2012–13 North West Counties Football League

The 2012–13 North West Counties Football League season was the 31st in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division

Season	2012–13
Champions	Padiham
Promoted	Padiham
Relegated	none
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,571 (3.4 per match)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

• Norton United promoted as runners-up of Division One
• Stockport Sports relegated from the NPL Division One North and a name change from Woodley Sports
• Wigan Robin Park promoted as champions of Division One

From this league, only Barnoldswick Town, Bootle, Colne, Congleton Town, Glossop North End, Maine Road, Padiham, Runcorn Linnets, Runcorn Town and Winsford United applied for promotion.^[1][2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Padiham (C, P)	42	26	10	6	92	45	+47	88	Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One North
2	Maine Road	42	28	3	11	99	57	+42	87
3	Bootle	42	26	8	8	79	43	+36	86
4	Runcorn Town	42	26	9	7	105	45	+60	84[a]
5	Winsford United	42	25	8	9	85	45	+40	83
6	Runcorn Linnets	42	21	9	12	82	58	+24	72
7	Congleton Town	42	20	9	13	85	55	+30	69
8	Colne	42	19	10	13	93	60	+33	67
9	Barnoldswick Town	42	19	9	14	77	57	+20	66
10	A.F.C. Blackpool	42	19	9	14	60	58	+2	66
11	A.F.C. Liverpool	42	18	6	18	69	64	+5	60
12	Wigan Robin Park	42	17	5	20	66	71	−5	56
13	Glossop North End	42	14	11	17	73	71	+2	53
14	Norton United	42	16	7	19	69	83	−14	52[b]
15	Alsager Town	42	14	8	20	66	78	−12	50
16	Stockport Sports	42	14	13	15	72	69	+3	49[b]
17	Bacup Borough	42	13	8	21	51	71	−20	47
18	Silsden	42	11	6	25	58	98	−40	39
19	St Helens Town	42	9	9	24	54	91	−37	36
20	Ashton Athletic	42	10	5	27	58	91	−33	35
21	Squires Gate	42	8	6	28	47	95	−48	30
22	Stone Dominoes	42	3	4	35	31	166	−135	13	Resigned from league at the end of the season

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive league tables, (FA Full-Time)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Runcorn Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.^[3][4]
2. Stockport Sports deducted 6 points and Norton United deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

Results

Home \ Away	BLK	LVP	ALS	ASH	BAC	BWT	BTL	CLN	CNG	GNE	MNR	NOR	PAD	RNL	RNT	SIL	SQG	STH	STS	SDM	WRP	WNS
A.F.C. Blackpool		2–1	3–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	3–1	0–5	2–1	1–1	2–4	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–2	0–0	3–2	2–0	2–3	1–1
A.F.C. Liverpool	0–0		3–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–1	3–2	3–1	1–2	2–4	2–3	2–3	2–0	0–1	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–2	0–1
Alsager Town	1–0	0–1		4–1	2–1	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–2	5–2	0–1	1–2	0–2	1–2	0–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	4–2	0–4
Ashton Athletic	2–4	1–1	4–0		2–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–3	1–0	2–3	0–2	0–3	0–6	0–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	0–4	3–0	3–1	1–2
Bacup Borough	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–6		1–3	2–4	2–2	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	4–1	1–2	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	4–0	0–1	1–2
Barnoldswick Town	0–1	1–0	1–2	2–1	1–0		0–0	0–4	2–3	3–1	4–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	3–5	2–0	3–2	4–2	3–0	2–2	1–1	2–3
Bootle	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	3–6		2–1	3–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	7–0	2–0	3–1
Colne	4–2	0–3	2–3	3–2	6–0	0–1	2–1		1–0	3–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–5	5–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	5–1	3–3	3–2
Congleton Town	5–1	2–2	4–4	3–0	4–2	2–1	0–2	0–1		1–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	3–1	3–0	2–0	3–0	5–0	3–1	0–0
Glossop North End	4–4	6–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–2	0–1	1–1	3–2		1–4	1–2	2–3	1–2	3–2	2–0	4–0	3–4	2–2	2–2	1–0	0–3
Maine Road	4–0	1–0	6–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–3	3–0	2–3		1–1	0–1	4–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	2–1	3–0	6–1	3–1	2–1
Norton United	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–2	2–1	1–1	2–4	5–3	3–4		1–2	0–3	3–9	5–3	2–0	5–2	1–3	7–0	1–2	1–2
Padiham	1–1	0–1	1–2	4–1	2–2	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–4	4–0		2–4	1–1	6–0	5–4	4–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–4
Runcorn Linnets	0–1	2–1	2–2	3–2	5–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–4	0–1	1–3	1–0	0–0		1–1	6–1	3–2	4–2	2–1	2–2	3–0	1–3
Runcorn Town	0–2	1–3	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–2	2–2	4–3	3–2	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–1		3–0	5–0	1–1	8–1	10–1	2–0	0–1
Silsden	0–2	1–3	2–1	4–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–4	1–1	1–5	4–2	2–0	0–2	2–1	0–5		2–1	7–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–2
Squires Gate	0–2	2–3	3–3	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–2	0–2	0–1	1–4	1–1		3–0	2–0	0–1	0–1	2–2
St Helens Town	1–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–1	1–1	3–4	3–1	2–4	0–1	0–2	2–1	5–0		0–5	1–0	1–4	0–1
Stockport Sports	3–0	0–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–2	2–2	2–0	0–0	1–3	7–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1		4–2	3–1	1–3
Stone Dominoes	2–4	0–6	1–4	0–4	2–3	0–9	0–1	0–7	1–6	3–2	1–4	1–2	0–1	1–3	0–3	3–2	0–3	1–3	2–2		0–8	0–6
Wigan Robin Park	0–2	1–2	2–0	2–0	0–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	0–5	2–3	1–0	3–2	0–2	0–6	0–1	4–0	2–1	3–0	1–1	6–0		1–2
Winsford United	2–0	8–1	0–4	2–0	3–1	0–1	0–2	3–2	0–1	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–2	4–1	3–1	0–0	3–0	5–1

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive Premier Division results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Alsager Town

Ashton Athletic

AFC Blackpool

AFC Liverpool

Bacup Borough

Barnoldswick Town

Bootle

Colne

Congleton Town

Flixton

Glossop NE

Maine Road

Norton United

Padiham

Runcorn Linnets

Runcorn Town

Silsden

Squires Gate

Stockport
Sports

Stone Dominoes

Wigan Robin Park

Winsford United

Locations of the 2011–12 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

Division One

North West Counties
Football League
Division One

Season	2012–13
Champions	Formby
Promoted	Abbey Hey West Didsbury & Chorlton
Relegated	None
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,112 (3.63 per match)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Division One featured two new teams:

• Atherton Laburnum Rovers relegated from the Premier Division
• West Didsbury & Chorlton promoted from the Manchester League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Formby (C)	34	28	2	4	117	42	+75	86	Failure to comply with necessary ground grading requirements[a]
2	Abbey Hey (P)	34	26	3	5	88	25	+63	81	Promotion to Premier Division
3	West Didsbury & Chorlton (P)	34	22	4	8	79	43	+36	70
4	Atherton Collieries	34	21	6	7	78	47	+31	69
5	A.F.C. Darwen	34	20	3	11	79	57	+22	63
6	Ashton Town	34	18	8	8	77	43	+34	62
7	Cheadle Town	34	14	7	13	61	65	−4	49
8	Oldham Boro	34	15	5	14	59	50	+9	47[b]
9	Rochdale Town	34	12	9	13	54	60	−6	45
10	Nelson	34	11	9	14	64	76	−12	42
11	Leek County School Old Boys	34	10	9	15	52	68	−16	39
12	Chadderton	34	10	9	15	52	69	−17	39
13	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	34	8	11	15	37	55	−18	35
14	Irlam	34	9	6	19	47	72	−25	33
15	Eccleshall	34	7	7	20	44	79	−35	28
16	Daisy Hill	34	7	6	21	55	81	−26	27
17	Holker Old Boys	34	7	2	25	31	74	−43	23
18	Northwich Villa	34	6	4	24	38	106	−68	22

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive league tables, (FA Full-Time).
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. the Club had not complied with the grading requirement for grade G by 1 April.^[5][6]
2. Oldham Boro deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.

Results

Home \ Away	ABH	DAR	AST	ACO	ALR	CHA	CHT	DSH	ECC	FOR	HOB	IRL	LCS	NEL	NWV	OLD	RCH	WDC
Abbey Hey		3–0	2–1	0–1	2–1	5–1	3–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	5–0	2–1	5–2	5–1	3–0	0–1	0–2	2–1
A.F.C. Darwen	0–4		3–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	1–0	1–3	3–0	0–1	3–1	3–2	6–0	0–2	1–2	2–0
Ashton Town	0–0	4–3		3–1	2–2	2–0	3–3	6–0	4–3	0–3	3–1	2–0	5–2	1–0	7–1	2–0	3–1	0–4
Atherton Collieries	2–5	4–3	3–1		1–1	4–1	3–0	3–1	3–0	2–3	2–0	6–1	0–0	5–2	2–0	3–1	0–0	0–2
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	2–3	1–0	1–1	0–1		0–6	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–4	0–0	0–0	2–4	3–3	1–2	1–0	2–5	4–1
Chadderton	0–2	5–3	1–0	0–2	1–1		1–1	3–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–0	4–2	2–1	2–8	1–3	0–3
Cheadle Town	2–1	2–2	1–1	4–5	1–0	0–0		3–0	1–2	0–3	3–0	2–2	5–3	2–3	2–1	3–1	2–1	3–2
Daisy Hill	1–4	3–2	0–5	1–2	0–1	3–3	1–3		2–3	1–3	3–1	1–2	5–1	2–2	7–2	0–2	2–2	0–1
Eccleshall	0–4	1–3	2–6	5–2	1–1	2–3	0–2	2–2		1–7	1–0	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–7	1–4	0–1
Formby	0–2	3–3	2–1	3–2	2–0	5–0	6–0	4–3	9–3		3–0	3–1	1–0	3–2	9–0	1–3	3–0	0–1
Holker Old Boys	0–7	1–4	0–1	1–5	1–0	0–0	3–0	1–4	0–2	2–3		0–2	0–1	4–0	3–0	4–2	1–2	1–3
Irlam	0–4	2–3	1–3	0–0	0–2	2–1	3–5	2–1	1–1	2–5	0–2		4–1	1–3	4–1	0–3	1–2	1–1
Leek County School Old Boys	0–2	0–2	0–0	2–3	0–0	3–1	2–1	2–0	0–0	3–7	2–1	3–0		2–2	6–0	1–0	2–2	1–2
Nelson	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–3	5–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–4	1–6	3–0	5–1	2–1		4–1	1–0	3–2	2–2
Northwich Villa	1–2	2–4	0–5	1–3	1–2	2–5	0–3	2–2	2–1	0–3	4–0	0–4	1–3	2–2		1–2	0–3	2–0
Oldham Boro	0–0	1–3	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–2	3–3		3–3	2–4
Rochdale Town	0–3	0–6	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	3–3	0–3	4–0	0–4	3–2	0–0	2–2	2–3	3–1		1–2
West Didsbury & Chorlton	2–1	2–3	1–1	4–1	1–2	3–2	4–0	3–0	3–1	2–3	3–0	3–2	8–2	3–2	1–1	4–1	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: NWCFL archive Division One results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Abbey Hey

Ashton Town

AFC  Darwen

Atherton C

Atherton L

Chadderton

Cheadle Town

Daisy Hill

Eccleshall

Holker Old Boys

Formby

Irlam

Leek CSOB

Nelson

Northwich Villa

Oldham

Rochdale Town

St Helens

WD & C

Locations of the 2011–12 North West Counties Football League Division One teams