Northern Premier League 1988-89

The 1988-89 Northern Premier League season was the 21st in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Premier Division Teams

* Bangor City
* Barrow
* Buxton
* Caernarfon Town
* Fleetwood Town
* Frickley Athletic
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Gateshead
* Goole Town
* Horwich RMI
* Hyde United
* Marine
* Matlock Town
* Morecambe
* Mossley
* Rhyl
* Shepshed Charterhouse
* South Liverpool
* Southport
* Stalybridge Celtic
* Witton Albion
* Worksop Town

Premier Division Final Table

^{1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Morecambe had 1 point deducted.}

^{3 Shepshed Charterhouse had 6 points deducted.}

First Division Teams

* Accrington Stanley
* Alfreton Town
* Bishop Auckland
* Colne Dynamoes
* Congleton Town
* Curzon Ashton
* Droylsden
* Eastwood Hanley
* Eastwood Town
* Farsley Celtic
* Harrogate Town
* Irlam Town
* Lancaster City
* Leek Town
* Netherfield
* Newtown
* Penrith
* Radcliffe Borough
* Sutton Town
* Whitley Bay
* Winsford United
* Workington

Division One Final Table

^{1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Colne Dynamoes were deducted 3 points.}

^{3 Leek Town and Netherfield were deducted 1 point.}

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-first season of the Northern Premier League Barrow (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Meanwhile Worksop Town were relegated; these two sides were replaced by First Division winners Colne Dynamoes and second placed Bishop Auckland. Sutton Town left the First Division at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Emley and Rossendale United.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF]