# 1988–89 North West Counties Football League

The 1988–89 North West Counties Football League was the seventh in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.

## Division One

Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United
Division One featured 2 new teams:
* Ashton United promoted as champions from Division Two
* Flixton promoted as runners-up from Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rossendale United (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 27 | +57 | 56 | Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Knowsley United | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 50 | |
| 3 | St Helens Town | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 48 | |
| 4 | Colwyn Bay | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 47 | |
| 5 | Darwen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 47 | |
| 6 | Warrington Town | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Flixton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 38 | |
| 8 | Leyland Motors | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 38 | |
| 9 | Bootle | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Burscough | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 32 | |
| 11 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 30 | Resigned |
| 12 | Clitheroe | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 28 | |
| 13 | Skelmersdale United | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 25 | |
| 14 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 24 | |
| 15 | Prescot Cables | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 23 | |
| 16 | Salford | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 22 | |
| 17 | Ashton United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 18 | |
| 18 | Formby (R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 10 | Relegation to Division Two |
* ↑ Ashton United had 2 points deducted.

## Division Two

Division Two featured 1 new team:
* Glossop, relegated from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Vauxhall Motors (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 17 | +51 | 58 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Maine Road | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 96 | 40 | +56 | 51 | |
| 3 | Chadderton (P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 49 | Promotion to Division One |
| 4 | Wren Rovers | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 48 | |
| 5 | Nantwich Town (P) | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 44 | Promotion to Division One |
| 6 | Newcastle Town | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 40 | |
| 7 | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 38 | |
| 8 | Maghull | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Bacup Borough | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 34 | |
| 10 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 30 | |
| 11 | Atherton Collieries | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Padiham | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 28 | |
| 13 | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 27 | |
| 14 | Cheadle Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 27 | |
| 15 | Oldham Town | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 23 | |
| 16 | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 23 | |
| 17 | Ashton Town | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 19 | |
| 18 | Newton | 34 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 111 | −88 | 7 | |

## Promotion and relegation
### Division One

Rossendale United were promoted to the Northern Premier League while Formby were relegated to the Second Division. Ellesmere Port & Neston left the League at the end of the season.

### Division two

Vauxhall Motors, Chadderton and Nantwich Town were promoted to Division One. Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton Town.