1970–71 Northern Premier League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Premier League

|season=1970–71

|winners= Wigan Athletic

|promoted= None

|relegated= None

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1466

|biggest home win=Wigan Athletic 7–0 Goole Town
(22 August 1970)

|biggest away win=Fleetwood 1–6 Great Harwood
(30 January 1971)

Great Harwood 0–5 Fleetwood
(8 March 1971)

|highest scoring={{nobreak|Great Harwood 5–7 Stafford Rangers}}
(31 October 1970)

|longest wins= 9 matches
Northwich Victoria
(13 February 1971 – 9 April 1971)

|longest unbeaten= 16 matches
Wigan Athletic
(9 October 1970 – 20 February 1971)

|longest winless= 14 matches
Kirkby Town
(13 February 1971 – 28 April 1971)

|longest losses = 6 matches
Runcorn
(15 August 1970 – 5 September 1970)

Netherfield
(23 September 1970 – 23 October 1970)

Goole Town
(28 December 1970 – 20 February 1971)

|prevseason=1969–70

|nextseason=1971–72

}}

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.{{cite web|title=The Football Archives 70–71|url=http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1970-1971|publisher=The Football Archives}}

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:

Hyde United resigned, demoted to Cheshire County League
Gateshead relegated to Wearside Football League

The following four clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

Bradford Park Avenue relegated from Football League Fourth Division.
Chorley promoted from Lancashire Combination (returning after a year's absence)
Kirkby Town promoted from Lancashire Combination
Lancaster City promoted from Lancashire Combination

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=WIG|name_WIG=Wigan Athletic

|team2=STA|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|team3=SCA|name_SCA=Scarborough

|team4=BOS|name_BOS=Boston United

|team5=MAC|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|team6=NOR|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|team7=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor City

|team8=ALT|name_ALT=Altrincham

|team9=SLI|name_SLI=South Liverpool

|team10=CHO|name_CHO=Chorley

|team11=GAI|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|team12=MOR|name_MOR=Morecambe

|team13=SSH|name_SSH=South Shields

|team14=BPA|name_BPA=Bradford Park Avenue

|team15=LNC|name_LNC=Lancaster City

|team16=NET|name_NET=Netherfield

|team17=MAT|name_MAT=Matlock Town

|team18=FLE|name_FLE=Fleetwood

|team19=GHA|name_GHA=Great Harwood

|team20=RUN|name_RUN=Runcorn

|team21=KIR|name_KIR=Kirkby Town

|team22=GOO|name_GOO=Goole Town

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

|update=8 May 1971

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1970-1971 The Football Archives]

}}

=Results=

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|update=8 May 1971

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1970-1971 The Football Archives]

|date=May 1971

}}

=Stadia and locations=

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Altrincham

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{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.224167 |long=-4.131389 |label=

Bangor City

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{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=52.976755 |long=0.018816 |label=

Boston United

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{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.783605 |long=-1.769383 |label=

Bradford Park Avenue

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{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.645550 |long=-2.629206 |label=

Chorley

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{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.916500 |long=-3.024700 |label=

Fleetwood

|position=right|mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.403397 |long=-0.774525 |label=

Gainsborough Trinity

|position=right|mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}}

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Gateshead

|position=bottom|mark=Arrows 12x12 n.svg}}

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Goole Town

|position=left |mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.789195 |long=-2.391113 |label=

Great Harwood

|position=left|mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.450631 |long=-2.068179 |label=

Hyde United

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Kirkby Town

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Lancaster City

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Macclesfield Town

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Matlock Town

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Morecambe

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Netherfield

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Northwich Victoria

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Runcorn

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Scarborough

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South Liverpool

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South Shields

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Stafford Rangers

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Wigan Athletic

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Team ! Stadium
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Altrincham	Moss Lane
Bangor City	Farrar Road
Boston United	York Street
Bradford Park Avenue	Park Avenue
Chorley	Victory Park
Fleetwood	Highbury
Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme
Goole Town	Victoria Pleasure Ground
Great Harwood	The Showground
Kirkby Town	Simonswood Lane
Lancaster City	Great Axe
Macclesfield Town	Moss Rose
Matlock Town	Causeway Lane
Morecambe	Christie Park
Netherfield	Parkside
Northwich Victoria	Drill Field
Runcorn	Canal Street
Scarborough	Athletic Ground
South Liverpool	Holly Park
South Shields	Simonside Hall
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road
Wigan Athletic	Springfield Park

Cup results

=Challenge Cup=

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1st Leg	Fleetwood Town	2-2	Macclesfield Town	Highbury	scorers for Fleetwood Armstrong and Morley
2nd Leg	Macclesfield Town	0-0	Fleetwood Town	Moss Rose
Replay	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Springfield Park (Wigan Athletic)	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

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Wigan Athletic	2–1	Peterborough United

Third Round

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Manchester City	1–0	Wigan Athletic

=FA Trophy=

Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round:

Fourth Round

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Hereford United	2–0	Macclesfield 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 to 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.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]

class=wikitable style=text-align:left !Club !League !Votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Lincoln City	Football League	align=right\|47
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Barrow	Football League	align=right\|38
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Hartlepool	Football League	align=right\|33
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Newport County	Football League	align=right\|33
Wigan Athletic	Northern Premier League	align=right\|14
Cambridge City	Southern League	align=right\|2
Telford United	Southern League	align=right\|2
Yeovil Town	Southern League	align=right\|2
Boston United	Northern Premier League	align=right\|1
Romford	Southern League	align=right\|1
Bradford Park Avenue	Northern Premier League	align=right\|1
Gateshead	Wearside League	align=right\|1
Bedford Town	Southern League	align=right\|0
Chelmsford City	Southern League	align=right\|0
Hillingdon Borough	Southern League	align=right\|0
Kettering Town	Southern League	align=right\|0

=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:

Skelmersdale United promoted from Cheshire County League
Ellesmere Port Town promoted from Cheshire County League.

References

External links

[https://www.thenpl.co.uk/ Northern Premier League official website]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF]
[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/npl.htm Football Club History Database]

Category:Northern Premier League seasons