North West Counties Football League 1982-83
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The 1982-83 North West Counties Football League was the first in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions: the First, Second, or Third.
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[edit] First Division Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burscough | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 45 | +48 | 59 |
| 2 | Rhyl | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 57 |
| 3 | Horwich RMI | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 54 |
| 4 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 49 |
| 5 | Winsford United | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 46 |
| 6 | Darwen | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 46 |
| 7 | Lancaster City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 45 |
| 8 | Congleton Town | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 40 |
| 9 | Penrith | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 40 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 38 |
| 11 | Leek Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 37 |
| 12 | Curzon Ashton | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 36 |
| 13 | Ashton United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 36 |
| 14 | Bootle | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 79 | -24 | 322 |
| 15 | Prescot Cables | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 31 |
| 16 | Formby | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 28 |
| 17 | Leyland Motors | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 74 | -40 | 24 |
| 18 | Glossop | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 67 | -38 | 23 |
| 19 | St Helens Town | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 80 | -51 | 20 |
| 20 | Nantwich Town | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 43 | 93 | -50 | 17 |
1 The points system up until the 1990-91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
2 Bootle had 2 points deducted.
[edit] Second Division Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radcliffe Borough | 38 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 25 | +85 | 70 |
| 2 | Caernarfon Town | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 85 | 28 | +57 | 63 |
| 3 | Wren Rovers | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 53 |
| 4 | Eastwood Hanley | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 53 |
| 5 | Kirkby Town | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 47 |
| 6 | Irlam Town | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 42 |
| 7 | Chadderton | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 42 |
| 8 | Rossendale United | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 68 | +7 | 40 |
| 9 | Ford Motors | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 40 |
| 10 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 39 |
| 11 | Skelmersdale United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 37 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 80 | -26 | 32 |
| 13 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 31 |
| 14 | Lytham | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 71 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Great Harwood Town | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 26 |
| 16 | Salford | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 86 | -43 | 26 |
| 17 | Droylsden | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 252 |
| 18 | Prescot BI | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 25 |
| 19 | Padiham | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 22 |
| 20 | New Mills | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 40 | 106 | -66 | 20 |
1 The points system up until the 1990-91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
2 Droylsden had 2 points deducted.
[edit] Third Division Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colne Dynamoes | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 95 | 37 | +58 | 55 |
| 2 | Warrington Town | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 54 |
| 3 | Clitheroe | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 87 | 35 | +52 | 51 |
| 4 | Prestwich Heys | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 47 |
| 5 | Vulcan Newton | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 36 |
| 6 | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 35 |
| 7 | Bacup Borough | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 35 |
| 8 | Atherton Collieries | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Whitworth Valley | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 35 |
| 10 | Nelson | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 28 |
| 11 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 30 |
| 12 | Maghull | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Ashton Town | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 73 | -20 | 29 |
| 14 | Newton | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 62 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Oldham Dew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Bolton ST | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 84 | -34 | 24 |
| 17 | Wigan Rovers | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 72 | -37 | 17 |
| 18 | Ashton Athletic | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 92 | -74 | 14 |
1 The points system up until the 1990-91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
[edit] Promotion and relegation
[edit] First Division
In the first season of the North West Counties Football League First Division second placed Rhyl and third placed Horwich RMI moved to the Northern Premier League while Nantwich Town were relegated to Division Two and Netherfield joined Division One from the Northern Premier League.
[edit] Second Division
Division Two champions Radcliffe Borough and second placed Caernarfon Town were promoted to Division One while Kirkby Town and already relegated New Mills left the League at the end of the season. Padiham were relegated to the Third Division.
[edit] Third Division
Division Three champions Colne Dynamoes and second placed Warrington Town were promoted to Division Two while Wigan Rovers left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Cheadle Town and Urmston Town.
[edit] External links
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