The2013–14 North West Counties Football League season was the 32nd 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 | 2013–14 |
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| Champions | Norton United |
| Promoted | Norton United |
| Relegated | Wigan Robin Park |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,476 (3.19 per match) |
2014–15 → | |
The Premier Division featured two new teams:[1]
Bacup & Rossendale Borough, who finished the season in one of the relegation positions, were reprieved.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Norton United(C, P) | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 101 | 38 | +63 | 100 | Promotion toNorthern Premier League Division One South |
| 2 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 103 | 39 | +64 | 95 | |
| 3 | Glossop North End | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 83 | |
| 4 | Maine Road | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 81 | |
| 5 | Runcorn Town | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 79 | |
| 6 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 74 | |
| 7 | A.F.C. Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 70 | |
| 8 | Bootle | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 70 | |
| 9 | Colne | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 64 | |
| 10 | Congleton Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 60 | |
| 11 | Stockport Sports | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 57 | |
| 12 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 53 | |
| 13 | A.F.C. Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 87 | −27 | 49 | |
| 14 | Winsford United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 48 | |
| 15 | Silsden | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 47 | |
| 16 | Barnoldswick Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 89 | −30 | 43 | |
| 17 | St Helens Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 43 | |
| 18 | Alsager Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 57 | 85 | −28 | 40 | |
| 19 | Squires Gate | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 51 | 89 | −38 | 40 | |
| 20 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 86 | −39 | 40 | |
| 21 | Bacup & Rossendale Borough | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 39 | |
| 22 | Wigan Robin Park(R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 112 | −59 | 29 | Relegation toDivision One |
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
The following eight teams have achieved criterion 1:[3]
| Home \ Away | ABH | BLK | LVP | ALS | ASH | BAC | BWT | BTL | CLN | CNG | GNE | MNR | NOR | RNL | RNT | SIL | SQG | STH | STS | WDC | WRP | WNS |
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| Abbey Hey | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| A.F.C. Blackpool | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–6 | |
| A.F.C. Liverpool | 4–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | |
| Alsager Town | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Ashton Athletic | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | |
| Bacup & Rossendale Borough | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Barnoldswick Town | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Bootle | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| Colne | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Congleton Town | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Glossop North End | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| Maine Road | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Norton United | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Runcorn Linnets | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Runcorn Town | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1[a] | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Silsden | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Squires Gate | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| St Helens Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0[b] | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Stockport Sports | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 5–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| West Didsbury & Chorlton | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Wigan Robin Park | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–8 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | |
| Winsford United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nelson |
| Promoted | Nelson 1874 Northwich |
| Matches | 342 |
| Goals | 1,327 (3.88 per match) |
2014–15 → | |
Division One featured three new teams:[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson(C, P) | 36 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 135 | 51 | +84 | 89 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 2 | Formby | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 97 | 37 | +60 | 84 | Club folded at end of season |
| 3 | 1874 Northwich(P) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 28 | +51 | 84 | Promotion toPremier Division |
| 4 | Hanley Town | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 55 | +31 | 73 | |
| 5 | Atherton Collieries | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 62 | +38 | 66 | |
| 6 | Holker Old Boys | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 60 | |
| 7 | Rochdale Town | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 95 | 78 | +17 | 55 | |
| 8 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 54 | |
| 9 | A.F.C. Darwen | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 51[a] | |
| 10 | Irlam | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 50 | |
| 11 | Cheadle Town | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 74 | −9 | 46[b] | |
| 12 | Ashton Town | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 44 | |
| 13 | Chadderton | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 41[c] | |
| 14 | Widnes Vikings | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 84 | −26 | 35[d] | |
| 15 | Leek County School Old Boys | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 93 | −38 | 29 | Resigned from league at the end of the season and placed inSCSL |
| 16 | Oldham Boro | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 90 | −45 | 28 | |
| 17 | Eccleshall | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 26 | |
| 18 | Daisy Hill | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 103 | −60 | 22 | |
| 19 | Northwich Flixton Villa | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 48 | 108 | −60 | 19[e] |
| Home \ Away | 18N | DAR | AST | ACO | ALR | CHA | CHT | DSH | ECC | FOR | HAN | HOB | IRL | LCS | NEL | NFV | OLD | RCH | WDV |
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| 1874 Northwich | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| A.F.C. Darwen | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Ashton Town | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Atherton Collieries | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | |
| Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | |
| Chadderton | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 6–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Cheadle Town | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | |
| Daisy Hill | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Eccleshall | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Formby | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 7–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hanley Town | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Holker Old Boys | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 3–1 | |
| Irlam | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Leek County School Old Boys | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Nelson | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 8–4 | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Northwich Flixton Villa | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | |
| Oldham Boro | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Rochdale Town | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 8–6 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Widnes Vikings | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 |
Each Premier Division club, together withAshton Town of Division One, received a bye to the second round.
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Replay
| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Ashton Athletic | 2–1 | Congleton Town |
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Played over two legs
Maine Road win 6–1 on aggregate |
Ashton Athletic win 6–2 on aggregate |
Played atCurzon Ashton's Tameside Stadium
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| Ashton Athletic | 1–0 | Maine Road |
Each of the remaining thirteen Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.
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Played over two legs
Hanley Town win 5–4 on aggregate |
Formby win 6–4 on aggregate |
Played atRuncorn Linnets' Millbank Linnets Stadium
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| Formby | 3–3 aet | Hanley Town |
Formby win on penalties, 5–3