1990–91 North West Counties Football League

The 1990–91 North West Counties Football League season was the ninth 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

North West Counties
Football League
Division One

Season	1990–91
Champions	Knowsley United
Promoted	Colwyn Bay Knowsley United
Relegated	Salford City
Matches played	342
Goals scored	1,009 (2.95 per match)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Division One featured four new teams:

• Bacup Borough, promoted as runners-up of Division Two
• Eastwood Hanley, relegated from NPL Division One
• Maine Road, promoted as champions of Division Two
• Penrith, relegated from NPL Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Knowsley United (C, P)	36	25	8	3	95	37	+58	83	Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
2	Colwyn Bay (P)	36	22	10	4	85	32	+53	76
3	Ashton United	36	20	7	9	80	45	+35	67
4	Eastwood Hanley	36	16	12	8	42	29	+13	60
5	Vauxhall GM	36	15	10	11	42	36	+6	55
6	Prescot	36	13	12	11	57	55	+2	51
7	Flixton	36	14	7	15	48	72	−24	49
8	St Helens Town	36	13	9	14	52	47	+5	48
9	Maine Road	36	13	9	14	58	61	−3	48
10	Skelmersdale United	36	12	11	13	56	49	+7	47
11	Nantwich Town	36	13	8	15	43	56	−13	47
12	Leyland DAF-SGL	36	12	10	14	51	53	−2	46	Resigned from the league
13	Bootle	36	10	9	17	55	64	−9	39
14	Bacup Borough	36	9	12	15	38	47	−9	39
15	Clitheroe	36	10	8	18	50	63	−13	38
16	Darwen	36	9	11	16	44	62	−18	38
17	Penrith	36	10	8	18	41	65	−24	38
18	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	36	9	11	16	42	68	−26	38
19	Salford City (R)	36	6	10	20	30	68	−38	28	Relegation to Division Two

Updated to match(es) played on May 1991. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Two

North West Counties
Football League
Division Two

Season	1990–91
Champions	Great Harwood Town
Promoted	Blackpool Rovers Bradford Park Avenue Great Harwood Town
Relegated	None
Matches played	306
Goals scored	933 (3.05 per match)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Division Two featured six new teams:

• Bamber Bridge, joined from the Preston and District League
• Bradford Park Avenue, joined from the Central Midlands Football League
• Burscough, relegated from Division One
• Castleton Gabriels, joined from the Manchester Football League
• Chadderton, relegated from Division One
• Kidsgrove Athletic, joined from the Mid-Cheshire Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Great Harwood Town (C, P)	34	27	5	2	81	22	+59	86	Promotion to Division One
2	Blackpool Rovers (P)	34	25	4	5	84	33	+51	76[lower-alpha 1]
3	Bradford Park Avenue (P)	34	20	9	5	72	41	+31	69
4	Bamber Bridge	34	20	6	8	78	46	+32	66
5	Blackpool Mechanics	34	18	7	9	51	30	+21	61
6	Newcastle Town	34	16	12	6	48	30	+18	60
7	Cheadle Town	34	17	3	14	55	54	+1	54
8	Glossop	34	12	10	12	47	42	+5	46
9	Burscough	34	12	8	14	39	51	−12	44
10	Westhoughton Town	34	11	10	13	50	64	−14	43
11	Castleton Gabriels	34	11	9	14	42	47	−5	42
12	Chadderton	34	10	6	18	51	61	−10	36
13	Maghull	34	9	8	17	37	54	−17	35
14	Kidsgrove Athletic	34	7	10	17	37	65	−28	31
15	Ashton Town	34	9	2	23	43	86	−43	29
16	Oldham Town	34	8	4	22	35	66	−31	25[lower-alpha 1]
17	Formby	34	5	9	20	46	63	−17	24
18	Atherton Collieries	34	6	4	24	37	78	−41	22

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1991. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Blackpool Rovers and Oldham Town deducted 3 points

References

External links

• NWCFL Official Site