# 2017–18 North West Counties Football League

The 2017–18 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. It was also the last season to have a single Division One. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and Division One.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced by the FA on 26 May 2017, and ratified by the league at its AGM on 17 June.

## Premier Division

At the end of season 2016–17, the following four teams left the division:
* Atherton Collieries, promoted to NPL Division One North
* Cammell Laird 1907, relegated to Division One
* Nelson, relegated to Division One
* New Mills, relegated to Division One
The remaining 18 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for season 2017–18:
* Burscough, relegated from NPL Division One North
* Charnock Richard, promoted from the First Division
* City of Liverpool, promoted from the First Division
* Northwich Victoria, relegated from NPL Division One South
* Widnes, promoted from the First Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Runcorn Linnets (C, P) | 44 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 122 | 36 | +86 | 100 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One West |
| 2 | Widnes (P) | 44 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 102 | 52 | +50 | 96 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One West |
| 3 | Runcorn Town | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 107 | 65 | +42 | 93 | |
| 4 | City of Liverpool | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 115 | 58 | +57 | 84 | |
| 5 | Bootle | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 122 | 61 | +61 | 83 | |
| 6 | Charnock Richard | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 103 | 72 | +31 | 79 | |
| 7 | 1874 Northwich | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 79 | |
| 8 | Hanley Town | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 94 | 59 | +35 | 76 | |
| 9 | Barnoldswick Town | 44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 102 | 78 | +24 | 71 | |
| 10 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 44 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 99 | 120 | −21 | 67 | |
| 11 | Squires Gate | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 79 | 94 | −15 | 64 | |
| 12 | Ashton Athletic | 44 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 69 | +17 | 62 | |
| 13 | Irlam | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 59 | |
| 14 | Winsford United | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 87 | −10 | 58 | |
| 15 | Congleton Town | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 83 | 85 | −2 | 56 | |
| 16 | Northwich Victoria | 44 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 77 | 93 | −16 | 56 | |
| 17 | Padiham | 44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 85 | 96 | −11 | 53 | |
| 18 | Burscough | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 82 | 103 | −21 | 50 | |
| 19 | Abbey Hey | 44 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 65 | 84 | −19 | 45 | |
| 20 | AFC Liverpool (R) | 44 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 94 | −17 | 42 | Relegated to Division One North |
| 21 | Maine Road (R) | 44 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 59 | 117 | −58 | 37 | Relegated to Division One South |
| 22 | Barnton (R) | 44 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 61 | 171 | −110 | 19 | Relegated to Division One South |
| 23 | AFC Darwen (R) | 44 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 42 | 160 | −118 | 16 | Relegated to Division One North |
* ↑ 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4. However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted.

### Results

| Home \ Away | 18N | ABH | DAR | LVP | ASH | BWT | BNT | BTL | BUR | CHR | COL | CNG | HAN | IRL | MNR | NWV | PAD | RNL | RNT | SQG | WDC | WID | WIN |
| 1874 N | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Abbey H | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| AFC Darwen | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| AFC Livpl | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 |
| Ashton Ath | 0–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Barlick | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 5–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 |
| Barnton | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–9 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–8 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| Bootle | 0–1 | 2–0 | 10–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| Burscough | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 1–6 |
| Char Rchd | 4–2 | 0–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| C of Liv | 2–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Cong T | 1–4 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Hanley T | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Irlam | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Maine Road | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–8 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Nwich Vic | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| Padiham | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Runc Lin | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | — | 0–1 | 5–0 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Runc T | 2–1 | 1–0 | 10–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sq Gate | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| WDC | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Widnes | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Wins U | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Widnes | Select Security Stadium (groundshare with Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club) | 13,350 |
| AFC Darwen | The Anchor Ground | 4,000 |
| AFC Liverpool | Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) | 3,185 |
| Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
| 1874 Northwich * | Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) | 3,000 |
| Winsford United | Barton Stadium | 3,000 |
| Bootle | Delta Taxis Stadium | 2,500 |
| City of Liverpool | Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle) | 2,500 |
| Maine Road | Brantingham Road, Chorlton | 2,000 |
| Padiham | Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 |
| Runcorn Linnets | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 |
| Runcorn Town | Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530 |
| Congleton Town | Richborough Estates Stadium | 1,450 |
| Abbey Hey | The Abbey Stadium, Gorton | 1,000 |
| Ashton Athletic | Brockstedes Park | 1,000 |
| Irlam | Silver Street | 1,000 |
| Squires Gate | School Road | 1,000 |
| West Didsbury & Chorlton | Brookburn Road, Chorlton | 1,000 |
| Hanley Town | Abbey Lane | 750 |
| Barnoldswick Town | Silentnight Beds Stadium | |
| Barnton | Townfield | |
| Charnock Richard | Mossie Park | 1,000 |
| Northwich Victoria | Townfield (groundshare with Barnton) | |
* Due to ground conditions and acute fixture congestion, 1874 Northwich played some home matches, notably in the latter stages of the FA Vase and the league programme, at Wincham Park, Northwich, home of Witton Albion.

## Division One

At the end of season 2016–17, the following four teams left the division:
* Ashton Town, relegated to the Cheshire Association Football League Premier Division.
* Charnock Richard, promoted to the Premier Division
* City of Liverpool, promoted to the Premier Division
* Widnes, promoted to the Premier Division
The remaining 18 teams, together with the following, formed Division One for the 2017–18 season:
* Abbey Hulton United, promoted from Staffordshire County Senior League
* Cammell Laird 1907, relegated from the Premier Division
* Nelson, relegated from the Premier Division
* New Mills, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Silsden (C, P) | 42 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 110 | 38 | +72 | 103 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Litherland REMYCA (P) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 117 | 39 | +78 | 99 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Prestwich Heys | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 124 | 50 | +74 | 91 | Qualified for the play-offs, then allocated to Division One North |
| 4 | Whitchurch Alport (O, P) | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 91 | 38 | +53 | 88 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 5 | Sandbach United | 42 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs, then allocated to Division One South |
| 6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 72 | Qualified for the play-offs, then allocated to Division One South |
| 7 | AFC Blackpool | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 78 | +14 | 68 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 8 | Alsager Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 71 | +13 | 67 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 9 | Holker Old Boys | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 89 | −17 | 65 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 10 | Stockport Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 53 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 11 | Carlisle City | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 71 | 80 | −9 | 53 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 12 | Cheadle Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 72 | 83 | −11 | 53 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 13 | Abbey Hulton United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 50 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 14 | New Mills | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 95 | −27 | 49 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 15 | Eccleshall | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 66 | 105 | −39 | 47 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 16 | Chadderton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 83 | 93 | −10 | 46 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 17 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 65 | 95 | −30 | 46 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 18 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 81 | −20 | 44 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 19 | FC Oswestry Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 60 | 101 | −41 | 40 | Allocated to Division One South |
| 20 | St Helens Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 98 | −43 | 32 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 21 | Nelson | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 91 | −41 | 31 | Allocated to Division One North |
| 22 | Daisy Hill | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 49 | 108 | −59 | 31 | Allocated to Division One North |
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division.
* ↑ Bacup Borough were awarded a 3–0 win against FC Oswestry Town, due to Oswestry failing to fulfill fixture on 5 May.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ABH | BLP | ALS | ALR | BAC | CAM | CAR | CHD | CHE | DSH | ECC | OSW | HOB | LIT | NEL | NWM | PRH | SAN | SIL | STH | STK | WHI |
| Ab Hul U | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| AFC Blckpl | 3–1 | — | 5–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 9–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Alsager T | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Atherton LR | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Bacup B | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 * | 2–5 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Camm L 1907 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Carlisle C | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Chadderton | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Cheadle T | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Daisy H | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Eccleshall | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| FC Oswestry T | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 |
| Holker OB | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 6–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| Lith REMYCA | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Nelson | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| New Mills | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Prestwich H | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 0–1 |
| Sandbach U | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–6 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Silsden | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| St Helens T | 0–0 * | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 |
| Stockport T | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Whitchurch A | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | — |
* Bacup Borough v FC Oswestry Town: visitors failed to fulfil fixture on 5 May, result declared a 3–0 home win
* St Helens Town v Abbey Hulton United: result declared a draw following investigation

#### Playoffs

Source for this subsection: NWC website
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Prestwich Heys | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 4 | 6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 1 |
| | | | 4 | Whitchurch Alport | 2 |
| 4 | Whitchurch Alport | 1 | 4 | Whitchurch Alport | 2 |
| 5 | Sandbach United | 0 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Carlisle City | Gillford Park Stadium | 4,000 |
| Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Crilly Park | 3,000 |
| Bacup Borough | West View | 3,000 |
| Holker Old Boys | Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness | 2,500 |
| Stockport Town | Stockport Sports Village | 2,384 |
| FC Oswestry Town | Park Hall Stadium | 2,034 |
| Cammell Laird 1907 | North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead | 2,000 |
| Cheadle Town | Park Road Stadium | 2,000 |
| Daisy Hill | New Sirs Westhoughton | 2,000 |
| Eccleshall | Pershall Park | 2,000 |
| Nelson | Victoria Park | 2,000 |
| AFC Blackpool | The Mechanics | 1,500 |
| Alsager Town | Wood Park Stadium | 1,500 |
| Chadderton | MCA Stadium | 1,500 |
| Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
| Abbey Hulton United | Birches Head Road | |
| Litherland REMYCA | Litherland Sports Park | |
| Prestwich Heys | Aide Moran Park | |
| Sandbach United | Sandbach Community Football Centre | |
| St Helens Town | Ruskin Drive Sportsground | |
| Whitchurch Alport | Yockings Park | |

## League Challenge Cup

Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. Source for this section: NWCFL web site

### First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| AFC Blackpool | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Nelson |
| AFC Darwen | 1–0 | City of Liverpool |
| Ashton Athletic | 6–3 | Daisy Hill |
| Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 0–4 | Carlisle City |
| Prestwich Heys | 4–0 | St. Helens Town |
| Silsden | 0–3 | Burscough |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Cammell Laird 1907 | 2–1 | Congleton Town |
| FC Oswestry Town | 2–1 | Chadderton |
| Runcorn Town | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Alsager Town |
| Sandbach United | 2–3 | Irlam |
| Stockport Town | 7–1 | Maine Road |
| Whitchurch Alport | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Northwich Victoria |
| Winsford United | 4–3 | Barnton |
All remaining teams received byes to the second round.

### Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| AFC Darwen | 1–2 * † | Padiham |
| Bacup Borough | 1–6 ** | Ashton Athletic |
| Barnoldswick Town | 0–4 | Charnock Richard |
| Bootle | 4–2 | Litherland REMYCA |
| Holker Old Boys | 2–7 *** | AFC Liverpool |
| Nelson | 1–1 (3–0 p) **** † | Prestwich Heys |
| Squires Gate | 1–2 | Burscough |
| Widnes | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Carlisle City |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1874 Northwich | 4–1 * | Abbey Hulton United |
| Abbey Hey | 5–3 | New Mills |
| Cheadle Town | 2–1 | Alsager Town |
| Eccleshall | 0–3 | FC Oswestry Town |
| Hanley Town | 3–5 | Northwich Victoria |
| Irlam | 1–1 (5–4 p) ** | Cammell Laird 1907 |
| Stockport Town | 2–1 | Runcorn Linnets |
| Winsford United | 5–1 | West Didsbury & Chorlton |

### Third round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Bootle | 1–3 | Charnock Richard |
| Burscough | 1–1 (8–7 p) | Prestwich Heys |
| AFC Liverpool | 1–4 | Ashton Athletic |
| Widnes | 2–1 | AFC Darwen |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Cheadle Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Northwich Victoria |
| Irlam | 3–1 | FC Oswestry Town |
| Stockport Town | 2–1 | Abbey Hey |
| Winsford United | 3–1 | 1874 Northwich |

### Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Ashton Athletic | 0–2 | Widnes |
| Burscough | 2–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Stockport Town | 0–4 | Irlam |
| Winsford United | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Charnock Richard |

### Semi-finals
#### First leg

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Irlam | 0–0 | Burscough |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Widnes | 5–0 | Winsford United |

#### Second leg

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Burscough | 3–0 | Irlam |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Winsford United | 2–2 | Widnes |

### Final

Played at Highbury Stadium, home of Fleetwood Town.
| | Score | |
| Widnes | 2–1 | Burscough |

## Division One Trophy

Also called the LWC Drinks First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons. Source for this section: NWCFL web site

### First round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2–1 $^*$ | Carlisle City |
| Daisy Hill | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Litherland REMYCA |
| Holker Old Boys | 1–2 | St. Helens Town |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Chadderton | 0–1 | Cheadle Town |
| New Mills | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Alsager Town |
| Sandbach United | 6–1 | FC Oswestry Town |
All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.

### Second round

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| AFC Blackpool | 4–0 | Silsden |
| Nelson | 0–1 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| Prestwich Heys | 3–1 | Bacup Borough |
| St. Helens Town | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Daisy Hill |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Cammell Laird 1907 | 2–0 | Stockport Town |
| Cheadle Town | 3–1 | Abbey Hulton United |
| Sandbach United | 4–2 | Eccleshall |
| Whitchurch Alport | 0–3 | Alsager Town |

### Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Daisy Hill | 0–1 * | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| Prestwich Heys | 3–1 | AFC Blackpool |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Alsager Town | 0–4 | Cammell Laird 1907 |
| Sandbach United | 4–1 | Cheadle Town |

### Semi-finals
#### First leg

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Cammell Laird 1907 | 3–1 | Daisy Hill |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Sandbach United | 1–2 | Prestwich Heys |

#### Second leg

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Daisy Hill | 1–2 | Cammell Laird 1907 |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Prestwich Heys | 3–2 | Sandbach United |

### Final

Played at the Millbank Linnets Stadium, home of Runcorn Linnets.
| | Score | |
| Cammell Laird 1907 | 1–2 | Prestwich Heys |