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
Season1999–2000
ChampionsLeigh RMI
PromotedLeigh RMI
RelegatedGuiseley
Winsford United
Matches played506
Goals scored1,426 (2.82 per match)

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion 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 42[lower-alpha 1]
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 match(es) played on 6 May 2000. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Spennymoor United: 1 point deducted

Results
Home \ Away BAM BRW BIS BLY COL DRO EML FRK GAI GAT GUI HUC HYD LNC LEE LEI MAR RUN SPU STL WTB WNS WKS
Bamber Bridge 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 6–1 5–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–2 2–1 2–3
Barrow 4–0 1–3 3–2 4–0 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–5 1–1 4–2 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–3
Bishop Auckland 0–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–0 4–0 4–1 1–2
Blyth Spartans 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 3–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–4 0–2 2–3 0–1 3–1 4–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–0 2–1
Colwyn Bay 0–7 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–5 0–5 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1
Droylsden 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–3 3–4 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–2
Emley 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–2
Frickley Athletic 2–0 2–5 4–2 1–1 4–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–4 2–2 3–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–4 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3
Gainsborough Trinity 1–0 1–3 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 5–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–3 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0
Gateshead 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 6–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 6–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–2
Guiseley 2–4 0–0 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–1
Hucknall Town 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–2 4–0 0–1
Hyde United 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–2 3–0 2–0 2–3 2–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–3 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0
Lancaster City 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–2 4–1 0–0
Leek Town 0–0 2–1 1–4 1–4 0–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 3–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–4 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1
Leigh RMI 3–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–2
Marine 0–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 6–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–3 3–3 3–1 3–2
Runcorn 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 5–0 0–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0
Spennymoor United 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Stalybridge Celtic 2–2 3–1 5–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 4–1 4–3
Whitby Town 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 5–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–3 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1
Winsford United 1–5 0–2 2–5 0–5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–3 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–5 2–2 1–6 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Worksop Town 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 0–3 5–1 2–1 4–1 9–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2000. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One
Northern Premier League Division One
Season1999–2000
ChampionsAccrington Stanley
PromotedAccrington Stanley
Burscough
RelegatedFlixton
Whitley Bay
Matches played462
Goals scored1,380 (2.99 per match)

Division One featured four new teams:

  • Accrington Stanley relegated from the Premier Division
  • Chorley relegated from the Premier Division
  • Ossett Town promoted as runners-up of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division
  • Workington promoted as champions of the North West Counties Football League Division One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion 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 55[lower-alpha 1]
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 match(es) played on 22 February 2011. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Eastwood Town were docked 1 point.

Results
Home \ Away ACC ASH BLP BPA BUR CHO CNG EAS FAR FLX GRT HAR KEN LIN MAT OST RAD STO TRA WHI WTN WRK
Accrington Stanley 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–2 5–0 4–1 10–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 4–1
Ashton United 1–2 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–4 1–4 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1
Belper Town 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 5–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–2
Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 6–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 4–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0
Burscough 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 5–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 4–3 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Chorley 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 0–3 0–4 0–0 2–5 0–0
Congleton Town 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 5–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–2
Eastwood Town 1–7 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–5 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 6–0 1–3 1–1
Farsley Celtic 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 4–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Flixton 0–5 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–4 3–5 2–0 0–1 0–0
Gretna 0–1 1–1 3–4 1–2 0–2 3–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–5 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–3
Harrogate Town 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–3 5–0 2–0 0–5 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 6–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Kendal Town 1–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 4–7 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–3 3–2 0–4 0–1
Lincoln United 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–5 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–2
Matlock Town 2–1 1–1 3–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 5–0 2–2 3–2
Ossett Town 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–1
Radcliffe Borough 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–0
Stocksbridge Park Steels 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–1
Trafford 2–4 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 6–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–1
Whitley Bay 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 5–3 0–1 1–3 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–7 1–6 1–0 1–1 2–4 1–2
Witton Albion 0–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–3 2–2 6–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2
Workington 1–0 2–4 2–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–3 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2000. Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
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[2]

References
  1. "UniBond League Premier Division Season 1999-2000". Mulrine, Stephen. NonLeagueFooty.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "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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