Season 1986–87 Matches played 462 | Champions Macclesfield Town Start date 1986 Goals scored 1,349 | |
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The 1986–87 Northern Premier League season was the 19th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Contents
Final table
1 Workington and Horwich RMI had 1 point deducted.
Results
Updated to games played on 2 May 1987.
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.
Promotion and relegation
In the nineteenth season of the Northern Premier League Macclesfield Town (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Alliance Premier League; they replaced relegated Frickley Athletic, who swapped Leagues with them. Meanwhile, Burton Albion moved to the Southern League Premier Division and were replaced by another relegated Alliance side in Gateshead.
From the next season, the Northern Premier League was expanded to include a First Division.
Cup Results
Challenge Cup:
President's Cup:
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
1 As Macclesfield Town won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Bangor City qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.