1970–71 Northern Premier League


The 1970–71 Northern Premier League was the third 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 15 August 1970 and concluded on 8 May 1971.

Overview

The League was expanded this season, for the first time, from twenty teams to twenty-two teams.

Team changes

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:
The following four clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
Boston UnitedYork Street
Bradford Park AvenuePark Avenue
ChorleyVictory Park
FleetwoodHighbury
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Great HarwoodThe Showground
Kirkby TownSimonswood Lane
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
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 LegFleetwood Town 2-2 Macclesfield Town at Highbury scorer for Fleetwood Armstrong and Morley--
2nd LegMacclesfield Town 0-0 Fleetwood Town at Macclesfield--
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ReplayFleetwood Town1–0Macclesfield Town game played at Wigan Athletic neutral venue scorer Tony Hallam assist Derek Armstrong

FA Cup

Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Wigan Athletic reached for the second round:
Second Round
Home TeamScoreAway Team
Wigan Athletic2–1Peterborough United

Third Round
Home TeamScoreAway Team
Manchester City1–0Wigan Athletic

FA Trophy

Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round:
Fourth Round
Home TeamScoreAway Team
Hereford United2–0Macclesfield Town

End of the season

At the end of the third season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward, for election, received enough votes the be promoted to the Football League. Conversely, none of the sides were relegated.

Football League elections

Alongside the four Football League clubs facing re-election, a total of twelve non-League clubs applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotes
Lincoln CityFootball League47
BarrowFootball League38
HartlepoolFootball League33
Newport CountyFootball League33
Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League14
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Telford UnitedSouthern League2
Yeovil TownSouthern League2
Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League1
RomfordSouthern League1
Bradford Park AvenueNorthern Premier League1
GatesheadWearside League1
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Hillingdon BoroughSouthern League0
Kettering TownSouthern League0

Promotion and relegation

The League expanding from twenty-two clubs to twenty-four clubs for the following season.
The following two clubs joined the League the following season: