1982–83 Northern Premier League
The 1982–83 Northern Premier League was the fifteenth 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 1982 and concluded on 7 May 1983.[1]
Season | 1982–83 |
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Champions | Gateshead |
Promoted | Gateshead |
Relegated | Tamworth Netherfield |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,476 (3.19 per match) |
← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
Overview
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:
- Bangor City promoted to Alliance Premier League
- Lancaster City relegated to North West Counties League Division One
The following two clubs joined the League at the start of the season:
- Chorley promoted from Cheshire County League Division One (returning after a ten years absence)
- Hyde United promoted from Cheshire County League Division One (returning after a twelve years absence)
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gateshead (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 114 | 43 | +71 | 100 | Promoted to Alliance Premier League |
2 | Mossley | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 84 | |
3 | Burton Albion | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 81 | |
4 | Chorley | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 80 | |
5 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | |
6 | Marine | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 68 | |
7 | Workington | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 67 | |
8 | Hyde United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 63 | +28 | 66 | |
9 | King's Lynn | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 64 | Transferred to Southern League Premier Division |
10 | Matlock Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 64 | |
11 | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 63 | |
12 | Buxton | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 60 | |
13 | Morecambe | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 59 | |
14 | Grantham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 58 | |
15 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 47 | |
16 | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 46 | |
17 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 42 | |
18 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 99 | −43 | 38 | |
19 | South Liverpool | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 36 | |
20 | Tamworth (R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 97 | −53 | 29 | Relegated to Southern League Midland Division |
21 | Worksop Town | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 98 | −48 | 25 | |
22 | Netherfield (R) | 42 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 129 | −101 | 15 | Relegated to NWCL Division One |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium |
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Burton Albion | Eton Park |
Buxton | The Silverlands |
Chorley | Victory Park |
Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme |
Gateshead United | Gateshead Youth Stadium |
Goole Town | Victoria Pleasure Ground |
Grantham | London Road |
Hyde United | Ewen Fields |
King's Lynn | The Walks |
Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose |
Marine | Rossett Park |
Matlock Town | Causeway Lane |
Morecambe | Christie Park |
Mossley | Seel Park |
Netherfield | Parkside |
Oswestry Town | Victoria Road |
South Liverpool | Holly Park |
Southport | Haig Avenue |
Tamworth | The Lamb Ground |
Witton Albion | Central Ground |
Workington | Borough Park |
Worksop Town | Central Avenue |
Cup Results
- Burton Albion 2–1 Macclesfield Town
- Kings Lynn 3–2 Burton Albion
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Burton Albion 2–0 Gateshead[2]
End of the season
At the end of the fifteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Gateshead applied to join the Alliance Premier League and was successful.
Promotion and relegation
The following four clubs left the League at the end of the season:
- Gateshead promoted to Alliance Premier League
- King's Lynn transferred to Southern League Premier Division
- Tamworth demoted and transferred to Southern League Midland Division
- Netherfield relegated to North West Counties League Division One
The following four clubs joined the League the following season:
- Barrow relegated from Alliance Premier League
- Stafford Rangers relegated from Alliance Premier League
- Horwich RMI promoted from North West Counties League Division One
- Rhyl promoted from North West Counties League Division One
References
- "The Football Archives 82–83". The Football Archives.
- Gateshead F.C. 1983/84. Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Retrieved on 2012-03-07.