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1976–77 Northern Premier League

Field	Value
competition	Northern Premier League
season	1976–77
winners	Boston United
promoted	None
relegated	None
matches	506
total goals	1494
biggest home win	Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Great Harwood
(5 February 1977)
biggest away win	South Liverpool 0-8 Bangor City
(2 January 1977)
highest scoring	Scarborough 5-3 Wigan Athletic
(6 November 1976)

Bangor City 4-4 Matlock Town<ref name	"76-77stats"/
(27 November 1976)

South Liverpool 0-8 Bangor City<ref name	"76-77stats"/
(2 January 1977)

Worksop Town 1-7 Altrincham<ref name	"76-77stats"/
(12 March 1977)

Frickley Athletic 2-6 Matlock Town<ref name	"76-77stats"/
(9 April 1977)

Great Harwood 4-4 Scarborough<ref name	"76-77stats"/
(5 May 1977)

<ref name	"76-77stats"/
(29 March 1977)
longest wins	8 matches
Lancaster City
(11 September 1976 - 11 October 1976)
longest unbeaten	19 matches
Northwich Victoria
(6 February 1977 – 18 May 1977)
longest winless	11 matches
Buxton
(23 October 1976 – 5 February 1977)
longest losses	8 matches
Barrow
(11 April 1977 – 30 April 1977)
prevseason	1975–76
nextseason	1977–78

(5 February 1977) (2 January 1977) (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)

(29 March 1977) Lancaster City (11 September 1976 - 11 October 1976) Northwich Victoria (6 February 1977 – 18 May 1977) Buxton (23 October 1976 – 5 February 1977) Barrow (11 April 1977 – 30 April 1977)

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.

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

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

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

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

Home team	Score	Away team
Scarborough	1–0	Runcorn

Northern Premier League Shield

Main article: 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

Main article: 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

Main article: 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.

Club	League	Votes
Halifax Town	Football League Division Four	44
Hartlepool	Football League Division Four	42
Southport	Football League Division Four	37
Wimbledon	Southern League Premier Division	27
Workington	Football League Division Four	21
Altrincham	Northern Premier League	12

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

"The Football Archives 76-77". The Football Archives.
[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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