2019–20 North West Counties Football League Premier Division

North West Counties Football League Premier Division 2019–20
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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.

The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs.

The following 4 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

• Abbey Hey – relegated to Division One South
• City of Liverpool – promoted to the Northern Premier League
• Silsden – transferred to the Northern Counties East League
• West Didsbury & Chorlton – relegated to Division One South

The following 4 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

• Avro – promoted from Division One North
• Longridge Town – promoted from Division One North
• Rylands – promoted from Division One South
• Skelmersdale United – relegated from the Northern Premier League

Stadia

Team	Stadium
1874 Northwich	Townfield (groundshare with Barnton)
Ashton Athletic	Brockstedes Park
Avro	Whitebank Stadium, Oldham
Barnoldswick Town	Greenberfield Lane
Bootle	New Bucks Park
Burscough	Victoria Park
Charnock Richard	Mossie Park
Congleton Town	Ivy Gardens
Hanley Town	Abbey Lane
Irlam	Silver Street
Litherland REMYCA	Litherland Sports Park
Longridge Town	Mike Riding Ground
Northwich Victoria	Wincham Park (groundshare with Witton Albion)
Padiham	Arbories Memorial Sports Ground
Runcorn Town	Pavilions Sports Complex
Rylands	Gorsey Lane
Skelmersdale United	Valerie Park
Squires Gate	School Road
Whitchurch Alport	Yockings Park
Winsford United	Barton Stadium

Premier Division table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	1874 Northwich	29	22	5	2	79	27	+52	71
2	Rylands	30	20	3	7	62	32	+30	63
3	Bootle	27	19	2	6	66	37	+29	59
4	Charnock Richard	31	20	2	9	73	50	+23	59
5	Ashton Athletic	29	16	5	8	64	38	+26	53
6	Longridge Town	26	17	2	7	62	44	+18	53
7	Runcorn Town	31	14	9	8	55	41	+14	51
8	Irlam	27	13	4	10	50	42	+8	43
9	Squires Gate	32	13	4	15	56	68	−12	43
10	Northwich Victoria	28	11	7	10	57	43	+14	40
11	Whitchurch Alport	29	10	8	11	43	44	−1	38
12	Avro	30	11	4	15	49	55	−6	37
13	Winsford United	29	9	5	15	51	57	−6	32
14	Congleton Town	30	8	7	15	54	60	−6	31
15	Barnoldswick Town	27	8	4	15	40	62	−22	28
16	Skelmersdale United	30	7	6	17	48	60	−12	27
17	Padiham	28	7	5	16	31	55	−24	26
18	Burscough	30	7	5	18	25	67	−42	26
19	Litherland REMYCA	31	5	7	19	30	77	−47	22
20	Hanley Town	30	5	6	19	34	70	−36	21

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)