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.

Overview

The League featured twenty-two clubs.

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:

League table

Results

Stadia and locations

Cup results

Challenge Cup

President's Cup

Northern Premier League Shield

Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

FA Cup

None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round: First Round

FA Trophy

None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round: Third Round

End of the season

At the end of the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Bangor City applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.

Promotion and relegation

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season: The following two clubs joined the League the following season: