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2017-18 |
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North West Counties League |
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Before this season
- Abbey Hulton United joined Division One
- Ashton Town left from Division One
- Atherton Collieries left from Premier Division
- Burscough joined Premier Division
- Cammell Laird 1907 were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Charnock Richard were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- City of Liverpool were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- New Mills were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Nelson were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Northwich Victoria joined Premier Division
- Widnes were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
Final League Tables
Premier Division
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Runcorn Linnets 44 31 7 6 122 36 100
2 Widnes 44 30 6 8 102 52 96
3 Runcorn Town 44 29 6 9 107 65 93
4 City of Liverpool 44 25 9 10 115 58 84
5 Bootle 44 25 8 11 122 61 83
6 Charnock Richard 44 24 7 13 103 72 79
7 1874 Northwich 44 24 7 13 85 56 79
8 Hanley Town 44 23 7 14 94 59 76
9 Barnoldswick Town 44 22 5 17 102 78 71
10 West Didsbury & Chorlton 44 21 4 19 99 120 67
11 Squires Gate 44 19 7 18 79 94 64
12 Ashton Athletic 44 19 5 20 86 69 62
13 Irlam 44 18 5 21 66 80 59
14 Winsford United 44 16 10 18 77 87 58
15 Congleton Town 44 16 8 20 83 85 56
16 Northwich Victoria 44 17 5 22 77 93 56
17 Padiham 44 16 5 23 85 96 53
18 Burscough 44 15 5 24 82 103 50
19 Abbey Hey 44 13 6 25 65 84 45
20 A F C Liverpool 44 12 6 26 77 94 42
21 Maine Road 44 11 4 29 59 117 37
22 Barnton 44 4 7 33 61 171 19
23 A F C Darwen 44 3 7 34 42 160 16
Division One
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Silsden 42 33 4 5 110 38 103
2 Litherland R E M Y C A 42 31 6 5 117 39 99
3 Prestwich Heys 42 29 4 9 124 50 91
4 Whitchurch Alport 42 28 4 10 91 38 88
5 Sandbach United 42 27 3 12 90 57 84
6 Cammell Laird 1907 42 22 6 14 84 58 72
7 A F C Blackpool 42 21 5 16 92 78 68
8 Alsager Town 42 19 10 13 84 71 67
9 Holker Old Boys 42 19 8 15 72 89 65
10 Stockport Town 42 15 8 19 81 87 53
11 Carlisle City 42 16 5 21 71 80 53
12 Cheadle Town 42 14 11 17 72 83 53
13 Abbey Hulton United 42 14 8 20 56 66 50
14 New Mills 42 14 7 21 68 95 49
15 Eccleshall 42 13 8 21 66 105 47
16 Chadderton 42 12 10 20 83 93 46
17 Bacup Borough 42 14 4 24 65 95 46
18 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 13 5 24 61 81 44
19 F C Oswestry Town 42 11 7 24 60 101 40
20 St Helens Town 42 8 8 26 55 98 32
21 Nelson 42 7 10 25 50 91 31
22 Daisy Hill 42 8 7 27 49 108 31
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Whitchurch Alport 1-0 Sandbach United
Prestwich Heys 1-4 Cammell Laird
Final (@ Whitchurch Alport, 17/5/17)
Whitchurch Alport 2-1 Cammell Laird
After this season
- Division One was split North/South, with the existing teams split thus:
- North - AFC Blackpool, AFC Darwen, AFC Liverpool, Atherton Laburnum Rovers,
Bacup Borough, Carlisle City, Chadderton, Daisy Hill, Holker OB, Nelson,
Prestwich Heys and St Helens Town
- South - Abbey Hulton United, Alsager Town, Cammell Laird 07, Cheadle Town,
Eccleshall, FC Oswestry Town, New Mills, Sandbach United and Stockport Town
- In addition:
- Ashton Town joined Division One North
- Avro joined Division One North
- Barnton were relegated from Premier Division to Division One South
- Cheadle Heath Nomads joined Division One South
- Cleator Moor Celtic joined Division One North
- Ellesmere Rangers joined Division One South
- Garstang joined Division One North
- Litherland REMYCA were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Longridge Town joined Division One North
- Lower Breck joined Division One North
- Maine Road were relegated from Premier Division to Division One South
- Runcorn Linnets left from Premier Division
- Rylands joined Division One South
- St Martins joined Division One South
- Shelley joined Division One North
- Silsden were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Steeton joined Division One North
- Stockport Town were relegated from Premier Division to Division One Souh
- Stone Dominoes joined Division One South
- Stone Old Alleynians joined Division One South
- Vauxhall joined Division One South
- Whitchurch Alport were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Widnes left from Premier Division
- Wythenshawe Amateurs joined Division One South
- Wythenshawe Town joined Division One South
League Challenge Cup (Macron)
Round 1
- Stockport Town 7-1 Maine Road
- Whitchurch Alport 1-1 Northwich Victoria (Northwich Victoria won 5-4 on penalties)
- Winsford United 4-3 Barnton
- AFC Blackpool 0-0 Nelson (Nelson won 3-2 on penalties)
- Ashton Athletic 6-3 Daisy Hill
- Atherton LR 0-4 Carlisle City
- Cammell Laird 1907 2-1 Congleton Town
- FC Oswestry Town 2-1 Chadderton
- Prestwich Heys 4-0 St Helens Town
- Silsden 0-3 Burscough
- AFC Darwen 1-0 City of Liverpool
- Runcorn Town 3-3 Alsager Town (Alsager Town won 4-3 on penalties)
- Sandbach United 2-3 Irlam
Round 2
- Nelson 1-1 Prestwich Heys (@ Prestwich Heys. Nelson won 3-0 on penalties)
- Stockport Town 2-1 Runcorn Linnets
- Widnes 1-1 Carlisle City (Widnes won 3-1 on penalties)
- Winsford United 5-1 West Didsbury & Chorlton
- 1874 Northwich 4-1 Abbey Hulton United (@ Abbey Hulton United)
- Abbey Hey 5-3 New Mills
- Barnoldswick Town 0-4 Charnock Richard
- Bootle 4-2 Litherland REMYCA
- Irlam 1-1 Cammell Laird 1907 (@ Cammell Laird 1907. Irlam won 5-4 on penalties)
- Squires Gate 1-2 Burscough
- AFC Darwen 1-2 Padiham (@ Padiham)
- Cheadle Town 2-1 Alsager Town
- Eccleshall 0-3 FC Oswestry Town
- Hanley Town 3-5 Northwich Victoria
- Holker Old Boys 2-7 AFC Liverpool (@ AFC Liverpool)
- Bacup Borough 1-6 Ashton Athletic (@ Ashton Athletic)
Round 3
- Stockport Town 2-1 Abbey Hulton United
- Widnes 2-1 AFC Darwen
- Bootle 1-3 Charnock Richard
- Burscough 1-1 Prestwich Heys (Burscough won 8-7 on penalties)
- Irlam 3-1 FC Oswestry Town
- Winsford United 3-1 1874 Northwich
- AFC Liverpool 1-4 Ashton Athletic
- Cheadle Town 1-1 Northwich Victoria (Northwich Victoria won 4-3 on penalties)
Quarter Finals
- Ashton Athletic 0-2 Widnes
- Stockport Town 0-4 Irlam
- Winsford United 1-1 Charnock Richard (Winsford United won 4-2 on penalties)
- Burscough 2-1 Northwich Victoria
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
- Irlam 0-0 Burscough
- Burscough 3-0 Irlam
- Burscough won 3-0 on aggregate
- Widnes 5-0 Winsford United
- Winsford United 2-2 Widnes
- Widnes won 7-2 on aggregate
Final (@ Fleetwood Town, 15/5/18)
First Division Trophy (LWC Drinks)
Round 1
- Daisy Hill 0-0 Litherland REMYCA (Daisy Hill won 5-4 on penalties)
- Atherton LR 2-1 Carlisle City (@ Carlisle City)
- Chadderton 0-1 Cheadle Town
- New Mills 2-2 Alsager Town (Alsager Town won 4-3 on penalties)
- Holker Old Boys 1-2 St Helens Town
- Sandbach United 6-1 FC Oswestry Town
Round 2
- Nelson 0-1 Atherton LR
- Whitchurch Alport 0-3 Alsager Town
- AFC Blackpool 4-0 Silsden
- Cammell Laird 1907 2-0 Stockport Town
- Prestwich Heys 3-1 Bacup Borough
- Sandbach United 4-2 Eccleshall
- St Helens Town 3-3 Daisy Hill (Daisy Hill won 4-2 on penalties)
- Cheadle Town 3-1 Abbey Hulton United
Quarter Finals
- Daisy Hill 0-1 Atherton LR
- Alsager Town 0-4 Cammell Laird 1907
- Prestwich Heys 3-1 AFC Blackpool
- Sandbach United 4-1 Cheadle Town
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
- Cammell Laird 1907 3-1 Daisy Hill
- Daisy Hill 1-2 Cammell Laird 1907
- Cammell Laird 1907 won 5-2 on aggregate
- Sandbach United 1-2 Prestwich Heys
- Prestwich Heys 3-2 Sandbach United
- Prestwich Heys won 5-3 on aggregate
Final (@ Runcorn Linnets, 9/5/18)
- Cammell Laird 1907 1-2 Prestwich Heys
League Winners v Cup Winners Trophy (@ Atherton Collieries, 29/7/17)
- Atherton Collieries 3-3 City of Liverpool (City of Liverpool won 4-3 on penalties)