1993–94 Northern Premier League
The 1993–94 Northern Premier League season was the 26th 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 HFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.[1]
Premier Division
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Marine |
Promoted | None |
Relegated | Fleetwood |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,505 (3.26 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
- Boston United relegated from the Conference
- Bridlington Town promoted as champions of Division One
- Knowsley United promoted as runners-up of Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Marine (C) | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 62 | +44 | 90[lower-alpha 1] | |
2 | Leek Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 89 | Transferred to the Southern League |
3 | Boston United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 78 | |
4 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 78 | |
5 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 51 | +39 | 75 | |
6 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 68 | |
7 | Morecambe | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 90 | 56 | +34 | 67 | |
8 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 64 | |
9 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 61 | |
10 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 61 | |
11 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 60 | |
12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 56 | |
13 | Emley | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 | |
14 | Matlock Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 51 | |
15 | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 49 | |
16 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 49 | |
17 | Droylsden | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 82 | −25 | 47 | |
18 | Knowsley United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 44 | |
19 | Winsford United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 38 | |
20 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | |
21 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 91 | −50 | 28[lower-alpha 3] | Club folded at the end of the season |
22 | Fleetwood (R) | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 114 | −59 | 28[lower-alpha 4] | Relegation to NPL Division One |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Marine were not promoted due to ground grading standards.
- Horwich RMI were docked 1 point.
- Bridlington Town were docked 3 points.
- From this year onwards Fleetwood Town were known as Fleetwood.
Results
Division One
Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Guiseley |
Promoted | Guiseley Spennymoor United |
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,354 (3.22 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Division One featured four new teams:
- Bamber Bridge promoted as runners-up from the NWCFL Division One
- Goole Town relegated from the Premier Division
- Mossley relegated from the Premier Division
- Spennymoor United promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guiseley (C, P) | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 93 | Promotion to Premier Division |
2 | Spennymoor United (P) | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 50 | +45 | 81 | |
3 | Ashton United | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 41 | +44 | 79 | |
4 | Lancaster City | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 70 | |
5 | Netherfield | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 66 | |
6 | Alfreton Town | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 64 | |
7 | Warrington Town | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 62 | |
8 | Goole Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 59 | |
9 | Great Harwood Town | 40 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 | |
10 | Gretna | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 55 | |
11 | Workington | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 52 | |
12 | Worksop Town | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 87 | −8 | 51 | |
13 | Bamber Bridge | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 50 | |
14 | Curzon Ashton | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 47 | |
15 | Congleton Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 45 | |
16 | Radcliffe Borough | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 44 | |
17 | Mossley | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | |
18 | Caernarfon Town | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 38 | |
19 | Farsley Celtic | 40 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 34 | |
20 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 86 | −46 | 33 | |
21 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
- Mossley were docked 3 points.
Promotion and relegation
In the twenty-sixth season of the Northern Premier League Marine should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Bridlington Town folded at the end of the season, meaning only Fleetwood were relegated to the First Division, while Leek Town moved to the Southern League Premier Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Witton Albion, First Division winners Guiseley and second placed Spennymoor United. Meanwhile, Blyth Spartans and Atherton Laburnum Rovers were admitted into the First Division.
Cup Results
- Spennymoor United bt. Hyde United
- Guiseley bt. Leek Town
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.
- Marine bt. Guiseley