1987–88 North West Counties Football League

The 1987–88 North West Counties Football League was the sixth in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the First or the Second.

First Division final table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points 1
1	Colne Dynamoes	34	24	7	3	71	14	+57	55
2	Rossendale United	34	24	7	3	68	23	+45	55
3	Clitheroe	34	18	10	6	51	20	+31	46
4	Colwyn Bay	34	20	7	7	60	42	+18	462
5	St Helens Town	34	18	6	10	61	36	+25	42
6	Ellesmere Port & Neston	34	17	5	12	55	48	+7	39
7	Darwen	34	14	10	10	55	45	+10	38
8	Warrington Town	34	16	5	13	68	47	+21	37
9	Kirkby Town	34	11	13	10	57	54	+3	35
10	Burscough	34	14	7	13	45	51	-6	35
11	Leyland Motors	34	10	11	13	53	53	0	31
12	Prescot Cables	34	10	11	13	34	45	-11	292
13	Bootle	34	12	5	17	43	61	-18	29
14	Formby	34	6	10	18	32	63	-31	22
15	Salford	34	8	6	20	33	66	-33	22
16	Skelmersdale United	34	4	11	19	34	64	-30	19
17	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	34	4	7	23	31	78	-47	15
18	Glossop	34	5	4	25	30	71	-41	14

^{1 The points system up until the 1990-91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Colwyn Bay and Prescot Cables had 2 points deducted.}

Second Division final table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points 1
1	Ashton United	42	32	6	4	107	30	+77	70
2	Flixton	42	27	10	5	94	38	+56	64
3	Wren Rovers	42	26	9	7	92	51	+41	61
4	Newcastle Town	42	26	7	9	81	39	+42	59
5	Maine Road	42	23	4	15	74	48	+26	50
6	Maghull	42	18	11	13	73	66	+7	47
7	Vauxhall Motors	42	15	16	11	58	50	+8	46
8	Atherton Collieries	42	20	6	16	63	63	0	46
9	Whitworth Valley	42	15	12	15	50	60	-10	42
10	Ashton Town	42	17	8	17	64	70	-6	402
11	Oldham Town	42	13	11	18	44	51	-7	37
12	Cheadle Town	42	13	11	18	47	62	-15	352
13	Chadderton	42	13	9	20	55	71	-16	35
14	Great Harwood Town	42	14	8	20	52	66	-14	342
15	Blackpool Mechanics	42	12	10	20	57	77	-20	34
16	Nelson	42	12	10	20	49	76	-27	34
17	Ford Motors	42	12	9	21	59	70	-11	33
18	Daisy Hill	42	12	8	22	55	66	-11	32
19	Padiham	42	10	14	18	53	76	-23	322
20	Newton	42	10	12	20	47	84	-37	302
21	Nantwich Town	42	8	13	21	41	68	-27	29
22	Bacup Borough	42	8	8	26	38	71	-33	24

^{1 The points system up until the 1990-91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Ashton Town, Cheadle Town, Great Harwood Town, Padiham and Newton had 2 points deducted.}

Promotion and relegation

First Division

Colne Dynamoes were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division while Glossop were relegated to the Second Division. Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United.

Second Division

Ashton United and Flixton were promoted to the First Division while Whitworth Valley, Nelson and Ford Motors left the League at the end of the season.

External links

• North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF