The 1981–82 Northern Premier League was the fourteenth 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 15 August 1981 and concluded on 1 May 1982.
Overview The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes The following club left the League at the end of the previous season: Runcorn promoted to Alliance Premier League
The following club joined the League at the start of the season: Bangor City relegated from Alliance Premier League (returning after a two years absence)
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Club StadiumBangor CityFarrar RoadBurton AlbionEton ParkBuxtonThe SilverlandsGainsborough TrinityThe NortholmeGateshead UnitedGateshead Youth StadiumGoole TownVictoria Pleasure GroundGranthamLondon RoadKing's LynnThe WalksLancaster CityGreat AxeMacclesfield TownMoss RoseMarineRossett ParkMatlock TownCauseway LaneMorecambeChristie ParkMossleySeel ParkNetherfieldParksideOswestry TownVictoria RoadSouth LiverpoolHolly ParkSouthportHaig AvenueTamworthThe Lamb GroundWitton AlbionCentral GroundWorkingtonBorough ParkWorksop TownCentral Avenue
Cup results Challenge Cup
Home team Score Away teamGainsborough Trinity1–0Mossley
President's Cup
Home team Score Away teamBuxton4–3Goole Town
Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. Home team Score Away teamBangor City?-?Gainsborough Trinity
FA Cup
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:
First Round Home team Score Away teamStockport County3–1MossleyWorkington1–1Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town5–0WorkingtonReplay
FA Trophy
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:
Third Round Home team Score Away teamAltrincham2–0MossleyBishop's Stortford6–1Witton Albion
End of the season At the end of the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Bangor City applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.
Promotion and relegation The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season: Bangor City promoted to Alliance Premier League Lancaster City relegated to North West Counties League Division One
The following two clubs joined the League the following season: Chorley promoted from Cheshire County League Division One (returning after a ten years absence) Hyde United promoted from Cheshire County League Division One (returning after a twelve years absence)
References
External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database