Northern Premier League 1977-78

The 1977-78 Northern Premier League season was the 10th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Teams

* Altrincham
* Bangor City
* Barrow
* Boston United
* Buxton
* Frickley Athletic
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Gateshead¹
* Goole Town
* Great Harwood
* Lancaster City
* Macclesfield Town
* Matlock Town
* Morecambe
* Mossley
* Netherfield
* Northwich Victoria
* Runcorn
* Scarborough
* South Liverpool
* Stafford Rangers
* Wigan Athletic
* Workington
* Worksop Town

^{1 From this season onwards Gateshead United were simply known as Gateshead.}

Final Table

^{1 The points system up until the 1982-83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Promotion and relegation

In the tenth season of the Northern Premier League 2nd placed Wigan Athletic applied for election to the Football League and succeeded, joining Football League Division Four; they replaced Southport, who swapped leagues with them. No sides were relegated, but Great Harwood left the League at the end of the season.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF]