1986–87 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1986–87
Champions Macclesfield Town
Promoted Macclesfield Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1349 (2.92 per match)

The 1986–87 Northern Premier League season was the 19th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Final table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Macclesfield Town 42 26 10 6 80 47 +33 88
2 Bangor City 42 25 12 5 74 35 +39 87
3 Caernarfon Town 42 20 16 6 67 40 +37 76
4 Marine 42 21 10 11 70 43 +27 73
5 South Liverpool 42 21 10 11 58 40 +18 73
6 Morecambe 42 20 12 10 66 49 +17 72
7 Matlock Town 42 20 10 12 81 67 +14 70
8 Southport 42 19 11 12 67 49 +18 68
9 Chorley 42 16 12 14 58 59 −1 60
10 Mossley 42 15 12 15 57 52 +5 57
11 Hyde United 42 15 10 17 81 70 +11 55
12 Burton Albion 42 16 6 20 56 68 −12 54
13 Buxton 42 13 14 15 71 68 +3 53
14 Witton Albion 42 15 8 19 68 79 −11 53
15 Barrow 42 15 7 20 42 57 −15 52
16 Goole Town 42 13 12 17 58 62 −4 51
17 Oswestry Town 42 14 8 20 55 83 −28 50
18 Rhyl 42 10 15 17 56 74 −18 45
19 Worksop Town 42 9 13 20 56 74 −18 40
20 Gainsborough Trinity 42 9 10 23 53 77 −24 37
21 Workington 42 5 14 23 38 70 −32 281
22 Horwich RMI 42 3 12 27 36 85 −49 201

1 Workington and Horwich RMI had 1 point deducted.

Results

Home ╲ Away BAN BRT BUXCANCHOGAIGOOHorwich RMIHYDMACMARMATMORMOSOSWRHLCHOSOUSTATAMWTNWRK
Bangor City 00 01 31 10 20 10 31 20 00 40 21 31 11 20 50 10 10 01 31 40 20
Barrow 00 01 13 30 04 00 03 30 02 12 10 10 00 01 20 30 02 21 42 10 20
Burton Albion 30 13 10 12 10 32 20 01 02 01 02 05 02 42 01 23 01 43 52 31 11
Buxton 44 00 53 00 22 51 11 20 11 11 12 23 01 00 40 22 02 13 00 31 13
Caernarfon Town 01 10 20 10 42 31 00 30 42 11 32 20 21 11 20 30 01 11 20 20 11
Chorley 33 02 20 12 21 10 20 30 00 02 21 11 22 21 10 11 12 30 21 21 20
Gainsborough Trinity 05 20 14 12 22 21 12 20 22 02 12 12 12 02 21 02 31 12 12 11 11
Goole Town 12 20 12 22 13 01 11 00 10 12 01 41 13 10 41 41 01 03 00 41 03
Horwich RMI 00 01 00 21 11 22 01 23 34 01 13 24 12 13 02 11 01 23 12 11 32
Hyde United 30 61 21 25 13 60 11 35 50 13 11 24 22 10 70 11 02 02 12 01 52
Macclesfield Town 43 30 20 11 22 41 22 30 22 01 20 02 41 41 10 32 43 21 32 43 20
Marine 12 41 40 40 11 11 00 11 51 12 10 20 13 10 50 32 02 00 31 00 20
Matlock Town 11 20 11 33 21 20 21 11 21 22 32 01 21 22 32 40 21 01 51 21 23
Morecambe 11 12 01 10 13 10 14 22 10 30 10 00 41 21 13 11 11 10 42 20 30
Mossley 11 00 20 04 11 31 41 20 00 31 01 23 31 21 11 11 11 20 41 00 32
Oswestry Town 23 21 11 24 11 00 51 22 32 10 33 12 33 03 21 01 00 03 24 43 10
Rhyl 22 32 00 23 11 01 43 24 62 22 11 02 41 13 32 02 22 00 21 10 00
South Liverpool 01 10 23 20 01 32 12 00 20 20 02 14 22 11 00 41 10 42 31 10 20
Southport 01 20 20 10 12 22 32 00 11 12 11 31 01 22 21 21 40 20 42 11 20
Witton Albion 02 23 12 51 11 23 21 21 11 31 11 22 22 31 20 01 21 02 10 31 42
Workington 01 20 32 01 11 11 00 12 00 25 01 00 03 11 02 02 31 11 33 11 21
Worksop Town 11 22 33 33 22 11 04 42 42 32 01 30 31 01 12 12 00 00 22 01 21

Updated to games played on 2 May 1987.
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 nineteenth season of the Northern Premier League Macclesfield Town (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Alliance Premier League; they replaced relegated Frickley Athletic, who swapped Leagues with them. Meanwhile Burton Albion moved to the Southern League Premier Division and were replaced by another relegated Alliance side in Gateshead.

From the next season, the Northern Premier League was expanded to include a First Division.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

President's Cup:

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

1 As Macclesfield Town won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Bangor City qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.

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