Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League 1979/80
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Mossley | 42 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 65 | Champions |
| 2nd | Witton Albion | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 30 | +59 | 64 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 93 | 48 | +45 | 61 | ▲Elected to APL |
| 4th | Burton Albion | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 42 | +41 | 56 | - |
| 5th | Matlock Town | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 53 | - |
| 6th | Buxton | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 51 | - |
| 7th | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 50 | - |
| 8th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 47 | - |
| 9th | Grantham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Marine | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Goole Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Lancaster City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 74 | 77 | -3 | 39 | - |
| 13th | Oswestry Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 36 | - |
| 15th | Runcorn | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 33 | - |
| 16th | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 77 | -27 | 33 | - |
| 17th | Morecambe | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 32 | - |
| 18th | Netherfield | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 29 | - |
| 19th | Southport | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 75 | -45 | 29 | - |
| 20th | South Liverpool | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 84 | -33 | 28 | - |
| 21st | Workington | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 85 | -35 | 28 | - |
| 22nd | Tamworth | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 77 | -51 | 25 | - |
Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Frickley Athletic were Elected to the Alliance Premier League |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ►King's Lynn Transferred from the Southern Football League Midland Division |
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