The 1977–78 Northern Premier League was the tenth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 21 August 1976 and concluded on 7 May 1978.{{cite web|title=The Football Archives 77–78|url=http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1977-1978|publisher=The Football Archives}}

Overview

The League featured twenty-four teams.

=Team changes=

The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:

Gateshead United was Folded. A new club formed Gateshead replaced.

The following club joined the League at the start of the season:

Workington relegated from Football League Fourth Division
Gateshead (new club formed) replaced to the Gateshead United (club folded).

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|teamwidth=auto

|winpoints=2

|team1=BOS|name_BOS=Boston United

|team2=WIG|name_WIG=Wigan Athletic

|team3=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor City

|team4=SCA|name_SCA=Scarborough

|team5=ALT|name_ALT=Altrincham

|team6=NOR|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|team7=STA|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|team8=RUN|name_RUN=Runcorn

|team9=MOS|name_MOS=Mossley

|team10=MAT|name_MAT=Matlock Town

|team11=LNC|name_LNC=Lancaster City

|team12=FRK|name_FRK=Frickley Athletic

|team13=BRW|name_BRW=Barrow

|team14=GOO|name_GOO=Goole Town

|team15=GHA|name_GHA=Great Harwood

|team16=GAI|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|team17=GAT|name_GAT=Gateshead

|team18=NET|name_NET=Netherfield

|team19=WRK|name_WRK=Workington

|team20=WKS|name_WKS=Worksop Town

|team21=MOR|name_MOR=Morecambe

|team22=MAC|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|team23=BUX|name_BUX=Buxton

|team24=SLI|name_SLI=South Liverpool

|result2=C|result15=F

|col_C=green1|text_C= Promoted to Football League Fourth Division

|col_F=#CCCCCC|text_F= Club Folded.

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

|update=7 May 1978

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1977-1978 The Football Archives]

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

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|name_GHA=Great Harwood

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|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|name_MAT=Matlock Town

|name_MOR=Morecambe

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|name_RUN=Runcorn

|name_SCA=Scarborough

|name_SLI=South Liverpool

|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|name_WIG=Wigan Athletic

|name_WRK=Workington

|name_WOK=Worksop Town

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|match_GHA_LNC=0–0

|match_GHA_MAC=1–3

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|match_GHA_NET=2–2

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|match_GHA_SLI=0–0

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|match_LNC_GHA=1–1

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|match_WRK_GAI=4–1

|match_WRK_GAT=0–1

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|match_WRK_LNC=0–0

|match_WRK_MAC=2–1

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|match_WOK_BRW=2–2

|match_WOK_BOS=0–1

|match_WOK_BUX=0–1

|match_WOK_FRK=2–1

|match_WOK_GAI=2–1

|match_WOK_GAT=1–3

|match_WOK_GOO=2–1

|match_WOK_GHA=0–1

|match_WOK_LNC=3–5

|match_WOK_MAC=3–1

|match_WOK_MAT=1–1

|match_WOK_MOR=2–1

|match_WOK_MOS=1–0

|match_WOK_NET=1–1

|match_WOK_NOR=1–0

|match_WOK_RUN=2–1

|match_WOK_SCA=1–2

|match_WOK_SLI=3–2

|match_WOK_STA=4–2

|match_WOK_WIG=1–1

|match_WOK_WRK=0–0

|update=7 May 1978

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1977-1978 The Football Archives]

|date=May 1978

}}

=Stadia and locations=

{{location map+ |Northern England|float=right |width=675 |caption=Locations of the 1977–78 Northern Premier League teams |places=

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.383436 |long=-2.335158 |label= Altrincham|label_size=80 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.224167 |long=-4.131389 |label= Bangor City|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.123333 |long=-3.235000 |label= Barrow|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=52.976755 |long= 0.018816 |label= Boston United|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.256635 |long=-1.906555 |label= Buxton|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.588000 |long=-1.292194 |label= Frickley Athletic|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.403397 |long=-0.774525 |label= Gainsborough Trinity|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.961025 |long=-1.579672 |label= Gateshead United|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.703148 |long=-0.880842 |label= Goole Town|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.789195 |long=-2.391113 |label= Great Harwood|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.051057 |long=-2.810889 |label= Lancaster City|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.242828 |long=-2.127114 |label= Macclesfield Town|label_size=80 |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.137075 |long=-1.551715 |label= Matlock Town|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.067545 |long=-2.847084 |label= Morecambe|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.516412 |long=-2.044307 |label= Mossley|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.320474 |long=-2.736481 |label= Netherfield|label_size=80 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.258283 |long=-2.510747 |label= Northwich Victoria|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.341841 |long=-2.722481 |label= Runcorn|label_size=80 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.265534 |long=-0.418267 |label= Scarborough|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.357828 |long=-2.889871 |label= South Liverpool|label_size=80 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=52.818542 |long=-2.116858 |label= Stafford Rangers|label_size=80 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.555028 |long=-2.650384 |label= Wigan Athletic|label_size=80 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=54.648714 |long=-3.551050 |label= Workington|label_size=80 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.306293 |long=-1.125125 |label= Worksop Town|label_size=80 |position=top}}

}}

Team ! Stadium
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Altrincham	Moss Lane
Bangor City	Farrar Road
Barrow	Holker Street
Boston United	York Street
Buxton	The Silverlands
Frickley Athletic	Westfield Lane
Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme
Gateshead United	Gateshead Youth Stadium
Goole Town	Victoria Pleasure Ground
Great Harwood	The Showground
Lancaster City	Giant Axe
Macclesfield Town	Moss Rose
Matlock Town	Causeway Lane
Morecambe	Christie Park
Mossley	Seel Park
Netherfield	Parkside
Northwich Victoria	Drill Field
Runcorn	Canal Street
Scarborough	Athletic Ground
South Liverpool	Holly Park
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road
Wigan Athletic	Springfield Park
Workington	Borough Park
Worksop Town	Central Avenue

Cup results

=Challenge Cup=

width=150\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=150\|Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Matlock Town	3–0	Boston United

=Northern Premier League Shield=

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

width=150\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=150\|Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Matlock Town	beat	Boston United

=FA Cup=

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only two teams reached the second round:

Second Round

width=150\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=150\|Away Team	\|
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Scarborough
Scarborough	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Replay
Hartlepool United	4–2	Runcorn

Third Round

width=150\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=150\|Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Scarborough

=FA Trophy=

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, two teams reached the fourth round:

Fourth Round

width=150\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=150\|Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Altrincham	4–2	Winsford United
Merthyr Tydfil	0–0	Runcorn
Runcorn	3–2	Merthyr Tydfil

Semi-finals

width=80\|Stage	width=180\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=180\|Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
1st Leg	Altrincham	0–0	Runcorn
2nd Leg	Runcorn	0–1	Altrincham
Aggregate	Altrincham	1–0	Runcorn

Final

width=180\|Home Team	width=20\|Score	width=180\|Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Altrincham	3–1	Leatherhead

End of the season

At the end of the tenth season of the Northern Premier League, Wigan Athletic who was put forward for election, received enough votes, on the second round of voting, to be promoted to the Football League. Great Harwood folded Great Harwood Town replaced in Lancashire Combination

=Football League elections=

Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, two non-League teams, one from the Northern Premier League and the other from the Southern League, applied to be elected. Three out of the four Football League teams were re-elected. Wigan Athletic from the Northern Premier League tied with Southport from the Football League on the first round of voting. A second round was then implemented with Wigan Athletic gaining promotion, replacing Southport from the Football League as they did not receive enough votes. Southport was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]

class=wikitable style=text-align:left !Club!!League!!First round votes!!Second round votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|York City	Football League Division Four	align=right\|49
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Rochdale	Football League Division Four	align=right\|39
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Hartlepool United	Football League Division Four	align=right\|37
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Wigan Athletic	Northern Premier League	align=right\|26	align=right\|29
Southport	Football League Division Four	align=right\|26	align=right\|20
Bath City	Southern League	align=right\|23

=Promotion and relegation=

The number of clubs reduced from twenty-four clubs to twenty-three clubs for the following season.

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:

Wigan Athletic promoted to Football League Fourth Division
Great Harwood folded

The following club joined the League the following season:

Southport demoted from Football League Fourth Division

References

External links

[https://www.thenpl.co.uk/ Northern Premier League official website]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF]
[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/npl.htm Football Club History Database]

Category:Northern Premier League seasons

class=wikitable style=text-align:left !Club!!League!!First round votes!!Second round votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|York City	Football League Division Four	align=right\|49
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Rochdale	Football League Division Four	align=right\|39
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Hartlepool United	Football League Division Four	align=right\|37
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Wigan Athletic	Northern Premier League	align=right\|26	align=right\|29
Southport	Football League Division Four	align=right\|26	align=right\|20
Bath City	Southern League	align=right\|23