Northern Premier League Tables

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Northern Premier League  1971/72

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Stafford Rangers 46 30 11 5 91 32 2.844 71 Champions
2nd  Boston United 46 28 13 5 87 37 2.351 69 Runners Up
3rd  Wigan Athletic 46 27 10 9 70 43 1.628 64 -
4th  Scarborough 46 21 15 10 75 46 1.630 57 -
5th  Northwich Victoria 46 20 14 12 65 59 1.102 54 -
6th  Macclesfield Town 46 18 15 13 61 50 1.220 51 -
7th  Gainsborough Trinity 46 21 9 16 93 79 1.177 51 -
8th  South Shields 46 18 14 14 75 57 1.316 50 -
9th  Bangor City 46 20 8 18 93 74 1.257 48 -
10th  Altrincham 46 18 11 17 72 58 1.241 47 -
11th  Skelmersdale United 46 19 9 18 61 58 1.052 47 -
12th  Matlock Town 46 20 7 19 67 75 0.893 47 -
13th  Chorley 46 17 12 17 66 59 1.119 46 ▼Resigned
14th  Lancaster City 46 15 14 17 85 84 1.012 44 -
15th  Great Harwood 46 15 14 17 60 74 0.811 44 -
16th  Ellesmere Port Town 46 17 9 20 67 71 0.944 43 -
17th  Morecambe 46 15 10 21 51 64 0.797 40 -
18th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 13 20 54 71 0.761 39 -
19th  Netherfield 46 16 5 25 51 73 0.699 37 -
20th  Fleetwood 46 11 15 20 43 67 0.642 37 -
21st  South Liverpool 46 12 12 22 61 73 0.836 36 -
22nd  Runcorn 46 8 14 24 48 80 0.600 30 -
23rd  Goole Town 46 9 10 27 51 97 0.526 28 -
24th  Kirkby Town 46 6 12 28 38 104 0.365 24 ▼Resigned

--Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes-

Left the Northern Premier League
 ▼Chorley Resigned from the Northern Premier League and joined the Cheshire County League
 ▼Kirkby Town Resigned from the Northern Premier League and joined the Lancashire Combination

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Joined the Northern Premier League
 ▼Barrow failed to be Re-Elected to the Football League and joined the Northern Premier League
 ▲Mossley Joined from the Cheshire County League

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