2014–15 North West Counties Football League Explained

The 2014–15 North West Counties Football League season was the 33rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division

Competition:North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season:2014–15
Winners:Glossop North End
Promoted:Glossop North End
Relegated:Bacup & Rossendale Borough
St Helens Town
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The Premier Division featured two new teams:[1] [2] [3]

League table

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2014
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2015
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following five clubs achieved criterion 1:[4]

Results

Games involving Stockport Sports are not included in the overall league tables.

Stadia and Locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Arriva Stadium, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) 3,185
Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United)3,000
West View 3,000
Barton Stadium 3,000
Delta Taxis Stadium 2,500
The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium 2,384
The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium 2,374
The Asda Foundation Stadium 2,300
2,000
Little Wembley 2,000
XLCR Vehicle Management Stadium 1,800
Millbank Linnets Stadium 1,600
Pavilions Sports Complex 1,530
The Mechanics 1,500
Wood Park Stadium 1,500
Booth Street 1,450
1,000
Brockstedes Park 1,000
School Road 1,000
Brockstedes Park (groundshare with Ashton Athletic) 1,000
Silentnight Stadium

Division One

Competition:North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season:2014–15
Winners:Atherton Collieries
Promoted:Atherton Collieries,
Cammell Laird
A.F.C. Darwen
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

Division One featured four new teams:[5] [6]

Locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
13,350
The Anchor Ground 4,000
Seel Park (groundshare with Mossley A.F.C.) 4,000
Crilly Park 3,000
Alder Street 2,500
2,500
Edge Green Street 2,000
2,000
Park Road Stadium 2,000
2,000
Valley Road, Flixton (groundshare with Northwich Victoria) 2,000
Andrew Street 1,500
Castleton Sports Centre 1,500
Robin Park Arena 1,200
Pershall Park 1,000
Silver Street 1,000
Abbey Lane 750
Townfield
Litherland Sports Park

League Challenge Cup

Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.

First round

Each Premier Division club, together with Oldham Boro of Division One, received a bye to the second round.

Home teamScoreAway team
Ashton Town6–2Chadderton
Atherton Collieries4–2 (aet)
Barnton0–1Widnes
Cammell Laird 19074–1Northwich Flixton Villa
Daisy Hill2–1 (aet)Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Home teamScoreAway team
Eccleshall1–3Rochdale Town
Holker Old Boys0–3A.F.C. Darwen
Irlam4–1Litherland REMYCA
Wigan Robin Park2–3Hanley Town

Second round

Home teamScoreAway team
Abbey Hey2–0Maine Road
A.F.C. Liverpool3–2
Ashton Athletic0–3Atherton Collieries
3–3 (aet) pens 4–5West Didsbury & Chorlton
Barnoldswick Town2–31874 Northwich
Cammell Laird 19071–0Runcorn Linnets
Congleton Town1–4Runcorn Town
2–3Alsager Town
Home teamScoreAway team
Glossop North End1–1 (aet) pens 4–2A.F.C. Blackpool
Hanley Town1–1 (aet) pens 3–5Rochdale Town
Nelson1–3Squires Gate
Oldham Boro0–1Bootle
Silsden0–1Colne
Stockport Sports[a]A.F.C. Darwen
Widnes4–4 (aet) pens 4–3St Helens Town
Winsford United2–1Irlam
[a] No information about result or adjudication of this tie.

Third round

Home teamScoreAway team
1874 Northwich2–3 [b]Colne
Abbey Hey2–4Atherton Collieries
Alsager Town2–1 [c]A.F.C. Liverpool
Bootle2–1 (aet)A.F.C. Darwen
[b] Match played at Colne.
[c] Alsager Town eliminated for fielding ineligible player.[7]
Home teamScoreAway team
Glossop North End8–0Widnes
Runcorn Town 0–2 [d]Cammell Laird 1907
Squires Gate1–1 (aet) pens 6–5Winsford United
West Didsbury & Chorlton2–0Rochdale Town
[d] Cammell Laird 1907 eliminated for fielding ineligible player.[8]

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
A.F.C. Liverpool0–2 (aet)Runcorn Town
Colne0–2Atherton Collieries
Home teamScoreAway team
Glossop North End3–0Squires Gate
West Didsbury & Chorlton0–3Bootle

Final

First Division Trophy

Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.

Preliminary round

Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.Northern Section

Home teamScoreAway team
A.F.C. Darwen4–3Wigan Robin Park
Ashton Town3–1

Southern Section

First round

Northern Section

Home teamScoreAway team
Atherton Collieries4–2 (aet)Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Holker Old Boys1–2A.F.C. Darwen
Daisy Hill0–3Ashton Town
Oldham Boro3–2Rochdale Town

Southern Section

Home teamScoreAway team
Cheadle Town1–1(aet) pens 0–3 Hanley Town
0–1Litherland REMYCA
Northwich Flixton Villa4–2Cammell Laird 1907
Widnes1–2Barnton

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Ashton Town1–0Oldham Boro
Barnton0–2Atherton Collieries
Home teamScoreAway team
Hanley Town1–4A.F.C. Darwen
Northwich Flixton Villa0–1Litherland REMYCA

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 17 May 2014. FA Allocation Of Clubs . NWCFL. 17 May 2014.
  2. News: 29 May 2014. League Constitution – further update . NWCFL . 30 May 2014.
  3. News: 31 May 2014. Further Announcement on League Constitution . NWCFL . 1 June 2014.
  4. News: 11 December 2014. Promotion To Step 4 . NWCFL. 12 December 2014.
  5. News: 17 May 2014. FA Allocation Of Clubs . NWCFL. 17 May 2014.
  6. News: 10 June 2014. Allocation Of Clubs Update . NWCFL. 10 June 2014.
  7. News: 1 December 2014. Clubs Removed From The Men United Cup . NWCFL. 2 December 2014.
  8. News: 1 December 2014. Clubs Removed From The Men United Cup . NWCFL. 2 December 2014.

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