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1977–78 Northern Premier League

Field	Value
competition	Northern Premier League
season	1977–78
winners	Boston United
promoted	Wigan Athletic
relegated	Great Harwood
matches	552
total goals	1648
biggest home win	Gateshead 8–0 South Liverpool
(14 February 1978)
biggest away win
(10 September 1977)

Lancaster City 1–6 Wigan Athletic<ref name	"77-78stats"/
(22 October 1977)
highest scoring	Boston United 7–3 Frickley Athletic
(25 February 1978)
longest wins	10 matches
Bangor City
(11 March 1978 – 18 April 1978)
longest unbeaten	26 matches
Wigan Athletic
(11 October 1977 – 5 April 1978)
longest winless	12 matches
Barrow
(27 August 1977 – 22 October 1977)

longest losses	6 matches
Workington
(12 October 1977 – 19 November 1977)

prevseason	1976–77
nextseason	1978–79

(14 February 1978) (10 September 1977)

Lancaster City 1–6 Wigan Athletic (22 October 1977) (25 February 1978) Bangor City (11 March 1978 – 18 April 1978) Wigan Athletic (11 October 1977 – 5 April 1978) Barrow (27 August 1977 – 22 October 1977)

Lancaster City (26 November 1977 – 11 March 1978) Workington (12 October 1977 – 19 November 1977)

Buxton (1 April 1978 – 24 April 1978)

The 1977–78 Northern Premier League was the tenth 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 7 May 1978.

Overview

The League featured twenty-four teams.

Team changes

The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:

Gateshead United was Folded. A new club formed Gateshead replaced.

The following club joined the League at the start of the season:

Workington relegated from Football League Fourth Division
Gateshead (new club formed) replaced to the Gateshead United (club folded).

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	Giant 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
Workington	Borough Park
Worksop Town	Central Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Matlock Town	3–0	Boston United

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
Matlock Town	beat	Boston United

FA Cup

Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only two teams reached the second round:

Second Round

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Scarborough
Scarborough	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Replay
Hartlepool United	4–2	Runcorn

Third Round

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Scarborough

FA Trophy

Main article: 1977–78 FA Trophy

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, two teams reached the fourth round:

Fourth Round

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Altrincham	4–2	Winsford United
Merthyr Tydfil	0–0	Runcorn
Runcorn	3–2	Merthyr Tydfil

Semi-finals

Stage	Home Team	Score	Away Team
1st Leg	Altrincham	0–0	Runcorn
2nd Leg	Runcorn	0–1	Altrincham
Aggregate	Altrincham	1–0	Runcorn

Final

Home Team	Score	Away Team
Altrincham	3–1	Leatherhead

End of the season

At the end of the tenth season of the Northern Premier League, Wigan Athletic who was put forward for election, received enough votes, on the second round of voting, to be promoted to the Football League. Great Harwood folded Great Harwood Town replaced in Lancashire Combination

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. Wigan Athletic from the Northern Premier League tied with Southport from the Football League on the first round of voting. A second round was then implemented with Wigan Athletic gaining promotion, replacing Southport from the Football League as they did not receive enough votes. Southport was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.

Club	League	First
round
votes	Second
round
votes
York City	Football League Division Four	49
Rochdale	Football League Division Four	39
Hartlepool United	Football League Division Four	37
Wigan Athletic	Northern Premier League	26	29
Southport	Football League Division Four	26	20
Bath City	Southern League	23

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:

Wigan Athletic promoted to Football League Fourth Division
Great Harwood folded

The following club joined the League the following season:

Southport demoted from Football League Fourth Division

References

"The Football Archives 77–78". 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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