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.

North West Counties Football League

← 1987–88 1989–90 →

Division One

North West Counties
Football League
Division One

Season	1988–89
Champions	Rossendale United
Promoted	Rossendale United
Relegated	Formby
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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^[a]
18	Formby (R)	34	3	4	27	24	77	−53	10	Relegation to Division Two

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1989–90 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Ashton United had 2 points deducted.

Division Two

North West Counties
Football League
Division Two

Season	1988–89
Champions	Vauxhall Motors
Promoted	Vauxhall Motors Chadderton Nantwich Town
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1989–90 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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.

External links

• North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF