The 2016–17 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons [1]) was the 35th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and First Division.
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Atherton Collieries |
Promoted | Atherton Collieries |
Relegated |
New Mills Nelson Cammell Laird 1907 |
←
2015–16
2017–18 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs. [2]
The following four clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atherton Collieries (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 103 | 39 | +64 | 100 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North |
2 | Bootle | 42 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 134 | 57 | +77 | 92 | |
3 | Runcorn Town | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 112 | 52 | +60 | 92 | |
4 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 105 | 45 | +60 | 90 | |
5 | 1874 Northwich | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 82 | |
6 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 106 | 83 | +23 | 70 | |
7 | Padiham | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 69 | |
8 | Irlam | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 66 | |
9 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 83 | 74 | +9 | 60 | |
10 | Hanley Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 57 | |
11 | Barnoldswick Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 56 | |
12 | AFC Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 84 | −5 | 54 [a] | |
13 | Winsford United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 85 | −9 | 52 | |
14 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 52 | |
15 | Maine Road | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 49 | |
16 | Congleton Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 75 | 89 | −14 | 47 | |
17 | Barnton | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 95 | −45 | 45 | |
18 | AFC Darwen | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 110 | −60 | 41 | |
19 | Squires Gate | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 80 | 106 | −26 | 40 | |
20 | New Mills (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 65 | 102 | −37 | 33 | Relegated to Division One |
21 | Nelson (R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 55 | 87 | −32 | 25 [b] | |
22 | Cammell Laird 1907 (R) | 42 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 140 | −100 | 20 |
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must: [6]
The following seven clubs achieved criterion 1: [7]
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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A.F.C. Darwen | The Anchor Ground | 4,000 |
A.F.C. Liverpool | Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) | 3,185 |
1874 Northwich | Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) | 3,000 |
Winsford United | Barton Stadium | 3,000 |
Atherton Collieries | Alder Street | 2,500 |
Bootle | Delta Taxis Stadium | 2,500 |
Cammell Laird 1907 | North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead | 2,000 |
Maine Road | Brantingham Road, Chorlton | 2,000 |
Nelson | Victoria Park | 2,000 |
Padiham | Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 |
Runcorn Linnets | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 |
Runcorn Town | Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530 |
Congleton Town | Richborough Estates Stadium | 1,450 |
New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
Abbey Hey | The Abbey Stadium, Gorton | 1,000 |
Ashton Athletic | Brockstedes Park | 1,000 |
Irlam | Silver Street | 1,000 |
Squires Gate | School Road | 1,000 |
West Didsbury & Chorlton | Brookburn Road, Chorlton | 1,000 |
Hanley Town | Abbey Lane | 750 |
Barnoldswick Town | Silentnight Beds Stadium | |
Barnton | Townfield |
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Widnes |
Promoted | Widnes Charnock Richard City of Liverpool |
Relegated | Ashton Town |
←
2015–16
2017–18 → |
The Division One consisted of 22 teams. [2] [8]
The following nine clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Widnes (C, P) | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 50 | +67 | 96 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Charnock Richard (P) | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 117 | 51 | +66 | 92 | |
3 | Litherland REMYCA | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 107 | 60 | +47 | 89 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | City of Liverpool (O, P) | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 119 | 45 | +74 | 88 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
5 | Whitchurch Alport | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 85 | Qualified for the play-offs |
6 | Sandbach United | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 81 | 51 | +30 | 81 | |
7 | Alsager Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 98 | 66 | +32 | 74 | |
8 | Prestwich Heys | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 69 | |
9 | Chadderton | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 103 | 80 | +23 | 67 | |
10 | Stockport Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 92 | 89 | +3 | 64 [b] | |
11 | Silsden | 42 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 83 | 77 | +6 | 62 | |
12 | Cheadle Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 97 | 83 | +14 | 61 | |
13 | St Helens Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 88 | 95 | −7 | 56 | |
14 | Carlisle City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 92 | −20 | 54 | |
15 | FC Oswestry Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 73 | 97 | −24 | 53 | |
16 | Daisy Hill | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 82 | 111 | −29 | 49 | |
17 | Holker Old Boys | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 65 | 94 | −29 | 43 | |
18 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 40 | |
19 | AFC Blackpool | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 114 | −66 | 32 | |
20 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 44 | 95 | −51 | 28 | |
21 | Eccleshall | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 55 | 145 | −90 | 18 | |
22 | Ashton Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 42 | 132 | −90 | 17 | Relegated to the Cheshire Association League |
Source for this subsection: NWC results archives
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Litherland REMYCA | 1 | |||||||
6 | Sandbach United | 0 | |||||||
3 | Litherland REMYCA | 0 | |||||||
4 | City of Liverpool | 3 | |||||||
4 | City of Liverpool | 1 | |||||||
5 | Whitchurch Alport | 0 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Widnes | Select Security Stadium (groundshare with Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club) |
13,350 |
Carlisle City | Gillford Park Stadium | 4,000 |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Crilly Park | 3,000 |
Bacup Borough | West View | 3,000 |
City of Liverpool | Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle) |
2,500 |
Holker Old Boys | Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness | 2,500 |
Stockport Town | Stockport Sports Village | 2,384 |
F.C. Oswestry Town | Park Hall Stadium | 2,034 |
Ashton Town | Edge Green Street | 2,000 |
Cheadle Town | Park Road Stadium | 2,000 |
Daisy Hill | New Sirs Westhoughton | 2,000 |
Eccleshall | Pershall Park | 2,000 |
A.F.C. Blackpool | The Mechanics | 1,500 |
Alsager Town | Wood Park Stadium | 1,500 |
Chadderton | MCA Stadium | 1,500 |
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Charnock Richard | Mossie Park | |
Litherland REMYCA | Litherland Sports Park | |
Prestwich Heys | Aide Moran Park | |
Sandbach United | Sandbach Community Football Centre * | |
St Helens Town | Ruskin Drive Sportsground * | |
Whitchurch Alport | Yockings Park |
Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. [9] Source for this section: NWC results archives
Atherton Collieries are exempt until the second round, as holders.
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* Played at Alsager |
All remaining teams received byes.
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* Played at Barnton
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* Played at Barnoldswick
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* Played at Bootle |
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City of Liverpool won on penalties following a 2–2 aggregate draw |
Barnoldswick Town won 4–2 on aggregate |
Played at Highbury Stadium, home of Fleetwood Town
Score | ||
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Barnoldswick Town | 1–1 aet (2–3 pens) | City of Liverpool |
Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons. [10] Source for this section: NWC league archives
All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Sandbach United won 5–4 on aggregate |
City of Liverpool won 4–0 on aggregate |
Score | ||
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City of Liverpool | 1–0 | Sandbach United |
Played at Runcorn Linnets' stadium
The 2016–17 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons [1]) was the 35th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and First Division.
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Atherton Collieries |
Promoted | Atherton Collieries |
Relegated |
New Mills Nelson Cammell Laird 1907 |
←
2015–16
2017–18 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs. [2]
The following four clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atherton Collieries (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 103 | 39 | +64 | 100 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North |
2 | Bootle | 42 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 134 | 57 | +77 | 92 | |
3 | Runcorn Town | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 112 | 52 | +60 | 92 | |
4 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 105 | 45 | +60 | 90 | |
5 | 1874 Northwich | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 82 | |
6 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 106 | 83 | +23 | 70 | |
7 | Padiham | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 69 | |
8 | Irlam | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 66 | |
9 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 83 | 74 | +9 | 60 | |
10 | Hanley Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 73 | +10 | 57 | |
11 | Barnoldswick Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 56 | |
12 | AFC Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 84 | −5 | 54 [a] | |
13 | Winsford United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 85 | −9 | 52 | |
14 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 52 | |
15 | Maine Road | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 49 | |
16 | Congleton Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 75 | 89 | −14 | 47 | |
17 | Barnton | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 95 | −45 | 45 | |
18 | AFC Darwen | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 110 | −60 | 41 | |
19 | Squires Gate | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 80 | 106 | −26 | 40 | |
20 | New Mills (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 65 | 102 | −37 | 33 | Relegated to Division One |
21 | Nelson (R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 55 | 87 | −32 | 25 [b] | |
22 | Cammell Laird 1907 (R) | 42 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 140 | −100 | 20 |
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must: [6]
The following seven clubs achieved criterion 1: [7]
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
A.F.C. Darwen | The Anchor Ground | 4,000 |
A.F.C. Liverpool | Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) | 3,185 |
1874 Northwich | Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) | 3,000 |
Winsford United | Barton Stadium | 3,000 |
Atherton Collieries | Alder Street | 2,500 |
Bootle | Delta Taxis Stadium | 2,500 |
Cammell Laird 1907 | North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead | 2,000 |
Maine Road | Brantingham Road, Chorlton | 2,000 |
Nelson | Victoria Park | 2,000 |
Padiham | Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 |
Runcorn Linnets | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 |
Runcorn Town | Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530 |
Congleton Town | Richborough Estates Stadium | 1,450 |
New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
Abbey Hey | The Abbey Stadium, Gorton | 1,000 |
Ashton Athletic | Brockstedes Park | 1,000 |
Irlam | Silver Street | 1,000 |
Squires Gate | School Road | 1,000 |
West Didsbury & Chorlton | Brookburn Road, Chorlton | 1,000 |
Hanley Town | Abbey Lane | 750 |
Barnoldswick Town | Silentnight Beds Stadium | |
Barnton | Townfield |
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Widnes |
Promoted | Widnes Charnock Richard City of Liverpool |
Relegated | Ashton Town |
←
2015–16
2017–18 → |
The Division One consisted of 22 teams. [2] [8]
The following nine clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Widnes (C, P) | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 50 | +67 | 96 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Charnock Richard (P) | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 117 | 51 | +66 | 92 | |
3 | Litherland REMYCA | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 107 | 60 | +47 | 89 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | City of Liverpool (O, P) | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 119 | 45 | +74 | 88 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
5 | Whitchurch Alport | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 85 | Qualified for the play-offs |
6 | Sandbach United | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 81 | 51 | +30 | 81 | |
7 | Alsager Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 98 | 66 | +32 | 74 | |
8 | Prestwich Heys | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 69 | |
9 | Chadderton | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 103 | 80 | +23 | 67 | |
10 | Stockport Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 92 | 89 | +3 | 64 [b] | |
11 | Silsden | 42 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 83 | 77 | +6 | 62 | |
12 | Cheadle Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 97 | 83 | +14 | 61 | |
13 | St Helens Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 88 | 95 | −7 | 56 | |
14 | Carlisle City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 92 | −20 | 54 | |
15 | FC Oswestry Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 73 | 97 | −24 | 53 | |
16 | Daisy Hill | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 82 | 111 | −29 | 49 | |
17 | Holker Old Boys | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 65 | 94 | −29 | 43 | |
18 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 40 | |
19 | AFC Blackpool | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 114 | −66 | 32 | |
20 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 44 | 95 | −51 | 28 | |
21 | Eccleshall | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 55 | 145 | −90 | 18 | |
22 | Ashton Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 42 | 132 | −90 | 17 | Relegated to the Cheshire Association League |
Source for this subsection: NWC results archives
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Litherland REMYCA | 1 | |||||||
6 | Sandbach United | 0 | |||||||
3 | Litherland REMYCA | 0 | |||||||
4 | City of Liverpool | 3 | |||||||
4 | City of Liverpool | 1 | |||||||
5 | Whitchurch Alport | 0 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Widnes | Select Security Stadium (groundshare with Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club) |
13,350 |
Carlisle City | Gillford Park Stadium | 4,000 |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Crilly Park | 3,000 |
Bacup Borough | West View | 3,000 |
City of Liverpool | Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle) |
2,500 |
Holker Old Boys | Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness | 2,500 |
Stockport Town | Stockport Sports Village | 2,384 |
F.C. Oswestry Town | Park Hall Stadium | 2,034 |
Ashton Town | Edge Green Street | 2,000 |
Cheadle Town | Park Road Stadium | 2,000 |
Daisy Hill | New Sirs Westhoughton | 2,000 |
Eccleshall | Pershall Park | 2,000 |
A.F.C. Blackpool | The Mechanics | 1,500 |
Alsager Town | Wood Park Stadium | 1,500 |
Chadderton | MCA Stadium | 1,500 |
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Charnock Richard | Mossie Park | |
Litherland REMYCA | Litherland Sports Park | |
Prestwich Heys | Aide Moran Park | |
Sandbach United | Sandbach Community Football Centre * | |
St Helens Town | Ruskin Drive Sportsground * | |
Whitchurch Alport | Yockings Park |
Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. [9] Source for this section: NWC results archives
Atherton Collieries are exempt until the second round, as holders.
|
* Played at Alsager |
All remaining teams received byes.
|
* Played at Barnton
|
* Played at Barnoldswick
|
* Played at Bootle |
|
|
|
|
City of Liverpool won on penalties following a 2–2 aggregate draw |
Barnoldswick Town won 4–2 on aggregate |
Played at Highbury Stadium, home of Fleetwood Town
Score | ||
---|---|---|
Barnoldswick Town | 1–1 aet (2–3 pens) | City of Liverpool |
Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons. [10] Source for this section: NWC league archives
All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.
Northern Section
|
Southern Section
|
Northern Section
|
Southern Section
|
|
|
|
|
Sandbach United won 5–4 on aggregate |
City of Liverpool won 4–0 on aggregate |
Score | ||
---|---|---|
City of Liverpool | 1–0 | Sandbach United |
Played at Runcorn Linnets' stadium