Season 1968–69 Promoted None Goals scored 1,230 | Champions Macclesfield Town Champion Macclesfield Town F.C. Matches played 380 | |
Relegated Ashington A.F.C., Chorley F.C., Worksop Town F.C. People also search for 1969–70 Northern Premier League | ||
The 1968–69 Northern Premier League was the first of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
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Final table
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
Updated to games played on 10 May 1969.
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 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: