1969–70 Northern Premier League

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

Northern Premier League
Season1969–70
ChampionsMacclesfield Town
PromotedNone
RelegatedGateshead
Hyde United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,158 (3.05 per match)
Biggest home winScarborough 8–0 Great Harwood[1]
(14 March 1970)
Biggest away winGateshead 0–7 South Shields[1]
(27 December 1969)
Highest scoringRuncorn 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)
Longest winning run8 matches
Macclesfield Town
(13 September 1969 – 22 November 1969)
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Macclesfield Town
(8 September 1969 – 28 February 1970)
Longest winless run26 matches
Gateshead
(30 August 1969 – 27 March 1970)
Longest losing run7 matches
Goole Town
(27 March 1970 – 2 May 1970)

Overview

The League featured twenty teams for the second consecutive season.

Team changes

The following three clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:

The following three clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

League 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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 1969. Source: The Football Archieves
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

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 ALT BAN BOS FLE GAI GAT GOO GHA HYD MAC MAT MOR NET NOR RUN SCA SLI SSH STA WIG
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 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 match(es) played on 9 May 1970. Source: The Football Archieves
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 1969–70 Northern Premier League teams
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

Cup results

Challenge Cup
StageHome TeamScoreAway Team
1st LegAltrincham?–?Macclesfield Town
2nd LegMacclesfield Town?–?Altrincham
AggregateAltrincham4–3Macclesfield Town

FA Cup
Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup

Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only South Shields reached for the second round:

Second Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
South Shields0–0Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic1–2South ShieldsReplay

Third Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Queens Park Rangers4–1South Shields

FA Trophy
Main article: 1969–70 FA Trophy

Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round:

Fourth Round

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Burton Albion1–1Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town4–2Burton AlbionReplay

Semi-finals

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Macclesfield Town1–0Barnet

Final

Home TeamScoreAway Team
Macclesfield Town2–0Telford United

End of the season

At the end of the second season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward, for election, received enough votes the be promoted to the Football League. Hyde United resigned the league, due to financial difficulties and Gateshead was relegated.

Football League elections

Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of thirteen non-League teams applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. Three out of the four Football League teams were re-elected. Cambridge United from the Southern League replaced Bradford Park Avenue from the Football League as they didn't receive enough votes. Bradford Park Avenue was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.[2]

Team League Votes
DarlingtonFootball League47
HartlepoolFootball League42
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League31
Newport CountyFootball League31
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League17
Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League3
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Yeovil TownSouthern League1
Bedford TownSouthern League1
Hereford UnitedSouthern League1
MorecambeNorthern Premier League1
RomfordSouthern League1
Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Hillingdon BoroughSouthern League0
Telford UnitedSouthern League0
WimbledonSouthern League0

Promotion and relegation

The League expanded from twenty clubs to twenty-two clubs for the following season.

The following two clubs left the league at the end of the season:

The following four clubs joined the league the following season:

Notes

References
  1. "The Football Archives 69–70". The Football Archives.
  2. A history of admission to the Football League
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