2014–15 North West Counties Football League

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

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Football league season

North West Counties
Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 2014–15

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Champions| Glossop North End
Promoted| Glossop North End
Relegated| Bacup & Rossendale Borough
St Helens Town

← 2013–14

2015–16 →

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

* Nelson promoted as champions of Division One
* 1874 Northwich promoted after finishing third in Division One

### League table

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1  | Glossop North End (C, P) | 40  | 33  | 3  | 4  | 100  | 23  | +77  | 102  | Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One North
2  | Runcorn Linnets | 40  | 28  | 8  | 4  | 89  | 39  | +50  | 92  |
3  | 1874 Northwich | 40  | 26  | 8  | 6  | 90  | 35  | +55  | 86
4  | Colne | 40  | 25  | 5  | 10  | 86  | 47  | +39  | 80
5  | Ashton Athletic | 40  | 21  | 12  | 7  | 69  | 38  | +31  | 75
6  | Squires Gate | 40  | 17  | 16  | 7  | 62  | 42  | +20  | 67
7  | Bootle | 40  | 19  | 6  | 15  | 76  | 63  | +13  | 63
8  | Congleton Town | 40  | 17  | 9  | 14  | 68  | 57  | +11  | 60
9  | A.F.C. Liverpool | 40  | 17  | 8  | 15  | 74  | 56  | +18  | 59
10  | Silsden | 40  | 16  | 8  | 16  | 55  | 62  | −7  | 56
11  | Nelson | 40  | 16  | 7  | 17  | 69  | 64  | +5  | 55
12  | Winsford United | 40  | 15  | 10  | 15  | 66  | 62  | +4  | 55
13  | Runcorn Town | 40  | 13  | 8  | 19  | 72  | 75  | −3  | 47
14  | Abbey Hey | 40  | 14  | 5  | 21  | 56  | 74  | −18  | 47
15  | Maine Road | 40  | 12  | 9  | 19  | 52  | 75  | −23  | 45
16  | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 40  | 13  | 4  | 23  | 57  | 84  | −27  | 43
17  | Alsager Town | 40  | 12  | 6  | 22  | 64  | 87  | −23  | 42
18  | A.F.C. Blackpool | 40  | 7  | 9  | 24  | 37  | 81  | −44  | 30
19  | Barnoldswick Town | 40  | 7  | 6  | 27  | 45  | 98  | −53  | 27
20  | St Helens Town (R) | 40  | 7  | 5  | 28  | 46  | 115  | −69  | 26  | Relegation to Division One
21  | Bacup & Rossendale Borough (R) | 40  | 6  | 6  | 28  | 42  | 98  | −56  | 24
22  | Stockport Sports | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0[a] | Club expelled, record expunged

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL League Tables Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ The North West Counties Football League confirmed that Stockport Sports had been expelled on 2 March 2015 and as a result their playing record (PL:27, W:3, D:5, L:19, GF:34, GA 98) was expunged.[4]

#### Promotion criteria

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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:[5]

* 1874 Northwich
* A.F.C. Liverpool
* Colne
* Glossop North End
* Runcorn Linnets

### Results

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

Home \ Away  | 18N | ABH | BLK | LVP | ALS | ASH | BAC | BWT | BTL | CLN | CNG | GNE | MNR | NEL | RNL | RNT | SIL | SQG | STH | STS | WDC | WNS

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1874 Northwich |  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 6–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 6–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  |  | 4–2  | 0–1
Abbey Hey | 0–4  |  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 2–4  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 2–4  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–5  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–4  | 2–1
A.F.C. Blackpool | 0–3  | 1–2  |  | 2–2  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–5  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 2–2
A.F.C. Liverpool | 2–2  | 3–1  | 4–1  |  | 3–4  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–5  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 7–3  |  | 3–1  | 1–2
Alsager Town | 1–1  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 0–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–4  | 6–0  | 2–1  | 3–4  | 2–5  | 3–4  | 0–2  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1
Ashton Athletic | 1–1  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  |  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 4–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1
Bacup & Rossendale Borough | 0–4  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  |  | 0–3  | 4–2  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 0–6  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 4–3  | 1–2  | 3–4  | 2–6  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 3–2
Barnoldswick Town | 1–4  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–6  | 0–0  |  | 1–2  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–5  | 1–6  | 0–4  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 5–0  | 2–4  | 1–1
Bootle | 2–2  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 2–3  |  | 2–4  | 2–1  | 0–5  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 3–1
Colne | 0–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 0–4  |  | 1–3  | 0–6  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 1–0
Congleton Town | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  |  | 1–3  | 6–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  |  | 2–1  | 0–1
Glossop North End | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  |  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 4–0  | 6–0  | 6–0  | 4–0
Maine Road | 1–0  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–3  |  | 4–1  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–2
Nelson | 1–4  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 3–3  | 4–0  |  | 2–2  | 4–2
Runcorn Linnets | 3–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 6–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 6–0  | 2–0
Runcorn Town | 2–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  |  | 3–1  | 2–7  | 7–2  |  | 1–2  | 3–4
Silsden | 0–2  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–4  | 2–3  | 2–1  |  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 6–1  | 0–0
Squires Gate | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 7–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  |  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 2–2
St Helens Town | 1–4  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–9  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 4–3  | 1–2  | 2–5  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–6  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 2–4  | 0–3  | 1–1
Stockport Sports | 0–5  | 0–4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5–5  | 0–8  | 1–3  | 1–5  | 2–8  | 1–6  | 1–3  |  | 0–2  |  | 1–2  | 1–4
West Didsbury & Chorlton | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–5  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 6–0  |  | 3–0
Winsford United | 1–3  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 6–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 4–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL results archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Stadia and Locations

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1874 Northwich

Abbey
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AFC Blackpool

AFC Liverpool

Alsager Tn

Ashton Ath

Bacup & R B

Barnoldswick Tn

Bootle

Colne

Congleton Tn

Glossop

Maine Rd

Nelson

Runcorn Lin

Runcorn Tn

Silsden

Squires Gate

St Helens

Stockport

WD&C

Winsford Utd

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Locations of the 2014–15 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

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A.F.C. Liverpool | Arriva Stadium, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) | 3,185
1874 Northwich | Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) | 3,000
Bacup & Rossendale Borough | West View | 3,000
Winsford United | Barton Stadium | 3,000
Bootle | Delta Taxis Stadium | 2,500
Stockport Sports | The Neil Rourke Memorial Stadium | 2,384
Glossop North End | The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium | 2,374
Silsden | The Asda Foundation Stadium | 2,300
Maine Road | Brantingham Road, Chorlton | 2,000
Nelson | Little Wembley | 2,000
Colne | XLCR Vehicle Management Stadium | 1,800
Runcorn Linnets | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600
Runcorn Town | Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530
A.F.C. Blackpool | The Mechanics | 1,500
Alsager Town | Wood Park Stadium | 1,500
Congleton Town | Booth Street | 1,450
Abbey Hey | The Abbey Stadium, Gorton | 1,000
Ashton Athletic | Brockstedes Park | 1,000
Squires Gate | School Road | 1,000
St Helens Town | Brockstedes Park (groundshare with Ashton Athletic) | 1,000
Barnoldswick Town | Silentnight Stadium |
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## Division One

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Football league season

North West Counties
Football League
Division OneSeason| 2014–15

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Champions| Atherton Collieries
Promoted| Atherton Collieries,
Cammell Laird
A.F.C. Darwen

← 2013–14

2015–16 →

Division One featured four new teams:[1][6]

* Barnton promoted from Cheshire Association Football League Division One
* Litherland REMYCA promoted from Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division
* Wigan Robin Park relegated from the Premier Division.
* Cammell Laird 1907 resigned from Northern Premier League Division One North

### League table

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1  | Atherton Collieries (C, P) | 36  | 31  | 3  | 2  | 129  | 26  | +103  | 96  | Promotion to Premier Division
2  | Cammell Laird 1907 (P) | 36  | 28  | 5  | 3  | 114  | 35  | +79  | 89
3  | A.F.C. Darwen (P) | 36  | 20  | 8  | 8  | 103  | 60  | +43  | 68  | Qualification for Playoffs
4  | Hanley Town | 36  | 21  | 4  | 11  | 89  | 63  | +26  | 67
5  | Holker Old Boys | 36  | 18  | 6  | 12  | 79  | 50  | +29  | 60
6  | Chadderton | 36  | 18  | 6  | 12  | 68  | 56  | +12  | 60
7  | Barnton | 36  | 18  | 5  | 13  | 77  | 66  | +11  | 59  |
8  | Daisy Hill | 36  | 15  | 7  | 14  | 57  | 68  | −11  | 52
9  | Litherland REMYCA | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 72  | 73  | −1  | 47
10  | Cheadle Town | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 68  | 67  | +1  | 46
11  | Northwich Flixton Villa | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 73  | 65  | +8  | 45
12  | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 36  | 12  | 7  | 17  | 46  | 70  | −24  | 43
13  | Rochdale Town | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 71  | 84  | −13  | 42
14  | Irlam | 36  | 11  | 8  | 17  | 51  | 64  | −13  | 41
15  | Eccleshall | 36  | 12  | 5  | 19  | 47  | 91  | −44  | 41
16  | Widnes | 36  | 10  | 5  | 21  | 62  | 101  | −39  | 35
17  | Ashton Town | 36  | 7  | 6  | 23  | 51  | 78  | −27  | 27
18  | Oldham Boro | 36  | 6  | 7  | 23  | 37  | 105  | −68  | 25  | Clubs resigned from league at end of season
19  | Wigan Robin Park | 36  | 7  | 3  | 26  | 41  | 113  | −72  | 24

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL League Tables Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

### Playoffs

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| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 6 | Chadderton | 1 |
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| 4 | Hanley Town | 3 |

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#### Semifinals

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A.F.C. Darwen v Chadderton 28 April 2015 |  A.F.C. Darwen | 2–1|  Chadderton | Darwen

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Attendance: 359

Hanley Town v Holker Old Boys 28 April 2015 |  Hanley Town | 3–1|  Holker Old Boys | Stoke-on-Trent

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20:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Potteries Park
Attendance: 202

#### Final

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A.F.C. Darwen v Hanley Town 2 May 2015 |  A.F.C. Darwen | 5–3|  Hanley Town | Darwen

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15:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Anchor Ground
Attendance: 842

### Results

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Home \ Away  | DAR | AST | ACO | ALR | BAR | CAM | CHA | CHT | DSH | ECC | HAN | HOB | IRL | LIT | NFV | OLD | RCH | WID | WRP

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A.F.C. Darwen |  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 5–4  | 9–0  | 4–3  | 6–1  | 7–2
Ashton Town | 1–2  |  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 3–4  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 3–3  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 1–4  | 1–1
Atherton Collieries | 4–1  | 3–0  |  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 3–1  | 5–3  | 5–1  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 6–0  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 6–1  | 3–0  | 5–1
Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2–2  | 3–0  | 0–3  |  | 0–3  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–6  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–4
Barnton | 3–3  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  |  | 1–6  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 1–6  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 7–0  | 6–1
Cammell Laird 1907 | 3–1  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 4–3  |  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 3–1  | 5–2  | 2–2  | 6–1  | 4–1
Chadderton | 1–6  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 1–0  |  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 3–2
Cheadle Town | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 3–4  | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 4–3  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–5  | 8–1
Daisy Hill | 0–5  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–3  |  | 3–1  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 4–0
Eccleshall | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–5  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  |  | 1–7  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–6  | 4–3
Hanley Town | 3–1  | 6–0  | 0–6  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  |  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–4  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2
Holker Old Boys | 6–2  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 5–0  | 5–1  | 5–2  |  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 5–0  | 2–2
Irlam | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–5  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  |  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–1
Litherland REMYCA | 3–3  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 3–3  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 2–0  |  | 2–1  | 7–1  | 6–2  | 1–2  | 4–0
Northwich Flixton Villa | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 10–1  | 1–0
Oldham Boro | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–5  | 1–3  | 1–5  | 0–5  | 1–6  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–6  | 0–1  | 0–5  | 1–3  | 2–2  |  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 1–0
Rochdale Town | 1–3  | 3–1  | 0–4  | 2–2  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 0–5  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 5–2  | 5–1  |  | 4–4  | 3–3
Widnes | 0–4  | 2–2  | 0–5  | 2–3  | 2–4  | 0–5  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 4–2  | 5–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  |  | 2–0
Wigan Robin Park | 1–7  | 2–1  | 0–6  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–6  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–5  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 0–5  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 2–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: NWCFL results archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Locations

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AFC  Darwen

Ashton Tn

Ath C

Ath LR

Barnton

Cammell Laird

Chadderton

Cheadle Tn

Daisy Hill

Eccleshall

Hanley Tn

Holker OB

Irlam

Litherland REMYCA

Northwich FV

Oldham

Rochdale Tn

Widnes

Wigan RP

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Locations of the 2014–15 North West Counties Football League Division One teams

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Widnes | Select Security Stadium | 13,350
A.F.C. Darwen | The Anchor Ground | 4,000
Oldham Boro | Seel Park (groundshare with Mossley A.F.C.) | 4,000
Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Crilly Park | 3,000
Atherton Collieries | Alder Street | 2,500
Holker Old Boys | Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness | 2,500
Ashton Town | Edge Green Street | 2,000
Cammell Laird 1907 | MBS Stadium, Birkenhead | 2,000
Cheadle Town | Park Road Stadium | 2,000
Daisy Hill | New Sirs Westhoughton | 2,000
Northwich Flixton Villa | Valley Road, Flixton (groundshare with Northwich Victoria) | 2,000
Chadderton | Andrew Street | 1,500
Rochdale Town | Castleton Sports Centre | 1,500
Wigan Robin Park | Robin Park Arena | 1,200
Eccleshall | Pershall Park | 1,000
Irlam | Silver Street | 1,000
Hanley Town | Abbey Lane | 750
Barnton | Townfield |
Litherland REMYCA | Litherland Sports Park |

## League Challenge Cup

[edit]

Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.

### First round

[edit]

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

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Ashton Town | 6–2  | Chadderton
Atherton Collieries | 4–2 (aet)  | Cheadle Town
Barnton | 0–1  | Widnes
Cammell Laird 1907 | 4–1  | Northwich Flixton Villa
Daisy Hill | 2–1 (aet)  | Atherton Laburnum Rovers

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Eccleshall | 1–3  | Rochdale Town
Holker Old Boys | 0–3  | A.F.C. Darwen
Irlam | 4–1  | Litherland REMYCA
Wigan Robin Park | 2–3  | Hanley Town

### Second round

[edit]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Abbey Hey | 2–0  | Maine Road
A.F.C. Liverpool | 3–2  | Bacup & Rossendale Borough
Ashton Athletic | 0–3  | Atherton Collieries
Ashton Town | 3–3 (aet) pens 4–5  | West Didsbury & Chorlton
Barnoldswick Town | 2–3  | 1874 Northwich
Cammell Laird 1907 | 1–0  | Runcorn Linnets
Congleton Town | 1–4  | Runcorn Town
Daisy Hill | 2–3  | Alsager Town

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Glossop North End | 1–1 (aet) pens 4–2  | A.F.C. Blackpool
Hanley Town | 1–1 (aet) pens 3–5  | Rochdale Town
Nelson | 1–3  | Squires Gate
Oldham Boro | 0–1  | Bootle
Silsden | 0–1  | Colne
Stockport Sports | [a] | A.F.C. Darwen
Widnes | 4–4 (aet) pens 4–3  | St Helens Town
Winsford United | 2–1  | Irlam

[a] No information about result or adjudication of this tie.

### Third round

[edit]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

1874 Northwich | 2–3 [b] | Colne
Abbey Hey | 2–4  | Atherton Collieries
Alsager Town | 2–1 [c] | A.F.C. Liverpool
Bootle | 2–1 (aet)  | A.F.C. Darwen

[b] Match played at Colne.
[c] Alsager Town eliminated for fielding ineligible player.[7]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Glossop North End | 8–0  | Widnes
Runcorn Town | 0–2 [d] | Cammell Laird 1907
Squires Gate | 1–1 (aet) pens 6–5  | Winsford United
West Didsbury & Chorlton | 2–0  | Rochdale Town

[d] Cammell Laird 1907 eliminated for fielding ineligible player.[7]

### Quarter-finals

[edit]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

A.F.C. Liverpool | 0–2 (aet)  | Runcorn Town
Colne | 0–2  | Atherton Collieries

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Glossop North End | 3–0  | Squires Gate
West Didsbury & Chorlton | 0–3  | Bootle

### Semi-finals

[edit]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Runcorn Town | 0–1  | Atherton Collieries

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Glossop North End | 2–1  | Bootle

### Final

[edit]

| Score  |

|
|

Atherton Collieries | 0–2  | Glossop North End
Played at Curzon Ashton, Tameside Stadium

## First Division Trophy

[edit]

Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.

### Preliminary round

[edit]

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

Northern Section

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

A.F.C. Darwen | 4–3  | Wigan Robin Park
Ashton Town | 3–1  | Chadderton

Southern Section

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Eccleshall | 0–3  | Northwich Flixton Villa

### First round

[edit]

Northern Section

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Atherton Collieries | 4–2 (aet)  | Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Holker Old Boys | 1–2  | A.F.C. Darwen
Daisy Hill | 0–3  | Ashton Town
Oldham Boro | 3–2  | Rochdale Town

Southern Section

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Cheadle Town | 1–1(aet) pens 0–3  | Hanley Town
Irlam | 0–1  | Litherland REMYCA
Northwich Flixton Villa | 4–2  | Cammell Laird 1907
Widnes | 1–2  | Barnton

### Quarter-finals

[edit]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Ashton Town | 1–0  | Oldham Boro
Barnton | 0–2  | Atherton Collieries

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Hanley Town | 1–4  | A.F.C. Darwen
Northwich Flixton Villa | 0–1  | Litherland REMYCA

### Semi-finals

[edit]

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

A.F.C. Darwen | 5–4 (aet)  | Ashton Town

| Home team  | Score  | Away team

|
|

Atherton Collieries | 4–0  | Litherland REMYCA

### Final

[edit]

|  | Score  |

|
|

A.F.C. Darwen | 3–1 | Atherton Collieries
Played at Bootle, Delta Taxi Stadium

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "FA Allocation Of Clubs". NWCFL. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
2. ^ "League Constitution – further update". NWCFL. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
3. ^ "Further Announcement on League Constitution". NWCFL. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
4. ^ "Stockport Sports". NWCFL. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
5. ^ "Promotion To Step 4". NWCFL. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
6. ^ "Allocation Of Clubs Update". NWCFL. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
7. ^ a b "Clubs Removed From The Men United Cup". NWCFL. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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* nwcfl.com (The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League)

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