1973–74 Northern Premier League

October 2015 October 2015 Northern Premier League 1973–74 Boston United None none 552 1479 Wigan Athletic 7–0 Matlock Town(8 September 1973) Wigan Athletic 7–0 Great Harwood(22 September 1973) Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Fleetwood(26 April 1974) Bradford Park Avenue 1–7 Stafford Rangers(8 September 1973) Bradford Park Avenue 0–6 South Shields(18 September 1973) Morecambe 0–6 South Shields(2 May 1974) Bradford Park Avenue 1–7 Stafford Rangers(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) 10 matchesStafford Rangers(24 November 1973 – 9 February 1974) 17 matchesScarborough(21 August 1973 – 20 October 1973) 17 matchesBradford Park Avenue(11 August 1973 – 27 October 1973) Mossley(8 October 1973 – 26 January 1974) 7 matchesNetherfield(9 February 1974 – 16 March 1974) 1972–73 1974–75 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.The Football Archives 73–74 http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1973-1974 The Football Archives 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 main WDL QR y 2 BOS Boston United WIG Wigan Athletic ALT Altrincham STA Stafford Rangers SCA Scarborough SSH South Shields RUN Runcorn MAC Macclesfield Town BAN Bangor City GAI Gainsborough Trinity SLI South Liverpool SKU Skelmersdale United GOO Goole Town FLE Fleetwood NOR Northwich Victoria MOS Mossley MOR Morecambe BUX Buxton MAT Matlock Town GHT Great Harwood BPA Bradford Park Avenue BRW Barrow LNC Lancaster City NET Netherfield 27 11 8 69 32 C 28 8 10 96 39 26 11 9 77 34 27 9 10 101 45 22 14 10 62 43 25 6 15 87 48 21 14 11 72 47 18 15 13 48 47 19 11 16 65 56 18 11 17 77 64 16 15 15 55 47 16 13 17 50 59 14 15 17 60 69 14 15 17 48 68 14 13 19 68 75 15 11 20 53 65 13 13 20 62 84 14 10 22 45 71 11 14 21 50 79 10 14 22 52 74 9 15 22 42 84 13 7 26 46 94 10 12 24 52 67 11 5 30 42 88 F #CCCCCC Club Folded 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored. 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. 9 May 1974 The Football Archives Results main FBR grey ALT BAN BRW BOS BPA BUX FLE GAI GOO GHA LNC MAC MAT MOR MOS NET NOR RUN SCA SKU SLI SSH STA WIG Altrincham Bangor City Barrow Boston United Bradford Park Avenue Buxton Fleetwood Town 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 4–0 2–0 4–1 3–0 6–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–2 5–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 3–1 1–4 2–2 2–0 2–5 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–4 0–2 0–6 1–7 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–2 7–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 1–4 4–0 5–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 7–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 4–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–4 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 7–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 4–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 4–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–3 4–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 5–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–6 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 0–3 0–3 4–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 6–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–5 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 5–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 4–2 0–0 0–1 5–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 6–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 6–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 7–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 6–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–3 3–2 6–0 1–3 2–0 5–0 3–1 5–1 0–1 2–0 4–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 3–1 7–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 7–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 5–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 9 May 1974 The Football Archives May 1974 Stadia and locations Northern England right 675 Locations of the 1973–74 Northern Premier League teams Northern England 53.383436 -2.335158 Altrincham right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.224167 -4.131389 Bangor City right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.123333 -3.235000 Barrow left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 52.976755 0.018816 Boston United left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.783605 -1.769383 Bradford Park Avenue top Arrows 12x12 s.svg Northern England 53.256635 -1.906555 Buxton right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.916500 -3.024700 Fleetwood right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.403397 -0.774525 Gainsborough Trinity right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.703148 -0.880842 Goole Town left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.789195 -2.391113 Great Harwood left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 54.051057 -2.810889 Lancaster City left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.242828 -2.127114 Macclesfield Town bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg Northern England 53.137075 -1.551715 Matlock Town right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.067545 -2.847084 Morecambe right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.516412 -2.044307 Mossley right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.320474 -2.736481 Netherfield right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.258283 -2.510747 Northwich Victoria right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 53.341841 -2.722481 Runcorn right Arrows 12x12 w.svg Northern England 54.265534 -0.418267 Scarborough left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.272667 -2.881222 Skelmersdale United left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.357828 -2.889871 South Liverpool left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 54.970771 -1.458480 South Shields left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 52.818542 -2.116858 Stafford Rangers left Arrows 12x12 e.svg Northern England 53.555028 -2.650384 Wigan Athletic right Arrows 12x12 w.svg 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 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 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 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 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 Replay South Shields 0–0 Worcester City Worcester City 0–2 South Shields Replay 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.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League 23 April 2019 26 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesDoncaster RoversFootball League46Stockport CountyFootball League38Crewe AlexandraFootball League37WorkingtonFootball League21Kettering TownSouthern League16Yeovil TownSouthern League14Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League10Chelmsford CitySouthern League8Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League1Telford UnitedSouthern League1Cambridge CitySouthern League0 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 External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database Category:Northern Premier League seasons 5