1974–75 Northern Premier League
The 1974–75 Northern Premier League was the seventh season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 17 August 1974 and concluded on 12 May 1975. Overview. South Shields changed their name to Gateshead United and moved from Simonside Hall to Gateshead Youth Stadium. Team changes. 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: Cup results. Northern Premier League Shield. Between Champions  of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. FA Cup. Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, only four teams reached for the second round: Second Round Third Round Fourth Round FA Trophy. Out of the twenty-four clubs from the Northern Premier League, four teams reached for the fourth round: Fourth Round Semi-finals Final End of the season. At the end of the seventh season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward for election received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Football League elections. 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. All four Football League teams were re-elected. Promotion and relegation. No clubs were promoted, conversely, none of the clubs were relegated.