1998–99 Northern Premier League

The 1998–99 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]

Premier Division

Football league season

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

• Gateshead relegated from the Football Conference
• Stalybridge Celtic relegated from the Football Conference
• Whitby Town promoted as champions of Division One
• Worksop Town promoted as runners-up of Division One

League table

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1999. Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1999. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Football league season

Division One featured four new teams:

• Alfreton Town relegated from the NPL Premier Division
• Burscough promoted as runners-up from the NWCFL Division One
• Hucknall Town promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division
• Radcliffe Borough relegated from the NPL Premier Division

League table

Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2011. Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Hucknall Town were docked 3 points.
2. From this season onwards Netherfield were known as Netherfield Kendal.

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 1999. Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion and relegation

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.

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Featuring teams from both leagues.

President's Cup

'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

• Droylsden 2–1 Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute^[2]

Peter Swales Shield

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

• Altrincham bt. Stalybridge Celtic

References

1. Unibond League
2. "RMI's final agony". LancashireTelegraph.co.uk. Newsquest (North West) Ltd. 16 April 1999. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

External links

• Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF