1971–72 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1971–72
Champions Stafford Rangers
Promoted None
Relegated Chorley
Kirkby Town
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1585 (2.87 per match)

The 1971–72 Northern Premier League season was the fourth in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.


Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv 1 Pts 2 Qualification or relegation
1 Stafford Rangers 46 30 11 5 91 32 2.84 71
2 Boston United 46 28 13 5 87 37 2.35 69
3 Wigan Athletic 46 27 10 9 70 43 1.63 64
4 Scarborough 46 21 15 10 75 46 1.63 57
5 Northwich Victoria 46 20 14 12 65 59 1.10 54
6 Macclesfield Town 46 18 15 13 61 50 1.22 51
7 Gainsborough Trinity 46 21 9 16 93 79 1.18 51
8 South Shields 46 18 14 14 75 57 1.32 50
9 Bangor City 46 20 8 18 93 74 1.26 48
10 Altrincham 46 18 11 17 72 58 1.24 47
11 Skelmersdale United 46 19 9 18 61 58 1.05 47
12 Matlock Town 46 20 7 19 67 75 0.89 47
13 Chorley 46 17 12 17 66 59 1.12 46 Relegated to the Cheshire County League
14 Lancaster City 46 15 14 17 85 84 1.01 44
15 Great Harwood 46 15 14 17 60 74 0.81 44
16 Ellesmere Port Town 46 17 9 20 67 71 0.94 43
17 Morecambe 46 15 10 21 51 64 0.80 40
18 Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 13 20 54 71 0.76 39
19 Netherfield 46 16 5 25 51 73 0.70 37
20 Fleetwood 46 11 15 20 43 67 0.64 37
21 South Liverpool 46 12 12 22 61 73 0.84 36
22 Runcorn 46 8 14 24 48 80 0.60 30
23 Goole Town 46 9 10 27 51 97 0.53 28
24 Kirkby Town 46 6 12 28 38 104 0.37 24 Relegated to the Lancashire Combination

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. 2 The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALT BAN BOSBPACHOEPTFLEGAIGOOGHTKENKnowsley UnitedLNCMACMATMORNORRUNSCASKUCHOSSHSTAWIG
Altrincham 20 13 21 41 42 20 01 13 45 10 00 52 11 30 30 00 00 40 10 21 41 00 13
Bangor City 10 13 31 01 50 51 02 41 11 41 40 33 62 20 32 00 42 23 22 32 23 15 10
Boston United 21 43 51 21 00 10 11 30 30 10 40 41 11 53 00 50 00 11 40 31 11 10 10
Bradford Park Avenue 21 02 10 11 10 10 42 52 01 00 10 33 10 24 02 11 11 00 01 21 01 12 00
Chorley 11 31 01 41 23 00 11 13 12 31 20 32 22 80 10 00 31 01 12 12 01 00 20
Ellesmere Port Town 10 21 01 33 12 10 01 52 11 30 41 32 22 51 21 02 41 18 20 21 31 02 01
Fleetwood Town 10 00 01 21 04 20 03 20 13 10 11 11 01 10 20 13 10 00 00 22 22 11 11
Gainsborough Trinity 11 11 32 12 41 11 32 22 32 20 60 31 22 21 31 21 42 32 42 30 23 03 01
Goole Town 21 22 11 13 01 21 11 24 20 30 11 13 03 01 22 11 22 00 21 04 02 34 03
Great Harwood Town 21 42 01 11 10 22 22 24 20 32 15 33 21 10 31 20 10 11 11 11 12 01 13
Kendal Town 20 13 06 10 31 02 11 42 31 30 51 10 11 01 01 11 21 43 10 30 12 01 03
Knowsley United 23 13 15 21 13 10 12 32 10 00 00 21 05 12 01 23 11 02 00 03 00 11 13
Lancaster City 20 30 13 30 11 11 41 55 40 11 21 50 20 21 32 11 12 01 21 22 21 22 25
Macclesfield Town 03 00 00 31 40 01 11 20 20 10 21 31 30 11 10 32 11 10 31 10 11 13 10
Matlock Town 23 32 12 01 00 21 31 10 42 21 12 51 10 31 01 22 00 11 30 12 20 03 13
Morecambe 23 10 12 11 30 20 14 22 13 10 32 11 11 10 12 02 10 01 03 42 02 10 23
Northwich Victoria 32 05 11 12 21 21 21 31 20 40 01 10 10 32 23 31 21 21 00 20 10 11 22
Runcorn 44 02 01 22 13 12 10 30 20 31 01 22 21 00 20 00 11 01 21 12 12 33 12
Scarborough 11 32 20 41 11 10 11 31 30 11 30 30 11 00 13 01 31 50 11 42 10 12 22
Skelmersdale United 10 21 20 21 02 10 10 21 21 20 20 20 23 30 24 02 11 40 01 22 20 01 41
South Liverpool 10 02 11 11 00 11 01 31 12 12 31 11 41 11 01 11 12 30 01 23 14 20 13
South Shields 01 42 11 00 12 11 42 03 00 11 40 71 31 01 40 11 21 50 11 22 11 01 01
Stafford Rangers 11 31 40 32 41 10 50 30 20 30 01 31 11 10 00 11 30 20 31 20 30 42 30
Wigan Athletic 00 01 00 10 00 43 20 21 41 11 10 10 23 10 11 10 10 21 10 21 01 22 10

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.

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 Mossley and Barrow, who had just left Football League Division Four.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

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

External links

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