The1992–93 Northern Premier League season was the 25th in the history of theNorthern Premier League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier Division, won bySouthport and the First Division, won byBridlington Town. It was known as theHFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
| Season | 1992–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southport |
| Promoted | Southport |
| Relegated | Goole Town Mossley |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,517 (3.28 per match) |
1993–94 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southport(C, P) | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 103 | 31 | +72 | 96 | Promotion toFootball Conference |
| 2 | Winsford United | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 90 | |
| 3 | Morecambe | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 93 | 51 | +42 | 86 | |
| 4 | Marine | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 86 | |
| 5 | Leek Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 74 | |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 45 | +34 | 73 | |
| 7 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | |
| 8 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 65 | |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 64 | |
| 10 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 62 | |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 59 | |
| 12 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 54 | |
| 13 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 79 | −7 | 52 | |
| 14 | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 49 | |
| 15 | Matlock Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 47[a] | |
| 16 | Emley | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 62 | 91 | −29 | 45 | |
| 17 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 96 | −39 | 41 | |
| 18 | Chorley | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 93 | −41 | 40 | |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 37 | |
| 20 | Droylsden | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 84 | −37 | 37 | |
| 21 | Mossley(R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 95 | −42 | 29 | Relegation toNPL Division One |
| 22 | Goole Town(R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 105 | −58 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BIS | BUX | CHO | COL | DRO | EML | FLE | FRK | GAI | GOO | HOR | HYD | LEE | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | SOU | WHI | WNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Barrow | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Buxton | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Chorley | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–4 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 7–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–3 | |
| Droylsden | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| Emley | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 5–5 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | |
| Goole Town | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–8 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 2–4 | |
| Horwich RMI | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Hyde United | 2–6 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Leek Town | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Marine | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Matlock Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| Morecambe | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Mossley | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–4 | |
| Southport | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Whitley Bay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | |
| Winsford United | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 |
| Season | 1992–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bridlington Town |
| Promoted | Bridlington Town Knowsley United |
| Relegated | Rossendale United Shepshed Albion |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,412 (3.36 per match) |
1993–94 → | |
Division One featured four new teams:
TheShepshed Charterhouse Renamed toShepshed Albion before this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridlington Town(C, P) | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 86 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 2 | Knowsley United(P) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 76 | |
| 3 | Ashton United | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 74 | |
| 4 | Guiseley | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 64 | +26 | 70 | |
| 5 | Warrington Town | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 67 | |
| 6 | Gretna | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 63 | |
| 7 | Curzon Ashton | 40 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 63 | |
| 8 | Great Harwood Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 60 | |
| 9 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 81 | −4 | 54 | |
| 10 | Alfreton Town | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 54 | |
| 11 | Worksop Town | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 54 | |
| 12 | Radcliffe Borough | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 53 | |
| 13 | Workington | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 52 | |
| 14 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 50 | |
| 15 | Netherfield | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 47 | |
| 16 | Caernarfon Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 74 | −8 | 47 | |
| 17 | Farsley Celtic | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 44 | |
| 18 | Lancaster City | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 76 | −27 | 42 | |
| 19 | Shepshed Albion(R) | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 39 | Relegation toMidland Combination Premier Division |
| 20 | Congleton Town | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 95 | −37 | 37 | |
| 21 | Rossendale United(R) | 40 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 126 | −76 | 20 | Relegation toNWCFL Division One |
In the twenty-fifth season of the Northern Premier League Southport (as champions) were automatically promoted to theFootball Conference. Mossley and Goole Town were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sideBoston United,First Division winnersBridlington Town and second placedKnowsley United. In the First Division Shepshed Albion and Rossendale United left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admittedSpennymoor United andBamber Bridge.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.