The 1983–84 Northern Premier League season was the 16th in the history of the
Northern Premier League
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, a
football
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competition in
England
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.
Overview
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
The following four clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:
*
Gateshead
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promoted to
Alliance Premier League
*
King's Lynn
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transferred to
Southern League Premier Division
*
Tamworth relegated to
Southern League Midland Division
*
Netherfield relegated to
North West Counties League Division One
The following four clubs joined the League at the start of the season:
*
Barrow relegated from
Alliance Premier League
*
Stafford Rangers relegated from
Alliance Premier League
*
Horwich RMI promoted from
North West Counties League Division One
*
Rhyl promoted from
North West Counties League Division One
League table
Results
Cup Results
Challenge Cup
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:
*''South Liverpool'' 1–1 (7–6 Pens) Hyde United
President's Cup:
*''Workington'' bt. Marine
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
*''Barrow'' bt. South Liverpool
End of the season
At the end of the sixteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Barrow applied to join the
Alliance Premier League and were successful.
Promotion and relegation
The following club left the League at the end of the season:
*
Barrow promoted to
Alliance Premier League
The following club joined the League the following season:
*
Bangor City relegated from
Alliance Premier League
External links
Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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Northern Premier League seasons
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