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: Worksop Town promoted from Midland League (1889) (returning after a five year's absence)
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Altrincham Moss Lane Bangor City Farrar Road Barrow Holker Street Boston United York Street Buxton The Silverlands Fleetwood Highbury Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme Gateshead United Gateshead Youth Stadium 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 Stafford Rangers Marston Road Wigan Athletic Springfield Park Worksop Town Central Avenue
Cup results Challenge Cup
Stage Home team Score Away team 1st Leg Runcorn ?–? Stafford Rangers 2nd Leg Stafford Rangers ?–? Runcorn Aggregate Runcorn 2–1 Stafford Rangers
Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. Home team Score Away team Wigan Athletic beat Runcorn
FA Cup
Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only four teams reached for the second round:
Second Round Home team Score Away team Altrincham 3–0 Gateshead United Stafford Rangers 2–1 Halifax Town Wigan Athletic 1–1 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 3–1 Wigan Athletic Replay
Third Round Home team Score Away team Everton 1–1 Altrincham Altrincham 0–2 Everton Replay Stafford Rangers 0–0 Rotherham United Rotherham United 0–2 Stafford Rangers Replay
Fourth Round Home team Score Away team Stafford Rangers 1–2 Peterborough United
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 Goole Town 0–1 Matlock Town Scarborough 1–0 Wimbledon Wigan Athletic 0–1 Bedford Town
Semi-finals Stage Home team Score Away team 1st Leg Matlock Town 0–1 Burton Albion 2nd Leg Burton Albion 0–2 Matlock Town Aggregate Matlock Town 2–1 Burton Albion 1st Leg Scarborough 3–1 Bedford Town 2nd Leg Bedford Town 1–3 Scarborough Aggregate Scarborough 6–2 Bedford Town
Final Home team Score Away team Matlock Town 4–0 Scarborough
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.
ClubLeagueVotesSwansea CityFootball League43Scunthorpe UnitedFootball League41DarlingtonFootball League32WorkingtonFootball League28Kettering TownSouthern League20Yeovil TownSouthern League8WimbledonSouthern League4Bedford TownSouthern League2Goole TownNorthern Premier League2ScarboroughNorthern Premier League2Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League1Telford UnitedSouthern League1WeymouthSouthern League1Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Promotion and relegation No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated.
References
External links Northern Premier League official website Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF Football Club History Database