The1991–92 Northern Premier League season was the 24th in the history of theNorthern Premier League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier Division, won byStalybridge Celtic, and the First Division, won byColwyn Bay. It was known as theHFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
| Season | 1991–92 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Promoted | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Relegated | Shepshed Albion |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,324 (2.87 per match) |
1992–93 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
TheShepshed Charterhouse Renamed toShepshed Albion in the next season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stalybridge Celtic(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 92 | Promotion toFootball Conference |
| 2 | Marine | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 78 | |
| 3 | Morecambe | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 76 | |
| 4 | Leek Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 73 | |
| 5 | Buxton | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 72 | |
| 6 | Emley | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 65 | |
| 7 | Southport | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 78 | 62 | +16 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 60 | |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 57 | |
| 12 | Goole Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 | |
| 13 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 53 | |
| 14 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 52 | |
| 15 | Droylsden | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 50 | |
| 16 | Mossley | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 49 | |
| 17 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 48 | |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 46 | |
| 19 | Matlock Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 87 | −28 | 45 | |
| 20 | Bangor City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 | Transferred to theLeague of Wales |
| 21 | Chorley | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 42 | |
| 22 | Shepshed Charterhouse(R) | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 26 | Relegation toNPL Division One |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BAN | BIS | BUX | CHO | DRO | EML | FLE | FRK | GAI | GOO | HOR | HYD | LEE | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | SPD | SOU | STL | WHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Bangor City | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–6 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Buxton | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Chorley | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Droylsden | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Emley | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Goole Town | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Horwich RMI | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hyde United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Leek Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Marine | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Matlock Town | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 5–3 |
| Morecambe | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Mossley | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Shepshed Albion | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Southport | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Whitley Bay | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
| Season | 1991–92 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colwyn Bay |
| Promoted | Colwyn Bay Winsford United |
| Relegated | Newtown Rhyl Irlam Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,551 (3.36 per match) |
1992–93 → | |
Division One featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colwyn Bay(C, P) | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 99 | 49 | +50 | 94 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 2 | Winsford United(P) | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 93 | |
| 3 | Worksop Town | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 101 | 51 | +50 | 80 | |
| 4 | Guiseley | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 56 | +37 | 78 | |
| 5 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 78 | |
| 6 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 75 | |
| 7 | Warrington Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 68 | |
| 8 | Knowsley United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 64 | |
| 9 | Netherfield | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 61 | |
| 10 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 58 | |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 83 | −12 | 54 | |
| 12 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 79 | 101 | −22 | 53[a] | |
| 13 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 51[b] | |
| 14 | Newtown | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 95 | −35 | 51 | Transferred to theLeague of Wales |
| 15 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 50 | |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 49 | |
| 17 | Congleton Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 47 | |
| 18 | Rhyl | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 43 | Transferred to theCymru Alliance |
| 19 | Rossendale United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 38 | |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 63 | 98 | −35 | 38 | |
| 21 | Irlam Town(R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 33[a] | Relegation toNWCFL Division Two |
| 22 | Workington | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 45 | 99 | −54 | 28[a] |
In the twenty-fourth season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to theFootball Conference. Shepshed Albion were relegated to the First Division and Bangor City moved to the newly formedLeague of Wales; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sideBarrow,First Division winnersColwyn Bay and second placedWinsford United. In the First Division Newtown and Rhyl left the League to join the League of Wales and Irlam Town left the League altogether; these three sides were replaced by newly admittedAshton United,Gretna andGreat Harwood Town.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.