2014–15 North West Counties Football League (original) (raw)

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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.

Football league season

North West CountiesFootball LeaguePremier Division

Season 2014–15
Champions Glossop North End
Promoted Glossop North End
Relegated Bacup & Rossendale BoroughSt Helens Town
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Glossop North End (C, P) 40 33 3 4 100 23 +77 102 Promotion to Northern Premier League 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 62 −7 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 75 −3 47
14 Abbey Hey 40 14 5 21 56 74 −18 47
15 Maine Road 40 12 9 19 52 75 −23 45
16 West Didsbury & Chorlton 40 13 4 23 57 84 −27 43
17 Alsager Town 40 12 6 22 64 87 −23 42
18 A.F.C. Blackpool 40 7 9 24 37 81 −44 30
19 Barnoldswick Town 40 7 6 27 45 98 −53 27
20 St Helens Town (R) 40 7 5 28 46 115 −69 26 Relegation to Division One
21 Bacup & Rossendale Borough (R) 40 6 6 28 42 98 −56 24
22 Stockport Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Club expelled, record expunged

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL League Tables Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

  1. ^ 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]

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]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL results archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and Locations

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Locations of the 2014–15 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

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

Football league season

North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One

Season 2014–15
Champions Atherton Collieries
Promoted Atherton Collieries,Cammell LairdA.F.C. Darwen
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion 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 68 −11 52
9 Litherland REMYCA 36 13 8 15 72 73 −1 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 70 −24 43
13 Rochdale Town 36 11 9 16 71 84 −13 42
14 Irlam 36 11 8 17 51 64 −13 41
15 Eccleshall 36 12 5 19 47 91 −44 41
16 Widnes 36 10 5 21 62 101 −39 35
17 Ashton Town 36 7 6 23 51 78 −27 27
18 Oldham Boro 36 6 7 23 37 105 −68 25 Clubs resigned from league at end of season
19 Wigan Robin Park 36 7 3 26 41 113 −72 24

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL League Tables Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

| 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 | | |

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL results archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations of the 2014–15 North West Counties Football League Division One teams

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

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Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.

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

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

First Division Trophy

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Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.

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

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Clubs Removed From The Men United Cup". NWCFL. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.