1984–85 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1984–85
Champions Stafford Rangers
Promoted Stafford Rangers
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1295 (2.8 per match)

The 1984–85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Final table

P W D L F A GD Pts
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 −28 361
22 Buxton 42 8 6 28 38 79 −41 30

1 Grantham had 1 point deducted.

Results

Home ╲ Away BAN BRT BUXCHOGAIGOOGRNHorwich RMIHYDMACMARMATMORMOSOSWRHLCHOSOUSTATAMWTNWRK
Bangor City 12 12 61 31 80 03 21 21 21 12 30 31 11 11 20 10 12 31 10 11 14
Burton Albion 11 20 11 10 51 22 10 11 22 11 20 21 60 22 11 40 30 14 00 31 11
Buxton 03 21 10 22 01 10 02 12 01 02 12 11 02 40 01 13 02 01 21 01 11
Chorley 20 23 20 32 21 02 11 33 03 01 10 01 11 01 21 52 22 32 01 00 12
Gainsborough Trinity 11 11 42 20 30 01 13 13 43 04 13 11 40 22 22 61 24 22 10 32 26
Goole Town 12 23 00 22 11 41 11 01 12 12 02 20 11 30 30 00 22 12 10 14 40
Grantham Town 43 20 30 03 22 11 20 00 00 01 12 40 22 00 00 02 02 11 11 01 00
Horwich RMI 30 13 10 10 41 12 20 01 00 20 11 41 11 10 33 22 12 11 02 30 11
Hyde United 11 02 41 21 01 23 40 21 13 20 21 20 13 01 31 30 31 12 21 22 13
Macclesfield Town 01 31 10 00 32 11 21 21 00 00 31 32 20 62 00 10 22 21 13 31 21
Marine 20 11 21 10 20 21 20 22 11 00 00 01 50 01 11 11 30 23 20 11 31
Matlock Town 21 31 21 20 11 05 01 23 12 12 00 42 21 42 04 22 22 12 11 02 30
Morecambe 14 13 12 00 01 11 30 11 31 32 11 22 11 31 34 22 11 01 31 00 21
Mossley 10 30 04 20 10 13 22 02 11 10 10 21 02 21 10 40 20 01 02 31 03
Oswestry Town 02 11 31 11 12 12 50 21 13 01 13 21 12 41 20 21 52 01 02 21 53
Rhyl 11 11 22 02 32 00 21 30 13 22 31 10 00 11 31 31 05 23 12 01 01
South Liverpool 00 11 33 13 11 20 20 02 01 00 11 00 00 10 33 21 10 11 10 01 23
Southport 11 10 71 01 12 32 30 02 14 22 11 23 01 21 01 10 02 03 52 10 21
Stafford Rangers 41 02 51 20 22 10 62 11 30 01 21 31 40 10 70 11 32 02 01 10 00
Witton Albion 51 12 30 20 21 10 11 22 10 02 11 10 31 10 10 20 10 22 01 21 21
Workington 42 20 30 41 00 32 21 04 12 02 04 12 10 31 00 31 40 21 02 11 30
Worksop Town 21 10 10 41 11 12 20 44 20 01 10 21 22 21 11 12 50 10 10 02 11

Updated to games played on 4 May 1985.
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 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

Challenge Cup:

President's Cup:

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

External links

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