1997–98 Northern Premier League

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Season 1997–98 Promoted Barrow Goals scored 1,270		Champions Barrow Champion Barrow A.F.C. Matches played 462
Relegated Alfreton Town F.C., Radcliffe Borough F.C. People also search for 1988–89 Northern Premier League

The 1997–98 Northern Premier League season was the 30th 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.

Premier Division

The Premier League featured three new teams:

Altrincham relegated from the Conference

Leigh RMI promoted as runners up from Division One

Radcliffe Borough promoted as champions from Division One

League Table

Updated to games played on 2 May 1998.
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Spennymoor United were docked 1 point.
^#Blyth Spartans were docked 10 points.
(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.

Results

Updated to games played on 2 May 1998.
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

Division One featured five new teams:

Buxton relegated from the Premier Division

Belper Town promoted as runners-up from the NCEFL Premier Division

Trafford promoted as champions from the NWCFL Division One

Whitby Town promoted as champions from the Northern League Division One

Witton Albion relegated from the Premier Division

League Table

Updated to games played on 22 February 2011.
Source: [2].
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.

Results

Updated to games played on 2 May 1998.
Source: Northern Premier League First 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 thirtieth season of the Northern Premier League Barrow (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Radcliffe Borough and Alfreton Town were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sides Gateshead and Stalybridge Celtic, First Division winners Whitby Town and second placed Worksop Town. In the First Division Workington and Buxton left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Hucknall Town and Burscough.