1968–69 Northern Premier League

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The 1968–69 Northern Premier League was the first of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Final table

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1968–69
Champions Macclesfield Town
Promoted None
Relegated Ashington
Chorley
Worksop Town
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1230 (3.24 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv 1 Pts 2 Qualification or relegation
1 Macclesfield Town 38 27 6 5 82 38 2.16 60
2 Wigan Athletic 38 18 12 8 59 41 1.44 48
3 Morecambe 38 16 14 8 64 37 1.73 46
4 Gainsborough Trinity 38 19 8 11 64 43 1.49 46
5 South Shields 38 19 8 11 78 56 1.39 46
6 Bangor City 38 18 9 11 102 64 1.59 45
7 Hyde United 38 16 10 12 71 65 1.09 42
8 Goole Town 38 15 10 13 80 78 1.03 40
9 Altrincham 38 14 10 14 69 52 1.33 38
10 Fleetwood 38 16 6 16 58 58 1.00 38
11 Gateshead 38 14 9 15 42 48 0.88 37
12 South Liverpool 38 12 13 13 56 66 0.85 37
13 Northwich Victoria 38 16 5 17 59 82 0.72 37
14 Boston United 38 14 8 16 59 65 0.91 36
15 Runcorn 38 12 11 15 59 63 0.94 35
16 Netherfield 38 12 4 22 51 69 0.74 28
17 Scarborough 38 9 10 19 49 68 0.72 28
18 Ashington 38 10 8 20 48 74 0.65 28 Relegated to Northern League
19 Chorley 38 8 9 21 46 75 0.61 25 Relegated to Lancashire Combination
20 Worksop Town 38 6 8 24 34 88 0.39 20 Relegated to Midland Counties League

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.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALT ASH BAN BOS CHO FLE GAI GAT GOO HYD KEN MAC MOR NOR RUN SCA CHO SSH WIG WKS
Altrincham 6–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 8–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 3–2
Ashington 1–2 1–2 4–0 0–6 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–2 5–2 2–3 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 3–2 1–2 1–0
Bangor City 4–3 7–3 5–2 5–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–3 3–3 6–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 3–3 6–1
Boston United 2–1 0–2 2–6 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 6–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 5–3 1–2 0–1
Chorley 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–5 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0
Fleetwood Town 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–2 0–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 5–0 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–2 6–2
Gainsborough Trinity 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0
Gateshead 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 6–2 3–0 2–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Goole Town 3–3 5–2 1–7 3–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 3–1 5–2 0–5 5–0 3–0 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–2
Hyde United 2–0 5–1 2–7 4–0 4–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–3 2–1 5–1 0–0 2–2 3–0
Kendal Town 2–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–1 5–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–0
Macclesfield Town 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 5–0 3–0 2–0 3–1
Morecambe 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 2–3 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–0
Northwich Victoria 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Runcorn 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 4–5 0–1 1–1 2–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
Scarborough 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 5–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–5 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1
South Liverpool 0–0 6–0 1–7 3–0 5–3 2–0 0–3 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–4 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 5–0
South Shields 4–3 0–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–4 3–1 6–2 8–2 2–2 5–0 1–0 5–0
Wigan Athletic 3–2 1–1 4–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–4 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–1
Worksop Town 2–1 0–3 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–3 2–6 2–0 1–3 4–1 0–3 1–1 1–4 0–1 3–1 1–1

Updated to games played on 10 May 1969.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion and relegation

In the first 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 Ashington, Chorley and Worksop Town left the League at the end of the season, replaced by newly admitted Stafford Rangers, Great Harwood and Matlock Town.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

  • Bangor City 5–2 agg. Runcorn

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