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1978–79 Northern Premier League

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Football league season
Northern Premier League
Season1978–79
ChampionsMossley
PromotedAltrincham
Scarborough
Boston United
Stafford Rangers
Northwich Victoria
Bangor City
Barrow
Relegatednone
Matches506
Goals1,414 (2.79 per match)
Biggest home winStafford Rangers 7–0Netherfield[1]
(11 November 1978)
Biggest away winWorkington 0–6Mossley[1]
(31 January 1979)
Highest scoringLancaster City 5–3Macclesfield 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)

Macclesfield Town
(18 April 1979 – 28 April 1979)

The1978–79 Northern Premier League was the eleventh season of theNorthern Premier League, a regionalfootball league inNorthern England, the northern areas of theMidlands andNorth Wales. The season began on 19 August 1978 and concluded on 21 May 1979.[1]

Overview

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The League featured twenty-three clubs.

Team changes

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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

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Mossley(C)44325711748+6969
2Altrincham(P)44251189339+5461Promoted toAlliance Premier League
3Matlock Town442481210059+4156
4Scarborough(P)441914116144+1752Promoted toAlliance Premier League
5Southport441914116249+1352
6Boston United(P)44171894033+752Promoted toAlliance Premier League
7Runcorn44219147954+2551
8Stafford Rangers(P)441814126741+2650Promoted toAlliance Premier League
9Goole Town441715125661−549
10Northwich Victoria(P)441811156452+1247Promoted toAlliance Premier League
11Lancaster City441712156254+846
12Bangor City(P)441514156566−144Promoted toAlliance Premier League
13Worksop Town441314175567−1240
14Workington44167216274−1239
15Netherfield441311203969−3037
16Barrow(P)44149214778−3137Promoted toAlliance Premier League
17Gainsborough Trinity441212205267−1536
18Morecambe441113205565−1035
19Frickley Athletic44139225870−1235
20South Liverpool441210224885−3734
21Gateshead441111224263−2133
22Buxton44119245084−3431
23Macclesfield Town44810264092−5226
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) Champions;(P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ AwayALTBANBRWBOSBUXFRKGAIGATGOOLNCMACMATMORMOSNETNORRUNSCASLISOUSTAWRKWOK
Altrincham3–24–03–00–11–23–02–02–10–00–13–11–10–11–01–12–12–05–11–30–03–24–1
Bangor City1–11–31–12–04–21–11–22–22–12–13–34–03–11–11–01–20–03–00–20–22–02–4
Barrow1–60–10–01–01–02–14–20–02–11–23–20–02–53–32–40–30–10–00–21–11–21–1
Boston United1–41–12–01–02–01–01–10–00–02–02–13–01–00–01–00–00–01–01–00–12–12–2
Buxton0–45–12–10–01–01–10–12–13–12–11–31–61–31–10–20–20–34–11–10–10–41–2
Frickley Athletic0–41–31–21–12–14–01–11–23–23–11–31–10–25–01–31–01–06–01–30–33–11–1
Gainsborough Trinity2–41–11–22–01–21–10–11–21–02–13–32–12–10–10–12–31–21–23–01–03–01–2
Gateshead United0–32–41–20–10–01–01–00–10–10–11–22–01–31–32–21–11–21–12–11–10–10–2
Goole Town1–13–13–10–03–32–00–00–00–02–01–13–20–41–01–03–02–22–10–22–12–11–2
Lancaster City0–43–10–10–24–11–33–01–01–25–30–04–22–30–01–02–31–04–02–21–04–11–1
Macclesfield Town1–50–01–10–22–20–22–20–11–20–10–41–31–11–11–03–21–13–21–10–23–01–0
Matlock Town2–01–20–11–04–11–02–34–12–22–05–01–12–42–13–22–36–03–11–13–25–11–1
Morecambe2–43–10–00–03–11–12–21–23–22–04–00–11–23–10–01–01–32–10–10–12–01–4
Mossley1–13–06–11–13–14–32–03–35–13–15–03–13–22–02–34–22–26–01–22–14–14–0
Netherfield0–01–00–10–22–41–00–20–03–00–02–01–60–01–33–10–21–03–12–11–11–02–0
Northwich Victoria1–01–23–03–00–04–01–23–10–02–23–02–10–02–03–02–32–00–02–22–02–11–1
Runcorn0–00–02–14–26–00–13–02–04–01–36–02–32–00–24–01–20–04–10–03–20–02–0
Scarborough1–21–11–00–01–12–03–02–13–11–32–20–10–02–15–04–03–02–01–01–12–12–0
South Liverpool1–11–12–03–11–03–02–20–12–00–21–10–33–10–12–12–14–12–00–10–21–11–0
Southport3–10–01–21–02–10–03–30–21–12–23–22–11–00–12–12–20–31–22–21–23–12–0
Stafford Rangers1–13–24–20–04–31–00–11–13–01–12–01–20–00–27–03–04–00–05–11–10–20–0
Workington0–43–13–01–22–12–20–03–23–30–02–01–03–10–60–14–11–13–26–10–21–03–0
Worksop Town1–21–33–11–10–13–31–12–10–10–13–12–53–21–21–02–01–12–21–10–22–21–0
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

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Locations of the 1978–79 Northern Premier League teams
ClubStadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
BarrowHolker Street
Boston UnitedYork Street
BuxtonThe Silverlands
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
South LiverpoolHolly Park
SouthportHaig Avenue
Stafford RangersMarston Road
WorkingtonBorough Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

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Challenge Cup

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Main article:Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Home TeamScoreAway Team
Mossley4–1Northwich Victoria

Northern Premier League Shield

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Main article: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

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Main article:1978–79 FA Cup

Only two of the twenty-fourNorthern 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

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Main article:1978–79 FA Trophy

Two of the twenty-fourNorthern 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

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

TheAlliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. SevenNorthern Premier League clubs and thirteen clubs from the Premier Division of theSouthern League joined the newly createdAlliance Premier League. The remaining clubs in theNorthern Premier League had effectively been relegated down one tier in theEnglish football league system.

Football League elections

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Alongside the fourFootball League clubs facing re-election, two non-League clubs, one from theNorthern Premier League and the other from theSouthern League, applied to be elected. All fourFootball League clubs were re-elected.[2]

ClubLeagueVotes
Doncaster RoversFootball League Division Four50
Crewe AlexandraFootball League Division Four49
DarlingtonFootball League Division Four43
Halifax TownFootball League Division Four37
AltrinchamNorthern Premier League13
Kettering TownSouthern League Premier Division12

Promotion and relegation

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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:

References

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

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