1990–91 Northern Premier League
The 1990–91 Northern Premier League season was the 23rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier Division, won by Witton Albion, and the First Division, won by Whitley Bay. It was known as the HFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
Premier Division
Season | 1990–91 |
---|---|
Champions | Witton Albion |
Promoted | Witton Albion |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,265 (3.01 per match) |
← 1989–90 → |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
- Chorley relegated from the Football Conference
- Droylsden promoted as runners-up from Division One
- Leek Town promoted as champions from Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Witton Albion (C, P) | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 31 | +50 | 93 | Promotion to Football Conference |
2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 77 | |
3 | Morecambe | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 73 | |
4 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 69 | |
5 | Southport | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 68 | |
6 | Marine
|
40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 65 | |
7 | Bishop Auckland | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 61 | |
8 | Buxton | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 59[a] | |
9 | Leek Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 | |
10 | Frickley Athletic | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 54 | |
11 | Hyde United | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 53 | |
12 | Goole Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 52 | |
13 | Droylsden | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 47 | |
14 | Chorley | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 46 | |
15 | Mossley | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 45[b] | |
16 | Horwich RMI
|
40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 62 | 81 | −19 | 45 | |
17 | Matlock Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 43 | |
18 | Bangor City | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 39 | |
19 | South Liverpool | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 92 | −34 | 39 | Club resigned from the league and Folded. Reform in 1992 and merged 1992-1994, and demerged in 1994 until present |
20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 38 | |
21 | Shepshed Charterhouse
|
40 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 83 | −45 | 25 | |
22 | Colne Dynamoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | Club folded |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Results
Division One
Division One featured four new teams:
- Bridlington Town, promoted as champions of the NCEFL Premier Division
- Caernarfon Town and Rhyl, relegated from the NPL Premier Division
- Warrington Town, promoted as champions of the NWCFL Division One
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Whitley Bay (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 85 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
2 | Emley (P) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 84 | |
3 | Worksop Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 82 | |
4 | Accrington Stanley (P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 57 | +26 | 76 | Promotion to NPL Premier Division |
5 | Rhyl | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 70 | |
6 | Lancaster City | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 65 | |
7 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 62 | |
8 | Warrington Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 61 | |
9 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 60 | |
10 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 56 | |
11 | Congleton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 54 | |
12 | Netherfield | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 53 | |
13 | Newtown | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 51 | |
14 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 49 | |
15 | Rossendale United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 49 | |
16 | Radcliffe Borough
|
42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 48 | |
17 | Irlam Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 47 | |
18 | Winsford United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 46 | |
19 | Harrogate Town
|
42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 46 | |
20 | Workington | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 42 | |
21 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 34 | |
22 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion and relegation
In the twenty-third season of the Northern Premier League Witton Albion (as champions) were automatically promoted to the
Cup results
- Southport bt. Buxton
- Witton Albion bt. Fleetwood Town
- Witton Albion bt. Stalybridge Celtic 1
1 As Witton Albion won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Stalybridge Celtic qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.