1987–88 → |
The1986–87 North West Counties Football League was the fifth in the history of theNorth West Counties Football League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into three divisions.
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Promoted | 12 clubs toNorthern Premier League Division One |
1987–88 → | |
Division One featured 2 new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stalybridge Celtic(C, P) | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 58 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley(P) | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 53 | |
| 3 | Clitheroe | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 52 | |
| 4 | Kirkby Town | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 48 | |
| 5 | Bootle | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 48 | |
| 6 | St Helens Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 47 | |
| 7 | Winsford United(P) | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 46 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town(P) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 45 | |
| 9 | Penrith(P) | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Rossendale United | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 39 | |
| 11 | Congleton Town(P) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 37 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One |
| 12 | Burscough | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 33 | |
| 13 | Leyland Motors | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 33 | |
| 14 | Eastwood Hanley(P) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 31 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One |
| 15 | Radcliffe Borough(P) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 30 | |
| 16 | Leek Town(P) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | |
| 17 | Netherfield(P) | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 29 | |
| 18 | Irlam Town(P) | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 21 | |
| 19 | Curzon Ashton(P) | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 20 | |
| 20 | Glossop | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 18 |
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Droylsden |
| Promoted | 2 clubs toNorthern Premier League Division One 10 clubs toDivision One |
1987–88 → | |
Division Two featured 4 new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Droylsden(C, P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 48 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Warrington Town(P) | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 45 | Promotion toDivision One |
| 3 | Ashton United | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 44 | |
| 4 | Wren Rovers | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 44 | |
| 5 | Colwyn Bay(P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 43 | Promotion toDivision One |
| 6 | Darwen(P) | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 38 | |
| 7 | Chadderton | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Colne Dynamoes(P) | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 36 | Promotion toDivision One |
| 9 | Skelmersdale United(P) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Ellesmere Port & Neston(P) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 35 | |
| 11 | Formby(P) | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 33 | |
| 12 | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Lancaster City(P) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 31 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One |
| 14 | Prescot Cables(P) | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 28[a] | Promotion toDivision One |
| 15 | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 24[a] | |
| 16 | Oldham Town | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 23 | |
| 17 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers(P) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 21 | Promotion toDivision One |
| 18 | Salford(P) | 34 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 89 | −72 | 10 |
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atherton Collieries |
| Promoted | 13 clubs toDivision Two |
Division Three featured 4 new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atherton Collieries(C, P) | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 36 | Promotion toDivision Two |
| 2 | Flixton(P) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 35 | |
| 3 | Maghull(P) | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 30 | |
| 4 | Nelson(P) | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Newton(P) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 27 | |
| 6 | Ford Motors(P) | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 26 | |
| 7 | Bacup Borough(P) | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | Cheadle Town(P) | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
| 9 | Daisy Hill(P) | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 17[a] | |
| 10 | Padiham(P) | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 16 | |
| 11 | Nantwich Town(P) | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 16 | |
| 12 | Ashton Town(P) | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 15[a] | |
| 13 | Whitworth Valley(P) | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 11 |
12 sides (highlighted in the table in green) were promoted to theNorthern Premier League First Division. No teams were relegated.
Droylsden and Lancaster City moved to theNorthern Premier League First Division while 10 teams (highlighted in the table in lightgreen) were promoted to the Division One.Newcastle Town,Maine Road andVauxhall Motors joined the Division as newly admitted teams. No teams were relegated.
All sides were promoted to Division Two as Division Three was disbanded at the end of the season.