1979–80 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 Northern Premier League 1979–80 Mossley Frickley Athletic none 462 1350 Burton Albion 8–0 Gateshead(22 September 1979) Matlock Town 8–0 Southport(30 April 1980) Workington 0–5 Grantham(1 September 1979) Southport 2–7 Mossley(10 November 1979) Southport 2–7 Mossley(10 November 1979) Gainsborough Trinity 4–5 Netherfield(8 December 1978) 10 matchesBurton Albion(22 September 1979 – 26 December 1979) 22 matchesMossley(5 January 1980 – 3 May 1980) 16 matchesRuncorn(25 September 1979 – 2 February 1980) 6 matchesGateshead(11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978) Tamworth(13 October 1979 – 17 November 1979) 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 Northern Premier League was the twelfth 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 18 August 1979 and concluded on 7 May 1980.The Football Archives 79–80 http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1979-1980 The Football Archives Overview The League featured twenty-two clubs. Team changes The Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Seven Northern Premier League clubs and thirteen clubs from the Premier Division of the Southern League joined the newly created Alliance Premier League. The remaining clubs in the Northern Premier League had effectively been relegated down one tier in the English football league system. The following seven clubs left the League at the end of the previous season: Altrincham promoted to Alliance Premier League Bangor City promoted to Alliance Premier League Barrow promoted to Alliance Premier League Boston United promoted to Alliance Premier League Northwich Victoria promoted to Alliance Premier League Scarborough promoted to Alliance Premier League Stafford Rangers promoted to Alliance Premier League The following six clubs joined the League at the start of the season: Burton Albion promoted from Southern League Division One North Grantham promoted from Southern League Division One North Marine promoted from Cheshire County League Division One Oswestry Town promoted from Southern League Division One North Tamworth promoted from Southern League Division One North Witton Albion promoted from Cheshire County League Division One League table main WDL QR auto 2 MOS Mossley WTN Witton Albion FRK Frickley Athletic BRT Burton Albion MAT Matlock Town BUX Buxton WKS Worksop Town MAC Macclesfield Town GRN Grantham MAR Marine GOO Goole Town LNC Lancaster City OSW Oswestry Town GAI Gainsborough Trinity RUN Runcorn GAT Gateshead MOR Morecambe KEN Netherfield SOU Southport SLI South Liverpool WRK Workington TAM Tamworth 28 9 5 96 41 C 28 8 6 89 30 24 13 5 93 48 P 25 6 11 83 42 18 17 7 87 53 21 9 12 61 48 20 10 12 65 52 18 11 13 67 53 18 8 16 71 65 16 10 16 65 57 14 13 15 61 63 13 13 16 74 77 12 14 16 44 60 14 8 20 64 75 11 11 20 46 63 11 11 20 50 77 10 12 20 40 59 7 15 20 37 66 8 13 21 30 75 7 14 21 51 84 8 12 22 50 85 8 9 25 26 77 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. 7 May 1980 The Football Archives Results main FBR grey BRT BUX FRK GAI GAT GOO GRN LNC MAC MAR MAT MOR MOS NET OSW RUN SLI SOU TAM WTN WRK WKS Burton Albion Buxton Frickley Athletic Gainsborough Trinity Gateshead United Goole Town Grantham Lancaster City Macclesfield Town Marine Matlock Town Morecambe Mossley Netherfield Oswestry Town Runcorn South Liverpool Southport Tamworth Witton Albion Workington Worksop Town 1–2 1–0 2–0 8–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 0–4 0–0 2–0 5–1 6–0 3–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 4–2 6–2 3–2 2–2 5–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 4–5 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 5–2 2–1 0–2 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–4 2–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 0–2 4–3 4–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 3–2 6–2 2–1 6–0 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 4–4 2–2 4–2 5–0 1–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 5–2 1–1 3–4 3–3 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–4 3–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–3 4–2 7–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 8–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–2 6–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 6–0 0–3 5–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–3 4–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–5 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–7 0–0 3–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–5 2–4 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 2–3 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–3 5–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 1–1 6–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 7 May 1980 The Football Archives May 1980 Stadia and locations Northern England right 675 Locations of the 1979–80 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 53.588000 -1.292194 Frickley Athletic 80 left 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 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 SilverlandsFrickley AthleticWestfield LaneGainsborough TrinityThe NortholmeGateshead UnitedGateshead Youth StadiumGoole TownVictoria Pleasure GroundGranthamLondon RoadLancaster 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 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup Home team Score Away teamRuncorn2–0Lancaster City Northern Premier League Shield Northern Premier League Shield Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. Home team Score Away teamRuncornbeatMossley FA Cup 1979–80 FA Cup None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round: First Round Home team Score Away teamBurton Albion0–2BuryChester5–1WorkingtonMorecambe1–1Rotherham UnitedReplayRotherham United2–0MorecambeYork City5–2Mossley FA Trophy 1979–80 FA Trophy Two of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round: Fourth Round Home team Score Away teamMossley1–1Blyth SpartansBlyth Spartans0–2MossleyReplay Semi-finals Stage Home team Score Away team1st LegMossley1–1Boston United2nd LegBoston United1–2MossleyAggregateMossley3–2Boston United Final Home team Score Away teamDagenham 2–1Mossley End of the season At the end of the twelfth season of the Northern Premier League, Frickley Athletic 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: Frickley Athletic promoted to Alliance Premier League The following club joined the League the following season: King's Lynn transferred from Southern League Midland Division References External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database Category:Northern Premier League seasons 6