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1973–74 Northern Premier League

Field	Value
competition	Northern Premier League
season	1973–74
winners	Boston United
promoted	None
relegated	none
matches	552
total goals	1479
biggest home win	Wigan Athletic 7–0 Matlock Town
(8 September 1973)

Wigan Athletic 7–0 Great Harwood<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(22 September 1973)

Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Fleetwood<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(26 April 1974)
biggest away win	Bradford Park Avenue 1–7 Stafford Rangers
(8 September 1973)

Bradford Park Avenue 0–6 South Shields<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(18 September 1973)

Morecambe 0–6 South Shields<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(2 May 1974)
highest scoring	Bradford Park Avenue 1–7 Stafford Rangers
(8 September 1973)

Runcorn 6–2 Mossley<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(8 October 1973)

Wigan Athletic 5–3 Northwich Victoria<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(10 November 1973)

South Shields 7–1 Morecambe<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(17 November 1973)

Lancaster City 7–1 Goole Town<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(22 December 1973)

South Liverpool 5–3 Northwich Victoria<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(3 March 1974)

Goole Town 7–1 Morecambe<ref name	"73-74stats"/
(20 April 1974)
longest wins	10 matches
Stafford Rangers
(24 November 1973 – 9 February 1974)
longest unbeaten	17 matches
Scarborough
(21 August 1973 – 20 October 1973)
longest winless	17 matches
Bradford Park Avenue
(11 August 1973 – 27 October 1973)

longest losses	7 matches
Netherfield
(9 February 1974 – 16 March 1974)
prevseason	1972–73
nextseason	1974–75

(8 September 1973)

Wigan Athletic 7–0 Great Harwood (22 September 1973)

Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Fleetwood (26 April 1974) (8 September 1973)

Bradford Park Avenue 0–6 South Shields (18 September 1973)

Morecambe 0–6 South Shields (2 May 1974) (8 September 1973)

Runcorn 6–2 Mossley (8 October 1973)

Wigan Athletic 5–3 Northwich Victoria (10 November 1973)

South Shields 7–1 Morecambe (17 November 1973)

Lancaster City 7–1 Goole Town (22 December 1973)

South Liverpool 5–3 Northwich Victoria (3 March 1974)

Goole Town 7–1 Morecambe (20 April 1974) Stafford Rangers (24 November 1973 – 9 February 1974) Scarborough (21 August 1973 – 20 October 1973) Bradford Park Avenue (11 August 1973 – 27 October 1973)

Mossley (8 October 1973 – 26 January 1974) Netherfield (9 February 1974 – 16 March 1974) The 1973–74 Northern Premier League was the sixth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 11 August 1973 and concluded on 9 May 1974.

Overview

Team changes

The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:

Ellesmere Port Town resigned, demoted to Lancashire Combination

The following club joined the League at the start of the season:

Buxton promoted from Cheshire County League

League table

The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

The points system up until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results

Stadia and locations

Team	Stadium
Altrincham	Moss Lane
Bangor City	Farrar Road
Barrow	Holker Street
Boston United	York Street
Bradford Park Avenue	Park Avenue
Buxton	The Silverlands
Fleetwood	Highbury
Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme
Goole Town	Victoria Pleasure Ground
Great Harwood	The Showground
Lancaster City	Great Axe
Macclesfield Town	Moss Rose
Matlock Town	Causeway Lane
Morecambe	Christie Park
Mossley	Seel Park
Netherfield	Parkside
Northwich Victoria	Drill Field
Runcorn	Canal Street
Scarborough	Athletic Ground
Skelmersdale United	White Moss Park
South Liverpool	Holly Park
South Shields	Simonside Hall
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road
Wigan Athletic	Springfield Park

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

Stage	Home team	Score	Away team
1st Leg	Boston United	?–?	Altrincham
2nd Leg	Altrincham	?–?	Boston United
Aggregate	Boston United	4–3	Altrincham

Northern Premier League Shield

Main article: Northern Premier League Shield

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

Home team	Score	Away team
Wigan Athletic	beat	Boston United

FA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only three teams reached for the second round:

Second Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Altrincham
Altrincham	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Replay
Boston United	1–0	Hitchin Town
Port Vale	2–1	Scarborough

Third Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Derby County	0–0	Boston United
Boston United	1–6	Derby County	Replay

FA Trophy

Main article: 1973–74 FA Trophy

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, four teams reached for the fourth round:

Fourth Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Bedford Town	0–1	Morecambe
Stafford Rangers	0–0	Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town	2–0	Stafford Rangers
South Shields	0–0	Worcester City
Worcester City	0–2	South Shields

Semi-finals

Stage	Home team	Score	Away team
1st Leg	Macclesfield Town	0–0	Dartford
2nd Leg	Dartford	2–1	Macclesfield Town
Aggregate	Dartford	2–1	Macclesfield Town
1st Leg	South Shields	0–1	Morecambe
2nd Leg	Morecambe	2–0	South Shields
Aggregate	Morecambe	3–0	South Shields

Final

Home team	Score	Away team
Morecambe	2–1	Dartford

End of the season

At the end of the sixth season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Bradford Park Avenue folded.

Football League elections

Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of seven non-League teams applied for election, one of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.

Club	League	Votes
Doncaster Rovers	Football League	46
Stockport County	Football League	38
Crewe Alexandra	Football League	37
Workington	Football League	21
Kettering Town	Southern League	16
Yeovil Town	Southern League	14
Wigan Athletic	Northern Premier League	10
Chelmsford City	Southern League	8
Nuneaton Borough	Southern League	1
Telford United	Southern League	1
Cambridge City	Southern League	0

Promotion and relegation

The following club left the League at the end of the season:

Bradford Park Avenue folded

The following club joined the League the following season:

Worksop Town promoted from Midland League (1889) (returning after a five year's absence)

References

"The Football Archives 73–74". The Football Archives.
[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]

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