The following two 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 three teams reached for the second round: Second Round Third Round Out of the twenty-two clubs from the Northern Premier League, only Stafford Rangers and Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round: Fourth Round Semi-finals Final At the end of the fourth season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.
Chorley resigned the league and Kirkby Town was relegated.
Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of twelve non-League teams applied for election, four of which were from the Northern Premier League.
Barrow was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.