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.

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:

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadium
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

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

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.
TeamLeagueVotes
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: