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2015-16 |
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North West Counties League |
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Before this season
- A F C Darwen were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Atherton Collieries were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Bacup & Rossendale Borough were relegated from Premier Division to Division, and changed name to Bacup Borough
- Cammell Laird 1907 were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Glossop North End left from Premier Division
- Northwich Flixton Villa changed name to Northwich Manchester Villa
- Oldham Boro left from Division One
- Padiham joined Premier Division
- St Helens Town were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Stockport Sports left from Premier Division
- Stockport Town joined Division One
- Whitchurch Alport joined Division One
- Wigan Robin Park left from Division One
Final League Tables
Premier Division
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Colne 42 31 7 4 105 41 100
2 Runcorn Linnets 42 32 2 8 97 35 98
3 Atherton Collieries 42 25 9 8 113 66 84
4 1874 Northwich 42 24 6 12 89 62 78
5 West Didsbury & Chorlton 42 21 5 16 81 65 68
6 Congleton Town 42 19 10 13 79 65 67
7 Ashton Athletic 42 17 10 15 73 68 61
8 Bootle 42 17 10 15 75 75 61
9 Barnoldswick Town 42 17 8 17 77 69 59
10 Abbey Hey 42 16 11 15 67 66 59
11 Padiham 42 16 9 17 84 90 57
12 Maine Road 42 16 7 19 72 76 55
13 Runcorn Town 42 15 7 20 70 76 52
14 Winsford United 42 14 10 18 66 93 52
15 Cammell Laird 1907 42 14 8 20 71 83 50
16 Nelson 42 13 9 20 69 70 48
17 A F C Liverpool 42 11 15 16 86 92 48
18 A F C Darwen 42 12 7 23 82 111 43
19 Squires Gate 42 11 8 23 53 91 41
20 Alsager Town 42 11 6 25 56 101 39
21 Silsden 42 9 11 22 57 88 38
22 A F C Blackpool 42 9 9 24 65 104 36
Division One
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Hanley Town 34 25 3 6 68 32 78
2 Irlam 34 24 5 5 73 27 77
3 Barnton 34 19 9 6 94 36 66
4 Stockport Town 34 19 6 9 68 44 63
5 Bacup Borough 34 17 6 11 81 54 57
6 Cheadle Town 34 16 8 10 89 59 56
7 St Helens Town 34 17 4 13 84 61 55
8 Holker Old Boys 34 16 7 11 73 62 55
9 Litherland R E M Y C A 34 16 6 12 63 51 54
10 Rochdale Town 34 14 5 15 66 77 47
11 Ashton Town 34 12 7 15 57 57 43
12 Daisy Hill 34 12 6 16 56 72 42
13 Widnes 34 10 5 19 67 77 35
14 Chadderton 34 9 8 17 43 53 35
15 Northwich Manchester Villa 34 10 4 20 48 77 34
16 Eccleshall 34 9 5 20 53 77 32
17 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 4 6 24 32 103 18
18 Whitchurch Alport 34 2 10 22 31 127 16
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Barnton 4-1 Cheadle Town
Stockport Town 0-2 Bacup Borough
Final (@ Barnton, 14/5/16)
Barnton 2-0 Bacup Borough
After this season
- AFC Blackpool were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Alsager Town were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Barnton were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Carlisle City joined Division One
- Charnock Richard joined Division One
- City of Liverpool joined Division One
- Colne left from Premier Division
- FC Oswestry Town joined Division One
- Hanley Town were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Irlam were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- New Mills joined Premier Division
- Northwich Manchester Villa left from Division One
- Prestwich Heys joined Division One
- Rochdale Town left from Division One
- Sandbach United joined Division One
- Silsden were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
League Challenge Cup (MEN United)
Round 1
- Litherland REMYCA 3-1 Holker Old Boys
- Atherton LR 1-2 Daisy Hill
- Cheadle Town 1-2 Stockport Town
- Barnton 2-0 Northwich Manchester Villa
- Whitchurch Alport 1-5 Ashton Town
- Eccleshall 3-3 Chadderton (Eccleshall won 4-3 on penalties)
- Hanley Town 4-1 St Helens Town
- Irlam 2-1 Widnes
Round 2
- 1874 Northwich 4-0 Winsford United
- Abbey Hey 0-1 Silsden
- AFC Darwen 1-3 AFC Blackpool
- AFC Liverpool 2-3 Padiham
- Alsager Town 0-3 Stockport Town
- Ashton Town 1-2 Runcorn Town
- Atherton Collieries 2-0 Litherland REMYCA
- Barnoldswick Town 1-3 Ashton Athletic
- Barnton 1-1 Bootle (Barnton won 4-3 on penalties)
- Daisy Hill 0-4 Cammell Laird 1907
- Hanley Town 2-4 Bacup Borough
- Irlam 2-0 Runcorn Linnets
- Maine Road 1-5 Squires Gate
- Nelson 4-3 Congleton Town
- Rochdale Town 1-2 Colne
- West Didsbury & Chorlton 1-2 Eccleshall
Round 3
- Eccleshall 2-0 Irlam
- 1874 Northwich 2-2 Ashton Athletic (@ Ashton Athletic, Ashton Athletic won 8-7 on penalties)
- Padiham 2-2 Runcorn Town (Runcorn Town won 5-4 on penalties)
- Nelson 2-4 Cammell Laird 1907
- Silsden 0-1 AFC Blackpool
- Squires Gate 2-5 Colne
- Bacup Borough 1-5 Atherton Collieries (@ Atherton Collieries)
- Stockport Town 1-3 Barnton
Quarter Finals
- Cammell Laird 1907 0-2 AFC Blackpool
- Barnton 3-1 Ashton Athletic
- Colne 2-0 Eccleshall
- Runcorn Town 0-3Atherton Collieries
Semi-Finals
- Atherton Collieries 1-0 Barnton
Final (@ Fleetwood Town, 10/5/16)
- Atherton Collieries 5-1 Colne
First Division Trophy (Reusch)
Round 1
- Chadderton 2-0 Bacup Borough
Round 2
- Daisy Hall 1-2 Litherland REMYCA
- Hanley Town 2-1 Widnes
- Holker Old Boys 2-0 Ashton Town
- Irlam 3-2 Cheadle Town
- Northwich Manchester Villa 1-4 Barnton
- Rochdale Town 3-1 Atherton LR
- St Helens Town 3-6 Chadderton (@ Chadderton)
- Whitchurch Alport 0-4 Stockport Town
Quarter Finals
- Holker Old Boys 1-2 Barnton (@ Barnton)
- Litherland REMYCA 3-2 Irlam (both teams removed for fielding ineligible players)
- Rochdale Town 1-4 Stockport Town (@ Stockport Town)
- Hanley Town 2-1 Chadderton
Semi-Finals
- Stockport Town 0-0 Barnton (Barnton won 5-4 on penalties)
Final (@ Congleton Town, 19/4/16)
- Barnton 1-1 Hanley Town (Barnton won 5-4 on penalties)