Northern Premier League
Season1981–82
ChampionsBangor City
PromotedBangor City
RelegatedLancaster City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,293 (2.8 per match)
Biggest home winWorkington 7–1 Morecambe[1]
(29 September 1981)
Witton Albion 6–0 Netherfield[1]
(23 February 1982)
Biggest away winMorecambe 0–9 Bangor City[1]
(21 September 1981)
Highest scoringGainsborough Trinity 4–5 Bangor City[1]
(22 August 1981)

Morecambe 0–9 Bangor City[1]
(21 September 1981)

Morecambe 2–7 Bangor City[1]
(31 October 1981)

The 1981–82 Northern Premier League was the fourteenth 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 15 August 1981 and concluded on 1 May 1982.[1]

Overview

The League featured twenty-two clubs.

Team changes

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

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bangor City (C, P) 42 27 8 7 108 60 +48 62 Promoted to Alliance Premier League
2 Mossley 42 24 11 7 76 43 +33 59
3 Witton Albion 42 22 10 10 75 44 +31 54
4 Gateshead 42 19 14 9 65 49 +16 52
5 King's Lynn 42 19 12 11 61 36 +25 50
6 Grantham 42 18 13 11 65 53 +12 49
7 Burton Albion 42 19 9 14 71 62 +9 47
8 Southport 42 16 14 12 63 55 +8 46
9 Marine 42 17 12 13 64 57 +7 46
10 Macclesfield Town 42 17 9 16 67 58 +9 43
11 Workington 42 18 7 17 62 60 +2 43
12 Worksop Town 42 15 13 14 52 60 −8 43
13 South Liverpool 42 13 13 16 55 57 −2 39
14 Goole Town 42 13 13 16 56 60 −4 39
15 Oswestry Town 42 14 11 17 55 59 −4 39
16 Buxton 42 14 11 17 48 56 −8 39
17 Lancaster City (R) 42 13 12 17 47 50 −3 38 Relegated to NWCL Division One
18 Gainsborough Trinity 42 10 13 19 60 69 −9 33
19 Tamworth 42 10 9 23 31 56 −25 29
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 43 86 −43 29
21 Matlock Town 42 7 12 23 38 72 −34 26
22 Netherfield 42 5 9 28 31 91 −60 19
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1982. Source: The Football Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BAN BRT BUX GAI GAT GOO GRN KLY LNC MAC MAR MAT MOR MOS NET OSW SLI SOU TAM WTN WRK WKS
Bangor City 3–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–4 2–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–1
Burton Albion 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 5–1 3–1 4–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–0
Buxton 1–0 5–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 6–1
Gainsborough Trinity 4–5 4–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 1–4 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 3–0
Gateshead United 3–3 2–4 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–0
Goole Town 0–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–3
Grantham 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1
King's Lynn 2–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1
Lancaster City 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0
Macclesfield Town 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 4–2
Marine 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–4 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–1
Matlock Town 2–7 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–5 1–0 0–4 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–1
Morecambe 0–9 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–4 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0
Mossley 6–1 1–0 3–0 5–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 4–1 4–2 4–0 2–2 1–3 1–0
Netherfield 1–5 0–5 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–5 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3
Oswestry Town 1–2 2–1 5–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–4 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 0–2
South Liverpool 3–3 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–1
Southport 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–1
Tamworth 1–4 2–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–1
Witton Albion 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 5–2 0–0 5–1 1–0 6–0 2–1 2–1 4–3 5–1 2–1 3–0
Workington 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–4 2–4 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 7–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0
Worksop Town 1–6 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1982. Source: The Football Archives
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium
Bangor CityFarrar Road
Burton AlbionEton Park
BuxtonThe Silverlands
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
GranthamLondon Road
King's LynnThe Walks
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
MarineRossett Park
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Oswestry TownVictoria Road
South LiverpoolHolly Park
SouthportHaig Avenue
TamworthThe Lamb Ground
Witton AlbionCentral Ground
WorkingtonBorough Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Gainsborough Trinity1–0Mossley

President's Cup

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Buxton4–3Goole Town

Northern Premier League Shield

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

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Bangor City?-?Gainsborough Trinity

FA Cup

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

First Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Stockport County3–1Mossley
Workington1–1Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town5–0WorkingtonReplay

FA Trophy

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

Third Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Altrincham2–0Mossley
Bishop's Stortford6–1Witton Albion

End of the season

At the end of the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Bangor City applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.

Promotion and relegation

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:

The following two clubs joined the League the following season:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Football Archives 81–82". The Football Archives.
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