1994–95 Northern Premier League

The 1994–95 Northern Premier League season was the 27th 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 Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.[1]

Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1994–95
Champions Marine
Promoted Morecambe
Relegated Horwich RMI
Whitley Bay
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1475 (3.19 per match)

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

League Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marine (C) 42 29 11 2 83 27+56 98*
2 Morecambe (P) 42 28 10 4 99 34+65 94 Promotion to Conference
3 Guiseley 42 28 9 5 96 50+46 93
4 Hyde United 42 22 10 10 89 59+30 76
5 Boston United 42 20 11 11 80 43+37 71
6 Spennymoor United 42 20 11 11 66 52+14 71
7 Buxton 42 18 9 15 65 62+3 63
8 Gainsborough Trinity 42 16 13 13 69 61+8 61
9 Bishop Auckland 42 16 12 14 68 55+13 57#
10 Witton Albion 42 14 14 14 54 56−2 56
11 Barrow 42 17 5 20 68 71−3 56
12 Colwyn Bay 42 16 8 18 71 80−9 56
13 Emley 42 14 13 15 62 68−6 55
14 Matlock Town 42 15 5 22 62 72−10 50
15 Accrington Stanley 42 12 13 17 55 77−22 49
16 Knowsley United 42 11 14 17 64 83−19 47
17 Winsford United 42 10 11 21 56 75−19 41
18 Chorley 42 11 7 24 64 87−23 40
19 Frickley Athletic 42 10 10 22 53 79−26 40
20 Droylsden 42 10 8 24 56 93−37 38
21 Whitley Bay (R) 42 8 8 26 46 97−51 32 Relegation to NPL Division One
22 Horwich RMI (R) 42 9 4 29 49 94−45 31

Updated to games played on May 1995.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Marine were not promoted due to ground grading standards.
#Bishop Auckland were deducted 3 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One

Northern Premier League
Division One
Season 1994–95
Champions Blyth Spartans
Promoted Bamber Bridge
Blyth Spartans
Relegated Goole Town
Mossley
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1521 (3.29 per match)

Division One featured three new teams:

League Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Blyth Spartans (C) (P) 42 26 9 7 95 55+40 87 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Bamber Bridge (P) 42 25 10 7 101 51+50 85
3 Warrington Town 42 25 9 8 74 40+34 84
4 Alfreton Town 42 25 7 10 94 49+45 82
5 Lancaster City 42 23 10 9 81 44+37 79
6 Worksop Town 42 19 14 9 95 68+27 71
7 Radcliffe Borough 42 18 10 14 76 70+6 64
8 Ashton United 42 18 8 16 80 70+10 62
9 Netherfield 42 17 7 18 54 56−2 58
10 Eastwood Town 42 14 13 15 67 61+6 55
11 Gretna 42 14 13 15 64 66−2 55
12 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 14 8 20 60 67−7 50
13 Harrogate Town 42 14 8 20 57 78−21 50
14 Caernarfon Town 42 13 10 19 59 62−3 49 Transferred to the League of Wales
15 Curzon Ashton 42 10 16 16 64 80−16 46
16 Great Harwood Town 42 11 13 18 66 87−21 46
17 Congleton Town 42 11 13 18 52 75−23 46
18 Fleetwood 42 12 11 19 51 74−23 44*}
19 Farsley Celtic 42 12 7 23 66 100−34 43
20 Workington 42 12 6 24 61 91−30 42
21 Goole Town (R) 42 11 7 24 52 90−38 40 Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division
22 Mossley (R) 42 11 5 26 52 90−38 37† Relegation to NWCFL Division One

Updated to games played on May 1995.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Fleetwood Town were deducted 3 points.
†Mossley were deducted 1 point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-seventh season of the Northern Premier League Marine should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements, so second placed Morecambe took their place. Whitley Bay and Horwich RMI were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by readmitted Leek Town (returning from the Southern League), First Division winners Blyth Spartans and second placed Bamber Bridge. In the First Division Caernarfon Town left the League to join the League of Wales while Goole Town and Mossley left the League altogether at the end of the season; they were replaced by newly admitted Lincoln United and Bradford Park Avenue.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

President's Cup:

Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.

References

  1. ↑ HFS Loans League

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