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| 1972-73 |
| 1970-71 |
Northern Premier League
Season 1971-72
| P | W | D | L | F-A | Pts | ||
| 1 | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 91-32 | 71 |
| 2 | Boston United | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 87-37 | 69 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 70-43 | 64 |
| 4 | Scarborough | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 75-46 | 57 |
| 5 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65-59 | 54 |
| 6 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 61-50 | 51 |
| 7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 93-79 | 51 |
| 8 | South Shields | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 75-57 | 50 |
| 9 | Bangor City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 93-74 | 48 |
| 10 | Altrincham | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 72-58 | 47 |
| 11 | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 61-58 | 47 |
| 12 | Matlock Town | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67-75 | 47 |
| 13 | Chorley | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66-59 | 46 |
| 14 | Lancaster City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 85-84 | 44 |
| 15 | Great Harwood | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60-74 | 44 |
| 16 | Ellesmere Port Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67-71 | 43 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51-64 | 40 |
| 18 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54-71 | 39 |
| 19 | Netherfield | 46 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 51-73 | 37 |
| 20 | Fleetwood | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43-67 | 37 |
| 21 | South Liverpool | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 61-73 | 36 |
| 22 | Runcorn | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 48-80 | 30 |
| 23 | Goole Town | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 51-97 | 28 |
| 24 | Kirkby Town | 46 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 38-104 | 24 |
Barrow relegated from Football League Division Four
Mossley promoted from the Cheshire County League
Kirkby Town relegated to the Lancashire Combination
Chorley resigned from the league