The 2015–16 North West Counties Football League season was the 34th 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.
| Competition: | North West Counties Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Colne |
| Promoted: | Colne |
| Relegated: | Alsager Town Silsden AFC Blackpool |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The Premier Division featured four new teams:[1]
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
The following five clubs achieved criterion 1:[3]
Sources for this subsection: NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Anchor Ground | 4,000 | ||
| Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) | 3,185 | ||
| Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) | 3,000 | ||
| Barton Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Alder Street | 2,500 | ||
| Delta Taxis Stadium | 2,500 | ||
| The Asda Foundation Stadium | 2,300 | ||
| 2,000 | |||
| 2,000 | |||
| Little Wembley | 2,000 | ||
| XLCR Stadium | 1,800 | ||
| Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 | ||
| Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 | ||
| Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530 | ||
| The Mechanics | 1,500 | ||
| Wood Park Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Richborough Estates Stadium | 1,450 | ||
| 1,000 | |||
| Brockstedes Park | 1,000 | ||
| School Road | 1,000 | ||
| Silentnight Beds Stadium | |||
| Competition: | North West Counties Football League Division One |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Hanley Town |
| Promoted: | Hanley Town Irlam Barnton |
| Relegated: | Rochdale Town |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
Division One featured four new teams:[1] [4]
One further club had changed its name since the previous season:
Source for this subsection: NWCFL results
Sources for this section: NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select Security Stadium | 13,350 | ||
| Manchester Regional Arena | 6,500 | ||
| Crilly Park | 3,000 | ||
| West View | 3,000 | ||
| 2,500 | |||
| The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium | 2,384 | ||
| Edge Green Street | 2,000 | ||
| Park Road Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| 2,000 | |||
| MCA Stadium | 1,500 | ||
| Mayfield Sports Centre | 1,500 | ||
| Pershall Park | 1,000 | ||
| Silver Street | 1,000 | ||
| Brockstedes Park (groundshare with Ashton Athletic) | 1,000 | ||
| Abbey Lane | 750 | ||
| Townfield | |||
| Litherland Sports Park | |||
| Yockings Park |
Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.[5] Sources for this section: NWCFL web site results
Bacup Borough and Rochdale Town received byes to the second round.Premier Division teams exempt to the second round.
Played Saturday 26 September.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Laburnun Rovers | 1–2 | Daisy Hill | |
| Barnton | 2–0 | Northwich Manchester Villa | |
| Cheadle Town | 1–2 | Stockport Town | |
| Eccleshall | 3–3 aet, pens 4–3 | Chadderton |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanley Town | 4–1 | St Helens Town | |
| Irlam | 2–1 | Widnes | |
| Litherland REMYCA | 3–1 | Holker Old Boys | |
| Whitchurch Alport | 1–5 | Ashton Town |
Ties played 23 and 24 October.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 Northwich | 4–0 | ||
| Abbey Hey | 0–1 | Silsden | |
| AFC Darwen | 1–3 | AFC Blackpool | |
| AFC Liverpool | 2–3 | Padiham | |
| Alsager Town | 0–3 | Stockport Town | |
| Ashton Town | 1–2 | Runcorn Town | |
| Atherton Collieries | 2–0 | ||
| Barnoldswick Town | 1–3 | Ashton Athletic |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnton | 1–1 aet, pens 4–3 | Bootle | |
| 0–4 | Cammell Laird 1907 | ||
| Hanley Town | 2–4 | Bacup Borough | |
| Irlam | 2–0 | ||
| Maine Road | 1–5 | Squires Gate | |
| Nelson | 4–3 aet | Congleton Town | |
| Rochdale Town | 1–2 | Colne | |
| West Didsbury & Chorlton | 1–2 | Eccleshall |
Ties played 28 November, with four delayed by bad weather.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 Northwich | 2–2 aet, pens 7–8* | Ashton Athletic | |
| Bacup Borough | 1–5** | Atherton Collieries | |
| Eccleshall | 2–0 | ||
| Nelson | 2–4 | Cammell Laird 1907 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padiham | 2–2 aet, pens 4–5 | Runcorn Town | |
| 0–1 | AFC Blackpool | ||
| Squires Gate | 2–5 aet | Colne | |
| Stockport Town | 1–3 | Barnton |
Ties played on Saturday 27 February.
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnton | 3–1 | ||
| Cammell Laird 1907 | 0–2 | AFC Blackpool |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne | 2–0 | Eccleshall | |
| 0–3 | Atherton Collieries |
Played 10 May at Fleetwood Town's Highbury Stadium
Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.[6] Source for this section: NWCFL web site
Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.
Ties played Saturday 17 October.
Ties played 6 and 7 November, with two delayed due to bad weather
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Hill | 1–2 | Litherland REMYCA | |
| Hanley Town | 2–1 | ||
| Holker Old Boys | 2–0 | Ashton Town | |
| Irlam | 3–2 | Cheadle Town |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwich Manchester Villa | 1–4 | Barnton | |
| Rochdale Town | 3–1 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | |
| St Helens Town | 3–6 (aet)* | Chadderton | |
| Whitchurch Alport | 0–4 | Stockport Town |
One tie played 20 February, with three delayed due to bad weather
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Town | 2–1 | |
| Holker Old Boys | 1–2* | Barnton |
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litherland REMYCA | 3–2 | Irlam | |
| Rochdale Town | 1–4*** | Stockport Town |
Played on 19 March.
Hanley Town awarded walkover to finalPlayed on 19 April at Congleton Town's ground