2018–19 North West Counties Football League

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The 2018–19 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 37th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England, and the first season following the split of the lower level into two geographically separated divisions. Teams were divided into three divisions: Premier Division, at Step 5, and Divisions One North and South, at Step 6.

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May.[2] The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM on 16 June.

Premier Division

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2018–19

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:

The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for season 2018–19:

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 City of Liverpool (C, P) 38 29 4 5 89 37 +52 91 Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North West
2 Bootle 38 28 5 5 98 36 +62 89
3 Congleton Town 38 25 3 10 86 37 +49 78
4 Northwich Victoria 38 20 7 11 85 49 +36 67
5 Ashton Athletic 38 19 4 15 69 49 +20 61
6 Charnock Richard 38 19 4 15 80 68 +12 61
7 Runcorn Town 38 19 3 16 68 65 +3 60
8 Squires Gate 38 17 7 14 79 62 +17 57[a]
9
Silsden
 38 17 6 15 59 65 −6 57 Transferred to Northern Counties East League
10 1874 Northwich 38 15 11 12 63 55 +8 56
11 Barnoldswick Town 38 17 5 16 72 75 −3 56
12 Burscough 38 14 9 15 74 66 +8 51
13 Irlam 38 13 10 15 57 62 −5 49
14 Whitchurch Alport 38 12 7 19 54 59 −5 43
15 Litherland REMYCA 38 11 7 20 51 78 −27 39[b]
16 Winsford United 38 10 8 20 55 86 −31 38
17 Hanley Town 38 11 5 22 53 85 −32 38
18 Padiham 38 10 7 21 55 85 −30 37
19 West Didsbury & Chorlton (R) 38 10 4 24 55 89 −34 34 Relegated to Division One South
20 Abbey Hey (R) 38 5 2 31 26 120 −94 17
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. 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 [3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Squires Gate were deducted one point for contravening league rules.
  2. ^ Litherland REMYCA were deducted one point for contravening league rules.

Results

Home \ Away 18N ABH ASH BWT BTL BUR CHR COL CON HAN IRL LIT NWV PAD RNT
SIL
 SQG WDC WHI WIN
1874 Northwich — 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 3–6 3–2 2–1 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 5–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–1
Abbey Hey 0–3 — 0–6 1–7 2–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–4 2–1 1–6 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–5 0–6 0–6 2–2
Ashton Athletic 2–2 3–0 — 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–3 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 8–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 5–0 2–1 4–1
Barnoldswick Town 3–2 6–0 2–1 — 0–1 2–0 0–5 2–3 1–6 1–4 2–2 4–1 3–4 1–3 5–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 4–1
Bootle 2–0 5–1 4–2 4–0 — 0–3 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 4–2 2–0 3–5 3–0 5–2 2–1
Burscough 1–1 5–0 2–4 5–0 0–3 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 5–3 3–3 4–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–3 4–0
Charnock Richard 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–5 4–1 — 0–3 2–1 4–1 1–3 4–0 1–2 3–5 1–4 0–2 5–2 1–0 2–1 6–2
City of Liverpool 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 5–3 — 2–1 3–2 2–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 3–2 4–0 1–0 5–2
Congleton Town 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–3 3–0 — 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 * 1–2 5–0 1–3 4–1 1–3 3–0
Hanley Town 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–5 2–4 0–4 — 4–2 1–3 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–6 2–0
Irlam 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 2–4 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–2 2–3 1–0 3–1
Litherland REMYCA 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–3 1–3 5–1 — 0–5 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1
Northwich Victoria 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 — 2–2 5–1 2–0 2–1 6–0 2–0 4–1
Padiham 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–2 1–6 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–3 4–1 0–0 4–0 0–4 — 2–5 1–4 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–2
Runcorn Town 2–1 5–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–3 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 — 0–2 2–3 5–0 2–1 3–0
Silsden
 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–7 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–5 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 — 1–1 3–0 1–2 4–2
Squires Gate 3–0 4–1 6–2 5–2 0–1 6–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–5 3–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–4 — 0–1 4–0 0–2
West Didsbury & Chorlton 1–2 4–2 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–3 0–5 4–0 0–1 2–2 3–5 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 — 3–1 1–2
Whitchurch Alport 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 — 0–3
Winsford United 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–1 0–3 3–3 0–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–3 3–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source: results and fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Congleton Town v Padiham: match was abandoned at 65 minutes with the score at 3–0; result was allowed to stand

Stadia and locations

Silsden
Squires Gate
West Didsbury & Chorlton
Whitchurch Alport
Winsford United and 1874 Northwich
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Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams
Team Stadium
1874 Northwich Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United)
Abbey Hey The Abbey Stadium, Gorton
Ashton Athletic Brockstedes Park
Barnoldswick Town Greenberfield Lane
Bootle New Bucks Park
Burscough Victoria Park
Charnock Richard Mossie Park
City of Liverpool New Bucks Park (groundshare with Bootle)
Congleton Town Ivy Gardens
Hanley Town Abbey Lane
Irlam Silver Street
Litherland REMYCA Litherland Sports Park
Northwich Victoria Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion)
Padiham Arbories Memorial Sports Ground
Runcorn Town Pavilions Sports Complex
Silsden
 Keighley Road Stadium
Squires Gate School Road
West Didsbury & Chorlton Brookburn Road, Chorlton
Whitchurch Alport Yockings Park
Winsford United Barton Stadium

Division One

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:

The remaining 19 teams were split into the two new geographically separated divisions - Division One North and Division One South

Division One North

North West Counties
Football League
Division One North
Season2018–19

The newly formed Division One North consisted of 20 clubs:

  • 2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division

Division One North table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Longridge Town (C, P) 38 28 6 4 144 52 +92 90 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Avro (P) 38 28 4 6 118 44 +74 88
3 AFC Liverpool 38 25 4 9 97 67 +30 79
4 Lower Breck 38 24 5 9 130 57 +73 77
5
Prestwich Heys
 38 22 3 13 82 52 +30 69
6 Carlisle City 38 21 4 13 82 76 +6 67 Transferred to Northern League
7 Garstang 38 18 6 14 87 68 +19 60
8 Bacup Borough 38 18 6 14 84 71 +13 59[a]
9
Ashton Town
 38 16 7 15 82 88 −6 55
10
AFC Darwen
 38 16 6 16 76 86 −10 54
11 Cleator Moor Celtic 38 15 6 17 78 87 −9 51
12
Shelley
 38 13 9 16 59 76 −17 48
13 AFC Blackpool 38 13 8 17 57 79 −22 47
14 Nelson 38 12 9 17 60 66 −6 45
15 Steeton 38 11 11 16 80 93 −13 44
16 Chadderton 38 11 7 20 77 82 −5 40
17 St Helens Town 38 9 7 22 82 100 −18 34
18 Holker Old Boys 38 9 4 25 54 113 −59 31
19 Daisy Hill 38 6 7 25 58 124 −66 25 Reprieved from relegation
20 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 38 3 5 30 30 136 −106 13[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. 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 [3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Bacup Borough were deducted one point for contravening league rules.
  2. ^ Atherton LR were deducted one point for contravening league rules.

Results

Home \ Away BLP
DAR
 LVP
ASH
 ALR AVR BAC CAR CHA CLE DSH GAR HOL LON LOW NEL
PRE
SHE
 STH STE
AFC Blackpool — 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–0 0–4 2–3 3~0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–8 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
AFC Darwen
 2–3 — 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–2 5–1 3–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–6 3–2 2–1 2–3 2–0 7–1 2–4
AFC Liverpool 3–1 3–2 — 1–3 7–0 1–0 3–2 6–2 3–5 0–5 5–1 4–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–3
Ashton Town
 3–2 3–4 3–4 — 1–1 1–5 6–2 0–3 3–2 1–1 * 4–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–4 5–2
Atherton LR 3–2 4–4 1–3 0–6 — 0–2 0–5 0–3 2–2 0–3 1–4 0–5 0–1 0–6 1–7 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–3
Avro 3–3 5–1 2–0 5–0 7–0 — 3–3 7–1 1–0 5–0 5–0 4–2 6–0 3–2 1–4 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–1
Bacup Borough 4–3 3–2 0–2 3–2 4–0 0–3 — 3–2 1–2 4–2 4–2 3–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 5–1
Carlisle City 1–2 1–3 4–0 5–4 3–0 4–2 2–1 — 1–0 3–0 6–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 4–0 5–4 4–3
Chadderton 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–3 6–2 1–1 3–3 1–2 — 6–1 1–1 4–2 5–0 1–2 1–7 0–1 1–2 3–4 3–2 1–0
Cleator Moor Celtic 4–1 7–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 4–1 — 5–0 0–3 1–0 3–6 1–4 5–1 0–3 4–4 2–1 5–4
Daisy Hill 0–1 2–3 0–6 1–4 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 3–2 3–1 — 2–0 0–3 3–3 4–1 1–4 3–3 1–2 0–5 2–2
Garstang 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–4 2–1 1–0 1–3 5–4 3–3 2–0 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 8–2 1–0 4–2
Holker Old Boys 5–0 0–3 3–3 0–2 5–0 0–3 2–1 3–5 3–0 0–4 3–3 0–4 — 2–11 6–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 2–1 1–2
Longridge Town 1–1 1–2 5–3 7–2 8–1 3–0 5–0 7–0 3–1 4–0 8–1 0–3 4–1 — 4–1 3–2 5–1 4–2 5–1 5–2
Lower Breck 3–1 5–0 4–2 6–1 8–2 2–3 3–1 2–2 4–2 8–1 2–1 5–1 7–1 3–0 — 1–0 3–0 6–0 1–2 5–1
Nelson 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 2–2 4–2 8–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–5 0–2 4–0 1–1
Prestwich Heys
 8–1 1–0 1–2 2–4 6–0 2–6 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 6–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 — 0–2 2–2 3–1
Shelley
 3–0 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 2–4 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–4 1–0 — 3–1 1–1
St Helens Town 3–2 2–2 3–3 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–6 0–2 2–4 1–3 4–2 1–3 9–0 4–4 3–5 2–2 1–2 2–2 — 4–0
Steeton 1–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 5–3 2–4 0–2 2–2 4–2 0–2 6–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–3 3–3 4–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source: results and fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

AFC Liverpool
Ashton Town
Atherton Laburnum Rovers
AVRO
Bacup Borough
Carlisle City
Chadderton
Cleator Moor Celtic
Daisy Hill
Garstang
Holker Old Boys
Longridge Town
Lower Breck
Nelson
Prestwich Heys
Shelley
St Helens Town
Steeton
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Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Division One North teams