The 2019–20 season was the 52nd season of the
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
. After one season, the two divisions of Division One were re-aligned from West and East to North West and South East.
The League announced on 8 July 2019 that the new sponsors for 2019–20 were BetVictor.
As a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an
open letter
An open letter is a Letter (message), letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience, or a letter intended for an individual, but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally.
Open letters usually take the form of a letter (mess ...
to the
Football Association
A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football. Many of them are members of the sport's regional bodies such as UEFA and CONMEBOL and the world gov ...
requesting that they reconsider their decision. A legal appeal against the decision, funded by
South Shields
South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was once known in Roman Britain, Roman times as ''Arbeia'' and as ''Caer Urfa'' by the Early Middle Ag ...
, was dismissed in June 2020.
Premier Division
Team changes
The following 5 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -
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Farsley Celtic – promoted to
National League North
The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...
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Marine – relegated to
NPL Division One North West
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North Ferriby United
North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane.
F ...
folded during the
NPL Division One North West. A new
North Ferriby
North Ferriby is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
Humber Estuary
"The archaeology of the intertidal wetlands of the Humber Estuary is of internatio ...
was placed in
Northern Counties East League Division One
The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the English football pyramid respectively.
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.
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Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...
– relegated to
NPL Division One North West
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Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004.
History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...
– transferred to
Southern League Premier Division Central
Marine had been in the highest division of the league for 40 consecutive seasons before their relegation.
The following 5 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -
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Ashton United
Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. Having been founded as Hurst in 1892, they folded in 1892, before being reformed in 1909. ...
– relegated from
National League North
The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...
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Atherton Collieries – promoted from
NPL Division One West
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F.C. United of Manchester
Football Club United of Manchester, more commonly known as FC United, is a semi-professional association football, football club based in Moston, Manchester, Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English ...
– relegated from
National League North
The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...
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Morpeth Town – promoted from
NPL Division One East
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Radcliffe – promoted from
NPL Division One West
Premier Division table at the time of abandonment
Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020
Results table
update=14 September 2019
Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Division One North West
Team changes
The following 10 clubs left Division One West before the season -
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Atherton Collieries – promoted to
NPL Premier Division
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Chasetown – transferred to
NPL Division One South East
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Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...
resigned from the English Pyramid to join
FAW Cymru North in the
Welsh Pyramid
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Glossop North End – transferred to
NPL Division One South East
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Kidsgrove Athletic – transferred to
NPL Division One South East
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Leek Town – transferred to
NPL Division One South East
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Market Drayton Town – transferred to
NPL Division One South East
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Newcastle Town – transferred to
NPL Division One South East
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Radcliffe – promoted to
NPL Premier Division
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Skelmersdale United – relegated to
North West Counties League Premier Division
The following 10 clubs joined Division One North West before the season -
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Brighouse Town – transferred from
NPL Division One East
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City of Liverpool – promoted from
North West Counties League Premier Division
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Dunston UTS – promoted from
Northern League Division One
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Marine – relegated from
NPL Premier Division
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Marske United – transferred from
NPL Division One East
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Ossett United – transferred from
NPL Division One East
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Pickering Town – transferred from
NPL Division One East
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Pontefract Collieries – transferred from
NPL Division One East
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Tadcaster Albion – transferred from
NPL Division One East
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Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...
– relegated from
NPL Premier Division
Division One North-West table at the time of abandonment
Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 14 March 2019
Results table
, update=14 September 2019
Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-off
Stadia and locations
Division One South East
Team changes
The following 9 clubs left Division One East before the season -
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AFC Mansfield – demoted to
Northern Counties East League Premier Division after their ground failed grading regulations
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Brighouse Town – transferred to
NPL Division One North West
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Gresley – relegated to
Midland League Premier Division
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Marske United – transferred to
NPL Division One North West
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Morpeth Town – promoted to
NPL Premier Division as Champions
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Ossett United – transferred to
NPL Division One North West
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Pickering Town – transferred to
NPL Division One North West
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Pontefract Collieries – transferred to
NPL Division One North West
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Tadcaster Albion – transferred to
NPL Division One North West
The following 9 clubs joined Division One South East before the season -
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Chasetown – transferred from
NPL Division One West
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Glossop North End – transferred from
NPL Division One West
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Ilkeston Town – promoted from
Midland League Premier Division
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Kidsgrove Athletic – transferred from
NPL Division One West
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Leek Town – transferred from
NPL Division One West
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Market Drayton Town – transferred from
NPL Division One West
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Newcastle Town – transferred from
NPL Division One West
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Sutton Coldfield Town – transferred from
Southern League Division One Central
The Southern League is a Association football, football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the Southern England, South and The Midlands, Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and t ...
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Worksop Town
Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The team play in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop.
History
Previous clubs
The club claims it w ...
– promoted from
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
Division One South-East table at the time of abandonment
Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020
Results table
, update=14 September 2019
Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-off
Stadia and locations
Challenge Cup
The 2019–20 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 2019–20 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 50th season of the
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system.
Geographically, the league c ...
, the main cup competition in the
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for an eighth consecutive season. 62 clubs entered the competition, beginning with the First Round, and all ties ended after 90 minutes and if the scores were level concluded with penalties.
The format from last season remains with two clubs to receive a bye into Round 2.
The defending champions are
Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of in . It covers and includes the area of Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sa ...
The Competition alongside the League contest was abandoned with no title awarded due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
First round
Several First Round Ties were postponed from their original dates to allow teams to prepare for the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round on the following weekend
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
See also
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Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
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2019–20 Isthmian League
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2019–20 Southern League
Notes
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League seasons
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Eng
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Language and linguistics
* Eng (letter), Ŋ ŋ
* En with descender, Ң ң
* eng, ISO 639-3 and ISO 639-2 code for English language
* Velar nasal, a phoneme
People
* Eng (name), a given name and surname in various cu ...
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...