1969–70 Northern Premier League

Northern Premier League
Season 1969–70
Champions Macclesfield Town
Promoted None
Relegated Gateshead
Hyde United
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,158 (3.05 per match)
Biggest home win Scarborough 8-0 Great Harwood[1]
(14 March 1970)
Biggest away win Gateshead 0–7 South Shields (2)[1]
(27 December 1969)
Highest scoring

Runcorn 4–4 Great Harwood[1]
(1 November 1969)
Runcorn 2–6 Matlock Town[1]
(29 November 1969)
Great Harwood 3–5 Gainsborough Trinity[1]
(7 March 1970)

Scarborough 8–0 Great Harwood[1]
(14 March 1970)

The 1969–70 Northern Premier League was the second season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. The season began on 9 August 1969 and concluded on 9 May 1970.[1]

New teams

The League featured three new teams:

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Macclesfield Town (C) 38 22 8 8 72 41 1.756 52
2 Wigan Athletic 38 20 12 6 56 32 1.750 52
3 Boston United 38 21 8 9 65 33 1.970 50
4 Scarborough 38 20 10 8 74 39 1.897 50
5 South Shields (2) 38 19 7 12 66 43 1.535 45
6 Gainsborough Trinity 38 16 11 11 64 49 1.306 43
7 Stafford Rangers 38 16 7 15 59 52 1.135 39
8 Bangor City 38 15 9 14 68 63 1.079 39
9 Northwich Victoria 38 15 8 15 60 66 0.909 38
10 Netherfield 38 14 9 15 56 54 1.037 37
11 Hyde United (R) 38 15 7 16 59 59 1.000 37 Relegated to Cheshire County League
12 Altrincham 38 14 8 16 62 65 0.954 36
13 Fleetwood 38 13 10 15 53 60 0.883 36
14 Runcorn 38 11 13 14 57 72 0.792 35
15 Morecambe 38 10 13 15 41 51 0.804 33
16 South Liverpool 38 11 11 16 44 55 0.800 33
17 Great Harwood 38 10 9 19 63 92 0.685 29
18 Matlock Town 38 8 12 18 52 67 0.776 28
19 Goole Town 38 10 6 22 50 71 0.704 26
20 Gateshead (R) 38 5 12 21 37 94 0.394 22 Relegated to Wearside League
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.
The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALT BAN BOSFLEGAIGATGOOGHAHYDMACMATMORNETNORRUNSCASLISSHSTAWIG
Altrincham 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 3–1 4–2 2–1 4–1 2–4 3–3 0–3 4–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–3
Bangor City 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–2 3–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 4–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Boston United 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 7–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
Fleetwood Town 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 0–0 0–6 3–0 2–1 1–0
Gainsborough Trinity 3–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 5–0 6–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–3 2–3 1–1
Gateshead 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–7 0–1 0–0
Goole Town 3–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 3–1 6–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1
Great Harwood 1–2 4–1 5–1 2–0 3–5 1–1 2–4 1–7 2–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–5 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–1
Hyde United 2–1 3–1 2–1 5–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–3
Macclesfield Town 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 5–2 2–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–0
Matlock Town 2–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–4 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–3 4–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 4–1 5–0
Morecambe 1–4 5–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1
Netherfield 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 3–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–0
Northwich Victoria 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2
Runcorn 2–0 3–3 2–4 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–4 1–1 2–2 2–6 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–4
Scarborough 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 8–0 3–1 0–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
South Liverpool 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–5 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 3–4 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 0–2
South Shields 2–1 4–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 4–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–4 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–1
Stafford Rangers 0–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–2
Wigan Athletic 2–2 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 1–0

Updated to games played on 9 May 1970.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
Boston UnitedYork Street
FleetwoodHighbury
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
GatesheadRedheugh Park
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Great HarwoodThe Showground
Hyde UnitedEwen Fields
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
South LiverpoolHolly Park
South ShieldsSimonside Hall
Stafford RangersMarston Road
Wigan AthleticSpringfield Park

Promotion and relegation

In the second season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams were put forward for election to the Football League nor automatically promoted. Conversely, none of the sides were relegated, but Hyde United and Gateshead left the League at the end of the season, replaced by newly admitted:

Cup results

Challenge Cup:

  • Altrincham 4–3 agg. Macclesfield Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Football Archive 69-70". Football Archive.
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