2013–14 North West Counties Football League

The 2013–14 North West Counties Football League season was the 32nd 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
Season2013–14
ChampionsNorton United
PromotedNorton United
RelegatedWigan Robin Park
Matches played462
Goals scored1,476 (3.19 per match)

The Premier Division featured two new teams:[1]

Bacup & Rossendale Borough, who finished the season in one of the relegation positions, were reprieved.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Norton United (C, P) 42 32 4 6 101 38 +63 100 Promotion to Northern 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 to Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2014. Source: NWCFL Archive Tables.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion criteria

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To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2013
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2014
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following eight teams have achieved criterion 1:[3]

Results

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Home \ Away ABH BLK LVP ALS ASH BAC BWT BTL CLN CNG GNE MNR NOR RNL RNT SIL SQG STH STS WDC WRP WNS
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
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2014. Source: NWCFL Archive Premier Division results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Runcorn Town v Stockport Sports: Match abandoned after 83 minutes. Score at time of abandonment stands.[4]
  2. ^ St Helens Town v Silsden: Match abandoned after 86 minutes. Score at time of abandonment stands.[5]

Locations

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Division One

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North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2013–14
ChampionsNelson
PromotedNelson
1874 Northwich
Matches played342
Goals scored1,327 (3.88 per match)

Division One featured three new teams:[1]

League table

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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 to Premier 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 to Premier 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 in SCSL
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2014. Source: NWCFL Archive Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ AFC Darwen were deducted 1 point for a breach of league rules.
  2. ^ Cheadle Town were deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.
  3. ^ Chadderton were deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.
  4. ^ Widnes Vikings were deducted 1 point for a breach of league rules.
  5. ^ Northwich Flixton Villa were deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

Results

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Home \ Away 18N DAR AST ACO ALR CHA CHT DSH ECC FOR HAN HOB IRL LCS NEL NFV OLD RCH WDV
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2014. Source: NWCFL Archive Division One results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

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League Challenge Cup

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First round

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Each Premier Division club, together with Ashton Town of Division One, received a bye to the second round.

Second round

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Third round

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Replay

Home team Score Away team
Ashton Athletic 2–1 Congleton Town

Fourth round

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Semi–Finals

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Played over two legs

Final

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Played at Curzon Ashton's Tameside Stadium

Score
Ashton Athletic 1–0 Maine Road

First Division Trophy

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First round

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Each of the remaining thirteen Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.

Second round

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Third round

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Semi-finals

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Played over two legs

Final

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Played at Runcorn Linnets' Millbank Linnets Stadium

Score
Formby 3–3 aet Hanley Town

Formby win on penalties, 5–3

References

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  1. ^ a b "NWCFL team changes 2013". NWCFL. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ "League Constitution - further update". NWCFL. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Applications for promotion". NWCFL. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Runcorn Town V Stockport Sports". NWCFL. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  5. ^ "St Helens Town V Silsden". NWCFL. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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