Season 1972–73 Promoted None Champion Boston United F.C. Goals scored 1,503 | Champions Boston United Start date 1972 Relegated Ellesmere Port Town F.C. Matches played 552 | |
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The 1972–73 Northern Premier League season was the fifth in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
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Final table
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
Updated to games played on 3 May 1973.
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 fifth 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 Ellesmere Port Town left the League at the end of the season. They were replaced by newly admitted Buxton.
Cup Results
Challenge Cup:
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.