1993–94 Northern Premier League
# 1993–94 Northern Premier League

The 1993–94 Northern Premier League season was the 26th 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 HFS Loans League for sponsorship reasons.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

* Boston United relegated from the Football Conference
* Bridlington Town promoted as champions of Division One
* Knowsley United promoted as runners-up of Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marine (C) | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 62 | +44 | 90 | |
| 2 | Leek Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 89 | Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division |
| 3 | Boston United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 78 | |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 78 | |
| 5 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 51 | +39 | 75 | |
| 6 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 68 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 90 | 56 | +34 | 67 | |
| 8 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 64 | |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 61 | |
| 10 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 61 | |
| 11 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 60 | |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Emley | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 | |
| 14 | Matlock Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 51 | |
| 15 | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 49 | |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 49 | |
| 17 | Droylsden | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 82 | −25 | 47 | |
| 18 | Knowsley United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 44 | |
| 19 | Winsford United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 38 | |
| 20 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 35 | |
| 21 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 91 | −50 | 28 | Club folded at the end of the season |
| 22 | Fleetwood (R) | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 114 | −59 | 28 | Relegation to NPL Division One |

* ↑ Marine were not promoted due to ground grading standards.
* ↑ Horwich RMI were docked 1 point.
* ↑ Bridlington Town were docked 3 points.
* ↑ Fleetwood Town was Reform in December 1993 as Fleetwood.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BIS | BOS | BRI | BUX | CHO | COL | DRO | EML | FLE | FRK | GAI | HOR | HYD | KNO | LEE | MAR | MAT | MOR | WHI | WNS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accrington Stanley | | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Barrow | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Boston United | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Bridlington Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Buxton | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 |
| Chorley | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Colwyn Bay | 2–2 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Droylsden | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Emley | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Frickley Athletic | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Horwich RMI | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hyde United | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 |
| Knowsley United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Leek Town | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Marine | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 2–2 |
| Matlock Town | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Morecambe | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Whitley Bay | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Winsford United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |

## Division One

Division One featured four new teams:

* Bamber Bridge promoted as runners-up from the NWCFL Division One
* Goole Town relegated from the Premier Division
* Mossley relegated from the Premier Division
* Spennymoor United promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Guiseley (C, P) | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 93 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Spennymoor United (P) | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 50 | +45 | 81 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | Ashton United | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 41 | +44 | 79 | |
| 4 | Lancaster City | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 70 | |
| 5 | Netherfield | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 66 | |
| 6 | Alfreton Town | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 64 | |
| 7 | Warrington Town | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 62 | |
| 8 | Goole Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 59 | |
| 9 | Great Harwood Town | 40 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 | |
| 10 | Gretna | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 55 | |
| 11 | Workington | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 52 | |
| 12 | Worksop Town | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 87 | −8 | 51 | |
| 13 | Bamber Bridge | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 50 | |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 47 | |
| 15 | Congleton Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 45 | |
| 16 | Radcliffe Borough | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 44 | |
| 17 | Mossley | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 39 | |
| 18 | Caernarfon Town | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 38 | |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 40 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 34 | |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 86 | −46 | 33 | |
| 21 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 32 | |

* ↑ Mossley were docked 3 points.

## Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-sixth season of the Northern Premier League Marine should have been (as champions) automatically promoted to the Football Conference, but were not as they did not meet the Conference's requirements. Bridlington Town folded at the end of the season, meaning only Fleetwood were relegated to the First Division, while Leek Town moved to the Southern League Premier Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Witton Albion, First Division winners Guiseley and second placed Spennymoor United. Meanwhile, Blyth Spartans and Atherton Laburnum Rovers were admitted into the First Division.

## Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

* Spennymoor United bt. Hyde United

President's Cup:

* Guiseley bt. Leek Town

Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup.

* Marine bt. Guiseley
