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. It was known as the HFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
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Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
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1 | Barrow | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 87 |
2 | Hyde United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 80 |
3 | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 79 |
4 | Bangor City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 76 |
5 | Marine | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 76 |
6 | Goole Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 73 |
7 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 73 |
8 | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 64 |
9 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 61 |
10 | Mossley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 60 |
11 | South Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 58 |
12 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 55 |
13 | Matlock Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 65 | 73 | -8 | 53 |
14 | Southport | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 51 |
15 | Buxton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 50 |
16 | Morecambe | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 472 |
17 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 47 |
18 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 443 |
19 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 40 |
20 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 70 | -28 | 35 |
21 | Gateshead | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 70 | -34 | 34 |
22 | Worksop Town | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 103 | -61 | 23 |
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.
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
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1 | Colne Dynamoes | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 21 | +81 | 982 |
2 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 89 |
3 | Leek Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 853 |
4 | Droylsden | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 84 |
5 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 75 |
6 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 73 |
7 | Lancaster City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 71 |
8 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 64 |
9 | Newtown | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 57 |
10 | Congleton Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 56 |
11 | Workington | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 54 |
12 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 52 |
13 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 50 |
14 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 73 | -21 | 49 |
15 | Irlam Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 47 |
16 | Penrith | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 91 | -30 | 47 |
17 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 86 | -24 | 46 |
18 | Eastwood Hanley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 45 |
19 | Winsford United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 93 | -35 | 45 |
20 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 92 | -48 | 35 |
21 | Netherfield | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 57 | 90 | -33 | 323 |
22 | Sutton Town | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 70 | 109 | -39 | 27 |
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.
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.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
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