North West Counties Football League

1996/97 Tables 1997/98 Tables 1998/99 Tables

North West Counties League Division 1  1997/98

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Kidsgrove Athletic 42 32 3 7 127 50 +77 99 Champions
2nd  Burscough 42 29 7 6 101 30 +71 94 Runners Up
3rd  Newcastle Town 42 23 16 3 82 32 +50 85 -
4th  Vauxhall Motors 42 24 9 9 91 52 +39 81 -
5th  St Helens Town 42 22 12 8 91 59 +32 78 -
6th  Clitheroe 42 21 10 11 72 51 +21 73 -
7th  Prescot Cables 42 19 11 12 72 57 +15 68 -
8th  Glossop North End 42 19 7 16 78 69 +9 64 -
9th  Mossley 42 16 14 12 67 52 +15 62 -
10th  Nantwich Town 42 17 6 19 71 79 -8 57 -
11th  Maine Road 42 15 10 17 56 70 -14 55 -
12th  Chadderton 42 15 8 19 63 59 +4 53 Demoted
13th  Rossendale United 42 15 6 21 61 80 -19 51 -
14th  Blackpool Rovers 42 13 9 20 67 84 -17 48 Resigned
15th  Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 12 11 19 54 73 -19 47 -
16th  Haslingden 42 12 10 20 68 95 -27 46 Resigned
17th  Ramsbottom United 42 12 9 21 58 84 -26 46 -
18th  Salford City 42 13 4 25 64 92 -28 43 -
19th  Warrington Town 42 10 10 22 56 72 -16 40 Demoted
20th  Holker Old Boys 42 7 12 23 46 96 -50 33 -
21st  Darwen 42 6 13 23 42 93 -51 31 Relegated
22nd  Atherton Collieries 42 7 9 26 42 100 -58 30 -

North West Counties League Division 2  1997/98

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Oldham Town 40 27 8 5 118 49 +69 89 Champions
2nd  Skelmersdale United 40 26 7 7 111 50 +61 85 Runners Up
3rd  Leek County School Old Boys 40 26 7 7 77 39 +38 85 ▲Promoted
4th  Cheadle Town 40 24 9 7 108 58 +50 81 ▲Promoted
5th  Woodley Sports 40 22 7 11 118 56 +62 73 -
6th  Formby 40 22 7 11 90 63 +27 73 -
7th  Bootle 40 19 15 6 82 60 +22 72 ▲Promoted
8th  Garswood United 40 19 10 11 98 62 +36 67 Resigned
9th  Tetley Walker 40 19 9 12 98 62 +36 66 -
10th  Castleton Gabriels 40 18 7 15 86 59 +27 61 -
11th  Maghull 40 16 10 14 68 63 +5 58 -
12th  Fleetwood Freeport 40 15 11 14 73 55 +18 56 -
13th  Nelson 40 17 5 18 69 76 -7 56 -
14th  Bacup Borough 40 13 8 19 58 83 -25 47 -
15th  Squires Gate 40 11 9 20 72 88 -16 42 -
16th  Daisy Hill 40 11 9 20 60 86 -26 42 -
17th  Middlewich Athletic 40 11 8 21 48 90 -42 41 Resigned
18th  Colne 40 8 7 25 48 91 -43 31 -
19th  Ashton Town 40 6 6 28 73 137 -64 24 -
20th  Stantondale 40 4 4 32 50 146 -96 16 Resigned
21st  Blackpool Mechanics 40 2 5 33 33 165 -132 11 -

Teams Leaving the North West Counties League

 ▲Burscough were Promoted to Northern Premier League Division 1
 Blackpool Rovers Resigned from the League and Joined the West Lancashire League
 Garswood United Resigned from the League and Joined the Mid-Cheshire League
 Haslingden Resigned from the League and Folded
 Middlewich Athletic Resigned from the League and Joined the Mid-Cheshire League
 Stantondale Resigned from the League and Folded

Teams Joining the North West Counties League

 Workington were Relegated from the Northern Premier League Division 1
 Curzon Ashton Transferred from the Northern Counties East League
 ▲Abbey Hey Joined from the Manchester League

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