The1993–94 Northern Premier League season was the 26th 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 | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Marine |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated | Fleetwood |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,505 (3.26 per match) |
1994–95 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marine(C) | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 62 | +44 | 90[a] | |
| 2 | Leek Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 89 | Transferred to theSouthern League Premier Division |
| 3 | Boston United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 78 | |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 78 | |
| 5 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 51 | +39 | 75 | |
| 6 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 68 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 90 | 56 | +34 | 67 | |
| 8 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 64 | |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 61 | |
| 10 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 61 | |
| 11 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 60 | |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Emley | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 | |
| 14 | Matlock Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 51 | |
| 15 | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 49 | |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 49 | |
| 17 | Droylsden | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 82 | −25 | 47 | |
| 18 | Knowsley United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 44 | |
| 19 | Winsford United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 38 | |
| 20 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 35[b] | |
| 21 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 91 | −50 | 28[c] | Club folded at the end of the season |
| 22 | Fleetwood(R) | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 114 | −59 | 28[d] | Relegation toNPL Division One |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BIS | BOS | BRI | BUX | CHO | COL | DRO | EML | FLE | FRK | GAI | HOR | HYD | KNO | LEE | MAR | MAT | MOR | WHI | WNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Barrow | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Boston United | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bridlington Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Buxton | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | |
| Chorley | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 2–2 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Droylsden | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Emley | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Horwich RMI | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hyde United | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | |
| Knowsley United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Leek Town | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Marine | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 2–2 | |
| Matlock Town | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Morecambe | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Whitley Bay | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Winsford United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Season | 1993–94 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Guiseley |
| Promoted | Guiseley Spennymoor United |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,354 (3.22 per match) |
1994–95 → | |
Division One featured four new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guiseley(C, P) | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 93 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 2 | Spennymoor United(P) | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 50 | +45 | 81 | |
| 3 | Ashton United | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 41 | +44 | 79 | |
| 4 | Lancaster City | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 70 | |
| 5 | Netherfield | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 66 | |
| 6 | Alfreton Town | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 64 | |
| 7 | Warrington Town | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 62 | |
| 8 | Goole Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 59 | |
| 9 | Great Harwood Town | 40 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 | |
| 10 | Gretna | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 55 | |
| 11 | Workington | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 52 | |
| 12 | Worksop Town | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 87 | −8 | 51 | |
| 13 | Bamber Bridge | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 50 | |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 47 | |
| 15 | Congleton Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 45 | |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 44 | |
| 17 | Mossley | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 39[a] | |
| 18 | Caernarfon Town | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 38 | |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 40 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 34 | |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 86 | −46 | 33 | |
| 21 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 32 |
In the twenty-sixth 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. Bridlington Town folded at the end of the season, meaning only Fleetwood were relegated to the First Division, while Leek Town moved to theSouthern League Premier Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sideWitton Albion,First Division winnersGuiseley and second placedSpennymoor United. Meanwhile,Blyth Spartans andAtherton Laburnum Rovers were admitted into the First Division.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.