The season began on 21 August 1982 and concluded on 7 May 1983.
[1] The League featured twenty-two clubs.
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season: The following two clubs joined the League at the start of the season: Challenge Cup:' President's Cup: Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
At the end of the fifteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Gateshead applied to join the Alliance Premier League and was successful.
The following four clubs left the League at the end of the season: The following four clubs joined the League the following season: