The 1991–92 Northern Premier League season was the 24th in the history of the

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, a

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competition in

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. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier Division, won by

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, and the First Division, won by

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Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new teams: *

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promoted as champions from Division One * Emley promoted as runners-up from Division One *

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promoted as 4th-place finishers from Division One The Shepshed Charterhouse Renamed to Shepshed Albion in the next season.

League table

Results

Division One

Division One featured three new teams: *

promoted as runners-up of the NWCFL Division One *

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promoted as champions of the NCEFL Premier Division * Knowsley United promoted as champions of the NWCFL Division One

League table

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-fourth season of the Northern Premier League Stalybridge Celtic (as champions) were automatically promoted to the

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. Shepshed Albion were relegated to the First Division and Bangor City moved to the newly formed

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; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Barrow,

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winners

and second placed

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. In the First Division Newtown and Rhyl left the League to join the League of Wales and Irlam Town left the League altogether; these three sides were replaced by newly admitted

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, Gretna and Great Harwood Town.

Cup Results

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: *''Marine'' 1–0 Frickley Athletic

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: *''Morecambe'' bt. Stalybridge Celtic Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup. *''Stalybridge Celtic'' bt. Morecambe

References

External links

Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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