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2015–16 North West Counties Football League

April 12, 2024

The 2015–16 North West Counties Football League season was the 34th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division edit

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsColne
PromotedColne
RelegatedAlsager Town
Silsden
AFC Blackpool

The Premier Division featured four new teams:[1]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Colne (C, P) 42 31 7 4 105 41 +64 100 Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North
2 Runcorn Linnets 42 32 2 8 97 35 +62 98
3 Atherton Collieries 42 25 9 8 113 66 +47 84
4 1874 Northwich 42 24 6 12 89 62 +27 78
5 West Didsbury & Chorlton 42 21 5 16 81 65 +16 68
6 Congleton Town 42 19 10 13 79 65 +14 67
7 Ashton Athletic 42 17 10 15 73 68 +5 61
8 Bootle 42 17 10 15 75 75 0 61
9 Barnoldswick Town 42 17 8 17 77 69 +8 59
10 Abbey Hey 42 16 11 15 67 66 +1 59
11 Padiham 42 16 9 17 84 90 −6 57
12 Maine Road 42 16 7 19 72 76 −4 55
13 Runcorn Town 42 15 7 20 70 76 −6 52
14 Winsford United 42 14 10 18 66 93 −27 52
15 Cammell Laird 1907 42 14 8 20 71 83 −12 50
16 Nelson 42 13 9 20 69 70 −1 48
17 A.F.C. Liverpool 42 11 15 16 86 92 −6 48
18 A.F.C. Darwen 42 12 7 23 82 111 −29 43
19 Squires Gate 42 11 8 23 53 91 −38 41
20 Alsager Town (R) 42 11 6 25 56 101 −45 39 Relegated to Division One
21 Silsden (R) 42 9 11 22 57 88 −31 38
22 A.F.C. Blackpool (R) 42 9 9 24 65 104 −39 36
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: NWCFL League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion criteria edit

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2015
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2016
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions[2]

The following five clubs achieved criterion 1:[3]

  • 1874 Northwich
  • Atherton Collieries
  • Colne
  • Runcorn Linnets
  • Runcorn Town

Results edit

Home \ Away 18N ABH BLK DAR LVP ALS ASH ACO BWT BTL CAM CLN CNG MNR NEL PAD RNL RNT SIL SQG WDC WNS
1874 Northwich 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–2 5–4 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2
Abbey Hey 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 4–1 4–2 1–3 4–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–4 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–5 2–4
A.F.C. Blackpool 3–4 1–3 2–3 1–5 0–1 2–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 5–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 5–0 3–1 3–5 2–2
A.F.C. Darwen 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 3–0 2–3 3–7 3–1 0–1 4–1 0–4 1–3 7–4 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2
A.F.C. Liverpool 3–3 1–1 7–1 6–1 4–0 1–4 0–0 3–6 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–6 4–2
Alsager Town 0–5 2–0 1–2 1–4 2–2 3–3 3–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–1 2–4 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 3–4
Ashton Athletic 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–4 0–2 2–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 2–2
Atherton Collieries 1–3 0–0 2–2 6–1 5–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 4–3 3–3 2–4 0–2 4–0 7–2 5–2 2–0 4–1
Barnoldswick Town 2–1 0–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 1–4 2–2 5–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 0–0 3–0 0–3 5–2
Bootle 2–3 2–2 6–0 3–2 3–3 4–1 3–2 2–5 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 4–0 5–1 1–2 2–2
Cammell Laird 1907 0–1 2–3 2–1 4–2 4–4 3–1 2–2 3–4 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–4
Colne 1–1 1–1 2–1 6–1 4–1 5–0 6–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 6–2
Congleton Town 4–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 4–3 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0
Maine Road 4–2 2–0 0–2 5–3 4–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–4 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–2 3–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 5–0
Nelson 0–2 2–3 3–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 3–4 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–3 4–2 5–1
Padiham 0–7 2–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 6–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–3 3–1 4–4 0–4 1–1 5–1 0–1 1–3 5–1
Runcorn Linnets 2–1 3–0 5–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 7–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 5–1
Runcorn Town 0–2 0–2 4–2 2–5 5–2 0–1 1–4 0–4 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 0–4 2–0 1–3 2–2 5–0 0–0 1–0
Silsden 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–3
Squires Gate 2–1 0–0 0–1 6–3 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–4 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–4 1–2 0–5 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–1 3–1 0–4 1–3
West Didsbury & Chorlton 2–3 3–1 2–1 4–2 0–3 4–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–3 1–3 4–3 0–1 3–0 5–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–0
Winsford United 0–3 1–1 3–3 0–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–5 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: NWCFL Premier Division results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and Locations edit

Sources for this subsection: NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs

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Locations of the 2015–16 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams
Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Darwen The Anchor Ground 4,000
A.F.C. Liverpool Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) 3,185
1874 Northwich Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) 3,000
Winsford United Barton Stadium 3,000
Atherton Collieries Alder Street 2,500
Bootle Delta Taxis Stadium 2,500
Silsden The Asda Foundation Stadium 2,300
Cammell Laird 1907 North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead 2,000
Maine Road Brantingham Road, Chorlton 2,000
Nelson Little Wembley 2,000
Colne XLCR Stadium 1,800
Padiham Arbories Memorial Sports Ground 1,688
Runcorn Linnets Millbank Linnets Stadium 1,600
Runcorn Town Pavilions Sports Complex 1,530
A.F.C. Blackpool The Mechanics 1,500
Alsager Town Wood Park Stadium 1,500
Congleton Town Richborough Estates Stadium 1,450
Abbey Hey The Abbey Stadium, Gorton 1,000
Ashton Athletic Brockstedes Park 1,000
Squires Gate School Road 1,000
Barnoldswick Town Silentnight Beds Stadium
West Didsbury & Chorlton Brookburn Road, Chorlton

Division One edit

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsHanley Town
PromotedHanley Town
Irlam
Barnton
RelegatedRochdale Town

Division One featured four new teams:[1][4]

One further club had changed its name since the previous season:

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hanley Town (C, P) 34 25 3 6 68 32 +36 78 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Irlam (P) 34 24 5 5 73 27 +46 77
3 Barnton (O, P) 34 19 9 6 94 36 +58 66 Qualification for Playoffs
4 Stockport Town 34 19 6 9 68 44 +24 63
5 Bacup Borough 34 17 6 11 81 54 +27 57
6 Cheadle Town 34 16 8 10 89 59 +30 56
7 St Helens Town 34 17 4 13 84 61 +23 55
8 Holker Old Boys 34 16 7 11 73 62 +11 55
9 Litherland REMYCA 34 16 6 12 63 51 +12 54
10 Rochdale Town (R) 34 14 5 15 66 77 −11 47[a] Relegation to Step 7
11 Ashton Town 34 12 7 15 57 57 0 43
12 Daisy Hill 34 12 6 16 56 72 −16 42
13 Widnes 34 10 5 19 67 77 −10 35
14 Chadderton 34 9 8 17 43 53 −10 35
15 Northwich Manchester Villa 34 10 4 20 48 77 −29 34[b] Resigned from league at end of season
16 Eccleshall 34 9 5 20 53 77 −24 32
17 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 4 6 24 32 103 −71 18
18 Whitchurch Alport 34 2 10 22 31 127 −96 16
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2016. Source: NWCFL League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rochdale Town were relegated due to ground grading considerations[5]
  2. ^ Northwich Manchester Villa resigned from the league at the end of the season[6]

Playoffs edit

Source for this subsection: NWCFL results

Semifinals Final
      
3 Barnton (aet) 4
6 Cheadle Town 1
3 Barnton (aet) 2
5 Bacup Borough 0
4 Stockport Town 0
5 Bacup Borough 2

Results edit

Home \ Away AST ALR BAC BAR CHA CHT DSH ECC HAN HOB IRL LIT NMV RCH STH SPT WHI WID
Ashton Town 0–0 1–2 2–3 4–0 3–2 0–0 4–3 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–4 5–1 3–2 4–4 0–1 5–0 1–2
Atherton Laburnum Rovers 1–1 0–4 0–6 3–1 1–4 0–3 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 2–3
Bacup Borough 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 5–5 2–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 9–2 3–3 1–1 7–0 6–0
Barnton 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 7–1 2–3 4–1 11–1 0–1
Chadderton 6–0 6–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 5–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 4–3
Cheadle Town 1–2 10–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 5–3 2–0
Daisy Hill 0–4 4–2 3–0 1–6 3–0 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 1–3 2–3 2–4 1–2 2–1 4–3 4–2
Eccleshall 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–6 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 4–3 3–1 0–5
Hanley Town 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–3 2–0 5–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–3 0–0 4–3
Holker Old Boys 2–2 2–0 5–2 1–4 2–1 1–3 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–4 6–0 1–0 0–5 0–0 8–0 3–1
Irlam 3–1 3–0 1–4 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 5–1 4–1
Litherland REMYCA 0–2 6–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–5 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0
Northwich Manchester Villa 0–2 3–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–3 2–2 4–3 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–3
Rochdale Town 2–0 4–3 0–3 1–6 5–0 2–6 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 5–1 1–3
St Helens Town 0–1 4–1 4–0 3–3 3–1 2–2 2–6 2–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–3 3–0 2–3 0–3 10–0 3–2
Stockport Town 2–1 4–0 3–2 0–2 2–0 3–5 2–0 6–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–1 2–2
Whitchurch Alport 1–0 2–2 1–5 1–6 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–5 0–3 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–5 0–7 3–3
Widnes 2–3 4–1 5–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–2 6–1 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: NWCFL Division One results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia & Locations edit

Sources for this section: NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs

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Locations of the 2015–16 North West Counties Football League Division One teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Widnes Select Security Stadium 13,350
Northwich Manchester Villa Manchester Regional Arena 6,500
Atherton Laburnum Rovers Crilly Park 3,000
Bacup Borough West View 3,000
Holker Old Boys Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness 2,500
Stockport Town The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,384
Ashton Town Edge Green Street 2,000
Cheadle Town Park Road Stadium 2,000
Daisy Hill New Sirs Westhoughton 2,000
Chadderton MCA Stadium 1,500
Rochdale Town Mayfield Sports Centre 1,500
Eccleshall Pershall Park 1,000
Irlam Silver Street 1,000
St Helens Town Brockstedes Park (groundshare with Ashton Athletic) 1,000
Hanley Town Abbey Lane 750
Barnton Townfield
Litherland REMYCA Litherland Sports Park
Whitchurch Alport Yockings Park

League Challenge Cup edit

Also called the Cup for sponsorship reasons.[7]Sources for this section: NWCFL web site results

First round edit

Bacup Borough and Rochdale Town received byes to the second round. Premier Division teams exempt to the second round.

Played Saturday 26 September.

Second round edit

Ties played 23 and 24 October.

Third round edit

Ties played 28 November, with four delayed by bad weather.

Quarter-finals edit

Ties played on Saturday 27 February.

Semi-finals edit

Final edit

Played 10 May at Fleetwood Town's Highbury Stadium

April 12, 2024
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The 2015 16 North West Counties Football League season was the 34th in the history of the North West Counties Football League a football competition in England Teams were divided into two divisions Premier Division and Division One Contents 1 Premier Division 1 1 League table 1 1 1 Promotion criteria 1 2 Results 1 3 Stadia and Locations 2 Division One 2 1 League table 2 2 Playoffs 2 3 Results 2 4 Stadia amp Locations 3 League Challenge Cup 3 1 First round 3 2 Second round 3 3 Third round 3 4 Quarter finals 3 5 Semi finals 3 6 Final 4 First Division Trophy 4 1 First round 4 2 Second round 4 3 Quarter finals 4 4 Semi finals 4 5 Final 5 References 6 External linksPremier Division editNorth West CountiesFootball LeaguePremier DivisionSeason2015 16ChampionsColnePromotedColneRelegatedAlsager TownSilsdenAFC Blackpool 2014 152016 17 The Premier Division featured four new teams 1 Atherton Collieries promoted from Division One Cammell Laird 1907 promoted from Division One A F C Darwen promoted from Division One Padiham relegated from Northern Premier League Division One NorthLeague table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Colne C P 42 31 7 4 105 41 64 100 Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North2 Runcorn Linnets 42 32 2 8 97 35 62 983 Atherton Collieries 42 25 9 8 113 66 47 844 1874 Northwich 42 24 6 12 89 62 27 785 West Didsbury amp Chorlton 42 21 5 16 81 65 16 686 Congleton Town 42 19 10 13 79 65 14 677 Ashton Athletic 42 17 10 15 73 68 5 618 Bootle 42 17 10 15 75 75 0 619 Barnoldswick Town 42 17 8 17 77 69 8 5910 Abbey Hey 42 16 11 15 67 66 1 5911 Padiham 42 16 9 17 84 90 6 5712 Maine Road 42 16 7 19 72 76 4 5513 Runcorn Town 42 15 7 20 70 76 6 5214 Winsford United 42 14 10 18 66 93 27 5215 Cammell Laird 1907 42 14 8 20 71 83 12 5016 Nelson 42 13 9 20 69 70 1 4817 A F C Liverpool 42 11 15 16 86 92 6 4818 A F C Darwen 42 12 7 23 82 111 29 4319 Squires Gate 42 11 8 23 53 91 38 4120 Alsager Town R 42 11 6 25 56 101 45 39 Relegated to Division One21 Silsden R 42 9 11 22 57 88 31 3822 A F C Blackpool R 42 9 9 24 65 104 39 36Updated to match es played on 7 May 2016 Source NWCFL League TablesRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions P Promoted R Relegated Promotion criteria edit To be promoted at the end of the season a team must Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2015 Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2016 Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2 Finish the season in one of the top three positions 2 The following five clubs achieved criterion 1 3 1874 Northwich Atherton Collieries Colne Runcorn Linnets Runcorn TownResults edit Home Away 18N ABH BLK DAR LVP ALS ASH ACO BWT BTL CAM CLN CNG MNR NEL PAD RNL RNT SIL SQG WDC WNS1874 Northwich 2 1 3 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 5 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 2Abbey Hey 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 1 4 2 1 3 4 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 5 2 4A F C Blackpool 3 4 1 3 2 3 1 5 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 4 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 5 0 3 1 3 5 2 2A F C Darwen 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 7 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 4 1 3 7 4 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2A F C Liverpool 3 3 1 1 7 1 6 1 4 0 1 4 0 0 3 6 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 4 2 3 1 0 2 6 4 2Alsager Town 0 5 2 0 1 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 2 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 4Ashton Athletic 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 4 0 2 2 1 2 4 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 2Atherton Collieries 1 3 0 0 2 2 6 1 5 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 0 2 4 0 7 2 5 2 2 0 4 1Barnoldswick Town 2 1 0 0 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 2Bootle 2 3 2 2 6 0 3 2 3 3 4 1 3 2 2 5 0 2 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 1 1 2 2 2Cammell Laird 1907 0 1 2 3 2 1 4 2 4 4 3 1 2 2 3 4 2 0 3 1 4 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 4Colne 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 1 4 1 5 0 6 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 6 2Congleton Town 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0Maine Road 4 2 2 0 0 2 5 3 4 3 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 0 1 5 0Nelson 0 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 5 1Padiham 0 7 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 3 3 1 4 4 0 4 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 3 5 1Runcorn Linnets 2 1 3 0 5 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 7 1 4 0 4 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 1Runcorn Town 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 5 5 2 0 1 1 4 0 4 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 0Silsden 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 0 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 3Squires Gate 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 3 2 2 1 4 1 2 0 5 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 4 1 3West Didsbury amp Chorlton 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 2 0 3 4 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 4 0 2 3 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 3 0 2 0Winsford United 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0Updated to match es played on 7 May 2016 Source NWCFL Premier Division resultsLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Stadia and Locations edit Sources for this subsection NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs nbsp nbsp 1874 Northwich nbsp Abbey Hey nbsp AFC Blackpool nbsp AFC Darwen nbsp AFC Liverpool nbsp Alsager Tn nbsp Ashton Ath nbsp Ath C nbsp Barnoldswick Tn nbsp Bootle nbsp Cammell Laird nbsp Colne nbsp Congleton Tn nbsp Maine Rd nbsp Nelson nbsp Padiham nbsp Runcorn Lin nbsp Runcorn Tn nbsp Silsden nbsp Squires Gate nbsp WD amp C nbsp Winsford Utdclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams Team Stadium CapacityA F C Darwen The Anchor Ground 4 000A F C Liverpool Marine Travel Arena Crosby groundshare with Marine 3 1851874 Northwich Barton Stadium groundshare with Winsford United 3 000Winsford United Barton Stadium 3 000Atherton Collieries Alder Street 2 500Bootle Delta Taxis Stadium 2 500Silsden The Asda Foundation Stadium 2 300Cammell Laird 1907 North West Construction Stadium Birkenhead 2 000Maine Road Brantingham Road Chorlton 2 000Nelson Little Wembley 2 000Colne XLCR Stadium 1 800Padiham Arbories Memorial Sports Ground 1 688Runcorn Linnets Millbank Linnets Stadium 1 600Runcorn Town Pavilions Sports Complex 1 530A F C Blackpool The Mechanics 1 500Alsager Town Wood Park Stadium 1 500Congleton Town Richborough Estates Stadium 1 450Abbey Hey The Abbey Stadium Gorton 1 000Ashton Athletic Brockstedes Park 1 000Squires Gate School Road 1 000Barnoldswick Town Silentnight Beds StadiumWest Didsbury amp Chorlton Brookburn Road ChorltonDivision One editNorth West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision OneSeason2015 16ChampionsHanley TownPromotedHanley TownIrlamBarntonRelegatedRochdale Town 2014 152016 17 Division One featured four new teams 1 4 Bacup Borough relegated from Premier Division and a name change from Bacup amp Rossendale Borough St Helens Town relegated from Premier Division Stockport Town new club Whitchurch Alport joined from Mercian Regional Football League Premier DivisionOne further club had changed its name since the previous season Northwich Manchester Villa previously known as Northwich Flixton VillaLeague table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Hanley Town C P 34 25 3 6 68 32 36 78 Promotion to Premier Division2 Irlam P 34 24 5 5 73 27 46 773 Barnton O P 34 19 9 6 94 36 58 66 Qualification for Playoffs4 Stockport Town 34 19 6 9 68 44 24 635 Bacup Borough 34 17 6 11 81 54 27 576 Cheadle Town 34 16 8 10 89 59 30 567 St Helens Town 34 17 4 13 84 61 23 558 Holker Old Boys 34 16 7 11 73 62 11 559 Litherland REMYCA 34 16 6 12 63 51 12 5410 Rochdale Town R 34 14 5 15 66 77 11 47 a Relegation to Step 711 Ashton Town 34 12 7 15 57 57 0 4312 Daisy Hill 34 12 6 16 56 72 16 4213 Widnes 34 10 5 19 67 77 10 3514 Chadderton 34 9 8 17 43 53 10 3515 Northwich Manchester Villa 34 10 4 20 48 77 29 34 b Resigned from league at end of season16 Eccleshall 34 9 5 20 53 77 24 3217 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 4 6 24 32 103 71 1818 Whitchurch Alport 34 2 10 22 31 127 96 16Updated to match es played on 9 May 2016 Source NWCFL League TablesRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Rochdale Town were relegated due to ground grading considerations 5 Northwich Manchester Villa resigned from the league at the end of the season 6 Playoffs edit Source for this subsection NWCFL results SemifinalsFinal 3Barnton aet 46Cheadle Town13Barnton aet 25Bacup Borough04Stockport Town05Bacup Borough2Results edit Home Away AST ALR BAC BAR CHA CHT DSH ECC HAN HOB IRL LIT NMV RCH STH SPT WHI WIDAshton Town 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 0 3 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 3 2 4 4 0 1 5 0 1 2Atherton Laburnum Rovers 1 1 0 4 0 6 3 1 1 4 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 3Bacup Borough 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 5 5 2 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 9 2 3 3 1 1 7 0 6 0Barnton 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 7 1 2 3 4 1 11 1 0 1Chadderton 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 3Cheadle Town 1 2 10 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 0 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 5 3 2 0Daisy Hill 0 4 4 2 3 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 0 4 1 3 2 3 2 4 1 2 2 1 4 3 4 2Eccleshall 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 4 3 3 1 0 5Hanley Town 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 0 5 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 4 3Holker Old Boys 2 2 2 0 5 2 1 4 2 1 1 3 4 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 4 6 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 3 1Irlam 3 1 3 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 5 1 4 1Litherland REMYCA 0 2 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0Northwich Manchester Villa 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 3Rochdale Town 2 0 4 3 0 3 1 6 5 0 2 6 1 1 2 0 1 3 4 3 0 3 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 3St Helens Town 0 1 4 1 4 0 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 6 2 3 0 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 3 10 0 3 2Stockport Town 2 1 4 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 3 5 2 0 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 0 4 1 2 2Whitchurch Alport 1 0 2 2 1 5 1 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 5 0 3 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 5 0 7 3 3Widnes 2 3 4 1 5 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 6 1 3 3Updated to match es played on 7 May 2016 Source NWCFL Division One resultsLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Stadia amp Locations edit Sources for this section NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs nbsp nbsp Ashton Tn nbsp Ath LR nbsp Bacup B nbsp Barnton nbsp Chadderton nbsp Cheadle Tn nbsp Daisy Hill nbsp Eccleshall nbsp Hanley Tn nbsp Holker OB nbsp Irlam nbsp Litherland REMYCA nbsp Northwich MV nbsp Rochdale Tn nbsp St Helens nbsp StockportTn nbsp Whitchurch A nbsp Widnesclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 North West Counties Football League Division One teams Team Stadium CapacityWidnes Select Security Stadium 13 350Northwich Manchester Villa Manchester Regional Arena 6 500Atherton Laburnum Rovers Crilly Park 3 000Bacup Borough West View 3 000Holker Old Boys Rakesmoor Lane Barrow in Furness 2 500Stockport Town The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2 384Ashton Town Edge Green Street 2 000Cheadle Town Park Road Stadium 2 000Daisy Hill New Sirs Westhoughton 2 000Chadderton MCA Stadium 1 500Rochdale Town Mayfield Sports Centre 1 500Eccleshall Pershall Park 1 000Irlam Silver Street 1 000St Helens Town Brockstedes Park groundshare with Ashton Athletic 1 000Hanley Town Abbey Lane 750Barnton TownfieldLitherland REMYCA Litherland Sports ParkWhitchurch Alport Yockings ParkLeague Challenge Cup editAlso called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons 7 Sources for this section NWCFL web site results First round edit Bacup Borough and Rochdale Town received byes to the second round Premier Division teams exempt to the second round Played Saturday 26 September Home team Score Away teamAtherton Laburnun Rovers 1 2 Daisy HillBarnton 2 0 Northwich Manchester VillaCheadle Town 1 2 Stockport TownEccleshall 3 3 aet pens 4 3 Chadderton Home team Score Away teamHanley Town 4 1 St Helens TownIrlam 2 1 WidnesLitherland REMYCA 3 1 Holker Old BoysWhitchurch Alport 1 5 Ashton Town Second round edit Ties played 23 and 24 October Home team Score Away team1874 Northwich 4 0 Winsford UnitedAbbey Hey 0 1 SilsdenAFC Darwen 1 3 AFC BlackpoolAFC Liverpool 2 3 PadihamAlsager Town 0 3 Stockport TownAshton Town 1 2 Runcorn TownAtherton Collieries 2 0 Litherland REMYCABarnoldswick Town 1 3 Ashton Athletic Home team Score Away teamBarnton 1 1 aet pens 4 3 BootleDaisy Hill 0 4 Cammell Laird 1907Hanley Town 2 4 Bacup BoroughIrlam 2 0 Runcorn LinnetsMaine Road 1 5 Squires GateNelson 4 3 aet Congleton TownRochdale Town 1 2 ColneWest Didsbury amp Chorlton 1 2 Eccleshall Third round edit Ties played 28 November with four delayed by bad weather Home team Score Away team1874 Northwich 2 2 aet pens 7 8 Ashton AthleticBacup Borough 1 5 Atherton CollieriesEccleshall 2 0 IrlamNelson 2 4 Cammell Laird 1907 played at Ashton played at Atherton Home team Score Away teamPadiham 2 2 aet pens 4 5 Runcorn TownSilsden 0 1 AFC BlackpoolSquires Gate 2 5 aet ColneStockport Town 1 3 Barnton Quarter finals edit Ties played on Saturday 27 February Home team Score Away teamBarnton 3 1 Ashton AthleticCammell Laird 1907 0 2 AFC Blackpool Home team Score Away teamColne 2 0 EccleshallRuncorn Town 0 3 Atherton Collieries Semi finals edit Home team Score Away teamColne 2 0 AFC Blackpool Home team Score Away teamAtherton Collieries 1 0 Barnton Final edit Played 10 May at Fleetwood Town s Highbury Stadium ScoreAtherton Collieries 5 1 ColneFirst Division Trophy edit Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons 8 Source for this section NWCFL web site First round edit Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round Ties played Saturday 17 October Home team Score Away teamBarnton 3 2 Eccleshall Home team Score Away teamChadderton 2 0 Bacup Borough Second round edit Ties played 6 and 7 November with two delayed due to bad weather Home team Score Away teamDaisy Hill 1 2 Litherland REMYCAHanley Town 2 1 WidnesHolker Old Boys 2 0 Ashton TownIrlam 3 2 Cheadle Town Home team Score Away teamNorthwich Manchester Villa 1 4 BarntonRochdale Town 3 1 Atherton Laburnum RoversSt Helens Town 3 6 aet ChaddertonWhitchurch Alport 0 4 Stockport Town played at Chadderton following two postponements Quarter finals edit One tie played 20 February with three delayed due to bad weather Home team Score Away teamHanley Town 2 1 ChaddertonHolker Old Boys 1 2 Barnton Played at Barnton Home team Score Away teamLitherland REMYCA 3 2 Irlam Rochdale Town 1 4 Stockport Town Litherland REMYCA disqualified for fielding an ineligible player Irlam disqualified for fielding an ineligible player Played at Stockport Semi finals edit Played on 19 March Home team Score Away teamdisqualified W O Hanley TownHanley Town awarded walkover to final Home team Score Away teamStockport Town 0 0 aet pens 4 5 Barnton Final edit Played on 19 April at Congleton Town s ground ScoreHanley Town 1 1 aet pens 4 5 BarntonReferences edit a b News from the AGM NWCFL 13 Jun 2015 Retrieved 13 Jun 2015 Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016 17 season FA 26 Oct 2015 Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4 FA 10 Dec 2015 Whitchurch Alport join the NWCFL NWCFL 26 Jun 2015 Retrieved 26 Jun 2015 NWCFL Constitution Season 2016 17 NWCFL 12 May 2016 Retrieved 12 May 2016 League Statement Northwich Manchester Villa NWCFL 12 May 2016 Retrieved 12 May 2016 Introducing The Men United Cup NWCFL 12 Sep 2014 Introducing The Reusch First Division Cup NWCFL 10 Nov 2014 External links edit nwcfl com The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 16 North West Counties Football League amp oldid 1129847352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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