The1994–95 Northern Premier League season was the 27th in the history of theNorthern Premier League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as theUnibond League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Marine |
| Promoted | Morecambe |
| Relegated | Horwich RMI Whitley Bay |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,475 (3.19 per match) |
1995–96 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marine(C) | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 83 | 27 | +56 | 98[a] | |
| 2 | Morecambe(P) | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 99 | 34 | +65 | 94 | Promotion toFootball Conference |
| 3 | Guiseley | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 96 | 50 | +46 | 93 | |
| 4 | Hyde United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 76 | |
| 5 | Boston United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 43 | +37 | 71 | |
| 6 | Spennymoor United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 71 | |
| 7 | Buxton | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 63 | |
| 8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 61 | |
| 9 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 57[b] | |
| 10 | Witton Albion | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 56 | |
| 11 | Barrow | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 56 | |
| 12 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 71 | 80 | −9 | 56 | |
| 13 | Emley | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 55 | |
| 14 | Matlock Town | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 50 | |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 49 | |
| 16 | Knowsley United | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 64 | 83 | −19 | 47 | |
| 17 | Winsford United | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 41 | |
| 18 | Chorley | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 64 | 87 | −23 | 40 | |
| 19 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 40 | |
| 20 | Droylsden | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 93 | −37 | 38 | |
| 21 | Whitley Bay(R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 46 | 97 | −51 | 32 | Relegation toNPL Division One |
| 22 | Horwich RMI[c](R) | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BIS | BOS | BUX | CHO | COL | DRO | EML | FRK | GAI | GUI | HOR | HYD | KNO | MAR | MAT | MOR | SPU | WHI | WNS | WTN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 5–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Barrow | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Boston United | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Buxton | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chorley | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Droylsden | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | |
| Emley | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Guiseley | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Horwich RMI | 1–5 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hyde United | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Knowsley United | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–4 | |
| Marine | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Matlock Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Morecambe | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–2 | |
| Spennymoor United | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Whitley Bay | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Winsford United | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Witton Albion | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blyth Spartans |
| Promoted | Bamber Bridge Blyth Spartans |
| Relegated | Goole Town Mossley |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,521 (3.29 per match) |
1995–96 → | |
Division One featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blyth Spartans(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 95 | 55 | +40 | 87 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 2 | Bamber Bridge(P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 101 | 51 | +50 | 85 | |
| 3 | Warrington Town | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 84 | |
| 4 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 94 | 49 | +45 | 82 | |
| 5 | Lancaster City | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 79 | |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 95 | 68 | +27 | 71 | |
| 7 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 64 | |
| 8 | Ashton United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 62 | |
| 9 | Netherfield | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 58 | |
| 10 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 55 | |
| 11 | Gretna | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 55 | |
| 12 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 50 | |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 50 | |
| 14 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 49 | Transferred to theLeague of Wales |
| 15 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 80 | −16 | 46 | |
| 16 | Great Harwood Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 87 | −21 | 46 | |
| 17 | Congleton Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 46 | |
| 18 | Fleetwood | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 44[a] | |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 66 | 100 | −34 | 43 | |
| 20 | Workington | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 61 | 91 | −30 | 42 | |
| 21 | Goole Town(R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 40 | Relegation toNCEFL Premier Division |
| 22 | Mossley(R) | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 52 | 90 | −38 | 37[b] | Relegation toNWCFL Division One |
In the twenty-seventh season of the Northern Premier League Marine should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to theFootball Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements, so second placed Morecambe took their place. Whitley Bay and Horwich RMI were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by readmittedLeek Town (returning from theSouthern League),First Division winnersBlyth Spartans and second placedBamber Bridge. In the First Division Caernarfon Town left the League to join theLeague of Wales while Goole Town and Mossley left the League altogether at the end of the season; they were replaced by newly admittedLincoln United andBradford Park Avenue.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.