2009–10 North West Counties Football League

The 2009–10 North West Counties Football League season (known as the 2009–10 Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the 28th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions the Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division

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North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2009–10
ChampionsNewcastle Town
PromotedNewcastle Town
RelegatedAbbey Hey
Matches played462
Goals scored1,550 (3.35 per match)

The Premier Division featured two new teams:

  • Bootle promoted as champions of Division One
  • Padiham promoted as runners-up of Division One

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Newcastle Town (P) 42 37 3 2 121 21 +100 114 Promotion 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 Club folded at end of season
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 Relegation to Division One
Updated to match(es) played on May 2010. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One

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North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2009–10
ChampionsStone Dominoes
PromotedStone Dominoes
Barnoldswick Town
RelegatedNone
Matches played272
Goals scored910 (3.35 per match)

Division One featured two new teams:

Oldham Town changed their name mid-season to Oldham Boro

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Stone Dominoes (P) 32 21 6 5 81 37 +44 69 Promotion 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
Updated to match(es) played on May 2010. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Cheadle Town were docked 3 points.

References

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  1. ^ "NWCFL official website – The NWCFL Accelerates Sponsor Search". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. ^ a b 2009–10 tables
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