1978–79 Northern Premier League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Premier League

|season=1978–79

|winners=Mossley

|promoted=Altrincham
Scarborough
Boston United
Stafford Rangers
Northwich Victoria
Bangor City
Barrow

|relegated=none

|matches=506

|total goals=1414

|biggest home win=Stafford Rangers 7–0 Netherfield
(11 November 1978)

|biggest away win=Workington 0–6 Mossley
(31 January 1979)

|highest scoring={{nobreak|Lancaster City 5–3 Macclesfield Town}}
(25 November 1978)

|longest wins=7 matches
Mossley
(20 January 1979 – 24 March 1979)

|longest unbeaten=18 matches
Mossley
(25 November 1978 – 14 April 1979)

|longest winless=19 matches
Gateshead
(23 September 1978 – 5 March 1979)

|longest losses=6 matches
Netherfield
(11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)

Macclesfield Town
(25 November 1978 – 24 February 1979)

Macclesfield Town
(18 April 1979 – 28 April 1979)

|prevseason=1977–78

|nextseason=1979–80

}}

The 1978–79 Northern Premier League was the eleventh 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 19 August 1978 and concluded on 21 May 1979.{{cite web|title=The Football Archives 78–79|url=http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1978-1979|publisher=The Football Archives}}

Overview

The League featured twenty-three clubs.

=Team changes=

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

Wigan Athletic promoted to Football League Fourth Division
Great Harwood folded

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

Southport demoted from Football League Fourth Division

=League table=

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

|res_col_header=QR

|teamwidth=auto

|winpoints=2

|team1=MOS|name_MOS=Mossley

|team2=ALT|name_ALT=Altrincham

|team3=MAT|name_MAT=Matlock Town

|team4=SCA|name_SCA=Scarborough

|team5=SOU|name_SOU=Southport

|team6=BOS|name_BOS=Boston United

|team7=RUN|name_RUN=Runcorn

|team8=STA|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|team9=GOO|name_GOO=Goole Town

|team10=NOR|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|team11=LNC|name_LNC=Lancaster City

|team12=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor City

|team13=WKS|name_WKS=Worksop Town

|team14=WRK|name_WRK=Workington

|team15=NET|name_NET=Netherfield

|team16=BRW|name_BRW=Barrow

|team17=GAI|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|team18=MOR|name_MOR=Morecambe

|team19=FRK|name_FRK=Frickley Athletic

|team20=SLI|name_SLI=South Liverpool

|team21=GAT|name_GAT=Gateshead

|team22=BUX|name_BUX=Buxton

|team23=MAC|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|col_C=green1|text_C= Promoted to Alliance Premier League

|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=21 May 1979

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1978-1979 The Football Archives]

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

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|name_ALT=Altrincham

|name_BAN=Bangor City

|name_BRW=Barrow

|name_BOS=Boston United

|name_BUX=Buxton

|name_FRK=Frickley Athletic

|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|name_GAT=Gateshead United

|name_GOO=Goole Town

|name_LNC=Lancaster City

|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|name_MAT=Matlock Town

|name_MOR=Morecambe

|name_MOS=Mossley

|name_NET=Netherfield

|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|name_RUN=Runcorn

|name_SCA=Scarborough

|name_SLI=South Liverpool

|name_SOU=Southport

|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|name_WRK=Workington

|name_WOK=Worksop Town

|match_ALT_BAN=3–2

|match_ALT_BRW=4–0

|match_ALT_BOS=3–0

|match_ALT_BUX=0–1

|match_ALT_FRK=1–2

|match_ALT_GAI=3–0

|match_ALT_GAT=2–0

|match_ALT_GOO=2–1

|match_ALT_LNC=0–0

|match_ALT_MAC=0–1

|match_ALT_MAT=3–1

|match_ALT_MOR=1–1

|match_ALT_MOS=0–1

|match_ALT_NET=1–0

|match_ALT_NOR=1–1

|match_ALT_RUN=2–1

|match_ALT_SCA=2–0

|match_ALT_SLI=5–1

|match_ALT_SOU=1–3

|match_ALT_STA=0–0

|match_ALT_WRK=3–2

|match_ALT_WOK=4–1

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|match_BAN_BOS=1–1

|match_BAN_BUX=2–0

|match_BAN_FRK=4–2

|match_BAN_GAI=1–1

|match_BAN_GAT=1–2

|match_BAN_GOO=2–2

|match_BAN_LNC=2–1

|match_BAN_MAC=2–1

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|match_BAN_MOR=4–0

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|match_BRW_BAN=0–1

|match_BRW_BOS=0–0

|match_BRW_BUX=1–0

|match_BRW_FRK=1–0

|match_BRW_GAI=2–1

|match_BRW_GAT=4–2

|match_BRW_GOO=0–0

|match_BRW_LNC=2–1

|match_BRW_MAC=1–2

|match_BRW_MAT=3–2

|match_BRW_MOR=0–0

|match_BRW_MOS=2–5

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|match_BRW_NOR=2–4

|match_BRW_RUN=0–3

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|match_BRW_SLI=0–0

|match_BRW_SOU=0–2

|match_BRW_STA=1–1

|match_BRW_WRK=1–2

|match_BRW_WOK=1–1

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|match_BOS_FRK=2–0

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|match_BOS_GAT=1–1

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|match_BOS_MAC=2–0

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|match_BOS_SOU=1–0

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|match_BOS_WRK=2–1

|match_BOS_WOK=2–2

|match_BUX_ALT=0–4

|match_BUX_BAN=5–1

|match_BUX_BRW=2–1

|match_BUX_BOS=0–0

|match_BUX_FRK=1–0

|match_BUX_GAI=1–1

|match_BUX_GAT=0–1

|match_BUX_GOO=2–1

|match_BUX_LNC=3–1

|match_BUX_MAC=2–1

|match_BUX_MAT=1–3

|match_BUX_MOR=1–6

|match_BUX_MOS=1–3

|match_BUX_NET=1–1

|match_BUX_NOR=0–2

|match_BUX_RUN=0–2

|match_BUX_SCA=0–3

|match_BUX_SLI=4–1

|match_BUX_SOU=1–1

|match_BUX_STA=0–1

|match_BUX_WRK=0–4

|match_BUX_WOK=1–2

|match_FRK_ALT=0–4

|match_FRK_BAN=1–3

|match_FRK_BRW=1–2

|match_FRK_BOS=1–1

|match_FRK_BUX=2–1

|match_FRK_GAI=4–0

|match_FRK_GAT=1–1

|match_FRK_GOO=1–2

|match_FRK_LNC=3–2

|match_FRK_MAC=3–1

|match_FRK_MAT=1–3

|match_FRK_MOR=1–1

|match_FRK_MOS=0–2

|match_FRK_NET=5–0

|match_FRK_NOR=1–3

|match_FRK_RUN=1–0

|match_FRK_SCA=1–0

|match_FRK_SLI=6–0

|match_FRK_SOU=1–3

|match_FRK_STA=0–3

|match_FRK_WRK=3–1

|match_FRK_WOK=1–1

|match_GAI_ALT=2–4

|match_GAI_BAN=1–1

|match_GAI_BRW=1–2

|match_GAI_BOS=2–0

|match_GAI_BUX=1–2

|match_GAI_FRK=1–1

|match_GAI_GAT=0–1

|match_GAI_GOO=1–2

|match_GAI_LNC=1–0

|match_GAI_MAC=2–1

|match_GAI_MAT=3–3

|match_GAI_MOR=2–1

|match_GAI_MOS=2–1

|match_GAI_NET=0–1

|match_GAI_NOR=0–1

|match_GAI_RUN=2–3

|match_GAI_SCA=1–2

|match_GAI_SLI=1–2

|match_GAI_SOU=3–0

|match_GAI_STA=1–0

|match_GAI_WRK=3–0

|match_GAI_WOK=1–2

|match_GAT_ALT=0–3

|match_GAT_BAN=2–4

|match_GAT_BRW=1–2

|match_GAT_BOS=0–1

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|match_GAT_FRK=1–0

|match_GAT_GAI=1–0

|match_GAT_GOO=0–1

|match_GAT_LNC=0–1

|match_GAT_MAC=0–1

|match_GAT_MAT=1–2

|match_GAT_MOR=2–0

|match_GAT_MOS=1–3

|match_GAT_NET=1–3

|match_GAT_NOR=2–2

|match_GAT_RUN=1–1

|match_GAT_SCA=1–2

|match_GAT_SLI=1–1

|match_GAT_SOU=2–1

|match_GAT_STA=1–1

|match_GAT_WRK=0–1

|match_GAT_WOK=0–2

|match_GOO_ALT=1–1

|match_GOO_BAN=3–1

|match_GOO_BRW=3–1

|match_GOO_BOS=0–0

|match_GOO_BUX=3–3

|match_GOO_FRK=2–0

|match_GOO_GAI=0–0

|match_GOO_GAT=0–0

|match_GOO_LNC=0–0

|match_GOO_MAC=2–0

|match_GOO_MAT=1–1

|match_GOO_MOR=3–2

|match_GOO_MOS=0–4

|match_GOO_NET=1–0

|match_GOO_NOR=1–0

|match_GOO_RUN=3–0

|match_GOO_SCA=2–2

|match_GOO_SLI=2–1

|match_GOO_SOU=0–2

|match_GOO_STA=2–1

|match_GOO_WRK=2–1

|match_GOO_WOK=1–2

|match_LNC_ALT=0–4

|match_LNC_BAN=3–1

|match_LNC_BRW=0–1

|match_LNC_BOS=0–2

|match_LNC_BUX=4–1

|match_LNC_FRK=1–3

|match_LNC_GAI=3–0

|match_LNC_GAT=1–0

|match_LNC_GOO=1–2

|match_LNC_MAC=5–3

|match_LNC_MAT=0–0

|match_LNC_MOR=4–2

|match_LNC_MOS=2–3

|match_LNC_NET=0–0

|match_LNC_NOR=1–0

|match_LNC_RUN=2–3

|match_LNC_SCA=1–0

|match_LNC_SLI=4–0

|match_LNC_SOU=2–2

|match_LNC_STA=1–0

|match_LNC_WRK=4–1

|match_LNC_WOK=1–1

|match_MAC_ALT=1–5

|match_MAC_BAN=0–0

|match_MAC_BRW=1–1

|match_MAC_BOS=0–2

|match_MAC_BUX=2–2

|match_MAC_FRK=0–2

|match_MAC_GAI=2–2

|match_MAC_GAT=0–1

|match_MAC_GOO=1–2

|match_MAC_LNC=0–1

|match_MAC_MAT=0–4

|match_MAC_MOR=1–3

|match_MAC_MOS=1–1

|match_MAC_NET=1–1

|match_MAC_NOR=1–0

|match_MAC_RUN=3–2

|match_MAC_SCA=1–1

|match_MAC_SLI=3–2

|match_MAC_SOU=1–1

|match_MAC_STA=0–2

|match_MAC_WRK=3–0

|match_MAC_WOK=1–0

|match_MAT_ALT=2–0

|match_MAT_BAN=1–2

|match_MAT_BRW=0–1

|match_MAT_BOS=1–0

|match_MAT_BUX=4–1

|match_MAT_FRK=1–0

|match_MAT_GAI=2–3

|match_MAT_GAT=4–1

|match_MAT_GOO=2–2

|match_MAT_LNC=2–0

|match_MAT_MAC=5–0

|match_MAT_MOR=1–1

|match_MAT_MOS=2–4

|match_MAT_NET=2–1

|match_MAT_NOR=3–2

|match_MAT_RUN=2–3

|match_MAT_SCA=6–0

|match_MAT_SLI=3–1

|match_MAT_SOU=1–1

|match_MAT_STA=3–2

|match_MAT_WRK=5–1

|match_MAT_WOK=1–1

|match_MOR_ALT=2–4

|match_MOR_BAN=3–1

|match_MOR_BRW=0–0

|match_MOR_BOS=0–0

|match_MOR_BUX=3–1

|match_MOR_FRK=1–1

|match_MOR_GAI=2–2

|match_MOR_GAT=1–2

|match_MOR_GOO=3–2

|match_MOR_LNC=2–0

|match_MOR_MAC=4–0

|match_MOR_MAT=0–1

|match_MOR_MOS=1–2

|match_MOR_NET=3–1

|match_MOR_NOR=0–0

|match_MOR_RUN=1–0

|match_MOR_SCA=1–3

|match_MOR_SLI=2–1

|match_MOR_SOU=0–1

|match_MOR_STA=0–1

|match_MOR_WRK=2–0

|match_MOR_WOK=1–4

|match_MOS_ALT=1–1

|match_MOS_BAN=3–0

|match_MOS_BRW=6–1

|match_MOS_BOS=1–1

|match_MOS_BUX=3–1

|match_MOS_FRK=4–3

|match_MOS_GAI=2–0

|match_MOS_GAT=3–3

|match_MOS_GOO=5–1

|match_MOS_LNC=3–1

|match_MOS_MAC=5–0

|match_MOS_MAT=3–1

|match_MOS_MOR=3–2

|match_MOS_NET=2–0

|match_MOS_NOR=2–3

|match_MOS_RUN=4–2

|match_MOS_SCA=2–2

|match_MOS_SLI=6–0

|match_MOS_SOU=1–2

|match_MOS_STA=2–1

|match_MOS_WRK=4–1

|match_MOS_WOK=4–0

|match_NET_ALT=0–0

|match_NET_BAN=1–0

|match_NET_BRW=0–1

|match_NET_BOS=0–2

|match_NET_BUX=2–4

|match_NET_FRK=1–0

|match_NET_GAI=0–2

|match_NET_GAT=0–0

|match_NET_GOO=3–0

|match_NET_LNC=0–0

|match_NET_MAC=2–0

|match_NET_MAT=1–6

|match_NET_MOR=0–0

|match_NET_MOS=1–3

|match_NET_NOR=3–1

|match_NET_RUN=0–2

|match_NET_SCA=1–0

|match_NET_SLI=3–1

|match_NET_SOU=2–1

|match_NET_STA=1–1

|match_NET_WRK=1–0

|match_NET_WOK=2–0

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|match_NOR_BAN=1–2

|match_NOR_BRW=3–0

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|match_NOR_BUX=0–0

|match_NOR_FRK=4–0

|match_NOR_GAI=1–2

|match_NOR_GAT=3–1

|match_NOR_GOO=0–0

|match_NOR_LNC=2–2

|match_NOR_MAC=3–0

|match_NOR_MAT=2–1

|match_NOR_MOR=0–0

|match_NOR_MOS=2–0

|match_NOR_NET=3–0

|match_NOR_RUN=2–3

|match_NOR_SCA=2–0

|match_NOR_SLI=0–0

|match_NOR_SOU=2–2

|match_NOR_STA=2–0

|match_NOR_WRK=2–1

|match_NOR_WOK=1–1

|match_RUN_ALT=0–0

|match_RUN_BAN=0–0

|match_RUN_BRW=2–1

|match_RUN_BOS=4–2

|match_RUN_BUX=6–0

|match_RUN_FRK=0–1

|match_RUN_GAI=3–0

|match_RUN_GAT=2–0

|match_RUN_GOO=4–0

|match_RUN_LNC=1–3

|match_RUN_MAC=6–0

|match_RUN_MAT=2–3

|match_RUN_MOR=2–0

|match_RUN_MOS=0–2

|match_RUN_NET=4–0

|match_RUN_NOR=1–2

|match_RUN_SCA=0–0

|match_RUN_SLI=4–1

|match_RUN_SOU=0–0

|match_RUN_STA=3–2

|match_RUN_WRK=0–0

|match_RUN_WOK=2–0

|match_SCA_ALT=1–2

|match_SCA_BAN=1–1

|match_SCA_BRW=1–0

|match_SCA_BOS=0–0

|match_SCA_BUX=1–1

|match_SCA_FRK=2–0

|match_SCA_GAI=3–0

|match_SCA_GAT=2–1

|match_SCA_GOO=3–1

|match_SCA_LNC=1–3

|match_SCA_MAC=2–2

|match_SCA_MAT=0–1

|match_SCA_MOR=0–0

|match_SCA_MOS=2–1

|match_SCA_NET=5–0

|match_SCA_NOR=4–0

|match_SCA_RUN=3–0

|match_SCA_SLI=2–0

|match_SCA_SOU=1–0

|match_SCA_STA=1–1

|match_SCA_WRK=2–1

|match_SCA_WOK=2–0

|match_SLI_ALT=1–1

|match_SLI_BAN=1–1

|match_SLI_BRW=2–0

|match_SLI_BOS=3–1

|match_SLI_BUX=1–0

|match_SLI_FRK=3–0

|match_SLI_GAI=2–2

|match_SLI_GAT=0–1

|match_SLI_GOO=2–0

|match_SLI_LNC=0–2

|match_SLI_MAC=1–1

|match_SLI_MAT=0–3

|match_SLI_MOR=3–1

|match_SLI_MOS=0–1

|match_SLI_NET=2–1

|match_SLI_NOR=2–1

|match_SLI_RUN=4–1

|match_SLI_SCA=2–0

|match_SLI_SOU=0–1

|match_SLI_STA=0–2

|match_SLI_WRK=1–1

|match_SLI_WOK=1–0

|match_SOU_ALT=3–1

|match_SOU_BAN=0–0

|match_SOU_BRW=1–2

|match_SOU_BOS=1–0

|match_SOU_BUX=2–1

|match_SOU_FRK=0–0

|match_SOU_GAI=3–3

|match_SOU_GAT=0–2

|match_SOU_GOO=1–1

|match_SOU_LNC=2–2

|match_SOU_MAC=3–2

|match_SOU_MAT=2–1

|match_SOU_MOR=1–0

|match_SOU_MOS=0–1

|match_SOU_NET=2–1

|match_SOU_NOR=2–2

|match_SOU_RUN=0–3

|match_SOU_SCA=1–2

|match_SOU_SLI=2–2

|match_SOU_STA=1–2

|match_SOU_WRK=3–1

|match_SOU_WOK=2–0

|match_STA_ALT=1–1

|match_STA_BAN=3–2

|match_STA_BRW=4–2

|match_STA_BOS=0–0

|match_STA_BUX=4–3

|match_STA_FRK=1–0

|match_STA_GAI=0–1

|match_STA_GAT=1–1

|match_STA_GOO=3–0

|match_STA_LNC=1–1

|match_STA_MAC=2–0

|match_STA_MAT=1–2

|match_STA_MOR=0–0

|match_STA_MOS=0–2

|match_STA_NET=7–0

|match_STA_NOR=3–0

|match_STA_RUN=4–0

|match_STA_SCA=0–0

|match_STA_SLI=5–1

|match_STA_SOU=1–1

|match_STA_WRK=0–2

|match_STA_WOK=0–0

|match_WRK_ALT=0–4

|match_WRK_BAN=3–1

|match_WRK_BRW=3–0

|match_WRK_BOS=1–2

|match_WRK_BUX=2–1

|match_WRK_FRK=2–2

|match_WRK_GAI=0–0

|match_WRK_GAT=3–2

|match_WRK_GOO=3–3

|match_WRK_LNC=0–0

|match_WRK_MAC=2–0

|match_WRK_MAT=1–0

|match_WRK_MOR=3–1

|match_WRK_MOS=0–6

|match_WRK_NET=0–1

|match_WRK_NOR=4–1

|match_WRK_RUN=1–1

|match_WRK_SCA=3–2

|match_WRK_SLI=6–1

|match_WRK_SOU=0–2

|match_WRK_STA=1–0

|match_WRK_WOK=3–0

|match_WOK_ALT=1–2

|match_WOK_BAN=1–3

|match_WOK_BRW=3–1

|match_WOK_BOS=1–1

|match_WOK_BUX=0–1

|match_WOK_FRK=3–3

|match_WOK_GAI=1–1

|match_WOK_GAT=2–1

|match_WOK_GOO=0–1

|match_WOK_LNC=0–1

|match_WOK_MAC=3–1

|match_WOK_MAT=2–5

|match_WOK_MOR=3–2

|match_WOK_MOS=1–2

|match_WOK_NET=1–0

|match_WOK_NOR=2–0

|match_WOK_RUN=1–1

|match_WOK_SCA=2–2

|match_WOK_SLI=1–1

|match_WOK_SOU=0–2

|match_WOK_STA=2–2

|match_WOK_WRK=1–0

|update=21 May 1979

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1978-1979 The Football Archives]

|date=May 1979

}}

=Stadia and locations=

{{location map+ |Northern England|float=right |width=675 |caption=Locations of the 1978–79 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=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=53.638089 |long=-2.978856 |label= Southport|label_size=80 |position=right}}

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

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

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

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Club ! 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
Lancaster City	Great 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
Southport	Haig Avenue
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road
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"
Mossley	4–1	Northwich Victoria

=Northern Premier League Shield=

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

As Mossley won both the Northern Premier League and the Challenge Cup, Altrincham qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Altrincham	beat	Mossley

=FA Cup=

Only two of the twenty-four Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:

Second Round

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Droylsden	0–2	Altrincham
York City	3–0	Scarborough

Third Round

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Altrincham
Altrincham	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Replay

=FA Trophy=

Two of the twenty-four Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:

Fourth Round

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Bishop Auckland	1–1	Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers	3–1	Bishop Auckland	Replay
Runcorn	2–1	Hayes

Semi-finals

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1st Leg	Runcorn	1–2	Stafford Rangers
2nd Leg	Stafford Rangers	1–1	Runcorn
Aggregate	Stafford Rangers	3–2	Runcorn

Final

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Stafford Rangers	2–0	Kettering Town

End of the season

At the end of the eleventh season of the Northern Premier League, Altrincham who was put forward for election did not receive enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.

The Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Seven Northern Premier League clubs and thirteen clubs from the Premier Division of the Southern League joined the newly created Alliance Premier League. The remaining clubs in the Northern Premier League had effectively been relegated down one tier in the English football league system.

=Football League elections=

Alongside the four Football League clubs facing re-election, two non-League clubs, one from the Northern Premier League and the other from the Southern League, applied to be elected. All four Football League clubs were re-elected.[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 !Votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Doncaster Rovers	Football League Division Four	align=right\|50
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Crewe Alexandra	Football League Division Four	align=right\|49
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Darlington	Football League Division Four	align=right\|43
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Halifax Town	Football League Division Four	align=right\|37
Altrincham	Northern Premier League	align=right\|13
Kettering Town	Southern League Premier Division	align=right\|12

=Promotion and relegation=

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

The following seven clubs left the league at the end of the season:

Altrincham promoted to Alliance Premier League
Bangor City promoted to Alliance Premier League
Barrow promoted to Alliance Premier League
Boston United promoted to Alliance Premier League
Northwich Victoria promoted to Alliance Premier League
Scarborough promoted to Alliance Premier League
Stafford Rangers promoted to Alliance Premier League

The following six clubs joined the league the following season:

Burton Albion promoted from Southern League Division One North
Grantham promoted from Southern League Division One North
Marine promoted from Cheshire County League Division One
Oswestry Town promoted from Southern League Division One North
Tamworth promoted from Southern League Division One North
Witton Albion promoted from Cheshire County League Division One

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 !Votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Doncaster Rovers	Football League Division Four	align=right\|50
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Crewe Alexandra	Football League Division Four	align=right\|49
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Darlington	Football League Division Four	align=right\|43
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Halifax Town	Football League Division Four	align=right\|37
Altrincham	Northern Premier League	align=right\|13
Kettering Town	Southern League Premier Division	align=right\|12