1986–87 North West Counties Football League
Third Division final table
Columns: Position | Team | Played | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1
1 | Atherton Collieries | 24 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 36 | 2 | Flixton | 24 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 35 | 3 | Maghull | 24 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 30 | 4 | Nelson | 24 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 30 | 5 | Newton | 24 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 27 | 6 | Ford Motors | 24 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 26 | 7 | Bacup Borough | 24 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 8 | Cheadle Town | 24 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | 9 | Daisy Hill | 24 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 19 2 | 10 | Padiham | 24 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 16 | 11 | Nantwich Town | 24 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 16 | 12 | Ashton Town | 24 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 15 2 | 13 | Whitworth Valley | 24 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 11