1980–81 Northern Premier League
Final table
Columns: Position | Team | Played | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1
1 | Runcorn | 42 | 7 | 3 | 99 | 22 | +77 | 71 | 2 | Mossley | 42 | 7 | 11 | 95 | 55 | +40 | 55 | 3 | Marine | 42 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 54 | 4 | Buxton | 42 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 49 | 5 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 13 | 12 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 47 | 6 | Burton Albion | 42 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 46 | 7 | Witton Albion | 42 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 46 | 8 | Goole Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 44 | 9 | South Liverpool | 42 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 44 | 10 | Workington | 42 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 43 | 11 | Gateshead | 42 | 18 | 12 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 42 | 12 | Worksop Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 41 | 13 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 39 | 14 | Grantham | 42 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 37 | 15 | Matlock Town | 42 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 80 | −23 | 36 | 16 | Lancaster City | 42 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 35 | 17 | Netherfield | 42 | 12 | 19 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 34 | 18 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 34 | 19 | King's Lynn | 42 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 34 | 20 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 33 | 21 | Morecambe | 42 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 30 | 22 | Tamworth | 42 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 30