2020–21 North West Counties Football League

The 2020–21 North West Counties Football League season is the 39th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England, and the third season following the split of the lower level into two geographically separated divisions. 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 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,[1] and are subject to appeal. On 6th August, it was announced by the League that the league season would start no earlier than Saturday 3 October.[2]

Premier Division

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division

Season	2020–21
← 2019–20

The Premier Division comprises 20 teams, the same set of teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition

Premier Division table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphanumeric sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	1874 Northwich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Step 4
2	Ashton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Avro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Barnoldswick Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Bootle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Burscough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Charnock Richard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Congleton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Hanley Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Irlam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Litherland REMYCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Longridge Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Northwich Victoria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Padiham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Runcorn Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Rylands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Skelmersdale United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Squires Gate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Whitchurch Alport	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Winsford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Step 6[lower-alpha 1]

First match(es) will be played on 3 Oct (or later). 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 [4]
Notes:

1. Of the bottom clubs in the fourteen step 5 divisions, two will be reprieved from relegation, based on ppg.[3]

Premier Division results

Home \ Away	18N	ASH	AVR	BWT	BTL	BUR	CHR	CON	HAN	IRL	LIT	LON	NWV	PAD	RNT	RYL	SKE	SQG	WHI	WIN
1874 Northwich	—
Ashton Athletic		—
Avro			—
Barnoldswick Town				—
Bootle					—
Burscough						—
Charnock Richard							—
Congleton Town								—
Hanley Town									—
Irlam										—
Litherland REMYCA											—
Longridge Town												—
Northwich Victoria													—
Padiham														—
Runcorn Town															—
Rylands																—
Skelmersdale United																	—
Squires Gate																		—
Whitchurch Alport																			—
Winsford United																				—

Updated to match(es) played on (season not yet started). Source: results and fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

1874 Northwich

Ashton Athletic

AVRO

Barnoldswick Town

Bootle

Burscough

Charnock Richard

Congleton Town

Hanley Town

Irlam

Litherland REMYCA

Longridge Town

Northwich Victoria

Padiham

Runcorn Town

Rylands

Skelmersdale United

Squires Gate

Whitchurch Alport

Winsford United

Locations of the 2020–21 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

Team	Stadium
1874 Northwich	Townfield (groundshare with Barnton)
Ashton Athletic	Brockstedes Park
Avro	Whitebank Stadium, Oldham
Barnoldswick Town	Greenberfield Lane
Bootle	New Bucks Park
Burscough	Victoria Park
Charnock Richard	Mossie Park
Congleton Town	Ivy Gardens
Hanley Town	Abbey Lane
Irlam	Silver Street
Litherland REMYCA	Litherland Sports Park
Longridge Town	Mike Riding Ground
Northwich Victoria	Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion)
Padiham	Arbories Memorial Sports Ground
Runcorn Town	Pavilions Sports Complex
Rylands	Gorsey Lane
Skelmersdale United	Valerie Park
Squires Gate	School Road
Whitchurch Alport	Yockings Park
Winsford United	Barton Stadium

Division One North

North West Counties
Football League
Division One North

Season	2020–21
← 2019–20

Division One North comprises 20 clubs, 19 of which were in the division the previous season.

• Emley AFC is transferred back to the Northern Counties East League, having spent just one season in this league
• Bury AFC, a newly formed phoenix club, has been included in this division

Division One North table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	AFC Blackpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Step 5
2	AFC Darwen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	AFC Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ashton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Atherton LR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bacup Borough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bury AFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chadderton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Cleator Moor Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Daisy Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Garstang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Golcar United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Holker Old Boys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Lower Breck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Nelson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Prestwich Heys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Pilkington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Shelley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	St Helens Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Step 7
20	Steeton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 3 Oct (or later). 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 [4]

Division One North results

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Home \ Away	BLP	DAR	LVP	ASH	ALR	BAC	BUY	CHA	CLE	DSH	GAR	GOL	HOL	LOW	NEL	PIL	PRE	SHE	STH	STE
AFC Blackpool	—
AFC Darwen		—
AFC Liverpool			—
Ashton Town				—
Atherton LR					—
Bacup Borough						—
Bury AFC							—
Chadderton								—
Cleator Moor Celtic									—
Daisy Hill										—
Garstang											—
Golcar United												—
Holker Old Boys													—
Lower Breck														—
Nelson															—
Pilkington																—
Prestwich Heys																	—
Shelley																		—
St Helens Town																			—
Steeton																				—

Updated to match(es) played on (season not yet started). Source: results and fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

AFC Blackpool

AFC Darwen

AFC Liverpool

Ashton Town

Atherton LR

Bacup Borough

Bury

Chadderton

Cleator Moor Celtic

Daisy Hill

Garstang

Golcar United

Holker Old Boys

Lower Breck

Nelson

Pilkington & St Helens Town

Prestwich Heys

Shelley Community

Steeton

Locations of the 2019–20 North West Counties Football League Division One North teams

Team	Stadium
AFC Blackpool	The Mechanics
AFC Darwen	The Anchor Ground
AFC Liverpool	Rossett Park, Crosby (groundshare with Marine)
Ashton Town	Edge Green Street
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	Crilly Park
Bacup Borough	West View
Chadderton	MCA Stadium
Cleator Moor Celtic	McGrath Park
Daisy Hill	New Sirs, Westhoughton
Emley	Welfare Ground
Garstang	The Riverside
Golcar United	Longfield Avenue
Holker Old Boys	Rakesmoor Lane, Barrow-in-Furness
Lower Breck	Anfield Sports and Community Centre
Nelson	Victoria Park
Pilkington	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Prestwich Heys	Adie Moran Park
Shelley Community	Storthes Hall Park
St Helens Town	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Steeton	Cougar Park

Division One South

North West Counties
Football League
Division One South

Season	2020–21
← 2019–20

Division One South comprises 20 clubs, 19 of which were in the division the previous season.

• FC Oswestry Town resigned at the end of season 2020–21, and subsequently folded.[5]
• FC Isle of Man's application to join the English Football League System was successful, and the team was placed in this division.

Division One South table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Abbey Hey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Step 5
2	Abbey Hulton United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Alsager Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Barnton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Cammell Laird	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Cheadle Heath Nomads	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Cheadle Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Eccleshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ellesmere Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FC Isle of Man	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Maine Road	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	New Mills	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sandbach United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	St Martins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Stockport Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Stone Old Alleynians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Vauxhall Motors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	West Didsbury & Chorlton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Wythenshawe Amateurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Step 7
20	Wythenshawe Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 3 Oct (or later). Source: NWCFL Tables, Non League Matters
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Division One South results

Home \ Away	AHY	AHU	ALS	BNT	CAM	CHN	CHT	ECC	ELL	IOM	MNR	NWM	SAN	STM	STK	SOA	VAU	WDC	WYA	WYT
Abbey Hey	—
Abbey Hulton United		—
Alsager Town			—
Barnton				—
Cammell Laird					—
Cheadle Heath Nomads						—
Cheadle Town							—
Eccleshall								—
Ellesmere Rangers									—
FC Isle of Man										—
Maine Road											—
New Mills												—
Sandbach United													—
St Martins														—
Stockport Town															—
Stone Old Alleynians																—
Vauxhall Motors																	—
West Didsbury & Chorlton																		—
Wythenshawe Amateurs																			—
Wythenshawe Town																				—

Updated to match(es) played on (season not yet started). Source: results and fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

Abbey Hulton United

Alsager Town

Barnton

Cammell Laird

Eccleshall

Ellesmere Rangers

New Mills

Rylands

Sandbach United

St Martins

Stone Old Alleynians

Vauxhall Motors

Locations of the 2020–21 North West Counties Football League Division One South teams

Abbey Hey Cheadle Town Cheadle HN Maine Road Stockport Town West Didsbury & Chorlton Wythenshawe Amateurs Wythenshawe Town Locations of North West Counties Division One South 2020–21 teams (Greater Manchester)

Isle of Man Locations of North West Counties Division One South 2020–21 teams (Isle of Man)

Team	Stadium
Abbey Hey	The Abbey Stadium, Gorton
Abbey Hulton United	Birches Head Road
Alsager Town	Wood Park Stadium
Barnton	Townfield
Cammell Laird 1907	Kirklands, Birkenhead
Cheadle Heath Nomads	The Heath
Cheadle Town	Park Road Stadium
Eccleshall	Pershall Park
Ellesmere Rangers	Beech Grove
FC Isle of Man	The Bowl, Isle of Man
Maine Road	Brantingham Road, Chorlton
New Mills	Church Lane
Sandbach United	Sandbach Community Football Centre
St Martins	The Venue, Oswestry
Stockport Town	Stockport Sports Village
Stone Alleynians	Yarnfield Lane
Vauxhall Motors	Rivacre Park, Ellesmere Port
West Didsbury & Chorlton	Brookburn Road, Chorlton
Wythenshawe Amateurs	Hollyhedge Park
Wythenshawe Town	Ericstan Stadium

League Challenge Cup

Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons.[6]
Sources for this section: fixtures and results

This competition is open to all teams in the league. However, due to irregularities in the previous season, AFC Darwen forfeit a place in the competition this season[7]

First Round

The draw for the first round will appear here after it has been published

Division One Trophy

Sources for this section: fixtures and results

First Round

The Draw for the first round will appear here after it has been published.

Division One Champions Cup

This will be played at the end of the season between the winners of Division One North and Division One South

References

1. "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
2. "League Statement - re: Start of Season 2020/21". NWCFL. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
3. "EXCLUSIVE: FA outline second phase of Non-League restructuring". The Non League Paper. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
4. "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
5. "Resignation of FC Oswestry Town". NWCFL. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
6. "League announces 4-year partnership deal with Macron". NWCFL. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
7. "Alterations To League Tables". NWCFL. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

External links

• The Official Website of The North West Counties League

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