1976–77 Northern Premier League
Season | 1976–77 |
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Champions | Boston United |
Promoted | None |
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 506 |
Goals scored | 1,494 (2.95 per match) |
Biggest home win | Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Great Harwood[1] (5 February 1977) |
Biggest away win | South Liverpool 0-8 Bangor City[1] (2 January 1977) |
Highest scoring | Scarborough 5-3 Wigan Athletic[1] (6 November 1976) Bangor City 4-4 Matlock Town[1] (29 March 1977) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Lancaster City (11 September 1976 - 11 October 1976) |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Northwich Victoria (6 February 1977 – 18 May 1977) |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Buxton (23 October 1976 – 5 February 1977) |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Barrow (11 April 1977 – 30 April 1977) |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → |
The 1976–77 Northern Premier League was the ninth season of the
Overview
The League featured twenty-three teams for the first time. The systems of goal average was replaced by goal difference.
Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:
- Skelmersdale United resigned, demoted to Lancashire Combination
- Fleetwood folded
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:
- Frickley Athletic promoted from Midland League (1889)
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Boston United (C) | 44 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 65 | |
2 | Northwich Victoria | 44 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 65 | |
3 | Matlock Town | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 108 | 57 | +51 | 63 | |
4 | Bangor City | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 52 | +35 | 55 | |
5 | Scarborough | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 66 | +11 | 54 | |
6 | Goole Town | 44 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 52 | |
7 | Lancaster City | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 51 | |
8 | Gateshead United | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 48 | Club Folded. A new club formed Gateshead replaced |
9 | Mossley | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 48 | |
10 | Altrincham | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 47 | |
11 | Stafford Rangers | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 46 | |
12 | Runcorn | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 44 | |
13 | Worksop Town | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 44 | |
14 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 43 | |
15 | Morecambe | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 37 | |
16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 36 | |
17 | Great Harwood | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 36 | |
18 | Buxton | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 35 | |
19 | Macclesfield Town | 44 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 31 | |
20 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 30 | |
21 | Barrow | 44 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 56 | 87 | −31 | 28 | |
22 | South Liverpool | 44 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 51 | 104 | −53 | 28 | |
23 | Netherfield | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 47 | 92 | −45 | 26 |
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