1976–77 Northern Premier League
The 1976–77 Northern Premier League season was the ninth in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Teams
- Altrincham
- Bangor City
- Barrow
- Boston United
- Buxton
- Frickley Athletic
- Gainsborough Trinity
- Gateshead United
- Goole Town
- Great Harwood
- Lancaster City
- Macclesfield Town
- Matlock Town
- Morecambe
- Mossley
- Netherfield
- Northwich Victoria
- Runcorn
- Scarborough
- South Liverpool
- Stafford Rangers
- Wigan Athletic
- Worksop Town
Final table
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boston United | 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 | 53 |
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 |
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 |
1 The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Promotion and relegation
In the ninth season of the Northern Premier League only Altrincham was put forward for election to the Football League and after receiving the least votes did not gain promotion. Conversely, none of the sides were relegated, with Workington joining the League at the end of the season having left Football League Division Four.
Cup Results
- Scarborough 1–0 Runcorn
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Boston United bt. Scarborough
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