1972–73 Northern Premier League

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Northern Premier League

|season=1972–73

|winners= Boston United

|promoted= None

|relegated= Ellesmere Port Town

|matches= 552

|total goals= 1503

|biggest home win=Stafford Rangers 7–0 Barrow
(16 September 1972)

|biggest away win={{nobreak|South Shields (2) 1–5 Lancaster City}}
(30 December 1972)

Barrow 0–4 Bradford Park Avenue
(17 March 1973)

|highest scoring=Great Harwood 6–3 Fleetwood
(9 October 1972)

|longest wins= 7 matches
Boston United
(27 September 1972 – 21 October 1972)

|longest unbeaten= 32 matches
Boston United
(12 August 1972 – 24 February 1973)

|longest winless= 13 matches
Lancaster City
(27 December 1971 – 25 September 1972)

Fleetwood
(10 February 1973 – 4 May 1973)

|longest losses = 8 matches
Matlock Town
(2 September 1972 – 7 October 1972)

|prevseason=1971–72

|nextseason=1973–74

}}

The 1972–73 Northern Premier League was the fifth 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 12 August 1972 and concluded on 4 May 1973.{{cite web|title=The Football Archives 72–73|url=http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1972-1973|publisher=The Football Archives}}

Overview

The League featured twenty-four teams for the second consecutive season.

=Team changes=

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:

Chorley resigned, demoted to Cheshire County League
Kirkby Town relegated to Lancashire Combination

The following two clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

Mossley promoted from Cheshire County League
Barrow not re-elected to Football League Fourth Division

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=BOS|name_BOS=Boston United

|team2=SCA|name_SCA=Scarborough

|team3=WIG|name_WIG=Wigan Athletic

|team4=ALT|name_ALT=Altrincham

|team5=BPA|name_BPA=Bradford Park Avenue

|team6=STA|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|team7=GAI|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|team8=NOR|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|team9=NET|name_NET=Netherfield

|team10=MAC|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|team11=EPT|name_EPT=Ellesmere Port Town

|team12=SKU|name_SKU=Skelmersdale United

|team13=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor City

|team14=MOS|name_MOS=Mossley

|team15=MOR|name_MOR=Morecambe

|team16=GHA|name_GHA=Great Harwood

|team17=SLI|name_SLI=South Liverpool

|team18=RUN|name_RUN=Runcorn

|team19=GOO|name_GOO=Goole Town

|team20=SSH|name_SSH=South Shields

|team21=MAT|name_MAT=Matlock Town

|team22=LNC|name_LNC=Lancaster City

|team23=BRW|name_BRW=Barrow

|team24=FLE|name_FLE=Fleetwood

|result11=R

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to Lancashire Combination

|class_rules=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.

|update=4 May 1973

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1972-1973 The Football Archives]

}}

=Results=

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|match_SSH_SCA=3–2

|match_SSH_SKU=0–1

|match_SSH_SLI=0–1

|match_SSH_STA=3–1

|match_SSH_WIG=1–2

|match_STA_ALT=1–1

|match_STA_BAN=1–1

|match_STA_BOS=0–1

|match_STA_BPA=1–2

|match_STA_BRW=7–0

|match_STA_EPT=1–2

|match_STA_FLE=1–0

|match_STA_GAI=0–1

|match_STA_GHA=0–0

|match_STA_GOO=1–0

|match_STA_LNC=2–0

|match_STA_MAC=4–1

|match_STA_MAT=0–1

|match_STA_MOR=0–2

|match_STA_MOS=0–0

|match_STA_NET=1–0

|match_STA_NOR=4–2

|match_STA_RUN=4–2

|match_STA_SCA=1–0

|match_STA_SKU=2–2

|match_STA_SLI=1–0

|match_STA_SSH=5–0

|match_STA_WIG=2–1

|match_WIG_ALT=4–1

|match_WIG_BAN=4–1

|match_WIG_BOS=0–0

|match_WIG_BPA=2–0

|match_WIG_BRW=1–0

|match_WIG_EPT=1–1

|match_WIG_FLE=4–0

|match_WIG_GAI=1–1

|match_WIG_GHA=4–0

|match_WIG_GOO=4–2

|match_WIG_LNC=1–0

|match_WIG_MAC=2–0

|match_WIG_MAT=4–1

|match_WIG_MOR=1–0

|match_WIG_MOS=2–1

|match_WIG_NET=3–0

|match_WIG_NOR=1–0

|match_WIG_RUN=3–0

|match_WIG_SCA=1–1

|match_WIG_SKU=0–0

|match_WIG_SLI=1–2

|match_WIG_SSH=2–0

|match_WIG_STA=0–0

|update=4 May 1973

|source=[http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/competition.php?CID=13&Season=1972-1973 The Football Archives]

|date=May 1973

}}

=Stadia and locations=

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Altrincham

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Bangor City

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Barrow

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Boston United

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Bradford Park Avenue

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Ellesmere Port Town

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Fleetwood

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Gainsborough Trinity

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Goole Town

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Great Harwood

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Lancaster City

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Macclesfield Town

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Matlock Town

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Morecambe

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Mossley

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Netherfield

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Northwich Victoria

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Runcorn

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Scarborough

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Skelmersdale United

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South Liverpool

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South Shields

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Stafford Rangers

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Wigan Athletic

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Club ! Stadium
class="wikitable sortable"
Altrincham	Moss Lane
Bangor City	Farrar Road
Barrow	Holker Street
Boston United	York Street
Bradford Park Avenue	Park Avenue
Ellesmere Port Town	Ellesmere Port
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=

width=90 \| Stage	width=150 \| Home Team	width=20 \| Score	width=150 \| Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
1st Leg	Northwich Victoria	?–?	Wigan Athletic
2nd Leg	Wigan Athletic	?–?	Northwich Victoria
Aggregate	Northwich Victoria	3–2	Wigan Athletic

=Northern Premier League Shield=

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

width=150 \| Home Team	width=20 \| Score	width=150 \| Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Boston United	beat	Northwich Victoria

=FA Cup=

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

Second Round

width=150 \| Home Team	width=20 \| Score	width=150 \| Away Team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Bangor City	2–3	York City
Notts County	2–1	Lancaster City
Scarborough	1–2	Doncaster Rovers

=FA Trophy=

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

Fourth Round

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Bangor City	2–3	Ashford Town (Kent)
Morecambe	1–1	Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic	0–0	Morecambe	Replay
Wigan Athletic	1–0	Morecambe	2nd Replay
Scarborough	2–0	Chelmsford City
Stafford Rangers	4–1	Bedford Town

Semi-finals

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Ashford Town (Kent)	0–1	Scarborough
Wigan Athletic	0–0	Stafford Rangers
Wigan Athletic	1–0	Stafford Rangers	Replay

Final

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Scarborough	2–1	Wigan Athletic

End of the season

At the end of the fifth season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Ellesmere Port Town resigned the league.

=Football League elections=

Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of ten non-League teams applied for election, two 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]

class=wikitable style=text-align:left !Club !League !Votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Colchester United	Football League	align=right\|48
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Northampton Town	Football League	align=right\|43
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Crewe Alexandra	Football League	align=right\|36
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Darlington	Football League	align=right\|26
Yeovil Town	Southern League	align=right\|14
Kettering Town	Southern League	align=right\|12
Wigan Athletic	Northern Premier League	align=right\|10
Chelmsford City	Southern League	align=right\|4
Cambridge City	Southern League	align=right\|1
Nuneaton Borough	Southern League	align=right\|1
Telford United	Southern League	align=right\|1
Bedford Town	Southern League	align=right\|0
Boston United	Northern Premier League	align=right\|0
Wimbledon	Southern League	align=right\|0

=Promotion and relegation=

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

Ellesmere Port Town resigned, demoted to Lancashire Combination

The following club joined the League the following season:

Buxton promoted from Cheshire County League

References

External links

[https://www.thenpl.co.uk/ Northern Premier League official website]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engnorthpremchamp.html Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF]
[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/npl.htm Football Club History Database]

Category:Northern Premier League seasons