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1979–80 Northern Premier League

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]

Northern Premier League
Season1979–80
ChampionsMossley
PromotedFrickley Athletic
Relegatednone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,350 (2.92 per match)
Biggest home winBurton Albion 8–0 Gateshead[1]
(22 September 1979)
Matlock Town 8–0 Southport[1]
(30 April 1980)
Biggest away winWorkington 0–5 Grantham[1]
(1 September 1979)
Southport 2–7 Mossley[1]
(10 November 1979)
Highest scoringSouthport 2–7 Mossley[1]
(10 November 1979)
Gainsborough Trinity 4–5 Netherfield[1]
(8 December 1978)
Longest winning run10 matches
Burton Albion
(22 September 1979 – 26 December 1979)
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Mossley
(5 January 1980 – 3 May 1980)
Longest winless run16 matches
Runcorn
(25 September 1979 – 2 February 1980)
Longest losing run6 matches
Gateshead
(11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)
Tamworth
(13 October 1979 – 17 November 1979)

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:

The following six clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Mossley (C)4228959641+5565
2Witton Albion4228868930+5964
3Frickley Athletic (P)42241359348+4561Promoted to Alliance Premier League
4Burton Albion42256118342+4156
5Matlock Town42181778753+3453
6Buxton42219126148+1351
7Worksop Town422010126552+1350
8Macclesfield Town421811136753+1447
9Grantham42188167165+644
10Marine421610166557+842
11Goole Town421413156163−241
12Lancaster City421313167477−339
13Oswestry Town421214164460−1638
14Gainsborough Trinity42148206475−1136
15Runcorn421111204663−1733
16Gateshead421111205077−2733
17Morecambe421012204059−1932
18Netherfield42715203766−2929
19Southport42813213075−4529
20South Liverpool42714215184−3328
21Workington42812225085−3528
22Tamworth4289252677−5125
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

Results

Home \ AwayBRTBUXFRKGAIGATGOOGRNLNCMACMARMATMORMOSNETOSWRUNSLISOUTAMWTNWRKWKS
Burton Albion1–21–02–08–01–23–03–11–22–03–21–03–10–40–02–05–16–03–01–15–04–1
Buxton2–11–11–10–23–01–13–12–02–02–31–00–10–02–12–14–31–13–12–12–01–0
Frickley Athletic1–02–24–12–02–23–14–02–14–02–23–13–14–04–26–23–22–25–02–13–11–0
Gainsborough Trinity0–13–21–21–01–14–11–00–21–11–02–12–34–52–33–11–01–22–02–33–01–0
Gateshead United0–12–00–10–33–20–12–32–04–20–32–21–12–01–01–11–13–01–13–00–02–3
Goole Town1–20–12–25–22–10–22–32–12–24–42–10–21–04–10–24–34–12–00–32–01–0
Grantham0–32–11–11–14–21–02–22–11–12–33–10–12–33–03–26–22–16–00–33–11–3
Lancaster City1–34–42–24–25–01–03–23–10–11–12–00–01–02–22–32–21–15–21–13–43–3
Macclesfield Town3–10–01–14–10–00–11–13–20–41–13–12–24–03–13–20–01–04–03–13–00–1
Marine3–10–12–24–11–11–11–23–43–42–21–11–03–00–22–05–22–01–00–12–22–0
Matlock Town0–02–04–13–12–23–22–34–27–01–12–10–32–02–10–13–18–02–01–12–12–2
Morecambe1–30–21–22–22–13–01–12–00–41–01–11–10–01–11–03–00–00–10–12–10–2
Mossley3–22–12–14–26–12–23–02–12–13–12–21–01–00–01–14–03–06–00–35–13–1
Netherfield1–10–10–22–42–01–11–01–22–20–40–01–10–00–02–01–11–12–30–22–20–0
Oswestry Town1–12–11–11–02–00–02–12–01–11–01–10–00–12–02–01–31–01–21–42–01–1
Runcorn0–10–20–41–21–10–01–01–10–21–01–14–10–34–22–20–00–10–01–23–00–2
South Liverpool0–11–11–01–11–21–02–21–12–11–23–31–21–21–02–21–31–10–11–52–21–3
Southport0–10–10–32–12–11–10–10–00–00–20–20–12–70–03–00–42–01–11–41–10–1
Tamworth0–10–21–12–21–20–30–22–10–23–10–21–10–21–21–00–10–11–10–21–00–2
Witton Albion3–03–13–02–05–00–04–01–01–02–01–13–04–13–02–03–01–20–10–03–01–1
Workington2–24–11–21–12–11–10–52–40–01–32–11–30–43–13–10–02–24–00–02–33–0
Worksop Town3–21–02–21–03–35–21–02–01–30–11–02–01–51–16–02–21–01–22–02–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1980. Source: The Football Archives
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 1979–80 Northern Premier League teams
ClubStadium
Burton AlbionEton Park
BuxtonThe Silverlands
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
GranthamLondon Road
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
MarineRossett Park
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Oswestry TownVictoria Road
RuncornCanal Street
South LiverpoolHolly Park
SouthportHaig Avenue
TamworthThe Lamb Ground
Witton AlbionCentral Ground
WorkingtonBorough Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Runcorn2–0Lancaster City

Northern Premier League Shield

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

Home TeamScoreAway Team
RuncornbeatMossley

FA Cup

None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:

First Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Burton Albion0–2Bury
Chester5–1Workington
Morecambe1–1Rotherham UnitedReplay
Rotherham United2–0Morecambe
York City5–2Mossley

FA Trophy

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

Fourth Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Mossley1–1Blyth Spartans
Blyth Spartans0–2MossleyReplay

Semi-finals

StageHome TeamScoreAway Team
1st LegMossley1–1Boston United
2nd LegBoston United1–2Mossley
AggregateMossley3–2Boston United

Final

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Dagenham2–1Mossley

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:

The following club joined the League the following season:

References

External links

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