The1990–91 Northern Premier League season was the 23rd in the history of theNorthern Premier League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier Division, won byWitton Albion, and the First Division, won byWhitley Bay. It was known as theHFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Witton Albion |
| Promoted | Witton Albion |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,265 (3.01 per match) |
1991–92 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witton Albion(C, P) | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 31 | +50 | 93 | Promotion toFootball Conference |
| 2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 77 | |
| 3 | Morecambe | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 73 | |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 69 | |
| 5 | Southport | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 68 | |
| 6 | Marine | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 65 | |
| 7 | Bishop Auckland | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 61 | |
| 8 | Buxton | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 59[a] | |
| 9 | Leek Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 | |
| 10 | Frickley Athletic | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 54 | |
| 11 | Hyde United | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 53 | |
| 12 | Goole Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 52 | |
| 13 | Droylsden | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 47 | |
| 14 | Chorley | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 46 | |
| 15 | Mossley | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 45[b] | |
| 16 | Horwich RMI | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 62 | 81 | −19 | 45 | |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 43 | |
| 18 | Bangor City | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 39 | |
| 19 | South Liverpool | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 92 | −34 | 39 | Club resigned from the league and Folded. Reform in 1992 and merged 1992-1994, and demerged in 1994 until present |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 38 | |
| 21 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 40 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 83 | −45 | 25 | |
| 22 | Colne Dynamoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | Club folded |
| Home \ Away | BAN | BIS | BUX | CHO | DRO | FLE | FRK | GAI | GOO | HOR | HYD | LEE | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | CHR | SLI | SOU | STL | WTN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Bishop Auckland | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Buxton | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Chorley | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Droylsden | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Frickley Athletic | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Goole Town | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Horwich RMI | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Hyde United | 4–5 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 7–0 | 9–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Leek Town | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Marine | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Matlock Town | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Morecambe | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Mossley | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Shepshed Charterhouse | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| South Liverpool | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Southport | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Witton Albion | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Season | 1990–91 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Whitley Bay |
| Promoted | Whitley Bay Emley Accrington Stanley |
1991–92 → | |
Division One featured four new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitley Bay(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 85 | Promotion toNPL Premier Division |
| 2 | Emley(P) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 84 | |
| 3 | Worksop Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 82 | |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley(P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 57 | +26 | 76 | Promotion toNPL Premier Division |
| 5 | Rhyl | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 70 | |
| 6 | Lancaster City | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 65 | |
| 7 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 62 | |
| 8 | Warrington Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 61 | |
| 9 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 60 | |
| 10 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 56 | |
| 11 | Congleton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 54 | |
| 12 | Netherfield | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 53 | |
| 13 | Newtown | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 51 | |
| 14 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 49 | |
| 15 | Rossendale United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 49 | |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 48 | |
| 17 | Irlam Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 47 | |
| 18 | Winsford United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 46 | |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 46 | |
| 20 | Workington | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 42 | |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 34 | |
| 22 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 33 |
In the twenty-third season of the Northern Premier League Witton Albion (as champions) were automatically promoted to theFootball Conference. None of the Premier Division sides were relegated, but South Liverpool folded at the end of the season, so three sides were promoted to the Premier Division;First Division winnersWhitley Bay, second placedEmley and fourth placedAccrington Stanley.Colwyn Bay,Guiseley andKnowsley United were admitted to take these teams' places.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.
1 As Witton Albion won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Stalybridge Celtic qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.