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1999–2000 Northern Premier League

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Season
  
1999–2000

Promoted
  
Leigh RMI

Goals scored
  
1,426

Champions
  
Leigh RMI

Champion
  
Leigh Genesis F.C.

Matches played
  
506

Relegated
  
Guiseley A.F.C., Winsford United F.C.

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The 1999–2000 Northern Premier League season was the 32nd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

  • Barrow relegated from the Conference
  • Leek Town relegated from the Conference
  • Droylsden promoted as champions of Division One
  • Hucknall Town promoted as runners-up of Division One
  • League Table

    Updated to games played on 16 February 2011.
    Source: [1].
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    * Spennymoor United were docked 1 point
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 6 May 2000.
    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.

    Division One

    Division One featured four new teams:

  • Accrington Stanley relegated from the Premier Division
  • Chorley relegated from the Premier Division
  • Ossett Town promoted as runners-up of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division
  • Workington promoted as champions of the North West Counties Football League Division One
  • League table

    Updated to games played on 22 February 2011.
    Source: [2].
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    *Eastwood Town were docked 1 point.
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 6 May 2000.
    Source: Northern Premier League First 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 thirty-second season of the Northern Premier League Leigh RMI (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Guiseley and Winsford United were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Altrincham, First Division winners Accrington Stanley and second placed Burscough. In the First Division Flixton and Whitley Bay left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted North Ferriby United and Vauxhall Motors.

    Cup Results

    Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.

  • Lancaster City bt. Worksop Town
  • President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Trafford bt. Whitby Town
  • Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.

  • Hyde United bt. Emley
  • Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute 2–1 Lancaster City
  • References

    1999–2000 Northern Premier League Wikipedia