The2016–17 North West Counties Football League season (known as theHallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons[ 1] ) was the 35th in the history of theNorth West Counties Football League , afootball competition inEngland . Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and First Division.
Football league season
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.[ 2]
The following four clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Source:
NWC Archive Tables Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
[ 5] (C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ AFC Liverpool have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their game against Barnoldswick Town on 13 August.[ 3] ^ Nelson have been deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player in their game against Atherton Collieries of 10 October.[ 4] To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:[ 6]
Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016 Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017 Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2 Finish the season in one of the top three positions The following seven clubs achieved criterion 1:[ 7]
Home \ Away 18N ABH DAR LVP ASH ACO BWT BNT BTL CAM CNG HAN IRL MNR NEL NWM PAD RNL RNT SQG WDC WIN 1874 Northwich — 2–0 3–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 3–2 4–1 4–1 0–4 Abbey Hey 1–1 — 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 0–3 0–2 1–2 3–2 7–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–3 AFC Darwen 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 0–4 1–5 0–7 2–0 1–7 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–6 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 4–1 3–0 2–2 AFC Liverpool 0–1 1–2 0–2 — 3–1 1–2 5–2 1–2 1–4 4–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–5 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 4–2 3–2 2–0 Ashton Athletic 3–2 0–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–4 0–4 5–1 0–6 1–1 6–2 3–2 1–3 2–2 6–0 3–0 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–0 Atherton Collieries 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–2 3–1 — 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 5–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 Barnoldswick Town 2–1 3–0 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–2 — 0–2 1–2 2–0 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 0–2 7–2 2–4 1–3 2–1 Barnton 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–5 1–0 — 0–3 6–0 0–0 0–6 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–6 0–4 0–3 0–0 0–3 3–2 Bootle 0–0 2–1 9–0 4–3 3–0 3–2 6–1 4–2 — 6–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 6–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 3–5 5–1 Cammell Laird 1907 1–6 0–2 4–1 2–2 0–6 2–6 1–1 0–1 1–7 — 2–7 1–0 2–5 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–4 1–3 2–7 1–4 Congleton Town 2–4 6–1 3–3 2–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 3–4 0–2 1–0 — 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–3 2–2 0–0 0–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 Hanley Town 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 4–3 1–4 2–3 4–1 1–7 3–0 4–1 — 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–3 4–2 1–2 2–0 Irlam 0–1 4–3 1–3 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–4 2–1 3–1 0–6 1–3 Maine Road 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–4 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 6–1 0–3 2–3 Nelson 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 4–0 1–4 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 — 7–4 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 4–4 0–2 New Mills 2–4 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–5 3–0 6–1 0–3 4–3 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–1 — 3–2 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–4 2–1 Padiham 1–3 6–3 1–1 3–0 2–4 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–3 4–0 2–1 1–5 3–2 4–1 1–0 4–2 — 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 4–2 Runcorn Linnets 1–1 2–2 8–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 5–2 5–0 3–0 5–2 2–5 4–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 4–2 — 1–1 4–3 2–2 0–2 Runcorn Town 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–4 4–1 3–2 8–0 3–4 3–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 — 1–1 6–2 4–0 Squires Gate 4–1 1–3 2–3 4–5 1–1 3–4 2–3 0–2 4–3 2–0 1–1 4–4 1–1 1–2 4–3 2–0 1–4 3–2 1–6 — 1–3 3–3 West Didsbury & C 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–5 1–3 3–3 4–1 2–4 6–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–3 1–0 1–4 4–1 2–3 — 4–2 Winsford United 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–3 6–1 4–2 1–3 2–3 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–5 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source:
NWC archive results Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and Locations [ edit ] Locations of the 2016–17 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams
Team Stadium Capacity A.F.C. Darwen The Anchor Ground 4,000 A.F.C. Liverpool Marine Travel Arena,Crosby (groundshare withMarine ) 3,185 1874 Northwich Barton Stadium (groundshare withWinsford 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
Football league season
The Division One consisted of 22 teams.[ 2] [ 8]
The following nine clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Source:
NWC archive tables Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
[ 5] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to thePremier Division . ^ Stockport Town have been deducted 1 point for a rule contravention. Home \ Away BLP ALS AST ALR BAC CAR CHD CHR CHE LIV DSH ECC OSW HOB LIT PRH SAN SIL STH STK WHI WID AFC Blackpool — 2–1 0–5 1–1 2–3 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–5 0–5 2–1 0–6 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–5 Alsager Town 6–1 — 3–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–2 6–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 Ashton Town 3–0 0–4 — 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–4 1–5 1–3 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–3 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–9 0–6 Atherton LR 1–2 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 6–1 1–4 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 4–2 0–2 0–1 2–4 Bacup Borough 4–0 0–4 4–0 2–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–4 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 Carlisle City 3–1 5–3 4–2 3–0 0–0 — 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–6 6–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 4–3 2–2 0–0 0–3 Chadderton 7–0 1–3 5–1 3–5 1–0 4–0 — 1–2 1–1 1–3 5–4 9–0 4–2 3–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–2 2–5 2–3 3–0 1–2 Charnock Richard 2–3 1–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 — 6–1 4–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 8–0 0–1 5–2 3–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 4–2 Cheadle Town 2–2 1–2 3–0 6–0 0–1 2–1 5–4 2–5 — 1–5 4–0 3–5 1–4 3–1 0–3 2–0 1–2 5–2 3–3 2–0 3–3 1–4 City of Liverpool 6–2 2–0 0–0 8–0 3–2 6–1 5–1 1–1 1–2 — 2–2 4–0 1–0 6–1 2–4 4–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 2–3 1–2 Daisy Hill 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–7 1–4 2–1 — 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–3 5–4 2–2 5–2 3–7 2–2 Eccleshall 0–4 4–4 5–4 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–7 0–3 1–5 1–2 3–3 — 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–6 2–4 0–4 2–3 0–5 1–3 FC Oswestry Town 2–2 2–4 3–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 4–5 0–5 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 — 4–2 0–4 4–0 1–5 6–6 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–3 Holker Old Boys 0–1 1–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–3 1–4 0–3 2–5 1–2 3–2 4–1 7–1 — 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 Litherland REMYCA 2–2 4–1 5–1 3–0 4–2 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 2–3 3–2 3–1 4–2 2–0 — 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 5–3 2–2 6–5 Prestwich Heys 0–1 1–2 2–1 6–0 5–0 4–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 5–2 5–2 5–1 2–3 — 0–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 Sandbach United 1–0 3–3 5–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 — 2–0 2–1 1–3 0–3 3–0 Silsden 5–2 2–1 6–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 7–2 2–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 — 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–4 St Helens Town 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–4 1–3 2–3 4–2 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–4 2–2 2–4 2–6 — 2–0 2–3 1–1 Stockport Town 3–1 3–2 7–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–4 1–0 1–5 0–10 3–4 7–1 2–3 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 — 1–5 2–3 Whitchurch Alport 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 — 2–5 Widnes 7–0 1–4 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 5–0 5–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 8–0 2–2 1–3 —
Source for this subsection:NWC results archives
Locations of the 2016–17 North West Counties Football League Division One teams
Team Stadium Capacity Widnes Select Security Stadium (groundshare withWidnes 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 withBootle ) 2,500 Holker Old Boys Rakesmoor LaneBarrow-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 SirsWesthoughton 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
League Challenge Cup [ edit ] Also called theMacron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons.[ 9] Source for this section:NWC results archives
Atherton Collieries are exempt until the second round, as holders.
All remaining teams received byes.
* Played at Barnoldswick
* Played at Bootle
Played atHighbury Stadium , home ofFleetwood Town
First Division Trophy [ edit ] Also called theReusch 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.
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