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The 2013–14 North West Counties Football League season was the 32nd 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. For the final occasion this season after 32 seasons the league also had a reserves team section.[1]

Premier Division

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2013–14
Teams22
ChampionsNorton United
PromotedNorton United
RelegatedWigan Robin Park
Matches462
Goals1,476 (3.19 per match)
Average attendance108[2]
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The Premier Division featured 22 clubs, 20 remaining from the previous season plus two additions (both promoted from the First Division):[3]

Bacup Borough were renamed Bacup & Rossendale Borough[4][1][5]

As in the previous season clubs had to register for promotion from the division using the following criteria: applied for promotion by 30 November 2013; pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2014; finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2; finish the season in one of the top three positions. The following eight teams from the division registered: A.F.C. Liverpool, Bootle, Congleton, Glossop North End, Maine Road, Norton United, Runcorn Linnets and Runcorn Town.[6]

At the end of the season the champions Norton United were promoted to Northern Premier League Division One South. Bottom club Wigan Robin Park were relegated to First Division, As no club was to be relegated into the division next season the next-to-bottom club Bacup & Rossendale Borough were reprieved from relegation to the First Division.[7]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Norton United (C, P) 42 32 4 6 101 38 +63 100 Promoted to Northern Premier
League Division One South
2 Runcorn Linnets 42 29 8 5 103 39 +64 95
3 Glossop North End 42 25 8 9 73 33 +40 83
4 Maine Road 42 24 9 9 85 42 +43 81
5 Runcorn Town 42 25 4 13 87 45 +42 79
6 Ashton Athletic 42 23 5 14 78 50 +28 74
7 AFC Liverpool 42 21 7 14 88 54 +34 70
8 Bootle 42 21 7 14 87 57 +30 70
9 Colne 42 20 4 18 71 67 +4 64
10 Congleton Town 42 17 9 16 58 58 0 60
11 Stockport Sports 42 15 12 15 64 69 −5 57
12 West Didsbury & Chorlton 42 15 8 19 52 66 −14 53
13 AFC Blackpool 42 14 7 21 60 87 −27 49
14 Winsford United 42 15 3 24 57 83 −26 48
15 Silsden 42 13 8 21 52 70 −18 47
16 Barnoldswick Town 42 12 7 23 59 89 −30 43
17 St Helens Town 42 11 10 21 55 89 −34 43
18 Alsager Town 42 11 7 24 57 85 −28 40
19 Squires Gate 42 12 4 26 51 89 −38 40
20 Abbey Hey 42 9 13 20 47 86 −39 40
21 Bacup & Rossendale Borough 42 9 12 21 38 68 −30 39 Reprieved from relegation[7]
22 Wigan Robin Park (R) 42 7 8 27 53 112 −59 29 Relegated to First Division
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Source: "Final Tables, Season 2013/14". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026., "North West Counties League - North West Counties League Premier Division: 2013 – 14: 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

Results

More information Home \ Away, ABH ...
Home \ Away ABH ABL ALV ALS ASH BAC BWT BTL CLN CON GNE MNR NOR RNL RNT SIL SQG STH STS WDC WRP WNS
Abbey Hey 0–2 2–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–1
AFC Blackpool 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–3 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–2 1–4 2–2 2–0 4–2 2–1 0–4 3–2 2–6
AFC Liverpool 4–0 2–4 5–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 4–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 6–0 1–2
Alsager Town 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–4 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–2 2–1
Ashton Athletic 3–1 6–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 6–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 6–2
Bacup & Ross. B 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–4
Barnoldswick T 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–5 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 5–2 2–2 2–1
Bootle 5–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–4 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–2 5–0 5–0 0–1
Colne 2–0 2–0 0–4 4–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–6 0–3 3–1 4–0 7–0 3–2 0–4 3–1 5–1
Congleton Town 3–1 4–2 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 3–3 0–2 0–4 4–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–0
Glossop NE 0–0 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 2–3 0–3 1–0 5–0 5–0
Maine Road 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 7–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 6–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–0
Norton United 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–1
Runcorn Linnets 7–1 4–0 1–3 4–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–5 4–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–1
Runcorn Town 1–3 1–2 4–1 0–3 2–1 4–1 4–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–1[a] 0–1 1–1 1–0
Silsden 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–4 5–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1
Squires Gate 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 4–0 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–1 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1
St Helens Town 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–6 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–3 0–3 0–3 2–0[b] 5–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–2
Stockport Sports 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 5–5 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1
W Didsbury & C 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 4–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2
Wigan Robin P 1–1 3–1 0–8 2–3 2–4 4–1 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–5 0–1 1–5 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 3–4 1–3
Winsford United 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–5 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–4 0–4 0–4 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1
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Source: "Premier Division Results 2013/14". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Runcorn Town v Stockport Sports: Match abandoned after 83 minutes. Score at time of abandonment stands.[8]
  2. [b]
    St Helens Town v Silsden: Match abandoned after 86 minutes. Score at time of abandonment stands.[9]

Locations

Locations of the 2013–14 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams

First Division

Quick facts Season, Teams ...
North West Counties
Football League
First Division
Season2013–14
Teams19
ChampionsNelson
PromotedNelson
1874 Northwich
Matches342
Goals1,327 (3.88 per match)
Average attendance78[10]
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First Division featured 19 teams,[3] 16 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additions allocated to the division by the FA Leagues Committee:[11]

Northwich Villa changed their name to Northwich Flixton Villa[12]

At the end of the season second placed Formby folded[13] so per National League System rules the third-placed club 1874 Northwich[14] (new to the league this season) along with the champions Nelson were promoted to the Premier Division. Nelson who scored 135 goals from 36 league matches became the second highest First Division (formerly Division Two) goalscoring team over a season (exceeded only by Cammell Laird with 142 from 36 matches in Division Two 2004–05). One further club left the division, fifteenth placed Leek County School Old Boys resigned and joined the Staffordshire County Senior League.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Nelson (C, P) 36 29 2 5 135 51 +84 89 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Formby 36 26 6 4 97 37 +60 84 Folded at end of season
3 1874 Northwich (P) 36 26 6 4 79 28 +51 84 Promoted to Premier Division
4 Hanley Town 36 23 4 9 86 55 +31 73
5 Atherton Collieries 36 19 9 8 100 62 +38 66
6 Holker Old Boys 36 17 9 10 80 60 +20 60
7 Rochdale Town 36 17 4 15 95 78 +17 55
8 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 36 17 3 16 66 66 0 54
9 AFC Darwen 36 15 7 14 64 64 0 51[a]
10 Irlam 36 14 8 14 53 64 −11 50
11 Cheadle Town 36 14 7 15 65 74 −9 46[b]
12 Ashton Town 36 11 11 14 57 61 −4 44
13 Chadderton 36 12 8 16 58 71 −13 41[b]
14 Widnes Vikings 36 9 9 18 58 84 −26 35[a]
15 Leek County School Old Boys 36 8 5 23 55 93 −38 29 Resigned to the Staffordshire
County Senior League
16 Oldham Boro 36 7 7 22 45 90 −45 28
17 Eccleshall 36 7 5 24 43 78 −35 26
18 Daisy Hill 36 6 4 26 43 103 −60 22
19 Northwich Flixton Villa 36 6 4 26 48 108 −60 19[b]
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Source: "Final Tables, Season 2013/14". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026., "North West Counties League - North West Counties League Division One North: 2013 – 14: 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]
    AFC Darwen and Widnes Vikings had 1 point deducted (for a breach of league rules)
  2. [b]
    Cheadle Town, Chadderton and Northwich Flixton Villa had 3 points deducted (for a breach of league rules)

Results

More information Home \ Away, 18N ...
Home \ Away 18N ADR AST ACO ALR CHA CHT DSH ECC FOR HAN HOB IRL LCS NEL NFV OLD RCH WDV
1874 Northwich 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 6–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0
AFC Darwen 1–4 1–0 3–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–5 1–2 4–2 2–1 5–2 1–3 5–0 2–3 0–0 1–0
Ashton Town 0–5 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 4–1 2–2 4–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–1
Atherton Colls 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 6–2 5–0 6–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 4–2 4–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 2–4 5–1
Atherton Lab. R 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 4–3 3–1 2–0 1–6 2–3 5–1 0–1 0–5 2–0
Chadderton 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–7 6–3 4–1 0–3 2–2
Cheadle Town 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–1 1–4 1–4 4–1 4–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 5–2
Daisy Hill 2–3 1–4 2–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–7 2–3 0–2 2–3 3–4 4–1 3–5 2–1 1–1
Eccleshall 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–6 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1
Formby 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 7–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 7–3 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–2
Hanley Town 1–2 1–4 0–3 1–5 2–1 2–2 5–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–2
Holker OB 0–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 6–3 3–1
Irlam 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–3 0–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–0
Leek CSOB 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–6 1–4 3–3 3–1 2–2 1–5 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 6–1 6–1 1–3 1–1
Nelson 3–1 4–0 5–1 4–2 5–1 2–2 2–1 8–0 1–0 0–4 3–4 3–2 2–5 7–0 2–2 8–4 6–1 8–1
Northwich Fl. V 0–1 1–2 4–4 2–5 0–4 2–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–6 5–1 0–3 2–4 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–4 1–5
Oldham Boro 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–6 2–2 0–2 2–2
Rochdale Town 4–3 4–2 3–2 8–6 1–2 6–2 0–2 2–0 4–5 4–2 0–5 2–3 7–0 2–0 1–4 7–2 4–1 2–2
Widnes Vikings 0–3 2–2 3–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–1 1–4 2–4 0–2 3–1 1–2 0–6 3–0 5–2 3–1
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Source: "First Division Results 2013/14". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Locations of the 2013–14 North West Counties Football League First Division teams

League Challenge Cup

The 2013–14 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all the league's 41 clubs. The final, contested by Premier Division clubs and played at Curzon Ashton F.C., was won 1–0 by Ashton Athletic who defeated Maine Road.[15]

First round

All the 22 Premier Division clubs together with Ashton Town of the First Division received a bye to the second round.

(Appended to club names in the results listings below: '(PD)'=Premier Division club; '(FD)'=First Division club)

Home team (division) Score Away team (division)
1874 Northwich (FD) 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 1–1)		 Hanley Town (FD)
Atherton Collieries (FD) 4–0 Cheadle Town (FD)
Atherton Laburnum Rovers (FD) 1–2 AFC Darwen (FD)
Daisy Hill (FD) 0–4 Irlam (FD)
Formby (FD) 4–0 Nelson (FD)
Holker Old Boys (FD) 2–0 Leek CSOB (FD)
Northwich Flixton Villa (FD) 4–5 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 4–4)[a]		 Eccleshall (FD)
Oldham Boro (FD) 1–2[b] Chadderton (FD)
Rochdale Town (FD) 3–0 Widnes Vikings (FD)

Second round

Home team (division) Score Away team (division)
Abbey Hey (PD) 4–0 Eccleshall (FD)
AFC Darwen (FD) 4–2 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 1–1)		 Colne (PD)
Atherton Collieries (FD) 6–0 Bacup & Rossendale Borough (PD)
Bootle (PD) 3–0 Norton United (PD)
Chadderton (FD) 0–1 Ashton Athletic (PD)
Congleton Town (PD) 2–0 Ashton Town (FD)
Glossop North End (PD) 0–2 Maine Road (PD)
Irlam (FD) 1–5 Runcorn Town (PD)
Rochdale Town (FD) 3–2 Holker Old Boys (FD)
Runcorn Linnets (PD) 1–0 Barnoldswick Town (PD)
Silsden (PD) 1–4 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 1–1)		 Formby (FD)
Squires Gate (PD) 1–5 1874 Northwich (FD)
St Helens Town (PD) 1–2 Alsager Town (PD)
West Didsbury & Chorlton (PD) 1–5 A.F.C. Liverpool (PD)
Wigan Robin Park (PD) 2–3 A.F.C. Blackpool (PD)
Winsford United (PD) 3–1 Stockport Sports (PD)

Third round

Home team (division) Score Away team (division)
1874 Northwich (FD) 1–0[a] Formby (FD)
A.F.C. Blackpool (PD) 1–0 A.F.C. Liverpool (PD)
Alsager Town (PD) 0–1 Runcorn Linnets (PD)
Bootle (PD) 0–1 Abbey Hey (PD)
Congleton Town (PD) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 1–1)		 Ashton Athletic (PD)
Maine Road (PD) 3–0 Winsford United (PD)
Rochdale Town (FD) 3–0[b] Atherton Collieries (FD)
Runcorn Town (PD) 5–0 AFC Darwen (FD)
Replay
Ashton Athletic (PD) 2–1 Congleton Town (PD)

Quarter-finals

Home team (division) Score Away team (division)
1874 Northwich (FD) 2–1 Abbey Hey (PD)
Maine Road (PD) 4–0 A.F.C. Blackpool (PD)
Rochdale Town (FD) 3–1[a] Runcorn Town (PD)
Runcorn Linnets (PD) 0–2 Ashton Athletic (PD)

Semi–Finals

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

Tie Home team (division) Score Away team (division)
1 Maine Road (PD) 3–1 1874 Northwich (FD)
1874 Northwich (FD) 0–3 Maine Road (PD)
Maine Road won 6–1 on aggregate
2 Rochdale Town (FD) 1–3 Ashton Athletic (PD)
Ashton Athletic (PD) 3–1 Rochdale Town (FD)
Ashton Athletic won 6–2 on aggregate

Final

Team (division) Score Team (division)
Played at Curzon Ashton F.C., Tameside Stadium
Ashton Athletic (PD) 1–0 Maine Road (PD)

source: "League Challenge Cup: 2013/2014 Season". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

First Division Trophy

The 2013–14 First Division Trophy was a knockout competition for the 19 First Division clubs only. In the final held at Runcorn Linnets F.C. the trophy was won for the second time in their history by Formby (who disbanded six weeks later[13]): they defeated Hanley Town 5–3 on penalties after the match had finished 3–3 after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 2–2).[16] It was only the second occasion a club had won the trophy twice (previously by A.F.C. Liverpool in 2010).

First round

Six clubs were drawn into first round ties, the remaining 13 received a bye to the second round.

Home team Score Away team
Daisy Hill 0–3 Nelson
Eccleshall 2–4 Hanley Town
Formby 2–0 Atherton Collieries

Second round

Home team Score Away team
1874 Northwich 5–0 Widnes Vikings
AFC Darwen 3–2 Cheadle Town
Formby 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 2–2)
(3–0 p)		 Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Hanley Town 1–0 Chadderton
Holker Old Boys 1–0 Rochdale Town
Leek CSOB 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 1–1)
(4–3 p)[a]		 Northwich Flixton Villa
Nelson 6–1 Irlam
Oldham Boro 0–3[b] Ashton Town

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Ashton Town 1–4 Hanley Town
Formby 4–2 1874 Northwich
Leek CSOB 2–7 AFC Darwen
Nelson 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 0–0)		 Holker Old Boys

Semi-finals

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

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Hanley Town 3–1 Holker Old Boys
Holker Old Boys 3–2 Hanley Town
Hanley Town won 5–4 on aggregate
2 AFC Darwen 3–2 Formby
Formby 4–1 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 2–1)		 AFC Darwen
Formby won 6–4 on aggregate

Final

Team Score Team
Played at Runcorn Linnets F.C., Millbank Linnets Stadium
Formby 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(90min: 2–2)		 Atherton Laburnum Rovers
Formby won 5–3 on penalties

source: "First Division Trophy: 2013/2014 Season". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

Reserves Section

This was the final season that the league operated a reserves section.[1] Main honours for the 2013–14 season:[17]


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