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1968–69 Northern Premier League

FieldValue
competitionNorthern Premier League
season1968–69
winnersMacclesfield Town
promotedNone
relegatedAshington
Chorley
Worksop Town
matches380
total goals1230
biggest home win{{nobreak
Altrincham 8–1 Northwich Victoria<ref name"68-69stats"/}}
(25 January 1969)
biggest away winSouth Liverpool 1–7 Bangor City
(28 August 1968)
Goole Town 1–7 Bangor City<ref name"68-69stats"/
(1 February 1969)
Ashington 0–6 Chorley<ref name"68-69stats"/
(19 April 1969)
highest scoringBangor City 7–3 Ashington
(8 February 1969)
South Shields 8–2 Runcorn<ref name"68-69stats"/
(15 February 1969)
longest wins10 matches
South Shields
(8 February 1969 – 12 April 1969)
longest unbeaten14 matches
Wigan Athletic
(10 August 1968 – 12 October 1968)
Macclesfield Town
(28 September 1968 – 4 January 1969)
longest winless12 matches
Netherfield
(17 August 1968 – 26 October 1968)
longest losses8 matches
Ashington
(25 January 1969 – 5 April 1969)
nextseason1969–70

Chorley Worksop Town |Altrincham 8–1 Northwich Victoria}} (25 January 1969) (28 August 1968)

Goole Town 1–7 Bangor City (1 February 1969)

Ashington 0–6 Chorley (19 April 1969) (8 February 1969)

South Shields 8–2 Runcorn (15 February 1969) South Shields (8 February 1969 – 12 April 1969) Wigan Athletic (10 August 1968 – 12 October 1968) Macclesfield Town (28 September 1968 – 4 January 1969) Netherfield (17 August 1968 – 26 October 1968) Ashington (25 January 1969 – 5 April 1969) The 1968–69 Northern Premier League was the inaugural 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 10 August 1968 and concluded on 10 May 1969.

Overview

The League featured twenty teams transferred from the Cheshire County League, the Lancashire Combination, the Midland League, the North Regional League and the West Midlands (Regional) League.

Founding teams

Cheshire County League

League table

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 a losing.

Results

Stadia and locations

TeamStadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
AshingtonPortland Park
Boston UnitedYork Street
Bangor CityFarrar Road
ChorleyVictory Park
FleetwoodHighbury
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
GatesheadRedheugh Park
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Hyde UnitedEwen Fields
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
MorecambeChristie Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
South LiverpoolHolly Park
South ShieldsSimonside Hall
Wigan AthleticSpringfield Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

StageHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1st LegBangor City3–1Runcorn
2nd LegRuncorn1–2Bangor City2260
AggregateBangor City5–2Runcorn

FA Cup

Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup

Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only Morecambe reached for the second round:

Second Round

Home teamScoreAway team
York City2–0Morecambe

End of the season

At the end of the first season of the Northern Premier League none of the clubs decided to put their teams forward to be promoted to the Football League. Chorley and Worksop Town were both relegated. Ashington resigned the League, due to financial difficulties.

Football League elections

Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of ten non-League teams applied for election, none of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.

TeamLeagueVotes
Grimsby TownFootball League47
York CityFootball League45
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League38
Newport CountyFootball League27
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League16
Kettering TownSouthern League3
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Hereford UnitedSouthern League2
RomfordSouthern League2
Bedford TownSouthern League1
Chelmsford CitySouthern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League0
WimbledonSouthern League0

Promotion and relegation

The following three clubs left the League at the end of the season:

  • Ashington resigned, demoted to Northern Alliance
  • Chorley relegated to Lancashire Combination
  • Worksop Town relegated to Midland League (1889)

The following three clubs joined the League the following season:

  • Stafford Rangers promoted from Cheshire County League
  • Great Harwood promoted from Lancashire Combination
  • Matlock Town promoted from Midland League (1889)

References

References

  1. "The Football Archives 68–69". The Football Archives.
  2. [http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]
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