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1996/97 |
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Northern Premier League Division One |
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| Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 33 | 85 |
| Leigh RMI | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 33 | 83 |
| Lincoln United | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 47 | 83 |
| Farsley Celtic | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 48 | 77 |
| Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 69 |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 54 | 68 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 68 |
| Ashton United | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 73 | 52 | 65 |
| Great Harwood Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 46 | 60 |
| Droylsden | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 67 | 59 |
| Matlock Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 69 | 58 |
| Whitley Bay | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 54 |
| Flixton | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 72 | 52 |
| Netherfield | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 56 | 50 |
| Eastwood Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 50 |
| Gretna | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 55 | 68 | 48 |
| Harrogate Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 47 |
| Congleton Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 64 | 45 |
| Workington | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | 42 |
| Curzon Ashton | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 79 | 34 |
| Warrington Town | 42 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 42 | 79 | 33 |
| Atherton LR | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 45 | 85 | 30 |
LR relegated for the first time in their history
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ATHERTON LR RESULTS 1996-97 |
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| DATE | OPPONENTS | COMP | VENUE | ATT | SCORE |
GOAL SCORERS |
| Jul 19 | Bolton Wanderers | Friendly | Home | - | 0-5 | - |
| Aug 24 | Congleton Town | NPL | Away | 142 | 1-4 | McDonald |
| Aug 26 | Leigh RMI | NPL | Home | 198 | 0-2 | - |
| Aug 31 | Liversedge | FA Cup | Away | 48 | 0-0 | - |
| Sept 03 | Liversedge | FA Cup | Home | 98 | 2-2 | Cryer, Wilson |
| Sept 07 | Eastwood Town | NPL | Home | 78 | 0-2 | - |
| Sept 09 | Liversedge | FA Cup | Home | 104 | 2-2 | Burrows, Cryer |
| Sept 12 | Liversedge | FA Cup | Away | 75 | 3-1 | Stewart, Cryer (2) |
| Sept 14 | Ilkeston | FA Cup | Home | 131 | 1-0 | Griffin |
| Sept 17 | Workington | NPL | Home | 84 | 1-0 | Brooks |
| Sept 21 | Curzon Ashton | NPL | Away | 91 | 1-0 | Cryer |
| Sept 24 | Gretna | NPL | Home | 73 | 2-0 | Brooks, Gavin |
| Sept 28 | Curzon Ashton | FA Cup | Home | 132 | 3-2 | Cryer (3) |
| Oct 01 | Curzon Ashton | Lge Cup | Away | 80 | 2-3 | Cryer, Gavin |
| Oct 05 | Stocksbridge PS | NPL | Away | 167 | 1-0 | Stewart |
| Oct 08 | Great Harwood Town | NPL | Home | 110 | 0-1 | - |
| Oct 12 | Bamber Bridge | FA Cup | Home | 239 | 1-1 | Gavin |
| Oct 15 | Bamber Bridge | FA Cup | Away | 277 | 0-2 | - |
| Oct 19 | Moor Green | FA Trophy | Home | 130 | 1-1 | Griffin |
| Oct 22 | Moor Green | FA Trophy | Away | 131 | 1-6 | Pemberton |
| Oct 26 | Bradford Park Avenue | NPL | Home | 138 | 1-3 | Cryer |
| Oct 29 | Netherfield | NPL | Away | 121 | 2-2 | Stewart, O'Brien |
| Nov 02 | Farsley Celtic | NPL | Away | 91 | 2-0 | Cryer Hoyle |
| Nov 05 | Radcliffe Borough | NPL | Home | 119 | 0-1 | - |
| Nov 09 | Warrington Town | NPL | Home | 114 | 3-1 | Stewart, Cryer (2) |
| Nov 16 | Droylsden | NPL | Away | 134 | 1-3 | Cryer |
| Nov 20 | Daisy Hill | LCT | Home | 30 | 1-0 | Griffin |
| Nov 23 | Harrogate Town | NPL | Home | 103 | 1-2 | Cowburn |
| Nov 26 | Warrington Town | NPL | Away | 70 | 3-2 | Cryer (3) |
| Nov 30 | Leigh RMI | NPL | Away | 230 | 0-1 | - |
| Dec 07 | Worksop Town | NPL | Home | 131 | 1-2 | Iley |
| Dec 10 | Workington | D1 Trophy | Home | 39 | 1-0 | Noone |
| Dec 14 | Flixton | NPL | Away | 118 | 0-1 | - |
| Dec 21 | Radcliffe Borough | NPL | Away | 261 | 0-2 | - |
| Jan 14 | Chorley | LCT | Away | 171 | 2-1 | Stewart, McDonald |
| Jan 18 | Worksop Town | NPL | Away | 316 | 2-2 | Cryer (2) |
| Jan 25 | Lincoln United | NPL | Away | 103 | 1-3 | Cryer |
| Jan 28 | Harrogate Town | D1 Trophy | Away | 178 | 1-2 | Hoyle |
| Feb 01 | Ashton United | NPL | Home | 109 | 0-2 | - |
| Feb 05 | Bamaber Bridge | LCT | Home | 92 | 1-2 | Royle |
| Feb 08 | Matlock Town | NPL | Away | 249 | 1-4 | Cryer |
| Feb 11 | Curzon Ashton | NPL | Home | 50 | 3-3 | McDonald, Royle, Henshaw |
| Feb 15 | Flixton | NPL | Home | 101 | 1-3 | McDonald |
| Feb 22 | Gretna | NPL | Away | 77 | 2-2 | Stewart, Christie |
| Mar 01 | Harrogate Town | NPL | Away | 140 | 1-4 | Cowburn |
| Mar 08 | Whitley Bay | NPL | Home | 72 | 1-1 | Iley |
| Mar 10 | Ashton United | NPL | Away | 172 | 1-4 | Iley |
| Mar 15 | Whitley Bay | NPL | Away | 117 | 0-2 | - |
| Mar 22 | Matlock Town | NPL | Home | 131 | 1-3 | Iley |
| Mar 29 | Farsley Celtic | NPL | Home | 79 | 0-2 | - |
| Mar 31 | Great Harwood Town | NPL | Away | 135 | 1-4 | Stewart |
| Apr 02 | Stocksbridge PS | NPL | Home | 76 | 0-1 | - |
| Apr 05 | Eastwood Town | NPL | Away | 78 | 0-0 | - |
| Apr 08 | Netherfield | NPL | Home | 50 | 1-4 | Cryer |
| Apr 12 | Droylsden | NPL | Home | 124 | 3-3 | Southern, O'Brien, Stewart |
| Apr 19 | Lincoln United | NPL | Home | 68 | 2-2 | Moss (2) |
| Apr 22 | Workington | NPL | Away | 156 | 1-1 | Stewart |
| Apr 26 | Bradford Park Avenue | NPL | Away | 179 | 2-4 | Moss, Griffin |
| May 03 | Congleton Town | NPL | Home | 60 | 1-2 | Royle |