The 1998β99 Northern Premier League season was the 31st in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons. [1]
Season | 1998β99 |
---|---|
Champions | Altrincham |
Promoted | Altrincham |
Relegated |
Accrington Stanley Chorley |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,290 (2.79 per match) |
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1997β98
1999β2000 β |
The Premier Division featured four new teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Altrincham (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 80 | Promotion to Football Conference |
2 | Worksop Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 76 | |
3 | Guiseley | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 72 | |
4 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 | |
5 | Gateshead | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 65 | |
6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 65 | |
7 | Whitby Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 64 | |
8 | Leigh RMI | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 63 | |
9 | Hyde United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 59 | |
10 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 59 | |
11 | Winsford United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 57 | |
12 | Runcorn | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 55 | |
13 | Emley | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 53 | |
14 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 51 | |
15 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 49 | |
16 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 48 | |
17 | Marine | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 47 | |
18 | Spennymoor United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 47 | |
19 | Lancaster City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 46 | |
20 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 45 | |
21 | Chorley (R) | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 39 | Relegation to NPL Division One |
22 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 36 |
Season | 1998β99 |
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Champions | Droylsden |
Promoted |
Droylsden Hucknall Town |
Relegated |
Alfreton Town Great Harwood Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,446 (3.13 per match) |
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1997β98
1999β2000 β |
Division One featured four new teams:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Droylsden (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 55 | +42 | 86 | Promotion to Premier Division |
2 | Hucknall Town (P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 86 [a] | |
3 | Ashton United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 78 | |
4 | Lincoln United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 94 | 65 | +29 | 72 | |
5 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 68 | |
6 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 62 | +16 | 65 | |
7 | Burscough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 65 | |
8 | Witton Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 63 | |
9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 62 | |
10 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 61 | |
11 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 75 | 77 | −2 | 58 | |
12 | Gretna | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 73 | 80 | −7 | 58 | |
13 | Belper Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 56 | |
14 | Trafford | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 53 | |
15 | Netherfield Kendal | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 49 [b] | |
16 | Flixton | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 48 | |
17 | Matlock Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 48 | |
18 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 46 | |
19 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 39 | |
20 | Congleton Town | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 91 | −26 | 39 | |
21 | Great Harwood Town (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 38 | Relegation to NWCFL Division One |
22 | Alfreton Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 86 | −33 | 35 | Relegation to NCEFL Premier Division |
In the thirty-first season of the Northern Premier League Altrincham (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Chorley and Accrington Stanley were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sides Barrow and Leek Town, First Division winners Droylsden and second placed Hucknall Town. In the First Division Great Harwood Town and Alfreton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Ossett Town and Workington.
Featuring teams from both leagues.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Hucknall Town | 0 | |||||||||||||
Farsley Celtic | 0 | |||||||||||||
Hucknall Town | 11 | |||||||||||||
Stalybridge Celtic | 12 | |||||||||||||
Stalybridge Celtic | 5 | |||||||||||||
Burscough | 2 | |||||||||||||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | |||||||||||||
Guiseley | 1 | |||||||||||||
Blyth Spartans | 4 | |||||||||||||
Droylsden | 3 | |||||||||||||
Blyth Spartans | 0 | |||||||||||||
Guiseley | 2 | |||||||||||||
Guiseley | 12 | |||||||||||||
Accrington Stanley | 11 |
'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.