1986–87 North West Counties Football League
First Division final table
Columns: Position | Team | Played | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1
1 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 58 | 2 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 15 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 53 | 3 | Clitheroe | 38 | 12 | 6 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 52 | 4 | Kirkby Town | 38 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 48 | 5 | Bootle | 38 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 48 | 6 | St Helens Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 47 | 7 | Winsford United | 38 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 46 | 8 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 45 | 9 | Penrith | 38 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 42 | 10 | Rossendale United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 39 | 11 | Congleton Town | 38 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 37 | 12 | Burscough | 38 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 33 | 13 | Leyland Motors | 38 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 33 | 14 | Eastwood Hanley | 38 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 31 | 15 | Radcliffe Borough | 38 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 30 | 16 | Leek Town | 38 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | 17 | Netherfield | 38 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 29 | 18 | Irlam Town | 38 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 21 | 19 | Curzon Ashton | 38 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 20 | 20 | Glossop | 38 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 18