The 2018–19 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th in the history of the North West Counties Football League , a football competition in England , and the first season following the split of the lower level into two geographically separated divisions. Teams were divided into three divisions: Premier Division, at Step 5, and Divisions One North and South, at Step 6.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May. The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM on 16 June.
Premier Division
Football league seasonNorth West Counties Football League Premier Division Season 2018–19 ← 2017–18 2019–20 →
At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:
Promoted to Step 4
Relegated to Step 6
The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for season 2018–19:
Premier Division table
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: NWCFL Tables Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
Squires Gate were deducted one point for contravening league rules.
Litherland REMYCA were deducted one point for contravening league rules.
Results
Home \ Away
18N
ABH
ASH
BWT
BTL
BUR
CHR
COL
CON
HAN
IRL
LIT
NWV
PAD
RNT
SIL
SQG
WDC
WHI
WIN
1874 Northwich
—
1–1
0–3
2–0
2–1
4–2
1–1
3–6
3–2
2–1
2–4
1–0
1–1
1–3
3–0
5–0
1–1
5–1
1–0
1–1
Abbey Hey
0–3
—
0–6
1–7
2–3
0–3
0–1
0–1
0–3
0–4
2–1
1–6
0–1
2–1
0–2
1–2
1–5
0–6
0–6
2–2
Ashton Athletic
2–2
3–0
—
0–3
2–0
1–2
0–1
0–4
0–3
1–0
3–2
3–0
2–0
8–0
3–0
1–0
0–1
5–0
2–1
4–1
Barnoldswick Town
3–2
6–0
2–1
—
0–1
2–0
0–5
2–3
1–6
1–4
2–2
4–1
3–4
1–3
5–1
0–2
2–1
2–1
1–3
4–1
Bootle
2–0
5–1
4–2
4–0
—
0–3
3–1
1–0
2–1
3–0
0–0
4–0
1–1
4–0
4–2
2–0
3–5
3–0
5–2
2–1
Burscough
1–1
5–0
2–4
5–0
0–3
—
1–1
0–1
0–1
1–2
1–2
1–1
5–3
3–3
4–0
3–2
1–1
3–0
2–3
4–0
Charnock Richard
0–2
2–1
2–1
2–0
0–5
4–1
—
0–3
2–1
4–1
1–3
4–0
1–2
3–5
1–4
0–2
5–2
1–0
2–1
6–2
City of Liverpool
1–1
3–0
2–1
2–0
0–2
3–0
5–3
—
2–1
3–2
2–2
4–0
2–1
3–0
4–0
1–2
3–2
4–0
1–0
5–2
Congleton Town
0–1
3–1
3–0
0–0
3–0
0–0
3–3
3–0
—
3–1
1–0
1–0
2–1
3–0 *
1–2
5–0
1–3
4–1
1–3
3–0
Hanley Town
2–2
2–0
1–2
0–3
0–3
1–2
1–5
2–4
0–4
—
4–2
1–3
0–3
0–1
3–2
1–0
2–1
1–1
1–6
2–0
Irlam
1–0
1–2
0–0
2–3
0–2
2–2
2–4
0–2
1–0
1–2
—
2–2
0–4
1–0
0–1
3–3
0–2
2–3
1–0
3–1
Litherland REMYCA
2–1
3–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
3–2
1–2
0–3
1–3
5–1
—
0–5
2–2
2–1
0–2
1–2
0–4
1–3
1–1
Northwich Victoria
3–2
3–1
0–0
0–1
2–3
2–2
2–0
1–2
1–3
3–1
0–1
2–1
—
2–2
5–1
2–0
2–1
6–0
2–0
4–1
Padiham
1–2
4–0
0–2
1–2
1–6
2–3
1–2
0–1
1–3
4–1
0–0
4–0
0–4
—
2–5
1–4
2–2
1–0
3–2
3–2
Runcorn Town
2–1
5–1
1–0
2–2
0–2
2–3
4–0
2–1
3–1
2–0
1–1
1–0
1–1
3–2
—
0–2
2–3
5–0
2–1
3–0
Silsden
0–0
0–1
2–0
0–1
0–7
3–2
1–1
1–1
4–1
2–1
2–5
0–2
2–2
2–0
0–3
—
1–1
3–0
1–2
4–2
Squires Gate
3–0
4–1
6–2
5–2
0–1
6–1
0–3
0–3
0–1
1–1
2–5
3–0
0–3
1–0
2–0
3–4
—
0–1
4–0
0–2
West Didsbury & Chorlton
1–2
4–2
1–2
2–3
2–2
1–4
1–2
1–3
0–5
4–0
0–1
2–2
3–5
1–1
3–1
2–1
1–2
—
3–1
1–2
Whitchurch Alport
1–1
0–1
1–1
2–0
1–3
1–0
3–2
1–1
2–3
2–2
1–1
1–2
1–0
0–0
1–0
1–2
1–1
0–2
—
0–3
Winsford United
2–1
3–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
0–4
0–1
0–3
3–3
0–2
2–1
3–2
4–1
1–2
2–3
3–3
3–2
1–0
—
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source: results and fixtures Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Congleton Town v Padiham : match was abandoned at 65 minutes with the score at 3–0; result was allowed to stand
Stadia and locations
Abbey Hey Ashton Athletic Barnoldswick Town Bootle and City of Liverpool Burscough Charnock Richard Congleton Town Hanley Town Irlam Litherland REMYCA Northwich Victoria Padiham Runcorn Town Silsden Squires Gate West Didsbury & Chorlton Whitchurch Alport Winsford United and 1874 Northwich class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams
Division One
At the end of the 2017–18 season, the following teams left the division:
The remaining 19 teams were split into the two new geographically separated divisions - Division One North and Division One South
Division One North
Football league seasonNorth West Counties Football League Division One North Season 2018–19 ← 2017–18 2019–20 →
The newly formed Division One North consisted of 20 clubs:
2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division
10 clubs from the 2017–18 Division One
8 clubs promoted from Step 7
Division One North table
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: NWCFL Tables Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results (C) Champions; (P) Promoted Notes:
Bacup Borough were deducted one point for contravening league rules.
Atherton LR were deducted one point for contravening league rules.
Results
Home \ Away
BLP
DAR
LVP
ASH
ALR
AVR
BAC
CAR
CHA
CLE
DSH
GAR
HOL
LON
LOW
NEL
PRE
SHE
STH
STE
AFC Blackpool
—
3–1
0–2
4–0
1–0
0–4
2–3
3~0
0–0
0–0
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–1
2–8
2–1
1–0
1–2
1–0
1–1
AFC Darwen
2–3
—
0–1
1–1
1–0
1–4
2–1
2–2
5–1
3–0
1–3
2–1
2–1
2–6
3–2
2–1
2–3
2–0
7–1
2–4
AFC Liverpool
3–1
3–2
—
1–3
7–0
1–0
3–2
6–2
3–5
0–5
5–1
4–3
1–2
1–1
3–2
1–0
2–0
3–1
2–1
3–3
Ashton Town
3–2
3–4
3–4
—
1–1
1–5
6–2
0–3
3–2
1–1 *
4–1
2–1
2–1
0–4
1–0
0–2
0–2
1–2
2–4
5–2
Atherton LR
3–2
4–4
1–3
0–6
—
0–2
0–5
0–3
2–2
0–3
1–4
0–5
0–1
0–6
1–7
1–1
1–2
0–2
0–3
0–3
Avro
3–3
5–1
2–0
5–0
7–0
—
3–3
7–1
1–0
5–0
5–0
4–2
6–0
3–2
1–4
1–1
3–2
2–1
3–1
0–1
Bacup Borough
4–3
3–2
0–2
3–2
4–0
0–3
—
3–2
1–2
4–2
4–2
3–1
3–1
0–3
0–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
5–1
Carlisle City
1–2
1–3
4–0
5–4
3–0
4–2
2–1
—
1–0
3–0
6–3
1–3
2–1
0–2
0–3
2–2
2–1
4–0
5–4
4–3
Chadderton
3–0
4–0
1–2
2–3
6–2
1–1
3–3
1–2
—
6–1
1–1
4–2
5–0
1–2
1–7
0–1
1–2
3–4
3–2
1–0
Cleator Moor Celtic
4–1
7–1
0–4
1–1
2–0
1–2
1–2
2–0
4–1
—
5–0
0–3
1–0
3–6
1–4
5–1
0–3
4–4
2–1
5–4
Daisy Hill
0–1
2–3
0–6
1–4
2–2
1–4
1–2
1–2
3–2
3–1
—
2–0
0–3
3–3
4–1
1–4
3–3
1–2
0–5
2–2
Garstang
0–1
2–0
3–0
2–2
2–4
2–1
1–0
1–3
5–4
3–3
2–0
—
2–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
8–2
1–0
4–2
Holker Old Boys
5–0
0–3
3–3
0–2
5–0
0–3
2–1
3–5
3–0
0–4
3–3
0–4
—
2–11
6–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
2–1
1–2
Longridge Town
1–1
1–2
5–3
7–2
8–1
3–0
5–0
7–0
3–1
4–0
8–1
0–3
4–1
—
4–1
3–2
5–1
4–2
5–1
5–2
Lower Breck
3–1
5–0
4–2
6–1
8–2
2–3
3–1
2–2
4–2
8–1
2–1
5–1
7–1
3–0
—
1–0
3–0
6–0
1–2
5–1
Nelson
1–4
1–1
0–2
1–4
1–0
0–3
0–4
0–1
2–2
4–2
8–1
2–1
2–1
1–3
1–2
—
1–5
0–2
4–0
1–1
Prestwich Heys
8–1
1–0
1–2
2–4
6–0
2–6
1–0
1–0
1–0
2–0
3–1
4–1
6–0
1–2
2–1
1–1
—
0–2
2–2
3–1
Shelley
3–0
1–3
1–3
0–0
0–1
1–3
1–4
0–1
0–0
2–2
4–1
2–4
3–1
1–2
0–0
1–4
1–0
—
3–1
1–1
St Helens Town
3–2
2–2
3–3
1–2
3–0
0–2
2–6
0–2
2–4
1–3
4–2
1–3
9–0
4–4
3–5
2–2
1–2
2–2
—
4–0
Steeton
1–0
2–2
2–3
3–3
5–3
2–4
0–2
2–2
4–2
0–2
6–1
2–2
2–1
1–3
1–1
0–1
0–3
3–3
4–3
—
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source: results and fixtures Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
AFC Blackpool AFC Darwen AFC Liverpool Ashton Town Atherton Laburnum Rovers AVRO Bacup Borough Carlisle City Chadderton Cleator Moor Celtic Daisy Hill Garstang Holker Old Boys Longridge Town Lower Breck Nelson Prestwich Heys Shelley St Helens Town Steeton class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Division One North teams
Division One South
Football league seasonNorth West Counties Football League Division One South Season 2018–19 ← 2017–18 2019–20 →
The newly formed Division One South consisted of 20 clubs:
2 clubs relegated from 2017–18 Premier Division
9 clubs from the 2017–18 Division One
7 clubs promoted from Step 7
2 clubs moved laterally from another Step 6 division
Division One South table
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: NWCFL Tables Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
Rylands were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
Cheadle Town were deducted three points for contravening league rules.
Results
Home \ Away
ABH
ALS
BNT
CAM
CHN
CHT
ECC
ELL
OSW
MNR
NWM
RYL
SAN
STM
STK
STD
SOA
VAU
WYA
WYT
Abbey Hulton United
—
2–1
2–1
3–1
4–0
1–1
1–0
1–0
2–1
3–5
4–1
2–0
2–2
1–2
3–1
5–0
2–1
0–1
2–2
Canc *
Alsager Town
2–0
—
1–1
3–3
4–1
2–0
1–1
0–1
0–5
2–0
3–1
2–1
1–2
1–1
0–2
3–1
1–3
1–2
1–0
1–4
Barnton
0–3
5–1
—
0–1
2–0
0–4
5–1
2–0
2–5
5–0
1–0
1–3
1–1
1–0
2–1
4–2
2–4
0–2
0–3
0–3
Cammell Laird
2–3
1–1
2–0
—
1–0
1–1
1–0
1–1
2–0
1–0
1–1
0–0
1–1
1–0
1–1
8–1
3–3
1–4
1–3
1–3
Cheadle Heath Nomads
2–0
2–0
2–1
3–0
—
1–1
2–2
2–1
3–0
2–1
2–3
2–5
2–4
3–2
2–0
3–2
2–5
5–2
3–2
2–0
Cheadle Town
1–2
1–2
0–3
1–1
0–2
—
3–2
4–1
1–0
2–3
1–4
0–0
0–7
0–1
1–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–2
Eccleshall
2–4
3–1
5–2
0–4
1–4
0–0
—
2–4
2–0
4–2
3–2
0–3
1–4
3–0
4–3
0–1
1–3
2–1
1–3
3–11
Ellesmere Rangers
1–1
2–0
0–5
1–4
1–1
0–1
0–1
—
2–2
1–2
2–2
1–5
2–0
0–1
1–3
1–0
1–1
1–2
0–4
2–4
FC Oswestry Town
2–1
4–3
0–0
2–0
2–0
2–1
3–0
5–2
—
3–2
5–5
0–0
2–0
3–3
3–1
2–1
1–0
3–1
1–0
0–4
Maine Road
6–5
4–0
1–2
3–1
0–3
5–1
1–2
4–1
2–1
—
1–4
0–5
0–2
3–4
1–2
4–0
2–3
1–3
2–6
2–3
New Mills
2–0
2–3
2–5
5–2
2–4
1–3
1–5
3–2
1–3
1–2
—
1–6
1–2
2–3
1–1
4–2
3–1
1–4
3–2
0–4
Rylands
6–0
3–0
5–0
1–0
3–5
1–3
3–0
7–0
3–0
4–0
5–0
—
2–0
1–0
4–1
6–0
1–0
0–3
5–1
3–0
Sandbach United
1–2
0–0
3–3
6–2
3–0
2–2
4–2
3–1
1–3
5–1
2–2
1–3
—
5–3
1–2
3–0
0–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
St Martins
1–4
3–2
4–1
3–1
1–1
3–1
1–2
1–1
3–2
1–2
2–6
2–0
1–3
—
0–2
9–1
2–2
0–0
0–4
1–1
Stockport Town
2–0
2–2
1–2
0–0
2–1
3–1
5–1
4–0
3–0
3–0
4–1
0–4
1–2
1–2
—
1–1
8–0
1–2
2–3
3–4
Stone Dominoes
1–2
0–2
2–1
0–2
0–6
0–13
0–4
3–0
0–5
0–5
2–1
1–3
0–6
0–4
0–3
—
0–6
0–3
0–4
1–7
Stone Old Alleynians
6–0
4–0
1–0
4–1
3–1
2–2
1–1
4–1
0–0
6–1
7–0
0–5
2–3
1–0
2–0
2–1
—
3–3
2–1
1–0
Vauxhall Motors
2–1
5–0
3–2
5–1
3–1
2–2
3–1
3–2
0–0
3–0
4–1
0–1
0–1
4–3
3–2
5–0
2–1
—
1–1
1–1
Wythenshawe Amateurs
3–2
7–0
1–1
2–1
1–0
2–3
4–1
4–5
1–1
3–1
5–2
1–1
1–0
1–0
5–2
4–1
3–3
1–1
—
1–0
Wythenshawe Town
3–1
1–0
3–2
2–0
2–2
4–0
0–2
5–1
0–5
1–2
5–2
0–3
2–3
1–4
2–1
3–1
2–2
3–1
0–1
—
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source: results and fixtures Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations
Greater ManchesterAbbey Hulton United Alsager Town Barnton Cammell Laird Eccleshall Ellesmere Rangers FC Oswestry Town & St Martins New Mills Rylands Sandbach United Stone Dominoes & Stone Old Alleynians Vauxhall Motors class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 North West Counties Football League Division One South teams
Cheadle Town Cheadle Heath Nomads Maine Road Stockport Town Wythenshawe Amateurs Wythenshawe Town class=notpageimage| Locations of North West Counties Division One South 2018–19 teams (Greater Manchester)
League Challenge Cup
Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons.
Source for this section: NWCFL web site
First round
† eliminated due to playing ineligible player
The following teams received byes to the second round:
Second round
† eliminated due to playing ineligible player
Abbey Hulton United received bye due to both Padiham and Shelley being eliminated in previous round
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Played at Altrincham's Moss Lane ground
Division One Trophy
First round
All the remaining Division One teams received a bye to the second round.
Second round
† Eliminated due to playing ineligible player
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Played at Vauxhall Motors' ground
Division One Champions Cup
References
"The NWCFL agree headline sponsorship deal with Hallmark Security" . NWCFL. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
"Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed" . Non League Daily . 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.{{cite news }}
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^ "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)" . The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
"League Statement - Wythenshawe Town" . NWCFL. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
"League announces 4-year partnership deal with Macron" . NWCFL. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
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Levels 7–8
Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only)
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
Cup competitions Youth competitions
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