1976–77 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 Northern Premier League 1976–77 Boston United None None 506 1494 Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Great Harwood(5 February 1977) South Liverpool 0-8 Bangor City(2 January 1977) Scarborough 5-3 Wigan Athletic(6 November 1976) Bangor City 4-4 Matlock Town(27 November 1976) South Liverpool 0-8 Bangor City(2 January 1977) Worksop Town 1-7 Altrincham(12 March 1977) Frickley Athletic 2-6 Matlock Town(9 April 1977) Great Harwood 4-4 Scarborough(5 May 1977) Gainsborough Trinity 5–3 Stafford Rangers(29 March 1977) 8 matchesLancaster City(11 September 1976 - 11 October 1976) 19 matchesNorthwich Victoria(6 February 1977 – 18 May 1977) 11 matchesBuxton(23 October 1976 – 5 February 1977) 8 matchesBarrow(11 April 1977 – 30 April 1977) 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 Northern Premier League was the ninth 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 20 May 1977.The Football Archives 76-77 http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1976-1977 The Football Archives Overview The League featured twenty-three teams for the first time. The systems of goal average was replaced by goal difference. Team changes The following club left the League at the end of the previous season: Skelmersdale United resigned, demoted to Lancashire Combination Fleetwood folded The following club joined the League at the start of the season: Frickley Athletic promoted from Midland League (1889) League table main WDL R 2 BOS Boston United NOR Northwich Victoria MAT Matlock Town BAN Bangor City SCA Scarborough GOO Goole Town LNC Lancaster City GAT Gateshead United MOS Mossley ALT Altrincham STA Stafford Rangers RUN Runcorn WKS Worksop Town WIG Wigan Athletic MOR Morecambe GAI Gainsborough Trinity GHA Great Harwood BUX Buxton MAC Macclesfield Town FRK Frickley Athletic BRW Barrow SLI South Liverpool NET Netherfield 27 11 6 82 35 C 27 11 6 85 43 26 11 7 108 57 22 11 11 87 52 21 12 11 77 66 23 6 15 64 50 21 9 14 71 58 18 12 14 80 64 17 14 13 74 59 19 9 16 60 53 16 14 14 60 55 15 14 15 58 50 16 12 16 50 58 14 15 15 62 54 13 11 20 59 75 13 10 21 58 74 11 14 19 63 84 11 13 20 48 63 8 15 21 41 68 11 8 25 53 93 11 6 27 56 87 10 8 26 51 104 9 8 27 47 92 #CCCCCC Club folded. A new club formed Gateshead replaced F 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. 20 May 1977 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 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 Worksop Town 1-0 3-2 0-0 2-0 2-2 4-1 1-0 4-1 4-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 3-1 1-0 4-1 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3 1-3 0-0 1-1 6-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 0-2 3-1 3-1 0-0 1-0 4-4 1-0 3-0 3-1 1-2 0-0 1-0 4-1 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-0 0-2 4-3 0-3 3-1 2-3 2-2 3-1 0-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 4-1 0-1 4-0 1-3 2-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 3-0 3-2 1-0 1-5 6-0 2-1 4-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 4-0 1-1 1-1 4-2 0-0 4-2 0-1 1-5 0-1 2-2 2-0 2-0 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-5 3-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-3 1-2 1-1 1-2 4-0 0-3 1-2 3-2 2-0 1-5 3-1 0-1 1-1 2-6 0-2 0-0 2-0 1-1 0-2 4-1 3-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 2-1 4-0 0-2 2-1 3-2 0-0 0-1 7-0 0-3 2-0 0-4 1-2 0-1 2-1 2-2 0-0 2-0 3-2 5-3 0-0 1-0 1-2 5-1 3-2 3-1 0-1 3-2 4-1 2-1 5-1 3-1 1-1 1-3 3-3 1-1 3-2 3-0 1-0 0-1 5-0 2-0 2-0 0-3 2-1 2-3 1-0 0-2 3-1 3-0 2-0 3-2 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 3-2 4-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-3 2-2 0-2 3-0 3-2 5-2 2-2 2-2 0-2 1-0 0-1 2-2 3-2 0-3 0-1 1-1 2-2 4-4 4-1 2-2 2-0 5-0 1-0 2-1 1-3 1-2 2-1 1-3 2-0 3-3 2-0 1-1 3-1 4-3 3-2 2-0 3-0 1-1 3-1 1-2 5-2 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 3-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-3 1-1 1-3 0-3 2-2 1-1 0-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-0 5-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 4-2 2-2 5-1 1-1 4-2 2-0 3-0 2-1 2-2 3-2 1-4 2-1 1-1 4-0 4-0 2-1 4-3 3-0 1-3 0-5 0-1 1-1 5-0 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-1 4-1 0-0 0-1 3-2 2-0 0-3 1-1 1-2 3-2 1-2 1-0 5-1 2-1 3-2 1-0 2-1 1-1 4-0 5-0 2-2 2-5 2-1 3-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 4-1 1-1 3-2 0-1 2-0 1-1 1-3 1-1 1-0 1-3 3-1 0-3 3-2 1-3 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-3 3-1 1-2 1-1 1-3 2-2 0-3 2-3 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 2-0 5-1 1-3 1-1 5-0 1-0 2-1 3-0 2-1 1-0 2-0 3-2 2-2 3-1 4-1 1-3 4-0 3-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-1 4-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-0 1-3 4-0 0-2 4-1 0-4 2-2 1-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 2-3 3-3 2-1 1-0 4-2 3-2 3-3 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-2 3-1 4-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 5-3 3-1 1-0 0-8 1-1 0-0 2-1 3-1 1-1 0-3 1-2 1-1 2-3 1-1 1-3 3-0 2-5 2-2 1-2 0-4 5-1 2-1 0-3 0-2 1-1 0-5 2-1 0-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 3-0 0-2 2-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 6-1 1-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-1 1-1 1-2 2-1 5-2 1-1 3-1 4-1 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-1 2-2 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 3-0 1-2 2-0 1-7 2-3 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 4-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 3-2 1-1 20 May 1977 The Football Archives May 1977 Stadia and locations Northern England right 675 Locations of the 1976–77 Northern Premier League teams Northern England 53.383436 -2.335158 Altrincham right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.224167 -4.131389 Bangor City right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.123333 -3.235000 Barrow left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 52.976755 0.018816 Boston United left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.256635 -1.906555 Buxton right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.588000 -1.292194 Frickley Athletic left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.403397 -0.774525 Gainsborough Trinity right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.961025 -1.579672 Gateshead United left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.703148 -0.880842 Goole Town left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.789195 -2.391113 Great Harwood left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 54.051057 -2.810889 Lancaster City left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.242828 -2.127114 Macclesfield Town bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Northern England 53.137075 -1.551715 Matlock Town right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.067545 -2.847084 Morecambe right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.516412 -2.044307 Mossley left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 54.320474 -2.736481 Netherfield right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.258283 -2.510747 Northwich Victoria right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.341841 -2.722481 Runcorn right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.265534 -0.418267 Scarborough left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.357828 -2.889871 South Liverpool left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 52.818542 -2.116858 Stafford Rangers left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.555028 -2.650384 Wigan Athletic top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Northern England 53.306293 -1.125125 Worksop Town top Arrows 12x12 s.svg 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 Great 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 Worksop Town Central Avenue Cup results Challenge Cup Northern Premier League Challenge Cup Home team Score Away team Scarborough 1–0 Runcorn Northern Premier League Shield Northern Premier League Shield Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. Home team Score Away team Boston United beat Scarborough FA Cup 1976–77 FA Cup Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only three teams reached the second round: Second Round Home team Score Away team Mansfield Town 2–5 Matlock Town Northwich Victoria 4–0 Peterborough United Wrexham 1–1 Goole Town Goole Town 0–1 Wrexham Replay Third Round Home team Score Away team Carlisle United 5–1 Matlock Town Northwich Victoria 3–2 Watford Fourth Round Home team Score Away team Carlisle United 5–1 Matlock Town Northwich Victoria 1–3 Oldham Athletic FA Trophy 1976–77 FA Trophy Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, three teams reached the fourth round: Fourth Round Home team Score Away team Scarborough 1-1 Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough 0-1 Scarborough Replay Slough Town 2-0 Morecambe Weymouth 0-0 Altrincham Altrincham 2-1 Weymouth Replay Semi-finals Stage Home team Score Away team 1st Leg Scarborough 2-0 Altrincham 2nd Leg Altrincham 2-0 Scarborough Aggregate Scarborough 2-2 Altrincham Replay Scarborough 0-0 Altrincham 2nd Replay Scarborough 2-1 Altrincham Final Home team Score Away team Scarborough 3-2 Dagenham End of the season At the end of the ninth season of the Northern Premier League, Altrincham who put forward for election did not receive enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. 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. Wimbledon from the Southern League replaced Workington from the Football League as they didn't receive enough votes. Workington 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 1 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 ClubLeagueVotesHalifax TownFootball League Division Four44HartlepoolFootball League Division Four42SouthportFootball League Division Four37WimbledonSouthern League Premier Division27WorkingtonFootball League Division Four21AltrinchamNorthern Premier League12 Promotion and relegation The following club left the League at the end of the season: Gateshead United folded. A new club formed Gateshead replaced. The following club joined the League the following season: Workington relegated 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