North West Counties Football League 1985-86
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The 1985-86 North West Counties Football League was the fourth 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 | Clitheroe | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 54 |
| 2 | Congleton Town | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 54 |
| 3 | Eastwood Hanley | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 53 |
| 4 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 52 |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 502 |
| 6 | Irlam Town | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 46 |
| 7 | Leek Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 46 |
| 8 | Curzon Ashton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 45 |
| 9 | Burscough | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 40 |
| 10 | St Helens Town | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 38 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 37 |
| 12 | Leyland Motors | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Winsford United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Radcliffe Borough | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 33 |
| 15 | Bootle | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | Penrith | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 26 |
| 17 | Netherfield | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 76 | -38 | 26 |
| 18 | Glossop | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 24 |
| 19 | Prescot Cables | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 68 | -35 | 19 |
| 20 | Formby | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 86 | -51 | 18 |
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 Fleetwood Town had 2 points deducted.
[edit] Second Division Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirkby Town | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 85 | 30 | +55 | 55 |
| 2 | Rossendale United | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 48 |
| 3 | Wren Rovers | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 44 |
| 4 | Warrington Town | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 43 |
| 5 | Colwyn Bay | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 42 |
| 6 | Chadderton | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 42 |
| 7 | Colne Dynamoes | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 39 |
| 8 | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 36 |
| 9 | Skelmersdale United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 33 |
| 10 | Droylsden | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 33 |
| 11 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 61 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Ashton United | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 262 |
| 15 | Darwen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Salford | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 72 | -34 | 22 |
| 17 | Ford Motors | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 20 |
| 18 | Nantwich Town | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 78 | -47 | 18 |
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 Ashton United had 1 point deducted.
[edit] Third Division Final Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Mechanics | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 442 |
| 2 | Oldham Town | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 37 |
| 3 | Maghull | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 36 |
| 4 | Daisy Hill | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 33 |
| 5 | Atherton Collieries | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 33 |
| 6 | Bolton ST | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 292 |
| 7 | Cheadle Town | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 28 |
| 8 | Bacup Borough | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Padiham | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Prestwich Heys | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Newton | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Whitworth Valley | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Huyton Town | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 21 |
| 14 | Nelson | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 192 |
| 15 | Ashton Athletic | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 85 | -61 | 8 |
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 Blackpool Mechanics, Bolton ST and Nelson had 2 points deducted.
[edit] Promotion and relegation
[edit] First Division
Prescot Cables and Formby were relegated to Division Two.
[edit] Second Division
Division Two champions Kirkby Town and second placed Rossendale United were promoted to Division One while Ford Motors and Nantwich Town were relegated to the Third Division.
[edit] Third Division
Division Three champions Blackpool Mechanics and second placed Oldham Town were promoted to Division Two while Bolton ST, Prestwich Heys, Huyton Town and Nelson left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Flixton and Ashton Town.
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