The 1973–74 Northern Premier League was the sixth season of the

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, a regional

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, the northern areas of the

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and

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. 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

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

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promoted from

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League table

Results

Stadia and locations

Cup results

Challenge Cup

Northern Premier League Shield

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

FA Cup

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

FA Trophy

Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, four teams reached for the fourth round: Fourth Round Semi-finals Final

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

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. Bradford Park Avenue folded.

Football League elections

Alongside the four

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.A history of admission to the Football League
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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: *

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promoted from

Midland League (1889) The Midland Football League was a semi-professional football league in England. It acted as a feeder league to the Football League for many years before merging with the Yorkshire Football League, Yorkshire League in 1982 to form the Northern Cou ...

(returning after a five year's absence)

References

External links

Northern Premier League official website

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