1973–74 Northern Premier League
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| Season | 1973–74 |
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| Champions | Boston United |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated | Bradford Park Avenue |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1577 (2.86 per match) |
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1974–75 →
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The 1973–74 Northern Premier League season was the sixth in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
Final table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA 1 | Pts 2 | ||
| 1 | Boston United | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 69 | 32 | 2.16 | 65 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 96 | 39 | 2.46 | 64 |
| 3 | Altrincham | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 34 | 2.26 | 63 |
| 4 | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 101 | 45 | 2.24 | 63 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 43 | 1.44 | 58 |
| 6 | South Shields | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 87 | 48 | 1.81 | 56 |
| 7 | Runcorn | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 47 | 1.53 | 56 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 1.02 | 51 |
| 9 | Bangor City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.16 | 49 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 77 | 64 | 1.20 | 47 |
| 11 | South Liverpool | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 47 | 1.17 | 47 |
| 12 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 0.85 | 45 |
| 13 | Goole Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 60 | 69 | 0.87 | 43 |
| 14 | Fleetwood | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 0.71 | 43 |
| 15 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 75 | 0.91 | 41 |
| 16 | Mossley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 65 | 0.82 | 41 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 62 | 84 | 0.74 | 39 |
| 18 | Buxton | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 45 | 71 | 0.63 | 38 |
| 19 | Matlock Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 79 | 0.63 | 36 |
| 20 | Great Harwood | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 0.70 | 34 |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 84 | 0.50 | 33 |
| 22 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 94 | 0.49 | 33 |
| 23 | Lancaster City | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 52 | 67 | 0.78 | 32 |
| 24 | Netherfield | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 42 | 88 | 0.48 | 27 |
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.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ALT | BAN | BRW | BOS | BPA | BUX | FLE | GAI | GOO | GHT | KEN | LNC | MAC | MAT | MOR | MOS | NOR | RUN | SCA | SKU | CHO | SSH | STA | WIG |
| Altrincham | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bangor City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Barrow | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Boston United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–7 | 0–0 | |
| Buxton | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Goole Town | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Great Harwood Town | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kendal Town | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 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 | |
| Lancaster City | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Matlock Town | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Morecambe | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Mossley | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Runcorn | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Scarborough | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Skelmersdale United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| South Liverpool | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| South Shields | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Updated to games played on 9 May 1974.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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).
Cup Results
- Boston United 4–3 agg. Altrincham
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Wigan Athletic bt. Boston United
