1984–85 Northern Premier League
The 1984–85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Teams
- Bangor City
- Burton Albion
- Buxton
- Chorley
- Gainsborough Trinity
- Goole Town
- Grantham
- Horwich RMI
- Hyde United
- Macclesfield Town
- Marine
- Matlock Town
- Morecambe
- Mossley
- Oswestry Town
- Rhyl
- South Liverpool
- Southport
- Stafford Rangers
- Witton Albion
- Workington
- Worksop Town
Final table
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 86 |
2 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 82 |
3 | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 74 |
4 | Hyde United | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 71 |
5 | Marine | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 69 |
6 | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 69 |
7 | Worksop Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 67 |
8 | Workington | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 63 |
9 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 62 |
10 | Bangor City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 60 |
11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 73 | −1 | 56 |
12 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 54 |
13 | Matlock Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 51 |
14 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 51 |
15 | Mossley | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 51 |
16 | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 50 |
17 | Rhyl | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 47 |
18 | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 47 |
19 | Chorley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 46 |
20 | South Liverpool | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 42 |
21 | Grantham | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 362 |
22 | Buxton | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 30 |
1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
2 Grantham had 1 point deducted.
Promotion and relegation
In the seventeenth season of the Northern Premier League Stafford Rangers (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Alliance Premier League; they replaced relegated Gateshead, who swapped Leagues with them. Meanwhile, Grantham moved to the Southern League Midland Division at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Caernarfon Town.
Cup Results
- Marine bt. Goole Town
- Rhyl 2–0 Macclesfield Town
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Stafford Rangers bt. Marine
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