2005–06 North West Counties Football League

May 2026 May 2026 The 2005–06 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Moore & Co Solicitors North West Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th 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 2005–06 22 Cammell Laird Cammell LairdSkelmersdale UnitedAlsager Town None 462 1507 102http://tonykempster.co.uk/archive05-06/nwc1att.htm North West Counties Division One tonykempster.co.uk 16 May 2026 2004–05 2006–07 Division One featured 22 clubs, 20 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additions (both promoted from Division Two): Cammell Laird promoted as champions Silsden promoted as runners up At the end of the season, owing to the forthcoming expansion of the Northern Premier League Division One, three clubs were promoted to it: champions Cammell Laird, runners-up Skelmersdale United and third-placed Alsager Town. Consequently no clubs were relegated from this divsison. A league record to date for the highest number of victories was established by Cammell Laird with 35 from 42 matches played (the previous best was 33 by Atherton Laburnum Rovers in the 1992–93 season although owing to a six point deduction Cammell Laird did not better their points tally). Each of the bottom three placed clubs conceded in excess of 100 league goals over the season and of those Stone Dominoes created a Division One record for the highest number of goals conceded by a club over a season with 146 goals against over 42 matches played (exceeding the 137 conceded over 42 matches by Blackpool Mechanics in the 1992–93 season). League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 CAM Cammell Laird SKU Skelmersdale United ALS Alsager Town NAN Nantwich Town SLC Salford City NEW Newcastle Town CZA Curzon Ashton STH St Helens Town CLN Colne MNR Maine Road ABH Abbey Hey CNG Congleton Town SQG Squires Gate SIL Silsden TRA Trafford GNE Glossop North End BAC Bacup Borough RAM Ramsbottom United ACO Atherton Collieries ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers SDM Stone Dominoes FOR Formby 35 3 4 126 36 C,P -6 28 7 7 119 48 P 27 7 8 87 43 P 26 6 10 91 37 23 10 9 79 46 21 9 12 97 52 20 8 14 72 66 20 7 15 70 68 22 3 17 84 70 -6 17 10 15 65 56 14 12 16 61 70 15 8 19 50 63 12 15 15 43 62 16 8 18 76 75 -6 13 13 16 71 56 -3 12 11 19 62 78 13 8 21 44 62 9 18 15 45 60 7 9 26 43 93 7 8 27 40 115 5 5 32 39 146 4 7 31 43 105 Cammell Laird, Colne and Silsden each had 6 points deducted CAM CAM Trafford had 3 points deducted #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern PremierLeague Division One P P P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2005/06 Division Two North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Two 2005–06 19 F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of ManchesterFlixtonNelson None 342 1110 333http://tonykempster.co.uk/archive05-06/nwc2att.htm North West Counties Division One tonykempster.co.uk 16 May 2026 2004–05 2006–07 Division Two featured 19 clubs, 17 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additions: F.C. United of Manchester a newly formed clubhttp://www.fc-utd.co.uk/manifesto Governance – Manifesto fc-utd.co.uk F.C. United of Manchester 16 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234344/http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/manifesto 7 November 2020 Great Harwood Town relegated from Division One The start-up club F.C. United of Manchester were responsible for the uplift in average match attendance to 333 from the previous season's 71; from the total league attendance of 113,822, their total home match figure (fixtures played at Bury F.C.) was 55,053 (3,059 per match) and 38,440 (2,136 per match) at away fixtures – representing 82% of the total league attendance. They established a league single match attendance record of 6,023 (on 22 April 2006 v. Great Harwood Town) eclipsing the previous record of 2,281 (from Workington versus Mossley in the 1998–99 season). Bottom placed club Castleton Gabriels in losing 31 of their 36 matches created a division record for the highest proportion of matches lost in a season and, following an eight point deduction for league rule transgressions, with only one point to their name in the final table they recorded the least season end points for any club in the league (without the deduction their nine points earned would have been the third lowest behind Darwen (Division One, 1983–84) and Newton (Division Two, 1988–89) who after adjusting to a three points for a win basis would have recorded eight points each). At the end of the season in order to maintain the number of clubs in Division One three clubs were promoted: champions in their first season in the league F.C. United of Manchester, runners-up Flixton and third-placed Nelson. The only club leaving the division were Great Harwood Town (who had been in Division One the previous season) who folded after the season ended.http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/sport/sportheadlines/display.var.818732.0.harwood_dead_but_can_rise_again.php Harwood dead but can rise again www.thisislancashire.co.uk 4 July 2006 Gary York https://web.archive.org/web/20070311150125/http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/sport/sportheadlines/display.var.818732.0.harwood_dead_but_can_rise_again.php 11 March 2007 16 May 2026 dead League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 FCU F.C. United of Manchester FLX Flixton NEL Nelson WNS Winsford United PAD Padiham GHT Great Harwood Town AST Ashton Town NOR Norton United BLK Blackpool Mechanics OLD Oldham Town ECC Eccleshall NEM New Mills CHA Chadderton CHT Cheadle Town HOB Holker Old Boys DAR Darwen LCS Leek County School Old Boys DSH Daisy Hill RCH Castleton Gabriels 27 6 3 111 35 C,P 24 7 5 93 37 P 23 5 8 82 53 P 19 8 9 65 41 19 5 12 76 52 18 8 10 51 33 17 7 12 59 57 13 12 11 45 47 13 10 13 48 51 14 6 16 46 49 13 7 16 50 64 13 7 16 46 62 13 8 15 51 62 -3 14 6 16 55 53 -6 11 8 17 58 74 11 2 23 47 61 7 7 22 51 82 7 6 23 38 75 2 3 31 38 122 -8 Chadderton had 3 points deducted Cheadle Town had 6 points deducted Castleton Gabriels had 8 points deducted #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P P #CCCCCC Resigned (folded after season) FLD 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2005/06 League Challenge Cup The 2005–06 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The all Division One club final, played at Skelmersdale United F.C., was won by Salford City who defeated the cup holders and this season's Division One champions Cammell Laird 3–2.https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/sport/747591.lairds-double-dream-is-over/ Lairds' double dream is over 2 May 2006 Wirral Globe 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 grey (D1) 5 5 RD1-score1-agg Flixton grey (D2) 0 1 RD1-score2-agg Oldham Town grey (D2) 1 0 RD1-score3-agg Salford City grey (D1) 0 2 RD1-score4-agg Finalf1 Played at Skelmersdale United F.C. Cammell Laird grey (D1) 2 Salford City grey (D1) 3 Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two sources: Semi-finals: https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/sport/716649.historic-day-as-lairds-bid-to-reach-fa-vase-final/ Historic day as Lairds bid to reach FA Vase Final David Williams 28 March 2006 Wirral Globe 16 May 2026; https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cup-glory-1026007 Cup glory 30 March 2006 Manchester Evening News 16 May 2026 Final: https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/sport/747591.lairds-double-dream-is-over/ Lairds' double dream is over 2 May 2006 Wirral Globe 16 May 2026 Second Division Trophy The 2005–06 Second Division Trophy was a knockout competition for Division Two clubs only. In the final, played at Trafford F.C., the previous season's losing finalist Flixton defeated Winsford United 2–1.https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5342840.blues-lose-out-in-the-cup/ Blues lose out in the cup 26 April 2006 Warrington Guardian 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 Flixton 2 0 RD1-score1-agg Nelson 0 1 RD1-score2-agg Cheadle Town 1 2 RD1-score3-agg Winsford United 3 2 RD1-score4-agg Finalf1 Played at Trafford F.C. Flixton 2 Winsford United 1 sources: Semi-finals: http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/Fixtures-Results/division-two-trophy.htm Division Two Trophy nwcfl.co.uk April 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510051106/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/Fixtures-Results/division-two-trophy.htm 10 May 2006 16 May 2026 dead Final: https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5342840.blues-lose-out-in-the-cup/ Blues lose out in the cup 26 April 2006 Warrington Guardian 16 May 2026 Reserves Section Main honours for the 2005–06 season:https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours The NWCFL 16 May 2026 Reserves Division Winners: Formby Reserves Runners-up: Nantwich Town Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: Nelson Reserves Runners-up: Nantwich Town 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, 2005/06 Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 9