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The 2001–02 North West Counties Football League season was the 20th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

The league comprised two divisions, Division One and Division Two (at levels 8 and 9 respectively of the English football league system), and there was additionally a single cup competition, the League Challenge Cup knockout competition (known as the Worthington Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons) open to all the league's clubs (the Second Division Trophy competition was not contested this season). The league also had a reserves team section.

Division One

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2001–02
Teams23
ChampionsKidsgrove Athletic
PromotedKidsgrove Athletic
RelegatedGreat Harwood Town
Maine Road
Matches506
Goals1,763 (3.48 per match)
Close

Division One featured 23 clubs, 19 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additions:

At the end of the season the champions Kidsgrove Athletic were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One and the bottom two clubs, Maine Road and Great Harwood Town, were relegated to Division Two. Over this season the divisional record of goals scored per match of 3.42 (established in the 1994–95 season) was extended marginally to 3.48 goals per match.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Kidsgrove Athletic (C, P) 44 31 9 4 125 47 +78 102 Promoted to Northern Premier
League Division One
2 Prescot Cables 44 29 10 5 110 42 +68 97
3 Salford City 44 29 10 5 91 40 +51 97
4 St Helens Town 44 28 6 10 101 44 +57 90
5 Newcastle Town 44 22 11 11 97 66 +31 77
6 Clitheroe 44 22 10 12 73 53 +20 76
7 Winsford United 44 19 12 13 72 71 +1 69
8 Mossley 44 18 14 12 82 63 +19 68
9 Skelmersdale United 44 19 5 20 87 89 −2 62
10 Woodley Sports 44 16 12 16 58 65 −7 60
11 Warrington Town 44 16 11 17 78 72 +6 59
12 Ramsbottom United 44 15 10 19 75 73 +2 55
13 Curzon Ashton 44 16 7 21 74 72 +2 55
14 Fleetwood Freeport 44 13 13 18 70 86 −16 52
15 Nantwich Town 44 12 15 17 63 90 −27 51
16 Congleton Town 44 13 11 20 71 79 −8 50
17 Atherton Collieries 44 13 8 23 66 91 −25 47
18 Abbey Hey 44 12 11 21 62 101 −39 47
19 Glossop North End 44 13 7 24 78 105 −27 46
20 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 44 11 11 22 62 88 −26 44
21 Flixton 44 11 9 24 61 112 −51 42
22 Maine Road (R) 44 8 7 29 68 115 −47 31 Relegated to Division Two
23 Great Harwood Town (R) 44 5 11 28 39 99 −60 26
Close
Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2001/02
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Two

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season2001–02
Teams21
ChampionsStand Athletic
PromotedAlsager Town
Squires Gate
RelegatedNone
Matches420
Goals1,437 (3.42 per match)
Close

Division Two featured 21 clubs, 17 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additions:

At the end of the season champions Stand Athletic were denied promotion as their ground was deemed unacceptable for Division One;[1] consequently the promotion places were taken by runners-up Alsager Town and third placed Squires Gate. Also leaving the division (and subsequently joining the Liverpool County Combination) were Formby and Bootle – both expelled as their ground facilities were below the division's required standard.[2]

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Stand Athletic (C) 40 30 5 5 110 47 +63 95
2 Alsager Town (P) 40 24 9 7 77 31 +46 81 Promoted to Division One
3 Squires Gate (P) 40 24 9 7 103 60 +43 81
4 Stone Dominoes 40 25 3 12 71 40 +31 78
5 Formby 40 21 14 5 76 39 +37 77 Expelled (ground substandard)[2]
6 Bootle 40 19 7 14 82 64 +18 64
7 Norton United 40 19 7 14 56 51 +5 64
8 Blackpool Mechanics 40 18 9 13 69 48 +21 63
9 Nelson 40 18 9 13 73 63 +10 63
10 Leek County School Old Boys 40 17 8 15 62 65 −3 59
11 Darwen 40 15 10 15 77 73 +4 55
12 Bacup Borough 40 13 13 14 52 66 −14 52
13 Padiham 40 14 8 18 69 66 +3 50
14 Colne 40 14 8 18 61 72 −11 50
15 Chadderton 40 15 5 20 65 81 −16 50
16 Ashton Town 40 13 6 21 65 85 −20 45
17 Cheadle Town 40 10 8 22 66 85 −19 38
18 Castleton Gabriels 40 10 3 27 61 95 −34 33
19 Holker Old Boys 40 7 9 24 43 79 −36 30
20 Daisy Hill 40 8 4 28 49 114 −65 28
21 Oldham Town 40 7 4 29 50 113 −63 25
Close
Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2001/02
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Challenge Cup

The 2001–02 League Challenge Cup (known as the Worthington Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The all Division One club final, played at Bury F.C., was won by Prescot Cables who defeated Atherton Collieries 4–2.[3]

Semi-finals and Final

The semi-finals were decided on aggregate score from two legs played

Semi-finals Final[a]
          
Kidsgrove Athletic (D1) 2 0 2
Atherton Collieries (D1) 3 1 4
Atherton Collieries (D1) 2
Prescot Cables (D1) 4
St Helens Town (D1) 0 2 2
Prescot Cables (D1) 2 1 3
  1. [a]
    Played at Bury F.C.

Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One
sources:

  • Semi-finals: "Football Results and League Tables: North West Counties League: Semi Finals Challenge Cup First Legs". The Gazette. Blackpool. 18 March 2002. p. 31.; "Football Results and League Tables: North West Counties League: Semi Finals Challenge Cup". The Gazette. Blackpool. 25 March 2002. p. 30.
  • Final: "Colls finshed off". Lancashire Telegraph. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2026.

Reserves Section

Main honours for the 2001–02 season:[4]

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