The 1987-88 Northern Premier League season was the 20th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
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Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
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1 | Chorley | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 88 |
2 | Hyde United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 85 |
3 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 76 |
4 | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 72 |
5 | Barrow | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 71 |
6 | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 71 |
7 | Bangor City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 70 |
8 | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 67 |
9 | Marine | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 67 |
10 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 |
11 | Witton Albion | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 60 |
12 | Goole Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 60 |
13 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 60 |
14 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 57 |
15 | South Liverpool | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 49 |
16 | Buxton | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 76 | -4 | 47 |
17 | Mossley | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 44 |
18 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 40 |
19 | Matlock Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 89 | -31 | 38 |
20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 34 |
21 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 101 | -57 | 28 |
22 | Workington | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 113 | -85 | 21 |
1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
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1 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 73 |
2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 72 |
3 | Leek Town | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 |
4 | Accrington Stanley | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 69 |
5 | Farsley Celtic | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 63 |
6 | Droylsden | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 58 |
7 | Eastwood Hanley | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 56 |
8 | Winsford United | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 51 |
9 | Congleton Town | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 512 |
10 | Harrogate Town | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 48 |
11 | Alfreton Town | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 47 |
12 | Radcliffe Borough | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 46 |
13 | Irlam Town | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 46 |
14 | Penrith | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 44 |
15 | Sutton Town | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 96 | -45 | 38 |
16 | Lancaster City | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 36 |
17 | Eastwood Town | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 34 |
18 | Curzon Ashton | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 73 | -30 | 28 |
19 | Netherfield | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 93 | -58 | 16 |
1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
2 Congleton Town were deducted 1 point.
In the twentieth season of the Northern Premier League Chorley (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Meanwhile Oswestry Town folded at the end of the season and Workington were relegated; these three sides were replaced by First Division winners Fleetwood Town, second placed Stalybridge Celtic and newly-admitted Shepshed Charterhouse. Colne Dynamoes, Bishop Auckland, Whitley Bay and Newtown were admitted into the First Division at the end of the season.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
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