1969–70 Northern Premier League
| Season | 1969–70 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Macclesfield Town |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated |
Gateshead Hyde United |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,158 (3.05 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Scarborough 8-0 Great Harwood (14 March 1970) |
| Biggest away win |
Gateshead 0–7 South Shields (2) (27 December 1969) |
| Highest scoring |
Runcorn 4–4 Great Harwood (14 March 1970) |
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Runcorn 4–4 Great Harwood
(1 November 1969)
Runcorn 2–6 Matlock Town
(29 November 1969)
Great Harwood 3–5 Gainsborough Trinity
(7 March 1970)
The 1969–70 Northern Premier League was the second season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. The season began on 9 August 1969 and concluded on 9 May 1970.
The League featured three new teams:
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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted
Updated to games played on 9 May 1970.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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:
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