2018–19 North West Counties Football League

The 2018–19 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons) is the 37th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England, and the first season following the split of the lower level into two geographically separated divisions. Teams are divided into three divisions: Premier Division, at Step 5, and Divisions One North and South, at Step 6.

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May. The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM on 16 June.

Premier Division

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division

Season	2018–19
← 2017–18

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:

• Promoted to Step 4
  • Runcorn Linnets, to NPL Division One West
  • Widnes, to NPL Division One West
• Relegated to Step 6
  • AFC Darwen, to Division One North
  • AFC Liverpool, to Division One North
  • Barnton, to Division One South
  • Maine Road, to Division One South

The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, form the Premier Division for season 2018–19:

• Promoted from Step 6
  • Silsden, from Division One
  • Litherland REMYCA, from Division One
  • Whitchurch Alport, from Division One

Stadia and locations

Abbey Hey

Ashton Athletic

Barnoldswick Town

Bootle and City of Liverpool

Burscough

Charnock Richard

Congleton Town

Hanley Town

Irlam

Litherland REMYCA

Northwich Victoria

Padiham

Runcorn Town

Silsden

Squires Gate

West Didsbury & Chorlton

Whitchurch Alport

Winsford United and 1874 Northwich

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Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

Team	Stadium
1874 Northwich	Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United)
Abbey Hey	The Abbey Stadium, Gorton
Ashton Athletic	Brockstedes Park
Barnoldswick Town	Silentnight Beds Stadium
Bootle	Delta Taxis Stadium
Burscough	Victoria Park
Charnock Richard	Mossie Park
City of Liverpool	Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle)
Congleton Town	Richborough Estates Stadium
Hanley Town	Abbey Lane
Irlam	Silver Street
Litherland REMYCA	Litherland Sports Park
Northwich Victoria	Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion)
Padiham	Arbories Memorial Sports Ground
Runcorn Town	Pavillions Sports Complex
Silsden	Keighley Road Stadium
Squires Gate	School Road
West Didsbury & Chorlton	Brookburn Road, Chorlton
Whitchurch Alport	Yockings Park
Winsford United	Barton Stadium

Division One

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:

• Promoted to Step 5
  • Silsden, to the Premier Division
  • Litherland REMYCA, to the Premier Division
  • Whitchurch Alport, to the Premier Division

The remaining 19 teams were split into the two new geographically separated divisions - Division One North and Division One South

Division One North

North West Counties
Football League
Division One North

Season	2018–19
← 2017–18

The newly formed Division One North consists of 20 clubs:

• 2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division
  • AFC Darwen
  • AFC Liverpool

• 10 clubs from the 2017–18 Division One
  • AFC Blackpool
  • Atherton Laburnum Rovers
  • Bacup Borough
  • Carlisle City
  • Chadderton
  • Daisy Hill
  • Holker Old Boys
  • Nelson
  • Prestwich Heys
  • St Helens Town

• 8 clubs promoted from Step 7
  • Ashton Town, from the Cheshire League
  • Avro, from the Manchester League
  • Cleator Moor Celtic, from the Wearside League
  • Garstang, from the West Lancashire League
  • Longridge Town, from the West Lancashire League
  • Lower Breck, from the Liverpool County Premier League
  • Shelley, from the West Yorkshire League
  • Steeton, from the West Riding County Amateur League

Stadia and locations

AFC Blackpool

AFC Darwen

AFC Liverpool

Ashton Town

Atherton Laburnum Rovers

AVRO

Bacup Borough

Carlisle City

Chadderton

Cleator Moor Celtic

Daisy Hill

Garstang

Holker Old Boys

Longridge Town

Lower Breck

Nelson

Prestwich Heys

Shelley Community

St Helens Town

Steeton

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Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Division One North teams

Team	Stadium
AFC Blackpool	The Mechanics
AFC Darwen	The Anchor Ground
AFC Liverpool	Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine)
Ashton Town	Edge Green Street
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	Crilly Park
Avro	Whitebank Stadium, Oldham
Bacup Borough	West View
Carlisle City	Gillford Park Stadium
Chadderton	MCA Stadium
Cleator Moor Celtic	McGrath Park
Daisy Hill	New Sirs Westhoughton
Garstang	The Riverside
Holker Old Boys	Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness
Longridge Town	Mike Riding Ground
Lower Breck	Anfield Sports and Community Centre
Nelson	Victoria Park
Prestwich Heys	Aide Moran Park
Shelley Community	Storthes Hall Park
St Helens Town	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Steeton	Cougar Park

Division One South

North West Counties
Football League
Division One South

Season	2018–19
← 2017–18

The newly formed Division One South consists of 20 clubs:

• 2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division
  • Barnton
  • Maine Road

• 9 clubs from the 2017–18 Division One
  • Abbey Hulton United
  • Alsager Town
  • Cammell Laird 1907
  • Cheadle Town
  • Eccleshall
  • FC Oswestry Town
  • New Mills
  • Sandbach United
  • Stockport Town

• 7 clubs promoted from Step 7
  • Cheadle Heath Nomads, from the Cheshire League
  • Rylands, from the Cheshire League
  • St Martins, from the West Midlands (Regional) League
  • Stone Dominoes, from the Staffordshire County Senior League
  • Vauxhall Motors, from the West Cheshire League
  • Wythenshawe Amateurs, from the Manchester League
  • Wythenshawe Town, from the Cheshire League

• 2 clubs moved laterally from another Step 6 division
  • Ellesmere Rangers, from the West Midlands (Regional) League
  • Stone Old Alleynians, from the West Midlands (Regional) League

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

Abbey Hulton United

Alsager Town

Barnton

Cammell Laird

Eccleshall

Ellesmere Rangers

FC Oswestry Town and St Martins

New Mills

Rylands

Sandbach United

Stone Dominoes

Stone Old Alleynians

Vauxhall Motors

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Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Division One South teams

Cheadle Town

Cheadle Heath Nomads

Maine Road

Stockport Town

Wythenshawe Amateurs

Wythenshawe Town

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Locations of North West Counties Division One South 2018–19 teams (Greater Manchester)

Team	Stadium
Abbey Hulton United	Birches Head Road
Alsager Town	Wood Park Stadium
Barnton	Townfield
Cammell Laird 1907	North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead
Cheadle Heath Nomads	The Heath
Cheadle Town	Park Road Stadium
Eccleshall	Pershall Park
Ellesmere Rangers	Beech Grove
FC Oswestry Town	Park Hall Stadium
Maine Road	Brantingham Road, Chorlton
New Mills	Church Lane
Rylands	Gorsey Lane, Warrington
Sandbach United	Sandbach Community Football Centre
St Martins	The Venue, Oswestry
Stockport Town	Stockport Sports Village
Stone Domines	Yarnfield Lane
Stone Alleynians	Yarnfield Lane
Vauhall Motors	Ravacre Park, Ellesmere Port
Wythenshawe Amateurs	Hollyhedge Park
Wythenshawe Town	Ericstan Stadium

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
Abbey Hey		Daisy Hill
Bacup Borough		Avro
Barnton		Congleton Town
Bootle		Vauxhall Motors
Burscough		New Mills
Chadderton		1874 Northwich
Charnock Richard		Runcorn Town
Cheadle Heath Nomads		Litherland REMYCA
City of Liverpool		Ashton Athletic
Cleator Moor Celtic		Winsford United
Eccleshall		AFC Darwen
FC Oswestry Town		West Didsbury & Chorlton
Holker Old Boys		Lower Breck
Irlam		Abbey Hulton United

Home team	Score	Away team
Longridge Town		Squires Gate
Maine Road		Steeton
Nelson		Hanley Town
Northwich Victoria		Alsager Town
Padiham		Shelley
Rylands		Carlisle City
Sandbach United		AFC Liverpool
Silsden		Garstang
St Helens Town		Cheadle Town
St Martins		Cammell Laird 1907
Stockport Town		Ellesmere Rangers
Stone Dominoes		Ashton Town
Stone Old Alleynians		AFC Blackpool
Whitchurch Alport		Prestwich Heys

The following teams received byes to the second round:

• Atherton LR
• Barnoldswick Town
• Wythenshawe Amateurs
• Wythenshawe Town

Second Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Rylands or Carlisle City		Cheadle Heath Nomads or Litherland REMYCA
Whitchurch Alport or Prestwich Heys		Cleator Moor Celtic or Winsford United
Irlam or Abbey Hulton United		Padiham or Shelley
St Martins or Cammell Laird 1907		Holker Old Boys or Lower Breck
Barnoldswick Town		Wythenshawe Amateurs
St Helens Town or Cheadle Town		Bootle or Vauxhall Motors
Maine Road or Steeton		Nelson or Hanley Town
Stone Dominoes or Ashton Town		Barnton or Congleton Town

Home team	Score	Away team
Eccleshall or AFC Darwen		FC Oswestry Town or West Didsbury & Chorlton
Northwich Victoria or Alsager Town		Charnock Richard or Runcorn Town
Chadderton or 1874 Northwich		Stone Old Alleynians or AFC Blackpool
Bacup Borough or Avro		Wythenshawe Town
Burscough or New Mills		Sandbach United or AFC Liverpool
Stockport Town or Ellesmere Rangers		Silsden or Garstang
Abbey Hey or Daisy Hill		Atherton LR
City of Liverpool or Ashton Athletic		Longridge Town or Squires Gate

Division One Trophy

First Round

Home team	Score	Away team
AFC Darwen	2–4	Carlisle City
Alsager Town	5–3	Daisy Hill
Atherton LR	1–6	Cheadle Town
Holker Old Boys	0–6	Garstang

Home team	Score	Away team
Nelson	3–1	St Martins
Sandbach United	6–0	New Mills
Stone Old Alleynians	2–0	Shelley
Wythenshawe Town	2–3	AFC Blackpool

All the remaining Division One teams received a bye to the second round.

Second Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abbey Hulton United	2–3 (3–4 p)	Rylands
AFC Blackpool	2–1	Stockport Town
AFC Liverpool	3–0	Cleator Moor Celtic
Ashton Town	2–4	Wythenshawe Amateurs
Avro	7–0	Stone Dominoes
Chadderton	2–3	Alsager Town
Cheadle Heath Nomads	5–2	St Helens Town
Eccleshall	2–1	Nelson

Home team	Score	Away team
Ellesmere Rangers	1–1 (4–2 p)	Stone Old Alleynians
Longridge Town	1–1 (2–4 p)	Garstang
Lower Breck	0–3	Carlisle City
Maine Road	2–2 (1–4 p)	FC Oswestry Town
Prestwich Heys	1–6	Barnton
Sandbach United	5–0	Cheadle Town
Steeton	1–2	Bacup Borough
Vauxhall Motors	1–0	Cammell Laird 1907

Third Round

Home team	Score	Away team
AFC Blackpool		Ellesmere Rangers
Alsager Town		Sandbach United
Bacup Borough		Barnton
Carlisle City		Eccleshall

Home team	Score	Away team
FC Oswestry Town		Garstang
Rylands		Avro
Vauxhall Motors		AFC Liverpool
Wythenshawe Amateurs		Cheadle Heath Nomads

References

External links

• nwcfl.com (The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League)