1999–2000_Northern_Premier_League
1999–2000 Northern Premier League
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leigh RMI |
| Promoted | Leigh RMI |
| Relegated | Guiseley Winsford United |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1,426 (2.82 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
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The Premier Division featured four new teams:
- Barrow relegated from the Football Conference
- Leek Town relegated from the Football Conference
- Droylsden promoted as champions of Division One
- Hucknall Town promoted as runners-up of Division One
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh RMI (C, P) | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 44 | +43 | 88 | Promotion to Football Conference |
| 2 | Hyde United | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 86 | |
| 3 | Gateshead | 44 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 82 | |
| 4 | Marine | 44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 80 | |
| 5 | Emley | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 72 | |
| 6 | Stalybridge Celtic | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 67 | |
| 7 | Lancaster City | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 66 | |
| 8 | Runcorn | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bishop Auckland | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 65 | |
| 10 | Worksop Town | 44 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 65 | +13 | 63 | |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 63 | |
| 12 | Whitby Town | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 58 | |
| 13 | Barrow | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 57 | |
| 14 | Droylsden | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 56 | |
| 15 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 54 | |
| 16 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 85 | −21 | 54 | |
| 17 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 53 | |
| 18 | Bamber Bridge | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 52 | |
| 19 | Leek Town | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 52 | |
| 20 | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 84 | −40 | 46 | |
| 21 | Spennymoor United | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 22 | Guiseley (R) | 44 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 41 | Relegation to NPL Division One |
| 23 | Winsford United (R) | 44 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 116 | −76 | 16 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2000. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
More information Home \ Away, BAM ...
| Home \ Away | BAM | BRW | BIS | BLY | COL | DRO | EML | FRK | GAI | GAT | GUI | HUC | HYD | LNC | LEE | LEI | MAR | RUN | SPU | STL | WTB | WNS | WKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Barrow | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Droylsden | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Emley | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 2–0 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Gateshead | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Guiseley | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Hucknall Town | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hyde United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lancaster City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Leek Town | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Leigh RMI | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Marine | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Runcorn | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Spennymoor United | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–3 | |
| Whitby Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Winsford United | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Worksop Town | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 9–0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2000. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Accrington Stanley |
| Promoted | Accrington Stanley Burscough |
| Relegated | Flixton Whitley Bay |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,380 (2.99 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 96 | 43 | +53 | 84 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Burscough (P) | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 81 | 35 | +46 | 84 | |
| 3 | Witton Albion | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 88 | 46 | +42 | 84 | |
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 78 | |
| 5 | Radcliffe Borough | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 78 | |
| 6 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 68 | |
| 7 | Matlock Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 67 | |
| 8 | Ossett Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 59 | |
| 9 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 56 | |
| 10 | Eastwood Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 55[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 54 | |
| 12 | Congleton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 54 | |
| 13 | Chorley | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 54 | |
| 14 | Ashton United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 52 | |
| 15 | Workington | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 52 | |
| 16 | Lincoln United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 51 | |
| 17 | Belper Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 50 | |
| 18 | Trafford | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 45 | |
| 19 | Gretna | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 40 | |
| 20 | Netherfield Kendal | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 33 | Changed their name to Kendal Town |
| 21 | Flixton (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 30 | Relegation to NWCFL Division One |
| 22 | Whitley Bay (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 87 | −46 | 30 | Relegation to Northern League Division One |
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Results
More information Home \ Away, ACC ...
| Home \ Away | ACC | ASH | BLP | BPA | BUR | CHO | CNG | EAS | FAR | FLX | GRT | HAR | KEN | LIN | MAT | OST | RAD | STO | TRA | WHI | WTN | WRK |
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| Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 10–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Ashton United | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Belper Town | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Burscough | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Chorley | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | |
| Congleton Town | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Eastwood Town | 1–7 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Farsley Celtic | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Flixton | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Gretna | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Harrogate Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kendal Town | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |
| Lincoln United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Matlock Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Ossett Town | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Trafford | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Whitley Bay | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | |
| Witton Albion | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Workington | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2000. Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
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[2]
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