North West Counties Football League

1987/88 Tables 1988/89 Tables 1989/90 Tables

North West Counties League Division 1  1988/89

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Rossendale United 34 24 8 2 84 27 +57 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Knowsley United 34 21 8 5 85 43 +42 50 Runners Up
3rd  St Helens Town 34 20 8 6 60 25 +35 48 -
4th  Colwyn Bay 34 19 9 6 77 45 +32 47 -
5th  Darwen 34 19 9 6 64 36 +28 47 -
6th  Warrington Town 34 16 10 8 47 37 +10 42 -
7th  Flixton 34 15 8 11 61 44 +17 38 -
8th  Leyland Motors 34 15 8 11 53 44 +9 38 -
9th  Bootle 34 14 4 16 49 54 -5 32 -
10th  Burscough 34 11 10 13 40 51 -11 32 -
11th  Ellesmere Port & Neston 34 9 12 13 36 42 -6 30 Resigned
12th  Clitheroe 34 8 12 14 38 41 -3 28 -
13th  Skelmersdale United 34 8 9 17 39 68 -29 25 -
14th  Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 9 6 19 47 74 -27 24 -
15th  Prescot Cables 34 7 9 18 36 60 -24 23 -
16th  Salford 34 7 8 19 33 70 -37 22 -
17th  Ashton United 34 7 6 21 37 72 -35  18* * -2 Points
18th  Formby 34 3 4 27 24 77 -53 10 Relegated

North West Counties League Division 2  1988/89

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Vauxhall Motors 34 25 8 1 68 17 +51 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Maine Road 34 22 7 5 96 40 +56 51 Runners Up
3rd  Chadderton 34 20 9 5 71 29 +42 49 Promoted
4th  Wren Rovers 34 19 10 5 77 45 +32 48 -
5th  Nantwich Town 34 20 4 10 66 28 +38 44 Promoted
6th  Newcastle Town 34 15 10 9 53 37 +16 40 -
7th  Great Harwood Town 34 16 6 12 52 40 +12 38 -
8th  Maghull 34 12 13 9 46 44 +2 37 -
9th  Bacup Borough 34 11 12 11 55 57 -2 34 -
10th  Daisy Hill 34 12 6 16 36 49 -13 30 -
11th  Atherton Collieries 34 9 11 14 52 58 -6 29 -
12th  Padiham 34 9 10 15 39 57 -18 28 -
13th  Glossop 34 10 7 17 42 60 -18 27 -
14th  Cheadle Town 34 10 7 17 46 67 -21 27 -
15th  Oldham Town 34 6 11 17 46 66 -20 23 -
16th  Blackpool Mechanics 34 9 5 20 46 72 -26 23 -
17th  Ashton Town 34 4 11 19 31 68 -37 19 -
18th  Newton 34 1 5 28 23 111 -88 7 -

Teams Leaving the North West Counties League

 ▲Rossendale United were Promoted to Northern Premier League Division 1
 ▼Ellesmere Port & Neston Resigned from the League and Folded

Team Name Changes

 - Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton Town

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