The 2005–06 North West Counties Football League season was the 24th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cammell Laird |
| Promoted | Cammell Laird Skelmersdale United Alsager Town |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,507 (3.26 per match) |
| ← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
Division One featured two new teams:
- Cammell Laird promoted as champions of Division Two
- Silsden promoted as runners up of Division Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cammell Laird (C, P) | 42 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 126 | 36 | +90 | 102 | Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Skelmersdale United (P) | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 48 | +71 | 91 | |
| 3 | Alsager Town (P) | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 88 | |
| 4 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 91 | 37 | +54 | 84 | |
| 5 | Salford City | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 79 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 97 | 52 | +45 | 72 | |
| 7 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 68 | |
| 8 | St Helens Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 67 | |
| 9 | Colne | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 84 | 70 | +14 | 63 | |
| 10 | Maine Road | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 61 | |
| 11 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 54 | |
| 12 | Congleton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 53 | |
| 13 | Squires Gate | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 51 | |
| 14 | Silsden | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 75 | +1 | 50 | |
| 15 | Trafford | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 49 | |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 47 | |
| 17 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 47 | |
| 18 | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 45 | |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 93 | −50 | 30 | |
| 20 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 115 | −75 | 29 | |
| 21 | Stone Dominoes | 42 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 39 | 146 | −107 | 20 | |
| 22 | Formby | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 43 | 105 | −62 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Cammell Laird were docked 6 points.
- Colne were docked 6 points.
- Silsden were docked 6 points.
- Trafford were docked 3 points.
Division Two
Football league season| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | F.C. United of Manchester |
| Promoted | F.C. United of Manchester Flixton Nelson |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 342 |
| Goals scored | 1,108 (3.24 per match) |
| ← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
Division Two featured two new teams:
- F.C. United of Manchester as a new team
- Great Harwood Town relegated from Division One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.C. United of Manchester (C, P) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 111 | 35 | +76 | 87 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Flixton (P) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 37 | +56 | 79 | |
| 3 | Nelson (P) | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 74 | |
| 4 | Winsford United | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 65 | |
| 5 | Padiham | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 52 | +24 | 62 | |
| 6 | Great Harwood Town | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 62 | Club folded at end of season |
| 7 | Ashton Town | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 58 | |
| 8 | Norton United | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | Blackpool Mechanics | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 49 | |
| 10 | Oldham Town | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 48 | |
| 11 | Eccleshall | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 46 | |
| 12 | New Mills | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 46 | |
| 13 | Chadderton | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 44 | |
| 14 | Cheadle Town | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 42 | |
| 15 | Holker Old Boys | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 41 | |
| 16 | Darwen | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 35 | |
| 17 | Leek County School Old Boys | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 82 | −31 | 28 | |
| 18 | Daisy Hill | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 27 | |
| 19 | Castleton Gabriels | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Chadderton were docked 3 points.
- Cheadle Town were docked 6 points.
- Castleton Gabriels were docked 8 points.
References
External links
| 2005–06 in English football | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « 2004–05 2006–07 » | |||||||||||
| National teams | |||||||||||
| League competitions |
| ||||||||||
| Cup competitions |
| ||||||||||
| Other events | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||