| Northern Premier League Division One West 2018–19 | ||
| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Atherton Collieries | |
| Promoted | Atherton Collieries Radcliffe Borough | |
| Relegated | Skelmersdale United | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2017–18
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Team changes[]
The following 9 clubs left Division One North before the season
- Bamber Bridge – promoted to NPL Premier Division
- Brighouse Town – transferred to NPL Division One East
- Goole – relegated to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Hyde United – promoted to NPL Premier Division
- Ossett Albion – merged with Ossett Town into Ossett United and transferred to NPL Division One East
- Ossett Town – merged with Ossett Albion into Ossett United and transferred to NPL Division One East
- Scarborough Athletic – promoted to NPL Premier Division
- South Shields – promoted to NPL Premier Division
- Tadcaster Albion – transferred to NPL Division One East
The following 7 clubs joined Division One West before the season
- Chasetown – transferred from NPL Division One South
- Kidsgrove Athletic – transferred from NPL Division One South
- Leek Town – transferred from NPL Division One South
- Market Drayton Town – transferred from NPL Division One South
- Newcastle Town – transferred from NPL Division One South
- Runcorn Linnets – promoted from North West Counties League Premier Division
- Widnes – promoted from North West Counties League Premier Division
Stadia and locations[]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Atherton Collieries | Alder Street | 2,500 |
| Chasetown | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
| Clitheroe | Shawbridge | 2,000 |
| Colne | Holt House | 1,800 |
| Colwyn Bay |  Llanelian Road |
2,500 |
| Droylsden | Butcher's Arms Ground | 3,000 |
| Glossop North End | The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium | 1,350 |
| Kendal Town | Parkside Road | 2,400 |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | The Seddon Stadium | 2,000 |
| Leek Town | Harrison Park | 3,600 |
| Market Drayton Town | Greenfields Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Mossley | Seel Park | 4,000 |
| Newcastle Town | Lyme Valley Stadium | 4,000 |
| Prescot Cables | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
| Radcliffe | Stainton Park | 3,500 |
| Ramsbottom United | The Harry Williams Riverside | 2,000 |
| Runcorn Linnets | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 |
| Skelmersdale United | Valerie Park | 3,200 |
| Trafford | Shawe View | 2,500 |
| Widnes | Select Security Stadium | 13,350 |
League table[]
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atherton Collieries (C) | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 82 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Radcliffe Borough (Q) | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 75 | Qualification for West Division play-offs |
| 3 | Leek Town (Q) | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 74 | |
| 4 | Colne (Q) | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 73 | |
| 5 | Ramsbottom United (Q) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 72 | |
| 6 | Runcorn Linnets | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 72 | |
| 7 | Prescot Cables | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 69 | |
| 8 | Mossley | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 65 | |
| 9 | Trafford | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 61 | |
| 10 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | |
| 11 | Colwyn Bay | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 52 | Transferred to the Welsh Pyramid |
| 12 | Widnes | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 51 | |
| 13 | Chasetown | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 46 | |
| 14 | Droylsden | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 43 | |
| 15 | Newcastle Town | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 40 | |
| 16 | Market Drayton Town | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 94 | −39 | 40 | |
| 17 | Glossop North End | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 31 | |
| 18 | Clitheroe | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 88 | −43 | 28 | |
| 19 | Kendal Town | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 94 | −62 | 19 | |
| 20 | Skelmersdale United (R) | 38 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 111 | −87 | 13 | Relegation to Level 9 |
Source: NPL official site
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Play-offs[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Shields | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Buxton | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | South Shields | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Warrington Town | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Warrington Town | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Nantwich Town | 1 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 30 April 2019 | South Shields | 4-2 | Buxton FC | ||
| 19:45 |
| Warrington Town | 4–1 | Nantwich Town | |||
Final
| South Shields | 1–2 | Warrington Town | |||
As playoff winners, Warrington Town proceeded to the 2018-19 Step 3 Super Playoffs.
Top 10 Goalscorers[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Almond
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Prescot Cables | 21 |
| Jamie Rainford
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Ramsbottom United | ||
| 3 | Andy Malbon
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Kidsgrove Athletic | 20 |
| Tunde Owolabi
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Radcliffe | ||
| 5 | Sefton Gonzales
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Droylsden | 19 |
| 6 | Max Leonard
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Mossley | 18 |
| Ben Wharton
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Radcliffe | ||
| 8 | Nic Evangelinos
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Ramsbottom United | 17 |
| 9 | Aaron Bott
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Leek Town | 16 |
| Alex Curran
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Colne |
Updated to matches played on April 9th 2019
External links[]
| Northern Premier League Division One West seasons |
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