Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League Premier Division 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Barrow | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hyde United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 80 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 79 | - |
| 4th | Bangor City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 76 | - |
| 5th | Marine | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 76 | - |
| 6th | Goole Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 73 | - |
| 7th | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 73 | - |
| 8th | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 61 | - |
| 10th | Mossley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 60 | - |
| 11th | South Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Matlock Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 65 | 73 | -8 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Southport | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 51 | - |
| 15th | Buxton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Morecambe | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 47* | * -1 Point |
| 17th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 47 | - |
| 18th | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 44* | * -6 Points |
| 19th | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Horwich RMI | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 70 | -28 | 35 | - |
| 21st | Gateshead | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 70 | -34 | 34 | - |
| 22nd | Worksop Town | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 103 | -61 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
Northern Premier League Division 1 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Colne Dynamoes | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 21 | +81 | 98* | ▲Promoted |
| 2nd | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 89 | ▲Promoted |
| 3rd | Leek Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 85* | * -1 Point |
| 4th | Droylsden | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 84 | - |
| 5th | Whitley Bay | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 75 | - |
| 6th | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 73 | - |
| 7th | Lancaster City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 71 | - |
| 8th | Harrogate Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Newtown | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 57 | - |
| 10th | Congleton Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Workington | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 54 | - |
| 12th | Eastwood Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 52 | - |
| 13th | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 50 | - |
| 14th | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 73 | -21 | 49 | - |
| 15th | Irlam Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Penrith | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 91 | -30 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 86 | -24 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Eastwood Hanley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 45 | - |
| 19th | Winsford United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 93 | -35 | 45 | - |
| 20th | Alfreton Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 92 | -48 | 35 | |
| 21st | Netherfield | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 57 | 90 | -33 | 32* | * -1 Point |
| 22nd | Sutton Town | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 70 | 109 | -39 | 27 | ▼Relegated |
* Colne Dynamoes were Deducted 3 Points
Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Barrow were Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▼Sutton Town were Relegated to the Northern Counties East League Premeir Division |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Emley were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| ▲Rossendale United were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
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