Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League 1977/78
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Boston United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 71 | Champions |
| 2nd | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 65 | ▲Elected to FL |
| 3rd | Bangor City | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 50 | +42 | 62 | - |
| 4th | Scarborough | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 62 | - |
| 5th | Altrincham | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 59 | - |
| 6th | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 58 | - |
| 7th | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 57 | - |
| 8th | Runcorn | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 56 | - |
| 9th | Mossley | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 73 | +12 | 55 | - |
| 10th | Matlock Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 54 | - |
| 11th | Lancaster City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 82 | -16 | 44 | - |
| 12th | Frickley Athletic | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 77 | 81 | -4 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Barrow | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Goole Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Great Harwood | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 83 | -17 | 39 | ▼Resigned |
| 16th | Gainsborough Trinity | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 74 | -13 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Gateshead | 46 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 74 | -9 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Netherfield | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 80 | -30 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Workington | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 80 | -32 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Worksop Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 84 | -39 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Morecambe | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 67 | 92 | -25 | 33 | - |
| 22nd | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 92 | -32 | 33 | - |
| 23rd | Buxton | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 60 | 95 | -35 | 32 | - |
| 24th | South Liverpool | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 53 | 111 | -58 | 25 | - |
-Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes--
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Wigan Athletic were Elected to the Football League replacing Southport |
| ▼Great Harwood Resigned from the Northern Premier League and Folded |
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Joined the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Southport failed to be Re-Elected to the Football League and joined the Northern Premier League |
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