# 2000–01 North West Counties Football League

The 2000–01 North West Counties Football League season was the 19th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.

## Division One

Division One featured three new teams:
* Curzon Ashton, promoted as runners-up of Division Two
* Flixton, relegated from the NPL Division One
* Woodley Sports, promoted as champions of Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rossendale United (C, P) | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 114 | 44 | +70 | 92 | Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Clitheroe | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 105 | 47 | +58 | 89 | |
| 3 | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 88 | |
| 4 | St Helens Town | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 98 | 40 | +58 | 87 | |
| 5 | Fleetwood Freeport | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 82 | |
| 6 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 82 | |
| 7 | Salford City | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 79 | |
| 8 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 94 | 54 | +40 | 77 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 67 | |
| 10 | Mossley | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 64 | |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 63 | |
| 12 | Skelmersdale United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 59 | |
| 13 | Woodley Sports | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 57 | |
| 14 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 76 | 92 | −16 | 51 | |
| 15 | Maine Road | 42 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 75 | 102 | −27 | 48 | |
| 16 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 39 | |
| 17 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 88 | −45 | 39 | |
| 18 | Glossop North End | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 111 | −70 | 31 | |
| 19 | Great Harwood Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 93 | −49 | 30 | |
| 20 | Flixton | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 100 | −53 | 28 | |
| 21 | Leek County School Old Boys (R) | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 89 | −50 | 27 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 22 | Cheadle Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 129 | −87 | 24 | Relegation to Division Two |

## Division Two

Division Two featured four new teams:
* Atherton Laburnum Rovers, relegated from Division One
* Bootle, relegated from Division One
* Padiham, promoted as champions of the West Lancashire Football League Division One
* Stone Dominoes, promoted as champions of the Midland Football League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Warrington Town (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 79 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Tetley Walker | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 77 | Club folded |
| 3 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers (P) | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 88 | 50 | +38 | 75 | Promotion to Division One |
| 4 | Nelson | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 74 | |
| 5 | Squires Gate | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 70 | |
| 6 | Blackpool Mechanics | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 47 | +38 | 69 | |
| 7 | Alsager | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 65 | |
| 8 | Padiham | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 83 | 71 | +12 | 64 | |
| 9 | Daisy Hill | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 80 | −3 | 60 | |
| 10 | Chadderton | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 58 | |
| 11 | Darwen | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 65 | +7 | 55 | |
| 12 | Formby | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | |
| 13 | Stone Dominoes | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 51 | |
| 14 | Bacup Borough | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 48 | |
| 15 | Holker Old Boys | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 79 | −12 | 47 | |
| 16 | Bootle | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 41 | |
| 17 | Castleton Gabriels | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 90 | −38 | 37 | |
| 18 | Ashton Town | 38 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 46 | 98 | −52 | 27 | |
| 19 | Colne | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 107 | −70 | 16 | |
| 20 | Oldham Town | 38 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 149 | −111 | 12 | |