1988–89 North West Counties Football League

North West Counties Football League

The 1988–89 North West Counties Football League was the seventh in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.

Division One[edit]

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1988–89
ChampionsRossendale United
PromotedRossendale United
RelegatedFormby

Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United

Division One featured 2 new teams:

  • Ashton United promoted as champions from Division Two
  • Flixton promoted as runners-up from Division Two

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rossendale United (C, P) 34 24 8 2 84 27 +57 56 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
2 Knowsley United 34 21 8 5 85 43 +42 50
3 St Helens Town 34 20 8 6 60 25 +35 48
4 Colwyn Bay 34 19 9 6 77 45 +32 47
5 Darwen 34 19 9 6 64 36 +28 47
6 Warrington Town 34 16 10 8 47 37 +10 42
7 Flixton 34 15 8 11 61 44 +17 38
8 Leyland Motors 34 15 8 11 53 44 +9 38
9 Bootle 34 14 4 16 49 54 −5 32
10 Burscough 34 11 10 13 40 51 −11 32
11 Ellesmere Port & Neston 34 9 12 13 36 42 −6 30 Resigned
12 Clitheroe 34 8 12 14 38 41 −3 28
13 Skelmersdale United 34 8 9 17 39 68 −29 25
14 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 9 6 19 47 74 −27 24
15 Prescot Cables 34 7 9 18 36 60 −24 23
16 Salford 34 7 8 19 33 70 −37 22
17 Ashton United 34 7 6 21 37 72 −35 18[a]
18 Formby (R) 34 3 4 27 24 77 −53 10 Relegation to Division Two
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1989–90 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ashton United had 2 points deducted.

Division Two[edit]

North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season1988–89
ChampionsVauxhall Motors
PromotedVauxhall Motors
Chadderton
Nantwich Town

Division Two featured 1 new team:

  • Glossop, relegated from Division One

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Vauxhall Motors (C, P) 34 25 8 1 68 17 +51 58 Promotion to Division One
2 Maine Road 34 22 7 5 96 40 +56 51
3 Chadderton (P) 34 20 9 5 71 29 +42 49 Promotion to Division One
4 Wren Rovers 34 19 10 5 77 45 +32 48
5 Nantwich Town (P) 34 20 4 10 66 28 +38 44 Promotion to Division One
6 Newcastle Town 34 15 10 9 53 37 +16 40
7 Great Harwood Town 34 16 6 12 52 40 +12 38
8 Maghull 34 12 13 9 46 44 +2 37
9 Bacup Borough 34 11 12 11 55 57 −2 34
10 Daisy Hill 34 12 6 16 36 49 −13 30
11 Atherton Collieries 34 9 11 14 52 58 −6 29
12 Padiham 34 9 10 15 39 57 −18 28
13 Glossop 34 10 7 17 42 60 −18 27
14 Cheadle Town 34 10 7 17 46 67 −21 27
15 Oldham Town 34 6 11 17 46 66 −20 23
16 Blackpool Mechanics 34 9 5 20 46 72 −26 23
17 Ashton Town 34 4 11 19 31 68 −37 19
18 Newton 34 1 5 28 23 111 −88 7
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1989–90 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promotion and relegation[edit]

Division One[edit]

Rossendale United were promoted to the Northern Premier League while Formby were relegated to the Second Division. Ellesmere Port & Neston left the League at the end of the season.

Division two[edit]

Vauxhall Motors, Chadderton and Nantwich Town were promoted to Division One. Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton Town.

External links[edit]

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