Northern Premier League 1970-71

The 1970-71 Northern Premier League season was the 3rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Teams

* Altrincham
* Bangor City
* Boston United
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Chorley
* Fleetwood
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Goole Town
* Great Harwood
* Kirkby Town
* Lancaster City
* Macclesfield Town
* Matlock Town
* Morecambe
* Netherfield
* Northwich Victoria
* Runcorn
* Scarborough
* South Liverpool
* South Shields
* Stafford Rangers
* Wigan Athletic

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.}

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.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League Tables at RSSSF]