2024–25 North West Counties Football League

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season	2024–25
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The 2024–25 North West Counties Football League season is the 43rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions: Premier Division, at Step 5, and Divisions One North and South, at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2024,^[1] and were subject to appeals and FA ratification.

Premier Division

The Premier Division comprises 24 teams.

The following four clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

Kendal Town – transfer to the Northern League Division One
Skelmersdale United - relegated to Division One North
Wythenshawe – promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One West
Wythenshawe Town – promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One West

The following four clubs joined the Premier Division before the season:

Abbey Hey – promoted from Division One South via play-offs
FC St Helens – promoted from Division One North
Stockport Town – promoted from Division One South
South Liverpool – promoted from Division One North via play-offs

Premier Division table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ramsbottom United	24	16	5	3	53	18	+35	53	Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2	Bury	21	14	7	0	61	19	+42	49	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Chadderton	24	14	5	5	62	42	+20	47
4	Lower Breck	25	13	7	5	54	32	+22	46
5	FC Isle of Man	24	14	3	7	46	33	+13	45
6	FC St Helens	23	11	7	5	45	34	+11	40
7	West Didsbury & Chorlton	22	11	5	6	45	29	+16	38
8	Padiham	22	10	8	4	53	44	+9	38
9	Irlam	23	11	4	8	45	36	+9	37
10	AFC Liverpool	23	12	1	10	51	51	0	37
11	Stockport Town	24	11	3	10	34	37	−3	36
12	Barnoldswick Town	21	10	4	7	31	31	0	34
13	Charnock Richard	25	9	6	10	54	47	+7	33
14	Abbey Hey	24	10	2	12	45	54	−9	32
15	Cheadle Town	21	8	4	9	29	26	+3	28
16	Glossop North End	23	7	6	10	33	43	−10	27
17	Longridge Town	23	8	3	12	45	59	−14	27
18	Burscough	23	7	3	13	35	49	−14	24
19	Litherland REMYCA	21	6	5	10	29	43	−14	23
20	Squires Gate	24	6	4	14	43	61	−18	22
21	South Liverpool	25	4	8	13	24	44	−20	20
22	Pilkington	22	4	5	13	30	50	−20	17
23	Colne	23	3	4	16	20	55	−35	13	Relegation to Division One North
24	Prestwich Heys	24	2	3	19	22	52	−30	9	Relegation to Division One North

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: NWCFL Tables Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	ABB	LVP	BAR	BUR	BRY	CHA	CHR	CHT	COL	IOM	FSH	GNE	IRL	LIT	LON	LOW	PAD	PIL	PRE	RAM	SLP	SQG	STO	WDC
Abbey Hey	—	2–2	1–2		1–7		2–4		6–0	1–2		2–1		1–3	4–1			4–3			2–0		4–1	1–3
AFC Liverpool	2–1	—		5–1	0–2	1–7					1–2		3–0								2–1	5–3	2–6
Barnoldswick Town			—			0–4		1–0		1–3		0–1	2–2		2–1	3–3	2–2	2–0		1–1	3–2			1–0
Burscough	1–2			—		3–4	1–3					0–1				1–2	2–2	3–2	1–0	0–6	1–2	4–2	0–1
Bury		2–0			—	3–1	1–1	3–0			1–1	2–2	2–2		8–0			2–0			2–0		2–1
Chadderton	3–3	2–5				—	3–1	2–0	3–2	1–2						0–0						3–1	2–0
Charnock Richard		4–5	3–1		0–2		—			2–1	2–2			4–0	4–4	3–1	1–3	4–2	2–2		2–2		1–2
Cheadle Town		0–3						—	1–0	4–0	1–3						1–1		2–1	0–1		5–0	0–0
Colne		1–2	1–4	0–3	0–2	1–2			—	1–1			0–2	1–1			1–2	2–4		1–0				2–0
FC Isle of Man	3–1			3–2	1–1	2–2		2–0		—					0–1		2–1			0–1
FC St Helens	3–0	3–2	0–1	2–2		1–0				5–4	—	1–1	0–1	2–1		1–1			4–2	0–3			4–1	0–1
Glossop North End					2–4	2–3	0–2	0–0	2–1			—	1–4		2–2	0–4				0–0	1–2	5–1
Irlam			3–0			0–1	3–2	1–3		1–3			—	5–0		2–2	1–3	3–1				0–1	1–2	3–2
Litherland REMYCA		3–1		1–3						1–2				—	3–2	2–4		0–1	2–1	0–4	1–0	4–2	2–4
Longridge Town		3–1		1–0	1–5	1–2	0–4		8–0	1–3		0–1		1–0	—					3–1	2–0			1–5
Lower Breck	4–0	2–1		4–2			2–1	1–0				5–0	2–2		3–3	—	4–1					3–0	0–1
Padiham	5–2				1–5		5–3				3–3	4–3		2–2		2–1	—	2–0	4–1	1–4				2–2
Pilkington		1–2				2–2	1–0	1–3	1–1				1–3		3–6	1–4		—	3–2	2–2				1–1
Prestwich Heys	0–1	0–1	0–2			3–5		1–4	1–1	1–3	0–3	0–3				0–1	0–3		—				0–2	2–2
Ramsbottom United	3–0	2–1		4–0	1–1			2–1	2–0	1–2		1–1	3–2			3–1		2–0	2–1	—	4–0
South Liverpool				1–1		4–6	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1				3–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–3		—	0–2
Squires Gate	1–3		2–1		4–4	2–2		2–3	5–1	0–3	2–3		2–3	0–0	5–2		3–3		0–1			—	2–0	1–3
Stockport Town	0–1		0–1	0–2		3–2			1–3	2–1		2–4		1–1					1–0		2–1		—	1–1
West Didsbury & Chorlton		3–4	2–1	1–2			2–1			2–1	3–1	3–0	0–1	2–2		3–0					4–1			—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: NWCFL League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Division One North

Division One North comprises 18 teams.

The following five clubs left Division One North before the season:

FC St Helens – promoted to the Premier Division
Ilkley Town – transfer to Northern Counties East League
Runcorn Town – transfer to Division One South
Shelley – transfer to Northern Counties East League
South Liverpool – promoted to the Premier Division via play-offs

The following five clubs joined the Division One North before the season:

Droylsden – transfer from Division One South
Maine Road – transfer from Division One South
Maghull – promoted from the West Cheshire League Division One
Skelmersdale United - relegated from the Premier Division
Thornton Cleveleys – promoted from the West Lancashire League Premier Division.

Division One North table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Atherton LR	19	15	3	1	47	13	+34	48	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Nelson	20	14	1	5	49	22	+27	43	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Droylsden	19	12	4	3	42	19	+23	40
4	Holker Old Boys	18	12	3	3	52	25	+27	39
5	Euxton Villa	18	11	2	5	33	20	+13	35
6	Maine Road	19	11	1	7	39	21	+18	34
7	AFC Blackpool	21	11	1	9	50	46	+4	34
8	Bacup Borough	20	10	3	7	47	31	+16	33
9	Ashton Athletic	19	10	3	6	33	31	+2	33
10	Darwen	18	8	0	10	43	40	+3	24
11	Daisy Hill	18	6	3	9	30	34	−4	21
12	Maghull	19	6	3	10	43	51	−8	21
13	Ashton Town	17	5	5	7	24	31	−7	20
14	Thornton Cleveleys	19	6	1	12	28	43	−15	19
15	Steeton	19	5	3	11	24	45	−21	18
16	Route One Rovers	18	3	3	12	22	43	−21	12	Relegation to a feeder league
17	Garstang	19	3	3	13	15	46	−31	12
18	Skelmersdale United	20	0	2	18	15	75	−60	2

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: NWCFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	BLP	ASA	ASH	ALR	BAC	DSH	DAR	DRO	EUX	GAR	HOL	MAG	MAI	NEL	ROU	SKE	STE	THO
AFC Blackpool	—						3–2	3–5	1–2	3–1	5–1	4–2	1–0	0–2		2–1		3–1
Ashton Athletic	4–2	—	3–0	0–2		5–1	1–5					2–2	1–2			2–0	2–1
Ashton Town	1–2	0–3	—	0–0	4–2				1–0		0–3	4–4		2–2				4–1
Atherton LR	5–4		1–1	—		6–0				5–1	2–0	3–0			4–2		1–0	1–0
Bacup Borough		5–0		0–2	—	2–0	3–1		0–1	5–0	1–1	7–4		1–0		2–1		2–3
Daisy Hill		2–2				—		1–1		4–1	0–1		1–0	2–3	1–0	6–0	2–3
Darwen	2–1		3–0	1–2		4–1	—			1–0	2–4					5–2	3–2	3–4
Droylsden		5–1	3–1	0–0	0–0			—	2–1			1–0		1–0	0–0	3–0	6–1	7–0
Euxton Villa	4–1			1–0		1–0	5–1		—			4–0	2–1				1–0	2–2
Garstang		1–1	1–0	0–4	0–4	0–3				—	1–3		0–3	0–1		3–3
Holker Old Boys	2–4				3–1	1–1		4–0	2–2		—	3–0	3–2	4–1
Maghull				2–4	3–2	3–2	3–2	2–0		2–2		—			3–5			0–2
Maine Road	3–0		1–2		0–4		2–0		2–0	2–0		3–2	—	1–3	3–1		3–0
Nelson	2–1	1–2			5–1		3–0	1–2	2–0					—	5–1	5–0	3–1	2–1
Route One Rovers	2–3	0–1	1–3	0–3	0–2		3–2			0–2	1–3		1–1		—
Skelmersdale United	1–4	0–1		1–2			1–6	1–2	2–4		0–9	0–5	0–6	0–5	2–2	—
Steeton	3–3	1–0	1–1		3–3			0–3	2–1	1–0	2–5	1–6			1–2		—
Thornton Cleveleys		1–2				1–3		3–1	1–2	1–2			0–4	2–3	4–1	1–0	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: NWCFL League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Division One South

Division One South comprises 18 teams.

The following five clubs left Division One South before the season:

Abbey Hey – promoted to the Premier Division via play-offs
Brocton – promotion to Midland League Premier Division
Droylsden – transfer to Division One North
Maine Road – transfer to Division One North
Stockport Town – promoted to the Premier Division

The following five clubs joined Division One South before the season:

Allscott Heath – transfer from the Midland League Division One
Foley Meir – promoted from the Staffordshire County Senior League
Runcorn Town – transfer from Division One North
Shawbury United – transfer from the Midland League Division One
Wolverhampton Sporting – transfer from the Midland League Division One

Division One South table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stafford Town	18	15	1	2	56	17	+39	46	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Winsford United	18	14	2	2	43	14	+29	44	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Alsager Town	19	11	4	4	43	25	+18	37
4	Sandbach United	18	10	3	5	36	34	+2	33
5	Abbey Hulton United	18	10	1	7	39	26	+13	31
6	Ashville	19	10	1	8	38	29	+9	31
7	Cheadle Heath Nomads	19	9	4	6	35	26	+9	31
8	New Mills	18	9	2	7	26	16	+10	29
9	Eccleshall	19	7	5	7	26	26	0	26
10	Market Drayton Town	17	7	3	7	36	26	+10	24
11	Stockport Georgians	20	7	2	11	36	44	−8	23
12	Barnton	18	6	3	9	23	34	−11	21
13	Cammell Laird 1907	19	5	4	10	32	38	−6	19
14	Wolverhampton Sporting	19	5	3	11	26	51	−25	18
15	Foley Meir	19	5	2	12	30	47	−17	17
16	Allscott Heath	18	5	2	11	27	54	−27	17	Relegation to a feeder league
17	Runcorn Town	20	5	1	14	30	53	−23	16
18	Shawbury United	18	3	5	10	18	40	−22	14

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: NWCFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	AHU	ALL	ALS	ASH	BNT	CAM	CHN	ECC	FOL	MDT	NWM	RUN	SAN	SHA	STF	STG	WIN	WSC
Abbey Hulton United	—						3–0	1–3	4–2	2–0	1–0		5–1	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–1
Allscott Heath	4–3	—		4–7		0–4	0–3			3–0	0–1	1–0	1–4	2–2				1–2
Alsager Town		3–0	—			3–0	3–3	2–3	1–0		2–0	2–0		0–1	3–2	3–2		4–0
Ashville	2–3			—	0–1		0–1	0–1	3–4	1–0		3–0	1–4	2–2	1–2		0–1	4–0
Barnton	1–3		0–4		—	2–0			1–1	0–2		5–4	1–2	1–1			0–7	4–3
Cammell Laird 1907		2–4	1–2	2–3		—	1–1	0–0			0–1	5–1			0–2		2–2
Cheadle Heath Nomads	2–1			1–3	0–2		—		0–1	1–1				2–0	1–3		0–2	3–0
Eccleshall	3–0			0–1	1–3		1–1	—	3–3			2–3				0–2	1–0
Foley Meir		1–4			1–0	1–2	1–3		—				0–1	3–1	2–4		2–3	4–0
Market Drayton Town		8–2	4–4		1–0				5–0	—	1–1	4–0
New Mills	1–2			1–2	0–0			0–1	2–1		—			8–0	0–2	1–0		3–0
Runcorn Town			2–0			4–3	1–4	2–3			1–3	—	3–4	1–3	0–3	3–1		2–3
Sandbach United	0–4		1–1			4–3	2–5	1–0		3–1	1–2		—	1–0	1–1	4–1
Shawbury United				1–3		0–3		1–1		2–1	0–1	1–2		—			0–1
Stafford Town		9–0			3–2	5–0		2–1		2–0				7–2	—	3–0	2–3	3–1
Stockport Georgians		1–1	3–1	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–4	2–2	5–3	1–5		3–1				—		2–3
Winsford United		2–0	1–3						5–0	4–1	2–1	0–0	3–0			4–1	—
Wolverhampton Sporting	2–5	2–0	2–2			2–2		2–0		0–2			2–2			1–6	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: NWCFL League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

References

^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2023-24 term". The FA. 15 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

External links

The Official Website of The North West Counties League

[1] "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2023-24 term". The FA. 15 May 2022.

[Steps_1_to_6_League_Tables-2] "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

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