Final Tables First Level 1982-2005
All-Time Table First Level
Final Tables Second Level 1982-2005
All-Time Table Second Level
Final Tables Third Level 1982-1987
All-Time Table Third Level
Clubs in North West Counties League: ------------------------------------ Level 1 : 1982/83 - 2004/05 (71 clubs). Level 2 : 1982/83 - 2004/05 (83 clubs). Level 3 : 1982/83 - 1986/87 (29 clubs). Abbey Hey 1 2 - Accrington Stanley FC 1 - - Alsager - 2 - (became Alsager Town from 2001-02 onward) Alsager Town 1 2 - (named Alsager until 2000-01) Ashton Athletic - - 3 (c) Ashton Town - 2 3 (c) Ashton United 1 2 - Atherton Collieries 1 2 3 Atherton Laburnum Rvs 1 2 - Bacup Borough 1 2 3 Bamber Bridge 1 2 - Blackpool Mechanics 1 2 3 Blackpool Rovers 1 2 - (named Wren Rovers until 1989-90) Bolton ST - - 3 Bootle 1 2 - Bradford PA AFC 1 2 - (=Bradford Park Avenue AFC) Burnley Bank Hall - 2 - Burscough 1 2 - Caernarfon Town 1 2 - Cammell Laird - 2 - Castleton Gabriels - 2 - Chadderton 1 2 - Cheadle Town 1 2 3 Clitheroe 1 2 3 Colne Dynamoes 1 2 3 Colne FC 1 2 - Colwyn Bay 1 2 3 Congleton Town 1 - - Curzon Ashton 1 2 - Daisy Hill - 2 3 (2) Darwen 1 2 - Droylsden - 2 - Eastwood Hanley 1 2 - Eccleshall - 2 - Ellesmere Port/Neston 1 2 - Ellesmere Port Town FC - 2 - (started 1992) Fleetwood Freeport 1 2 - (became Fleetwood Town FC from 2002-03 onward) Fleetwood Town 1 2 - (folded 1993) Fleetwood Town FC 1 - - (named Fleetwood Freeport until 2001-02) Flixton 1 2 3 Ford Motors - 2 3 Formby 1 2 - Garswood United - 2 - Glossop 1 2 - (became Glossop North End from 92-93 onward) Glossop North End 1 - - (named Glossop until 91-92) Great Harwood Town 1 2 - Haslingden 1 2 - Holker Old Boys 1 2 - Horwich RMI 1 - - Huyton Town - - 3 Irlam Town 1 2 - K Chell - 2 - Kidsgrove Athletic 1 2 - Kirkby Town 1 2 3 (became Knowsley United from 88-89 onward) Knowsley United 1 - - (named Kirkby Town until 87-88) Lancaster City 1 2 - Leek CSOB 1 2 - Leek Town 1 - - Leyland DAF 1 - - (named Leyland Motors until 89-90) Leyland Motors 1 - - (became Leyland DAF from 90-91 onward) Lytham - 2 3 Maghull - 2 3 Maine Road 1 2 - Middlewich Athletic - 2 - Mossley 1 - - Nantwich Town 1 2 3 Nelson - 2 3 Netherfield 1 - - Newcastle Town 1 2 - New Mills - 2 - (a)(also played in Cheshire League) New Mills FC - 2 - (a)(also played in Manchester League) Newton - 2 3 (b) North Trafford - 2 - (became Trafford from 94-95 onward) Norton United - 2 - Oldham Dew - - 3 (became Oldham Town from 85-86 onward) Oldham Town - 2 3 (named Oldham Dew until 84-85) Padiham - 2 3 Penrith 1 - - Prescot 1 - - (1) Prescot BI - 2 - Prescot Cables 1 2 - (1) Prestwich Heys - - 3 Radcliffe Borough 1 2 - Ramsbottom United 1 2 - Rhyl 1 - - Rossendale United 1 2 - Salford 1 2 - (became Salford City from 90-91 onward) Salford City 1 2 - (named Salford until 89-90) Silsden - 2 - Skelmersdale United 1 2 - Squires Gate 1 2 - Stalybridge Celtic 1 - - Stand Athletic - 2 - Stantondale - 2 - St.Helens Town 1 - - Stone Dominoes 1 2 - Tetley Walker - 2 - Trafford 1 - - (named North Trafford until 93-94) Urmston Town - - 3 Vauxhall 1 - - (named Vauxhall GM until 98-99) Vauxhall GM 1 2 - (became Vauxhall from 99-00 onward) Vulcan Newton - - 3 (b) Warrington Town 1 2 3 Westhoughton Town - 2 - (2) Whitworth Valley - 2 3 Wigan Rovers - - 3 Winsford United 1 2 - Woodley Sports 1 2 - Workington 1 - - Wren Rovers - 2 - (became Blackpool Rovers from 1990-91 onward) Namechanges: 1) Prescot Cables .. - 1989/90 Prescot 1990/91 - 1994/95 Prescot Cables 1995/96 - .. 2) Daisy Hill .. - 1988/89 Westhoughton Town 1989/90 - 1993/94 Daisy Hill 1994/95 - .. remarks: a) not the same club. b) not the same club. c) not the same club.
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '82-'83
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1. Burscough 38-59 (93-45) 26 7 5 Champions
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2. Rhyl 38-57 (76-30) 23 11 4 NP
3. Horwich RMI 38-54 (77-35) 22 10 6 NP
4. Stalybridge Celtic 38-49 (60-32) 17 15 6
5. Winsford United 38-46 (72-48) 18 10 10
6. Darwen 38-46 (68-46) 17 12 9
7. Lancaster City 38-45 (69-54) 17 11 10
8. Congleton Town 38-40 (52-35) 13 14 11
9. Penrith 38-40 (68-61) 17 6 15
10. Accrington Stanley FC 38-38 (56-55) 13 12 13
11. Leek Town 38-37 (42-44) 14 9 15
12. Curzon Ashton 38-36 (46-47) 14 8 16
13. Ashton United 38-36 (55-69) 13 10 15
14. Bootle(-2) 38-32 (55-79) 14 6 18
15. Prescot Cables 38-31 (50-60) 9 13 16
16. Formby 38-28 (48-68) 10 8 20
17. Leyland Motors 38-24 (34-74) 7 10 21
18. Glossop 38-23 (29-67) 6 11 21
19. St.Helens Town 38-20 (29-80) 5 10 23
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20. Nantwich Town 38-17 (43-93) 6 5 27 Relegated
Champions: Burscough
Promotion: Radcliffe Borough and Caernarfon Town
Newly admitted: Netherfield (NP)
1122 goals = 2.953 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '83-'84
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1. Stalybridge Celtic 38-60 (81-30) 26 8 4 Champions
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2. Penrith 38-55 (88-39) 23 9 6
3. Radcliffe Borough 38-55 (79-41) 26 3 9
4. Burscough 38-52 (87-47) 22 8 8
5. Curzon Ashton 38-47 (74-51) 21 5 12
6. Lancaster City(-2) 38-43 (76-56) 21 3 14
7. Accrington Stanley FC 38-42 (67-60) 17 8 13
8. St.Helens Town 38-41 (69-55) 17 7 14
9. Congleton Town 38-41 (64-50) 18 5 15
10. Prescot Cables 38-40 (72-45) 17 6 15
11. Leek Town 38-38 (56-64) 14 10 14
12. Winsford United 38-36 (49-54) 12 12 14
13. Formby 38-35 (48-61) 14 7 17
14. Caernarfon Town 38-34 (46-55) 11 12 15
15. Glossop 38-33 (38-61) 11 11 16
16. Bootle(-2) 38-27 (46-69) 11 7 20
17. Leyland Motors 38-27 (44-79) 9 9 20
18. Netherfield 38-21 (27-73) 5 11 22
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19. Ashton United(-4) 38-19 (47-86) 7 9 22 Relegated
20. Darwen 38- 6 (29-111) 2 2 34 Relegated
Champions: Stalybridge Celtic
Promotion: Eastwood Hanley and Fleetwood Town
1187 goals = 3.124 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '84-'85
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1. Radcliffe Borough 38-58 (67-33) 24 10 4 Champions
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2. Caernarfon Town 38-55 (73-40) 23 9 6 NP
3. Burscough 38-53 (81-46) 23 7 8
4. Stalybridge Celtic 38-52 (89-40) 21 10 7
5. Eastwood Hanley 38-52 (72-42) 20 12 6
6. Curzon Ashton 38-48 (85-60) 21 6 11
7. Winsford United 38-47 (58-37) 20 7 11
8. Fleetwood Town 38-44 (84-57) 18 8 12
9. Leek Town 38-43 (52-38) 16 11 11
10. Congleton Town 38-37 (46-49) 13 11 14
11. Leyland Motors 38-34 (52-67) 13 8 17
12. St.Helens Town 38-33 (64-75) 12 9 17
13. Prescot Cables(-2) 38-31 (64-68) 13 7 18
14. Bootle 38-31 (34-48) 10 11 17
15. Accrington Stanley FC 38-30 (45-59) 11 8 19
16. Glossop 38-27 (46-70) 8 11 19
17. Formby(-2) 38-25 (41-79) 9 9 20
18. Netherfield 38-23 (42-80) 7 9 22
19. Lancaster City 38-21 (46-90) 8 5 25 Relegated
20. Penrith 38-12 (36-99) 4 4 30
Champions: Radcliffe Borough
Promotion: Clitheroe and Irlam Town
1177 goals = 3.097 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '85-'86
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1. Clitheroe 38-54 (61-30) 20 14 4 Champions
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2. Congleton Town 38-54 (51-29) 22 10 6
3. Eastwood Hanley 38-53 (68-45) 22 9 7
4. Stalybridge Celtic 38-52 (62-39) 21 10 7
5. Fleetwood Town(-2) 38-50 (70-34) 21 10 7
6. Irlam Town 38-46 (66-45) 16 14 8
7. Leek Town 38-46 (64-44) 20 6 12
8. Curzon Ashton 38-45 (52-50) 18 9 11
9. Burscough 38-40 (45-35) 15 10 13
10. St.Helens Town 38-38 (65-55) 15 8 15
11. Accrington Stanley FC 38-37 (62-60) 13 11 14
12. Leyland Motors 38-34 (62-67) 13 8 17
13. Winsford United 38-34 (55-68) 14 6 18
14. Radcliffe Borough 38-33 (48-49) 12 9 17
15. Bootle 38-29 (46-54) 11 7 20
16. Penrith 38-26 (46-63) 9 8 21
17. Netherfield 38-26 (38-76) 8 10 20
18. Glossop 38-24 (37-69) 7 10 21
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19. Prescot Cables 38-19 (33-68) 5 9 24 Relegated
20. Formby 38-18 (35-86) 5 8 25 Relegated
Champions: Clitheroe
Promotion: Kirkby Town and Rossendale United
1066 goals = 2.805 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '86-'87
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1. Stalybridge Celtic 38-58 (74-39) 25 8 5 Champions/NP1
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2. Accrington Stanley FC 38-53 (63-32) 19 15 4 NP1
3. Clitheroe 38-52 (76-47) 20 12 6
4. Kirkby Town 38-48 (71-48) 22 4 12
5. Bootle 38-48 (52-38) 19 10 9
6. St.Helens Town 38-47 (65-37) 19 9 10
7. Winsford United 38-46 (55-39) 19 8 11 NP1
8. Fleetwood Town 38-45 (61-49) 16 13 9 NP1
9. Penrith 38-42 (62-59) 16 10 12 NP1
10. Rossendale United 38-39 (66-59) 14 11 13
11. Congleton Town 38-37 (38-39) 13 11 14 NP1
12. Burscough 38-33 (58-54) 11 11 16
13. Leyland Motors 38-33 (52-56) 13 7 18
14. Eastwood Hanley 38-31 (40-50) 10 11 17 NP1
15. Radcliffe Borough 38-30 (46-57) 11 8 19 NP1
16. Leek Town 38-30 (42-55) 9 12 17 NP1
17. Netherfield 38-29 (45-73) 12 5 21 NP1
18. Irlam Town 38-21 (36-74) 4 13 21 NP1
19. Curzon Ashton 38-20 (35-78) 4 12 22 NP1
20. Glossop 38-18 (33-87) 5 8 25
Champions: Stalybridge Celtic
Promotion: Warrington Town, Colwyn Bay, Colne Dynamoes,
Skelmersdale United, Atherton Laburnum Rvs,
Ellesmere Port/Neston, Formby, Prescot Cables,
Darwen and Salford
1070 goals = 2.816 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '87-'88
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1. Colne Dynamoes 34-55 (71-14) 24 7 3 Champions/NP1
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2. Rossendale United 34-55 (68-23) 24 7 3
3. Clitheroe 34-46 (51-20) 18 10 6
4. Colwyn Bay(-2) 34-45 (60-42) 20 7 7
5. St.Helens Town 34-42 (61-36) 18 6 10
6. Ellesmere Port/Neston 34-39 (55-48) 17 5 12
7. Darwen 34-38 (55-45) 14 10 10
8. Warrington Town 34-37 (68-47) 16 5 13
9. Kirkby Town 34-35 (57-54) 11 13 10 namechange
10. Burscough 34-35 (45-51) 14 7 13
11. Leyland Motors 34-31 (53-53) 10 11 13
12. Prescot Cables(-2) 34-29 (34-45) 10 11 13
13. Bootle 34-29 (43-61) 12 5 17
14. Formby 34-22 (32-63) 6 10 18
15. Salford 34-22 (33-66) 8 6 20
16. Skelmersdale United 34-19 (34-64) 4 11 19
17. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-15 (31-78) 4 7 23
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18. Glossop 34-14 (30-71) 5 4 25 Relegated
Champions: Colne Dynamoes
Promotion: Flixton and Ashton United
881 goals = 2.879 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '88-'89
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1. Rossendale United 34-56 (84-27) 24 8 2 Champions/NP1
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2. Knowsley United 34-50 (85-43) 21 8 5
3. St.Helens Town 34-48 (60-25) 20 8 6
4. Colwyn Bay 34-47 (77-45) 19 9 6
5. Darwen 34-47 (64-36) 19 9 6
6. Warrington Town 34-42 (47-37) 16 10 8
7. Flixton 34-38 (61-44) 15 8 11
8. Leyland Motors 34-38 (53-44) 15 8 11
9. Bootle 34-32 (49-54) 14 4 16
10. Burscough 34-32 (40-51) 11 10 13
11. Ellesmere Port/Neston 34-30 (36-42) 9 12 13 left
12. Clitheroe 34-28 (38-41) 8 12 14
13. Skelmersdale United 34-25 (39-68) 8 9 17
14. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-24 (47-74) 9 6 19
15. Prescot Cables 34-23 (36-60) 7 9 18
16. Salford 34-22 (33-70) 7 8 19
17. Ashton United(-2) 34-18 (37-72) 7 6 21
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18. Formby 34-10 (24-77) 3 4 27 Relegated
Champions: Rossendale United
Promotion: Vauxhall GM, Chadderton and Nantwich Town
910 goals = 2.974 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '89-'90
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1. Warrington Town 34-72 (69-31) 22 6 6 Champions/NP1
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2. Knowsley United 34-69 (68-45) 21 6 7
3. Colwyn Bay 34-60 (79-50) 16 12 6
4. Vauxhall GM 34-57 (50-42) 16 9 9
5. Clitheroe 34-57 (48-47) 17 6 11
6. Darwen 34-54 (40-34) 15 9 10
7. Nantwich Town 34-44 (50-52) 13 5 16
8. St.Helens Town 34-43 (50-48) 10 13 11
9. Ashton United 34-43 (39-45) 11 10 13
10. Prescot Cables 34-41 (49-54) 10 11 13 namechange
11. Bootle 34-41 (44-58) 11 8 15
12. Flixton 34-40 (37-47) 11 7 16
13. Leyland Motors 34-37 (55-64) 10 7 17 namechange
14. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-37 (43-58) 8 13 13
15. Skelmersdale United 34-35 (48-59) 8 11 15
16. Salford 34-35 (31-47) 8 11 15 namechange
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17. Burscough(-3) 34-33 (38-41) 8 12 14 Relegated
18. Chadderton 34-33 (39-55) 7 12 15 Relegated
Champions: Warrington Town
Promotion: Maine Road and Bacup Borough
Newly admitted: Eastwood Hanley and Penrith (both NP1)
877 goals = 2.866 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '90-'91
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1. Knowsley United 36-83 (95-37) 25 8 3 Champions/NP1
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2. Colwyn Bay 36-76 (85-32) 22 10 4 NP1
3. Ashton United 36-67 (80-45) 20 7 9
4. Eastwood Hanley 36-60 (42-29) 16 12 8
5. Vauxhall GM 36-55 (42-36) 15 10 11
6. Prescot 36-51 (57-55) 13 12 11
7. Flixton 36-49 (48-72) 14 7 15
8. St.Helens Town 36-48 (52-47) 13 9 14
9. Maine Road 36-48 (58-61) 13 9 14
10. Skelmersdale United 36-47 (56-49) 12 11 13
11. Nantwich Town 36-47 (43-56) 13 8 15
12. Leyland DAF 36-46 (51-53) 12 10 14 left
13. Bootle 36-39 (55-64) 10 9 17
14. Bacup Borough 36-39 (38-47) 9 12 15
15. Clitheroe 36-38 (50-63) 10 8 18
16. Darwen 36-38 (44-62) 9 11 16
17. Penrith 36-38 (41-65) 10 8 18
18. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 36-38 (42-68) 9 11 16
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19. Salford City 36-28 (30-68) 6 10 20 Relegated
Champions: Knowsley United
Promotion: Great Harwood Town, Blackpool Rovers
and Bradford PA AFC
1009 goals = 2.950 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '91-'92
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1. Ashton United 34-77 (61-30) 24 5 5 Champions/NP1
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2. Great Harwood Town 34-74 (68-38) 22 8 4 NP1
3. Eastwood Hanley 34-63 (54-35) 18 9 7
4. Blackpool Rovers 34-55 (73-57) 16 7 11
5. Prescot 34-51 (48-43) 15 6 13
6. Penrith 34-50 (57-58) 15 5 14
7. Skelmersdale United 34-44 (48-52) 11 11 12
8. Flixton 34-42 (46-50) 11 9 14
9. Clitheroe 34-42 (44-55) 11 9 14
10. Darwen 34-41 (56-55) 10 11 13
11. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-41 (38-45) 11 8 15
12. Nantwich Town(-3) 34-40 (44-49) 11 10 13
13. Vauxhall GM 34-40 (42-51) 10 10 14 left
14. Bacup Borough 34-38 (41-45) 9 11 14
15. St.Helens Town 34-36 (49-55) 9 9 16
16. Maine Road 34-36 (40-60) 9 9 16
17. Bradford PA AFC 34-35 (57-68) 10 5 19
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18. Bootle 34-35 (41-61) 9 8 17 Relegated
Champions: Ashton United
Promotion: Bamber Bridge, Newcastle Town, Blackpool Mechanics,
Burscough, Kidsgrove Athletic, Glossop North End,
Chadderton and Salford City
907 goals = 2.964 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '92-'93
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1. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-106 (75-25) 33 7 2 Champions
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2. Bamber Bridge 42-83 (81-37) 24 11 7 NP1
3. Chadderton 42-83 (99-64) 24 11 7
4. Prescot 42-72 (68-44) 20 12 10
5. Newcastle Town 42-68 (70-57) 20 8 14
6. Bradford PA AFC 42-65 (54-43) 19 8 15
7. Clitheroe 42-59 (61-40) 17 8 17
8. St.Helens Town 42-59 (79-62) 16 11 15
9. Salford City 42-58 (58-61) 15 13 14
10. Burscough 42-58 (58-68) 16 10 16
11. Flixton 42-57 (50-42) 14 15 13
12. Blackpool Rovers 42-57 (66-64) 16 9 17
13. Nantwich Town 42-57 (60-60) 14 15 13
14. Penrith 42-56 (62-67) 15 11 16
15. Bacup Borough 42-55 (66-59) 14 13 15
16. Glossop North End(-3) 42-54 (70-67) 16 9 17
17. Darwen 42-52 (54-61) 14 10 18
18. Eastwood Hanley 42-52 (45-57) 14 10 18
19. Maine Road 42-45 (55-63) 12 9 21
20. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-35 (53-94) 9 8 25
21. Skelmersdale United 42-31 (45-84) 7 10 25
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22. Blackpool Mechanics 42-10 (27-137) 2 4 36 Relegated
Champions: Atherton Laburnum Rvs
Promotion: Bootle
Newly admitted: Rossendale United (NP1)
1356 goals = 2.935 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '93-'94
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1. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-88 (83-34) 25 13 4 Champions/NP1
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2. Rossendale United 42-84 (76-46) 25 9 8
3. Burscough 42-79 (107-50) 22 13 7
4. Nantwich Town 42-77 (80-54) 22 11 9
5. Eastwood Hanley 42-77 (75-52) 22 11 9
6. Bootle 42-73 (77-61) 21 10 11
7. Penrith 42-71 (62-44) 20 11 11
8. Blackpool Rovers 42-67 (64-57) 19 10 13
9. Clitheroe 42-66 (75-58) 19 9 14
10. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-58 (70-61) 16 10 16
11. St.Helens Town 42-55 (60-55) 14 13 15
12. Prescot 42-55 (46-47) 14 13 15
13. Maine Road 42-55 (58-64) 14 13 15
14. Newcastle Town 42-52 (66-67) 14 10 18
15. Bradford PA AFC 42-48 (54-79) 12 12 18
16. Darwen 42-44 (38-61) 12 8 22
17. Glossop North End 42-44 (58-86) 12 8 22
18. Salford City 42-43 (50-67) 11 10 21
19. Chadderton 42-38 (49-85) 10 8 24
20. Bacup Borough 42-36 (57-85) 9 9 24
21. Skelmersdale United 42-32 (55-92) 8 8 26
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22. Flixton 42-32 (35-90) 9 5 28 Relegated
Champions: Atherton Laburnum Rvs
Promotion: Trafford and Holker Old Boys
1395 goals = 3.019 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '94-'95
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1. Bradford PA AFC 42-94 (96-43) 30 4 8 Champions/NP1
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2. Clitheroe 42-90 (104-49) 27 9 6
3. St.Helens Town 42-89 (86-42) 27 8 7
4. Trafford 42-86 (98-50) 27 5 10
5. Newcastle Town 42-79 (75-57) 24 7 11
6. Glossop North End 42-77 (88-59) 23 8 11
7. Blackpool Rovers 42-73 (81-64) 22 7 13
8. Burscough 42-72 (102-65) 19 15 8
9. Prescot 42-56 (47-47) 16 8 18 namechange
10. Penrith 42-55 (72-72) 16 7 19
11. Chadderton 42-52 (56-70) 15 7 20
12. Maine Road 42-51 (69-83) 14 9 19
13. Eastwood Hanley 42-50 (75-81) 14 8 20
14. Holker Old Boys 42-50 (61-69) 13 11 18
15. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-50 (66-78) 14 8 20
16. Nantwich Town 42-49 (85-83) 14 7 21
17. Darwen 42-47 (65-82) 14 5 23
18. Rossendale United 42-47 (60-82) 12 11 19
19. Bootle 42-43 (46-68) 11 10 21
20. Skelmersdale United 42-37 (67-118) 10 7 25
21. Salford City 42-36 (45-85) 9 9 24
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22. Bacup Borough 42-15 (35-132) 3 6 33 Relegated
Champions: Bradford PA AFC
Promotion: Flixton
Newly admitted: Mossley (NP1)
1579 goals = 3.418 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '95-'96
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1. Flixton 42-92 (85-30) 28 8 6 Champions/NP1
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2. Newcastle Town 42-85 (88-42) 26 7 9
3. Trafford 42-83 (89-45) 26 5 11
4. Mossley 42-80 (87-59) 24 8 10
5. Burscough 42-77 (77-40) 23 8 11
6. Bootle 42-74 (74-55) 23 5 14
7. Clitheroe 42-72 (63-44) 20 12 10
8. St.Helens Town 42-70 (71-53) 19 13 10
9. Nantwich Town 42-67 (64-59) 20 7 15
10. Prescot Cables 42-62 (70-66) 17 11 14
11. Holker Old Boys 42-61 (77-72) 19 4 19
12. Glossop North End 42-60 (55-48) 15 15 12
13. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-54 (61-64) 15 9 18
14. Eastwood Hanley 42-51 (60-57) 12 15 15
15. Maine Road 42-50 (60-71) 12 14 16
16. Chadderton 42-50 (52-69) 14 8 20
17. Blackpool Rovers 42-42 (49-74) 11 9 22
18. Penrith 42-39 (57-69) 9 12 21
19. Darwen 42-37 (57-77) 9 10 23
20. Salford City 42-35 (49-93) 10 5 27
21. Rossendale United 42-28 (32-114) 6 10 26
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22. Skelmersdale United 42-18 (45-121) 5 3 34 Relegated
Champions: Flixton
Promotion: Vauxhall GM and Atherton Collieries
1422 goals = 3.078 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '96-'97
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1. Trafford 42-94 (99-38) 29 7 6 Champions/NP1
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2. Newcastle Town 42-88 (71-31) 27 7 8
3. Clitheroe 42-83 (75-36) 23 14 5
4. Penrith 42-79 (75-49) 23 10 9 NL1
5. Burscough 42-75 (68-48) 22 9 11
6. Eastwood Hanley 42-70 (64-51) 20 10 12 left
7. Mossley 42-68 (79-58) 20 8 14
8. Blackpool Rovers 42-67 (70-47) 17 16 9
9. Prescot Cables 42-62 (68-60) 17 11 14
10. Vauxhall GM 42-57 (70-69) 14 15 13
11. Nantwich Town 42-53 (74-74) 14 11 17
12. Glossop North End 42-53 (56-67) 14 11 17
13. Bootle 42-53 (61-73) 15 8 19 Relegated
14. St.Helens Town 42-48 (65-79) 14 6 22
15. Atherton Collieries 42-45 (63-85) 12 9 21
16. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-44 (53-73) 10 14 18
17. Rossendale United 42-42 (51-76) 11 9 22
18. Chadderton 42-41 (49-80) 10 11 21
19. Holker Old Boys 42-39 (60-80) 10 9 23
20. Maine Road 42-38 (49-85) 9 11 22
21. Darwen 42-37 (49-81) 9 10 23
22. Salford City 42-36 (53-82) 8 12 22
Champions: Trafford
Promotion: Ramsbottom United and Haslingden
Newly admitted: Atherton Laburnum Rvs and Warrington Town
(both from NP1)
1422 goals = 3.078 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '97-'98
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1. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-99 (127-50) 32 3 7 Champions
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2. Burscough 42-94 (101-30) 29 7 6 NP1
3. Newcastle Town 42-85 (82-32) 23 16 3
4. Vauxhall GM 42-81 (91-52) 24 9 9
5. St.Helens Town 42-78 (91-59) 22 12 8
6. Clitheroe 42-73 (72-51) 21 10 11
7. Prescot Cables 42-68 (72-57) 19 11 12
8. Glossop North End 42-64 (78-69) 19 7 16
9. Mossley 42-62 (67-52) 16 14 12
10. Nantwich Town 42-57 (71-79) 17 6 19
11. Maine Road 42-55 (56-70) 15 10 17
12. Chadderton 42-53 (63-59) 15 8 19 Relegated
13. Rossendale United 42-51 (61-80) 15 6 21
14. Blackpool Rovers 42-48 (67-84) 13 9 20 left
15. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-47 (54-73) 12 11 19
16. Haslingden 42-46 (68-95) 12 10 20 left
17. Ramsbottom United 42-45 (58-84) 12 9 21
18. Salford City 42-43 (64-92) 13 4 25
19. Warrington Town 42-40 (56-72) 10 10 22 Relegated
20. Holker Old Boys 42-33 (46-96) 7 12 23
21. Darwen 42-31 (42-93) 6 13 23 Relegated
22. Atherton Collieries 42-30 (42-100) 7 9 26
Champions: Kidsgrove Athletic
Promotion: Skelmersdale United, Leek CSOB, Cheadle Town
and Bootle
Newly admitted: Workington (NP1)
1529 goals = 3.310 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '98-'99
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1. Workington 40-90 (86-28) 27 9 4 Champions/NP1
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2. Mossley 40-88 (91-38) 27 7 6
3. Vauxhall GM 40-85 (92-40) 26 7 7 namechange
4. Newcastle Town 40-84 (86-33) 25 9 6
5. Kidsgrove Athletic 40-79 (90-47) 24 7 9
6. Prescot Cables 40-72 (78-44) 21 9 10
7. Skelmersdale United 40-71 (82-50) 21 8 11
8. St.Helens Town 40-71 (77-58) 22 5 13
9. Leek CSOB 40-53 (52-58) 14 11 15
10. Salford City 40-52 (63-73) 15 7 18
11. Ramsbottom United 40-50 (54-64) 14 8 18
12. Clitheroe 40-48 (68-58) 14 6 20
13. Maine Road 40-48 (50-71) 14 6 20
14. Rossendale United 40-47 (59-81) 14 5 21
15. Nantwich Town 40-42 (56-68) 12 6 22
16. Glossop North End 40-42 (53-81) 12 6 22
17. Cheadle Town 40-42 (56-97) 12 6 22
18. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 40-39 (45-73) 10 9 21
19. Atherton Collieries 40-34 (50-88) 9 7 24
20. Bootle 40-34 (41-84) 9 7 24
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21. Holker Old Boys 40-15 (21-116) 4 3 33 Relegated
Champions: Workington
Promotion: Fleetwood Freeport and Abbey Hey
Newly admitted: Great Harwood Town (NP1)
1350 goals = 3.214 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) '99-'00
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1. Vauxhall 42-94 (101-32) 29 7 6 Champions/NP1
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2. Newcastle Town 42-85 (82-35) 26 7 9
3. Ramsbottom United 42-79 (87-53) 23 10 9
4. Mossley 42-79 (80-50) 23 10 9
5. Rossendale United 42-78 (77-46) 23 9 10
6. Skelmersdale United 42-75 (91-53) 22 9 11
7. Fleetwood Freeport 42-73 (75-45) 21 10 11
8. Prescot Cables 42-73 (83-55) 21 10 11
9. St.Helens Town 42-73 (81-59) 20 13 9
10. Clitheroe 42-70 (75-49) 21 7 14
11. Salford City 42-58 (70-69) 17 7 18
12. Atherton Collieries 42-54 (58-68) 16 6 20
13. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-51 (47-66) 14 9 19
14. Abbey Hey 42-50 (50-75) 14 8 20
15. Nantwich Town 42-48 (60-73) 13 9 20
16. Great Harwood Town 42-45 (55-81) 12 9 21
17. Glossop North End 42-41 (52-73) 10 11 21
18. Cheadle Town 42-37 (49-85) 8 13 21
19. Maine Road 42-37 (59-100) 9 10 23
20. Leek CSOB 42-34 (49-101) 8 10 24
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21. Bootle 42-26 (29-90) 6 8 28 Relegated
22. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-24 (51-103) 4 12 26 Relegated
Champions: Vauxhall
Promotion: Curzon Ashton and Woodley Sports
Newly admitted: Flixton (NP1)
1461 goals = 3.162 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) 2000-01
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1. Rossendale United 42-92 (114-44) 29 5 8 Champions/NP1
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2. Clitheroe 42-89 (105-47) 27 8 7
3. Ramsbottom United 42-88 (85-44) 28 4 10
4. St.Helens Town 42-87 (98-40) 26 9 7
5. Fleetwood Freeport 42-82 (90-50) 26 4 12
6. Kidsgrove Athletic 42-82 (81-46) 24 10 8
7. Salford City 42-79 (87-41) 23 10 9
8. Prescot Cables 42-77 (94-54) 24 5 13
9. Newcastle Town 42-67 (69-45) 20 7 15
10. Mossley 42-64 (73-56) 19 7 16
11. Curzon Ashton 42-63 (67-66) 18 9 15
12. Skelmersdale United 42-59 (69-69) 17 8 17
13. Woodley Sports 42-57 (69-69) 16 9 17
14. Abbey Hey 42-51 (76-92) 15 6 21
15. Maine Road 42-48 (75-102) 15 3 24
16. Nantwich Town 42-39 (46-79) 10 9 23
17. Atherton Collieries 42-39 (43-88) 11 6 25
18. Glossop North End 42-31 (41-111) 9 4 29
19. Great Harwood Town 42-30 (44-93) 7 9 26
20. Flixton 42-28 (47-100) 5 13 24
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21. Leek CSOB 42-27 (39-89) 5 12 25 Relegated
22. Cheadle Town 42-24 (42-129) 5 9 28 Relegated
Champions: Rossendale United
Promotion: Warrington Town and Atherton Laburnum Rvs
Newly admitted: Winsford United and Congleton Town (both NP1)
1554 goals = 3.364 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) 2001-02
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1. Kidsgrove Athletic 44-102(125-47) 31 9 4 Champions/NP1
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2. Prescot Cables 44-97 (110-42) 29 10 5
3. Salford City 44-97 (91-40) 29 10 5
4. St.Helens Town 44-90 (101-44) 28 6 10
5. Newcastle Town 44-77 (97-66) 22 11 11
6. Clitheroe 44-76 (73-53) 22 10 12
7. Winsford United 44-69 (72-71) 19 12 13
8. Mossley 44-68 (82-63) 18 14 12
9. Skelmersdale United 44-62 (87-89) 19 5 20
10. Woodley Sports 44-60 (58-65) 16 12 16
11. Warrington Town 44-59 (78-72) 16 11 17
12. Ramsbottom United 44-55 (75-73) 15 10 19
13. Curzon Ashton 44-55 (74-72) 16 7 21
14. Fleetwood Freeport 44-52 (70-86) 13 13 18 namechange
15. Nantwich Town 44-51 (63-90) 12 15 17
16. Congleton Town 44-50 (71-79) 13 11 20
17. Atherton Collieries 44-47 (66-91) 13 8 23
18. Abbey Hey 44-47 (62-101) 12 11 21
19. Glossop North End 44-46 (78-105) 13 7 24
20. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 44-44 (62-88) 11 11 22
21. Flixton 44-42 (61-112) 11 9 24
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22. Maine Road 44-31 (68-115) 8 7 29 Relegated
23. Great Harwood Town 44-26 (39-99) 5 11 28 Relegated
Champions: Kidsgrove Athletic
Promotion: Alsager Town and Squires Gate
1763 goals = 3.484 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) 2002-03
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1. Prescot Cables 42-96 (110-38) 30 6 6 Champions/NP1
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2. Clitheroe 42-92 (97-38) 28 8 6
3. Mossley 42-88 (100-41) 27 7 8
4. Newcastle Town 42-81 (83-52) 23 12 7
5. Skelmersdale United 42-74 (91-51) 22 8 12
6. Nantwich Town 42-68 (90-74) 19 11 12
7. St.Helens Town 42-65 (77-60) 17 14 11
8. Congleton Town 42-65 (72-62) 19 8 15
9. Salford City 42-63 (84-63) 17 12 13
10. Fleetwood Town FC 42-60 (73-70) 17 9 16
11. Alsager Town 42-56 (61-67) 15 11 16
12. Squires Gate 42-51 (58-71) 13 12 17
13. Abbey Hey 42-49 (56-73) 12 13 17
14. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-45 (65-86) 11 12 19
15. Ramsbottom United 42-44 (73-83) 11 11 20
16. Warrington Town 42-44 (48-66) 11 11 20
17. Woodley Sports 42-42 (62-85) 11 9 22
18. Curzon Ashton 42-42 (60-87) 11 9 22
19. Atherton Collieries 42-40 (52-85) 11 7 24
20. Glossop North End 42-39 (55-104) 10 9 23
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21. Flixton 42-38 (44-112) 10 8 24 Relegated
22. Winsford United 42-37 (48-91) 10 7 25 Relegated
Champions: Prescot Cables
Promotion: Bacup Borough and Stone Dominoes
Newly admitted: Trafford (NP1)
1559 goals = 3.374 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) 2003-04
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1. Clitheroe 42-92 (88-55) 29 5 8 Champions/NP1
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2. Mossley(-3) 42-89 (109-54) 28 8 6 NP1
3. Fleetwood Town FC 42-86 (84-51) 26 8 8
4. Woodley Sports 42-83 (99-56) 26 5 11 NP1
5. Warrington Town 42-70 (72-59) 20 10 12 NP1
6. Newcastle Town 42-69 (94-67) 21 6 15
7. Curzon Ashton(-3) 42-64 (84-79) 19 10 13
8. Skelmersdale United 42-63 (79-64) 19 6 17
9. Alsager Town 42-63 (54-47) 16 15 11
10. Stone Dominoes 42-62 (57-60) 18 8 16
11. Congleton Town 42-61 (62-50) 15 16 11
12. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-58 (77-76) 17 7 18
13. Nantwich Town(-3) 42-53 (73-66) 15 11 16
14. Bacup Borough 42-53 (68-72) 15 8 19
15. Salford City 42-53 (62-66) 14 11 17
16. Trafford 42-50 (72-91) 14 8 20
17. Ramsbottom United 42-48 (71-92) 12 12 18
18. Glossop North End 42-36 (51-95) 9 9 24
19. St.Helens Town(-3) 42-33 (51-81) 10 6 26
20. Squires Gate 42-33 (52-83) 7 12 23
21. Abbey Hey 42-29 (46-90) 7 8 27
22. Atherton Collieries(-4) 42-23 (48-99) 6 9 27
Champions: Clitheroe
Promotion: Colne FC, Maine Road, Formby and Great Harwood Town
1553 goals = 3.361 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 1) 2004-05
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1. Fleetwood Town FC 42-99 (107-42) 31 6 5 Champions
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2. Newcastle Town 42-92 (94-51) 28 8 6
3. St.Helens Town 42-76 (75-48) 21 13 8
4. Curzon Ashton 42-76 (66-45) 23 7 12
5. Ramsbottom United 42-75 (70-47) 22 9 11
6. Skelmersdale United 42-74 (94-58) 21 11 10
7. Alsager Town 42-68 (65-47) 19 11 12
8. Maine Road 42-67 (77-69) 20 7 15
9. Bacup Borough 42-65 (52-47) 19 8 15
10. Colne FC 42-64 (75-61) 18 10 14
11. Stone Dominoes 42-63 (73-64) 17 12 13
12. Trafford 42-56 (69-59) 16 8 18
13. Glossop North End 42-55 (79-75) 15 10 17
14. Abbey Hey 42-54 (51-69) 16 6 20
15. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 42-48 (64-82) 14 6 22
16. Nantwich Town 42-44 (71-91) 12 8 22
17. Squires Gate 42-44 (38-64) 12 8 22
18. Salford City 42-42 (68-90) 11 9 22
19. Congleton Town 42-34 (54-88) 9 7 26
20. Formby 42-32 (47-99) 8 8 26
21. Atherton Collieries 42-31 (57-102) 8 7 27
22. Great Harwood Town(-4) 42-29 (48-96) 8 9 25
Promotion / Relegation unknown.
Champions: Fleetwood Town FC
1494 goals = 3.234 g/match
abbreviations :
NL : Northern League.
NP : Northern Premier League.
(1982-83 until 2004-05 (71 clubs)
matches pnts goals goals win draw loss extra bonus
for agst (3 pnt)
1. St.Helens Town 908 1290 1576 1253 394 217 297 288 -3
2. Clitheroe 752 1227 1324 881 372 177 203 306 0
3. Newcastle Town 546 1012 1057 635 299 115 132 299 0
4. Nantwich Town 688 853 1073 1200 237 154 297 231 -6
5. Prescot Cables 590 821 1023 816 249 139 202 188 -4
6. Burscough 544 792 1000 671 261 134 149 139 -3
7. Skelmersdale United 634 766 1030 1141 214 136 284 202 0
8. Salford City 582 723 874 990 198 129 255 198 0
9. Mossley 378 686 768 471 202 83 93 202 -3
10. Kidsgrove Athletic 420 654 773 626 189 87 144 189 0
11. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 550 654 777 963 178 133 239 165 0
12. Bootle 612 646 793 1017 206 123 283 115 -4
13. Glossop North End 546 642 814 1040 177 114 255 177 -3
14. Rossendale United 440 619 748 678 197 90 153 135 0
15. Maine Road 532 609 774 1014 164 117 251 164 0
16. Penrith 470 563 726 745 177 101 192 108 0
17. Eastwood Hanley 394 559 595 499 168 107 119 116 0
18. Darwen 500 518 661 844 150 120 230 98 0
19. Curzon Ashton 402 496 643 635 165 82 155 87 -3
20. Ramsbottom United 336 484 573 540 137 73 126 137 0
21. Flixton 392 458 514 699 128 89 175 113 0
22. Congleton Town 360 419 510 481 135 93 132 56 0
23. Blackpool Rovers 286 409 470 447 114 67 105 114 0
24. Vauxhall GM 228 375 387 290 105 60 63 105 0
25. Trafford 210 369 427 283 112 33 65 112 0
26. Warrington Town 272 364 438 384 111 63 98 79 0
27. Chadderton 286 350 407 482 95 65 126 95 0
28. Atherton Collieries 378 343 479 806 93 68 217 93 -4
29. Winsford United 276 315 409 408 112 62 102 29 0
30. Bacup Borough 280 301 357 487 78 67 135 78 0
31. Prescot 196 285 266 236 78 51 67 78 0
32. Abbey Hey 254 280 341 500 76 52 126 76 0
33. Stalybridge Celtic 190 271 366 180 110 51 29 0 0
34. Ashton United 214 260 319 347 82 47 85 55 -6
35. Leyland Motors 292 258 405 504 90 68 134 10 0
36. Fleetwood Town FC 126 245 264 163 74 23 29 74 0
37. Bradford PA AFC 160 242 261 233 71 29 60 71 0
38. Woodley Sports 170 242 288 275 69 35 66 69 0
39. Colwyn Bay 138 228 301 169 77 38 23 38 -2
40. Fleetwood Freeport 128 207 235 181 60 27 41 60 0
41. Great Harwood Town 204 204 254 407 54 46 104 54 -4
42. Knowsley United 104 202 248 125 67 22 15 46 0
43. Accrington Stanley FC 190 200 293 266 73 54 63 0 0
44. Holker Old Boys 208 198 265 433 53 39 116 53 0
45. Leek Town 190 194 256 245 73 48 69 0 0
46. Alsager Town 126 187 180 161 50 37 39 50 0
47. Radcliffe Borough 152 176 240 180 73 30 49 0 0
48. Formby 262 170 275 533 55 54 153 8 -2
49. Fleetwood Town 114 139 215 140 55 31 28 0 -2
50. Glossop 224 139 213 425 42 55 127 0 0
51. Squires Gate 126 128 148 218 32 32 62 32 0
52. Stone Dominoes 84 125 130 124 35 20 29 35 0
53. Leek CSOB 124 114 140 248 27 33 64 27 0
54. Lancaster City 114 109 191 200 46 19 49 0 -2
55. Cheadle Town 124 103 147 311 25 28 71 25 0
56. Netherfield 152 99 152 302 32 35 85 0 0
57. Vauxhall 42 94 101 32 29 7 6 29 0
58. Workington 40 90 86 28 27 9 4 27 0
59. Caernarfon Town 76 89 119 95 34 21 21 0 0
60. Bamber Bridge 42 83 81 37 24 11 7 24 0
61. Kirkby Town 72 83 128 102 33 17 22 0 0
62. Salford 102 79 97 183 23 25 54 8 0
63. Ellesmere Port/Neston 68 69 91 90 26 17 25 0 0
64. Irlam Town 76 67 102 119 20 27 29 0 0
65. Colne FC 42 64 75 61 18 10 14 18 0
66. Rhyl 38 57 76 30 23 11 4 0 0
67. Colne Dynamoes 34 55 71 14 24 7 3 0 0
68. Horwich RMI 38 54 77 35 22 10 6 0 0
69. Leyland DAF 36 46 51 53 12 10 14 12 0
70. Haslingden 42 46 68 95 12 10 20 12 0
71. Blackpool Mechanics 42 10 27 137 2 4 36 2 0
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18948 24308 29643 29643 7325 4298 7325 5411 -51
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '82-'83
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1. Radcliffe Borough 38-70 (110-25) 33 4 1 Promoted
2. Caernarfon Town 38-63 (85-28) 28 7 3 Promoted
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3. Wren Rovers 38-53 (84-38) 23 7 8
4. Eastwood Hanley 38-53 (81-42) 23 7 8
5. Kirkby Town 38-47 (80-60) 22 3 13 left
6. Irlam Town 38-42 (79-52) 17 8 13
7. Chadderton 38-42 (55-51) 18 6 14
8. Rossendale United 38-40 (75-68) 15 10 13
9. Ford Motors 38-40 (61-59) 18 4 16
10. Ellesmere Port/Neston 38-39 (56-68) 17 5 16
11. Skelmersdale United 38-37 (70-63) 13 11 14
12. Fleetwood Town 38-32 (54-80) 12 8 18
13. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 38-31 (52-70) 11 9 18
14. Lytham 38-27 (54-71) 11 5 22
15. Great Harwood Town 38-26 (54-76) 8 10 20
16. Salford 38-26 (43-86) 10 6 22
17. Droylsden(-2) 38-25 (49-71) 11 5 22
18. Prescot BI 38-25 (46-81) 10 5 23
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19. Padiham 38-22 (41-74) 8 6 24 Relegated
20. New Mills 38-18 (40-106) 7 4 27 left
Rel. from Div.1: Nantwich Town
Prm. from Div.3: Colne Dynamoes and Warrington Town
1269 goals = 3.339 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '83-'84
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1. Fleetwood Town 34-56 (73-24) 24 8 2 Promoted
2. Eastwood Hanley 34-48 (69-35) 21 6 7 Promoted
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3. Irlam Town 34-46 (67-41) 19 8 7
4. Warrington Town 34-43 (65-45) 18 7 9
5. Droylsden 34-43 (59-42) 19 5 10
6. Colne Dynamoes 34-41 (55-37) 16 9 9
7. Ellesmere Port/Neston 34-34 (49-38) 12 10 12
8. Chadderton 34-34 (56-46) 14 6 14
9. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-33 (37-41) 11 11 12
10. Wren Rovers 34-32 (45-47) 11 10 13
11. Skelmersdale United 34-32 (60-63) 13 6 15
12. Ford Motors 34-27 (38-53) 9 9 16
13. Prescot BI 34-27 (50-66) 9 9 16 left
14. Lytham(-2) 34-27 (56-81) 13 3 18 Relegated
15. Rossendale United 34-26 (53-84) 10 6 18
16. Great Harwood Town 34-22 (36-60) 5 12 17
17. Salford 34-21 (24-60) 5 11 18
18. Nantwich Town 34-18 (44-73) 8 2 24
Rel. from Div.1: Ashton United and Darwen
Prm. from Div.3: Clitheroe and Padiham
936 goals = 3.059 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '84-'85
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1. Clitheroe 34-51 (70-33) 19 13 2 Promoted
2. Irlam Town 34-51 (60-24) 21 9 4 Promoted
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3. Warrington Town 34-48 (59-29) 17 14 3
4. Ashton United 34-41 (56-55) 17 7 10
5. Droylsden 34-40 (51-47) 15 10 9
6. Wren Rovers 34-39 (53-41) 15 9 10
7. Great Harwood Town 34-38 (49-44) 17 4 13
8. Chadderton 34-35 (47-46) 13 9 12
9. Colne Dynamoes 34-32 (45-40) 9 14 11
10. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-32 (42-43) 13 6 15
11. Nantwich Town 34-31 (50-47) 13 5 16
12. Ford Motors 34-30 (44-45) 11 8 15
13. Skelmersdale United 34-30 (39-56) 11 8 15
14. Rossendale United 34-29 (51-53) 10 9 15
15. Salford 34-27 (46-64) 11 5 18
16. Darwen 34-20 (32-62) 7 6 21
17. Padiham(-2) 34-19 (42-74) 8 5 21 Relegated
18. Ellesmere Port/Neston(-2) 34-15 (34-67) 5 7 22
Rel. from Div.1: Lancaster City
Prm. from Div.3: Kirkby Town and Colwyn Bay
870 goals = 2.843 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '85-'86
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1. Kirkby Town 34-55 (85-30) 24 7 3 Promoted
2. Rossendale United 34-48 (81-36) 20 8 6 Promoted
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3. Wren Rovers 34-44 (60-46) 18 8 8
4. Warrington Town 34-43 (62-48) 17 9 8
5. Colwyn Bay 34-42 (74-53) 17 8 9
6. Chadderton 34-42 (66-48) 15 12 7
7. Colne Dynamoes 34-39 (59-43) 15 9 10
8. Great Harwood Town 34-36 (38-45) 13 10 11
9. Skelmersdale United 34-33 (58-53) 14 5 15
10. Droylsden 34-33 (48-56) 13 7 14
11. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-30 (49-61) 12 6 16
12. Lancaster City 34-29 (57-66) 10 9 15
13. Ellesmere Port/Neston 34-27 (45-61) 9 9 16
14. Ashton United(-1) 34-26 (46-64) 11 5 18
15. Darwen 34-24 (48-57) 8 8 18
16. Salford 34-22 (38-72) 9 4 21
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17. Ford Motors 34-20 (36-64) 5 10 19 Relegated
18. Nantwich Town 34-18 (31-78) 5 8 21 Relegated
Rel. from Div.1: Prescot Cables and Formby
Prm. from Div.3: Blackpool Mechanics and Oldham Town
981 goals = 3.206 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '86-'87
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1. Droylsden 34-48 (79-42) 20 8 6 NP1
2. Warrington Town 34-45 (48-34) 16 13 5 Promoted
3. Ashton United 34-44 (73-45) 19 6 9
4. Wren Rovers 34-44 (65-39) 18 8 8
5. Colwyn Bay 34-43 (61-43) 17 9 8 Promoted
6. Darwen 34-38 (45-47) 15 8 11 Promoted
7. Chadderton 34-37 (52-47) 14 9 11
8. Colne Dynamoes 34-36 (57-44) 14 8 12 Promoted
9. Skelmersdale United 34-36 (52-53) 13 10 11 Promoted
10. Ellesmere Port/Neston 34-35 (68-54) 15 5 14 Promoted
11. Formby 34-33 (54-55) 13 7 14 Promoted
12. Blackpool Mechanics 34-32 (56-64) 12 8 14
13. Lancaster City 34-31 (55-53) 12 7 15 NP1
14. Prescot Cables(-2) 34-28 (46-48) 12 6 16 Promoted
15. Great Harwood Town(-2) 34-24 (36-59) 9 8 17
16. Oldham Town 34-23 (38-57) 7 9 18
17. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 34-21 (32-61) 8 5 21 Promoted
18. Salford 34-10 (17-89) 1 8 25 Promoted
(remains of division 2 and division 3 were added together)
Prm. from Div.3: 13 clubs
Newly admitted: Newcastle Town, Maine Road and Vauxhall GM
934 goals = 3.052 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '87-'88
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1. Ashton United 42-70 (107-30) 32 6 4 Promoted
2. Flixton 42-64 (94-38) 27 10 5 Promoted
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3. Wren Rovers 42-61 (92-51) 26 9 7
4. Newcastle Town 42-59 (81-39) 26 7 9
5. Maine Road 42-50 (74-48) 23 4 15
6. Maghull 42-47 (73-66) 18 11 13
7. Vauxhall GM 42-46 (58-50) 15 16 11
8. Atherton Collieries 42-46 (63-63) 20 6 16
9. Whitworth Valley 42-42 (50-60) 15 12 15 left
10. Ashton Town(-2) 42-40 (64-70) 17 8 17
11. Oldham Town 42-37 (44-51) 13 11 18
12. Cheadle Town(-2) 42-35 (47-62) 13 11 18
13. Chadderton 42-35 (55-71) 13 9 20
14. Great Harwood Town(-2) 42-34 (52-66) 14 8 20
15. Blackpool Mechanics 42-34 (57-77) 12 10 20
16. Nelson 42-34 (49-76) 12 10 20 left
17. Ford Motors 42-33 (59-70) 12 9 21 left
18. Daisy Hill 42-32 (55-66) 12 8 22
19. Padiham(-2) 42-32 (53-76) 10 14 18
20. Newton(-2) 42-30 (47-84) 10 12 20
21. Nantwich Town 42-29 (41-68) 8 13 21
22. Bacup Borough 42-24 (38-71) 8 8 26
Rel. from Div.1: Glossop
1353 goals = 2.929 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '88-'89
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1. Vauxhall GM 34-58 (68-17) 25 8 1 Promoted
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2. Maine Road 34-51 (96-40) 22 7 5
3. Chadderton 34-49 (71-29) 20 9 5 Promoted
4. Wren Rovers 34-48 (77-45) 19 10 5
5. Nantwich Town 34-44 (66-28) 20 4 10 Promoted
6. Newcastle Town 34-40 (53-37) 15 10 9
7. Great Harwood Town 34-38 (52-40) 16 6 12
8. Maghull 34-37 (46-44) 12 13 9
9. Bacup Borough 34-34 (55-57) 11 12 11
10. Daisy Hill 34-30 (36-49) 12 6 16 namechange
11. Atherton Collieries 34-29 (52-58) 9 11 14
12. Padiham 34-28 (39-57) 9 10 15
13. Glossop 34-27 (42-60) 10 7 17
14. Cheadle Town 34-27 (46-67) 10 7 17
15. Oldham Town 34-23 (46-66) 6 11 17
16. Blackpool Mechanics 34-23 (46-72) 9 5 20
17. Ashton Town 34-19 (31-68) 4 11 19
18. Newton 34- 7 (23-111) 1 5 28
Rel. from Div.1: Formby
945 goals = 3.088 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '89-'90
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1. Maine Road 30-70 (84-35) 22 4 4 Promoted
2. Bacup Borough 30-68 (76-30) 21 5 4 Promoted
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3. Blackpool Mechanics 30-57 (59-30) 17 6 7
4. Wren Rovers 30-55 (72-38) 16 7 7 namechange
5. Great Harwood Town 30-54 (52-29) 16 6 8
6. Cheadle Town 30-47 (54-45) 13 8 9
7. Maghull 30-45 (40-43) 13 6 11
8. Atherton Collieries 30-43 (34-38) 12 7 11
9. Oldham Town 30-38 (47-51) 11 5 14
10. Ashton Town 30-34 (42-57) 9 7 14
11. Padiham 30-33 (44-53) 9 6 15 left
12. Formby 30-28 (33-57) 7 7 16
13. Newcastle Town 30-28 (38-65) 8 4 18
14. Glossop 30-27 (34-58) 8 3 19
15. Westhoughton Town 30-27 (36-62) 8 3 19
16. Newton 30-21 (29-83) 5 6 19 left
Rel. from Div.1: Burscough and Chadderton
Newly admitted: Bradford PA AFC, Castleton Gabriels,
Bamber Bridge and Kidsgrove Athletic
774 goals = 3.225 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '90-'91
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1. Great Harwood Town 34-86 (81-22) 27 5 2 Promoted
2. Blackpool Rovers(-3) 34-76 (84-33) 25 4 5 Promoted
3. Bradford PA AFC 34-69 (72-41) 20 9 5 Promoted
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4. Bamber Bridge 34-66 (78-46) 20 6 8
5. Blackpool Mechanics 34-61 (51-30) 18 7 9
6. Newcastle Town 34-60 (48-30) 16 12 6
7. Cheadle Town 34-54 (55-54) 17 3 14
8. Glossop 34-46 (47-42) 12 10 12
9. Burscough 34-44 (39-51) 12 8 14
10. Westhoughton Town 34-43 (50-64) 11 10 13
11. Castleton Gabriels 34-42 (42-47) 11 9 14
12. Chadderton 34-36 (51-61) 10 6 18
13. Maghull 34-35 (37-54) 9 8 17
14. Kidsgrove Athletic 34-31 (37-65) 7 10 17
15. Ashton Town 34-29 (43-86) 9 2 23
16. Oldham Town(-3) 34-25 (35-66) 8 4 22
17. Formby 34-24 (46-63) 5 9 20
18. Atherton Collieries 34-22 (37-78) 6 4 24
Rel. from Div.1: Salford City
Newly admitted: Squires Gate and Holker Old Boys
933 goals = 3.049 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '91-'92
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1. Bamber Bridge 34-78 (97-39) 25 3 6 Promoted
2. Newcastle Town 34-75 (69-26) 23 6 5 Promoted
3. Blackpool Mechanics 34-69 (75-34) 20 9 5 Promoted
4. Burscough 34-64 (82-46) 19 7 8 Promoted
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5. Formby 34-56 (49-39) 17 5 12
6. Glossop 34-54 (61-44) 15 9 10 Promoted/namechange
7. Salford City 34-51 (57-41) 14 9 11 Promoted
8. Castleton Gabriels 34-51 (54-43) 14 9 11
9. Cheadle Town 34-51 (53-50) 15 6 13
10. Kidsgrove Athletic 34-49 (44-45) 14 7 13 Promoted
11. Chadderton 34-48 (50-48) 14 6 14 Promoted
12. Oldham Town 34-41 (49-62) 11 8 15
13. Atherton Collieries 34-40 (51-64) 12 4 18
14. Squires Gate 34-38 (45-60) 11 5 18
15. Holker Old Boys 34-36 (37-53) 10 6 18
16. Maghull 34-23 (38-90) 7 2 25
17. Ashton Town 34-19 (47-101) 4 7 23
18. Westhoughton Town 34-19 (33-106) 5 4 25
Rel. from Div.1: Bootle
Newly admitted: Irlam Town (NP1), Ellesmere Port Town FC,
North Trafford, Burnley Bank Hall, Nelson,
K Chell and Stantondale
991 goals = 3.239 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '92-'93
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1. Maghull 34-72 (77-26) 21 9 4
2. Bootle 34-68 (89-49) 20 8 6 Promoted
3. Oldham Town 34-66 (79-47) 20 6 8
4. Ellesmere Port Town FC 34-57 (65-46) 16 9 9
5. Stantondale 34-57 (59-49) 16 9 9
6. Castleton Gabriels 34-55 (61-48) 15 10 9
7. North Trafford 34-51 (67-63) 14 9 11
8. Formby 34-51 (49-49) 14 9 11
9. Atherton Collieries 34-49 (63-67) 14 7 13
10. Burnley Bank Hall 34-46 (87-77) 14 4 16 left
11. Westhoughton Town(-3) 34-42 (65-75) 14 3 17
12. Cheadle Town(-3) 34-40 (44-48) 12 7 15
13. Squires Gate 34-38 (56-73) 11 5 18
14. K Chell 34-38 (52-72) 10 8 16
15. Holker Old Boys 34-37 (57-60) 8 13 13
16. Ashton Town 34-32 (51-74) 8 8 18
17. Nelson 34-28 (47-82) 7 7 20
18. Irlam Town 34-17 (47-110) 4 5 25
Rel. from Div.1: Blackpool Mechanics
Newly admitted: Haslingden
1115 goals = 3.644 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '93-'94
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1. Haslingden 34-83 (117-39) 26 5 3
2. North Trafford 34-74 (95-36) 24 2 8 Promoted/namechange
3. Holker Old Boys 34-72 (75-40) 23 3 8 Promoted
4. Stantondale 34-68 (88-45) 20 8 6
5. Castleton Gabriels 34-63 (55-46) 19 6 9
6. Nelson 34-56 (75-52) 16 8 10
7. Atherton Collieries 34-54 (58-40) 15 9 10
8. Maghull 34-53 (70-46) 15 8 11
9. Ellesmere Port Town FC 34-50 (62-63) 14 8 12 left
10. Formby 34-47 (59-50) 12 11 11
11. Oldham Town 34-45 (61-68) 13 6 15
12. Cheadle Town 34-42 (69-62) 11 9 14
13. Blackpool Mechanics 34-35 (50-69) 10 5 19
14. Westhoughton Town 34-30 (53-100) 9 3 22 namechange
15. Ashton Town 34-29 (42-91) 7 8 19
16. Irlam Town 34-28 (41-73) 8 4 22
17. K Chell 34-18 (35-97) 4 6 24 left
18. Squires Gate 34-12 (20-108) 1 9 24
Rel. from Div.1: Flixton
Newly admitted: Tetley Walker
1125 goals = 3.676 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '94-'95
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1. Flixton 30-69 (98-32) 21 6 3 Promoted
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2. Oldham Town 30-66 (83-34) 20 6 4
3. Tetley Walker 30-59 (75-46) 18 5 7
4. Atherton Collieries 30-58 (67-41) 18 4 8
5. Stantondale 30-57 (58-43) 18 3 9
6. Nelson 30-47 (64-44) 13 8 9
7. Haslingden 30-46 (76-64) 14 4 12
8. Blackpool Mechanics 30-44 (72-57) 12 8 10
9. Maghull 30-41 (58-46) 11 8 11
10. Formby 30-39 (57-53) 11 6 13
11. Cheadle Town 30-37 (48-52) 10 7 13
12. Castleton Gabriels 30-36 (56-75) 9 9 12
13. Daisy Hill 30-26 (53-73) 6 8 16
14. Ashton Town 30-20 (39-92) 6 2 22
15. Irlam Town 30-18 (30-98) 5 3 22 left
16. Squires Gate 30-11 (30-114) 2 5 23
Rel. from Div.1: Bacup Borough
Newly admitted: Vauxhall GM, Middlewich Athletic
and Ramsbottom United
964 goals = 4.017 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '95-'96
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1. Vauxhall GM 34-88 (112-25) 28 4 2 Promoted
2. Atherton Collieries 34-80 (90-43) 25 5 4 Promoted
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3. Tetley Walker 34-73 (75-35) 22 7 5
4. Castleton Gabriels 34-62 (77-52) 19 5 10
5. Nelson 34-60 (78-55) 17 9 8
6. Cheadle Town 34-56 (67-49) 17 5 12
7. Haslingden 34-54 (69-45) 15 9 10
8. Maghull 34-51 (55-42) 16 3 15
9. Oldham Town 34-50 (75-74) 14 8 12
10. Middlewich Athletic 34-43 (45-74) 12 7 15
11. Daisy Hill 34-40 (46-66) 12 4 18
12. Ramsbottom United 34-39 (60-65) 11 6 17
13. Formby 34-37 (59-76) 10 7 17
14. Stantondale 34-37 (47-75) 11 4 19
15. Blackpool Mechanics 34-32 (56-74) 8 8 18
16. Ashton Town 34-27 (53-102) 8 3 23
17. Squires Gate 34-22 (37-82) 5 7 22
18. Bacup Borough 34-15 (35-102) 4 3 27
Rel. from Div.1: Skelmersdale United
Newly admitted: Garswood United, Leek CSOB and Colne FC
1136 goals = 3.712 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '96-'97
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1. Ramsbottom United 38-87 (100-34) 27 6 5 Promoted
2. Haslingden 38-87 (90-32) 27 6 5 Promoted
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3. Garswood United 38-83 (90-38) 26 5 7
4. Tetley Walker 38-77 (105-58) 24 5 9
5. Castleton Gabriels 38-74 (78-39) 22 8 8
6. Leek CSOB 38-73 (67-49) 22 7 9
7. Formby 38-69 (86-57) 21 6 11
8. Maghull 38-58 (52-50) 17 7 14
9. Cheadle Town 38-53 (59-63) 15 8 15
10. Skelmersdale United 38-52 (72-66) 14 10 14
11. Nelson 38-52 (64-72) 14 10 14
12. Stantondale 38-45 (59-69) 11 12 15
13. Middlewich Athletic 38-45 (54-65) 13 6 19
14. Squires Gate 38-40 (44-79) 12 4 22
15. Daisy Hill 38-35 (47-76) 10 5 23
16. Bacup Borough 38-33 (48-83) 9 6 23
17. Ashton Town 38-32 (53-77) 6 14 18
18. Blackpool Mechanics 38-26 (48-88) 7 5 26
19. Oldham Town 38-25 (48-113) 6 7 25
20. Colne FC 38-23 (35-91) 6 5 27
Rel. from Div.1: Bootle
Newly admitted: Woodley Sports and Fleetwood Freeport
1299 goals = 3.418 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '97-'98
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1. Oldham Town 40-89 (118-49) 27 8 5
2. Skelmersdale United 40-85 (111-50) 26 7 7 Promoted
3. Leek CSOB 40-85 (77-39) 26 7 7 Promoted
4. Cheadle Town 40-81 (108-58) 24 9 7 Promoted
5. Woodley Sports 40-73 (118-56) 22 7 11
6. Formby 40-73 (90-63) 22 7 11
7. Bootle 40-72 (82-60) 19 15 6 Promoted
8. Garswood United 40-67 (98-62) 19 10 11 left
9. Tetley Walker 40-66 (98-62) 19 9 12
10. Castleton Gabriels 40-61 (86-59) 18 7 15
11. Maghull 40-58 (68-63) 16 10 14
12. Fleetwood Freeport 40-56 (73-55) 15 11 14
13. Nelson 40-56 (69-76) 17 5 18
14. Bacup Borough 40-47 (58-83) 13 8 19
15. Squires Gate 40-42 (72-88) 11 9 20
16. Daisy Hill 40-42 (60-86) 11 9 20
17. Middlewich Athletic 40-41 (48-90) 11 8 21 left
18. Colne FC 40-31 (48-91) 8 7 25
19. Ashton Town 40-24 (73-137) 6 6 28
20. Stantondale 40-16 (50-146) 4 4 32 left
21. Blackpool Mechanics 40-11 (33-165) 2 5 33
Rel. from Div.1: Chadderton, Warrington Town and Darwen
Newly admitted: Curzon Ashton and Abbey Hey
1638 goals = 3.900 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '98-'99
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1. Fleetwood Freeport 36-71 (102-34) 21 8 7 Promoted
2. Abbey Hey 36-66 (70-35) 20 6 10 Promoted
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3. Squires Gate 36-65 (53-31) 17 14 5
4. Warrington Town 36-63 (82-46) 18 9 9
5. Woodley Sports 36-61 (60-38) 17 10 9
6. Castleton Gabriels 36-61 (72-57) 17 10 9
7. Formby 36-58 (81-59) 17 7 12
8. Darwen 36-51 (64-53) 13 12 11
9. Chadderton 36-50 (42-38) 11 17 8
10. Tetley Walker 36-50 (62-64) 14 8 14
11. Bacup Borough 36-47 (47-61) 11 14 11
12. Daisy Hill 36-45 (51-62) 12 9 15
13. Nelson 36-44 (51-49) 11 11 14
14. Curzon Ashton 36-43 (56-58) 12 7 17
15. Maghull 36-43 (50-70) 11 10 15 left
16. Colne FC 36-40 (54-71) 11 7 18
17. Ashton Town 36-39 (35-59) 11 6 19
18. Oldham Town 36-22 (34-99) 5 7 24
19. Blackpool Mechanics 36-18 (39-121) 4 6 26
Rel. from Div.1: Holker Old Boys
Newly admitted: Alsager
1105 goals = 3.231 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) '99-'00
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1. Woodley Sports 34-78 (85-29) 24 6 4 Promoted
2. Curzon Ashton 34-78 (78-26) 24 6 4 Promoted
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3. Nelson 34-71 (77-31) 21 8 5
4. Darwen 34-66 (69-35) 20 6 8
5. Bacup Borough 34-56 (68-42) 15 11 8
6. Squires Gate 34-55 (70-49) 16 7 11
7. Tetley Walker 34-52 (56-70) 16 4 14
8. Castleton Gabriels 34-51 (67-67) 15 6 13
9. Warrington Town 34-50 (66-44) 14 8 12
10. Chadderton 34-48 (52-57) 12 12 10
11. Formby 34-44 (52-68) 12 8 14
12. Alsager 34-41 (48-64) 11 8 15
13. Colne FC 34-38 (44-70) 12 2 20
14. Holker Old Boys 34-35 (59-73) 8 11 15
15. Blackpool Mechanics 34-33 (49-74) 9 6 19
16. Daisy Hill 34-26 (41-75) 7 5 22
17. Oldham Town 34-18 (43-86) 4 6 24
18. Ashton Town 34-17 (30-94) 5 2 27
Rel. from Div.1: Bootle and Atherton Laburnum Rvs
Newly admitted: Padiham and Stone Dominoes
1054 goals = 3.444 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) 2000-01
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1. Warrington Town 38-79 (90-31) 24 7 7 Promoted
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2. Tetley Walker 38-77 (83-41) 24 5 9 folded
3. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 38-75 (88-50) 24 3 11 Promoted
4. Nelson 38-74 (89-44) 21 11 6
5. Squires Gate 38-70 (75-47) 21 7 10
6. Blackpool Mechanics 38-69 (85-47) 21 6 11
7. Alsager 38-65 (48-42) 19 8 11 namechange
8. Padiham 38-64 (83-71) 20 4 14
9. Daisy Hill 38-60 (78-80) 18 6 14
10. Chadderton 38-58 (68-58) 17 7 14
11. Darwen 38-55 (72-66) 16 7 15
12. Formby 38-53 (65-56) 15 8 15
13. Stone Dominoes 38-51 (62-63) 15 6 17
14. Bacup Borough 38-48 (59-60) 13 9 16
15. Holker Old Boys 38-47 (67-79) 14 5 19
16. Bootle 38-41 (70-76) 11 8 19
17. Castleton Gabriels 38-37 (52-90) 10 7 21
18. Ashton Town 38-27 (46-98) 8 3 27
19. Colne FC 38-16 (37-107) 4 4 30
20. Oldham Town 38-12 (38-149) 3 3 32
Rel. from Div.1: Leek CSOB and Cheadle Town
Newly admitted: Stand Athletic and Norton United
1355 goals = 3.566 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) 2001-02
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1. Stand Athletic 40-95 (110-47) 30 5 5
2. Alsager Town 40-81 (77-31) 24 9 7 Promoted
3. Squires Gate 40-81 (103-60) 24 9 7 Promoted
4. Stone Dominoes 40-78 (71-40) 25 3 12
5. Formby 40-77 (76-39) 21 14 5 left
6. Bootle 40-64 (82-64) 19 7 14 left
7. Norton United 40-64 (56-51) 19 7 14
8. Blackpool Mechanics 40-63 (69-48) 18 9 13
9. Nelson 40-63 (73-63) 18 9 13
10. Leek CSOB 40-59 (62-65) 17 8 15
11. Darwen 40-55 (77-73) 15 10 15
12. Bacup Borough 40-52 (52-66) 13 13 14
13. Padiham 40-50 (69-66) 14 8 18
14. Colne FC 40-50 (61-72) 14 8 18
15. Chadderton 40-50 (65-81) 15 5 20
16. Ashton Town 40-45 (65-85) 13 6 21
17. Cheadle Town 40-38 (66-85) 10 8 22
18. Castleton Gabriels 40-33 (61-95) 10 3 27
19. Holker Old Boys 40-30 (43-79) 7 9 24
20. Daisy Hill 40-28 (49-114) 8 4 28
21. Oldham Town 40-25 (50-113) 7 4 29
Rel. from Div.1: Maine Road and Great Harwood Town
1437 goals = 3.421 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) 2002-03
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1. Bacup Borough 34-77 (91-32) 25 2 7 Promoted
2. Stone Dominoes 34-75 (94-34) 24 3 7 Promoted
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3. Maine Road 34-71 (74-55) 23 2 9
4. Padiham 34-63 (69-44) 19 6 9
5. Holker Old Boys 34-61 (65-42) 18 7 9
6. Great Harwood Town 34-52 (64-61) 15 7 12
7. Nelson 34-51 (50-40) 13 12 9
8. Darwen 34-49 (59-64) 14 7 13
9. Norton United 34-48 (50-52) 14 6 14
10. Colne FC 34-47 (65-53) 14 5 15
11. Ashton Town 34-45 (50-53) 12 9 13
12. Castleton Gabriels 34-38 (43-60) 10 8 16
13. Cheadle Town 34-38 (39-56) 10 8 16
14. Blackpool Mechanics 34-37 (39-52) 9 10 15
15. Leek CSOB 34-33 (46-57) 8 9 17
16. Daisy Hill 34-26 (42-93) 7 5 22
17. Oldham Town 34-24 (40-86) 4 12 18
18. Chadderton 34-21 (35-81) 5 6 23
19. Stand Athletic 0- 0 ( 0- 0) 0 0 0 left
Rel. from Div.1: Flixton and Winsford United
Newly admitted: Formby and Eccleshall
1015 goals = 3.317 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) 2003-04
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1. Colne FC 38-84 (102-40) 26 6 6 Promoted
2. Maine Road 38-74 (99-58) 23 5 10 Promoted
3. Formby 38-72 (86-48) 21 9 8 Promoted
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4. Darwen 38-62 (81-67) 17 11 10
5. Great Harwood Town 38-59 (68-44) 15 14 9 Promoted
6. Flixton 38-59 (76-60) 16 11 11
7. Ashton Town 38-59 (66-60) 16 11 11
8. Winsford United 38-56 (66-62) 15 11 12
9. Holker Old Boys 38-53 (82-76) 15 8 15
10. Nelson 38-53 (54-64) 14 11 13
11. Leek CSOB 38-50 (72-63) 14 8 16
12. Padiham 38-50 (63-80) 14 8 16
13. Oldham Town 38-48 (69-74) 13 9 16
14. Blackpool Mechanics 38-46 (45-59) 13 7 18
15. Norton United 38-45 (66-72) 11 12 15
16. Cheadle Town 38-45 (55-69) 12 9 17
17. Eccleshall 38-44 (56-65) 10 14 14
18. Chadderton 38-32 (42-63) 7 11 20
19. Daisy Hill 38-31 (33-82) 7 10 21
20. Castleton Gabriels 38-23 (53-128) 6 5 27
Newly admitted: Cammell Laird, Silsden and New Mills FC
1334 goals = 3.511 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 2) 2004-05
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1. Cammell Laird 36-87 (142-34) 27 6 3
2. Silsden(-3) 36-77 (93-42) 25 5 6
3. Winsford United 36-76 (72-28) 23 7 6
4. Padiham 36-70 (84-56) 21 7 8
5. Norton United(-3) 36-60 (63-40) 17 12 7
6. Nelson 36-59 (75-52) 16 11 9
7. Ashton Town 36-47 (61-62) 13 8 15
8. Daisy Hill 36-46 (61-68) 12 10 14
9. New Mills FC 36-45 (51-74) 13 6 17
10. Blackpool Mechanics(-3) 36-42 (49-67) 12 9 15
11. Eccleshall 36-41 (47-58) 11 8 17
12. Cheadle Town 36-40 (47-80) 11 7 18
13. Oldham Town(-3) 36-39 (54-56) 10 12 14
14. Leek CSOB 36-37 (59-68) 9 10 17
15. Holker Old Boys 36-37 (65-81) 10 7 19
16. Darwen(-9) 36-35 (39-56) 13 5 18
17. Chadderton 36-28 (40-94) 7 7 22
18. Flixton(-21) 36-27 (72-79) 14 6 16
19. Castleton Gabriels 36-17 (32-111) 4 5 27
Promotion / Relegation unknown.
1206 goals = 3.526 g/match
abbreviations :
NP : Northern Premier League.
(1982-83 until 2004-05 (83 clubs)
matches pnts goals goals win draw loss extra bonus
for agst (3 pnt)
1. Formby 528 761 942 832 218 120 190 205 0
2. Nelson 508 748 915 800 210 130 168 198 0
3. Blackpool Mechanics 640 732 978 1228 213 129 298 180 -3
4. Oldham Town 674 716 1051 1401 202 142 330 176 -6
5. Castleton Gabriels 534 704 889 1017 199 107 228 199 0
6. Cheadle Town 532 684 857 900 200 112 220 177 -5
7. Chadderton 574 645 847 919 205 137 232 98 0
8. Ashton Town 640 584 891 1466 162 121 357 141 -2
9. Maghull 420 563 664 640 166 95 159 136 0
10. Bacup Borough 400 501 627 687 143 91 166 124 0
11. Squires Gate 392 474 605 791 131 81 180 131 0
12. Great Harwood Town 386 469 582 546 155 90 141 73 -4
13. Daisy Hill 474 467 652 990 134 89 251 110 0
14. Darwen 358 455 586 580 138 80 140 108 -9
15. Tetley Walker 250 454 554 376 137 43 70 137 0
16. Padiham 364 431 587 651 132 74 158 97 -4
17. Atherton Collieries 306 421 515 492 131 57 118 102 0
18. Holker Old Boys 322 408 550 583 113 69 140 113 0
19. Wren Rovers 280 376 548 345 146 68 66 16 0
20. Warrington Town 244 371 472 277 124 67 53 56 0
21. Leek CSOB 226 337 383 341 96 49 81 96 0
22. Colne FC 298 329 446 595 95 44 159 95 0
23. Maine Road 178 316 427 236 113 22 43 68 0
24. Skelmersdale United 252 305 462 404 104 57 91 40 0
25. Stantondale 210 280 361 427 80 40 90 80 0
26. Haslingden 136 270 352 180 82 24 30 82 0
27. Newcastle Town 174 262 289 197 88 39 47 47 0
28. Bootle 152 245 323 249 69 38 45 69 0
29. Atherton Laburnum Rvs 212 222 300 326 79 40 93 24 0
30. Flixton 146 219 340 209 78 33 35 51 -21
31. Norton United 148 217 235 215 61 37 50 61 -3
32. Woodley Sports 110 212 263 123 63 23 24 63 0
33. Stone Dominoes 112 204 227 137 64 12 36 64 0
34. Irlam Town 204 202 324 398 74 37 93 17 0
35. Vauxhall GM 110 192 238 92 68 28 14 28 0
36. Droylsden 174 189 286 258 78 35 61 0 -2
37. Ashton United 144 181 282 194 79 24 41 0 -1
38. Westhoughton Town 166 161 237 407 47 23 96 47 -3
39. Glossop 132 154 184 204 45 29 58 35 0
40. Garswood United 78 150 188 100 45 15 18 45 0
41. Ellesmere Port/Neston 174 150 252 288 58 36 80 0 -2
42. Ford Motors 182 150 238 291 55 40 87 0 0
43. Colne Dynamoes 136 148 216 164 54 40 42 0 0
44. Bamber Bridge 68 144 175 85 45 9 14 45 0
45. Rossendale United 140 143 260 241 55 33 52 0 0
46. Nantwich Town 178 140 232 294 54 32 92 0 0
47. Winsford United 74 132 138 90 38 18 18 38 0
48. Middlewich Athletic 112 129 147 229 36 21 55 36 0
49. Fleetwood Freeport 76 127 175 89 36 19 21 36 0
50. Ramsbottom United 72 126 160 99 38 12 22 38 0
51. North Trafford 68 125 162 99 38 11 19 38 0
52. Curzon Ashton 70 121 134 84 36 13 21 36 0
53. Burscough 68 108 121 97 31 15 22 31 0
54. Ellesmere Port Town FC 68 107 127 109 30 17 21 30 0
55. Alsager 72 106 96 106 30 16 26 30 0
56. Salford 174 106 168 371 36 34 104 0 0
57. Kirkby Town 72 102 165 90 46 10 16 0 0
58. Eastwood Hanley 72 101 150 77 44 13 15 0 0
59. Stand Athletic 40 95 110 47 30 5 5 30 0
60. Fleetwood Town 72 88 127 104 36 16 20 0 0
61. Cammell Laird 36 87 142 34 27 6 3 27 0
62. Colwyn Bay 68 85 135 96 34 17 17 0 0
63. Eccleshall 74 85 103 123 21 22 31 21 0
64. Alsager Town 40 81 77 31 24 9 7 24 0
65. Kidsgrove Athletic 68 80 81 110 21 17 30 21 0
66. Silsden 36 77 93 42 25 5 6 25 -3
67. Blackpool Rovers 34 76 84 33 25 4 5 25 -3
68. Radcliffe Borough 38 70 110 25 33 4 1 0 0
69. Bradford PA AFC 34 69 72 41 20 9 5 20 0
70. Abbey Hey 36 66 70 35 20 6 10 20 0
71. Caernarfon Town 38 63 85 28 28 7 3 0 0
72. Lancaster City 68 60 112 119 22 16 30 0 0
73. Newton 106 58 99 278 16 23 67 5 -2
74. K Chell 68 56 87 169 14 14 40 14 0
75. Lytham 72 54 110 152 24 8 40 0 -2
76. Prescot BI 72 52 96 147 19 14 39 0 0
77. Clitheroe 34 51 70 33 19 13 2 0 0
78. Salford City 34 51 57 41 14 9 11 14 0
79. Burnley Bank Hall 34 46 87 77 14 4 16 14 0
80. New Mills FC 36 45 51 74 13 6 17 13 0
81. Whitworth Valley 42 42 50 60 15 12 15 0 0
82. Prescot Cables 34 28 46 48 12 6 16 0 -2
83. New Mills 38 18 40 106 7 4 27 0 0
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15316 19459 25769 25769 6060 3196 6060 4220 -77
FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 3) '82-'83 =========================================================== 1. Colne Dynamoes 34-55 (95-37) 25 5 4 Promoted 2. Warrington Town 34-54 (83-33) 24 6 4 Promoted ------------------------------------------------------- 3. Clitheroe 34-51 (87-35) 22 7 5 4. Prestwich Heys 34-47 (70-37) 18 11 5 5. Vulcan Newton 34-36 (70-65) 13 10 11 6. Blackpool Mechanics 34-35 (67-56) 11 13 10 7. Bacup Borough 34-35 (53-45) 14 7 13 8. Atherton Collieries 34-35 (55-57) 12 11 11 9. Whitworth Valley 34-35 (54-65) 13 9 12 10. Nelson 34-30 (49-56) 7 16 11 11. Daisy Hill 34-30 (47-58) 10 10 14 12. Maghull 34-29 (56-61) 10 9 15 13. Ashton Town 34-29 (53-73) 12 5 17 14. Newton 34-28 (59-62) 8 12 14 15. Oldham Dew 34-28 (48-61) 10 8 16 16. Bolton ST 34-24 (50-84) 9 6 19 17. Wigan Rovers 34-17 (35-72) 5 7 22 left 18. Ashton Athletic 34-14 (18-92) 3 8 23 Rel. from Div.2: Padiham Newly admitted: Cheadle Town and Urmston Town 1049 goals = 3.428 g/match FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 3) '83-'84 =========================================================== 1. Clitheroe 34-51 (79-29) 22 7 5 Promoted 2. Padiham 34-46 (58-34) 19 8 7 Promoted ------------------------------------------------------- 3. Ashton Town 34-45 (54-42) 19 7 8 4. Oldham Dew 34-43 (63-37) 17 9 8 5. Daisy Hill 34-41 (54-40) 19 3 12 6. Maghull 34-40 (60-50) 16 8 10 7. Blackpool Mechanics 34-39 (70-49) 17 5 12 8. Atherton Collieries 34-37 (54-50) 14 9 11 9. Vulcan Newton(-2) 34-36 (64-54) 15 8 11 left 10. Prestwich Heys(-2) 34-33 (61-59) 15 5 14 11. Whitworth Valley 34-30 (45-53) 11 8 15 12. Bolton ST 34-30 (49-64) 10 10 14 13. Bacup Borough(-4) 34-27 (65-60) 11 9 14 14. Nelson 34-26 (49-55) 8 10 16 15. Cheadle Town 34-26 (39-67) 9 8 17 16. Urmston Town 34-23 (35-67) 7 9 18 17. Newton 34-20 (33-63) 8 4 22 18. Ashton Athletic 34-11 (30-89) 4 3 27 Rel. from Div.2: Lytham Newly admitted: Kirkby Town and Colwyn Bay 962 goals = 3.144 g/match FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 3) '84-'85 =========================================================== 1. Kirkby Town 34-57 (83-30) 26 5 3 Promoted 2. Colwyn Bay 34-54 (75-32) 22 10 2 Promoted ------------------------------------------------------- 3. Newton 34-42 (56-33) 16 10 8 4. Urmston Town 34-38 (42-39) 14 10 10 left 5. Blackpool Mechanics 34-37 (61-48) 15 7 12 6. Lytham 34-35 (54-45) 14 7 13 left 7. Atherton Collieries 34-34 (44-44) 13 8 13 8. Ashton Town 34-33 (62-56) 13 7 14 left 9. Oldham Dew 34-32 (51-44) 11 10 13 namechange 10. Bolton ST 34-32 (55-73) 12 8 14 11. Maghull 34-31 (56-51) 12 7 15 12. Cheadle Town 34-31 (46-62) 12 7 15 13. Bacup Borough 34-30 (54-59) 11 8 15 14. Ashton Athletic 34-30 (45-61) 12 6 16 15. Daisy Hill(-2) 34-27 (51-61) 10 9 15 16. Whitworth Valley 34-27 (51-71) 10 7 17 17. Nelson 34-22 (43-80) 9 4 21 18. Prestwich Heys(-2) 34-16 (35-75) 7 4 23 Rel. from Div.2: Padiham Newly admitted: Huyton Town 964 goals = 3.150 g/match FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 3) '85-'86 =========================================================== 1. Blackpool Mechanics(-2) 28-44 (77-33) 22 2 4 Promoted 2. Oldham Town 28-37 (56-29) 14 9 5 Promoted ------------------------------------------------------- 3. Maghull 28-36 (62-36) 15 6 7 4. Daisy Hill 28-33 (62-45) 13 7 8 5. Atherton Collieries 28-33 (48-37) 13 7 8 6. Bolton ST(-2) 28-29 (42-34) 12 7 9 left 7. Cheadle Town 28-28 (42-26) 9 10 9 8. Bacup Borough 28-28 (36-40) 10 8 10 9. Padiham 28-26 (44-45) 8 10 10 10. Prestwich Heys 28-26 (53-66) 10 6 12 left 11. Newton 28-24 (43-48) 7 10 11 12. Whitworth Valley 28-22 (42-48) 7 8 13 13. Huyton Town 28-21 (41-71) 7 7 14 left 14. Nelson(-2) 28-19 (36-65) 7 7 14 15. Ashton Athletic 28- 8 (24-85) 1 6 21 left Rel. from Div.2: Ford Motors and Nantwich Town Newly admitted: Flixton and Ashton Town 708 goals = 3.371 g/match FINAL TABLE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE (DIVISION 3) '86-'87 =========================================================== 1. Atherton Collieries 24-36 (46-22) 16 4 4 Promoted 2. Flixton 24-35 (58-29) 15 5 4 Promoted 3. Maghull 24-30 (44-29) 14 2 8 Promoted 4. Nelson 24-30 (37-29) 12 6 6 Promoted 5. Newton 24-27 (42-36) 11 5 8 Promoted 6. Ford Motors 24-26 (38-27) 9 8 7 Promoted 7. Bacup Borough 24-26 (27-27) 10 6 8 Promoted 8. Cheadle Town 24-23 (33-44) 9 5 10 Promoted 9. Daisy Hill(-2) 24-17 (21-42) 6 7 11 Promoted 10. Padiham 24-16 (35-39) 4 8 12 Promoted 11. Nantwich Town 24-16 (26-42) 5 6 13 Promoted 12. Ashton Town(-2) 24-15 (29-39) 4 9 11 Promoted 13. Whitworth Valley 24-11 (17-48) 3 5 16 Promoted Division 3 discontinued. 453 goals = 2.904 g/match
(1982-83 until 1986-87 (29 clubs)
matches pnts goals goals win draw loss bonus
for agst
1. Atherton Collieries 154 175 247 210 68 39 47 0
2. Maghull 154 166 278 227 67 32 55 0
3. Blackpool Mechanics 130 155 275 186 65 27 38 -2
4. Daisy Hill 154 148 235 246 58 36 60 -4
5. Bacup Borough 154 146 235 231 56 38 60 -4
6. Newton 154 141 233 242 50 41 63 0
7. Nelson 154 127 214 285 43 43 68 -2
8. Whitworth Valley 154 125 209 285 44 37 73 0
9. Ashton Town 126 122 198 210 48 28 50 -2
10. Prestwich Heys 130 122 219 237 50 26 54 -4
11. Bolton ST 130 115 196 255 43 31 56 -2
12. Cheadle Town 120 108 160 199 39 30 51 0
13. Oldham Dew 102 103 162 142 38 27 37 0
14. Clitheroe 68 102 166 64 44 14 10 0
15. Padiham 86 88 137 118 31 26 29 0
16. Vulcan Newton 68 72 134 119 28 18 22 -2
17. Ashton Athletic 130 63 117 327 20 23 87 0
18. Urmston Town 68 61 77 106 21 19 28 0
19. Kirkby Town 34 57 83 30 26 5 3 0
20. Colne Dynamoes 34 55 95 37 25 5 4 0
21. Warrington Town 34 54 83 33 24 6 4 0
22. Colwyn Bay 34 54 75 32 22 10 2 0
23. Oldham Town 28 37 56 29 14 9 5 0
24. Flixton 24 35 58 29 15 5 4 0
25. Lytham 34 35 54 45 14 7 13 0
26. Ford Motors 24 26 38 27 9 8 7 0
27. Huyton Town 28 21 41 71 7 7 14 0
28. Wigan Rovers 34 17 35 72 5 7 22 0
29. Nantwich Town 24 16 26 42 5 6 13 0
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2568 2546 4136 4136 979 610 979 -22
Sources: Formby FC : www.formbyfc.co.uk. Atherton LR : mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/laburnumrovers/archive.htm Rothmans Football Yearbooks aditional material taken from : Non-league archive (www.nonleaguetables.co.uk). all info on namechanges and mergers is taken from the Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/indexa-z.htm All errors have been corrected.
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