Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League 1980/81
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Runcorn | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 99 | 22 | +77 | 71 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Mossley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 95 | 55 | +40 | 55 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Marine | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 54 | - |
| 4th | Buxton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 47 | - |
| 6th | Burton Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 46 | - |
| 7th | Witton Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Goole Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 44 | - |
| 9th | South Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Workington | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Gateshead | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Worksop Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Grantham | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Matlock Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 36 | - |
| 16th | Lancaster City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Netherfield | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 73 | 81 | -8 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Oswestry Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 34 | - |
| 19th | King's Lynn | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Southport | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 68 | -26 | 33 | - |
| 21st | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 74 | -32 | 30 | - |
| 22nd | Tamworth | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 76 | -38 | 30 | - |
Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Runcorn were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Bangor City were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
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