1983–84 Northern Premier League
Appearance
Season | 1983–84 |
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Champions | Barrow |
Promoted | Barrow |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,390 (3.01 per match) |
← 1982–83 1984–85 → |
The 1983–84 Northern Premier League season was the 16th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Overview
[edit]The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
[edit]The following four clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:
- Gateshead promoted to Alliance Premier League
- King's Lynn transferred to Southern League Premier Division
- Tamworth relegated to Southern League Midland Division
- Netherfield relegated to North West Counties League Division One
The following four clubs joined the League at the start of the season:
- Barrow relegated from Alliance Premier League
- Stafford Rangers relegated from Alliance Premier League
- Horwich RMI promoted from North West Counties League Division One
- Rhyl promoted from North West Counties League Division One
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barrow (C, P) | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 92 | 38 | +54 | 97 | Promoted to Alliance Premier League |
2 | Matlock Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 77 | |
3 | South Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 77 | |
4 | Grantham | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 68 | |
5 | Burton Albion | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 64 | |
6 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 64 | |
7 | Rhyl | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 63 | |
8 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 63 | |
9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 62 | |
10 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 62 | |
11 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 59 | |
12 | Marine | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 58 | |
13 | Witton Albion | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 56 | |
14 | Chorley | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 53 | |
15 | Workington | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | |
16 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 50 | |
17 | Worksop Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 47 | |
18 | Goole Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 46 | |
19 | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 45 | |
20 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 66 | 97 | −31 | 41 | |
21 | Buxton | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 52 | 91 | −39 | 39 | |
22 | Mossley | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 33[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Mossley had 3 points deducted.
Results
[edit]Cup Results
[edit]- South Liverpool 1–1 (7–6 Pens) Hyde United
- Workington bt. Marine
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Barrow bt. South Liverpool
End of the season
[edit]At the end of the sixteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Barrow applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]The following club left the League at the end of the season:
- Barrow promoted to Alliance Premier League
The following club joined the League the following season:
- Bangor City relegated from Alliance Premier League