- 1979–80 Northern Premier League
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The 1979–80 Northern Premier League season was the 12th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Contents
Teams
- Burton Albion
- Buxton
- Frickley Athletic
- Gainsborough Trinity
- Gateshead
- Goole Town
- Grantham
- Lancaster City
- Macclesfield Town
- Marine
- Matlock Town
- Morecambe
- Mossley
- Netherfield
- Oswestry Town
- Runcorn
- South Liverpool
- Southport
- Tamworth
- Witton Albion
- Workington
- Worksop Town
Final table
Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points 1 1 Mossley 42 28 9 7 96 41 +55 65 2 Witton Albion 42 28 8 6 89 30 +59 64 3 Frickley Athletic 42 24 13 5 93 48 +45 61 4 Burton Albion 42 25 6 11 83 42 +41 56 5 Matlock Town 42 18 17 7 87 53 +34 53 6 Buxton 42 21 9 12 61 48 +13 51 7 Worksop Town 42 20 10 12 65 52 +13 50 8 Macclesfield Town 42 18 11 13 67 53 +14 47 9 Grantham 42 18 8 16 71 65 +6 44 10 Marine 42 16 10 16 65 57 +8 42 11 Goole Town 42 14 13 15 61 63 -2 41 12 Lancaster City 42 13 13 16 74 77 -3 39 13 Oswestry Town 42 12 14 16 44 60 -16 38 14 Gainsborough Trinity 42 14 8 20 64 75 -11 36 15 Runcorn 42 11 11 20 46 63 -17 33 16 Gateshead 42 11 11 20 50 77 -27 33 17 Morecambe 42 10 12 20 40 59 -19 32 18 Netherfield 42 7 15 20 37 66 -29 29 19 Southport 42 8 13 21 30 75 -45 29 20 South Liverpool 42 7 14 21 51 84 -33 28 21 Workington 42 8 12 22 50 85 -35 28 22 Tamworth 42 8 9 25 26 77 -51 25 1 The points system up until the 1982-83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Promotion and relegation
In the twelfth season of the Northern Premier League no sides applied for election to the Football League nor were automatically promoted. Frickley Athletic applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful; they were replaced by Southern League side King's Lynn.
Cup Results
- Runcorn 2-0 Lancaster City
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Runcorn bt. Mossley
External links
1979–80 in English football FA competitions Football League Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)Lower leagues European competitions Related to national team Club seasonsFirst Division Arsenal · Aston Villa · Bolton Wanderers · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol City · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Southampton · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton WanderersSecond Division Birmingham City · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Cambridge United · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Fulham · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Newcastle United · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Shrewsbury Town · Sunderland · Swansea City · Watford · West Ham United · WrexhamThird Division Barnsley · Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Brentford · Bury · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Exeter City · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Hull City · Mansfield Town · Millwall · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Reading · Rotherham United · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southend United · Swindon Town · WimbledonFourth Division Aldershot · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Huddersfield Town · Lincoln City · Newport County · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Portsmouth · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · York CityCategories:- Northern Premier League seasons
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