1999–2000 Northern Premier League

The 1999–2000 Northern Premier League season was the 32nd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Premier Division

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1999–2000
Champions Leigh RMI
Promoted Leigh RMI
Relegated Guiseley
Winsford United
Matches played 506
Goals scored 1,426 (2.82 per match)

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

League Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Leigh RMI (C) (P) 44 26 10 8 87 44 +43 88 Promotion to Conference
2 Hyde United 44 24 14 6 76 42 +34 86
3 Gateshead 44 23 13 8 79 41 +38 82
4 Marine 44 21 17 6 78 43 +35 80
5 Emley 44 20 12 12 54 41 +13 72
6 Stalybridge Celtic 44 18 13 13 62 51 +11 67
7 Lancaster City 44 18 12 14 63 56 +7 66
8 Runcorn 44 18 11 15 63 53 +10 65
9 Bishop Auckland 44 18 11 15 63 61 +2 65
10 Worksop Town 44 19 6 19 78 65 +13 63
11 Gainsborough Trinity 44 16 15 13 58 48 +10 63
12 Whitby Town 44 15 13 16 66 66 0 58
13 Barrow 44 14 15 15 65 59 +6 57
14 Droylsden 44 14 14 16 52 57 5 56
15 Blyth Spartans 44 15 9 20 62 67 5 54
16 Frickley Athletic 44 15 9 20 64 85 21 54
17 Hucknall Town 44 14 11 19 55 61 6 53
18 Bamber Bridge 44 13 13 18 66 65 +1 52
19 Leek Town 44 14 10 20 58 79 21 52
20 Colwyn Bay 44 11 13 20 44 84 40 46
21 Spennymoor United 44 10 13 21 41 71 30 042*
22 Guiseley (R) 44 8 17 19 52 71 19 41 Relegation to NPL Division One
23 Winsford United (R) 44 3 7 34 40 116 76 16

Updated to games played on 16 February 2011.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Spennymoor United were docked 1 point
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] BAM BRW BISBLYCOLDROEmleyFRKGAIGATGUIHUCHYDLNCLEELEIMARRUNSPUSTLWTBWNSWKS
Bamber Bridge 23 40 11 12 13 01 21 00 03 22 11 00 61 50 22 02 20 20 14 22 21 23
Barrow 40 13 32 40 03 02 20 11 35 11 42 12 22 14 22 22 02 10 11 03 00 23
Bishop Auckland 01 13 11 40 10 11 32 00 11 10 31 22 11 11 11 02 20 03 10 40 41 12
Blyth Spartans 12 11 02 41 30 32 41 11 01 12 10 34 02 23 01 31 42 23 14 20 10 21
Colwyn Bay 07 00 01 00 12 01 10 00 13 02 20 23 11 11 35 05 11 02 00 20 20 31
Droylsden 20 03 10 10 12 11 11 10 22 30 00 13 34 12 02 01 10 01 10 32 30 02
Emley 30 00 20 20 12 10 13 00 11 11 11 01 00 00 31 02 10 20 01 21 32 12
Frickley Athletic 20 25 42 11 41 04 00 00 14 22 32 31 32 11 24 22 12 11 11 21 31 13
Gainsborough Trinity 10 13 41 01 20 21 21 12 12 00 52 11 10 32 43 00 11 40 11 11 30 20
Gateshead 21 00 00 30 60 11 01 20 01 31 00 23 40 21 11 20 03 62 20 00 20 32
Guiseley 24 00 03 21 22 20 11 01 13 11 12 01 01 11 03 13 22 31 22 01 22 01
Hucknall Town 21 03 10 01 22 33 20 23 10 10 11 01 13 20 12 20 11 00 40 32 40 01
Hyde United 31 10 11 52 30 20 23 23 40 11 20 43 41 20 12 11 00 21 10 41 20 00
Lancaster City 11 10 01 30 30 40 21 20 20 11 20 10 10 13 13 11 32 30 32 12 41 00
Leek Town 00 21 14 14 02 00 13 12 32 12 22 22 20 31 20 24 01 10 00 21 12 31
Leigh RMI 30 10 41 20 12 12 10 50 11 31 01 10 00 21 02 21 20 40 20 21 32 22
Marine 03 10 31 00 11 32 31 10 22 11 22 30 00 00 61 11 01 30 13 33 31 32
Runcorn 20 22 20 30 12 11 13 21 32 20 22 01 03 01 50 02 12 32 00 31 10 20
Spennymoor United 31 00 01 00 11 11 23 32 02 02 14 11 00 00 31 13 00 30 10 11 00 21
Stalybridge Celtic 22 31 50 20 31 00 00 23 20 10 21 21 31 11 32 13 03 11 10 03 41 43
Whitby Town 11 11 22 12 11 52 01 30 21 02 31 21 11 10 31 20 03 40 11 10 22 21
Winsford United 15 02 25 05 12 11 12 12 12 13 42 12 12 02 02 05 22 16 30 12 11 13
Worksop Town 02 02 12 22 42 11 01 40 21 12 12 10 11 41 20 03 01 03 51 21 41 90

Updated to games played on 6 May 2000.
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.

Division One

Northern Premier League Division One
Season 1999–2000
Champions Accrington Stanley
Promoted Accrington Stanley
Burscough
Relegated Flixton
Whitley Bay
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,380 (2.99 per match)

Division One featured four new teams:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Accrington Stanley (C) (P) 42 25 9 8 96 43 +53 84 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Burscough (P) 42 22 18 2 81 35 +46 84
3 Witton Albion 42 23 15 4 88 46 +42 84
4 Bradford Park Avenue 42 23 9 10 77 48 +29 78
5 Radcliffe Borough 42 22 12 8 71 48 +23 78
6 Farsley Celtic 42 19 11 12 66 52 +14 68
7 Matlock Town 42 17 16 9 72 55 +17 67
8 Ossett Town 42 17 8 17 77 55 +22 59
9 Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 16 8 18 55 70 15 56
10 Eastwood Town 42 15 11 16 64 65 1 055*
11 Harrogate Town 42 14 12 16 65 67 2 54
12 Congleton Town 42 14 12 16 63 73 10 54
13 Chorley 42 13 15 14 53 64 11 54
14 Ashton United 42 12 16 14 65 67 2 52
15 Workington 42 13 13 16 49 55 6 52
16 Lincoln United 42 13 12 17 52 80 28 51
17 Belper Town 42 13 11 18 59 72 13 50
18 Trafford 42 11 12 19 55 63 8 45
19 Gretna 42 11 7 24 48 78 30 40
20 Netherfield Kendal 42 8 9 25 46 82 36 33
21 Flixton (R) 42 7 9 26 47 85 38 30 Relegation to NWCFL Division One
22 Whitley Bay (R) 42 7 9 26 41 87 46 30 Relegation to Northern League Division One

Updated to games played on 22 February 2011.
Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Eastwood Town were docked 1 point.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ACC ASH BLPBPABURCHOCNGEASFARFLXGRTHARKENLINMATOSTRADSTOTRAWHIWTNWRK
Accrington Stanley 21 41 21 22 00 10 22 30 20 32 50 41 101 00 21 13 41 12 30 00 41
Ashton United 12 30 22 00 12 11 31 11 20 31 21 10 23 11 24 14 22 01 22 22 11
Belper Town 12 41 00 03 11 12 11 03 51 21 10 22 02 10 21 32 01 32 12 22 12
Bradford Park Avenue 10 23 21 11 41 32 10 11 31 60 22 30 41 43 10 11 20 30 10 22 10
Burscough 11 10 31 12 10 50 50 20 30 40 22 43 11 22 32 12 41 10 10 11 00
Chorley 23 11 01 21 22 01 00 30 11 01 31 30 11 22 33 11 03 04 00 25 00
Congleton Town 23 11 22 21 22 21 22 21 10 21 03 51 12 12 10 20 00 12 13 01 12
Eastwood Town 17 00 20 01 02 01 12 25 11 20 12 21 30 11 21 40 11 40 60 13 11
Farsley Celtic 21 21 31 41 00 12 10 13 31 01 43 01 00 11 21 21 21 40 00 10 11
Flixton 05 13 21 01 01 12 21 23 21 40 22 20 11 01 13 12 24 35 20 01 00
Gretna 01 11 34 12 02 32 33 11 11 12 20 41 41 25 20 01 10 11 10 03 13
Harrogate Town 02 11 22 03 12 13 50 20 05 00 32 30 00 11 01 11 61 11 10 11 20
Kendal Town 10 34 11 11 47 11 12 13 01 30 02 01 21 10 11 00 01 33 32 04 01
Lincoln United 10 22 11 21 01 12 02 22 22 33 10 21 21 32 15 12 12 03 21 12 32
Matlock Town 21 11 34 22 11 12 22 21 30 32 21 33 12 00 21 01 31 31 50 22 32
Ossett Town 22 40 11 31 11 30 00 12 20 32 21 12 10 12 31 22 41 01 12 12 31
Radcliffe Borough 23 20 11 21 00 11 33 32 21 20 00 31 11 22 12 20 31 01 41 10 10
Stocksbridge Park Steels 13 21 10 21 02 12 31 02 11 31 10 21 32 21 01 02 24 10 32 12 11
Trafford 24 02 12 20 11 60 22 12 01 22 01 23 00 20 01 00 01 33 12 11 11
Whitley Bay 11 13 21 13 11 13 53 01 13 40 00 12 13 01 00 17 16 10 11 24 12
Witton Albion 00 32 20 02 11 20 12 41 23 22 61 31 21 31 11 32 30 11 20 20 22
Workington 10 24 23 02 03 11 12 20 22 10 31 03 20 40 01 03 01 00 20 20 11

Updated to games played on 6 May 2000.
Source: Northern Premier League First 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.

Promotion and relegation

In the thirty-second season of the Northern Premier League Leigh RMI (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Guiseley and Winsford United were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Altrincham, First Division winners Accrington Stanley and second placed Burscough. In the First Division Flixton and Whitley Bay left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted North Ferriby United and Vauxhall Motors.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

  • Lancaster City bt. Worksop Town

President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Trafford bt. Whitby Town

Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Hyde United bt. Emley

Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute 2–1 Lancaster City[1]

References

  1. "Leigh RMI 2 Lancaster City 1". TheBoltonNews.co.uk. Newsquest (North West) Ltd. 12 August 2000. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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