1984–85 North West Counties Football League

March 2026 March 2026 North West Counties Football League 1984–85 1983–84 1985–86 The 1984–85 North West Counties Football League was the third in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The League comprised three divisions and there was additionally the League Challenge Cup knockout competition open to all clubs and a reserves team section. Division One North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One 1984–85 20 Radcliffe Borough Caernarfon Town Lancaster City 380 1174 1983–84 1985–86 Division One featured 20 clubs, 18 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additional (both promoted from Division Two): Fleetwood Town as champions Eastwood Hanley as runners-up At the end of the season the champions Radcliffe Borough were unable to seek promotion owing to lack of floodlights at their ground.Keith Evans 11 May 1985 Town have big plans 30 Daily Post (Welsh Edition) Liverpool but runners-up Caernarfon Town were elected to the Northern Premier League. 17 June 1985 Re-election Shock 14 Evening Sentinel Stoke-on-Trent Next to bottom club Lancaster City were demoted to Division Two as their ground was ruled below the required standard for Division One whilst bottom club Penrith were repreived from relegation.David Bassett 24 June 1985 Town's top flight hopes are dashed 28 Liverpool Echo Liverpool League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 2 RAD Radcliffe Borough CRN Caernarfon Town BUR Burscough STL Stalybridge Celtic EWH Eastwood Hanley CZA Curzon Ashton WNS Winsford United FLE Fleetwood Town LEE Leek Town CNG Congleton Town LDS Leyland Motors STH St Helens Town PRC Prescot Cables BTL Bootle ACC Accrington Stanley GLO Glossop FOR Formby KEN Netherfield LNC Lancaster City PEN Penrith 24 10 4 67 33 C 23 9 6 73 40 P 23 7 8 81 46 21 10 7 89 40 20 12 6 72 42 21 6 11 85 60 20 7 11 58 37 18 8 12 84 57 16 11 11 52 38 13 11 14 46 49 13 8 17 52 67 12 9 17 64 75 13 7 18 64 68 -2 10 11 17 34 48 11 8 19 45 59 8 11 19 46 70 9 9 20 41 79 -2 7 9 22 42 80 8 5 25 46 90 R 4 4 30 36 99 Prescot Cables and Formby had 2 points deducted. PRC #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern Premier League P #FFCCCC Relegated (ground grading) to Division Two R Repreived from relegated RP The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1984/85 Division Two North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Two 1984–85 18 Clitheroe ClitheroeIrlam Town Padiham 306 870 1983–84 1985–86 Division Two featured 18 clubs, 14 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additional: Ashton United, relegated from Division One Darwen, relegated from Division One Clitheroe promoted as champions from Division Three Padiham promoted as runners-up from Division Three At the end of the season the two top clubs, champions Clitheroe (with their second successive promotion as champions) and runners-up Irlam Town were promoted to Division One. Next to bottom club Padiham, who had been promoted into the division this season, were demoted to Division Three as their ground was ruled below the required standard for Division Two whilst bottom club Ellesmere Port & Neston were repreived from relegation. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 2 CLT Clitheroe IRL Irlam Town WAR Warrington Town ASU Ashton United DRO Droylsden WRR Wren Rovers GHT Great Harwood Town CHA Chadderton CDY Colne Dynamoes ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers NAN Nantwich Town FMO Ford Motors SKU Skelmersdale United ROS Rossendale United SAL Salford DAR Darwen PAD Padiham EPN Ellesmere Port & Neston 19 13 2 70 33 C,P 21 9 4 60 24 P 17 14 3 59 29 17 7 10 56 55 15 10 9 51 47 15 9 10 53 41 17 4 13 49 44 13 9 12 47 46 9 14 11 45 40 13 6 15 42 43 13 5 16 50 47 11 8 15 44 45 11 8 15 39 56 10 9 15 51 53 11 5 18 46 64 7 6 21 32 62 8 5 21 42 74 -2 R 5 7 22 34 67 -2 Padiham and Ellesmere Port & Neston had 2 points deducted. PAD #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #FFCCCC Relegated (ground grading) to Division Three R Repreived from relegated RP The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1984/85 Division Three North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Three 1984–85 18 Kirkby Town Kirkby TownColwyn Bay 306 964 1983–84 1985–86 Division Three featured 18 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional: Lytham, relegated on ground grading criteriaJohn Turner 12 May 1984 'Threat' clubs may stay 24 Manchester Evening News: Pink Manchester from Division Two Kirkby Town, re-admitted with an uprated ground 19 May 1984 Kirkby back on song 12 Football Echo Liverpool Colwyn Bay, joined from Welsh League North At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Kirkby Town and runners-up Colwyn Bay were promoted to Division Two. Three clubs, Urmston Town, Lytham and Ashton Town were expelled from the league as their grounds were ruled below the required standard. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 2 KRK Kirkby Town COL Colwyn Bay NWT Newton URM Urmston Town BLK Blackpool Mechanics LYT Lytham ACO Atherton Collieries AST Ashton Town OLD Oldham Dew BST Bolton ST MAG Maghull CHT Cheadle Town BAC Bacup Borough ASH Ashton Athletic DSH Daisy Hill WWV Whitworth Valley NEL Nelson PRH Prestwich Heys 26 5 3 83 30 C,P 22 10 2 75 32 P 16 10 8 56 33 14 10 10 42 39 15 7 12 61 48 14 7 13 54 45 13 8 13 44 44 13 7 14 62 56 11 10 13 51 44 12 8 14 55 73 12 7 15 56 51 12 7 15 46 62 11 8 15 54 59 12 6 16 45 61 10 9 15 51 61 -2 10 7 17 51 71 9 4 21 43 80 7 4 23 35 75 -2 Daisy Hill and Prestwich Heys had 2 points deducted. DSH #ACE1AF Promoted to Division Two P P #FFCCCC Expelled (ground substandard) 27 June 1985 FA Cup luck smiles on Bay: At the North West Counties... 44 North Wales Weekly News Llandudno Junction EXP EXP EXP The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1984/85 League Challenge Cup The 1984–85 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all clubs in the League. The winners from an all Division One club final were Leek Town who defeated the season's Division One champions Radcliffe Borough in the final, played at Bury F.C., 5–4 on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time (1–1 at 90 minutes). 3 May 1985 Deaville hero of trophy triumph 23 Evening Sentinel Stoke-on-Trent Semi-finals and Final n 2 n 3 score 1 Semi-finals Leek Town grey (D1) 2 Congleton Town grey (D1) 1 Radcliffe Borough grey (D1) 1 Clitheroe grey (D2) 0 Finalf1 Played at Bury F.C. Leek Town grey (D1) 1 f2 After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1–1 5p f3 Penalties Radcliffe Borough grey (D1) 1 f2 4p f3 Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two source: NWCFL: All Results, 1984/85 Season Reserves Section Main honours for the 1984–85 season:https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours The NWCFL 24 March 2026 Reserves Division Winners: Curzon Ashton Reserves Runners-up: Warrington Town Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: Curzon Ashton Reserves Runners-up: Oldham Dew Reserves References External links The official website of the North West Counties Football League North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 7