1978–79 Northern Premier League

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Northern Premier League
Season1978–79
Champions Mossley
Promoted Altrincham
Scarborough
Boston United
Stafford Rangers
Northwich Victoria
Bangor City
Barrow
Relegatednone
Matches played506
Goals scored1,414 (2.79 per match)
Biggest home win Stafford Rangers 7–0 Netherfield [1]
(11 November 1978)
Biggest away win Workington 0–6 Mossley [1]
(31 January 1979)
Highest scoring Lancaster City 5–3 Macclesfield Town [1]
(25 November 1978)
Longest winning run7 matches
Mossley
(20 January 1979 – 24 March 1979)
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Mossley
(25 November 1978 – 14 April 1979)
Longest winless run19 matches
Gateshead
(23 September 1978 – 5 March 1979)
Longest losing run6 matches
Netherfield
(11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)

Macclesfield Town
(25 November 1978 – 24 February 1979)

Contents

Macclesfield Town
(18 April 1979 – 28 April 1979)
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. [1]

Overview

The League featured twenty-three clubs.

Team changes

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

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Mossley (C)44325711748+6969
2 Altrincham (P)44251189339+5461Promoted to Alliance Premier League
3 Matlock Town 442481210059+4156
4 Scarborough (P)441914116144+1752Promoted to Alliance Premier League
5 Southport 441914116249+1352
6 Boston United (P)44171894033+752Promoted to Alliance Premier League
7 Runcorn 44219147954+2551
8 Stafford Rangers (P)441814126741+2650Promoted to Alliance Premier League
9 Goole Town 441715125661549
10 Northwich Victoria (P)441811156452+1247Promoted to Alliance Premier League
11 Lancaster City 441712156254+846
12 Bangor City (P)441514156566144Promoted to Alliance Premier League
13 Worksop Town 4413141755671240
14 Workington 441672162741239
15 Netherfield 4413112039693037
16 Barrow (P)441492147783137Promoted to Alliance Premier League
17 Gainsborough Trinity 4412122052671536
18 Morecambe 4411132055651035
19 Frickley Athletic 441392258701235
20 South Liverpool 4412102248853734
21 Gateshead 4411112242632133
22 Buxton 441192450843431
23 Macclesfield Town 448102640925226
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 1979. Source: The Football Archives
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away ALT BAN BRW BOS BUX FRK GAI GAT GOO LNC MAC MAT MOR MOS NET NOR RUN SCA SLI SOU STA WRK WOK
Altrincham 3–24–03–00–11–23–02–02–10–00–13–11–10–11–01–12–12–05–11–30–03–24–1
Bangor City 1–11–31–12–04–21–11–22–22–12–13–34–03–11–11–01–20–03–00–20–22–02–4
Barrow 1–60–10–01–01–02–14–20–02–11–23–20–02–53–32–40–30–10–00–21–11–21–1
Boston United 1–41–12–01–02–01–01–10–00–02–02–13–01–00–01–00–00–01–01–00–12–12–2
Buxton 0–45–12–10–01–01–10–12–13–12–11–31–61–31–10–20–20–34–11–10–10–41–2
Frickley Athletic 0–41–31–21–12–14–01–11–23–23–11–31–10–25–01–31–01–06–01–30–33–11–1
Gainsborough Trinity 2–41–11–22–01–21–10–11–21–02–13–32–12–10–10–12–31–21–23–01–03–01–2
Gateshead United 0–32–41–20–10–01–01–00–10–10–11–22–01–31–32–21–11–21–12–11–10–10–2
Goole Town 1–13–13–10–03–32–00–00–00–02–01–13–20–41–01–03–02–22–10–22–12–11–2
Lancaster City 0–43–10–10–24–11–33–01–01–25–30–04–22–30–01–02–31–04–02–21–04–11–1
Macclesfield Town 1–50–01–10–22–20–22–20–11–20–10–41–31–11–11–03–21–13–21–10–23–01–0
Matlock Town 2–01–20–11–04–11–02–34–12–22–05–01–12–42–13–22–36–03–11–13–25–11–1
Morecambe 2–43–10–00–03–11–12–21–23–22–04–00–11–23–10–01–01–32–10–10–12–01–4
Mossley 1–13–06–11–13–14–32–03–35–13–15–03–13–22–02–34–22–26–01–22–14–14–0
Netherfield 0–01–00–10–22–41–00–20–03–00–02–01–60–01–33–10–21–03–12–11–11–02–0
Northwich Victoria 1–01–23–03–00–04–01–23–10–02–23–02–10–02–03–02–32–00–02–22–02–11–1
Runcorn 0–00–02–14–26–00–13–02–04–01–36–02–32–00–24–01–20–04–10–03–20–02–0
Scarborough 1–21–11–00–01–12–03–02–13–11–32–20–10–02–15–04–03–02–01–01–12–12–0
South Liverpool 1–11–12–03–11–03–02–20–12–00–21–10–33–10–12–12–14–12–00–10–21–11–0
Southport 3–10–01–21–02–10–03–30–21–12–23–22–11–00–12–12–20–31–22–21–23–12–0
Stafford Rangers 1–13–24–20–04–31–00–11–13–01–12–01–20–00–27–03–04–00–05–11–10–20–0
Workington 0–43–13–01–22–12–20–03–23–30–02–01–03–10–60–14–11–13–26–10–21–03–0
Worksop Town 1–21–33–11–10–13–31–12–10–10–13–12–53–21–21–02–01–12–21–10–22–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 1979. Source: The Football Archives
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
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

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Mossley4–1Northwich 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.

Home TeamScoreAway Team
AltrinchambeatMossley

FA Cup

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

Second Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Droylsden0–2Altrincham
York City3–0Scarborough

Third Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Tottenham Hotspur1–1Altrincham
Altrincham0–3Tottenham HotspurReplay

FA Trophy

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

Fourth Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Bishop Auckland1–1Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers3–1Bishop AucklandReplay
Runcorn2–1Hayes

Semi-finals

StageHome TeamScoreAway Team
1st LegRuncorn1–2Stafford Rangers
2nd LegStafford Rangers1–1Runcorn
AggregateStafford Rangers3–2Runcorn

Final

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Stafford Rangers2–0Kettering 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. [2]

ClubLeagueVotes
Doncaster Rovers Football League Division Four 50
Crewe Alexandra Football League Division Four 49
Darlington Football League Division Four 43
Halifax Town Football League Division Four 37
Altrincham Northern Premier League13
Kettering Town Southern League Premier Division 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:

The following six clubs joined the league the following season:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Football Archives 78–79". The Football Archives.
  2. A history of admission to the Football League