The 2016–17 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 35th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and First Division.
Competition: | North West Counties Football League Premier Division |
Season: | 2016–17 |
Winners: | Atherton Collieries |
Promoted: | Atherton Collieries |
Relegated: | New Mills Nelson Cammell Laird 1907 |
Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.[2]
The following four clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:[3]
The following seven clubs achieved criterion 1:[4]
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 | ||
2,000 | |||
2,000 | |||
Victoria Park | 2,000 | ||
Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 | ||
Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 | ||
Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530 | ||
Richborough Estates Stadium | 1,450 | ||
Church Lane | 1,400 | ||
1,000 | |||
Brockstedes Park | 1,000 | ||
Silver Street | 1,000 | ||
School Road | 1,000 | ||
1,000 | |||
Abbey Lane | 750 | ||
Silentnight Beds Stadium | |||
Townfield |
Competition: | North West Counties Football League Division One |
Season: | 2016–17 |
Winners: | Widnes |
Promoted: | Widnes Charnock Richard City of Liverpool |
Relegated: | Ashton Town |
Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The Division One consisted of 22 teams.[5] [6]
The following nine clubs joined the division at the start of the season:
Source for this subsection: NWC results archives
Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|
Select Security Stadium (groundshare with Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club) | 13,350 | ||
Gillford Park Stadium | 4,000 | ||
Crilly Park | 3,000 | ||
West View | 3,000 | ||
Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle) | 2,500 | ||
2,500 | |||
Stockport Sports Village | 2,384 | ||
Park Hall Stadium | 2,034 | ||
Edge Green Street | 2,000 | ||
Park Road Stadium | 2,000 | ||
2,000 | |||
Pershall Park | 2,000 | ||
The Mechanics | 1,500 | ||
Wood Park Stadium | 1,500 | ||
MCA Stadium | 1,500 | ||
Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 | ||
Mossie Park | |||
Litherland Sports Park | |||
Aide Moran Park | |||
Sandbach Community Football Centre * | |||
Ruskin Drive Sportsground * | |||
Yockings Park |
Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons.[7] Source for this section: NWC results archives
Atherton Collieries are exempt until the second round, as holders.
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Barnton | 1–2 | Nelson | |
Carlisle City | 0–2 | Ashton Athletic | |
Congleton Town | 3–4 aet | Prestwich Heys | |
FC Oswestry Town | 1–1 aet (5–4 pen) | Irlam | |
Padiham | 2–3 | 1874 Northwich | |
Runcorn Linnets | 4–2 | Daisy Hill |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Sandbach United | 4–2 | ||
Squires Gate | 0–1 | New Mills | |
St Helens Town | 4–2 | ||
West Didsbury & Chorlton | 1–3 | Barnoldswick Town | |
Widnes | 5–3 * | ||
Winsford United | 4–0 | Atherton LR |
All remaining teams received byes.
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
1874 Northwich | 2–1 | AFC Blackpool | |
Ashton Town | 1–3 | Abbey Hey | |
Barnoldswick Town | 2–1 | ||
Bootle | 3–0 | ||
Eccleshall | 3–5 | St Helens Town | |
Hanley Town | 2–1 aet | Charnock Richard | |
Holker Old Boys | 3–6 | Chadderton | |
Nelson | 1–0 | FC Oswestry Town |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hey | 1–1 aet (3–4 pen) * | Barnoldswick Town | |
Ashton Athletic | 2–0 | Runcorn Town | |
City of Liverpool | 2–0 | ||
Maine Road | 1–3 | Chadderton |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Nelson | 3–0 | Atherton Collieries | |
Silsden | 1–0 aet | 1874 Northwich | |
1–5 * | Bootle | ||
Winsford United | 1–2 aet | Widnes |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Ashton Athletic | 2–5 aet | Bootle | |
Nelson | 1–3 | Chadderton |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Silsden | 0–2 | City of Liverpool | |
Widnes | 0–1 | Barnoldswick Town |
Played at Highbury Stadium, home of Fleetwood Town
Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.[8] Source for this section: NWC league archives
All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.
Northern Section
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
AFC Blackpool | 2–3 | Carlisle City | |
Bacup Borough | 1–2 aet | Chadderton | |
Holker Old Boys | 4–1 |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Eccleshall | 1–7 | Stockport Town | |
Prestwich Heys | 2–1 | Litherland REMYCA | |
Widnes | 4–1 |
Northern Section
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Carlisle City | 3–2 | ||
Charnock Richard | 2–0 | Chadderton | |
Holker Old Boys | 3–1 | ||
St Helens Town | 2–0 | Daisy Hill |
Southern Section
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
City of Liverpool | 2–1 | ||
Sandbach United | 5–0 | Stockport Town | |
Whitchurch Alport | 4–0 | ||
Widnes | 4–0 | Prestwich Heys |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Carlisle City | 0–1 | Sandbach United | |
Charnock Richard | 1–4 | Widnes |
Home team | Score | Away team | |
---|---|---|---|
Holker Old Boys | 3–2 aet | Whitchurch Alport | |
St Helens Town | 0–3 | City of Liverpool |