Northern Premier League ►1980's
English Football - League Positions - 1970'S
| Northern Premier League (from 1968/69) |
Finishing League Positions - NPL
|
Club |
68/69 | 69/70 | 70/71 | 71/72 | 72/73 | 73/74 | 74/75 | 75/76 | 76/77 | 77/78 | 78/79 |
| Altrincham | 9th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 10th | 5th | 2nd |
| Ashington | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bangor City | 6th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 19th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 12th |
| Barrow | - | - | - | - | 23rd | 22nd | 22nd | 23rd | 21st | 13th | 16th |
| Boston United | 14th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 12th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 6th |
| Bradford Park Avenue | - | - | 14th | 18th | 5th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buxton | - | - | - | - | - | 18th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 23rd | 22nd |
| Chorley | 19th | - | 10th | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellesmere Port Town | - | - | - | 16th | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fleetwood | 10th | 13th | 18th | 20th | 24th | 14th | 24th | 24th | - | - | - |
| Frickley Athletic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 12th | 19th |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 4th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 20th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 17th |
| Gateshead | 11th | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 21st |
| Gateshead United | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 16th | 8th | - | - |
| Goole Town | 8th | 19th | 22nd | 23rd | 19th | 13th | 8th | 10th | 6th | 14th | 9th |
| Great Harwood | - | 17th | 19th | 15th | 16th | 20th | 10th | 21st | 17th | 15th | - |
| Hyde United | 7th | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kirkby Town | - | - | 21st | 24th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancaster City | - | - | 15th | 14th | 22nd | 23rd | 18th | 12th | 7th | 11th | 11th |
| Macclesfield Town | 1st | 1st | 5th | 6th | 10th | 8th | 17th | 15th | 19th | 22nd | 23rd |
| Matlock Town | - | 18th | 17th | 12th | 21st | 19th | 11th | 4th | 3rd | 10th | 3rd |
| Morecambe | 3rd | 15th | 12th | 17th | 15th | 17th | 13th | 20th | 15th | 21st | 18th |
| Mossley | - | - | - | - | 14th | 16th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 1st |
| Netherfield | 16th | 10th | 16th | 19th | 9th | 24th | 23rd | 19th | 23rd | 18th | 15th |
| Northwich Victoria | 13th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 15th | 9th | 11th | 2nd | 6th | 10th |
| Runcorn | 15th | 14th | 20th | 22nd | 18th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 12th | 8th | 7th |
| Scarborough | 17th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th |
| Skelmersdale United | - | - | - | 11th | 12th | 12th | 21st | 18th | - | - | - |
| South Liverpool | 12th | 16th | 9th | 21st | 17th | 11th | 15th | 22nd | 22nd | 24th | 20th |
| South Shields | 5th | 5th | 13th | 8th | 20th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th |
| Stafford Rangers | - | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 11th | 7th | 8th |
| Wigan Athletic | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 14th | 2nd | - |
| Workington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | 14th |
| Worksop Town | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 13th | 13th | 20th | 13th |