Northern Premier League Tables

1995/96 Tables 1996/97 Tables 1997/98 Tables

Northern Premier League Premier Division  1996/97

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Leek Town 44 28 9 7 71 35 +36 93 ▲Champions
2nd  Bishop Auckland 44 23 14 7 88 43 +45 83 Runners Up
3rd  Hyde United 44 22 16 6 93 46 +47 82 -
4th  Emley 44 23 12 9 89 54 +35 81 -
5th  Barrow 44 23 11 10 71 45 +26 80 -
6th  Boston United 44 22 13 9 74 47 +27 79 -
7th  Blyth Spartans 44 22 11 11 74 49 +25 77 -
8th  Marine 44 20 15 9 53 37 +16 75 -
9th  Guiseley 44 20 11 13 63 54 +9 71 -
10th  Gainsborough Trinity 44 18 12 14 65 46 +19 66 -
11th  Accrington Stanley 44 18 12 14 77 70 +7 66 -
12th  Runcorn 44 15 15 14 63 62 +1 60 -
13th  Chorley 44 16 9 19 69 66 +3 57 -
14th  Winsford United 44 13 14 17 50 56 -6 53 -
15th  Knowsley United 44 12 14 18 58 79 -21 50 Resigned
16th  Colwyn Bay 44 11 13 20 60 76 -16 46 -
17th  Lancaster City 44 12 9 23 48 75 -27 45 -
18th  Frickley Athletic 44 12 8 24 62 91 -29 44 -
19th  Spennymoor United 44 10 10 24 52 68 -16 40 -
20th  Bamber Bridge 44 11 7 26 59 99 -40 40 -
21st  Alfreton Town 44 8 13 23 45 86 -41 37 -
22nd  Witton Albion 44 5 14 25 49 91 -42 29 ▼Relegated
23rd  Buxton 44 5 12 27 33 86 -53 27 ▼Relegated

Northern Premier League Division 1  1996/97

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Radcliffe Borough 42 26 7 9 77 33 +44 85 ▲Champions
2nd  Leigh RMI 42 24 11 7 65 33 +32 83 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Lincoln United 42 25 8 9 78 47 +31 83 -
4th  Farsley Celtic 42 23 8 11 75 48 +27 77 -
5th  Worksop Town 42 20 12 10 68 38 +30 72 -
6th  Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 19 11 12 66 54 +12 68 -
7th  Bradford Park Avenue 42 20 8 14 58 50 +8 68 -
8th  Ashton United 42 17 14 11 73 52 +21 65 -
9th  Great Harwood Town 42 16 12 14 56 46 +10 60 -
10th  Droylsden 42 15 14 13 69 67 +2 59 -
11th  Matlock Town 42 16 9 17 60 69 -9 57 -
12th  Whitley Bay 42 14 12 16 47 54 -7 54 -
13th  Flixton 42 15 7 20 57 72 -15 52 -
14th  Netherfield 42 12 14 16 54 56 -2 50 -
15th  Eastwood Town 42 12 14 16 42 49 -7 50 -
16th  Gretna 42 11 17 14 55 67 -12 50 -
17th  Harrogate Town 42 13 8 21 54 76 -22 47 -
18th  Congleton Town 42 12 9 21 47 64 -17 45 -
19th  Workington 42 10 12 20 45 63 -18 42 -
20th  Curzon Ashton 42 8 10 24 48 79 -31 34 ▼Relegated
21st  Warrington Town 42 5 18 19 42 79 -37 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 7 9 26 45 85 -40 30 ▼Relegated

Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes-

Left the Northern Premier League

 ▲Leek Town were Promoted to the Football Conference
 ▼Knowsley United Resigned from the League and Folded
 Atherton Laburnum Rovers were Relegated to the North West Counties League
 Curzon Ashton were Relegated to the Northern Counties East League
 Warrington Town were Relegated to the North West Counties League

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Joining the Northern Premier League

 ▼Altrincham were Relegated from the Football Conference
 ▲Whitby Town were Promoted from the Northern League Division 1
 ▲Trafford were Promoted from the North West Counties League
 Belper Town were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League

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