2022–23 North West Counties Football League

North West Counties League 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Premier Division: Vauxhall Motors Division One North: Pilkington Division One South: Wythenshawe Amateurs
Promoted	Premier Division: Vauxhall Motors Avro Division One North: Pilkington Chadderton Division One South: Wythenshawe Amateurs Cheadle Town
Relegated	Premier Division: Ashton Athletic Division One North: Cleator Moor Celtic Division One South: Foley Meir Rocester
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

The 2022–23 North West Counties Football League season was the 41st in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England, and the fourth 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 allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 12 May 2022, and were subject to appeals and FA ratification.

Premier Division

Main article: 2022–23 North West Counties Football League Premier Division

North West Counties League Premier Division 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Vauxhall Motors
Promoted	Vauxhall Motors Avro
Relegated	Ashton Athletic
Season statistics
← 2021–22	→

The Premier Division comprises 22 teams, 18 of which competed in the previous season.

The following three clubs left the Premier Division before the season:

• Macclesfield – promoted to the Northern Premier League
• Runcorn Town – relegated to Division One North
• Skelmersdale United – promoted to the Northern Premier League

The following four clubs joined the Premier Division before the season:

• Bury AFC – promoted from Division One North
• FC Isle of Man – promoted from Division One South
• Kendal Town – relegated from the Northern Premier League
• West Didsbury & Chorlton – promoted from Division One South

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Vauxhall Motors (C, P)	42	30	5	7	85	35	+50	95	Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2	Avro (O, P)	42	27	6	9	75	31	+44	87	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Wythenshawe Town	42	25	8	9	109	56	+53	83
4	Bury AFC	42	25	8	9	74	42	+32	83
5	Northwich Victoria	42	25	6	11	77	50	+27	81	Transfer to the Midland League
6	AFC Liverpool	42	20	7	15	83	63	+20	67
7	Prestwich Heys	42	22	3	17	65	56	+9	66
8	Congleton Town	42	19	8	15	70	62	+8	65	Transfer to the Midland League
9	West Didsbury & Chorlton	42	17	13	12	81	66	+15	64
10	Litherland REMYCA	42	19	5	18	61	62	−1	62
11	Charnock Richard	42	16	8	18	86	82	+4	56
12	Kendal Town	42	15	10	17	72	84	−12	55
13	FC Isle of Man	42	16	4	22	67	90	−23	52
14	Padiham	42	14	9	19	66	69	−3	51
15	Longridge Town	42	13	12	17	74	94	−20	51
16	Lower Breck	42	14	8	20	54	62	−8	50
17	Irlam	42	11	13	18	59	68	−9	46
18	Winsford United	42	12	10	20	56	78	−22	46	Transfer to the Midland League
19	Barnoldswick Town	42	11	10	21	59	86	−27	43
20	Squires Gate	42	12	5	25	61	96	−35	41
21	Burscough	42	10	6	26	63	99	−36	36	Reprieve from relegation
22	Ashton Athletic (R)	42	4	6	32	43	109	−66	18	Relegation to Division One North

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One North

Main article: 2022–23 North West Counties Football League Division One North

North West Counties League Division One North 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Pilkington
Promoted	Pilkington Chadderton
Relegated	Cleator Moor Celtic
Season statistics
← 2021–22	→

Division One North comprises 18 clubs, 15 of which were in the division the previous season.

The following four clubs left Division One North before the season:

• Bury AFC – promoted to the Premier Division
• Campion – transferred back to the Northern Counties East League
• Golcar United – promoted to the Northern Counties East League
• St Helens Town – relegated to the Liverpool County Premier League

The following three clubs joined Division One North before the season:

• Euxton Villa – promoted from the West Lancashire League
• FC St Helens – promoted from the Cheshire League
• Runcorn Town – relegated from the Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Pilkington (C, P)	34	24	6	4	78	26	+52	78	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Chadderton (O, P)	34	23	7	4	76	45	+31	76	Qualification for the play-offs
3	FC St Helens	34	16	14	4	65	39	+26	62
4	Ilkley Town	34	18	6	10	64	48	+16	60
5	Euxton Villa	34	17	8	9	72	45	+27	59
6	Holker Old Boys	34	18	3	13	73	57	+16	57
7	Steeton	34	16	5	13	65	52	+13	53
8	Darwen	34	14	6	14	65	58	+7	48
9	AFC Blackpool	34	14	6	14	63	64	−1	48
10	South Liverpool	34	14	4	16	74	63	+11	46
11	Nelson	34	13	4	17	56	64	−8	43
12	Atherton LR	34	12	6	16	47	57	−10	42
13	Bacup Borough	34	12	5	17	58	63	−5	41
14	Garstang	34	11	4	19	64	79	−15	37
15	Daisy Hill	34	10	6	18	42	61	−19	36
16	Ashton Town	34	9	8	17	35	68	−33	35
17	Runcorn Town	34	9	2	23	38	90	−52	29	Reprieve from relegation
18	Cleator Moor Celtic (R)	34	4	4	26	46	102	−56	16	Relegation to the Wearside League

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One South

Main article: 2022–23 North West Counties Football League Division One South

North West Counties League Division One South 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Wythenshawe Amateurs
Promoted	Wythenshawe Amateurs Cheadle Town
Relegated	Foley Meir Rocester
Season statistics
← 2021–22	→

Division One South comprises 20 clubs, 17 of which were in the division the previous season.

The following three clubs left Division One South before the season:

• FC Isle of Man – promoted to the Premier Division
• St Martins – relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League
• West Didsbury & Chorlton – promoted to the Premier Division

The following three clubs joined Division One South before the season:

• Ashville – promoted from the West Cheshire League
• Foley Meir – promoted from the Staffordshire County Senior League
• Stockport Georgians – promoted from the Manchester League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wythenshawe Amateurs (C, P)	38	30	3	5	89	28	+61	93	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Stockport Town	38	29	5	4	108	32	+76	92	Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3	Sandbach United	38	25	4	9	95	59	+36	79
4	Brocton	38	25	4	9	88	57	+31	79
5	Cheadle Town (O, P)	38	22	4	12	91	59	+32	70
6	Ellesmere Rangers	38	19	6	13	79	55	+24	63
7	New Mills	38	18	9	11	83	62	+21	63
8	Cheadle Heath Nomads	38	14	12	12	75	57	+18	54
9	Stockport Georgians	38	15	9	14	55	51	+4	54
10	Eccleshall	38	15	9	14	50	59	−9	54
11	Maine Road	38	16	5	17	58	61	−3	53
12	Ashville	38	15	6	17	62	62	0	51
13	Barnton	38	15	6	17	57	62	−5	51
14	Abbey Hulton United	38	13	8	17	57	53	+4	47
15	Abbey Hey	38	13	7	18	58	72	−14	46
16	Alsager Town	38	10	6	22	43	62	−19	36
17	Cammell Laird	38	9	6	23	51	86	−35	33
18	Stafford Town	38	8	3	27	46	107	−61	27
19	Foley Meir (R)	38	7	4	27	43	111	−68	25	Relegation to the Staffordshire County Senior League
20	Rocester (R)	38	3	2	33	26	119	−93	11	Relegation to the Midland League

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

External links

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