1983–84 Northern Premier League

The 1983–84 Northern Premier League season was the 16th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Northern Premier League
Season1983–84
ChampionsBarrow
PromotedBarrow
Relegatednone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,390 (3.01 per match)

Overview

The League featured twenty-two clubs.

Team changes

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

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barrow (C, P)42291039238+5497Promoted to Alliance Premier League
2Matlock Town42238117248+2477
3South Liverpool42221195544+1177
4Grantham42208146451+1368
5Burton Albion421713126147+1464
6Macclesfield Town421810146555+1064
7Rhyl42196176455+963
8Horwich RMI42189156459+563
9Gainsborough Trinity421711148266+1662
10Stafford Rangers421517106552+1362
11Hyde United42178176163−259
12Marine421610166368−558
13Witton Albion421414146457+756
14Chorley421411176865+353
15Workington42149195357−451
16Southport42148205774−1750
17Worksop Town42138215774−1747
18Goole Town421210205980−2146
19Morecambe421112195975−1645
20Oswestry Town42118236697−3141
21Buxton42116255291−3939
22Mossley4299244774−2733[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results

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Barrow5–02–02–23–04–31–02–02–22–04–03–04–13–14–01–02–15–11–12–23–12–1
Burton Albion0–04–12–40–20–00–21–21–20–21–23–01–01–14–02–10–13–12–22–03–04–1
Buxton1–20–11–01–41–21–00–20–11–32–20–13–32–31–01–20–13–22–21–03–10–2
Chorley0–20–24–03–44–11–32–21–14–20–24–42–11–03–20–11–11–21–10–01–31–2
Gainsborough Trinity1–21–13–21–10–13–10–24–12–22–21–11–14–15–11–15–01–13–11–13–16–2
Goole Town2–30–02–20–06–33–12–02–40–21–12–32–20–03–31–41–23–12–02–50–22–0
Grantham Town1–11–24–21–12–12–02–11–32–14–00–11–02–10–14–01–13–00–14–10–05–3
Horwich RMI0–00–03–03–42–14–01–22–11–11–00–13–12–04–20–31–12–12–11–11–02–3
Hyde United0–00–03–14–11–22–12–12–02–00–20–23–11–32–02–40–20–30–12–21–22–0
Macclesfield Town1–32–01–23–10–21–22–22–21–34–12–21–02–02–13–12–12–02–22–02–11–0
Marine2–31–32–20–33–14–12–00–15–22–11–11–12–10–11–11–15–22–21–31–01–2
Matlock Town1–21–12–10–13–15–20–01–02–22–10–12–03–04–13–12–31–03–00–12–01–0
Morecambe2–11–14–01–21–21–41–01–12–01–14–12–01–02–10–11–31–20–02–22–25–1
Mossley1–11–12–41–40–22–01–11–20–11–13–00–55–11–00–20–02–22–32–01–20–3
Oswestry Town3–02–33–32–12–12–10–20–62–22–00–41–14–40–25–20–12–31–43–33–01–4
Rhyl0–12–41–21–00–01–02–33–02–01–20–22–16–11–23–13–00–01–22–13–11–0
South Liverpool3–00–02–00–22–11–11–11–01–11–02–11–22–11–01–02–14–24–31–01–00–0
Southport1–32–00–10–42–11–20–12–22–12–03–01–20–24–23–33–01–01–12–11–11–1
Stafford Rangers1–11–11–20–03–14–04–03–10–21–31–22–14–03–21–42–11–14–01–10–00–0
Witton Albion1–32–14–12–13–10–21–27–12–01–13–12–31–11–12–10–00–12–10–02–12–0
Workington1–30–16–12–10–10–04–13–11–20–31–12–02–01–03–40–24–22–00–01–10–0
Worksop Town0–41–54–13–13–33–00–11–32–11–10–11–32–34–12–21–12–10–10–12–10–2
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 1984. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

  • South Liverpool 1–1 (7–6 Pens) Hyde United

President's Cup:

  • Workington bt. Marine

Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Barrow bt. South Liverpool

End of the season

At the end of the sixteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Barrow 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:

External links