ENGLISH NON-LEAGUE ARCHIVE



Northern Premier League 1978-79

A new league, the Alliance Premier League, is to be formed in season 1979-80 as the top competition outside the Football League. The constituent teams are to be taken from the Northern Premier League and the Southern League.
                        Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
1  Mossley.  .  .  .  . 44  32  5  7 117  48  69
2  Altrincham.  .  .  . 44  25 11  8  93  39  61  To APL
3  Matlock Town .  .  . 44  24  8 12 100  59  56
4  Scarborough  .  .  . 44  19 14 11  61  44  52  To APL
5  Southport .  .  .  . 44  19 14 11  62  49  52
6  Boston United.  .  . 44  17 18  9  40  33  52  To APL
7  Runcorn.  .  .  .  . 44  21  9 14  79  54  51
8  Stafford Rangers.  . 44  18 14 12  67  41  50  To APL
9  Goole Town.  .  .  . 44  17 15 12  56  61  49
10 Northwich Victoria . 44  18 11 15  64  52  47  To APL
11 Lancaster City  .  . 44  17 12 15  62  54  46
12 Bangor City  .  .  . 44  15 14 15  65  66  44  To APL
13 Worksop Town .  .  . 44  13 14 17  55  67  40
14 Workington.  .  .  . 44  16  7 21  62  74  39
15 Netherfield  .  .  . 44  13 11 20  39  69  37
16 Barrow .  .  .  .  . 44  14  9 21  47  78  37  To APL
17 Gainsborough Trinity 44  12 12 20  52  67  36
18 Morecambe .  .  .  . 44  11 13 20  55  65  35
19 Frickley Athletic  . 44  13  9 22  58  70  35
20 South Liverpool .  . 44  12 10 22  48  85  34
21 Gateshead .  .  .  . 44  11 11 22  42  63  33
22 Buxton .  .  .  .  . 44  11  9 24  50  84  31
23 Macclesfield Town  . 44   8 10 26  40  92  26
New entrants for 1979-80:

[ 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw ]

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1979-80

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