1970–71 Northern Premier League

The 1970–71 Northern Premier League season was the third in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Final table

Northern Premier League Premier Division
Season 1970–71
Champions Wigan Athletic
Promoted None
Relegated None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1466 (3.17 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv 1 Pts 2
1 Wigan Athletic 42 27 13 2 91 32 2.84 67
2 Stafford Rangers 42 27 7 8 87 51 1.71 61
3 Scarborough 42 23 12 7 83 40 2.08 58
4 Boston United 42 22 12 8 69 31 2.23 56
5 Macclesfield Town 42 23 10 9 84 45 1.87 56
6 Northwich Victoria 42 22 5 15 71 55 1.29 49
7 Bangor City 42 19 10 13 72 61 1.18 48
8 Altrincham 42 19 10 13 80 76 1.05 48
9 South Liverpool 42 15 15 12 67 57 1.18 45
10 Chorley 42 14 14 14 58 61 0.95 42
11 Gainsborough Trinity 42 15 11 16 65 63 1.03 41
12 Morecambe 42 14 11 17 67 79 0.85 39
13 South Shields 42 12 14 16 67 66 1.02 38
14 Bradford Park Avenue 42 15 8 19 54 73 0.74 38
15 Lancaster City 42 12 12 18 53 76 0.70 36
16 Netherfield 42 13 9 20 59 57 1.04 35
17 Matlock Town 42 10 13 19 58 80 0.73 33
18 Fleetwood 42 10 11 21 56 90 0.62 31
19 Great Harwood 42 8 13 21 66 98 0.67 29
20 Runcorn 42 10 5 27 58 84 0.69 25
21 Kirkby Town 42 6 13 23 57 93 0.61 25
22 Goole Town 42 10 4 28 44 98 0.45 24

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 BAN BOSBPACHOFLEGAIGOOGHTKENKnowsley UnitedLNCMACMATMORNORRUNSCACHOSSHSTAWIG
Altrincham 31 00 10 44 10 20 30 42 50 50 22 03 20 32 03 31 01 32 23 32 11
Bangor City 20 10 21 42 40 21 30 00 10 41 13 01 22 60 31 32 11 10 13 01 25
Boston United 11 22 00 01 40 11 20 00 10 52 51 21 11 31 40 20 31 20 00 10 21
Bradford Park Avenue 41 22 12 01 22 10 21 02 21 14 01 41 40 02 31 01 22 21 12 11
Chorley 11 11 10 30 23 31 41 20 00 21 21 32 11 23 21 12 22 01 11 11 11
Fleetwood Town 23 01 03 50 20 01 13 16 11 10 01 31 41 11 10 11 23 22 11 23 11
Gainsborough Trinity 41 10 01 22 11 51 22 50 00 23 12 14 20 23 12 10 11 21 11 03 22
Goole Town 12 11 02 01 10 41 12 31 21 01 12 02 12 10 20 20 04 00 10 15 01
Great Harwood Town 11 34 04 23 23 05 21 62 11 22 21 12 20 22 04 22 11 22 13 57 22
Kendal Town 42 23 00 13 00 13 02 40 41 21 52 02 60 20 01 31 12 02 21 01 12
Knowsley United 45 01 03 13 13 22 11 52 11 13 12 22 11 12 22 10 11 00 11 03 13
Lancaster City 13 11 03 01 21 11 02 11 01 21 22 00 11 10 26 10 12 13 41 10 00
Macclesfield Town 23 30 11 40 20 60 22 41 23 31 01 22 10 10 44 31 40 12 21 21 13
Matlock Town 11 22 01 11 11 00 32 41 31 00 22 51 02 22 12 32 31 31 32 12 04
Morecambe 21 41 10 02 03 62 12 43 20 33 50 11 22 32 02 22 13 01 11 13 00
Northwich Victoria 30 21 10 30 11 12 31 30 12 32 21 32 14 40 00 10 02 21 20 01 12
Runcorn 13 34 23 21 50 20 22 51 21 10 21 20 01 25 03 01 32 02 11 01 14
Scarborough 11 20 21 40 20 60 12 31 40 00 31 21 10 40 50 20 32 60 11 00 02
South Liverpool 60 10 22 11 11 41 01 20 44 02 21 22 11 31 13 20 42 11 30 11 01
South Shields 52 12 31 51 40 00 32 12 21 13 34 00 11 10 23 22 52 00 11 30 12
Stafford Rangers 21 32 11 40 31 21 03 41 11 21 32 41 11 21 22 41 10 21 32 50 01
Wigan Athletic 11 00 20 30 10 41 50 70 31 10 33 40 01 21 41 10 31 11 11 21 41

Updated to games played on 8 May 1971.
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.

Promotion and relegation

In the third 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. Skelmersdale United and Ellesmere Port Town were newly admitted into the League.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

External links

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