1975–76 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 Northern Premier League 1975–76 Runcorn None Skelmersdale United 552 1562 Boston United 8–0 Barrow(10 April 1976) Fleetwood 0–6 Northwich Victoria(1 November 1975) Fleetwood 1–7 Worksop Town(10 April 1976) Great Harwood 3–7 Wigan Athletic(5 April 1976) 8 matchesRuncorn(22 November 1975 – 27 December 1975) Boston United(24 January 1976 – 24 March 1976) 16 matchesStafford Rangers(28 October 1975 – 14 February 1976) 14 matchesFleetwood(1 November 1975 – 21 February 1976) 7 matchesGreat Harwood(10 January 1976 – 21 February 1976) Goole Town(28 December 1970 – 20 February 1971) 1974–75 1976–77 The 1975–76 Northern Premier League was the eighth 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 1975 and concluded on 1 May 1976.The Football Archives 75–76 http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1975-1976 The Football Archives Overview The League featured twenty-four teams. Team changes No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated. League table main WDL QR y 2 RUN Runcorn STA Stafford Rangers SCA Scarborough MAT Matlock Town BOS Boston United WIG Wigan Athletic ALT Altrincham BAN Bangor City MOS Mossley GOO Goole Town NOR Northwich Victoria LNC Lancaster City WKS Worksop Town GAI Gainsborough Trinity MAC Macclesfield Town GAT Gateshead United BUX Buxton SKU Skelmersdale United NET Netherfield MOR Morecambe GHA Great Harwood SLI South Liverpool BRW Barrow FLE Fleetwood 29 10 7 95 42 C 26 15 5 81 41 26 10 10 84 43 26 9 11 96 63 27 6 13 95 58 21 15 10 81 42 20 14 12 77 57 21 12 13 80 70 21 11 14 70 58 20 13 13 58 49 17 17 12 79 59 18 9 19 61 70 17 10 19 63 56 13 17 16 58 69 15 12 19 50 64 17 7 22 64 63 11 13 22 37 62 12 10 24 45 74 R 11 11 24 55 76 11 11 24 47 67 13 7 26 58 86 12 9 25 45 78 12 9 25 47 84 3 9 34 36 131 DR RL F #FFCCCC Relegated to Lancashire Combination #CCCCCC Club folded 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored. The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. 1 May 1976 The Football Archives Results main FBR grey ALT BAN BRW BOS BUX FLE GAI GOO GAT GHA LNC MAC MAT MOR MOS NET NOR RUN SCA SKU SLI STA WIG WOK Altrincham Bangor City Barrow Boston United Buxton Fleetwood Town Gainsborough Trinity Gateshead United Goole Town Great Harwood Lancaster City Macclesfield Town Matlock Town Morecambe Mossley Netherfield Northwich Victoria Runcorn Scarborough Skelmersdale United South Liverpool Stafford Rangers Wigan Athletic Worksop Town 1–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–2 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 5–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 3–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 4–0 5–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–6 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 4–1 4–1 8–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 4–2 6–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–4 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–4 0–6 2–2 0–2 1–4 3–1 0–2 0–4 1–7 5–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 5–1 3–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 8–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–4 0–1 2–2 2–4 0–4 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–7 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 0–0 7–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 0–1 4–2 3–2 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–4 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 4–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 5–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 4–0 0–4 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 6–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–6 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–3 5–2 5–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–3 4–1 6–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–4 0–1 1–1 6–0 4–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 5–0 4–1 1–0 6–1 3–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 4–3 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–6 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 6–0 6–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 5–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 1 May 1976 The Football Archives May 1976 Stadia and locations Northern England right 675 Locations of the 1975–76 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 53.916500 -3.024700 Fleetwood right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.403397 -0.774525 Gainsborough Trinity right Arrows 12x12 w.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 right Arrows 12x12 w.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 53.272667 -2.881222 Skelmersdale United left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.357828 -2.889871 South Liverpool left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 54.961025 -1.579672 Gateshead United 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 right Arrows 12x12 w.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 Fleetwood Highbury 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 Skelmersdale United White Moss Park 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 Stage Home team Score Away team 1st Leg Boston United 4–0 Mossley Town 2nd Leg Mossley Town 1–2 Boston United Aggregate Boston United 5–2 Mossley 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 Runcorn FA Cup 1975–76 FA Cup Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only four teams reached for the second round: Second Round Home team Score Away team Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Wigan Athletic Stafford Rangers 1–3 Halifax Town Scarborough 3–2 Preston North End Gateshead United 1–1 Rochdale Rochdale 3–1 Gateshead United Replay Third Round Home team Score Away team Scarborough 1–2 Crystal Palace FA Trophy 1975–76 FA Trophy Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, three teams reached for the fourth round: Fourth Round Home team Score Away team Bedford Town 1–2 Runcorn Scarborough 1–0 Tooting & Mitcham United Stafford Rangers 2–0 Hillingdon Borough Semi-finals Stage Home team Score Away team 1st Leg Scarborough 1–0 Enfield 2nd Leg Enfield 0–0 Scarborough Aggregate Scarborough 1–0 Enfield 1st Leg Stafford Rangers 1–0 Runcorn 2nd Leg Runcorn 0–0 Stafford Rangers Aggregate Stafford Rangers 1–0 Runcorn Final Home team Score Away team Scarborough 3–2 Stafford Rangers End of the season At the end of the eighth season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Skelmersdale United resigned and Fleetwood folded. Football League elections Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of nine non-League teams applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League 23 April 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 ClubLeagueVotesStockport CountyFootball League42Newport CountyFootball League41SouthportFootball League38WorkingtonFootball League21Yeovil TownSouthern League18Kettering TownSouthern League14Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League6WimbledonSouthern League3Chelmsford CitySouthern League3Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League2Telford UnitedSouthern League2Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1ScarboroughNorthern Premier League1 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: Skelmersdale United resigned, demoted to Lancashire Combination Fleetwood folded The following club joined the League the following season: Frickley Athletic promoted from Midland League (1889) References External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database Category:Northern Premier League seasons 5