| Competition: | Northern Premier League |
| Season: | 1975–76 |
| Winners: | Runcorn |
| Promoted: | None |
| Relegated: | Skelmersdale United |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1562 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Boston United 8–0 Barrow (10 April 1976) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Fleetwood 0–6 Northwich Victoria (1 November 1975) Fleetwood 1–7 Worksop Town (10 April 1976) |
| Highest Scoring: | (5 April 1976) |
| Longest Wins: | 8 matches Runcorn (22 November 1975 – 27 December 1975) Boston United (24 January 1976 – 24 March 1976) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 16 matches Stafford Rangers (28 October 1975 – 14 February 1976) |
| Longest Winless: | 14 matches Fleetwood (1 November 1975 – 21 February 1976) |
| Longest Losses: | 7 matches Great Harwood (10 January 1976 – 21 February 1976) Goole Town (28 December 1970 – 20 February 1971) |
| Prevseason: | 1974–75 |
| Nextseason: | 1976–77 |
The 1975–76 Northern Premier League was the eighth 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 16 August 1975 and concluded on 1 May 1976.[1]
The League featured twenty-four teams.
No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated.
| Team | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| Moss Lane | ||
| Farrar Road | ||
| Holker Street | ||
| York Street | ||
| The Silverlands | ||
| Highbury | ||
| The Northolme | ||
| Gateshead Youth Stadium | ||
| Victoria Pleasure Ground | ||
| The Showground | ||
| Great Axe | ||
| Moss Rose | ||
| Causeway Lane | ||
| Christie Park | ||
| Seel Park | ||
| Parkside | ||
| Drill Field | ||
| Canal Street | ||
| Athletic Ground | ||
| White Moss Park | ||
| Holly Park | ||
| Marston Road | ||
| Springfield Park | ||
| Central Avenue |
| width=90 | Stage ! | width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Leg | Boston United | 4–0 | Mossley Town | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Mossley Town | 1–2 | Boston United | ||||
| Aggregate | Boston United | 5–2 | Mossley |
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston United | beat | Runcorn |
See main article: 1975–76 FA Cup. Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only four teams reached for the second round:
Second Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team ! | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | |||||
| Stafford Rangers | 1–3 | Halifax Town | |||||
| Scarborough | 3–2 | Preston North End | |||||
| Gateshead United | 1–1 | Rochdale | |||||
| Rochdale | 3–1 | Gateshead United | Replay |
Third Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough | 1–2 | Crystal Palace |
See main article: 1975–76 FA Trophy. Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, three teams reached for the fourth round:
Fourth Round
| width=180 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=180 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Town | 1–2 | Runcorn | |||
| Scarborough | 1–0 | Tooting & Mitcham United | |||
| Stafford Rangers | 2–0 | Hillingdon Borough |
Semi-finals
| width=80 | Stage ! | width=180 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=180 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Leg | Scarborough | 1–0 | Enfield | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Enfield | 0–0 | Scarborough | ||||
| Aggregate | Scarborough | 1–0 | Enfield | ||||
| 1st Leg | Stafford Rangers | 1–0 | Runcorn | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Runcorn | 0–0 | Stafford Rangers | ||||
| Aggregate | Stafford Rangers | 1–0 | Runcorn |
Final
| width=180 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=180 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough | 3–2 | Stafford Rangers |
At the end of the eighth season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Skelmersdale United resigned and Fleetwood folded.
Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of nine non-League teams applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. All four Football League teams were re-elected.[2]
The number of clubs reduced from twenty-four clubs to twenty-three clubs for the following season.
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:
The following club joined the League the following season: