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.
Overview The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous 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 at the start of the 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)
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Club StadiumBurton AlbionEton ParkBuxtonThe SilverlandsChorley Victory ParkGainsborough TrinityThe NortholmeGateshead UnitedGateshead Youth StadiumGoole TownVictoria Pleasure GroundGranthamLondon RoadHyde UnitedEwen FieldsKing's LynnThe WalksMacclesfield TownMoss RoseMarineRossett ParkMatlock TownCauseway LaneMorecambeChristie ParkMossleySeel ParkNetherfieldParksideOswestry TownVictoria RoadSouth LiverpoolHolly ParkSouthportHaig AvenueTamworthThe Lamb GroundWitton AlbionCentral GroundWorkingtonBorough ParkWorksop TownCentral Avenue
Cup Results Challenge Cup:Burton Albion 2–1 Macclesfield TownPresident's Cup:Kings Lynn 3–2 Burton AlbionNorthern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
Burton Albion 2–0 GatesheadGateshead F.C. 1983/84. Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Retrieved on 2012-03-07.
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 relegationThe following four clubs left the League at the end of the season:Gateshead promoted to Alliance Premier League King's Lynn transferred to Southern League Premier Division Tamworth demoted and transferred to Southern League Midland Division Netherfield relegated to North West Counties League Division OneThe following four clubs joined the League the following season:' Barrow relegated from Alliance Premier League Stafford Rangers relegated from Alliance Premier League Horwich RMI promoted from North West Counties League Division One Rhyl promoted from North West Counties League Division One
References
External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database