Bangor City 4-4 Matlock Town[1](27 November 1976) South Liverpool 0-8 Bangor City[1](2 January 1977) Worksop Town 1-7 Altrincham[1](12 March 1977) Frickley Athletic 2-6 Matlock Town[1](9 April 1977) Great Harwood 4-4 Scarborough[1](5 May 1977) The 1976–77 Northern Premier League was the ninth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales.
[1] The League featured twenty-three teams for the first time.
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season: The following club joined the League at the start of the season: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only three teams reached the second round: Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, three teams reached the fourth round: Fourth Round Semi-finals Final At the end of the ninth season of the Northern Premier League, Altrincham who put forward for election did not receive enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.
Workington was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.