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1979–80 Northern Premier League

FieldValue
competitionNorthern Premier League
season1979–80
winnersMossley
promotedFrickley Athletic
relegatednone
matches462
total goals1350
biggest home winBurton Albion 8–0 Gateshead
(22 September 1979)
Matlock Town 8–0 Southport<ref name"79-80stats"/
(30 April 1980)
biggest away winWorkington 0–5 Grantham
(1 September 1979)
Southport 2–7 Mossley<ref name"79-80stats"/
(10 November 1979)
highest scoringSouthport 2–7 Mossley
(10 November 1979)
<ref name"79-80stats"/
(8 December 1978)
longest wins10 matches
Burton Albion
(22 September 1979 – 26 December 1979)
longest unbeaten22 matches
Mossley
(5 January 1980 – 3 May 1980)
longest winless16 matches
Runcorn
(25 September 1979 – 2 February 1980)
longest losses6 matches
Gateshead
(11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)
prevseason1978–79
nextseason1980–81

(22 September 1979)

Matlock Town 8–0 Southport (30 April 1980) (1 September 1979)

Southport 2–7 Mossley (10 November 1979) (10 November 1979)

(8 December 1978) Burton Albion (22 September 1979 – 26 December 1979) Mossley (5 January 1980 – 3 May 1980) Runcorn (25 September 1979 – 2 February 1980) Gateshead (11 November 1978 – 16 December 1978)

Tamworth (13 October 1979 – 17 November 1979)

The 1979–80 Northern Premier League was the twelfth 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 18 August 1979 and concluded on 7 May 1980.

Overview

The League featured twenty-two clubs.

Team changes

The Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Seven Northern Premier League clubs and thirteen clubs from the Premier Division of the Southern League joined the newly created Alliance Premier League. The remaining clubs in the Northern Premier League had effectively been relegated down one tier in the English football league system.

The following seven clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:

The following six clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

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

ClubStadium
Burton AlbionEton Park
BuxtonThe Silverlands
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
GranthamLondon Road
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
MarineRossett Park
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Oswestry TownVictoria Road
RuncornCanal Street
South LiverpoolHolly Park
SouthportHaig Avenue
TamworthThe Lamb Ground
Witton AlbionCentral Ground
WorkingtonBorough Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Runcorn2–0Lancaster City

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
RuncornbeatMossley

FA Cup

Main article: 1979–80 FA Cup

None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:

First Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Burton Albion0–2Bury
Chester5–1Workington
Morecambe1–1Rotherham United
Rotherham United2–0Morecambe
York City5–2Mossley

FA Trophy

Main article: 1979–80 FA Trophy

Two of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:

Fourth Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Mossley1–1Blyth Spartans
Blyth Spartans0–2Mossley

Semi-finals

StageHome TeamScoreAway Team
1st LegMossley1–1Boston United
2nd LegBoston United1–2Mossley
AggregateMossley3–2Boston United

Final

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Dagenham2–1Mossley

End of the season

At the end of the twelfth season of the Northern Premier League, Frickley Athletic applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful

Promotion and relegation

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

The following club joined the League the following season:

References

References

  1. "The Football Archives 79–80". The Football Archives.
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