Northern Premier League 1969-70

The 1969-70 Northern Premier League season was the 2nd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Teams

* Altrincham
* Bangor City
* Boston United
* Fleetwood
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Gateshead
* Goole Town

* Great Harwood
* Hyde United
* Macclesfield Town
* Matlock Town
* Morecambe
* Netherfield
* Northwich Victoria

* Runcorn
* Scarborough
* South Liverpool
* South Shields
* Stafford Rangers
* Wigan Athletic

Final Table

^{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 second 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, but Hyde United and Gateshead left the League at the end of the season, replaced by newly-admitted Chorley (returning after a year's absence), Kirkby Town, Lancaster City and Bradford Park Avenue, who had just left Football League Division Four.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF]