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: the First or the Second.

First Division final table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points 1
1	Rossendale United	34	24	8	2	84	27	+57	56
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
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	182
18	Formby	34	3	4	27	24	77	-53	10

^{1 The points system up until the 1989-90 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

^{2 Ashton United had 2 points deducted.}

Second Division final table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points 1
1	Vauxhall Motors	34	25	8	1	68	17	+51	58
2	Maine Road	34	22	7	5	96	40	+56	51
3	Chadderton	34	20	9	5	71	29	+42	49
4	Wren Rovers	34	19	10	5	77	45	+32	48
5	Nantwich Town	34	20	4	10	66	28	+38	44
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	35
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

^{1 The points system up until the 1989-90 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Promotion and relegation

First Division

Rossendale United were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division while Formby were relegated to the Second Division. Ellesmere Port & Neston left the League at the end of the season.

Second Division

Vauxhall Motors, Chadderton and Nantwich Town were promoted to the First Division. Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton United.

External links

• North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF