The 1990–91 Northern Premier League season was the 23rd 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 Witton Albion, and the First Division, won by

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Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new teams: *

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relegated from the

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promoted as runners-up from Division One * Leek Town promoted as champions from Division One

League table

Results

Division One

Division One featured four new teams: *

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, promoted as champions of the NCEFL Premier Division *

Caernarfon Town Caernarfon Town Football Club () is a professional Welsh football club based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. They play in the . They are nicknamed "the Canaries" because of the club's yellow and green strip, a nickname that dates from 1895. Caernarfon ...

and

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, relegated from the NPL Premier Division * Warrington Town, promoted as champions of the NWCFL Division One

Promotion and relegation

In the twenty-third season of the Northern Premier League Witton Albion (as champions) were automatically promoted to the

. None of the Premier Division sides were relegated, but South Liverpool folded at the end of the season, so three sides were promoted to the Premier Division;

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winners

, second placed Emley and fourth placed

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and Knowsley United were admitted to take these teams' places.

Cup results

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: *''Southport'' bt. Buxton

President's Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world except Europe as that continent competes against the United States in a similar but ...

: *''Witton Albion'' bt. Fleetwood Town

Northern Premier League Shield The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system. Geographically, the league c ...

: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the Presidents Cup. *''Witton Albion'' bt. Stalybridge Celtic ¹ ^{1 As Witton Albion won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Stalybridge Celtic qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.}

References

External links

Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF
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