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1984–85 North West Counties Football League

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The 1984–85 North West Counties Football League was the third in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The League comprised three divisions and there was additionally the League Challenge Cup knockout competition open to all clubs and a reserves team section.

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North West Counties Football League
Season1984–85
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Division One

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North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1984–85
Teams20
ChampionsRadcliffe Borough
PromotedCaernarfon Town
RelegatedLancaster City
Matches380
Goals1,174 (3.09 per match)
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Division One featured 20 clubs, 18 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additional (both promoted from Division Two):

At the end of the season the champions Radcliffe Borough were unable to seek promotion owing to lack of floodlights at their ground.[1] but runners-up Caernarfon Town were elected to the Northern Premier League.[2] Next to bottom club Lancaster City were demoted to Division Two as their ground was ruled below the required standard for Division One whilst bottom club Penrith were repreived from relegation.[3]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Radcliffe Borough (C) 38 24 10 4 67 33 +34 58
2 Caernarfon Town (P) 38 23 9 6 73 40 +33 55 Promoted to Northern Premier League
3 Burscough 38 23 7 8 81 46 +35 53
4 Stalybridge Celtic 38 21 10 7 89 40 +49 52
5 Eastwood Hanley 38 20 12 6 72 42 +30 52
6 Curzon Ashton 38 21 6 11 85 60 +25 48
7 Winsford United 38 20 7 11 58 37 +21 47
8 Fleetwood Town 38 18 8 12 84 57 +27 44
9 Leek Town 38 16 11 11 52 38 +14 43
10 Congleton Town 38 13 11 14 46 49 −3 37
11 Leyland Motors 38 13 8 17 52 67 −15 34
12 St Helens Town 38 12 9 17 64 75 −11 33
13 Prescot Cables 38 13 7 18 64 68 −4 31[a]
14 Bootle 38 10 11 17 34 48 −14 31
15 Accrington Stanley 38 11 8 19 45 59 −14 30
16 Glossop 38 8 11 19 46 70 −24 27
17 Formby 38 9 9 20 41 79 −38 25[a]
18 Netherfield 38 7 9 22 42 80 −38 23
19 Lancaster City (R) 38 8 5 25 46 90 −44 21 Relegated (ground grading) to Division Two[3]
20 Penrith 38 4 4 30 36 99 −63 12 Repreived from relegated[3]
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Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1984/85
Rules for classification: The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Prescot Cables and Formby had 2 points deducted.

Division Two

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North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season1984–85
Teams18
ChampionsClitheroe
PromotedClitheroe
Irlam Town
RelegatedPadiham
Matches306
Goals870 (2.84 per match)
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Division Two featured 18 clubs, 14 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additional:

At the end of the season the two top clubs, champions Clitheroe (with their second successive promotion as champions) and runners-up Irlam Town were promoted to Division One. Next to bottom club Padiham, who had been promoted into the division this season, were demoted to Division Three as their ground was ruled below the required standard for Division Two whilst bottom club Ellesmere Port & Neston were repreived from relegation.[3]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Clitheroe (C, P) 34 19 13 2 70 33 +37 51 Promoted to Division One
2 Irlam Town (P) 34 21 9 4 60 24 +36 51
3 Warrington Town 34 17 14 3 59 29 +30 48
4 Ashton United 34 17 7 10 56 55 +1 41
5 Droylsden 34 15 10 9 51 47 +4 40
6 Wren Rovers 34 15 9 10 53 41 +12 39
7 Great Harwood Town 34 17 4 13 49 44 +5 38
8 Chadderton 34 13 9 12 47 46 +1 35
9 Colne Dynamoes 34 9 14 11 45 40 +5 32
10 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 13 6 15 42 43 −1 32
11 Nantwich Town 34 13 5 16 50 47 +3 31
12 Ford Motors 34 11 8 15 44 45 −1 30
13 Skelmersdale United 34 11 8 15 39 56 −17 30
14 Rossendale United 34 10 9 15 51 53 −2 29
15 Salford 34 11 5 18 46 64 −18 27
16 Darwen 34 7 6 21 32 62 −30 20
17 Padiham (R) 34 8 5 21 42 74 −32 19[a] Relegated (ground grading) to Division Three[3]
18 Ellesmere Port & Neston 34 5 7 22 34 67 −33 15[a] Repreived from relegated[3]
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Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1984/85
Rules for classification: The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Padiham and Ellesmere Port & Neston had 2 points deducted.

Division Three

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North West Counties
Football League
Division Three
Season1984–85
Teams18
ChampionsKirkby Town
PromotedKirkby Town
Colwyn Bay
Matches306
Goals964 (3.15 per match)
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Division Three featured 18 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional:

At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Kirkby Town and runners-up Colwyn Bay were promoted to Division Two. Three clubs, Urmston Town, Lytham and Ashton Town were expelled from the league as their grounds were ruled below the required standard.[6]


League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Kirkby Town (C, P) 34 26 5 3 83 30 +53 57 Promoted to Division Two
2 Colwyn Bay (P) 34 22 10 2 75 32 +43 54
3 Newton 34 16 10 8 56 33 +23 42
4 Urmston Town 34 14 10 10 42 39 +3 38 Expelled (ground substandard)[6]
5 Blackpool Mechanics 34 15 7 12 61 48 +13 37
6 Lytham 34 14 7 13 54 45 +9 35 Expelled (ground substandard)[6]
7 Atherton Collieries 34 13 8 13 44 44 0 34
8 Ashton Town 34 13 7 14 62 56 +6 33 Expelled (ground substandard)[6]
9 Oldham Dew 34 11 10 13 51 44 +7 32
10 Bolton ST 34 12 8 14 55 73 −18 32
11 Maghull 34 12 7 15 56 51 +5 31
12 Cheadle Town 34 12 7 15 46 62 −16 31
13 Bacup Borough 34 11 8 15 54 59 −5 30
14 Ashton Athletic 34 12 6 16 45 61 −16 30
15 Daisy Hill 34 10 9 15 51 61 −10 27[a]
16 Whitworth Valley 34 10 7 17 51 71 −20 27
17 Nelson 34 9 4 21 43 80 −37 22
18 Prestwich Heys 34 7 4 23 35 75 −40 16[a]
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Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1984/85
Rules for classification: The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Daisy Hill and Prestwich Heys had 2 points deducted.

League Challenge Cup

The 1984–85 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all clubs in the League. The winners from an all Division One club final were Leek Town who defeated the season's Division One champions Radcliffe Borough in the final, played at Bury F.C., 5–4 on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time (1–1 at 90 minutes).[7]

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals Final[a]
          
Leek Town (D1) 2
Congleton Town (D1) 1
Leek Town (D1) 1 [b] 5p [c]
Radcliffe Borough (D1) 1 [b] 4p [c]
Radcliffe Borough (D1) 1
Clitheroe (D2) 0
  1. [a]
    Played at Bury F.C.
  2. [b]
    After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1–1
  3. [c]
    Penalties

Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two
source: NWCFL: All Results, 1984/85 Season

Reserves Section

Main honours for the 1984–85 season:[8]

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