1968–69 Northern Premier League
Biggest away win | South Liverpool 1–7 Bangor City[1] (28 August 1968) Goole Town 1–7 Bangor City[1] (19 April 1969) |
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Highest scoring | Bangor City 7–3 Ashington[1] (8 February 1969) South Shields 8–2 Runcorn[1] (15 February 1969) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches South Shields (8 February 1969 – 12 April 1969) |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Wigan Athletic (10 August 1968 – 12 October 1968) Macclesfield Town (28 September 1968 – 4 January 1969) |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Netherfield (17 August 1968 – 26 October 1968) |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Ashington (25 January 1969 – 5 April 1969) |
1969–70 → |
The 1968–69 Northern Premier League was the inaugural season of the
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
West Midlands (Regional) League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Macclesfield Town (C) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 38 | 2.158 | 60 | |
2 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 41 | 1.439 | 48 | |
3 | Morecambe | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 37 | 1.730 | 46 | |
4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 1.488 | 46 | |
5 | South Shields | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 56 | 1.393 | 46 | |
6 | Bangor City | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 64 | 1.594 | 45 | |
7 | Hyde United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 65 | 1.092 | 42 | |
8 | Goole Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 40 | |
9 | Altrincham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 52 | 1.327 | 38 | |
10 | Fleetwood | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 38 | |
11 | Gateshead | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 0.875 | 37 | |
12 | South Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 37 | |
13 | Northwich Victoria | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 82 | 0.720 | 37 | |
14 | Boston United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 0.908 | 36 | |
15 | Runcorn | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 35 | |
16 | Netherfield | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 69 | 0.739 | 28 | |
17 | Scarborough | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 0.721 | 28 | |
18 | Ashington (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 74 | 0.649 | 28 | Relegation to Northern Alliance |
19 | Chorley (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 75 | 0.613 | 25 | Relegation to Lancashire Combination |
20 | Worksop Town (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 88 | 0.386 | 20 | Relegation to Midland League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
The system of using
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated