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1987-88 |
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North West Counties League |
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Before this season
- Division Three was dropped
- Accrington Stanley left from Division One
- Ashton Town were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Atherton Collieries were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Atherton Laburnum Rovers were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Bacup Borough were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Cheadle Town were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Colne Dynamoes were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Colwyn Bay were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Congleton Town left from Division One
- Curzon Ashton left from Division One
- Daisy Hill were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Darwen were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Droylsden left from Division Two
- Eastwood Hanley left from Division One
- Ellesmere Port & Neston were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Fleetwood Town left from Division One
- Flixton were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Ford Motors were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Formby were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Irlam Town left from Division One
- Lancaster City left from Division Two
- Leek Town left from Division One
- Maghull were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Maine Road joined Division Two
- Nantwich Town were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Nelson were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Netherfield left from Division One
- Newcastle Town joined Division Two
- Newton were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Padiham were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Penrith left from Division One
- Prescot Cables were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Radcliffe Borough left from Division One
- Salford were promoted from Division Two To Division One
- Skelmersdale United were promoted from Division Two To Division One
- Stalybridge Celtic left from Division One
- Vauxhall GM joined Division Two
- Warrington Town were promoted from Division Two To Division One
- Whitworth Valley were promoted from Division Three To Division Two
- Winsford United left from Division One
Final League Tables
Division One
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Colne Dynamoes 34 24 7 3 71 14 55
2 Rossendale United 34 24 7 3 68 23 55
3 Clitheroe 34 18 10 6 51 20 46
4 Colwyn Bay 34 20 7 7 60 42 45 *
5 St Helens Town 34 18 6 10 61 36 42
6 Ellesmere Port & Neston 34 17 5 12 55 48 39
7 Darwen 34 14 10 10 55 45 38
8 Warrington Town 34 16 5 13 68 47 37
9 Kirkby Town 34 11 13 10 57 54 35
10 Burscough 34 14 7 13 45 51 35
11 Leyland Motors 34 10 11 13 53 53 31
12 Prescot Cables 34 10 11 13 34 45 29 *
13 Bootle 34 12 5 17 43 61 29
14 Formby 34 6 10 18 32 63 22
15 Salford 34 8 6 20 33 66 22
16 Skelmersdale United 34 4 11 19 34 64 19
17 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 4 7 23 31 78 15
18 Glossop 34 5 4 25 30 71 14
* - Colwyn Bay and Prescot Cables each 2 points deducted
Division Two
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Ashton United 42 32 6 4 107 30 70
2 Flixton 42 27 10 5 94 38 64
3 Wren Rovers 42 26 9 7 92 51 61
4 Newcastle Town 42 26 7 9 81 39 59
5 Maine Road 42 23 4 15 74 48 50
6 Maghull 42 18 11 13 73 66 47
7 Vauxhall G M 42 15 16 11 58 50 46
8 Atherton Collieries 42 20 6 16 63 63 46
9 Whitworth Valley 42 15 12 15 50 60 42
10 Ashton Town 42 17 8 17 64 70 40 *
11 Oldham Town 42 13 11 18 44 51 37
12 Cheadle Town 42 13 11 18 47 62 35 *
13 Chadderton 42 13 9 20 55 71 35
14 Great Harwood Town 42 14 8 20 52 66 34 *
15 Blackpool Mechanics 42 12 10 20 57 77 34
16 Nelson 42 12 10 20 49 76 34
17 Ford Motors 42 12 9 21 59 70 33
18 Daisy Hill 42 12 8 22 55 66 32
19 Padiham 42 10 14 18 53 76 32 *
20 Newton 42 10 12 20 47 84 30 *
21 Nantwich Town 42 8 13 21 41 68 29
22 Bacup Borough 42 8 8 26 38 71 22 *
* - Six teams each 2 points deducted
After this season
- Ashton United were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Colne Dynamoes left from Division One
- Flixton were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Ford Motors left from Division Two
- Glossop were relegated from Division One to Division Two
- Kirkby Town changed name to Knowsley United
- Nelson left from Division Two
- Whitworth Valley left from Division Two