Northern Premier League Tables
1971/72 Tables◄ 1972/73 Tables ►1973/74 Tables
Northern Premier League 1972/73
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Boston United | 46 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 88 | 34 | 2.588 | 70 | Champions |
| 2nd | Scarborough | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 39 | 1.846 | 61 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 38 | 1.816 | 60 | - |
| 4th | Altrincham | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 75 | 55 | 1.364 | 60 | - |
| 5th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 1.260 | 55 | - |
| 6th | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 46 | 1.370 | 51 | - |
| 7th | Gainsborough Trinity | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 49 | - |
| 8th | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 49 | - |
| 9th | Netherfield | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 65 | 1.046 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 1.234 | 48 | - |
| 11th | Ellesmere Port Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 56 | 0.929 | 47 | ▼Resigned |
| 12th | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 46 | - |
| 13th | Bangor City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 70 | 60 | 1.167 | 45 | - |
| 14th | Mossley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 73 | 0.959 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 70 | 0.886 | 45 | - |
| 16th | Great Harwood | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 43 | - |
| 17th | South Liverpool | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 0.825 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Runcorn | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 75 | 78 | 0.962 | 42 | - |
| 19th | Goole Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 39 | - |
| 20th | South Shields | 46 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 64 | 81 | 0.790 | 38 | - |
| 21st | Matlock Town | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 80 | 0.525 | 33 | - |
| 22nd | Lancaster City | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 0.679 | 31 | - |
| 23rd | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 52 | 101 | 0.515 | 30 | - |
| 24th | Fleetwood | 46 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 77 | 0.403 | 25 | - |
-Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes-
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Ellesmere Port Town Resigned from the Northern Premier League and joined the Lancashire Combination |
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Joined the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Buxton Joined from the Cheshire County League |
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