The1988–89 Northern Premier League season was the 21st 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 theHFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barrow |
| Promoted | Barrow |
| Relegated | Worksop Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,319 (2.85 per match) |
1989–90 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrow(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 87 | Promoted toFootball Conference |
| 2 | Hyde United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 80 | |
| 3 | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 79 | |
| 4 | Bangor City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 76 | |
| 5 | Marine | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 76 | |
| 6 | Goole Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 73 | |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 73 | |
| 8 | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 64 | |
| 9 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 61 | |
| 10 | Mossley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 60 | |
| 11 | South Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 58 | |
| 12 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 55 | |
| 13 | Matlock Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 53 | |
| 14 | Southport | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 51 | |
| 15 | Buxton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 50 | |
| 16 | Morecambe | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 47[a] | |
| 17 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 47 | |
| 18 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 44[b] | |
| 19 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 40 | |
| 20 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 35 | |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 34 | |
| 22 | Worksop Town(R) | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 103 | −61 | 23 | Relegated toDivision One |
| Home \ Away | BAN | BRW | BUX | CNR | FLE | FRK | GAI | GAT | GOO | HOR | HYD | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | RHL | CHR | SLI | SOU | STL | WTN | WKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Barrow | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Buxton | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Caernarfon Town | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Gateshead | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Goole Town | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Horwich RMI | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Hyde United | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Marine | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Matlock Town | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | |
| Morecambe | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Mossley | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rhyl | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | |
| Shepshed Charterhouse | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| South Liverpool | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Southport | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Witton Albion | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | |
| Worksop Town | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–7 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Colne Dynamoes |
| Promoted | Colne Dynamoes Bishop Auckland |
| Relegated | Sutton Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,408 (3.05 per match) |
1989–90 → | |
The Division One featured five new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colne Dynamoes(C, P) | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 21 | +81 | 98[a] | Promoted toPremier Division |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland(P) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 89 | |
| 3 | Leek Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 85[b] | |
| 4 | Droylsden | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 84 | |
| 5 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 75 | |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 73 | |
| 7 | Lancaster City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 71 | |
| 8 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 64 | |
| 9 | Newtown | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 57 | |
| 10 | Congleton Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 56 | |
| 11 | Workington | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 54 | |
| 12 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 52 | |
| 13 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 50 | |
| 14 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 49 | |
| 15 | Irlam Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 47 | |
| 16 | Penrith | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 91 | −30 | 47 | |
| 17 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 86 | −24 | 46 | |
| 18 | Eastwood Hanley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 45 | |
| 19 | Winsford United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 93 | −35 | 45 | |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 92 | −48 | 35 | |
| 21 | Netherfield | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 32[b] | |
| 22 | Sutton Town(R) | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 70 | 109 | −39 | 27 | Relegated toNCEL Premier Division: |
In the twenty-first season of the Northern Premier League Barrow (as champions) were automatically promoted to theFootball Conference. Meanwhile, Worksop Town were relegated; these two sides were replaced byFirst Division winnersColne Dynamoes and second placedBishop Auckland. Sutton Town left the First Division at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admittedEmley andRossendale United.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.