 66 6 Radcliffe Borough. . 40 17 13 10 70 48 64 7 Eastwood Town . . . 40 18 9 13 60 47 63 8 Whitley Bay. . . . 40 18 8 14 72 62 62 9 Ashton United . . . 40 19 7 14 73 65 60 [-4] 10 Atherton Laburnam Rov 40 15 12 13 60 61 57 11 Worksop Town . . . 40 16 8 16 84 90 56 12 Gretna . . . . . 40 13 13 14 75 65 52 13 Warrington Town . . 40 13 10 17 75 72 49 14 Leigh RMI . . . . 40 14 7 19 53 59 49 15 Netherfield. . . . 40 13 10 17 64 73 49 16 Workington . . . . 40 11 12 17 50 62 45 17 Bradford Park Avenue. 40 9 14 17 57 72 41 18 Congleton Town. . . 40 11 11 18 36 59 41 [-3] 19 Great Harwood Town . 40 9 7 24 44 78 33 [-1] 20 Fleetwood . . . . 40 7 10 23 41 81 31 Folded 21 Harrogate Town. . . 40 7 10 23 54 96 31
New entrants for 1996-97:
Stocksbridge Park Steels, promoted from the Northern Counties (East) League {NEP}
Flixton, promoted from the North West Counties League {NW1}
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Leek Town 44 28 9 7 71 35 93 P CONF 2 Bishop Auckland 44 23 14 7 88 43 83 3 Hyde United 44 22 16 6 93 46 82 4 Emley 44 23 12 9 89 53 81 5 Barrow 44 23 11 10 71 45 80 6 Boston United 44 22 13 9 74 47 79 7 Blyth Spartans 44 22 11 11 73 49 77 8 Marine 44 20 15 9 53 37 75 9 Guiseley 44 20 11 13 63 54 71 10 Gainsborough Trinity 44 18 12 14 65 46 66 11 Accrington Stanley 44 18 12 14 77 70 66 12 Runcorn 44 15 15 14 63 62 60 13 Chorley 44 16 9 19 69 66 57 14 Winsford United 44 13 14 17 50 56 53 15 Knowsley United 44 12 14 18 58 79 49 -1 folded 16 Colwyn Bay 44 11 13 20 60 76 46 17 Lancaster City 44 12 9 23 48 75 45 18 Frickley Athletic 44 12 8 24 62 91 44 19 Spennymoor United 44 10 10 24 52 68 40 20 Bamber Bridge 44 11 7 26 59 99 40 21 Alfreton Town 44 8 13 23 45 83 37 22 Witton Albion 44 5 14 25 41 91 29 R 23 Buxton 44 5 12 27 33 86 27 R
Altrincham relegated from the Conference
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Radcliffe Borough 42 26 7 9 77 33 85 P 2 Leigh RMI 42 24 11 7 65 33 83 P 3 Lincoln United 42 25 8 9 78 47 83 4 Farsley Celtic 42 23 8 11 75 48 77 5 Worksop Town 42 20 12 10 68 38 72 6 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 19 11 12 66 54 68 7 Bradford Park Avenue 42 20 8 14 58 50 68 8 Ashton United 42 17 14 11 73 52 65 9 Great Harwood Town 42 16 12 14 56 46 60 10 Droylsden 42 15 14 13 69 67 59 11 Matlock Town 42 16 9 17 60 69 57 12 Whitley Bay 42 14 12 16 47 54 54 13 Flixton 42 15 7 20 57 72 52 14 Netherfield 42 12 14 16 54 56 50 15 Eastwood Town 42 12 14 16 42 49 50 16 Gretna 42 11 17 14 55 67 50 17 Harrogate Town 42 13 8 21 54 76 47 18 Congleton Town 42 12 9 21 47 64 45 19 Workington 42 10 12 20 45 63 42 20 Curzon Ashton 42 8 10 24 48 79 34 R NCE 21 Warrington Town 42 5 18 19 42 79 33 R NWC 22 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 7 9 26 45 85 30 R NWC
Whitby Town promoted from the Northern League
Belper Town promoted from the Northern Counties East League
Trafford promoted from the North West Counties League
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Barrow 42 25 8 9 61 29 83 P CONF 2 Boston United 42 22 12 8 55 40 78 T SLP 3 Leigh RMI 42 21 13 8 63 41 76 4 Runcorn 42 22 9 11 80 50 75 5 Gainsborough Trinity 42 22 9 11 60 39 75 6 Emley 42 22 8 12 81 61 74 7 Winsford United 42 19 12 11 54 43 69 8 Altrincham 42 18 11 13 76 44 65 9 Guiseley 42 16 16 10 61 53 64 10 Bishop Auckland 42 17 12 13 78 60 63 11 Marine 42 15 11 16 56 59 56 12 Hyde United 42 13 16 13 60 55 55 13 Colwyn Bay 42 15 9 18 53 57 54 14 Spennymoor United 42 14 11 17 58 72 53 15 Chorley 42 14 7 21 51 70 49 16 Frickley Athletic 42 12 12 18 45 62 48 17 Lancaster City 42 13 8 21 55 74 47 18 Blyth Spartans 42 12 13 17 52 63 39 -10 19 Bamber Bridge 42 9 12 21 51 74 39 20 Accrington Stanley 42 8 14 20 49 68 38 21 Radcliffe Borough 42 6 12 24 39 70 30 R 22 Alfreton Town 42 3 13 26 32 86 22 R
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Whitby Town 42 30 8 4 99 48 98 P 2 Worksop Town 42 28 7 7 93 44 91 P 3 Ashton United 42 26 9 7 93 43 87 4 Droylsden 42 24 8 10 70 49 80 5 Lincoln United 42 20 11 11 76 62 71 6 Farsley Celtic 42 20 10 12 72 66 70 7 Witton Albion 42 19 9 14 77 55 66 8 Eastwood Town 42 18 12 12 68 51 66 9 Bradford Park Avenue 42 18 11 13 62 46 65 10 Belper Town 42 18 7 17 68 66 61 11 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 17 9 16 68 63 60 12 Trafford 42 16 6 20 59 61 54 13 Whitley Bay 42 14 12 16 60 63 54 14 Matlock Town 42 14 11 17 68 64 53 15 Gretna 42 13 9 20 58 64 48 16 Netherfield 42 12 11 19 55 75 47 17 Flixton 42 10 12 20 45 73 42 18 Congleton Town 42 11 8 23 65 101 41 19 Harrogate Town 42 8 14 20 57 80 38 20 Great Harwood Town 42 8 12 22 41 88 36 21 Workington 42 8 7 27 38 84 31 R 22 Buxton 42 7 3 32 41 87 24 R
Burscough promoted from the North West Counties League
Hucknall Town promoted from the Northern Counties East League
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Altrincham 42 23 11 8 67 33 80 P 2 Worksop Town 42 22 10 10 66 48 76 3 Guiseley 42 21 9 12 64 48 72 4 Bamber Bridge 42 18 15 9 63 48 69 5 Gateshead 42 18 11 13 69 58 65 6 Gainsborough Trinity 42 19 8 15 65 59 65 7 Whitby Town 42 17 13 12 77 62 64 8 Leigh RMI 42 16 15 11 63 54 63 9 Hyde United 42 16 11 15 61 48 59 10 Stalybridge Celtic 42 16 11 15 71 63 59 11 Winsford United 42 14 15 13 56 52 57 12 Runcorn 42 12 19 11 46 49 55 13 Emley 42 12 17 13 47 49 53 14 Blyth Spartans 42 14 9 19 56 64 51 15 Colwyn Bay 42 12 13 17 60 71 49 16 Frickley Athletic 42 11 15 16 55 71 48 17 Marine 42 10 17 15 61 69 47 18 Spennymoor United 42 12 11 19 52 71 47 19 Lancaster City 42 11 13 18 50 62 46 20 Bishop Auckland 42 10 15 17 49 67 45 21 Chorley 42 8 15 19 46 68 39 R 22 Accrington Stanley 42 9 9 24 47 77 36 R
Pl W D L F A Pts 1 Droylsden 42 26 8 8 97 55 86 P 2 Hucknall Town 42 26 11 5 80 38 86 P -3 3 Ashton United 42 22 12 8 79 46 78 4 Lincoln United 42 20 12 10 94 65 72 5 Eastwood Town 42 20 8 14 65 69 68 6 Radcliffe Borough 42 19 8 15 78 62 65 7 Burscough 42 19 8 15 67 61 65 8 Witton Albion 42 18 9 15 70 63 63 9 Bradford Park Avenue 42 17 11 14 64 55 62 10 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 16 13 13 64 60 61 11 Harrogate Town 42 17 7 18 75 77 58 12 Gretna 42 16 10 16 73 80 58 13 Belper Town 42 15 11 16 58 57 56 14 Trafford 42 14 11 17 50 58 53 15 Netherfield Kendal 42 13 10 19 51 64 49 16 Flixton 42 12 12 18 50 64 48 17 Matlock Town 42 14 6 22 53 72 48 18 Farsley Celtic 42 11 13 18 56 73 46 19 Whitley Bay 42 10 9 23 53 77 39 20 Congleton Town 42 8 15 19 65 91 39 21 Great Harwood Town 42 10 8 24 51 73 38 R NWC 22 Alfreton Town 42 9 8 25 53 86 35 R NEC
Workington promoted from the North West Counties League
Ossett Town promoted from the Northern Counties East League
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6 |
41 |
24 |
25 |
9 |
8 |
96 |
43 |
84 |
53 |
||||
|
2 |
Burscough P |
42 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
46 |
18 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
35 |
17 |
22 |
18 |
2 |
81 |
35 |
84 |
46 |
||||
|
3 |
Witton Albion |
42 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
49 |
24 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
39 |
22 |
23 |
15 |
4 |
88 |
46 |
84 |
42 |
||||
|
4 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
42 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
48 |
19 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
29 |
29 |
23 |
9 |
10 |
77 |
48 |
78 |
29 |
||||
|
5 |
Radcliffe Borough |
42 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
36 |
21 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
35 |
27 |
22 |
12 |
8 |
71 |
48 |
78 |
23 |
||||
|
6 |
Farsley Celtic |
42 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
34 |
20 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
32 |
32 |
19 |
11 |
12 |
66 |
52 |
68 |
14 |
||||
|
7 |
Matlock Town |
42 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
44 |
30 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
28 |
25 |
17 |
16 |
9 |
72 |
55 |
67 |
17 |
||||
|
8 |
Ossett Town |
42 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
39 |
24 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
38 |
31 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
77 |
55 |
59 |
22 |
||||
|
9 |
Stocksbridge PS |
42 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
30 |
30 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
25 |
40 |
16 |
8 |
18 |
55 |
70 |
56 |
-15 |
||||
|
10 |
Eastwood Town |
42 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
35 |
29 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
29 |
36 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
64 |
65 |
55 |
-1 |
||||
|
11 |
Harrogate Town |
42 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
31 |
26 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
34 |
41 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
65 |
67 |
54 |
-2 |
||||
|
12 |
Congleton Town |
42 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
31 |
30 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
32 |
43 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
63 |
73 |
54 |
-10 |
||||
|
13 |
Chorley |
42 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
31 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
27 |
33 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
53 |
64 |
54 |
-11 |
||||
|
14 |
Ashton Town |
42 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
33 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
32 |
36 |
12 |
16 |
14 |
65 |
67 |
52 |
-2 |
||||
|
15 |
Workington |
42 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
26 |
27 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
23 |
28 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
49 |
55 |
52 |
-6 |
||||
|
16 |
Lincoln United |
42 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
31 |
37 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
21 |
43 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
52 |
80 |
51 |
-28 |
||||
|
17 |
Belper Town |
42 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
31 |
31 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
28 |
41 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
59 |
72 |
50 |
-13 |
||||
|
18 |
Trafford |
42 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
27 |
29 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
28 |
34 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
55 |
63 |
45 |
-8 |
||||
|
19 |
Gretna |
42 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
32 |
34 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
16 |
44 |
11 |
7 |
24 |
48 |
78 |
40 |
-30 |
||||
|
20 |
Netherfield Kendal |
42 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
26 |
36 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
20 |
46 |
8 |
9 |
25 |
46 |
82 |
33 |
-36 |
||||
|
21 |
Flixton R |
42 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
28 |
37 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
19 |
48 |
7 |
9 |
26 |
47 |
85 |
30 |
-38 |
||||
|
22 |
Whitley Bay R |
42 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
24 |
45 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
42 |
7 |
9 |
26 |
41 |
87 |
30 |
-46 |
||||