| Competition: | Northern Premier League |
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Winners: | Bangor City |
| Promoted: | Bangor City |
| Relegated: | Lancaster City |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1293 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Workington 7–1 Morecambe (29 September 1981) Witton Albion 6–0 Netherfield (23 February 1982) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Morecambe 0–9 Bangor City (21 September 1981) |
| Highest Scoring: | (22 August 1981) Morecambe 0–9 Bangor City (21 September 1981) Morecambe 2–7 Bangor City (31 October 1981) |
| Prevseason: | 1980–81 |
| Nextseason: | 1982–83 |
The 1981–82 Northern Premier League was the fourteenth 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 15 August 1981 and concluded on 1 May 1982.[1]
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
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:
| Club | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | Farrar Road | |
| Burton Albion | Eton Park | |
| Buxton | The Silverlands | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme | |
| Gateshead United | Gateshead Youth Stadium | |
| Goole Town | Victoria Pleasure Ground | |
| Grantham | London Road | |
| King's Lynn | The Walks | |
| Lancaster City | Great Axe | |
| Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | |
| Marine | Rossett Park | |
| Matlock Town | Causeway Lane | |
| Morecambe | Christie Park | |
| Mossley | Seel Park | |
| Netherfield | Parkside | |
| Oswestry Town | Victoria Road | |
| South Liverpool | Holly Park | |
| Southport | Haig Avenue | |
| Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | |
| Witton Albion | Central Ground | |
| Workington | Borough Park | |
| Worksop Town | Central Avenue |
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | Mossley |
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton | 4–3 | Goole Town |
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City | ?-? | Gainsborough Trinity |
See main article: 1980–81 FA Cup. None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:
First Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team! | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 3–1 | Mossley | ||||
| Workington | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 5–0 | Workington | Replay |
See main article: 1980–81 FA Trophy. None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:
Third Round
| width=150 | Home Team ! | width=20 | Score ! | width=150 | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham | 2–0 | Mossley | |||
| Bishop's Stortford | 6–1 | Witton Albion |
At the end of the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Bangor City applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:
The following two clubs joined the League the following season: