1971–72 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League
Season 1971–72
Champions Stafford Rangers
Promoted None
Relegated Chorley
Kirkby Town
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,585 (2.87 per match)
Biggest home win Chorley 8-0 Matlock Town[1]
(14 August 1971)
Biggest away win Ellesmere Port Town 1–8 Scarborough[1]
(26 March 1972)
Highest scoring Ellesmere Port Town 1–8 Scarborough[1]
(26 March 1972)

The 1971–72 Northern Premier League was the fourth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. The season began on 14 August 1971 and concluded on 5 May 1972.[1]

New teams

The League featured two new teams:

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stafford Rangers (C) 46 30 11 5 91 32 2.844 71
2 Boston United 46 28 13 5 87 37 2.351 69
3 Wigan Athletic 46 27 10 9 70 43 1.628 64
4 Scarborough 46 21 15 10 75 46 1.630 57
5 Northwich Victoria 46 20 14 12 65 59 1.102 54
6 Macclesfield Town 46 18 15 13 61 50 1.220 51
7 Gainsborough Trinity 46 21 9 16 93 79 1.177 51
8 South Shields (2) 46 18 14 14 75 57 1.316 50
9 Bangor City 46 20 8 18 93 74 1.257 48
10 Altrincham 46 18 11 17 72 58 1.241 47
11 Skelmersdale United 46 19 9 18 61 58 1.052 47
12 Matlock Town 46 20 7 19 67 75 0.893 47
13 Chorley (R) 46 17 12 17 66 59 1.119 46 Relegated to Cheshire County League
14 Lancaster City 46 15 14 17 85 84 1.012 44
15 Great Harwood 46 15 14 17 60 74 0.811 44
16 Ellesmere Port Town 46 17 9 20 67 71 0.944 43
17 Morecambe 46 15 10 21 51 64 0.797 40
18 Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 13 20 54 71 0.761 39
19 Netherfield 46 16 5 25 51 73 0.699 37
20 Fleetwood 46 11 15 20 43 67 0.642 37
21 South Liverpool 46 12 12 22 61 73 0.836 36
22 Runcorn 46 8 14 24 48 80 0.600 30
23 Goole Town 46 9 10 27 51 97 0.526 28
24 Kirkby Town (R) 46 6 12 28 38 104 0.365 24 Relegated to Lancashire Combination
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.
The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

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Altrincham 2–0 1–3 2–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 4–5 0–0 5–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–3
Bangor City 1–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 5–0 5–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 3–3 6–2 2–0 3–2 4–1 0–0 4–2 2–3 2–2 3–2 2–3 1–5 1–0
Boston United 2–1 4–3 5–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 5–3 0–0 1–0 5–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 5–2 0–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–4 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0
Chorley 1–1 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 8–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0
Ellesmere Port Town 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 5–2 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 5–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 4–1 1–8 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–1
Fleetwood Town 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1
Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–2 6–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–2 4–2 3–0 2–3 0–3 0–1
Goole Town 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–2 3–4 0–3
Great Harwood 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–4 2–0 1–5 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3
Kirkby Town 2–3 1–3 1–5 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–5 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–3
Lancaster City 2–0 3–0 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 5–5 4–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–5
Macclesfield Town 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0
Matlock Town 2–3 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–3
Morecambe 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 4–2 0–2 1–0 2–3
Netherfield 2–0 1–3 0–6 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–3
Northwich Victoria 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
Runcorn 4–4 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–3 1–2
Scarborough 1–1 3–2 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–0 3–1 5–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 2–2
Skelmersdale United 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 4–1
South Liverpool 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–3
South Shields 0–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 7–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1
Stafford Rangers 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 3–0
Wigan Athletic 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–3 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0

Updated to games played on 5 May 1972.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
Boston UnitedYork Street
Bradford Park AvenuePark Avenue
ChorleyVictory Park
Ellesmere Port TownEllesmere Port
FleetwoodHighbury
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Great HarwoodThe Showground
Kirkby TownSimonswood Lane
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
Skelmersdale UnitedWhite Moss Park
South LiverpoolHolly Park
South ShieldsSimonside Hall
Stafford RangersMarston Road
Wigan AthleticSpringfield Park

Promotion and relegation

In the fourth season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams were put forward for election to the Football League nor automatically promoted. Conversely, none of the sides were relegated, but Chorley and Kirkby Town left the League at the end of the season. They were replaced by newly admitted:

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

  • Wigan Athletic 4–2 agg. Gainsborough Trinity

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

  • Wigan Athletic bt. Stafford Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Football Archive 71-72". Football Archive.
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