The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season: The following four clubs 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.
Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Wigan Athletic reached for the second round: Second Round Third Round Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round: Fourth Round At the end of the third season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward, for election, received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.
Alongside the four Football League clubs facing re-election, a total of twelve non-League clubs applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League.
All four Football League teams were re-elected.
The following two clubs joined the League the following season: