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The 2011–12 North West Counties Football League season was the 30th 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 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
Season2011–12
Teams22
ChampionsRamsbottom United
PromotedRamsbottom United
RelegatedAtherton Laburnum Rovers
Matches461
Goals1,492 (3.24 per match)
Average attendance106[1]
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The Premier Division featured 22 clubs, 19 remained from the previous season plus 3 additions (all from the First Division):

One league match was not played: Bacup Borough refused to play a fixture versus Colne[2] (scheduled for one day prior to Bacup's appearance in the League Challenge Cup final) and were subsequently fined and had three points deducted with Colne awarded three points.[3]

At the end of the season the champions Ramsbottom United were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division North. Two other clubs left the division: Flixton who resigned;[4] and Atherton Laburnum Rovers who were relegated to the First Division. Owing to Flixton's resignation St Helens Town (who had been ever present in the league's top division) were reprieved from relegation.[5]

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Ramsbottom United (C, P) 42 31 3 8 108 43 +65 96 Promoted to Northern Premier
League First Division North
2 Runcorn Town 42 29 5 8 111 49 +62 92
3 Bootle 42 24 13 5 87 43 +44 85
4 Barnoldswick Town 42 26 5 11 73 38 +35 83
5 Runcorn Linnets 42 22 10 10 70 62 +8 76
6 Glossop North End 42 22 7 13 76 42 +34 73
7 Winsford United 42 21 6 15 88 69 +19 69
8 Colne 41 18 4 19 68 60 +8 61[a]
9 AFC Blackpool 42 17 10 15 67 64 +3 61
10 Flixton 42 18 5 19 69 68 +1 59 Resigned (after the season)[4]
11 Congleton Town 42 18 5 19 56 64 −8 59
12 Silsden 42 16 9 17 59 59 0 57
13 Alsager Town 42 16 9 17 63 65 −2 57
14 Ashton Athletic 42 15 6 21 70 80 −10 51
15 Padiham 42 14 9 19 51 65 −14 51
16 Squires Gate 42 14 8 20 74 89 −15 50
17 Bacup Borough 41 15 7 19 59 77 −18 49[a]
18 Maine Road 42 13 9 20 58 69 −11 48
19 AFC Liverpool 42 13 6 23 60 73 −13 45
20 Stone Dominoes 42 10 6 26 39 92 −53 36
21 St Helens Town 42 6 8 28 50 105 −55 26 Reprieved from relegation[5]
22 Atherton Laburnum Rovers (R) 42 5 6 31 36 116 −80 21 Relegated to First Division
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Source: "Final Tables, Season 2011/12". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026., "North West Counties League - North West Counties League Premier Division: 2011 – 12: League Table". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Colne awarded and Bacup deducted three points (Bacup failed to fulfil a fixture between them).[3]

Results

More information Home \ Away, ABL ...
Home \ Away ABL ALV ALS ASH ALR BAC BWT BTL CLN CON FLX GNE MNR PAD RAM RNL RNT SIL SQG STH SDM WNS
AFC Blackpool 1–3 1–0 1–0 4–3 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–5
AFC Liverpool 3–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 3–2 2–2 6–0 7–0
Alsager Town 1–0 1–2 3–2 5–0 2–2 1–2 2–4 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–5 0–0 0–3 0–2 2–1 3–2 0–2 1–2
Ashton Athletic 1–1 3–2 1–3 4–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 3–4 2–1 0–1 0–4 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–2 1–5 0–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 2–2
Atherton LR 2–2 0–2 3–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–5 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–5 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–4
Bacup Borough 0–2 3–2 3–3 1–4 2–0 1–3 2–1 X[a] 3–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–6 2–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 3–6
Barnoldswick T 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–0
Bootle 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–3 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 5–1 0–0 1–1
Colne 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–2 6–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 3–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–4 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–6
Congleton Town 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Flixton 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 6–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–1
Glossop NE 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 7–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 5–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0
Maine Road 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–1 0–1 1–4
Padiham 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–4 0–4 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–3
Ramsbottom U 3–2 3–1 0–1 5–3 4–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–3 4–2 1–2 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–0 5–2
Runcorn Linnets 3–3 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–5
Runcorn Town 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 6–0 7–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 6–2 2–3 4–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 3–0 0–1 4–2 4–1 3–1
Silsden 0–1 3–4 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–4 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0
Squires Gate 2–1 2–2 2–0 4–3 2–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–2 5–1 3–2 0–1 3–3 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 6–1 3–0 1–1
St Helens Town 3–2 3–1 0–3 2–3 3–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 2–5 1–3 0–5 2–5 0–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–5 1–1 1–4
Stone Dominoes 1–5 4–0 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 0–3 0–2 5–8 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 0–1
Winsford United 2–2 1–1 3–4 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–6 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 5–4 5–0 1–0 1–0
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Source: "Premier Division Results 2011/12". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Bacup Borough v Colne: Match not played[2]

Locations

Locations of the 2011–12 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

First Division

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
First Division
Season2011–12
Teams18
ChampionsWigan Robin Park
PromotedNorton United
Wigan Robin Park
RelegatedNone
Matches306
Goals1,144 (3.74 per match)
Average attendance41[6]
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The First Division featured 18 clubs, 15 remained from the previous season plus 3 additions:

At the end of the season the champions Wigan Robin Park and runners-up Norton United 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 Wigan Robin Park (C, P) 34 25 6 3 90 36 +54 81 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Norton United (P) 34 24 8 2 110 43 +67 80
3 Abbey Hey 34 22 3 9 82 44 +38 69
4 Atherton Collieries 34 15 7 12 69 52 +17 52
5 Rochdale Town 34 14 10 10 72 57 +15 52
6 Chadderton 34 13 10 11 53 51 +2 49
7 Eccleshall 34 14 5 15 52 64 −12 47
8 Cheadle Town 34 13 9 12 60 61 −1 45[a]
9 Holker Old Boys 34 12 9 13 53 64 −11 45
10 Irlam 34 13 5 16 68 75 −7 44
11 Formby 34 13 4 17 72 69 +3 43
12 Daisy Hill 34 12 5 17 59 67 −8 41
13 AFC Darwen 34 10 8 16 62 77 −15 38
14 Oldham Boro 34 9 10 15 52 56 −4 37
15 Nelson 34 9 5 20 40 83 −43 32
16 Northwich Villa 34 7 10 17 51 86 −35 31
17 Leek County School Old Boys 34 10 7 17 50 70 −20 30[b]
18 Ashton Town 34 6 9 19 49 89 −40 27
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Source: "Final Tables, Season 2011/12". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026., "North West Counties League - North West Counties League Division One North: 2011 – 12: League Table". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Cheadle Town had three points deducted for breaching league rules
  2. [b]
    Leek County School Old Boys had seven points deducted for breaching league rules

Results

More information Home \ Away, ABH ...
Home \ Away ABH ADR AST ACO CHA CHT DSH ECC FOR HOB IRL LCS NEL NWV NOR OLD RCH WRP
Abbey Hey 6–1 2–2 1–0 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 5–1 4–3 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–2
AFC Darwen 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 5–2 4–1 3–0 6–1 2–4 2–1 2–2 0–5 1–3 0–0 2–3
Ashton Town 1–2 5–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–6 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–4 3–3 2–1 1–3 0–6 2–3 1–4 0–4
Atherton Colls. 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 5–1 3–0 3–2 0–3 0–1
Chadderton 0–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–0 3–4 1–2
Cheadle Town 3–1 2–4 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–6 0–0 2–2 4–3 2–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–3
Daisy Hill 3–5 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–1 4–2 0–2
Eccleshall 3–4 3–0 4–1 0–4 2–5 0–5 3–2 1–0 1–2 5–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–2
Formby 0–1 2–3 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–1 1–3 4–1 4–3 2–5 3–4 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–3
Holker OB 0–1 0–7 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2
Irlam 0–4 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 5–0 3–2 0–6 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–4
Leek CSOB 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–3 3–2 0–1 0–4
Nelson 0–3 1–0 3–2 4–3 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–9 1–0 3–0 1–3 0–5 0–3 0–3
Northwich Villa 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 1–4 2–0 0–6 2–4 0–3 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–4 2–2 3–2
Norton United 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 7–4 6–3 3–0 6–1 5–0 6–1 0–0 2–2 5–2
Oldham Boro 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–5 0–1
Rochdale T 4–3 2–2 0–1 2–3 2–3 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–2 3–0 3–3 3–3 1–4
Wigan Robin P 1–0 3–1 11–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–4 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0
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Source: First Division Results: 2011/12 season
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Locations of the 2011–12 North West Counties Football League First Division teams

League Challenge Cup

The 2011–12 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all the league's 40 clubs. The final, played at Curzon Ashton F.C. between Premier Division clubs, was won by Bacup Borough who defeated Maine Road 5–0[7] – the largest winning margin in a League Challenge Cup final and the first occasion a club was credited with 5 goals in the 90 minute match. It was the second occasion Bacup had won the cup (previously in the 2003–04 season), the fourth club to achieve the this.

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final

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

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final[a]
               
Runcorn Linnets (PD) 1
Bacup Borough (PD) 2
Bacup Borough (PD) 0 2 2
Barnoldswick Town (PD) 1 0 1
Barnoldswick Town (PD) 1
A.F.C. Blackpool (PD) 0
Bacup Borough (PD) 5
Maine Road (PD) 0
Ramsbottom United (PD) 2
Norton United (FD) 3
Norton United (FD) 1 0[b] 1
Maine Road (PD) 2 2[b] 4
Bootle (PD) 2 [c] 2 (2 p) [d]
Maine Road (PD) 2 [c] 2 (3 p) [d]
  1. [a]
    Played at Curzon Ashton F.C.
  2. [b]
    Replayed match. First match abandoned after 33 minutes (floodlight failure) with Maine Road leading 1-0[8]
  3. [c]
    After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2
  4. [d]
    Replay: penalty shoot-out following 2–2 draw after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2

Club's division appended to team name: (PD)=Premier Division; (FD)=First Division
source: "League Challenge Cup: 2011/2012 Season". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

First Division Trophy

The 2011–12 First Division Trophy was a knockout competition for the 18 First Division clubs only. The final between the division's top two clubs, held at Ramsbottom United F.C., was won 3–1 after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) by Norton United who defeated Wigan Robin Park[9] who were thus denied a First Division league and cup double.

Semi-finals and Final

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

Semi-finals Final[a]
          
Nelson 0 2 2
Norton United 1 3 4
Norton United 3[b]
Wigan Robin Park 1[b]
Wigan Robin Park 5 1 6
Irlam 2 2 4
  1. [a]
    Played at Ramsbottom United F.C.
  2. [b]
    after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1–1

source: "First Division Trophy: 2011/2012 Season". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

Reserves Section

Main honours for the 2011–12 season:[10]

  • Reserves Division Cup

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