The 2008–09 North West Counties Football League season (known as the 2008–09 Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier and the First. This was a change from previous seasons when the divisions were known as Division One and Division Two respectively.
Premier Division
Football league seasonSeason | 2008–09 |
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Champions | AFC Fylde |
Promoted | AFC Fylde |
Relegated | Atherton Collieries |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,510 (3.27 per match) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The Premier Division featured four new teams:
- AFC Fylde promoted as runners-up of Division Two (renamed from Kirkham & Wesham F.C.)
- Alsager Town relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One South
- Ashton Athletic promoted as third in Division Two
- New Mills promoted as champions of Division Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | AFC Fylde (P) | 42 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 122 | 35 | +87 | 104 | Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One North |
2 | New Mills | 42 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 104 | |
3 | Newcastle Town | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 33 | +58 | 87 | |
4 | Congleton Town | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 86 | |
5 | Glossop North End | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 49 | +34 | 82 | |
6 | Ashton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 61 | |
7 | Alsager Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 59 | |
8 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 58 | |
9 | Silsden | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 58 | |
10 | Squires Gate | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 57 | |
11 | Runcorn Linnets | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 55 | |
12 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 51 | |
13 | Maine Road | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 51 | |
14 | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 50 | |
15 | Formby | 42 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 48 | |
16 | St Helens Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 97 | −33 | 46 | |
17 | Nelson | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 68 | 86 | −18 | 45 | |
18 | Colne | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 43 | |
19 | Flixton | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 41 | |
20 | Winsford United | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 39 | |
21 | Abbey Hey | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 89 | −29 | 38 | |
22 | Atherton Collieries (R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 93 | −51 | 29 | Relegation to Division One |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Ramsbottom United were docked 3 points.
Division One
Football league seasonSeason | 2008–09 |
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Champions | Bootle |
Promoted | Bootle Padiham |
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,055 (3.45 per match) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Division One featured three new teams:
- A.F.C. Liverpool admitted as a new team
- Irlam promoted as 8th in the Manchester League
- Wigan Robin Park promoted as champions of the Manchester League
Two existing teams underwent name changes for this season:
- Blackpool Mechanics changed their name to AFC Blackpool
- Castleton Gabriels changed their name to Rochdale Town
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Bootle (P) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 80 | Promotion to Premier Division |
2 | Padiham (P) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 41 | +52 | 73 | |
3 | Stone Dominoes | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 71 | |
4 | A.F.C. Liverpool | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 69 | |
5 | Wigan Robin Park | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 59 | |
6 | Oldham Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 53 | |
7 | Cheadle Town | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 52 | |
8 | Irlam | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 52 | |
9 | Holker Old Boys | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 50 | |
10 | Chadderton | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 48 | |
11 | Eccleshall | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 47 | |
12 | Norton United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 42 | |
13 | Darwen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 40 | Club folded at end of season |
14 | Leek County School Old Boys | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 31 | |
15 | A.F.C. Blackpool | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 29 | |
16 | Rochdale Town | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 91 | −36 | 24 | |
17 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 101 | −62 | 22 | |
18 | Ashton Town | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 91 | −56 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
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