1995–96 North West Counties Football League
The 1995–96 North West Counties Football League season was the 14th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.
Contents
Division One
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Flixton |
Promoted | Flixton |
Relegated | Skelmersdale United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1422 (3.08 per match) |
← 1994–95
1996–97 →
|
Division One featured two new teams:
- Flixton promoted as champions of Division Two
- Mossley relegated from the NPL Division One
League Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Flixton (C) (P) | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 30 | +55 | 92 | Promotion to NPL Division One |
2 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 88 | 42 | +46 | 85 | |
3 | Trafford | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 89 | 45 | +44 | 83 | |
4 | Mossley | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 59 | +28 | 80 | |
5 | Burscough | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 77 | |
6 | Bootle | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 74 | |
7 | Clitheroe | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 72 | |
8 | St Helens Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 70 | |
9 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 67 | |
10 | Prescot Cables | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 | |
11 | Holker Old Boys | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 61 | |
12 | Glossop North End | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 60 | |
13 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 54 | |
14 | Eastwood Hanley | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 51 | |
15 | Maine Road | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 50 | |
16 | Chadderton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 50 | |
17 | Blackpool Rovers | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 42 | |
18 | Penrith | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 39 | |
19 | Darwen | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 37 | |
20 | Salford City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 49 | 93 | −44 | 35 | |
21 | Rossendale United | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 114 | −82 | 28 | |
22 | Skelmersdale United (R) | 42 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 45 | 121 | −76 | 18 | Relegation to Division Two |
Updated to games played on May 1996.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Division Two
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Vauxhall GM |
Promoted | Atherton Collieries Vauxhall GM |
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1136 (3.71 per match) |
← 1994–95
1996–97 →
|
Division Two featured four new teams:
- Bacup Borough, relegated from Division One
- Middlewich Athletic, joined from the Mid-Cheshire Football League
- Ramsbottom United, joined from the Midland Football League
- Vauxhall GM, joined from the West Cheshire League
League Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vauxhall GM (C) (P) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 25 | +87 | 88 | Promotion to Division One |
2 | Atherton Collieries (P) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 80 | |
3 | Tetley Walker | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 73 | |
4 | Castleton Gabriels | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 62 | |
5 | Nelson | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 60 | |
6 | Cheadle Town | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 56 | |
7 | Haslingden | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 54 | |
8 | Maghull | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 51 | |
9 | Oldham Town | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 50 | |
10 | Middlewich Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 43 | |
11 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 40 | |
12 | Ramsbottom United | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 39 | |
13 | Formby | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 76 | −17 | 37 | |
14 | Stantondale | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 75 | −28 | 37 | |
15 | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 32 | |
16 | Ashton Town | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 102 | −49 | 27 | |
17 | Squires Gate | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 22 | |
18 | Bacup Borough | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 35 | 102 | −67 | 15 |
Updated to games played on 2 May 1996.
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.