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1975–76 Northern Premier League

FieldValue
competitionNorthern Premier League
season1975–76
winnersRuncorn
promotedNone
relegatedSkelmersdale United
matches552
total goals1562
biggest home winBoston United 8–0 Barrow
(10 April 1976)
biggest away winFleetwood 0–6 Northwich Victoria
(1 November 1975)
Fleetwood 1–7 Worksop Town<ref name"75-76stats"/
(10 April 1976)
highest scoring
(5 April 1976)
longest wins8 matches
Runcorn
(22 November 1975 – 27 December 1975)
longest unbeaten16 matches
Stafford Rangers
(28 October 1975 – 14 February 1976)
longest winless14 matches
Fleetwood
(1 November 1975 – 21 February 1976)
longest losses7 matches
Great Harwood
(10 January 1976 – 21 February 1976)
prevseason1974–75
nextseason1976–77

(10 April 1976) (1 November 1975)

Fleetwood 1–7 Worksop Town (10 April 1976) (5 April 1976) Runcorn (22 November 1975 – 27 December 1975)

Boston United (24 January 1976 – 24 March 1976) Stafford Rangers (28 October 1975 – 14 February 1976) Fleetwood (1 November 1975 – 21 February 1976) Great Harwood (10 January 1976 – 21 February 1976)

Goole Town (28 December 1970 – 20 February 1971)

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.

Overview

The League featured twenty-four teams.

Team changes

No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated.

League table

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.

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
BarrowHolker Street
Boston UnitedYork Street
BuxtonThe Silverlands
FleetwoodHighbury
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Great HarwoodThe Showground
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
Skelmersdale UnitedWhite Moss Park
South LiverpoolHolly Park
Stafford RangersMarston Road
Wigan AthleticSpringfield Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

StageHome teamScoreAway team
1st LegBoston United4–0Mossley Town
2nd LegMossley Town1–2Boston United
AggregateBoston United5–2Mossley

Northern Premier League Shield

Main article: Northern Premier League Shield

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

Home teamScoreAway team
Boston UnitedbeatRuncorn

FA Cup

Main article: 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 teamScoreAway team
Sheffield Wednesday2–0Wigan Athletic
Stafford Rangers1–3Halifax Town
Scarborough3–2Preston North End
Gateshead United1–1Rochdale
Rochdale3–1Gateshead UnitedReplay

Third Round

Home teamScoreAway team
Scarborough1–2Crystal Palace

FA Trophy

Main article: 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 teamScoreAway team
Bedford Town1–2Runcorn
Scarborough1–0Tooting & Mitcham United
Stafford Rangers2–0Hillingdon Borough

Semi-finals

StageHome teamScoreAway team
1st LegScarborough1–0Enfield
2nd LegEnfield0–0Scarborough
AggregateScarborough1–0Enfield
1st LegStafford Rangers1–0Runcorn
2nd LegRuncorn0–0Stafford Rangers
AggregateStafford Rangers1–0Runcorn

Final

Home teamScoreAway team
Scarborough3–2Stafford 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.

ClubLeagueVotes
Stockport CountyFootball League42
Newport CountyFootball League41
SouthportFootball League38
WorkingtonFootball League21
Yeovil TownSouthern League18
Kettering TownSouthern League14
Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League6
WimbledonSouthern League3
Chelmsford CitySouthern League3
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League2
Telford UnitedSouthern League2
Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1
ScarboroughNorthern 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:

References

References

  1. "The Football Archives 75–76". The Football Archives.
  2. [http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]
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