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North West Counties League
Coverage for North West Counties League focused on promotion, relegation, and cup narratives.
Automatic promotion: 1 Relegation: 2
Step football where infrastructure, local support, and consistency decide the season.
Promotion and relegation totals can include play-off winners and balancing from adjacent divisions. How the pyramid works.
Clubs Covered
24
Total Capacity
12,334
Avg Capacity
514
League History & Context
North West Counties League is a key competition at step 9 in the English football pyramid.
Promotion, relegation, and club sustainability are central to how this league evolves each season.
Modern History
- 2015-2018: High local engagement made it one of step-five's loudest stages.
- 2019-2022: Frequent turnover increased volatility around playoff positions.
- 2023-2025: Title races became tighter with deeper recruitment networks.
Recent League Outcomes
Outcome history will appear here once the season file is populated.
Competition Structure
Structure data not available.
Title Sponsors & Key Stats
Latest League Stories
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Final Day Fireworks: Rochdale and York City Set for Non-League Season Finale
The curtain falls on another rollercoaster Non-League campaign as Rochdale face York City in what promises to be the pick of the final day fixtures, with promotion dreams hanging in the balance.
Club Pages
Direct links to every club profile in this league
AFC Blackpool
TBC
0 capacity
AFC Liverpool
New Bucks Part, Bootle
0 capacity
Ashton Athletic
Brocstedes Park, Ashton-in-Makerfield
400 capacity
Ashton Town
Edge Green Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield
0 capacity
Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Crilly Park, Atherton
3,000 capacity
Barnoldswick Town
Greenberfield Lane, Barnoldswick
0 capacity
Burscough
The Community Stadium, Burscough
0 capacity
Chadderton
Andrew Street, Chadderton
0 capacity
Cheadle Town
Park Road Stadium
1,200 capacity
City of Liverpool
TBC
0 capacity
Colne
TBC
0 capacity
Darwen
TBC
0 capacity
Droylsden
TBC
0 capacity
FC Isle of Man
The Bowl , Douglas Also commonly known as " the bernabowl"
3,350 capacity
FC St Helens
Windleshaw Sports, St. Helens
0 capacity
Garstang
The Riverside, Garstang
0 capacity
Irlam
TBC
0 capacity
Longridge Town
Inglewhite Road
0 capacity
Maghull
TBC
0 capacity
Padiham
TBC
0 capacity
Pilkington
TBC
0 capacity
Ramsbottom United
Harry Williams Riverside StadiumRamsbottom, Bury
2,000 capacity
Stockport Town
Stockport Sports Village, Woodley, Stockport
2,384 capacity
Wythenshawe
TBC
0 capacity