The 1992–93 Northern Premier League season was the 25th 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: * Barrow relegated from the

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promoted as champions from Division One *

Winsford United Winsford United Football Club are a football club based in Winsford, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1883, they're nicknamed ''The Blues'' and their home ground is ''Barton Stadium''. Their all-time top scorer is Perry Plowman with 25 ...

promoted as runners-up from Division One

League table

Results

Division One

Division One featured four new teams: *

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. Having been founded as Hurst in 1892, they folded in 1892, before being reformed in 1909. ...

promoted as champions of the NWCFL Division One * Great Harwood Town promoted as runners-up of the NWCFL Division One * Gretna promoted as champions of the Northern League Division One * Shepshed Albion relegated from the Premier Division The Shepshed Charterhouse Renamed to Shepshed Albion before this season.

League table

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-fifth season of the Northern Premier League Southport (as champions) were automatically promoted to the

. Mossley and Goole Town were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

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winners

and second placed Knowsley United. In the First Division Shepshed Albion and Rossendale United left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Spennymoor United and

Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a large village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bri ...

Cup Results

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: *''Winsford United'' bt. Warrington Town President's Cup: *''Winsford United'' bt. Southport Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup. *''Southport'' bt. Winsford United

References

External links

Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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