Northern Premier League 1977-78
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The 1977–78 Northern Premier League season was the 10th in the history of the Northern Premier League
, a football competition in England
.
1 From this season onwards Gateshead United were simply known as Gateshead.
1 The points system up until the 1982-83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
and succeeded, joining Football League Division Four; they replaced Southport
, who swapped leagues with them. No sides were relegated, but Great Harwood left the League at the end of the season.
:
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
, a football competition in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Teams
- AltrinchamAltrincham F.C.Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
- Bangor CityBangor City F.C.Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....
- BarrowBarrow A.F.C.Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
- Boston UnitedBoston United F.C.Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
- BuxtonBuxton F.C.Buxton Football Club are an English football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire. They were established in 1877 and joined the Combination League in 1891. They then joined the Manchester League in 1899 and won the championship in 1932. They reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup in the 1951-52 season....
- Frickley AthleticFrickley Athletic F.C.Frickley Athletic F.C. are a football club based in South Elmsall, in West Yorkshire, England. They were established in 1910 as Frickley Colliery F.C., and changed to their present name in 1974.-History:...
- Gainsborough TrinityGainsborough Trinity F.C.Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...
- GatesheadGateshead F.C.Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....
1 - Goole Town
- Great HarwoodGreat Harwood F.C.Great Harwood F.C. was an English football club based in Great Harwood, Lancashire. Their colours were red and white, and they played at the Showground.-History:The club was founded in the 1880s. In 1908 the joined Division Two of the Lancashire Combination...
- Lancaster CityLancaster City F.C.Lancaster City F.C. is an English football club based in Lancaster, Lancashire. The club are currently members of Northern Premier League Division One North and play at Giant Axe.-History:...
- Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town F.C.Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
- Matlock TownMatlock Town F.C.Matlock Town F.C. is an English football club based at Causeway Lane in Matlock, Derbyshire.-History:The club was established in the late 1870s and have competed in the Central Alliance and the Midland Counties League before reaching the Northern Premier League.In the 1974–75 season the club won...
- MorecambeMorecambe F.C.Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
- Mossley
- NetherfieldKendal Town F.C.Kendal Town F.C. is an English football club based in Kendal, Cumbria. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League and play at Parkside.-History:...
- Northwich VictoriaNorthwich Victoria F.C.Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
- Runcorn
- ScarboroughScarborough F.C.Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...
- South LiverpoolSouth Liverpool F.C.South Liverpool F.C. are a football club from Liverpool, England. They are currently in the West Cheshire Amateur Football League and play their home matches at Jericho Lane. The club's colours are white shirts, black shorts and red socks.-First incarnation:...
- Stafford RangersStafford Rangers F.C.Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...
- Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic F.C.Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
- WorkingtonWorkington A.F.C.Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds...
- Worksop TownWorksop Town F.C.Worksop Town Football Club are a semi-professional English football club from Worksop, Nottinghamshire who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division...
1 From this season onwards Gateshead United were simply known as Gateshead.
Final table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 71 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 65 |
| 3 | Bangor City | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 50 | +42 | 62 |
| 4 | Scarborough | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 62 |
| 5 | Altrincham | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 49 | +37 | 59 |
| 6 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 58 |
| 7 | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 57 |
| 8 | Runcorn | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 57 |
| 9 | Mossley | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 73 | +12 | 55 |
| 10 | Matlock Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 53 |
| 11 | Lancaster City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 82 | -16 | 44 |
| 12 | Frickley Athletic | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 77 | 81 | -4 | 42 |
| 13 | Barrow | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 40 |
| 14 | Goole Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 | Great Harwood | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 83 | -17 | 39 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 74 | -13 | 38 |
| 17 | Gateshead | 46 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 74 | -9 | 37 |
| 18 | Netherfield | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 80 | -30 | 35 |
| 19 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 80 | -32 | 34 |
| 20 | Worksop Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 84 | -39 | 34 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 67 | 92 | -25 | 33 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 92 | -32 | 33 |
| 23 | Buxton | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 60 | 95 | -35 | 32 |
| 24 | South Liverpool | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 53 | 111 | -58 | 25 |
1 The points system up until the 1982-83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Promotion and relegation
In the tenth season of the Northern Premier League 2nd placed Wigan Athletic applied for election to the Football LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and succeeded, joining Football League Division Four; they replaced Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
, who swapped leagues with them. No sides were relegated, but Great Harwood left the League at the end of the season.
Cup Results
Challenge CupNorthern Premier League Challenge Cup
The Northern Premier League Challenge Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Northern Premier League....
:
- Matlock Town 3-0 Boston United
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Matlock Town bt. Boston United