The2008–09 North West Counties Football League season (known as the2008–09 Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th in the history of theNorth West Counties Football League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier and the First. This was a change from previous seasons when the divisions were known as Division One and Division Two respectively.
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AFC Fylde |
| Promoted | AFC Fylde |
| Relegated | Atherton Collieries |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,510 (3.27 per match) |
2009–10 → | |
The Premier Division featured four new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Fylde(P) | 42 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 122 | 35 | +87 | 104 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One North |
| 2 | New Mills | 42 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 104 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 33 | +58 | 87 | |
| 4 | Congleton Town | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 86 | |
| 5 | Glossop North End | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 49 | +34 | 82 | |
| 6 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 61 | |
| 7 | Alsager Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 59 | |
| 8 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 58 | |
| 9 | Silsden | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 58 | |
| 10 | Squires Gate | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 57 | |
| 11 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 55 | |
| 12 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 51 | |
| 13 | Maine Road | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 51 | |
| 14 | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 50[a] | |
| 15 | Formby | 42 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 48 | |
| 16 | St Helens Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 97 | −33 | 46 | |
| 17 | Nelson | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 68 | 86 | −18 | 45 | |
| 18 | Colne | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 43 | |
| 19 | Flixton | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 41 | |
| 20 | Winsford United | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 39 | |
| 21 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 38 | |
| 22 | Atherton Collieries(R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 93 | −51 | 29 | Relegation toDivision One |
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bootle |
| Promoted | Bootle Padiham |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,055 (3.45 per match) |
2009–10 → | |
Division One featured three new teams:
Two existing teams underwent name changes for this season:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bootle(P) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 80 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 2 | Padiham(P) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 41 | +52 | 73 | |
| 3 | Stone Dominoes | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 71 | |
| 4 | A.F.C. Liverpool | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 69 | |
| 5 | Wigan Robin Park | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 59 | |
| 6 | Oldham Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 53 | |
| 7 | Cheadle Town | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | Irlam | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 52 | |
| 9 | Holker Old Boys | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 50 | |
| 10 | Chadderton | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 48 | |
| 11 | Eccleshall | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 47 | |
| 12 | Norton United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Darwen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 40 | Club folded at end of season |
| 14 | Leek County School Old Boys | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 31 | |
| 15 | A.F.C. Blackpool | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 29 | |
| 16 | Rochdale Town | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 91 | −36 | 24 | |
| 17 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 101 | −62 | 22 | |
| 18 | Ashton Town | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 91 | −56 | 20 |