2019–20 Northern Premier League

The 2019–20 season was the 52nd season of the Northern Premier League. 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, 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 to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision. A legal appeal against the decision, funded by South Shields, was dismissed in June 2020.

Team changes
The following 5 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -
 * Farsley Celtic – promoted to National League North
 * Marine – relegated to NPL Division One North West
 * North Ferriby United folded during the NPL Division One North West. A New North Ferriby Replaced in Northern Counties East League Division One.
 * Workington – relegated to NPL Division One North West
 * Hednesford Town – 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 -
 * Ashton United – relegated from National League North
 * Atherton Collieries – promoted from NPL Division One West
 * F.C. United of Manchester – relegated from National League North
 * Morpeth Town – promoted from NPL Division One East
 * Radcliffe – promoted from NPL Division One West

Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020

Results table
update=14 September 2019

Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

Team changes
The following 10 clubs left Division One West before the season -


 * Atherton Collieries – promoted to NPL Premier Division
 * Chasetown – transferred to NPL Division One South East
 * Colwyn Bay resigned from the English Pyramid to join FAW Cymru North in the Welsh Pyramid
 * Glossop North End – transferred to NPL Division One South East
 * Kidsgrove Athletic – transferred to NPL Division One South East
 * Leek Town – transferred to NPL Division One South East
 * Market Drayton Town – transferred to NPL Division One South East
 * Newcastle Town – transferred to NPL Division One South East
 * Radcliffe – promoted to NPL Premier Division
 * Skelmersdale United – relegated to North West Counties League Premier Division

The following 10 clubs joined Division One North West before the season -


 * Brighouse Town – transferred from NPL Division One East
 * City of Liverpool – promoted from North West Counties League Premier Division
 * Dunston UTS – promoted from Northern League Division One
 * Marine – relegated from NPL Premier Division
 * Marske United – transferred from NPL Division One East
 * Ossett United – transferred from NPL Division One East
 * Pickering Town – transferred from NPL Division One East
 * Pontefract Collieries – transferred from NPL Division One East
 * Tadcaster Albion – transferred from NPL Division One East
 * Workington – relegated from NPL Premier Division

Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 14 March 2019

Results table

 * update=14 September 2019

Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

Team changes
The following 9 clubs left Division One East before the season -


 * AFC Mansfield – demoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division after their ground failed grading regulations
 * Brighouse Town – transferred to NPL Division One North West
 * Gresley – relegated to Midland League Premier Division
 * Marske United – transferred to NPL Division One North West
 * Morpeth Town – promoted to NPL Premier Division as Champions
 * Ossett United – transferred to NPL Division One North West
 * Pickering Town – transferred to NPL Division One North West
 * Pontefract Collieries – transferred to NPL Division One North West
 * Tadcaster Albion – transferred to NPL Division One North West

The following 9 clubs joined Division One South East before the season -


 * Chasetown – transferred from NPL Division One West
 * Glossop North End – transferred from NPL Division One West
 * Ilkeston Town – promoted from Midland League Premier Division
 * Kidsgrove Athletic – transferred from NPL Division One West
 * Leek Town – transferred from NPL Division One West
 * Market Drayton Town – transferred from NPL Division One West
 * Newcastle Town – transferred from NPL Division One West
 * Sutton Coldfield Town – transferred from Southern League Division One Central
 * Worksop Town – promoted from Northern Counties East League Premier Division

Top 10 goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020

Results table

 * update=14 September 2019

Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals

Final

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 main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. 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

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