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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.[1]

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.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3] A legal appeal against the decision, funded by South Shields, was dismissed in June 2020.[4]

Premier Division

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Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Season2019–20

Team changes

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The following 5 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

Marine had been in the highest division of the league for 40 consecutive seasons before their relegation.[5]

The following 5 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

Premier Division table at the time of abandonment

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Shields 33 21 6 6 64 34 +30 69
2 FC United of Manchester 32 16 9 7 73 51 +22 57
3 Warrington Town 32 14 13 5 57 44 +13 55
4 Basford United 32 16 7 9 49 39 +10 55
5 Lancaster City 34 15 8 11 58 46 +12 53
6 Nantwich Town 31 15 7 9 55 39 +16 52
7 Whitby Town 31 14 8 9 54 42 +12 50
8 Scarborough Athletic 35 14 8 13 44 47 −3 50
9 Morpeth Town 27 14 6 7 48 37 +11 48
10 Hyde United 33 12 7 14 55 55 0 43
11 Gainsborough Trinity 32 11 9 12 53 50 +3 42
12 Stalybridge Celtic 33 12 6 15 42 50 −8 42
13 Bamber Bridge 33 12 4 17 53 64 −11 40
14 Witton Albion 31 10 9 12 40 43 −3 39
15 Mickleover Sports 29 11 5 13 42 52 −10 38 Changed Name to Mickleover
16 Radcliffe 32 11 5 16 34 50 −16 38
17 Ashton United 29 10 7 12 40 45 −5 36[a]
18 Buxton 32 8 11 13 56 52 +4 35
19 Grantham Town 32 7 9 16 38 71 −33 30
20 Matlock Town 28 8 5 15 36 43 −7 29
21 Atherton Collieries 26 8 4 14 36 49 −13 28
22 Stafford Rangers 33 4 11 18 29 53 −24 23
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Ashton United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player

Top 10 goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Tunde Owolabi F.C. United of Manchester 28
2 England Diego De Girolamo Buxton 23
3 England James Walshaw Scarborough Athletic 16
England Josh Wilson Ashton United
5 England Jason Gilchrist South Shields 15
England Darius Osei South Shields & Stalybridge Celtic
7 England Alistair Waddecarr Bamber Bridge 14
8 England David Norris Lancaster City 13
9 England Liam Hardy Buxton 12
England Gregg Smith Gainsborough Trinity & Grantham Town
England Craig Westcarr Grantham Town

Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020

Results table

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Home \ Away ASH ATH BAM BAS BUX UOM GAI GRA HYD LNC MAT MIC MOR NAN RAD SCA SOU STA STL WAR WHI WIT
Ashton United 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–1
Atherton Collieries 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–5 3–1 3–0 2–4
Bamber Bridge 3–2 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 1–1
Basford United 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–4 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–3 1–0
Buxton 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 7–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 5–0 1–2 5–1 0–0 3–4 2–0
FC United of Manchester 1–0 1–3 7–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 3–2 5–2 3–3 4–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–4
Gainsborough Trinity 0–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–3 1–4 1–3 0–0 2–0 3–1
Grantham Town 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–5 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–4
Hyde United 3–3 4–1 2–3 3–1 1–5 1–1 3–0 5–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–2 0–2 0–0
Lancaster City 3–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–1
Matlock Town 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–4 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2
Mickleover Sports 0–1 4–2 0–4 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–4
Morpeth Town 1–4 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2
Nantwich Town 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–0
Radcliffe 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0
Scarborough Athletic 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
South Shields 3–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 5–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 5–2 1–4 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Stafford Rangers 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1
Stalybridge Celtic 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 5–1 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–1
Warrington Town 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Whitby Town 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Witton Albion 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2020. Source: NPL Premier Division results grid. Missing results up to suspension of season (and Radcliffe home corrections) added from The FA Non-League Club Directory 2020/21 pp 265 & 284.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Promotion play-offs

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Semifinals Final
      
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Semi-finals

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Final

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2019–20 Premier Division clubs
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Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One North West teams (Greater Manchester)
Club Location Ground Capacity
Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500
Atherton Collieries Atherton Alder Street 2,500
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Irongate 2,264
Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 2,200
Buxton Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
FC United of Manchester Manchester (Moston) Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough The Northolme 4,304
Grantham Town Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500
Hyde United Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Lancaster City Lancaster Giant Axe 3,500
Matlock Town Matlock Causeway Lane 2,214
Mickleover Sports Derby (Mickleover) Station Road 1,500
Morpeth Town Morpeth Craik Park 1,500
Nantwich Town Nantwich The Weaver Stadium 3,500
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 2,833
South Shields South Shields Mariners Park 3,500
Stafford Rangers Stafford Marston Road 4,000
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Bower Fold 6,500
Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 3,500
Whitby Town Whitby Turnbull Ground 3,500
Witton Albion Northwich Wincham Park 4,813

Division One North West

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Northern Premier League
Division One North West
Season2019–20

Team changes

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

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

Division One North-West table at the time of abandonment

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Workington 31 22 5 4 77 25 +52 71
2 Ramsbottom United 28 19 4 5 71 36 +35 61
3 Marine 30 17 7 6 66 34 +32 58
4 Pontefract Collieries 25 16 4 5 47 24 +23 52
5 Marske United 26 15 6 5 50 25 +25 51
6 Clitheroe 30 12 8 10 46 39 +7 44
7 Mossley 30 12 6 12 37 49 −12 41[a]
8 Tadcaster Albion 27 11 7 9 40 30 +10 40
9 Trafford 29 10 8 11 46 39 +7 38
10 Runcorn Linnets 27 10 8 9 41 40 +1 38
11 Brighouse Town 29 13 3 13 38 41 −3 38[b]
12 Widnes 31 9 10 12 47 49 −2 37
13 Dunston UTS 28 9 8 11 41 45 −4 35
14 Prescot Cables 30 8 9 13 32 41 −9 33
15 Colne 25 7 9 9 31 31 0 30
16 Droylsden 30 7 6 17 28 75 −47 27[c] Resigned from NPL Before Starting the Next Season
17 City of Liverpool 27 9 5 13 32 45 −13 26[d]
18 Ossett United 28 5 7 16 38 57 −19 22
19 Kendal Town 29 5 6 18 29 72 −43 21
20 Pickering Town 30 4 4 22 37 77 −40 16
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Mossley were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player
  2. ^ Brighouse Town were deducted four points for fielding ineligible player(s) on two occasions
  3. ^ Droylsden Resigned from NPL Division One North West Before Starting the Next Season.[7]
  4. ^ City of Liverpool were deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player on more than one occasion

Top 10 goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Scott Allison Workington 22
2 England Niall Cummins Marine 19
3 England Nic Evangelinos Ramsbottom United 18
4 England Tom Greaves Ossett United 16
5 England Connor Gaul Clitheroe 15
England Curtis Round Marske United
7 England Jamie Rainford Widnes, Mossley & Runcorn Linnets 14
8 England Lewis Salmon Trafford 12
9 England Jacob Day Tadcaster Albion 11
England Joe Lumsden Pontefract Collieries

Updated to matches played on 14 March 2019

Results table

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Home \ Away BRI CLI CLN COL DRO DUN KEN MAR MRS MOS OSS PIC PON PRE RAM RUN TAD TRA WID WOR
Brighouse Town 2–1 0–1 0–1
Clitheroe 4–1 2–0
Colne 0–0 0–2 1–2 4–4
City of Liverpool 1–3 4–0 2–3
Droylsden 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–1
Dunston UTS 1–0 3–3
Kendal Town 1–2 3–1 0–1
Marine 1–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 6–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2
Marske United 1–0 2–1
Mossley 5–0 2–1 2–0
Ossett United 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–2
Pickering Town 3–2 1–2
Pontefract Collieries 2–0 1–0
Prescot Cables 2–2 1–0 1–1
Ramsbottom United 2–0 1–0 3–2
Runcorn Linnets 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 5–0 2–1
Trafford 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1
Widnes 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–4 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0
Workington 1–1 5–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 5–1 2–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2019 (Marine FC 11 January 2020). Source: NPL First Division East results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Promotion play-offs

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Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

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Final

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Relegation play-off

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Play-off
   
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Step 4  
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Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One North West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Brighouse Town Brighouse St Giles Road 1,000
City of Liverpool Aintree New Bucks Park 3,750
Clitheroe Clitheroe Shawbridge 2,000
Colne Colne Holt House 1,800
Droylsden Droylsden Butcher's Arms Ground 3,000
Dunston UTS Dunston Wellington Road 2,500
Kendal Town Kendal Parkside Road 2,400
Marine Crosby Marine Travel Arena 3,185
Marske United Marske-by-the-Sea Mount Pleasant 2,500
Mossley Mossley Seel Park 4,000
Ossett United Ossett Ingfield 1,950
Pickering Town Pickering Mill Lane 2,000
Pontefract Collieries Pontefract Harratt Nissan Stadium 1,200
Prescot Cables Prescot Valerie Park 3,200
Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom The Harry Williams Riverside 2,000
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn Millbank Linnets Stadium 1,600
Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Ings Lane 2,000
Trafford Urmston Shawe View 2,500
Widnes Widnes Select Security Stadium 13,350
Workington Workington Borough Park 3,101

Division One South East

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Northern Premier League
Division One South East
Season2019–20

Team changes

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

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

Division One South-East table at the time of abandonment

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Leek Town 28 23 3 2 64 19 +45 72
2 Stamford 29 22 4 3 74 27 +47 70
3 Cleethorpes Town 29 17 6 6 67 40 +27 57
4 Belper Town 26 14 7 5 44 29 +15 49
5 Carlton Town 26 14 6 6 52 33 +19 48
6 Stocksbridge Park Steels 30 13 8 9 49 45 +4 47
7 Sutton Coldfield Town 28 13 5 10 45 34 +11 44
8 Frickley Athletic 31 14 4 13 49 44 +5 43[a]
9 Ilkeston Town 32 12 7 13 52 50 +2 43
10 Kidsgrove Athletic 27 11 6 10 42 31 +11 39
11 Loughborough Dynamo 29 11 6 12 43 45 −2 39
12 Worksop Town 32 12 2 18 41 55 −14 38
13 Sheffield 27 10 7 10 49 47 +2 37
14 Glossop North End 30 8 9 13 36 45 −9 33
15 Chasetown 30 9 5 16 38 52 −14 32
16 Spalding United 30 8 8 14 33 53 −20 32
17 Newcastle Town 30 8 4 18 42 55 −13 28
18 Lincoln United 29 8 3 18 30 60 −30 27
19 Market Drayton Town 30 6 2 22 34 85 −51 20
20 Wisbech Town 29 4 6 19 29 64 −35 18
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Frickley Athletic were penalised three points for fielding an ineligible player

Top 10 goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Tim Grice Leek Town 24
2 England Scott Vernon Cleethorpes Town 23
3 England Jonathon Margetts Frickley Athletic 19
4 England Tyler Blake Carlton Town 18
England Tom Siddons Stamford
6 England Luke Mangham Stocksbridge Park Steels 16
7 England Jacob Hazel Frickley Athletic 14
8 England Scott Ruthven Stocksbridge Park Steels 13
9 England Ryan McLean Newcastle Town & Market Drayton Town 12
England Isai Marselia Sutton Coldfield Town
England Marc Newsham Sheffield

Updated to matches played on 14 March 2020

Results table

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Home \ Away BEL CAR CHA CLE FRI GNE ILK KID LEE LIN LOU MAR NEW SHE SPA STA STO SUT WIS WOR
Belper Town 3–1 2–0
Carlton Town 3–2 3–1 1–0 1–3
Chasetown 0–2 2–1 2–2
Cleethorpes Town 2–1 5–0 5–4
Frickley Athletic 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–2
Glossop North End 1–1 0–1 2–2
Ilkeston Town 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1
Kidsgrove Athletic 0–1 0–0 0–4
Leek Town 2–1 2–1 2–0
Lincoln Town 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–2
Loughborough Dynamo 3–1 1–4 3–2
Market Drayton Town 3–4 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–5
Newcastle Town 2–4 0–2 2–2
Sheffield 3–1 6–0 2–3 2–1
Spalding United 2–1 2–0 0–1
Stamford 0–3 4–2 1–3
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–1
Sutton Coldfield Town 1–3 0–2
Wisbech Town 0–2 4–1 0–2
Worksop Town 1–2 0–1 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2019. Source: NPL South East Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

|update=14 September 2019

Promotion play-offs

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Semifinals Final
      
2  
5  
 
 
3  
4  

Semi-finals

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–

Final

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Relegation play-off

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Play-off
   
20  
Step 4  
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Stadia and locations

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Locations of Northern Premier League 2019–20 Division One South East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Belper Town Belper Christchurch Meadow 2,650
Carlton Town Carlton Bill Stokeld Stadium 1,500
Chasetown Burntwood The Scholars Ground 2,000
Cleethorpes Town Grimsby Bradley Football Centre 1,000
Frickley Athletic South Elmsall Westfield Lane 2,087
Glossop North End Glossop The Amdec Forklift Stadium 1,350
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove The Autonet Insurance Stadium 2,000
Leek Town Leek Harrison Park 3,600
Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,200
Loughborough Dynamo Loughborough Nanpantan Sports Ground 1,500
Market Drayton Town Market Drayton Greenfields Sports Ground 1,000
Newcastle Town Newcastle-under-Lyme Lyme Valley Stadium 4,000
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses Ground 2,089
Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Bracken Moor 3,500
Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Wisbech Town Wisbech Fenland Stadium 1,118
Worksop Town Worksop Sandy Lane 2,500

Challenge Cup

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2019–20 Integro League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Teams62

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

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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 [8]

Second round

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Third round

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Quarter-finals

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "New League sponsor". www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk. NPL. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "South Shields: Legal challenge to steps three to seven season voiding dismissed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "History of Marine FC". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Droylsden resign from Northern Premier League". Droylsden Football Club. 6 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  8. ^ Gordon, James (2 September 2019). "Integro League Cup first round draw". The BetVictor Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 21 November 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Heyes, James (21 November 2019). "Integro League Cup Second Round Draw". The BetVictor Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 25 November 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ Gordon, James (20 January 2020). "Integro League Cup third round draw". The BetVictor Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ Gordon, James (28 February 2020). "Integro League Cup quarter-final draw". The BetVictor Northern Premier. Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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