1997–98 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 February 2010 The 1997–98 Northern Premier League season was the 30th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.Unibond League Premier Division Northern Premier League Premier Division 1997–98 Barrow Barrow Alfreton TownRadcliffe Borough 462 1270 1996–97 1998–99 The Premier League featured three new teams: Altrincham relegated from the Football Conference Leigh RMI promoted as runners up from Division One Radcliffe Borough promoted as champions from Division One League table main WDL PR BRW Barrow BOS Boston United LEI Leigh RMI RUN Runcorn GAI Gainsborough Trinity EML Emley WNS Winsford United ALT Altrincham GUI Guiseley BIS Bishop Auckland MAR Marine HYD Hyde United COL Colwyn Bay SPU Spennymoor United CHO Chorley FRK Frickley Athletic LNC Lancaster City BLY Blyth Spartans BAM Bamber Bridge ACC Accrington Stanley RAD Radcliffe Borough ALF Alfreton Town 25 8 9 61 29 C,P 22 12 8 55 40 21 13 8 63 41 22 9 11 80 50 22 9 11 60 39 22 8 12 81 61 19 12 11 54 43 18 11 13 76 44 16 16 10 61 53 17 12 13 78 60 15 11 16 56 59 13 16 13 60 55 15 9 18 53 57 14 11 17 58 72 -1 14 7 21 51 70 12 12 18 45 62 13 8 21 55 74 12 13 17 52 63 -10 9 12 21 51 74 8 14 20 49 68 6 12 24 39 70 R 3 13 26 32 86 R Spennymoor United were docked 1 point. Blyth Spartans were docked 10 points. #ACE1AF Promotion to Football Conference P #CCCCFF Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division TSL #FFCCCC Relegation to NPL Division One R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 2 May 1998 . Results main FBR grey ACC ALF ALT BAM BRW BIS BLY BOS CHO COL EML FRK GAI GUI HYD LNC LEI MAR RAD RUN SPU WNS Accrington Stanley 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 4–2 3–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 Alfreton Town 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–6 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–1 Altrincham 1–0 5–0 5–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 7–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 Bamber Bridge 2–1 4–1 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–3 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 Barrow 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 Bishop Auckland 2–2 1–1 5–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 5–2 0–2 4–3 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–4 3–0 1–2 1–1 6–0 Blyth Spartans 2–2 4–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 2–3 0–1 Boston United 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 2–1 Chorley 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–5 2–3 0–1 0–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 Colwyn Bay 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–3 3–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 5–2 2–3 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 Emley 5–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 5–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 6–2 3–0 0–2 Frickley Athletic 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–3 3–0 Gainsborough Trinity 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 Guiseley 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 Hyde United 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 4–3 Lancaster City 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 Leigh RMI 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 4–2 2–0 Marine 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–5 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–4 0–0 Radcliffe Borough 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–0 6–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–2 Runcorn 3–0 3–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 6–3 2–0 2–2 Spennymoor United 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 Winsford United 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 2 May 1998 Northern Premier Division results grid Division One Northern Premier League Division One 1997–98 Whitby Town Whitby TownWorksop Town BuxtonWorkington 462 1433 1996–97 1998–99 Division One featured five new teams: Buxton relegated from the NPL Premier Division Belper Town promoted as runners-up from the NCEFL Premier Division Trafford promoted as champions from the NWCFL Division One Whitby Town promoted as champions from the Northern League Division One Witton Albion relegated from the NPL Premier Division League table main WDL PR WTB Whitby Town WKS Worksop Town ASH Ashton United DRO Droylsden LIN Lincoln United FAR Farsley Celtic WTN Witton Albion EAS Eastwood Town BPA Bradford Park Avenue BLP Belper Town STO Stocksbridge Park Steels TRA Trafford WHI Whitley Bay MAT Matlock Town GRT Gretna KEN Netherfield FLX Flixton CNG Congleton Town HAR Harrogate Town GHT Great Harwood Town WRK Workington BUX Buxton 30 8 4 99 48 C,P 28 7 7 93 44 P 26 9 7 93 43 24 8 10 70 49 20 11 11 76 62 20 10 12 72 66 19 9 14 77 55 18 12 12 68 51 18 11 13 62 46 18 7 17 68 66 17 9 16 68 63 16 6 20 59 61 14 12 16 60 63 14 11 17 68 54 13 9 20 58 64 12 11 19 55 75 10 12 20 45 73 11 8 23 65 101 8 14 20 57 80 8 12 22 41 88 8 7 27 38 84 R 7 3 32 41 87 R From the next season Netherfield were renamed as Netherfield Kendal. #ACE1AF Promotion to Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Relegation to NWCFL Division One RD1 #FFCCCC Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division RPD 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 22 February 2011 Results main FBR grey ASH BLP BPA BUX CNG DRO EAS FAR FLX GHT GRT HAR KEN LIN MAT STO TRA WTB WHI WTN WRK WKS Ashton United 3–4 0–1 1–0 3–2 4–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 3–1 2–0 1–4 3–1 1–0 2–1 Belper Town 0–7 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–3 1–3 2–3 4–0 1–2 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 5–0 0–4 Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–3 2–3 Buxton 1–4 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–3 2–3 0–1 Congleton Town 0–3 0–4 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–4 2–0 3–3 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 0–1 Droylsden 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–0 0–4 3–0 1–0 Eastwood Town 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–4 0–3 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 Farsley Celtic 2–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 6–1 3–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 5–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 Flixton 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–4 0–1 3–1 6–0 1–1 Great Harwood Town 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–5 3–3 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–7 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–3 Gretna 1–1 4–3 1–0 4–0 4–0 3–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 Harrogate Town 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–4 2–3 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 Kendal Town 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 5–1 4–0 0–3 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 4–3 3–1 1–0 2–6 Lincoln United 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–3 3–0 1–2 2–5 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 Matlock Town 1–4 0–3 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 6–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–3 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–4 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 Trafford 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–4 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 Whitby Town 1–1 2–2 5–2 4–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–5 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 4–1 2–3 2–3 Whitley Bay 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 4–4 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 5–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 Witton Albion 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 5–3 2–2 5–1 1–1 4–1 5–0 0–2 4–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 Workington 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–2 4–0 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–5 0–1 1–2 1–4 0–4 Worksop Town 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 5–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 4–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 2 May 1998 Northern Premier League First Division results grid Promotion and relegation In the thirtieth season of the Northern Premier League Barrow (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Radcliffe Borough and Alfreton Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sides Gateshead and Stalybridge Celtic, First Division winners Whitby Town and second placed Worksop Town. In the First Division Workington and Buxton left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Hucknall Town and Burscough. Cup results Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues. Altrincham bt. Gainsborough Trinity President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup. Runcorn bt. Guiseley Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. Altrincham bt. Barrow References External links Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF 1997-98 6