1982–83 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League
Season1982–83
ChampionsGateshead
PromotedGateshead
RelegatedTamworth
Netherfield
Matches played462
Goals scored1,476 (3.19 per match)

The 1982–83 Northern Premier League was the fifteenth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 21 August 1982 and concluded on 7 May 1983.[1]

Overview

The League featured twenty-two clubs.

Team changes

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:

The following two clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gateshead (C, P) 42 32 4 6 114 43 +71 100 Promoted to Alliance Premier League
2 Mossley 42 25 9 8 77 42 +35 84
3 Burton Albion 42 24 9 9 81 53 +28 81
4 Chorley 42 23 11 8 77 49 +28 80
5 Macclesfield Town 42 24 8 10 71 49 +22 80
6 Marine 42 17 17 8 81 57 +24 68
7 Workington 42 19 10 13 71 55 +16 67
8 Hyde United 42 18 12 12 91 63 +28 66
9 King's Lynn 42 17 13 12 62 44 +18 64 Transferred to Southern League Premier Division
10 Matlock Town 42 18 10 14 70 65 +5 64
11 Witton Albion 42 17 12 13 82 52 +30 63
12 Buxton 42 17 9 16 60 62 −2 60
13 Morecambe 42 16 11 15 75 66 +9 59
14 Grantham 42 15 13 14 59 60 −1 58
15 Southport 42 11 14 17 58 65 −7 47
16 Goole Town 42 13 7 22 52 66 −14 46
17 Gainsborough Trinity 42 11 9 22 60 71 −11 42
18 Oswestry Town 42 10 8 24 56 99 −43 38
19 South Liverpool 42 7 15 20 57 91 −34 36
20 Tamworth (R) 42 7 8 27 44 97 −53 29 Relegated to Southern League Midland Division
21 Worksop Town 42 5 10 27 50 98 −48 25
22 Netherfield (R) 42 2 9 31 28 129 −101 15 Relegated to NWCL Division One
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRT BUX CHO GAI GAT GOO GRN HYD KEN KLY MAC MAR MAT MOR MOS OSW SLI SOU TAM WTN WRK WKS
Burton Albion 2–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–3 5–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 4–0
Buxton 0–2 0–1 4–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–5 1–0 4–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 1–4 1–1
Chorley 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2
Gainsborough Trinity 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–4 3–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 3–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 6–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–4 3–3
Gateshead 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–1 6–0 4–0 3–2 8–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 5–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 6–0
Goole Town 0–2 3–0 2–4 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 4–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1
Grantham Town 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0
Hyde United 5–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 4–4 2–1 2–1 8–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–1 3–3 2–3 3–2 7–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–1
Kendal Town 0–1 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–5 0–3 0–4 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–3 0–3 0–3
King's Lynn 3–3 5–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 5–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Macclesfield Town 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 6–0 0–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1
Marine 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–2 3–2 5–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 4–2
Matlock Town 0–0 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–5 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–1
Morecambe 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–4 1–2 1–3 0–0 3–1 5–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 1–0
Mossley 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–4 5–0 2–2 1–0 5–1
Oswestry Town 2–1 3–3 0–4 0–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 1–6 3–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–3 1–2 0–0
South Liverpool 0–2 0–1 1–4 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 6–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–7 2–1 2–1
Southport 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–3 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–2
Tamworth 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–6 1–3 0–4 2–3 1–5 2–3 1–2 1–3 3–2
Witton Albion 0–1 1–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 8–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 2–2 4–1
Workington 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–4 6–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–4 0–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–0
Worksop Town 1–4 4–1 0–3 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 1983. Source: The Football Archives
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 1982–83 Northern Premier League teams
Club Stadium
Burton Albion Eton Park
Buxton The Silverlands
Chorley Victory Park
Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme
Gateshead United Gateshead Youth Stadium
Goole Town Victoria Pleasure Ground
Grantham London Road
Hyde United Ewen Fields
King's Lynn The Walks
Macclesfield Town Moss Rose
Marine Rossett Park
Matlock Town Causeway Lane
Morecambe Christie Park
Mossley Seel Park
Netherfield Parkside
Oswestry Town Victoria Road
South Liverpool Holly Park
Southport Haig Avenue
Tamworth The Lamb Ground
Witton Albion Central Ground
Workington Borough Park
Worksop Town Central Avenue

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:'

  • Burton Albion 2–1 Macclesfield Town

President's Cup:

  • Kings Lynn 3–2 Burton Albion

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

  • Burton Albion 2–0 Gateshead[2]

End of the season

At the end of the fifteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Gateshead applied to join the Alliance Premier League and was successful.

Promotion and relegation

The following four clubs left the League at the end of the season:

The following four clubs joined the League the following season:

References

  1. ^ "The Football Archives 82–83". The Football Archives.
  2. ^ Gateshead F.C. 1983/84. Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Retrieved on 2012-03-07.