1987–88 Northern Premier League
The 1987–88 Northern Premier League season was the 20th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.
Premier Division
Football league season
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chorley |
| Promoted | Chorley |
| Relegated | Oswestry Town Workington |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,349 (2.92 per match) |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → | |
The Premier Division featured two new teams:
- Frickley Athletic relegated from Football Conference
- Gateshead relegated from Football Conference
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chorley (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 88 | Promoted to Football Conference |
| 2 | Hyde United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 85 | |
| 3 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 76 | |
| 4 | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 72 | |
| 5 | Barrow | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 71 | |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 71 | |
| 7 | Bangor City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 70 | |
| 8 | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 67 | |
| 9 | Marine | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 67 | |
| 10 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 | |
| 11 | Witton Albion | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 60 | |
| 12 | Goole Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 60 | |
| 13 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 60 | |
| 14 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 57 | |
| 15 | South Liverpool | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 49 | |
| 16 | Buxton | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 76 | −4 | 47 | |
| 17 | Mossley | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 44 | |
| 18 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 40 | |
| 19 | Matlock Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 89 | −31 | 38 | |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 34 | |
| 21 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 101 | −57 | 28 | Club Folded |
| 22 | Workington (R) | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 113 | −85 | 21 | Relegated to Division One |
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | BAN | BRW | BUX | CNR | CHO | FRK | GAI | GAT | GOO | HOR | HYD | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | OSW | RHL | SLI | SOU | WTN | WRK | WKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | |
| Barrow | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Buxton | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Caernarfon Town | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Chorley | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 0–1 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Gateshead | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–5 | |
| Goole Town | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 1–2 | |
| Horwich RMI | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hyde United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | |
| Marine | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Matlock Town | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Morecambe | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Mossley | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Oswestry Town | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Rhyl | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| South Liverpool | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Southport | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Witton Albion | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
| Workington | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–8 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Worksop Town | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1988. Source: Northern Premier League 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.
Division One
Football league season
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fleetwood Town |
| Promoted | Fleetwood Town Stalybridge Celtic |
| Matches played | 344 |
| Goals scored | 1,014 (2.95 per match) |
1988–89 → | |
It was the first Division One season, it was formed by clubs from:
- 12 clubs joined from the NWCL Division One:
- 2 clubs joined from the NWCL Division Two:
- 5 clubs joined from the NCEL Premier Division:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetwood Town (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 73 | Promoted to Premier Division |
| 2 | Stalybridge Celtic (P) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 72 | |
| 3 | Leek Town | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 | |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 69 | |
| 5 | Farsley Celtic | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 63 | |
| 6 | Droylsden | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 58 | |
| 7 | Eastwood Hanley | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 54 | |
| 8 | Winsford United | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 51 | |
| 9 | Congleton Town | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 51[a] | |
| 10 | Harrogate Town | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 48 | |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 47 | |
| 12 | Radcliffe Borough | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 46 | |
| 13 | Irlam Town | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 46 | |
| 14 | Penrith | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 | |
| 15 | Sutton Town | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 96 | −45 | 38 | |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 36 | |
| 17 | Eastwood Town | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 34 | |
| 18 | Curzon Ashton | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 28 | |
| 19 | Netherfield | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 93 | −58 | 16 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Congleton Town were docked 1 point.
Promotion and relegation
In the twentieth season of the Northern Premier League Chorley (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Meanwhile, Oswestry Town folded at the end of the season and Workington were relegated; these three sides were replaced by Division One winners Fleetwood Town, second placed Stalybridge Celtic and newly admitted Shepshed Charterhouse. Colne Dynamoes, Bishop Auckland, Whitley Bay and Newtown were admitted into Division One at the end of the season.
Cup Results
- Goole Town bt. Barrow
- South Liverpool 5–4 Southport
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Chorley bt. Goole Town
External links
- Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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