2014–15 North West Counties Football League

The 2014–15 North West Counties Football League season was the 33rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season 2014–15
Champions Glossop North End
Promoted Glossop North End
Relegated Bacup & Rossendale Borough
St Helens Town

The Premier Division featured two new teams:[1][2][3]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Glossop North End (C) (P) 40 33 3 4 100 23+77 102 Promotion to NPL Division One North
2 Runcorn Linnets 40 28 8 4 89 39+50 92
3 1874 Northwich 40 26 8 6 90 35+55 86
4 Colne 40 25 5 10 86 47+39 80
5 Ashton Athletic 40 21 12 7 69 38+31 75
6 Squires Gate 40 17 16 7 62 42+20 67
7 Bootle 40 19 6 15 76 63+13 63
8 Congleton Town 40 17 9 14 68 57+11 60
9 A.F.C. Liverpool 40 17 8 15 74 56+18 59
10 Silsden 40 16 8 16 55 627 56
11 Nelson 40 16 7 17 69 64+5 55
12 Winsford United 40 15 10 15 66 62+4 55
13 Runcorn Town 40 13 8 19 72 753 47
14 Abbey Hey 40 14 5 21 56 7418 47
15 Maine Road 40 12 9 19 52 7523 45
16 West Didsbury & Chorlton 40 13 4 23 57 8427 43
17 Alsager Town 40 12 6 22 64 8723 42
18 A.F.C. Blackpool 40 7 9 24 37 8144 30
19 Barnoldswick Town 40 7 6 27 45 9853 27
20 St Helens Town (R) 40 7 5 28 46 11569 26 Relegation to Division One
21 Bacup & Rossendale Borough (R) 40 6 6 28 42 9856 24
22 Stockport Sports 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 Club expelled, record expunged

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: NWCFL League Tables Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The North West Counties Football League confirmed that Stockport Sports had been expelled on 2 March 2015 and as a result their playing record (PL:27, W:3, D:5, L:19, GF:34, GA 98) was expunged.[4]

Promotion criteria

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

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2014
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2015
  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 five clubs achieved criterion 1:[5]

Results

Games involving Stockport Sports are not included in the overall league tables.

Home ╲ Away 18N ABH BLKLVPALSASHBACBWTBTLCLNCNGGNEMNRNELRNLRNTSILSQGSTHSTSWDCWNS
1874 Northwich 30 23 01 10 00 62 31 10 14 20 10 42 00 00 30 61 11 50 42 01
Abbey Hey 04 22 42 24 00 30 21 14 13 24 23 01 30 05 02 12 12 31 23 14 21
A.F.C. Blackpool 03 12 22 14 11 11 00 21 12 21 15 12 02 13 04 02 00 21 22 13 22
A.F.C. Liverpool 22 31 41 34 11 30 31 01 15 11 01 42 40 00 21 20 00 73 31 12
Alsager Town 11 03 20 01 11 10 12 23 11 03 04 60 21 34 25 34 02 42 20 20 11
Ashton Athletic 11 10 50 01 21 20 20 21 32 11 12 31 02 01 00 22 40 43 00 20 21
Bacup & Rossendale Borough 04 02 20 10 23 12 03 42 03 22 06 11 12 03 43 12 34 26 13 13 32
Barnoldswick Town 14 12 32 11 21 16 00 12 14 13 02 11 10 15 16 04 13 41 50 24 11
Bootle 22 42 31 12 30 22 50 23 24 21 05 14 11 11 02 10 11 30 30 12 31
Colne 01 10 40 20 22 00 10 42 04 13 06 31 20 03 51 30 30 40 30 50 10
Congleton Town 12 11 04 20 02 11 42 31 21 13 13 62 21 12 10 42 00 20 21 01
Glossop North End 02 20 10 10 40 30 31 20 42 21 00 20 30 02 13 11 32 40 60 60 40
Maine Road 10 04 01 23 10 01 30 10 11 20 00 03 41 13 22 41 23 12 22 10 22
Nelson 14 03 20 21 30 32 20 50 23 13 10 12 00 21 11 23 33 40 22 42
Runcorn Linnets 32 22 32 20 41 03 32 62 21 11 43 01 11 21 21 20 20 10 32 60 20
Runcorn Town 23 01 11 21 32 13 14 10 12 13 30 00 01 22 11 31 27 72 12 34
Silsden 02 41 20 10 11 21 11 20 01 10 03 01 20 04 23 21 00 21 61 00
Squires Gate 01 11 10 21 72 12 20 00 10 00 11 02 31 30 11 20 20 11 32 20 22
St Helens Town 14 10 30 09 04 02 20 43 12 25 13 13 20 16 01 22 11 00 24 03 11
Stockport Sports 05 04 55 08 13 15 28 16 13 02 12 14
West Didsbury & Chorlton 02 01 00 23 40 02 21 32 14 01 13 01 22 25 20 12 11 12 30 60 30
Winsford United 13 50 01 22 41 12 00 20 13 20 32 14 62 10 02 42 20 00 30 33 41

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: NWCFL results archive
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Liverpool Arriva Stadium, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) 3,185
1874 Northwich Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) 3,000
Bacup & Rossendale Borough West View 3,000
Winsford United Barton Stadium 3,000
Bootle Delta Taxis Stadium 2,500
Stockport Sports The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,384
Glossop North End The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium 2,374
Silsden The Asda Foundation Stadium 2,300
Maine Road Brantingham Road, Chorlton 2,000
Nelson Little Wembley 2,000
Colne XLCR Vehicle Management Stadium 1,800
Runcorn Linnets Millbank Linnets Stadium 1,600
Runcorn Town Pavilions Sports Complex 1,530
A.F.C. Blackpool The Mechanics 1,500
Alsager Town Wood Park Stadium 1,500
Congleton Town Booth Street 1,450
Abbey Hey The Abbey Stadium, Gorton 1,000
Ashton Athletic Brockstedes Park 1,000
Squires Gate School Road 1,000
St Helens Town Brockstedes Park (groundshare with Ashton Athletic) 1,000
Barnoldswick Town Silentnight Stadium
West Didsbury & Chorlton Brookburn Road, Chorlton

Division One

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season 2014–15
Champions Atherton Collieries
Promoted Atherton Collieries,
Cammell Laird
A.F.C. Darwen

Division One featured four new teams:[1][6]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Atherton Collieries (C) (P) 36 31 3 2 129 26+103 96 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Cammell Laird 1907 (P) 36 28 5 3 114 35+79 89
3 A.F.C. Darwen (P) 36 20 8 8 103 60+43 68 Qualification for Playoffs
4 Hanley Town 36 21 4 11 89 63+26 67
5 Holker Old Boys 36 18 6 12 79 50+29 60
6 Chadderton 36 18 6 12 68 56+12 60
7 Barnton 36 18 5 13 77 66+11 59
8 Daisy Hill 36 15 7 14 57 6811 52
9 Litherland REMYCA 36 13 8 15 72 731 47
10 Cheadle Town 36 13 7 16 68 67+1 46
11 Northwich Flixton Villa 36 12 9 15 73 65+8 45
12 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 36 12 7 17 46 7024 43
13 Rochdale Town 36 11 9 16 71 8413 42
14 Irlam 36 11 8 17 51 6413 41
15 Eccleshall 36 12 5 19 47 9144 41
16 Widnes 36 10 5 21 62 10139 35
17 Ashton Town 36 7 6 23 51 7827 27
18 Oldham Boro 36 6 7 23 37 10568 25 Clubs resigned from league at end of season
19 Wigan Robin Park 36 7 3 26 41 11372 24

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: NWCFL League Tables Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
3 A.F.C. Darwen 2
6 Chadderton 1
3 A.F.C. Darwen 5
4 Hanley Town 3
4 Hanley Town 3
5 Holker Old Boys 1

Results

Home ╲ Away DAR AST ACOALRBARCAMCHACHTDSHECCHANHOBIRLLITNFVOLDRCHWIDWRP
A.F.C. Darwen 21 20 31 51 21 01 22 02 32 03 20 41 11 54 90 43 61 72
Ashton Town 12 22 50 34 12 03 10 11 12 12 42 31 33 32 23 30 14 11
Atherton Collieries 41 30 40 21 22 51 31 53 51 50 31 30 60 30 50 61 30 51
Atherton Laburnum Rovers 22 30 03 03 13 03 21 10 22 53 10 11 20 12 26 21 20 14
Barnton 33 10 03 01 16 10 22 23 21 16 03 32 10 22 11 41 70 61
Cammell Laird 1907 31 40 12 11 43 50 30 50 50 20 10 31 51 31 52 22 61 41
Chadderton 16 10 03 20 32 10 01 41 30 32 13 41 22 22 00 14 21 32
Cheadle Town 11 12 12 21 03 34 11 10 23 02 00 03 43 21 31 22 35 81
Daisy Hill 05 22 00 40 21 12 12 43 31 24 10 02 20 01 10 21 04 40
Eccleshall 11 21 13 21 02 15 21 01 23 17 11 32 32 10 21 02 06 43
Hanley Town 31 60 06 11 31 04 02 32 11 11 42 30 30 24 31 11 21 12
Holker Old Boys 62 31 13 21 00 24 10 42 50 51 52 20 13 41 30 23 50 22
Irlam 21 21 15 03 21 11 10 22 12 22 02 20 20 22 00 10 11 41
Litherland REMYCA 33 21 13 11 02 33 21 13 33 14 20 14 20 21 71 62 12 40
Northwich Flixton Villa 01 21 32 40 12 01 14 21 12 30 23 22 33 11 00 41 101 10
Oldham Boro 22 31 05 13 15 05 16 12 22 20 16 01 05 13 22 04 10 10
Rochdale Town 13 31 04 22 23 01 22 24 11 51 05 00 21 13 52 51 44 33
Widnes 04 22 05 23 24 05 22 04 42 50 23 12 32 14 11 20 12 20
Wigan Robin Park 17 21 06 10 12 03 16 03 12 01 12 15 10 04 05 31 23 21

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: NWCFL results archive
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Widnes Select Security Stadium 13,350
A.F.C. Darwen The Anchor Ground 4,000
Oldham Boro Seel Park (groundshare with Mossley A.F.C.) 4,000
Atherton Laburnum Rovers Crilly Park 3,000
Atherton Collieries Alder Street 2,500
Holker Old Boys Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness 2,500
Ashton Town Edge Green Street 2,000
Cammell Laird 1907 MBS Stadium, Birkenhead 2,000
Cheadle Town Park Road Stadium 2,000
Daisy Hill New Sirs Westhoughton 2,000
Northwich Flixton Villa Valley Road, Flixton (groundshare with Northwich Victoria) 2,000
Chadderton Andrew Street 1,500
Rochdale Town Castleton Sports Centre 1,500
Wigan Robin Park Robin Park Arena 1,200
Eccleshall Pershall Park 1,000
Irlam Silver Street 1,000
Hanley Town Abbey Lane 750
Barnton Townfield
Litherland REMYCA Litherland Sports Park

League Challenge Cup

Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.

First Round

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

Second Round

Home team Score Away team
Abbey Hey 2–0 Maine Road
A.F.C. Liverpool 3–2 Bacup & Rossendale Borough
Ashton Athletic 0–3 Atherton Collieries
Ashton Town 3–3 (aet) pens 4–5 West Didsbury & Chorlton
Barnoldswick Town 2–3 1874 Northwich
Cammell Laird 1907 1–0 Runcorn Linnets
Congleton Town 1–4 Runcorn Town
Daisy Hill 2–3 Alsager Town

Home team Score Away team
Glossop North End 1–1 (aet) pens 4–2 A.F.C. Blackpool
Hanley Town 1–1 (aet) pens 3–5 Rochdale Town
Nelson 1–3 Squires Gate
Oldham Boro 0–1 Bootle
Silsden 0–1 Colne
Stockport Sports [a] A.F.C. Darwen
Widnes 4–4 (aet) pens 4–3 St Helens Town
Winsford United 2–1 Irlam

[a] No information about result or adjudication of this tie.

Third Round

Home team Score Away team
1874 Northwich 2–3 [b] Colne
Abbey Hey 2–4 Atherton Collieries
Alsager Town 2–1 [c] A.F.C. Liverpool
Bootle 2–1 (aet) A.F.C. Darwen

[b] Match played at Colne.
[c] Alsager Town eliminated for fielding ineligible player.[7]

Home team Score Away team
Glossop North End 8–0 Widnes
Runcorn Town 0–2 [d] Cammell Laird 1907
Squires Gate 1–1 (aet) pens 6–5 Winsford United
West Didsbury & Chorlton 2–0 Rochdale Town

[d] Cammell Laird 1907 eliminated for fielding ineligible player.[7]

Quarter Finals

Home team Score Away team
A.F.C. Liverpool 0–2 (aet) Runcorn Town
Colne 0–2 Atherton Collieries

Home team Score Away team
Glossop North End 3–0 Squires Gate
West Didsbury & Chorlton 0–3 Bootle

Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team
Runcorn Town 0–1 Atherton Collieries

Home team Score Away team
Glossop North End 2–1 Bootle

Final

Score
Atherton Collieries 0–2 Glossop North End
Played at Curzon Ashton, Tameside Stadium

First Division Trophy

Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.

Preliminary Round

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

Northern Section

Home team Score Away team
A.F.C. Darwen 4–3 Wigan Robin Park
Ashton Town 3–1 Chadderton

Southern Section

Home team Score Away team
Eccleshall 0–3 Northwich Flixton Villa

First Round

Northern Section

Home team Score Away team
Atherton Collieries 4–2 (aet) Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Holker Old Boys 1–2 A.F.C. Darwen
Daisy Hill 0–3 Ashton Town
Oldham Boro 3–2 Rochdale Town

Southern Section

Home team Score Away team
Cheadle Town 1–1(aet) pens 0–3 Hanley Town
Irlam 0–1 Litherland REMYCA
Northwich Flixton Villa 4–2 Cammell Laird 1907
Widnes 1–2 Barnton

Quarter Finals

Home team Score Away team
Ashton Town 1–0 Oldham Boro
Barnton 0–2 Atherton Collieries

Home team Score Away team
Hanley Town 1–4 A.F.C. Darwen
Northwich Flixton Villa 0–1 Litherland REMYCA

Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team
A.F.C. Darwen 5–4 (aet) Ashton Town

Home team Score Away team
Atherton Collieries 4–0 Litherland REMYCA

Final

Score
A.F.C. Darwen 3–1 Atherton Collieries
Played at Bootle, Delta Taxi Stadium

References

  1. 1 2 "FA Allocation Of Clubs". NWCFL. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "League Constitution – further update". NWCFL. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. "Further Announcement on League Constitution". NWCFL. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. "Stockport Sports". NWCFL. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  5. "Promotion To Step 4". NWCFL. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. "Allocation Of Clubs Update". NWCFL. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Clubs Removed From The Men United Cup". NWCFL. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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