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

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

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

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

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

Division One

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

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