The NPSL did not receive sanctioning by the USSFA as they refused to pay the $25,000 fee,[1] was branded an outlawed entity by FIFA, and players faced penalties for signing with it.

It was televised by CBS which had signed a two-year contract to broadcast a game every Sunday afternoon live and in color.

Play-by-play voice Jack Whitaker was joined by the former Northern Ireland international Danny Blanchflower as a pundit.

Two ex-Real Madrid players, Juan Santisteban and Yanko Daucik, also turned out for the Baltimore Bays and Toronto Falcons respectively.

The Oakland Clippers laid claim to the regular season title boasting both the best record and the most total points in either division.

[4] On September 18, the Clippers completed the NPSL treble, by defeating the Stars for the Commissioner's Cup in front of 8,415 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium by the score of 6–3.

Earlier that same day the Oakland Clippers were crowned NPSL champions with a, 4–2, two-match aggregate victory over the Baltimore Bays to claim the other cup spot.

Together with New York Generals, Baltimore Bays, Atlanta Chiefs, Toronto Falcons, St. Louis Stars and Oakland Clippers, these teams then became founding members of the NASL.