1977–78 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 Northern Premier League 1977–78 Boston United Wigan Athletic Great Harwood 552 1648 Gateshead 8–0 South Liverpool(14 February 1978) South Liverpool 0–5 Northwich Victoria(10 September 1977) Lancaster City 1–6 Wigan Athletic(22 October 1977) Boston United 7–3 Frickley Athletic(25 February 1978) 10 matchesBangor City(11 March 1978 – 18 April 1978) 26 matchesWigan Athletic(11 October 1977 – 5 April 1978) 12 matchesBarrow(27 August 1977 – 22 October 1977) Lancaster City(26 November 1977 – 11 March 1978) 6 matchesWorkington(12 October 1977 – 19 November 1977) Buxton(1 April 1978 – 24 April 1978) 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 Northern Premier League was the tenth 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 21 August 1976 and concluded on 7 May 1978.The Football Archives 77–78 http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1977-1978 The Football Archives Overview The League featured twenty-four teams. Team changes The following club left the League at the end of the previous season: Gateshead United was Folded. A new club formed Gateshead replaced. The following club joined the League at the start of the season: Workington relegated from Football League Fourth Division Gateshead (new club formed) replaced to the Gateshead United (club folded). League table main WDL QR auto 2 BOS Boston United WIG Wigan Athletic BAN Bangor City SCA Scarborough ALT Altrincham NOR Northwich Victoria STA Stafford Rangers RUN Runcorn MOS Mossley MAT Matlock Town LNC Lancaster City FRK Frickley Athletic BRW Barrow GOO Goole Town GHA Great Harwood GAI Gainsborough Trinity GAT Gateshead NET Netherfield WRK Workington WKS Worksop Town MOR Morecambe MAC Macclesfield Town BUX Buxton SLI South Liverpool 31 9 6 85 35 C 25 15 6 83 45 P 26 10 10 92 50 26 10 10 80 39 22 15 9 84 49 22 14 10 83 55 22 13 11 71 41 19 18 9 70 44 22 11 13 85 73 21 12 13 79 60 15 14 17 66 82 15 12 19 77 81 14 12 20 58 61 15 9 22 60 68 13 13 20 66 83 14 10 22 61 74 16 5 25 65 74 11 13 22 50 80 13 8 25 48 80 12 10 24 45 84 11 11 24 67 92 12 9 25 60 92 13 6 27 60 95 9 7 30 53 111 C F green1 Promoted to Football League Fourth Division black1 Club folded at the end of the season 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 1978 The Football Archives Results main FBR grey ALT BAN BRW BOS BUX FRK GAI GAT GOO GHA LNC MAC MAT MOR MOS NET NOR RUN SCA SLI STA WIG WRK WOK Altrincham Bangor City Barrow Boston United Buxton Frickley Athletic Gainsborough Trinity Gateshead United Goole Town Great Harwood Lancaster City Macclesfield Town Matlock Town Morecambe Mossley Netherfield Northwich Victoria Runcorn Scarborough South Liverpool Stafford Rangers Wigan Athletic Workington Worksop Town 3–3 2–0 3–0 4–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 5–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 5–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 5–2 4–1 4–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 6–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 6–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 7–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 7–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 5–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–2 6–0 4–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 5–1 4–3 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 7–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 4–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 7–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–2 4–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 5–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 8–0 0–3 0–3 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 6–0 3–4 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–2 0–2 7–2 1–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 5–2 1–2 4–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 2–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–3 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–6 1–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 5–0 0–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 5–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–1 1–5 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–5 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–5 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 5–4 4–0 2–1 0–0 5–2 3–0 2–5 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 5–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–3 4–0 0–2 0–0 6–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 6–0 5–3 1–0 2–1 6–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–4 2–4 1–2 4–3 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–2 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–5 2–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–3 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–4 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 4–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–4 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–5 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 7 May 1978 The Football Archives May 1978 Stadia and locations Northern England right 675 Locations of the 1977–78 Northern Premier League teams Northern England 53.383436 -2.335158 Altrincham 80 top Northern England 53.224167 -4.131389 Bangor City 80 right Northern England 54.123333 -3.235000 Barrow 80 left Northern England 52.976755 0.018816 Boston United 80 left 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 53.789195 -2.391113 Great Harwood 80 right Northern England 54.051057 -2.810889 Lancaster City 80 right Northern England 53.242828 -2.127114 Macclesfield Town 80 bottom Northern England 53.137075 -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 53.258283 -2.510747 Northwich Victoria 80 left Northern England 53.341841 -2.722481 Runcorn 80 right Northern England 54.265534 -0.418267 Scarborough 80 left Northern England 53.357828 -2.889871 South Liverpool 80 top Northern England 52.818542 -2.116858 Stafford Rangers 80 left Northern England 53.555028 -2.650384 Wigan Athletic 80 top Northern England 54.648714 -3.551050 Workington 80 top Northern England 53.306293 -1.125125 Worksop Town 80 top Team Stadium Altrincham Moss Lane Bangor City Farrar Road Barrow Holker Street Boston United York Street Buxton The Silverlands Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme Gateshead United Gateshead Youth Stadium Goole Town Victoria Pleasure Ground Great Harwood The Showground Lancaster City Giant Axe Macclesfield Town Moss Rose Matlock Town Causeway Lane Morecambe Christie Park Mossley Seel Park Netherfield Parkside Northwich Victoria Drill Field Runcorn Canal Street Scarborough Athletic Ground South Liverpool Holly Park Stafford Rangers Marston Road Wigan Athletic Springfield Park Workington Borough Park Worksop Town Central Avenue Cup results Challenge Cup Northern Premier League Challenge Cup Home team Score Away teamMatlock Town3–0Boston United Northern Premier League Shield Northern Premier League Shield Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. Home team Score Away teamMatlock TownbeatBoston United FA Cup 1977–78 FA Cup Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only two teams reached the second round: Second Round Home team Score Away team Crewe Alexandra0–0ScarboroughScarborough2–0Crewe AlexandraReplayHartlepool United4–2Runcorn Third Round Home team Score Away teamBrighton & Hove Albion3–0Scarborough FA Trophy 1977–78 FA Trophy Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, two teams reached the fourth round: Fourth Round Home team Score Away teamAltrincham4–2Winsford United Merthyr Tydfil0–0RuncornRuncorn3–2Merthyr Tydfil Semi-finals Stage Home team Score Away team1st LegAltrincham0–0Runcorn2nd LegRuncorn0–1AltrinchamAggregateAltrincham1–0Runcorn Final Home team Score Away team Altrincham3–1Leatherhead End of the season At the end of the tenth season of the Northern Premier League, Wigan Athletic who was put forward for election, received enough votes, on the second round of voting, to be promoted to the Football League. Great Harwood folded Great Harwood Town replaced in Lancashire Combination Football League elections Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, two non-League teams, one from the Northern Premier League and the other from the Southern League, applied to be elected. Three out of the four Football League teams were re-elected. Wigan Athletic from the Northern Premier League tied with Southport from the Football League on the first round of voting. A second round was then implemented with Wigan Athletic gaining promotion, replacing Southport from the Football League as they did not receive enough votes. Southport was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League 15 May 2019 26 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueFirstroundvotesSecondroundvotesYork CityFootball League Division Four49RochdaleFootball League Division Four39Hartlepool UnitedFootball League Division Four37Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League2629SouthportFootball League Division Four2620Bath CitySouthern League23 Promotion and relegation The number of clubs reduced from twenty-four clubs to twenty-three clubs for the following season. The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season: Wigan Athletic promoted to Football League Fourth Division Great Harwood folded The following club joined the League the following season: Southport demoted from Football League Fourth Division References External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database Category:Northern Premier League seasons 5