2018–19 North West Counties Football League

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The 2018–19 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons) is the 37th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England, and the first season following the split of the lower level into two geographically separated divisions. Teams are divided into three divisions: Premier Division, at Step 5, and Divisions One North and South, at Step 6.

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May. The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM on 16 June.

Premier Division

North West Counties Football League Premier Division 2018–19
Season information
Season statistics

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:

• Promoted to Step 4
  • Runcorn Linnets, to NPL Division One West
  • Widnes, to NPL Division One West
• Relegated to Step 6
  • AFC Darwen, to Division One North
  • AFC Liverpool, to Division One North
  • Barnton, to Division One South
  • Maine Road, to Division One South

The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, form the Premier Division for season 2018–19:

• Promoted from Step 6
  • Silsden, from Division One
  • Litherland REMYCA, from Division One
  • Whitchurch Alport, from Division One

Stadia

Team	Stadium
1874 Northwich	Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United)
Abbey Hey	The Abbey Stadium, Gorton
Ashton Athletic	Brockstedes Park
Barnoldswick Town	Silentnight Beds Stadium
Bootle	Delta Taxis Stadium
Burscough	Victoria Park
Charnock Richard	Mossie Park
City of Liverpool	Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle)
Congleton Town	Richborough Estates Stadium
Hanley Town	Abbey Lane
Irlam	Silver Street
Litherland REMYCA	Litherland Sports Park
Northwich Victoria	Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion)
Padiham	Arbories Memorial Sports Ground
Runcorn Town	Pavillions Sports Complex
Silsden	Keighley Road Stadium
Squires Gate	School Road
West Didsbury & Chorlton	Brookburn Road, Chorlton
Whitchurch Alport	Yockings Park
Winsford United	Barton Stadium

Division One

At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:

• Promoted to Step 5
  • Silsden, to the Premier Division
  • Litherland REMYCA, to the Premier Division
  • Whitchurch Alport, to the Premier Division

The remaining 19 teams were split into the two new geographically separated divisions - Division One North and Division One South

Division One North

North West Counties Football League Division One North 2018–19
Season information
Season statistics

The newly formed Division One North consists of 20 clubs:

• 2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division
  • AFC Darwen
  • AFC Liverpool

• 10 clubs from the 2017–18 Division One
  • AFC Blackpool
  • Atherton Laburnum Rovers
  • Bacup Borough
  • Carlisle City
  • Chadderton
  • Daisy Hill
  • Holker Old Boys
  • Nelson
  • Prestwich Heys
  • St Helens Town

• 8 clubs promoted from Step 7
  • Ashton Town, from the Cheshire League
  • Avro, from the Manchester League
  • Cleator Moor Celtic, from the Wearside League
  • Garstang, from the West Lancashire League
  • Longridge Town, from the West Lancashire League
  • Lower Breck, from the Liverpool County Premier League
  • Shelley, from the West Yorkshire League
  • Steeton, from the West Riding County Amateur League

Stadia

Team	Stadium
AFC Blackpool	The Mechanics
AFC Darwen	The Anchor Ground
AFC Liverpool	Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine)
Ashton Town	Edge Green Street
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	Crilly Park
Avro	Whitebank Stadium, Oldham
Bacup Borough	West View
Carlisle City	Gillford Park Stadium
Chadderton	MCA Stadium
Cleator Moor Celtic	McGrath Park
Daisy Hill	New Sirs Westhoughton
Garstang	The Riverside
Holker Old Boys	Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness
Longridge Town	Mike Riding Ground
Lower Breck	Anfield Sports and Community Centre
Nelson	Victoria Park
Prestwich Heys	Aide Moran Park
Shelley Community	Storthes Hall Park
St Helens Town	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Steeton	Cougar Park

Division One South

North West Counties Football League Division One South 2018–19
Season information
Season statistics

The newly formed Division One South consists of 20 clubs:

• 2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division
  • Barnton
  • Maine Road

• 9 clubs from the 2017–18 Division One
  • Abbey Hulton United
  • Alsager Town
  • Cammell Laird 1907
  • Cheadle Town
  • Eccleshall
  • FC Oswestry Town
  • New Mills
  • Sandbach United
  • Stockport Town

• 7 clubs promoted from Step 7
  • Cheadle Heath Nomads, from the Cheshire League
  • Rylands, from the Cheshire League
  • St Martins, from the West Midlands (Regional) League
  • Stone Dominoes, from the Staffordshire County Senior League
  • Vauxhall Motors, from the West Cheshire League
  • Wythenshawe Amateurs, from the Manchester League
  • Wythenshawe Town, from the Cheshire League

• 2 clubs moved laterally from another Step 6 division
  • Ellesmere Rangers, from the West Midlands (Regional) League
  • Stone Old Alleynians, from the West Midlands (Regional) League

Stadia

Team	Stadium
Abbey Hulton United	Birches Head Road
Alsager Town	Wood Park Stadium
Barnton	Townfield
Cammell Laird 1907	North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead
Cheadle Heath Nomads	The Heath
Cheadle Town	Park Road Stadium
Eccleshall	Pershall Park
Ellesmere Rangers	Beech Grove
FC Oswestry Town	Park Hall Stadium
Maine Road	Brantingham Road, Chorlton
New Mills	Church Lane
Rylands	Gorsey Lane, Warrington
Sandbach United	Sandbach Community Football Centre
St Martins	The Venue, Oswestry
Stockport Town	Stockport Sports Village
Stone Domines	Yarnfield Lane
Stone Alleynians	Yarnfield Lane
Vauxhall Motors	Rivacre Park, Ellesmere Port
Wythenshawe Amateurs	Hollyhedge Park
Wythenshawe Town	Ericstan Stadium

League Challenge Cup

Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. Source for this section: NWCFL web site

First Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abbey Hey	3–3 (6–5 p)	Daisy Hill
Bacup Borough	2–3	Avro
Barnton	0–4	Congleton Town
Bootle	2–2 (4–2 p)	Vauxhall Motors
Burscough	5–1	New Mills
Chadderton	3–4	1874 Northwich
Charnock Richard	0–0 (1–3 p)	Runcorn Town
Cheadle Heath Nomads	3–1	Litherland REMYCA
City of Liverpool	3–1	Ashton Athletic
Cleator Moor Celtic	5–2	Winsford United
Eccleshall	3–2	AFC Darwen
FC Oswestry Town †	2–2 (5–4 p)	West Didsbury & Chorlton
Holker Old Boys	0–9	Lower Breck

Home team	Score	Away team
Irlam	1–3	Abbey Hulton United
Longridge Town	1–3	Squires Gate
Maine Road	4–0	Steeton
Nelson	2–1	Hanley Town
Northwich Victoria	5–1	Alsager Town
Padiham †	5–1	Shelley †
Rylands	5–1	Carlisle City
Sandbach United	4–1	AFC Liverpool
Silsden	0–2	Garstang
St Helens Town	0–2	Cheadle Town
St Martins	2–4	Cammell Laird 1907
Stockport Town	3–2	Ellesmere Rangers
Stone Dominoes	2–4	Ashton Town †
Stone Old Alleynians	1–3	AFC Blackpool
Whitchurch Alport	1–1 (3–5 p)	Prestwich Heys

† eliminated due to playing ineligible player

The following teams received byes to the second round:

• Atherton LR
• Barnoldswick Town
• Wythenshawe Amateurs
• Wythenshawe Town

Second Round

Home team	Score	Away team
1874 Northwich		AFC Blackpool
Abbey Hey		Atherton LR
Avro		Wythenshawe Town
Barnoldswick Town		Wythenshawe Amateurs
Burscough		Sandbach United
Cammell Laird 1907		Lower Breck
Cheadle Town		Bootle
City of Liverpool		Squires Gate

Home team	Score	Away team
Eccleshall		West Didsbury & Chorlton
Maine Road		Nelson
Northwich Victoria		Runcorn Town
Prestwich Heys		Cleator Moor Celtic
Rylands		Cheadle Heath Nomads
Stockport Town		Garstang
Stone Dominoes		Congleton Town

Abbey Hulton United received bye due to opponents being eliminated.

Division One Trophy

First Round

Home team	Score	Away team
AFC Darwen	2–4	Carlisle City
Alsager Town	5–3	Daisy Hill
Atherton LR	1–6	Cheadle Town
Holker Old Boys	0–6	Garstang

Home team	Score	Away team
Nelson	3–1	St Martins
Sandbach United	6–0	New Mills
Stone Old Alleynians	2–0	Shelley
Wythenshawe Town	2–3	AFC Blackpool

All the remaining Division One teams received a bye to the second round.

Second Round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abbey Hulton United	2–3 (3–4 p)	Rylands
AFC Blackpool	2–1	Stockport Town
AFC Liverpool	3–0	Cleator Moor Celtic
Ashton Town	2–4	Wythenshawe Amateurs
Avro	7–0	Stone Dominoes
Chadderton	2–3	Alsager Town
Cheadle Heath Nomads	5–2	St Helens Town
Eccleshall	2–1	Nelson

Home team	Score	Away team
Ellesmere Rangers	1–1 (4–2 p)	Stone Old Alleynians
Longridge Town	1–1 (2–4 p)	Garstang
Lower Breck	0–3	Carlisle City
Maine Road	2–2 (1–4 p)	FC Oswestry Town †
Prestwich Heys	1–6	Barnton
Sandbach United	5–0	Cheadle Town
Steeton	1–2	Bacup Borough
Vauxhall Motors	1–0	Cammell Laird 1907

† Eliminated due to playing ineligible player

Third Round

Home team	Score	Away team
AFC Blackpool		Ellesmere Rangers
Alsager Town		Sandbach United
Bacup Borough		Barnton
Carlisle City		Eccleshall

Home team	Score	Away team
Maine Road		Garstang
Rylands		Avro
Vauxhall Motors		AFC Liverpool
Wythenshawe Amateurs		Cheadle Heath Nomads

External links

• nwcfl.com (The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League)