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The 2009–10 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

The league comprised two divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division (at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system, Steps 5 and 6 of the National League System respectively). Additionally there were two cup competitions: the League Challenge Cup knockout competition (known as the Vodkat League Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) open to all the league's clubs; and the First Division Trophy, a knockout trophy competition for First Division clubs only. The league also had a reserves team section.

Premier Division

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2009–10
Teams22
ChampionsNewcastle Town
PromotedNewcastle Town
RelegatedAbbey Hey
Matches462
Goals1,550 (3.35 per match)
Average attendance90[1]
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The Premier Division featured 22 clubs, 20 remained from the previous season plus 2 additions (both promoted from the First Division):

Over the season the champions Newcastle Town with 37 wins from 42 matches and 114 points created new league records for league wins and points (exceeding the 36 wins and 112 points accrued by F.C. United of Manchester in the 2006–07 season) and also a points difference record to the runners-up of 24 points (greater than the 23 of Atherton Laburnum Rovers from the 1992–93 season).

At the end of the season Newcastle Town were promoted to the Northern Premier. League Division One South and two other clubs left the division: bottom placed Abbey Hey were relegated to the First Division; and Nelson resigned having disbanded their team for financial reasons.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Newcastle Town (P) 42 37 3 2 121 21 +100 114 Promoted to Northern Premier
League Division One South
2 New Mills 42 27 9 6 108 38 +70 90
3 Bootle 42 26 7 9 92 41 +51 85
4 Ramsbottom United 42 24 9 9 92 69 +23 81
5 Congleton Town 42 24 8 10 90 46 +44 80
6 Maine Road 42 21 7 14 82 59 +23 70
7 Glossop North End 42 19 12 11 74 49 +25 69
8 Colne 42 19 10 13 70 65 +5 67
9 St Helens Town 42 20 6 16 74 75 −1 66
10 Padiham 42 18 6 18 71 71 0 60
11 Runcorn Linnets 42 17 6 19 75 78 −3 57
12 Bacup Borough 42 15 12 15 63 75 −12 57
13 Squires Gate 42 15 8 19 61 74 −13 53
14 Silsden 42 13 7 22 53 75 −22 46
15 Formby 42 14 3 25 57 81 −24 45
16 Flixton 42 12 8 22 54 85 −31 44
17 Nelson 42 12 8 22 47 87 −40 44 resigned (disbanded)[2]
18 Alsager Town 42 11 7 24 60 79 −19 40
19 Winsford United 42 11 7 24 53 79 −26 40
20 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 10 7 25 53 96 −43 37
21 Ashton Athletic 42 8 8 26 51 101 −50 32
22 Abbey Hey (R) 42 7 6 29 49 106 −57 27 Relegated to the First Division
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Source: "Final Tables, Season 2009/10". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026., "North West Counties League 2000-11: 2009–10". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

First Division

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
First Division
Season2009–10
Teams17
ChampionsStone Dominoes
PromotedStone Dominoes
Barnoldswick Town
RelegatedNone
Matches272
Goals910 (3.35 per match)
Average attendance58[1]
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The First Division featured 17 clubs, 15 remained from the previous season plus 2 additions:

During the season in October 2009 Oldham Town changed their name to Oldham Boro[3]

At the end of the season the champions Stone Dominoes and runners-up Barnoldswick Town (who had joined the league this season) were promoted to the Premier Division. No other clubs left the division.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Stone Dominoes (P) 32 21 6 5 81 37 +44 69 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Barnoldswick Town (P) 32 20 7 5 66 27 +39 67
3 Norton United 32 16 6 10 51 41 +10 54
4 Chadderton 32 14 8 10 54 46 +8 50
5 A.F.C. Liverpool 32 15 4 13 60 43 +17 49
6 Atherton Collieries 32 15 4 13 63 66 −3 49
7 Holker Old Boys 32 13 8 11 50 50 0 47
8 Leek County School Old Boys 32 13 7 12 50 48 +2 46
9 Eccleshall 32 13 7 12 43 45 −2 46
10 Irlam 32 12 7 13 52 45 +7 43
11 Daisy Hill 32 12 7 13 55 60 −5 43
12 Wigan Robin Park 32 12 5 15 54 60 −6 41
13 Ashton Town 32 11 7 14 62 73 −11 40
14 Cheadle Town 32 9 9 14 46 57 −11 33[a]
15 A.F.C. Blackpool 32 9 5 18 50 64 −14 32
16 Oldham Boro 32 7 8 17 37 57 −20 29
17 Rochdale Town 32 5 5 22 36 91 −55 20
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Source: "Final Tables, Season 2009/10". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026., "North West Counties League 2000-11: 2009–10". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Cheadle Town had 3 points deducted

League Challenge Cup

The 2009–10 League Challenge Cup (known as the Vodkat League Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The final, played at Curzon Ashton F.C. between two Premier Division clubs, was won by this season's relegated club Abbey Hey who defeated Winsford United 3–0.[4]

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final[a]
               
Abbey Hey (PD) W[b]
New Mills (PD) x
Abbey Hey (PD) 1
Bootle (PD) 0
Bootle (PD) 3
Newcastle Town (PD) 2
Abbey Hey (PD) 3
Winsford United (PD) 0
Winsford United (PD) 5
Glossop North End (PD) 2
Winsford United (PD) 1
St Helens Town (PD) 0
St Helens Town (PD)[c] 4
Wigan Robin Park (FD) 2
  1. [a]
    Played at Curzon Ashton F.C.
  2. [b]
    Match awarded to Abbey Hey. New Mills won 3–0 but were disqualified for using an ineligible player
  3. [c]
    Played at Wigan Robin Park F.C. following 2 postponements at St Helens

Club's division appended to team name: (PD)=Premier Division; (FD)=First Division
source: "League Cup 2009/2010". May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

First Division Trophy

The 2009–10 First Division Trophy was a knockout competition for First Division clubs only. In the final held at Flixton F.C. the winners for the second successive season (and the first two time winners of the trophy) were A.F.C. Liverpool who defeated Cheadle Town 2–1.[5]

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals Final[a]
          
A.F.C. Liverpool 3
A.F.C. Blackpool 1
A.F.C. Liverpool 2
Cheadle Town 1
Cheadle Town 2
Stone Dominoes 1
  1. [a]
    Played at Flixton F.C.

source: "First Division Trophy 2009/2010". April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

Reserves Section

Main honours for the 2009–10 season:[6]

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