1984–85 Northern Premier League
Football league season
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stafford Rangers |
| Promoted | Stafford Rangers |
| Relegated | Grantham |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,295 (2.8 per match) |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
The 1984–85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Overview
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:
- Barrow promoted to Alliance Premier League
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:
- Bangor City relegated from Alliance Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stafford Rangers (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 86 | Promoted to Alliance Premier League |
| 2 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 82 | |
| 3 | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 74 | |
| 4 | Hyde United | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 71 | |
| 5 | Marine | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 69 | |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 69 | |
| 7 | Worksop Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 67 | |
| 8 | Workington | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 63 | |
| 9 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 62 | |
| 10 | Bangor City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 60 | |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 73 | −1 | 56 | |
| 12 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 54 | |
| 13 | Matlock Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 51 | |
| 14 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 51 | |
| 15 | Mossley | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 51 | |
| 16 | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 50 | |
| 17 | Rhyl | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 47 | |
| 18 | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 47 | |
| 19 | Chorley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 46 | |
| 20 | South Liverpool | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 42 | |
| 21 | Grantham (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 36[a] | Relegated to Southern League Midland Division |
| 22 | Buxton | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 30 |
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Grantham had 1 point deducted.
Results
| Home \ Away | BAN | BRT | BUX | CHO | GAI | GOO | GRN | HOR | HYD | MAC | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | OSW | RHL | SLI | SOU | STA | WTN | WRK | WKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Burton Albion | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Buxton | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chorley | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–6 | |
| Goole Town | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | |
| Grantham Town | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Horwich RMI | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hyde United | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Marine | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Matlock Town | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Morecambe | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Mossley | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Oswestry Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | |
| Rhyl | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| South Liverpool | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Southport | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Witton Albion | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Workington | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Worksop Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1985. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Cup Results
- Marine bt. Goole Town
- Rhyl 2–0 Macclesfield Town
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Stafford Rangers bt. Marine
End of the season
At the end of the seventeenth season of the Northern Premier League, Stafford Rangers applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.
Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:
- Stafford Rangers promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Grantham relegated to Southern League Midland Division
The following two clubs joined the League the following season:
- Gateshead relegated from Alliance Premier League
- Caernarfon Town promoted from North West Counties League Division One
External links
- Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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