1996–97 Northern Premier League
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leek Town |
| Promoted | Leek Town |
| Relegated |
Buxton Witton Albion |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1466 (2.9 per match) |
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1997–98 →
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| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Radcliffe Borough |
| Promoted |
Leigh RMI Radcliffe Borough |
| Relegated |
Atherton L.R. Curzon Ashton Warrington Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1281 (2.77 per match) |
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← 1995–96
1997–98 →
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The 1996–97 Northern Premier League season was the 29th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.
The Premier League featured three new teams:
Updated to games played on 7 November 2015.
Source: Northern Premier Division.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Updated to games played on 3 May 1997.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division One featured four new teams:
Updated to games played on May 1997.
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Warrington Town were relegated an extra level due to ground standards issues.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
In the twenty-ninth season of the Northern Premier League Leek Town (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Witton Albion and Buxton were relegated to the First Division while Knowsley United left the League at the end of the season. Boston United moved to the Southern League. These clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Altrincham, First Division winners Radcliffe Borough and second placed Leigh RMI. In the First Division Curzon Ashton, Warrington Town and Atherton Laburnum Rovers left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Whitby Town, Belper Town and Trafford.
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