| Competition: | Northern Premier League |
| Season: | 1969–70 |
| Winners: | Macclesfield Town |
| Promoted: | None |
| Relegated: | Gateshead Hyde United |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1158 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Scarborough 8–0 Great Harwood (14 March 1970) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Gateshead 0–7 South Shields (27 December 1969) |
| Highest Scoring: | Runcorn 4–4 Great Harwood (1 November 1969) Runcorn 2–6 Matlock Town (29 November 1969) (7 March 1970) Scarborough 8–0 Great Harwood (14 March 1970) |
| Longest Wins: | 8 matches Macclesfield Town (13 September 1969 – 22 November 1969) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 16 matches Macclesfield Town (8 September 1969 – 28 February 1970) |
| Longest Winless: | 26 matches Gateshead (30 August 1969 – 27 March 1970) |
| Longest Losses: | 7 matches Goole Town (27 March 1970 – 2 May 1970) |
| Prevseason: | 1968–69 |
| Nextseason: | 1970–71 |
The 1969–70 Northern Premier League was the second 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 9 August 1969 and concluded on 9 May 1970.[1]
The League featured twenty teams for the second consecutive season.
The following three clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:
The following three clubs joined the League at the start of the season:
| Team | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| Moss Lane | ||
| Farrar Road | ||
| York Street | ||
| Highbury | ||
| The Northolme | ||
| Gateshead | Redheugh Park | |
| Victoria Pleasure Ground | ||
| The Showground | ||
| Ewen Fields | ||
| Moss Rose | ||
| Causeway Lane | ||
| Christie Park | ||
| Parkside | ||
| Drill Field | ||
| Canal Street | ||
| Athletic Ground | ||
| Holly Park | ||
| Simonside Hall | ||
| Marston Road | ||
| Springfield Park |
| width=90 | Stage ! | width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Leg | Altrincham | ?–? | Macclesfield Town | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Macclesfield Town | ?–? | Altrincham | ||||
| Aggregate | Altrincham | 4–3 | Macclesfield Town |
See main article: 1969–70 FA Cup. Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only South Shields reached for the second round:
Second Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team ! | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Shields | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | South Shields | Replay |
Third Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | South Shields |
See main article: 1969–70 FA Trophy. Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round:
Fourth Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team ! | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Albion | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town | ||||
| Macclesfield Town | 4–2 | Burton Albion | Replay |
Semi-finals
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Barnet |
Final
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Town | 2–0 | Telford United |
At the end of the second season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward, for election, received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Hyde United resigned the league, due to financial difficulties and Gateshead was relegated.
Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of thirteen non-League teams applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. Three out of the four Football League teams were re-elected. Cambridge United from the Southern League replaced Bradford Park Avenue from the Football League as they didn't receive enough votes. Bradford Park Avenue was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.[2]
The League expanded from twenty clubs to twenty-two clubs for the following season.
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:
The following four clubs joined the League the following season:
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