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1974–75 Northern Premier League

FieldValue
competitionNorthern Premier League
season1974–75
winnersWigan Athletic
promotedNone
relegatedNone
matches552
total goals1595
biggest home winRuncorn 7–0 Fleetwood
(14 December 1974)
biggest away winMatlock Town 0–10 Lancaster City
(14 December 1974)
highest scoringNorthwich Victoria 4–6 Mossley
(16 September 1974)
Barrow 3–7 Morecambe<ref name"74-75stats"/
(16 October 1974)
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(14 December 1974)
longest wins11 matches
Wigan Athletic
(9 October 1974 – 21 December 1974)
longest unbeaten22 matches
Wigan Athletic
(24 August 1974 – 21 December 1974)
longest winless24 matches
Fleetwood
(19 October 1974 – 18 March 1975)
longest losses8 matches
Netherfield
(2 November 1974 – 16 December 1974)
prevseason1973–74
nextseason1975–76

(14 December 1974) (14 December 1974) (16 September 1974)

Barrow 3–7 Morecambe (16 October 1974)

(14 December 1974) Wigan Athletic (9 October 1974 – 21 December 1974) Wigan Athletic (24 August 1974 – 21 December 1974)

Altrincham (2 September 1974 – 20 January 1975) Fleetwood (19 October 1974 – 18 March 1975) Netherfield (2 November 1974 – 16 December 1974) The 1974–75 Northern Premier League was the seventh 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 17 August 1974 and concluded on 12 May 1975.

Overview

South Shields changed their name to Gateshead United and moved from Simonside Hall to Gateshead Youth Stadium.

Team changes

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

  • Bradford Park Avenue folded

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

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

TeamStadium
AltrinchamMoss Lane
Bangor CityFarrar Road
BarrowHolker Street
Boston UnitedYork Street
BuxtonThe Silverlands
FleetwoodHighbury
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme
Gateshead UnitedGateshead Youth Stadium
Goole TownVictoria Pleasure Ground
Great HarwoodThe Showground
Lancaster CityGreat Axe
Macclesfield TownMoss Rose
Matlock TownCauseway Lane
MorecambeChristie Park
MossleySeel Park
NetherfieldParkside
Northwich VictoriaDrill Field
RuncornCanal Street
ScarboroughAthletic Ground
Skelmersdale UnitedWhite Moss Park
South LiverpoolHolly Park
Stafford RangersMarston Road
Wigan AthleticSpringfield Park
Worksop TownCentral Avenue

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Main article: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup

StageHome teamScoreAway team
1st LegRuncorn?–?Stafford Rangers
2nd LegStafford Rangers?–?Runcorn
AggregateRuncorn2–1Stafford Rangers

Northern Premier League Shield

Main article: Northern Premier League Shield

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

Home teamScoreAway team
Wigan AthleticbeatRuncorn

FA Cup

Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup

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

Second Round

Home teamScoreAway team
Altrincham3–0Gateshead United
Stafford Rangers2–1Halifax Town
Wigan Athletic1–1Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town3–1Wigan AthleticReplay

Third Round

Home teamScoreAway team
Everton1–1Altrincham
Altrincham0–2EvertonReplay
Stafford Rangers0–0Rotherham United
Rotherham United0–2Stafford RangersReplay

Fourth Round

Home teamScoreAway team
Stafford Rangers1–2Peterborough United

FA Trophy

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

Fourth Round

Home teamScoreAway team
Goole Town0–1Matlock Town
Scarborough1–0Wimbledon
Wigan Athletic0–1Bedford Town

Semi-finals

StageHome teamScoreAway team
1st LegMatlock Town0–1Burton Albion
2nd LegBurton Albion0–2Matlock Town
AggregateMatlock Town2–1Burton Albion
1st LegScarborough3–1Bedford Town
2nd LegBedford Town1–3Scarborough
AggregateScarborough6–2Bedford Town

Final

Home teamScoreAway team
Matlock Town4–0Scarborough

End of the season

At the end of the seventh season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.

Football League elections

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

ClubLeagueVotes
Swansea CityFootball League43
Scunthorpe UnitedFootball League41
DarlingtonFootball League32
WorkingtonFootball League28
Kettering TownSouthern League20
Yeovil TownSouthern League8
WimbledonSouthern League4
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Goole TownNorthern Premier League2
ScarboroughNorthern Premier League2
Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League1
Telford UnitedSouthern League1
WeymouthSouthern League1
Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0

Promotion and relegation

No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated.

References

References

  1. "The Football Archives 74–75". The Football Archives.
  2. [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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