2010–11 North West Counties Football League

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The 2010–11 North West Counties Football League season (known as the 2010–11 Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th 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[edit]

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2010–11
ChampionsNew Mills
PromotedNew Mills
RelegatedFormby
Matches played461
Goals scored1,624 (3.52 per match)

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 New Mills (C, P) 42 32 6 4 102 38 +64 102 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One South
2 Ramsbottom United 42 29 4 9 101 45 +56 91
3 Winsford United 42 26 5 11 99 50 +49 83
4 Padiham 42 21 10 11 84 62 +22 73
5 Colne 42 21 10 11 90 73 +17 73
6 Bootle 42 21 9 12 78 56 +22 72
7 Barnoldswick Town 42 19 12 11 81 58 +23 69
8 Congleton Town 42 18 10 14 70 60 +10 64
9 Squires Gate 42 18 10 14 74 70 +4 64
10 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 19 6 17 75 72 +3 63
11 Bacup Borough 42 17 10 15 69 56 +13 61
12 Runcorn Linnets 42 16 8 18 68 77 −9 56
13 Maine Road 42 15 9 18 69 64 +5 54
14 Glossop North End 42 14 11 17 68 55 +13 53
15 Flixton 42 13 9 20 78 91 −13 48
16 Silsden 42 13 9 20 47 74 −27 48
17 St Helens Town 42 14 5 23 79 116 −37 47
18 Formby (R) 42 11 10 21 67 95 −28 43[a] Demoted to Division One
19 Stone Dominoes 42 12 6 24 60 90 −30 42
20 Alsager Town 42 10 8 24 57 94 −37 38
21 Rossendale United 42 6 11 25 63 106 −43 29 Expelled at the end of the season
22 Ashton Athletic 42 5 6 31 45 122 −77 21[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2011. Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Formby were relegated for a breach of league rules.[1]
  2. ^ Ashton Athletic were reprieved due to Formby's relegation.

Division One[edit]

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2010–11
ChampionsA.F.C. Blackpool
PromotedA.F.C. Blackpool
Runcorn Town
A.F.C. Liverpool
RelegatedNone
Matches played306
Goals scored1,201 (3.92 per match)

Division One featured three new teams:

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 A.F.C. Blackpool (C, P) 34 28 3 3 94 30 +64 87 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Runcorn Town (P) 34 26 6 2 114 39 +75 81[a]
3 Holker Old Boys 34 19 6 9 77 42 +35 63
4 A.F.C. Liverpool (P) 34 19 6 9 65 34 +31 63[b] Promotion to Premier Division
5 Atherton Collieries 34 18 6 10 70 44 +26 60
6 Chadderton 34 18 6 10 64 48 +16 60
7 Norton United 34 17 7 10 64 54 +10 58
8 Wigan Robin Park 34 17 5 12 68 51 +17 53[a]
9 Irlam 34 14 5 15 63 69 −6 47
10 Cheadle Town 34 13 7 14 54 62 −8 46
11 Eccleshall 34 15 3 16 63 69 −6 45[a]
12 Leek County School Old Boys 34 11 9 14 54 58 −4 42
13 A.F.C. Darwen 34 9 10 15 38 69 −31 37
14 Daisy Hill 34 6 8 20 47 90 −43 26
15 Abbey Hey 34 6 6 22 48 72 −24 24
16 Ashton Town 34 5 8 21 37 86 −49 23
17 Oldham Boro 34 5 6 23 37 77 −40 21
18 Rochdale Town 34 2 9 23 44 107 −63 15
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Eccleshall, Runcorn Town and Wigan Robin Park were docked 3 points.
  2. ^ AFC Liverpool were promoted due to the expulsion of Rossendale United from the league and Holker Old Boys declining promotion.[2]

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