Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League 1986/87
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 88 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bangor City | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 87 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 76 | - |
| 4th | Marine | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 | - |
| 5th | South Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 73 | - |
| 6th | Morecambe | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 72 | - |
| 7th | Matlock Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 70 | - |
| 8th | Southport | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 68 | - |
| 9th | Chorley | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 60 | - |
| 10th | Mossley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 57 | - |
| 11th | Hyde United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 55 | - |
| 12th | Burton Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 54 | ►SFL Premier |
| 13th | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Witton Albion | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 79 | -11 | 53 | - |
| 15th | Barrow | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 51 | - |
| 17th | Oswestry Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 83 | -28 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Rhyl | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 74 | -18 | 45 | - |
| 19th | Worksop Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 74 | -18 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 77 | -24 | 37 | - |
| 21st | Workington | 42 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 70 | -22 | 28* | * -1 Point |
| 22nd | Horwich RMI | 42 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 85 | -49 | 20* | * -1 Point |
Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Macclesfield Town were Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ►Burton Albion Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Frickley Athletic were Relegated from the Football Conference |
| ▼Gateshead were Relegated from the Football Conference |
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Teams Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| - From the 1987/88 Season the Northern Premier League added Division 1 and the following teams joined from various leagues |
| ▲Alfreton Town were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| ▲Stalybridge Celtic were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Droylsden were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 2 |
| ▲Accrington Stanley were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Congleton Town were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Curzon Ashton were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Eastwood Hanley were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Eastwood Town were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| ▲Farsley Celtic were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| ▲Fleetwood Town were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Harrogate Town were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| ▲Irlam Town were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Lancaster City were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 2 |
| ▲Leek Town were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Netherfield were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Penrith were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Radcliffe Borough were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Sutton Town were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| ▲Winsford United were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
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