Northern Premier League 1973-74

The 1973-74 Northern Premier League season was the 6th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

Teams

* Altrincham
* Bangor City
* Barrow
* Boston United
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Buxton
* Fleetwood
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Goole Town
* Great Harwood
* Lancaster City
* Macclesfield Town
* Matlock Town
* Morecambe
* Mossley
* Netherfield
* Northwich Victoria
* Runcorn
* Scarborough
* Skelmersdale United
* 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 sixth 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, but Bradford Park Avenue folded at the end of the season. They were replaced by newly-admitted Worksop Town (returning after an absence of five years).

External links

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