2019–20 North West Counties Football League Division One North

North West Counties Football League Division One North 2019–20
Season information
Season statistics
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The 2019–20 North West Counties Football League season was the 38th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England, and the second 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.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision. Consequently, the addition of three divisions in the football pyramid will be fulfilled in 2021–22 instead.

Division One North consists of 20 clubs.

The following 3 clubs left Division One North before the season -

• Avro – promoted to the Premier Division
• Carlisle City – transferred to the Northern League
• Longridge Town – promoted to the Premier Division

The following 3 clubs joined Division One North before the season -

• Emley – transferred from the Northern Counties East League
• Golcar United – promoted from the West Riding Amateur League
• Pilkington – promoted from the Cheshire League

Stadia

Team	Stadium
AFC Blackpool	The Mechanics
AFC Darwen	The Anchor Ground
AFC Liverpool	Rossett Park, Crosby (groundshare with Marine)
Ashton Town	Edge Green Street
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	Crilly Park
Bacup Borough	West View
Chadderton	MCA Stadium
Cleator Moor Celtic	McGrath Park
Daisy Hill	New Sirs, Westhoughton
Emley	Welfare Ground
Garstang	The Riverside
Golcar United	Longfield Avenue
Holker Old Boys	Rakesmoor Lane, Barrow-in-Furness
Lower Breck	Anfield Sports and Community Centre
Nelson	Victoria Park
Pilkington	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Prestwich Heys	Adie Moran Park
Shelley Community	Storthes Hall Park
St Helens Town	Ruskin Drive Sportsground
Steeton	Cougar Park

Division One North table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lower Breck	29	21	4	4	95	38	+57	67
2	AFC Liverpool	29	17	6	6	91	43	+48	57
3	Shelley	31	17	6	8	67	47	+20	57
4	Emley AFC	27	17	5	5	68	43	+25	56
5	Golcar United	28	14	4	10	71	49	+22	46
6	Ashton Town	29	14	4	11	68	54	+14	46
7	Prestwich Heys	29	14	4	11	49	48	+1	46
8	Pilkington	30	14	2	14	62	61	+1	44
9	AFC Blackpool	29	13	2	14	58	60	−2	41
10	Holker Old Boys	30	12	4	14	55	63	−8	40
11	Daisy Hill	31	11	5	15	63	86	−23	38
12	Chadderton	29	11	3	15	56	66	−10	36
13	AFC Darwen	32	14	4	14	65	74	−9	35
14	Nelson	28	10	5	13	47	57	−10	35
15	Garstang	29	11	1	17	57	69	−12	34
16	Cleator Moor Celtic	26	8	7	11	52	64	−12	31
17	Atherton LR	29	8	7	14	36	58	−22	31
18	Bacup Borough	27	7	6	14	50	58	−8	27
19	Steeton	29	7	5	17	40	75	−35	26
20	St Helens Town	31	7	4	20	53	90	−37	25

Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: NWCFL Tables, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

External links

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