2012–13 North West Counties Football League

The 2012–13 North West Counties Football League season was the 31st in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division

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North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsPadiham
PromotedPadiham
Relegatednone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,571 (3.4 per match)

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

From this league, only Barnoldswick Town, Bootle, Colne, Congleton Town, Glossop North End, Maine Road, Padiham, Runcorn Linnets, Runcorn Town and Winsford United applied for promotion.[1][2]

League table

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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 to Northern 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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive league tables, (FA Full-Time)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Runcorn Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[3][4]
  2. ^ a b Stockport Sports deducted 6 points and Norton United deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

Results

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive Premier Division results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Division One

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North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2012–13
ChampionsFormby
PromotedAbbey Hey
West Didsbury & Chorlton
RelegatedNone
Matches played306
Goals scored1,112 (3.63 per match)

Division One featured two new teams:

League table

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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 to Premier 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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive league tables, (FA Full-Time).
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ the Club had not complied with the grading requirement for grade G by 1 April.[5][6]
  2. ^ Oldham Boro deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

Results

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive Division One results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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References

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  1. ^ "Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Runcorn Town Points Deduction". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ "TOWN DEDUCTED THREE POINTS". Runcorn Town Online (Club Official). 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Formby Placed In A Relegation Position". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 17 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Statement on League's Decision to Relegate". Formby FC Official site. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
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