1980–81 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 Northern Premier League 1980–81 Runcorn Runcorn none 462 1348 Buxton 7–0 Tamworth(18 October 1980) Marine 7–0 Grantham(28 February 1981) Tamworth 0–5 Mossley(29 April 1981) Macclesfield Town 3–5 Worksop Town(7 March 1981) Netherfield 4–4 Gateshead(31 March 1981) 10 matchesRuncorn(8 September 1980– 11 November 1980) 22 matchesRuncorn(16 August 1980 – 13 December 1980) 16 matchesKing's Lynn(25 October 1980 – 21 February 1981) 6 matchesGateshead(6 September 1980 – 15 November 1980) Tamworth(25 October 1980 – 13 December 1980) 1979–80 1981–82 The 1980–81 Northern Premier League was the thirteenth 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 16 August 1980 and concluded on 3 May 1981.The Football Archives 80–81 http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1980-1981 The Football Archives Overview The League featured twenty-two clubs. Team changes The following club left the League at the end of the previous season: Frickley Athletic promoted to Alliance Premier League The following club joined the League at the start of the season: King's Lynn transferred from Southern League Midland Division League table main WDL QR auto 2 RUN Runcorn MOS Mossley MAR Marine BUX Buxton GAI Gainsborough Trinity BRT Burton Albion WTN Witton Albion GOO Goole Town SLI South Liverpool WRK Workington GAT Gateshead WKS Worksop Town MAC Macclesfield Town GRN Grantham MAT Matlock Town LNC Lancaster City NET Netherfield OSW Oswestry Town KLY King's Lynn SOU Southport MOR Morecambe TAM Tamworth 32 7 3 99 22 C,P 24 7 11 95 55 22 10 10 66 41 21 7 14 64 50 17 13 12 80 57 19 8 15 63 54 19 8 15 70 62 14 16 12 56 50 19 6 17 59 64 15 13 14 57 48 12 18 12 65 61 15 11 16 66 61 13 13 16 52 69 14 9 19 57 74 12 12 18 57 80 13 9 20 48 70 11 12 19 73 81 13 8 21 54 67 8 18 16 46 65 11 11 20 42 68 11 8 23 42 74 9 12 21 38 76 C green1 Promoted to Alliance Premier League 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. 3 May 1981 The Football Archives Results main FBR grey BRT BUX GAI GAT GOO GRN KLY LNC MAC MAR MAT MOR MOS NET OSW RUN SLI SOU TAM WTN WRK WKS Burton Albion Buxton Gainsborough Trinity Gateshead United Goole Town Grantham King's Lynn Lancaster City Macclesfield Town Marine Matlock Town Morecambe Mossley Netherfield Oswestry Town Runcorn South Liverpool Southport Tamworth Witton Albion Workington Worksop Town 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–5 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 5–2 3–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 7–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 6–0 6–0 6–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–3 3–2 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 5–0 2–1 1–5 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–4 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–4 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–2 1–3 3–2 0–1 2–4 5–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–5 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–4 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–0 2–5 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 3–5 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 7–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–4 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 3–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–4 3–3 2–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–4 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–3 3–4 4–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 6–1 5–0 2–3 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 4–4 2–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 2–3 4–0 1–3 1–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–4 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–3 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 0–5 4–3 0–2 1–4 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 4–3 3–4 3–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 0–1 3–0 0–3 5–0 2–0 1–4 3–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 6–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–2 3 May 1981 The Football Archives May 1981 Stadia and locations Northern England right 675 Locations of the 1980–81 Northern Premier League teams Northern England 52.821000 -1.629700 Burton Albion 80 top Northern England 53.256635 -1.906555 Buxton 80 right Northern England 53.403397 -0.774525 Gainsborough Trinity 80 right Northern England 54.961025 -1.579672 Gateshead United 80 left Northern England 53.703148 -0.880842 Goole Town 80 left Northern England 52.907203 -0.636665 Grantham 80 right Northern England 52.750066 0.407410 King's Lynn 80 right Northern England 54.051057 -2.810889 Lancaster City 80 right Northern England 53.242828 -2.127114 Macclesfield Town 80 bottom Northern England 53.485168 -3.033623 Marine 80 right Northern England 53.137075 -1.551715 Matlock Town 80 right Northern England 54.067545 -2.847084 Morecambe 80 left Northern England 53.516412 -2.044307 Mossley 80 left Northern England 54.320474 -2.736481 Netherfield 80 top Northern England 52.854187 -3.050744 Oswestry Town 80 right Northern England 53.341841 -2.722481 Runcorn 80 right Northern England 53.357828 -2.889871 South Liverpool 80 left Northern England 53.638089 -2.978856 Southport 80 right Northern England 52.628403 -1.688925 Tamworth 80 left Northern England 53.263350 -2.508048 Witton Albion 80 bottom Northern England 54.648714 -3.551050 Workington 80 right Northern England 53.306293 -1.125125 Worksop Town 80 top Club StadiumBurton AlbionEton ParkBuxtonThe SilverlandsGainsborough TrinityThe NortholmeGateshead UnitedGateshead Youth StadiumGoole TownVictoria Pleasure GroundGranthamLondon RoadKing's LynnThe WalksLancaster CityGreat AxeMacclesfield TownMoss RoseMarineRossett ParkMatlock TownCauseway LaneMorecambeChristie ParkMossleySeel ParkNetherfieldParksideOswestry TownVictoria RoadRuncornCanal StreetSouth LiverpoolHolly ParkSouthportHaig AvenueTamworthThe Lamb GroundWitton AlbionCentral GroundWorkingtonBorough ParkWorksop TownCentral Avenue Cup Results Challenge Cup Cup: Marine bt. Runcorn Northern Premier League Shield: Runcorn bt. Mossley Cup results Challenge Cup Northern Premier League Challenge Cup Home team Score Away teamMarine3–4Runcorn Northern Premier League Shield Northern Premier League Shield Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. As Runcorn won both the Northern Premier League and the Challenge Cup, Mossley qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL. Home team Score Away teamRuncorn2–1Mossley FA Cup 1980–81 FA Cup Only one of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round: Second Round Home team Score Away teamMossley1–3Mansfield Town FA Trophy 1980–81 FA Trophy One of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round: Fourth Round Home team Score Away teamBangor City5–3Mossley End of the season At the end of the thirteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Runcorn 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: Runcorn promoted to Alliance Premier League The following club joined the League the following season: Bangor City relegated from Alliance Premier League (returning after a two years absence) References External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database Category:Northern Premier League seasons 6