# 1991–92 Northern Premier League

The 1991–92 Northern Premier League season was the 24th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier Division, won by Stalybridge Celtic, and the First Division, won by Colwyn Bay. It was known as the HFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new teams:
* Whitley Bay promoted as champions from Division One
* Emley promoted as runners-up from Division One
* Accrington Stanley promoted as 4th-place finishers from Division One
The Shepshed Charterhouse Renamed to Shepshed Albion in the next season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stalybridge Celtic (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 92 | Promotion to Football Conference |
| 2 | Marine | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 78 | |
| 3 | Morecambe | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 76 | |
| 4 | Leek Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 73 | |
| 5 | Buxton | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 72 | |
| 6 | Emley | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 65 | |
| 7 | Southport | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 78 | 62 | +16 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 60 | |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 57 | |
| 12 | Goole Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 | |
| 13 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 53 | |
| 14 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 52 | |
| 15 | Droylsden | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 50 | |
| 16 | Mossley | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 49 | |
| 17 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 48 | |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 46 | |
| 19 | Matlock Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 87 | −28 | 45 | |
| 20 | Bangor City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 | Transferred to the League of Wales |
| 21 | Chorley | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 42 | |
| 22 | Shepshed Charterhouse (R) | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 26 | Relegation to NPL Division One |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BAN | BIS | BUX | CHO | DRO | EML | FLE | FRK | GAI | GOO | HOR | HYD | LEE | MAR | MAT | MOR | MOS | SPD | SOU | STL | WHI |
| Accrington Stanley | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Bangor City | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–6 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Buxton | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Chorley | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Droylsden | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Emley | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Frickley Athletic | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Goole Town | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Horwich RMI | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hyde United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Leek Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Marine | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Matlock Town | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 5–3 |
| Morecambe | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Mossley | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Shepshed Albion | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Southport | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Whitley Bay | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

## Division One

Division One featured three new teams:
* Colwyn Bay promoted as runners-up of the NWCFL Division One
* Guiseley promoted as champions of the NCEFL Premier Division
* Knowsley United promoted as champions of the NWCFL Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Colwyn Bay (C, P) | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 99 | 49 | +50 | 94 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Winsford United (P) | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 93 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | Worksop Town | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 101 | 51 | +50 | 80 | |
| 4 | Guiseley | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 56 | +37 | 78 | |
| 5 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 78 | |
| 6 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 75 | |
| 7 | Warrington Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 68 | |
| 8 | Knowsley United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 64 | |
| 9 | Netherfield | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 61 | |
| 10 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 58 | |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 83 | −12 | 54 | |
| 12 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 79 | 101 | −22 | 53 | |
| 13 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 51 | |
| 14 | Newtown | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 95 | −35 | 51 | Transferred to the League of Wales |
| 15 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 50 | |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 49 | |
| 17 | Congleton Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 47 | |
| 18 | Rhyl | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 43 | Transferred to the Cymru Alliance |
| 19 | Rossendale United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 38 | |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 63 | 98 | −35 | 38 | |
| 21 | Irlam Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 33 | Relegation to NWCFL Division Two |
| 22 | Workington | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 45 | 99 | −54 | 28 | |
* 1 2 3 Farsley Celtic, Irlam Town and Workington were docked 1 point.
* ↑ Radcliffe Borough were docked 3 points.

## Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-fourth season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Shepshed Albion were relegated to the First Division and Bangor City moved to the newly formed League of Wales; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Barrow, First Division winners Colwyn Bay and second placed Winsford United. In the First Division Newtown and Rhyl left the League to join the League of Wales and Irlam Town left the League altogether; these three sides were replaced by newly admitted Ashton United, Gretna and Great Harwood Town.

## Cup Results

Challenge Cup:
* Marine 1–0 Frickley Athletic
President's Cup:
* Morecambe bt. Stalybridge Celtic
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.
* Stalybridge Celtic bt. Morecambe