The 1998–99 Northern Premier League season was the 31st in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in

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. 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 Division featured four new teams: * Gateshead relegated from the

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* Stalybridge Celtic relegated from the

* Whitby Town promoted as champions of Division One *

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promoted as runners-up of Division One

League table

Results

Division One

Division One featured four new teams: *

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

relegated from the NPL Premier Division *

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promoted as runners-up from the NWCFL Division One *

Hucknall Town Hucknall Town Football Club are a football club based in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England. The club are members of the and play at Watnall Road. History Hucknall Town were renamed from Hucknall Colliery Welfare in 1987 and for ...

promoted as champions from the NCEFL Premier Division * Radcliffe Borough relegated from the NPL Premier Division

League table

Results

Promotion and relegation

In the thirty-first season of the Northern Premier League Altrincham (as champions) were automatically promoted to the

. Chorley and Accrington Stanley were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sides Barrow and Leek Town, First Division winners

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and second placed

. In the First Division Great Harwood Town and Alfreton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Ossett Town and

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Cup results

Challenge Cup

Featuring teams from both leagues.

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'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup. *''

'' 2–1 Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute

Peter Swales Shield

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. *''

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'' bt. Stalybridge Celtic

References

External links

Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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