2003–04 North West Counties Football League

The 2003–04 North West Counties Football League season was the 22nd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.

Division One

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2003–04
ChampionsClitheroe
PromotedClitheroe
Mossley
Warrington Town
Woodley Sports
RelegatedNone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,553 (3.36 per match)

Division One featured three new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Clitheroe (C, P) 42 29 5 8 88 55 +33 92 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
2 Mossley (P) 42 28 8 6 109 54 +55 89[a]
3 Fleetwood Town 42 26 8 8 84 51 +33 86
4 Woodley Sports (P) 42 26 5 11 99 56 +43 83 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
5 Warrington Town (P) 42 20 10 12 72 59 +13 70
6 Newcastle Town 42 21 6 15 94 67 +27 69
7 Curzon Ashton 42 19 10 13 84 79 +5 64[a]
8 Skelmersdale United 42 19 6 17 79 64 +15 63
9 Alsager Town 42 16 15 11 54 47 +7 63
10 Stone Dominoes 42 18 8 16 57 60 −3 62
11 Congleton Town 42 15 16 11 62 50 +12 61
12 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 17 7 18 77 76 +1 58
13 Nantwich Town 42 15 11 16 73 66 +7 56
14 Bacup Borough 42 15 8 19 68 72 −4 53
15 Salford City 42 14 11 17 62 66 −4 53
16 Trafford 42 14 8 20 72 91 −19 50
17 Ramsbottom United 42 12 12 18 71 92 −21 48
18 Glossop North End 42 9 9 24 51 95 −44 36
19 St Helens Town 42 10 6 26 51 81 −30 33[a]
20 Squires Gate 42 7 12 23 52 83 −31 33
21 Abbey Hey 42 7 8 27 46 90 −44 29
22 Atherton Collieries 42 6 9 27 48 99 −51 23[b]
Updated to match(es) played on May 2004. Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Mossley, Curzon Ashton and St Helens Town were docked 3 points.
  2. ^ Atherton Collieries were docked 4 points.

Division Two

North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season2003–04
ChampionsColne
PromotedColne
Formby
Great Harwood Town
Maine Road
RelegatedNone
Matches played380
Goals scored1,335 (3.51 per match)

Division Two featured four new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Colne (C, P) 38 26 6 6 102 41 +61 84 Promotion to Division One
2 Maine Road (P) 38 23 5 10 99 58 +41 74
3 Formby (P) 38 21 9 8 86 48 +38 72
4 Great Harwood Town (P) 38 15 14 9 68 44 +24 59
5 Flixton 38 16 11 11 76 60 +16 59
6 Darwen 38 17 11 10 81 67 +14 59[a]
7 Ashton Town 38 16 11 11 66 60 +6 59
8 Winsford United 38 15 11 12 66 62 +4 56
9 Holker Old Boys 38 15 8 15 82 76 +6 53
10 Nelson 38 14 11 13 55 64 −9 53
11 Leek County School Old Boys 38 14 8 16 72 63 +9 50
12 Padiham 38 14 8 16 63 80 −17 50
13 Oldham Town 38 13 9 16 69 74 −5 48
14 Blackpool Mechanics 38 13 7 18 45 59 −14 46
15 Norton United 38 11 12 15 66 72 −6 45
16 Cheadle Town 38 12 9 17 55 69 −14 45
17 Eccleshall 38 10 14 14 56 65 −9 44
18 Chadderton 38 7 11 20 42 63 −21 32
19 Daisy Hill 38 7 10 21 33 82 −49 31
20 Castleton Gabriels 38 6 5 27 53 128 −75 23
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2004. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Darwen were docked 3 points.

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