2004–05 North West Counties Football League

May 2026 May 2026 The 2004–05 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Moore & Co Solicitors North West Counties Football League for sponsorship reasonshttp://www.nwcfl.co.uk/news-july.htm North West Counties Football League News July: League Announce League Sponsorship nwcfl.co.uk July 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804130622fw_/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/news-july.htm 4 August 2004 16 May 2026 dead ) was the 23rd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The league comprised two divisions, Division One and Division Two (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 Second Division Trophy, a knockout trophy competition for Division Two clubs only. The league also had a reserves team section. Division One North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One 2004–05 22 Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Great Harwood Town 462 1493 105http://tonykempster.co.uk/archive04-05/nwc1att.htm North West Counties Division One tonykempster.co.uk 16 May 2026 2003–04 2005–06 Division One featured 22 clubs, 18 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additions (all promoted from Division Two): Colne, Formby Great Harwood Town Maine Road At the end of the season the champions Fleetwood Town, who missed out the previous season owing to ground grading issues,Karen Evans 21 April 2004 Town set Unibond target for 2005 56 Fleetwood Weekly News and Chronicle Fleetwood were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One. Only the bottom club Great Harwood Town, who had been promoted into the division this season, were relegated to Division Two – had they not suffered a four point deduction for fielding an ineligible playerhttps://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5809273.robins-hit-points-deduction/ Robins hit by points deduction 16 November 2004 Lancashire Telegraph 16 May 2026 they would have finished two places higher and maintained their position in the division. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 FLE Fleetwood Town NEW Newcastle Town STH St Helens Town CZA Curzon Ashton RAM Ramsbottom United SKU Skelmersdale United ALS Alsager Town MNR Maine Road BAC Bacup Borough CLN Colne SDM Stone Dominoes TRA Trafford GNE Glossop North End ABH Abbey Hey ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers NAN Nantwich Town SQG Squires Gate SLC Salford City CNG Congleton Town FOR Formby ACO Atherton Collieries GHT Great Harwood Town 31 6 5 107 42 C,P 28 8 6 94 51 21 13 8 75 48 23 7 12 66 45 22 9 11 70 47 21 11 10 94 57 19 11 12 65 47 20 7 15 76 69 19 8 15 52 47 18 10 14 75 61 17 12 13 73 64 16 8 18 69 59 15 10 17 79 75 16 6 20 51 69 14 6 22 64 82 12 8 22 71 91 12 8 22 38 64 11 9 22 68 90 9 7 26 54 88 8 8 26 47 99 8 7 27 57 102 8 9 25 48 96 -4 R Great Harwood Town had 4 points deducted #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern PremierLeague Division One P #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete The FA Full Time: North West Counties Football League: Division One Division Two North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Two 2004–05 19 Cammell Laird Cammell LairdSilsden None 342 1206 71http://tonykempster.co.uk/archive04-05/nwc2att.htm North West Counties Division Two tonykempster.co.uk 16 May 2026 2003–04 2005–06 Division Two featured 19 clubs, 16 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additions: Cammell Laird, promoted as a runners-up of the West Cheshire League New Mills, joined from the Manchester Football League Silsden, promoted as champions of the West Riding County Amateur League At the end of the season the champions Cammell Laird and runners-up Silsden (who had both joined the league this season) were promoted to Division One. All the other 17 clubs remained in the division. Cammell Laird completed an unprecedented treble of winning the Division Two title, Division Two Trophy and League Challenge Cup. Also with 142 league goals scored from 36 matches they broke the league record for the highest number of goals scored by a club in a season, exceeding the total from the 1997–98 season of Kidsgrove Athletic (127 goals from 42 matches). Additionally they created a league first as, with a goal difference of 108, they were the first club to finish the season with a positive goal difference greater than 100. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 CAM Cammell Laird SIL Silsden WNS Winsford United PAD Padiham NOR Norton United NEL Nelson AST Ashton Town DSH Daisy Hill NEM New Mills BLK Blackpool Mechanics ECC Eccleshall CHT Cheadle Town OLD Oldham Town LCS Leek County School Old Boys HOB Holker Old Boys DAR Darwen CHA Chadderton FLX Flixton RCH Castleton Gabriels 27 6 3 142 34 C,P 25 5 6 93 42 -3 P 23 7 6 72 28 21 7 8 84 56 17 12 7 63 40 -3 16 11 9 75 52 13 8 15 61 62 12 10 14 61 68 13 6 17 51 74 12 9 15 49 67 -3 11 8 17 47 58 11 7 18 47 80 10 12 14 54 56 -3 9 10 17 59 68 10 7 19 65 81 13 5 18 39 56 -9 7 7 22 40 94 14 6 16 72 79 -21 4 5 27 32 111 Silsden, Norton United, Blackpool Mechanics and Cheadle Town had 3 points deducted SIL SIL SIL Darwen had 9 points deducted Flixton had 21 points deducted for 'player irregularities' #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2004/05 League Challenge Cup The 2004–05 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The final, played at Bury F.C., was won 2–0 by league newcomers Division Two club Cammell Laird who defeated Division One Skelmersdale United.https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Record-breaking+Laird%27s+treble.-a0132028621 Football: Record-breaking Laird's treble Andrew Moffatt 30 April 2005 The Free Library: Daily Post (Liverpool) 16 May 2026 It was part of a treble of North West Counties League titles won by Cammell Laird and the first occasion in four seasons that a Division Two club had won this cup. Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final (The semi-finals were decided on aggregate score from two legs played) n 2 n 3 score 1 Quarter-finals Fleetwood Town grey (D1) Colne grey (D1) Cammell Laird grey (D2) Bacup Borough grey (D1) Skelmersdale United grey (D1) St Helens Town grey (D1) Abbey Hey grey (D1) Blackpool Mechanics grey (D2) Semi-finals Fleetwood Town grey (D1) 1 0 RD2-score1-agg Cammell Laird grey (D2) 0 2 RD2-score2-agg Skelmersdale United grey (D1) 4 0 RD2-score3-agg Blackpool Mechanics grey (D2) 0 2 RD2-score4-agg Finalf1 Played at Bury F.C. Cammell Laird grey (D2) 2 Skelmersdale United grey (D1) 0 Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two sources: Quarter-finals: http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/fixtures-league-cup.htm League Challenge Cup Fixtures/Results nwcfl.co.uk February 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050208135936/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/fixtures-league-cup.htm 8 February 2005 16 May 2026 dead Semi-finals:https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+Laird+to+meet+Skem+in+cup+final%3b+NWC+League.-a0131330152 Football: Laird to meet Skem in cup final Andrew Moffatt 11 April 2005 The Free Library: Daily Post (Liverpool) 16 May 2026 Final: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Record-breaking+Laird%27s+treble.-a0132028621 Football: Record-breaking Laird's treble Andrew Moffatt 30 April 2005 The Free Library: Daily Post (Liverpool) 16 May 2026 Second Division Trophy The 2004–05 Second Division Trophy was a knockout competition for Division Two clubs only. In the final the winners, completing a Division Two league and cup double as part of a treble of North West Counties League titles, were league newcomers Cammell Laird who defeated Flixton 4–0.https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+Skem+put+one+foot+in+third+cup+final%3b+NWC+League.-a0131151230 Football: Skem put one foot in third cup final Andrew Moffatt 4 April 2005 The Free Library: Daily Post (Liverpool) 16 May 2026 Semi-finals and Final (The semi-finals were decided on aggregate score from two legs played) n 2 n 3 score 1 Semi-finals Cammell Laird RD1-score1-agg Silsden RD1-score2-agg Ashton Town RD1-score3-agg Flixton RD1-score4-agg Final Cammell Laird 4 Flixton 0 sources: Semi-finals: http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/fixtures-div-2-trophy.htm Division Two Trophy Fixtures nwcfl.co.uk February 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050208135339fw_/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/fixtures-div-2-trophy.htm 8 February 2005 16 May 2026 dead Final: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+Skem+put+one+foot+in+third+cup+final%3b+NWC+League.-a0131151230 Football: Skem put one foot in third cup final Andrew Moffatt 4 April 2005 The Free Library: Daily Post (Liverpool) 16 May 2026 Reserves Section Main honours for the 2004–05 season:https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours The NWCFL 16 May 2026 Reserves Division Winners: Skelmersdale United Reserves Runners-up: New Mills Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: Colne Reserves Runners-up: Squires Gate Reserves References External links The official website of the North West Counties Football League Tony's English Football Site: Fixtures, Results, Tables, Attendances, Maps & Mileages, 2004/05 Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 9