- 1984–85 Northern Premier League
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The 1984–85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Contents
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
External links
1984–85 in English football FA competitions Football League Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)Lower leagues European competitions Related to national team Club seasonsFirst Division Arsenal · Aston Villa · Chelsea · Coventry City · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leicester City · Liverpool · Luton Town · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · Watford · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham UnitedSecond Division Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Brighton & Hove Albion · Cardiff City · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Crystal Palace · Fulham · Grimsby Town · Huddersfield Town · Leeds United · Manchester City · Middlesbrough · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Sheffield United · Shrewsbury Town · Wimbledon · Wolverhampton WanderersThird Division Bolton Wanderers · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Cambridge United · Derby County · Doncaster Rovers · Gillingham · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Millwall · Newport County · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Reading · Rotherham United · Swansea City · Walsall · Wigan Athletic · York CityFourth Division Aldershot · Blackpool · Bury · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Exeter City · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Southport · Stockport County · Swindon Town · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · WrexhamCategories:- Northern Premier League seasons
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