The2012–13 North West Counties Football League season was the 31st in the history of theNorth West Counties Football League, afootball competition inEngland. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Padiham |
| Promoted | Padiham |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,571 (3.4 per match) |
2013–14 → | |
The Premier Division featured three new teams:
From this league, onlyBarnoldswick Town,Bootle,Colne,Congleton Town,Glossop North End,Maine Road,Padiham,Runcorn Linnets,Runcorn Town andWinsford United applied for promotion.[1][2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padiham(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 45 | +47 | 88 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One North |
| 2 | Maine Road | 42 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 99 | 57 | +42 | 87 | |
| 3 | Bootle | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 86 | |
| 4 | Runcorn Town | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 105 | 45 | +60 | 84[a] | |
| 5 | Winsford United | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 83 | |
| 6 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 82 | 58 | +24 | 72 | |
| 7 | Congleton Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 69 | |
| 8 | Colne | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 93 | 60 | +33 | 67 | |
| 9 | Barnoldswick Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 66 | |
| 10 | A.F.C. Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 66 | |
| 11 | A.F.C. Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 60 | |
| 12 | Wigan Robin Park | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 56 | |
| 13 | Glossop North End | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 53 | |
| 14 | Norton United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 83 | −14 | 52[b] | |
| 15 | Alsager Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 78 | −12 | 50 | |
| 16 | Stockport Sports | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 49[b] | |
| 17 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 47 | |
| 18 | Silsden | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 98 | −40 | 39 | |
| 19 | St Helens Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 36 | |
| 20 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 58 | 91 | −33 | 35 | |
| 21 | Squires Gate | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 47 | 95 | −48 | 30 | |
| 22 | Stone Dominoes | 42 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 166 | −135 | 13 | Resigned from league at the end of the season |
| Home \ Away | BLK | LVP | ALS | ASH | BAC | BWT | BTL | CLN | CNG | GNE | MNR | NOR | PAD | RNL | RNT | SIL | SQG | STH | STS | SDM | WRP | WNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.F.C. Blackpool | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| A.F.C. Liverpool | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Alsager Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–4 | |
| Ashton Athletic | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bacup Borough | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Barnoldswick Town | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Bootle | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Colne | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | |
| Congleton Town | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Glossop North End | 4–4 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Maine Road | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Norton United | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–9 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Padiham | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | |
| Runcorn Linnets | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
| Runcorn Town | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 10–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Silsden | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Squires Gate | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| St Helens Town | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Stockport Sports | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Stone Dominoes | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–9 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–8 | 0–6 | |
| Wigan Robin Park | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | |
| Winsford United | 2–0 | 8–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Formby |
| Promoted | Abbey Hey West Didsbury & Chorlton |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,112 (3.63 per match) |
2013–14 → | |
Division One featured two new teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formby(C) | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 42 | +75 | 86 | Failure to comply with necessary ground grading requirements[a] |
| 2 | Abbey Hey(P) | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 25 | +63 | 81 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 3 | West Didsbury & Chorlton(P) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 70 | |
| 4 | Atherton Collieries | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | |
| 5 | A.F.C. Darwen | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 57 | +22 | 63 | |
| 6 | Ashton Town | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 62 | |
| 7 | Cheadle Town | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Oldham Boro | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 47[b] | |
| 9 | Rochdale Town | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 45 | |
| 10 | Nelson | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 42 | |
| 11 | Leek County School Old Boys | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 39 | |
| 12 | Chadderton | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 39 | |
| 13 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Irlam | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 33 | |
| 15 | Eccleshall | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 28 | |
| 16 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 27 | |
| 17 | Holker Old Boys | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 23 | |
| 18 | Northwich Villa | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 38 | 106 | −68 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ABH | DAR | AST | ACO | ALR | CHA | CHT | DSH | ECC | FOR | HOB | IRL | LCS | NEL | NWV | OLD | RCH | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Hey | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| A.F.C. Darwen | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Ashton Town | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
| Atherton Collieries | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 4–1 | |
| Chadderton | 0–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–8 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Cheadle Town | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Daisy Hill | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Eccleshall | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Formby | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 9–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 9–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Holker Old Boys | 0–7 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Irlam | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Leek County School Old Boys | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–7 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Nelson | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Northwich Villa | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Oldham Boro | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | |
| Rochdale Town | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| West Didsbury & Chorlton | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 8–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 |