1989–90 North West Counties Football League

The 1989–90 North West Counties Football League season was the eighth in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.

Division One

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North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1989–90
ChampionsWarrington Town
PromotedWarrington Town
RelegatedBurscough
Chadderton
Matches played306
Goals scored877 (2.87 per match)

Division One featured three new teams:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Warrington Town (C, P) 34 22 6 6 69 31 +38 72 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
2 Knowsley United 34 21 6 7 68 45 +23 69
3 Colwyn Bay 34 16 12 6 79 50 +29 60
4 Vauxhall GM 34 16 9 9 50 42 +8 57
5 Clitheroe 34 17 6 11 48 47 +1 57
6 Darwen 34 15 9 10 40 34 +6 54
7 Nantwich Town 34 13 5 16 50 52 −2 44
8 St Helens Town 34 10 13 11 50 48 +2 43
9 Ashton United 34 11 10 13 39 45 −6 43
10 Prescot Cables 34 10 11 13 49 54 −5 41
11 Bootle 34 11 8 15 44 58 −14 41
12 Flixton 34 11 7 16 37 47 −10 40
13 Leyland Motors 34 10 7 17 55 64 −9 37
14 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 8 13 13 43 58 −15 37
15 Skelmersdale United 34 8 11 15 48 59 −11 35
16 Salford 34 8 11 15 31 47 −16 35
17 Burscough (R) 34 8 12 14 38 41 −3 33[a] Relegation to Division Two
18 Chadderton (R) 34 7 12 15 39 55 −16 33
Updated to match(es) played on May 1990. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Burscough deducted three points.

Division Two

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North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season1989–90
ChampionsMaine Road
PromotedBacup Borough
Maine Road
RelegatedNone
Matches played240
Goals scored774 (3.23 per match)

Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton Town

Division Two featured one new team:

  • Formby relegated from Division One

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Maine Road (C, P) 30 22 4 4 84 35 +49 70 Promotion to Division One
2 Bacup Borough (P) 30 21 5 4 76 30 +46 68
3 Blackpool Mechanics 30 17 6 7 59 30 +29 57
4 Wren Rovers 30 16 7 7 72 38 +34 55
5 Great Harwood Town 30 16 6 8 52 29 +23 54
6 Cheadle Town 30 13 8 9 54 45 +9 47
7 Maghull 30 13 6 11 40 43 −3 45
8 Atherton Collieries 30 12 7 11 34 38 −4 43
9 Oldham Town 30 11 5 14 47 51 −4 38
10 Ashton Town 30 9 7 14 42 57 −15 34
11 Padiham 30 9 6 15 44 53 −9 33 Resigned to West Lancashire League after end of the season
12 Formby 30 7 7 16 33 57 −24 28
13 Newcastle Town 30 8 4 18 38 65 −27 28
14 Glossop 30 8 3 19 34 58 −24 27
15 Westhoughton Town 30 8 3 19 36 62 −26 27
16 Newton 30 5 6 19 29 83 −54 21 Club folded at end of season
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1990. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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