# 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

The Premier Division featured three new teams:
* Norton United promoted as runners-up of Division One
* Stockport Sports relegated from the NPL Division One North and a name change from Woodley Sports
* Wigan Robin Park promoted as champions of Division One
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.

### League table

| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 15 | Alsager Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 78 | −12 | 50 | |
| 16 | Stockport Sports | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 49 | |
| 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 |
* ↑ Runcorn Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
* 1 2 Stockport Sports deducted 6 points and Norton United deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

### Results

| 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 | |

### Locations
## Division One

Division One featured two new teams:
* Atherton Laburnum Rovers relegated from the Premier Division
* West Didsbury & Chorlton promoted from the Manchester League

### League table

| 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 |
| 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 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ the Club had not complied with the grading requirement for grade G by 1 April.
* ↑ Oldham Boro deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

### Results

| 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 | |