2024–25 North West Counties Football League

The 2024–25 North West Counties Football League season is the 43rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions: Premier Division, at Step 5, and Divisions One North and South, at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2024, and were subject to appeals and FA ratification.

Premier Division

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division

Season	2024–25
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The Premier Division comprises 24 teams.

The following four clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

• Kendal Town – transfer to the Northern League Division One
• Skelmersdale United - relegated to Division One North
• Wythenshawe – promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One West
• Wythenshawe Town – promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One West

The following four clubs joined the Premier Division before the season:

• Abbey Hey – promoted from Division One South via play-offs
• FC St Helens – promoted from Division One North
• Stockport Town – promoted from Division One South
• South Liverpool – promoted from Division One North via play-offs

Premier Division table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bury	34	21	10	3	98	46	+52	73	Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2	Ramsbottom United	34	21	9	4	70	32	+38	72	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Lower Breck	33	20	7	6	78	40	+38	67
4	Chadderton	35	19	6	10	85	65	+20	63
5	West Didsbury & Chorlton	32	18	6	8	70	40	+30	60
6	Padiham	30	17	9	4	75	51	+24	60
7	Irlam	35	17	9	9	67	50	+17	60
8	FC Isle of Man	33	16	5	12	58	51	+7	53
9	FC St Helens	33	15	7	11	62	51	+11	52
10	Stockport Town	35	16	4	15	50	53	−3	52
11	AFC Liverpool	34	16	3	15	67	68	−1	51
12	Charnock Richard	33	14	7	12	73	62	+11	49
13	Cheadle Town	35	14	6	15	49	44	+5	48
14	Glossop North End	35	13	7	15	54	61	−7	46
15	Abbey Hey	34	13	6	15	60	73	−13	45
16	Barnoldswick Town	32	12	7	13	49	55	−6	43
17	Burscough	34	12	5	17	51	64	−13	41
18	Litherland REMYCA	34	10	7	17	49	65	−16	37
19	Longridge Town	32	9	7	16	61	79	−18	34
20	South Liverpool	33	7	8	18	39	66	−27	29
21	Pilkington	35	7	8	20	52	86	−34	29
22	Colne	32	6	6	20	34	74	−40	24
23	Squires Gate	35	6	4	25	55	95	−40	22	Relegation to Division One North
24	Prestwich Heys	34	6	3	25	36	71	−35	21

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: NWCFL Tables Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results

Results table

Home \ Away	ABB	LVP	BAR	BUR	BRY	CHA	CHR	CHT	COL	IOM	FSH	GNE	IRL	LIT	LON	LOW	PAD	PIL	PRE	RAM	SLP	SQG	STO	WDC
Abbey Hey	—	2–2	1–2	2–1	1–7	2–1	2–4		6–0	1–2		2–1	4–4	1–3	4–1	1–3		4–3		0–0	2–0		4–1	1–3
AFC Liverpool	2–1	—		5–1	0–2	1–7	3–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	4–1	3–0	1–0			1–3	2–0			2–1	5–3	2–6
Barnoldswick Town		1–1	—	1–1	1–4	0–4		1–0	2–3	1–3		0–1	2–2		2–1	3–3	2–2	2–0		1–1	3–2	4–1		1–0
Burscough	1–2	1–0	2–1	—	2–4	3–4	1–3	1–2			1–0	0–1	1–0			1–2	2–2	3–2	1–0	0–6	1–2	4–2	0–1	3–1
Bury	3–3	2–0			—	3–1	1–1	3–0	4–0		1–1	2–2	2–2		8–0	3–2		2–0	5–2	2–2	2–0		2–1
Chadderton	3–3	2–5			2–5	—	3–1	2–0	3–2	1–2	3–0	4–2				0–0	1–1		3–0			3–1	2–0	1–6
Charnock Richard		4–5	3–1	2–1	0–2	3–2	—	1–0		2–1	2–2			4–0	4–4	3–1	1–3	4–2	2–2		2–2		1–2
Cheadle Town	0–1	0–3	1–3			1–3		—	1–0	4–0	1–3		0–0	1–1	3–1		1–1	4–0	2–1	0–1		5–0	0–0
Colne		1–2	1–4	0–3	0–2	1–2			—	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1		1–2	2–4		1–0	2–3	1–0		2–0
FC Isle of Man	3–1	2–1		3–2	1–1	2–2		2–0		—	3–2	0–2	1–1		0–1		2–1			0–1			1–2
FC St Helens	3–0	3–2	0–1	2–2		1–0	4–1		2–0	5–4	—	1–1	0–1	2–1		1–1		2–1	4–2	0–3		5–0	4–1	0–1
Glossop North End			3–0		2–4	2–3	0–2	0–0	2–1		2–0	—	1–4	2–1	2–2	0–4	1–2		2–1	0–0	1–2	5–1	0–1
Irlam			3–0		1–1	0–1	3–2	1–3		1–3		2–1	—	5–0		2–2	1–3	3–1	1–0	1–1	5–1	0–1	1–2	3–2
Litherland REMYCA	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3		0–3		1–2	4–1		1–2	—	3–2	2–4		0–1	2–1	0–4	1–0	4–2	2–4
Longridge Town		3–1	3–3	1–0	1–5	1–2	0–4	0–1	8–0	1–3		0–1	2–3	1–0	—					3–1	2–0	3–2		1–5
Lower Breck	4–0	2–1		4–2	4–3		2–1	1–0		3–0		5–0	2–2		3–3	—	4–1	5–0	2–1	3–0		3–0	0–1
Padiham	5–2				1–5	2–0	5–3	6–1		2–1	3–3	4–3		2–2		2–1	—	2–0	4–1	1–4			3–1	2–2
Pilkington	4–1	1–2		2–2		2–2	1–0	1–3	1–1	3–3		1–3	1–3	2–2	3–6	1–4	1–3	—	3–2	2–2	4–3		0–3	1–1
Prestwich Heys	0–1	0–1	0–2			3–5	0–4	1–4	1–1	1–3	0–3	0–3		1–0	2–1	0–1	0–3		—		4–1	3–0	0–2	2–2
Ramsbottom United	3–0	2–1		4–0	1–1		3–2	2–1	2–0	1–2		1–1	3–2		2–2	3–1		2–0	2–1	—	4–0	2–1
South Liverpool			3–1	1–1		4–6	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1			3–2	3–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–3		—	0–2	1–2	0–2
Squires Gate	1–3		2–1		4–4	2–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	0–3	2–3		2–3	0–0	5–2	0–2	3–3	3–4	0–1	2–3		—	2–0	1–3
Stockport Town	0–1	2–1	0–1	0–2	1–2	3–2			1–3	2–1		2–4	1–2	1–1	3–3				1–0	0–1	2–1		—	1–1
West Didsbury & Chorlton	0–0	3–4	2–1	1–2	4–0		2–1	1–0	4–3	2–1	3–1	3–0	0–1	2–2		3–0				1–3	4–1	4–1	2–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: NWCFL League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

AFC Liverpool

Barnoldswick Town

Burscough

Chadderton

Charnock Richard

Colne

FC St Helens

Glossop North End

Litherland REMYCA

Longridge Town

Lower Breck

Padiham

Pilkington

Ramsbottom United

South Liverpool

Squires Gate

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Locations of the 2024–25 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

Abbey Hey

Bury

Cheadle Town

Irlam

Prestwich Heys

Stockport Town

West Didsbury & Chorlton

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Locations of 2024–25 North West Counties Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)

FC Isle of Man

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Locations of 2024–25 North West Counties Premier Division team (Isle of Man)

Team	Stadium
Abbey Hey	The Abbey Stadium, Gorton
AFC Liverpool	Rossett Park, Crosby (groundshare with Marine)
Barnoldswick Town	Greenberfield Lane
Burscough	Victoria Park
Bury	Gigg Lane
Chadderton	MCA Stadium
Charnock Richard	Mossie Park
Cheadle Town	Park Road Stadium
Colne	Holt House
Glossop North End	Surrey Street
FC Isle of Man	The Bowl, Douglas
FC St Helens	Windleshaw Sports
Irlam	Silver Street
Litherland REMYCA	Litherland Sports Park
Longridge Town	Mike Riding Ground
Lower Breck	Anfield Sports and Community Centre
Padiham	Arbories Memorial Sports Ground
Pilkington	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Prestwich Heys	Adie Moran Park
Ramsbottom United	Harry Williams Riverside Stadium
South Liverpool	Jericho Lane
Squires Gate	School Road
Stockport Town	Stockport Sports Village
West Didsbury & Chorlton	Brookburn Road, Chorlton

Division One North

Division One North comprises 18 teams.

The following five clubs left Division One North before the season:

• FC St Helens – promoted to the Premier Division
• Ilkley Town – transfer to Northern Counties East League
• Runcorn Town – transfer to Division One South
• Shelley – transfer to Northern Counties East League
• South Liverpool – promoted to the Premier Division via play-offs

The following five clubs joined the Division One North before the season:

• Droylsden – transfer from Division One South
• Maine Road – transfer from Division One South
• Maghull – promoted from the West Cheshire League Division One
• Skelmersdale United - relegated from the Premier Division
• Thornton Cleveleys – promoted from the West Lancashire League Premier Division.

Division One North table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Nelson	27	20	1	6	74	29	+45	61	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Atherton LR	23	18	3	2	56	19	+37	57	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Droylsden	24	17	4	3	51	22	+29	55
4	Holker Old Boys	23	15	3	5	64	33	+31	48
5	Euxton Villa	25	14	3	8	49	36	+13	45
6	Darwen	26	14	0	12	59	46	+13	42
7	AFC Blackpool	25	13	2	10	62	50	+12	41
8	Maine Road	26	12	1	13	53	39	+14	37
9	Bacup Borough	25	11	4	10	53	43	+10	37
10	Ashton Town	24	10	5	9	42	40	+2	35
11	Ashton Athletic	25	10	5	10	46	50	−4	35
12	Maghull	26	10	3	13	59	64	−5	33
13	Daisy Hill	24	9	4	11	40	42	−2	31
14	Steeton	25	8	5	12	39	53	−14	29
15	Thornton Cleveleys	26	9	1	16	41	60	−19	28
16	Route One Rovers	25	5	4	16	28	60	−32	19	Relegation to a feeder league
17	Garstang	26	3	4	19	20	70	−50	13
18	Skelmersdale United	27	1	2	24	20	100	−80	5

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: NWCFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results

Results table

Home \ Away	BLP	ASA	ASH	ALR	BAC	DSH	DAR	DRO	EUX	GAR	HOL	MAG	MAI	NEL	ROU	SKE	STE	THO
AFC Blackpool	—				6–2		3–2	3–5	1–2	3–1	5–1	4–2	1–0	0–2	5–0	2–1	1–1	3–1
Ashton Athletic	4–2	—	3–0	0–2		5–1	1–5			3–3		2–2	1–2			2–0	2–1	2–4
Ashton Town	1–2	0–3	—	0–0	4–2	1–2			1–0	3–0	0–3	4–4	4–3	2–2				4–1
Atherton LR	5–4	3–1	1–1	—		6–0	0–2			5–1	2–0	3–0	3–2		4–2		1–0	1–0
Bacup Borough		5–0		0–2	—	2–0	3–1		0–1	5–0	1–1	7–4		1–0	2–2	2–1		2–3
Daisy Hill		2–2			2–0	—	1–2	1–1		4–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	2–3	1–0	6–0	2–3	2–3
Darwen	2–1		3–0	1–2	1–0	4–1	—	0–1	4–1	1–0	2–4	1–3			4–0	5–2	3–2	3–4
Droylsden	1–0	5–1	3–1	0–0	0–0			—	2–1			1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	6–1	7–0
Euxton Villa	4–1	4–4	0–4	1–0		1–0	5–1	1–2	—	5–0	3–2	4–0	2–1	2–0			1–0	2–2
Garstang		1–1	1–0	0–4	0–4	0–3	0–2	1–3		—	1–3	1–2	0–3	0–1		3–3
Holker Old Boys	2–4	3–2			3–1	1–1		4–0	2–2		—	3–0	3–2	4–1	0–2	4–0
Maghull		2–1		2–4	3–2	3–2	3–2	2–0		2–2		—		0–5	3–5	7–1		0–2
Maine Road	3–0		1–2	1–3	0–4		2–0		2–0	2–0		3–2	—	1–3	3–1	1–2	3–0	4–0
Nelson	2–1	1–2	4–2		5–1		3–0	1–2	2–0	6–0		2–1	4–2	—	5–1	5–0	3–1	2–1
Route One Rovers	2–3	0–1	1–3	0–3	0–2		3–2			0–2	1–3		1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–2
Skelmersdale United	1–4	0–1	0–3	1–2			1–6	1–2	2–4		0–9	0–5	0–6	0–5	2–2	—	1–5
Steeton	3–3	1–0	1–1		3–3	1–1		0–3	2–1	1–0	2–5	1–6			1–2	3–1	—	3–4
Thornton Cleveleys		1–2	0–1		1–2	1–3		3–1	1–2	1–2	1–3		0–4	2–3	4–1	1–0	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: NWCFL League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

AFC Blackpool

Bacup Borough

Darwen

Euxton Villa

Garstang

Holker Old Boys

Maghull

Nelson

Skelmersdale United

Thornton Cleveleys

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Locations of the 2024–25 North West Counties Football League Division One North teams

Ashton Athletic

Ashton Town

Atherton LR

Daisy Hill

Droylsden

Maine Road

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Locations of 2024–25 North West Counties Premier Division teams (Greater Manchester)

Route One Rovers

Steeton

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Locations of 2024–25 North West Counties Premier Division teams (West Yorkshire)

Team	Stadium
AFC Blackpool	The Mechanics
Ashton Athletic	Brockstedes Park
Ashton Town	Edge Green Street
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	Crilly Park
Bacup Borough	West View
Daisy Hill	New Sirs, Westhoughton
Darwen	The Anchor Ground
Droylsden	Butcher's Arms Ground
Euxton Villa	Jim Fowler Memorial Ground
Garstang	The Riverside
Holker Old Boys	Rakesmoor Lane, Barrow-in-Furness
Maghull	Old Hall Field
Maine Road	Brantingham Road, Chorlton
Nelson	Victoria Park
Route One Rovers	Marley Stadium
Skelmersdale United	The Community Ground, Burscough
Steeton	Marley Stadium
Thornton Cleveleys	Gamble Road

Division One South

Division One South comprises 18 teams.

The following five clubs left Division One South before the season:

• Abbey Hey – promoted to the Premier Division via play-offs
• Brocton – promotion to Midland League Premier Division
• Droylsden – transfer to Division One North
• Maine Road – transfer to Division One North
• Stockport Town – promoted to the Premier Division

The following five clubs joined Division One South before the season:

• Allscott Heath – transfer from the Midland League Division One
• Foley Meir – promoted from the Staffordshire County Senior League
• Runcorn Town – transfer from Division One North
• Shawbury United – transfer from the Midland League Division One
• Wolverhampton Sporting – transfer from the Midland League Division One

Division One South table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Winsford United	24	19	3	2	61	21	+40	60	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Stafford Town	24	18	3	3	72	25	+47	57	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Sandbach United	25	16	3	6	53	39	+14	51
4	Cheadle Heath Nomads	25	13	6	6	52	35	+17	45
5	Abbey Hulton United	23	14	1	8	59	33	+26	43
6	Alsager Town	27	12	6	9	52	45	+7	42
7	Eccleshall	25	11	5	9	37	35	+2	38
8	Ashville	24	11	3	10	44	34	+10	36
9	New Mills	26	10	5	11	33	32	+1	35
10	Market Drayton Town	25	9	4	12	48	50	−2	31
11	Cammell Laird 1907	24	8	4	12	43	43	0	28
12	Stockport Georgians	23	8	3	12	40	48	−8	27
13	Foley Meir	24	8	3	13	40	51	−11	27
14	Allscott Heath	25	7	4	14	37	68	−31	25
15	Runcorn Town	25	7	3	15	42	60	−18	24
16	Barnton	25	7	3	15	30	59	−29	24	Relegation to a feeder league
17	Wolverhampton Sporting	27	5	6	16	37	71	−34	21
18	Shawbury United	25	4	7	14	27	58	−31	19

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: NWCFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results

Results table

Home \ Away	AHU	ALL	ALS	ASH	BNT	CAM	CHN	ECC	FOL	MDT	NWM	RUN	SAN	SHA	STF	STG	WIN	WSC
Abbey Hulton United	—		4–1		3–2		3–0	1–3	4–2	2–0	1–0	1–4	5–1	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–1
Allscott Heath	4–3	—		4–7		0–4	0–3	0–1	1–0	3–0	0–1	1–0	1–4	2–2		3–2	2–3	1–2
Alsager Town		3–0	—	1–1		3–0	3–3	2–3	1–0	0–5	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–1	3–2	3–2		4–0
Ashville	2–3			—	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	3–4	1–0	3–0	3–0	1–4	2–2	1–2		0–1	4–0
Barnton	1–3		0–4		—	2–0	1–2		1–1	0–2		5–4	1–2	1–1	0–5		0–7	4–3
Cammell Laird 1907	0–3	2–4	1–2	2–3		—	1–1	0–0		5–0	0–1	5–1	1–2	4–0	0–2		2–2
Cheadle Heath Nomads	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	0–2		—		0–1	1–1	6–2			2–0	1–3		0–2	3–0
Eccleshall	3–0		2–0	0–1	1–3		1–1	—	3–3			2–3	0–1	3–1	2–6	0–2	1–0
Foley Meir		1–4		3–2	1–0	1–2	1–3		—		2–0		0–1	3–1	2–4		2–3	4–0
Market Drayton Town	0–9	8–2	4–4		1–0		2–2	1–3	5–0	—	1–1	4–0		0–1	0–1			4–3
New Mills	1–2		2–2	1–2	0–0			0–1	2–1		—	0–0		8–0	0–2	1–0	0–2	3–0
Runcorn Town		2–2	2–0		5–1	4–3	1–4	2–3			1–3	—	3–4	1–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	2–3
Sandbach United	0–4	4–0	1–1		4–0	4–3	2–5	1–0		3–1	1–2		—	1–0	1–1	4–1	1–3	3–1
Shawbury United			2–5	1–3		0–3		1–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–2		—			0–1	4–4
Stafford Town		9–0			3–2	5–0		2–1		2–0	1–3			7–2	—	3–0	2–3	3–1
Stockport Georgians		1–1	3–1	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–4	2–2	5–3	1–5		3–1		1–0	1–1	—		2–3
Winsford United		2–0	1–3		5–1				5–0	4–1	2–1	0–0	3–0		2–2	4–1	—
Wolverhampton Sporting	2–5	2–0	2–2	0–0	1–2	2–2	2–3	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–0		2–2			1–6	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: NWCFL League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Greater Manchester

Alsager Town

Ashville

Barnton

Cammell Laird

New Mills

Runcorn Town

Sandbach United

Winsford United

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Locations of the 2024–25 North West Counties Football League Division One South teams in the North West

Cheadle HN

Stockport Georgians

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Locations of 2024–25 North West Counties Division One South teams (Greater Manchester)

Abbey Hulton United

Allscott Heath

Eccleshall

Foley Meir

Market Drayton Town

Shawbury United

Stafford Town

Wolverhampton Sporting

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Locations of the 2024–25 North West Counties Football League Division One South teams in the West Midlands

Team	Stadium
Abbey Hulton United	Birches Head Road
Allscott Heath	Allscott Sports & Social Club
Alsager Town	Wood Park Stadium
Ashville	Villa Park, Wallasey
Barnton	Townfield
Cammell Laird 1907	Kirklands, Birkenhead
Cheadle Heath Nomads	The Heath
Eccleshall	Pershall Park
Foley Meir	Whitcombe Road
Market Drayton Town	Greenfields Sports Ground
New Mills	Church Lane
Runcorn Town	Pavilions Sports Complex
Sandbach United	Sandbach Community Football Centre
Shawbury United	New Meadow Community 3G
Stafford Town	Evans Park
Stockport Georgians	Cromley Road
Winsford United	Barton Stadium
Wolverhampton Sporting	Pride Park

External links

• The Official Website of The North West Counties League