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.[1]
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:
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.Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only three teams reached for the second round:
Second Round
Third Round
Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, four teams reached for the fourth round:
Fourth Round
Semi-finals
Final
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.
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.[2]
The following club left the League at the end of the season:
The following club joined the League the following season: