The 1984–85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the
Northern Premier League, a
football competition in
England
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.
Overview
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:
*
Barrow promoted to
Alliance Premier League
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The following club joined the League at the start of the season:
*
Bangor City relegated from
Alliance Premier League
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League table
Results
Cup Results
Challenge Cup:
*''Marine'' bt. Goole Town
President's Cup
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:
*''Rhyl'' 2–0 Macclesfield Town
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
*''Stafford Rangers'' bt. Marine
End of the season
At the end of the seventeenth season of the Northern Premier League, Stafford Rangers applied to join the
Alliance Premier League
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and were successful.
Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:
*
Stafford Rangers promoted to
Alliance Premier League
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*
Grantham
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relegated to
Southern League Midland Division
The following two clubs joined the League the following season:
*
Gateshead relegated from
Alliance Premier League
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*
Caernarfon Town
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promoted from
North West Counties League Division One
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External links
Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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Northern Premier League seasons
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