- 1970–71 Northern Premier League
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The 1970–71 Northern Premier League season was the 3rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
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Final table
Northern Premier League Premier Division Season 1970–71 Champions Wigan Athletic Promoted None Relegated None Matches played 462 Goals scored 1466 (3.17 per match) ← 1969–701971–72 →Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv 1 Pts 2 Qualification or relegation 1 Wigan Athletic 42 27 13 2 91 32 2.84 67 2 Stafford Rangers 42 27 7 8 87 51 1.71 61 3 Scarborough 42 23 12 7 83 40 2.08 58 4 Boston United 42 22 12 8 69 31 2.23 56 5 Macclesfield Town 42 23 10 9 84 45 1.87 56 6 Northwich Victoria 42 22 5 15 71 55 1.29 49 7 Bangor City 42 19 10 13 72 61 1.18 48 8 Altrincham 42 19 10 13 80 76 1.05 48 9 South Liverpool 42 15 15 12 67 57 1.18 45 10 Chorley 42 14 14 14 58 61 0.95 42 11 Gainsborough Trinity 42 15 11 16 65 63 1.03 41 12 Morecambe 42 14 11 17 67 79 0.85 39 13 South Shields 42 12 14 16 67 66 1.02 38 14 Bradford Park Avenue 42 15 8 19 54 73 0.74 38 15 Lancaster City 42 12 12 18 53 76 0.70 36 16 Netherfield 42 13 9 20 59 57 1.04 35 17 Matlock Town 42 10 13 19 58 80 0.73 33 18 Fleetwood 42 10 11 21 56 90 0.62 31 19 Great Harwood 42 8 13 21 66 98 0.67 29 20 Runcorn 42 10 5 27 58 84 0.69 25 21 Kirkby Town 42 6 13 23 57 93 0.61 25 22 Goole Town 42 10 4 28 44 98 0.45 24 1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 The points system up until the 1982-83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Promotion and relegation
In the third season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams were put forward for election to the Football League nor automatically promoted. Conversely, none of the sides were relegated. Skelmersdale United and Ellesmere Port Town were newly-admitted into the League.
Cup Results
- Fleetwood Town 1-1 agg. (replay 1-0) Macclesfield Town
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1970–71 in English football FA competitions FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • Charity ShieldFootball League Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)Lower leagues Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian LeagueEuropean competitions Related to national team Club seasonsFirst Division Arsenal · Blackpool · Burnley · Chelsea · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Everton · Huddersfield Town · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Queens Park Rangers · Southampton · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wolverhampton WanderersSecond Division Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol City · Cardiff City · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Hull City · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Norwich City · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Sheffield Wednesday · Sheffield United · Sunderland · Swindon Town · WatfordThird Division Aston Villa · Barnsley · Bradford City · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Chesterfield · Doncaster Rovers · Fulham · Gillingham · Halifax Town · Mansfield Town · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Port Vale · Reading · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Swansea City · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · WrexhamFourth Division Aldershot · Barrow · Bournemouth · Brentford · Cambridge United · Chester · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Exeter City · Grimsby Town · Hartlepool United · Lincoln City · Newport County · Northampton Town · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Peterborough United · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Southport · Stockport County · Workington · York CityCategories:- Northern Premier League seasons
- Fleetwood Town 1-1 agg. (replay 1-0) Macclesfield Town
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