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1978–79 Northern Premier League

FieldValue
competitionNorthern Premier League
season1978–79
winnersMossley
promotedAltrincham
Scarborough
Boston United
Stafford Rangers
Northwich Victoria
Bangor City
Barrow
relegatednone
matches506
total goals1414
biggest home winStafford Rangers 7–0 Netherfield
(11 November 1978)
biggest away winWorkington 0–6 Mossley
(31 January 1979)
highest scoring
(25 November 1978)
longest wins7 matches
Mossley
(20 January 1979 – 24 March 1979)
longest unbeaten18 matches
Mossley
(25 November 1978 – 14 April 1979)
longest winless19 matches
Gateshead
(23 September 1978 – 5 March 1979)
longest losses6 matches
Netherfield
(11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)
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Scarborough Boston United Stafford Rangers Northwich Victoria Bangor City Barrow (11 November 1978) (31 January 1979) (25 November 1978) Mossley (20 January 1979 – 24 March 1979) Mossley (25 November 1978 – 14 April 1979) Gateshead (23 September 1978 – 5 March 1979) Netherfield (11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)

Macclesfield Town (25 November 1978 – 24 February 1979)

Macclesfield Town (18 April 1979 – 28 April 1979)

The 1978–79 Northern Premier League was the eleventh 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 19 August 1978 and concluded on 21 May 1979.

Overview

The League featured twenty-three clubs.

Team changes

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:

The following club joined the League at the start of the season:

League table

The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
BarrowHolker Street
Boston UnitedYork Street
BuxtonThe Silverlands
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
South LiverpoolHolly Park
SouthportHaig Avenue
Stafford RangersMarston Road
WorkingtonBorough Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Mossley4–1Northwich Victoria

Northern Premier League Shield

Main article: Northern Premier League Shield

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

As Mossley won both the Northern Premier League and the Challenge Cup, Altrincham qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.

Home TeamScoreAway Team
AltrinchambeatMossley

FA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup

Only two of the twenty-four Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:

Second Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Droylsden0–2**Altrincham**
York City3–0**Scarborough**

Third Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Tottenham Hotspur1–1**Altrincham**
**Altrincham**0–3Tottenham Hotspur

FA Trophy

Main article: 1978–79 FA Trophy

Two of the twenty-four Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:

Fourth Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Bishop Auckland1–1**Stafford Rangers**
**Stafford Rangers**3–1Bishop Auckland
**Runcorn**2–1Hayes

Semi-finals

StageHome TeamScoreAway Team
1st Leg**Runcorn**1–2**Stafford Rangers**
2nd Leg**Stafford Rangers**1–1**Runcorn**
Aggregate**Stafford Rangers**3–2**Runcorn**

Final

Home TeamScoreAway Team
**Stafford Rangers**2–0Kettering Town

End of the season

At the end of the eleventh season of the Northern Premier League, Altrincham who was put forward for election did not receive enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.

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.

Football League elections

Alongside the four Football League clubs facing re-election, two non-League clubs, one from the Northern Premier League and the other from the Southern League, applied to be elected. All four Football League clubs were re-elected.

ClubLeagueVotes
Doncaster Rovers[Football League Division Four](1978-79-football-league)50
Crewe Alexandra[Football League Division Four](1978-79-football-league)49
Darlington[Football League Division Four](1978-79-football-league)43
Halifax Town[Football League Division Four](1978-79-football-league)37
AltrinchamNorthern Premier League13
Kettering Town[Southern League Premier Division](1978-79-southern-football-league)12

Promotion and relegation

The number of clubs reduced from twenty-three to twenty-two for the following season.

The following seven clubs left the league at the end of the season:

The following six clubs joined the league the following season:

References

References

  1. "The Football Archives 78–79". The Football Archives.
  2. [http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]
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