Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League 1981/82
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bangor City | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 108 | 60 | +48 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Mossley | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 59 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 54 | - |
| 4th | Gateshead | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 52 | - |
| 5th | King's Lynn | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 50 | - |
| 6th | Grantham | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 49 | - |
| 7th | Burton Albion | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 47 | - |
| 8th | Southport | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Marine | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 46 | - |
| 10th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Workington | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Worksop Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 43 | - |
| 13th | South Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Oswestry Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Buxton | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Lancaster City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 38 | ▼Resigned |
| 18th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 33 | - |
| 19th | Tamworth | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 56 | -25 | 29 | - |
| 20th | Morecambe | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 86 | -43 | 29 | - |
| 21st | Matlock Town | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 72 | -34 | 26 | - |
| 22nd | Netherfield | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 91 | -60 | 19 | - |
-Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Bangor City were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▼Lancaster City Resigned from the League and joined the North West Counties League |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Hyde United were Promoted from the Cheshire County League Division 1 |
| ▲Chorley were Promoted from the Cheshire County League Division 1 |
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