North West Counties Football League
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North West Counties League Division 1 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Warrington Town | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 72 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Knowsley United | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 69 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Colwyn Bay | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 60 | - |
| 4th | Vauxhall Motors | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | - |
| 5th | Clitheroe | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 57 | - |
| 6th | Darwen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 54 | - |
| 7th | Nantwich Town | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 44 | - |
| 8th | St Helens Town | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Ashton United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Prescot Cables | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Bootle | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Flixton | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Leyland Motors | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 64 | -9 | 37 | - |
| 14th | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Skelmersdale United | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 35 | - |
| 16th | Salford | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Burscough | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 33* | ▼Relegated |
| 18th | Chadderton | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
* Burscough were Deducted 3 Points
North West Counties League Division 2 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Maine Road | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 70 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bacup Borough | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 68 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Blackpool Mechanics | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 57 | - |
| 4th | Wren Rovers | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 55 | - |
| 5th | Great Harwood Town | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 54 | - |
| 6th | Cheadle Town | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Maghull | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Atherton Collieries | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Oldham Town | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 38 | - |
| 10th | Ashton Town | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 34 | - |
| 11th | Padiham | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 33 | Resigned |
| 12th | Formby | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 57 | -24 | 28 | - |
| 13th | Newcastle Town | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 28 | - |
| 14th | Glossop | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 58 | -24 | 27 | - |
| 15th | Westhoughton Town | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 27 | - |
| 16th | Newton | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 83 | -54 | 21 | Resigned |
Teams Leaving the North West Counties League
| ▲Warrington Town were Promoted to Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▼Newton Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Padiham Resigned from the League and Joined the West Lancashire League |
Teams Joining the North West Counties League
| ▼Penrith were Relegated from the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▲Bamber Bridge Joined from the Preston & District League |
| ▲Bradford Park Avenue Joined from the Central Midlands League |
| ▲Castleton Gabriels Joined from the Manchester Football League |
| ▲Kidsgrove Athletic Joined from the Mid-Cheshire Football League |
Team Name Changes
| - Leyland Motors changed their name to Leyland DAF-SGL |
| - Prescot Cables changed their name to Prescot |
| - Wren Rovers changed their name to Blackpool Rovers |
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