1979–80 Northern Premier League
Football league season
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mossley |
| Promoted | Frickley Athletic |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,350 (2.92 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Burton Albion 8–0 Gateshead[1] (22 September 1979) Matlock Town 8–0 Southport[1] (30 April 1980) |
| Biggest away win | Workington 0–5 Grantham[1] (1 September 1979) Southport 2–7 Mossley[1] (10 November 1979) |
| Highest scoring | Southport 2–7 Mossley[1] (10 November 1979) Gainsborough Trinity 4–5 Netherfield[1] (8 December 1978) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Burton Albion (22 September 1979 – 26 December 1979) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Mossley (5 January 1980 – 3 May 1980) |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Runcorn (25 September 1979 – 2 February 1980) |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Gateshead (11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978) Tamworth (13 October 1979 – 17 November 1979) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The 1979–80 Northern Premier League was the twelfth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 18 August 1979 and concluded on 7 May 1980.[1]
Overview
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
The Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Seven Northern Premier League clubs and thirteen clubs from the Premier Division of the Southern League joined the newly created Alliance Premier League. The remaining clubs in the Northern Premier League had effectively been relegated down one tier in the English football league system.
The following seven clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:
- Altrincham promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Bangor City promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Barrow promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Boston United promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Northwich Victoria promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Scarborough promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Stafford Rangers promoted to Alliance Premier League
The following six clubs joined the League at the start of the season:
- Burton Albion promoted from Southern League Division One North
- Grantham promoted from Southern League Division One North
- Marine promoted from Cheshire County League Division One
- Oswestry Town promoted from Southern League Division One North
- Tamworth promoted from Southern League Division One North
- Witton Albion promoted from Cheshire County League Division One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mossley (C) | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 65 | |
| 2 | Witton Albion | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 30 | +59 | 64 | |
| 3 | Frickley Athletic (P) | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 93 | 48 | +45 | 61 | Promoted to Alliance Premier League |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 42 | +41 | 56 | |
| 5 | Matlock Town | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 53 | |
| 6 | Buxton | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 51 | |
| 7 | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 50 | |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 47 | |
| 9 | Grantham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Marine | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 42 | |
| 11 | Goole Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 39 | |
| 13 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 38 | |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 36 | |
| 15 | Runcorn | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 33 | |
| 16 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 33 | |
| 17 | Morecambe | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | Netherfield | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 29 | |
| 19 | Southport | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 75 | −45 | 29 | |
| 20 | South Liverpool | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 28 | |
| 21 | Workington | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 28 | |
| 22 | Tamworth | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 77 | −51 | 25 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1980. Source: The Football Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
| Home \ Away | BRT | BUX | FRK | GAI | GAT | GOO | GRN | LNC | MAC | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | NET | OSW | RUN | SLI | SOU | TAM | WTN | WRK | WKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Albion | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | |
| Buxton | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Gateshead United | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Goole Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Grantham | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Lancaster City | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Marine | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Matlock Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Morecambe | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Mossley | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | |
| Netherfield | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Oswestry Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Runcorn | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| South Liverpool | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Southport | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–7 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Tamworth | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Witton Albion | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Workington | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Worksop Town | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1980. Source: The Football Archives
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
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Locations of the 1979–80 Northern Premier League teams| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Burton Albion | Eton Park |
| Buxton | The Silverlands |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane |
| Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme |
| Gateshead United | Gateshead Youth Stadium |
| Goole Town | Victoria Pleasure Ground |
| Grantham | London Road |
| Lancaster City | Great Axe |
| Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose |
| Marine | Rossett Park |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane |
| Morecambe | Christie Park |
| Mossley | Seel Park |
| Netherfield | Parkside |
| Oswestry Town | Victoria Road |
| Runcorn | Canal Street |
| South Liverpool | Holly Park |
| Southport | Haig Avenue |
| Tamworth | The Lamb Ground |
| Witton Albion | Central Ground |
| Workington | Borough Park |
| Worksop Town | Central Avenue |
Cup results
Challenge Cup
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Runcorn | 2–0 | Lancaster City |
Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Runcorn | beat | Mossley |
FA Cup
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:
First Round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Albion | 0–2 | Bury | |
| Chester | 5–1 | Workington | |
| Morecambe | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Replay |
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | Morecambe | |
| York City | 5–2 | Mossley |
FA Trophy
Two of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:
Fourth Round
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossley | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans | |
| Blyth Spartans | 0–2 | Mossley | Replay |
Semi-finals
| Stage | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Leg | Mossley | 1–1 | Boston United |
| 2nd Leg | Boston United | 1–2 | Mossley |
| Aggregate | Mossley | 3–2 | Boston United |
Final
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Dagenham | 2–1 | Mossley |
End of the season
At the end of the twelfth season of the Northern Premier League, Frickley Athletic applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful
Promotion and relegation
The following club left the League at the end of the season:
- Frickley Athletic promoted to Alliance Premier League
The following club joined the League the following season:
- King's Lynn transferred from Southern League Midland Division
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Football Archives 79–80". The Football Archives.
External links
- Northern Premier League official website
- Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF
- Football Club History Database
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