2001–02 North West Counties Football League

May 2026 May 2026 The 2001–02 North West Counties Football League season was the 20th 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 8 and 9 respectively of the English football league system), and there was additionally a single cup competition, the League Challenge Cup knockout competition (known as the Worthington Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons) open to all the league's clubs (the Second Division Trophy competition was not contested this season). The league also had a reserves team section. Division One North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One 2001–02 23 Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove Athletic Great Harwood TownMaine Road 506 1763 2000–01 2002–03 Division One featured 23 clubs, 19 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additions: Atherton Laburnum Rovers, promoted from third place in Division Two Congleton Town, relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Winsford United, relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Warrington Town, promoted as champions of Division Two At the end of the season the champions Kidsgrove Athletic were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One and the bottom two clubs, Maine Road and Great Harwood Town, were relegated to Division Two. Over this season the divisional record of goals scored per match of 3.42 (established in the 1994–95 season) was extended marginally to 3.48 goals per match. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 KID Kidsgrove Athletic PRC Prescot Cables SLC Salford City STH St Helens Town NEW Newcastle Town CLT Clitheroe WNS Winsford United MOS Mossley SKU Skelmersdale United WDL Woodley Sports WAR Warrington Town RAM Ramsbottom United CZA Curzon Ashton FLE Fleetwood Freeport NAN Nantwich Town CNG Congleton Town ACO Atherton Collieries ABH Abbey Hey GNE Glossop North End ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers FLX Flixton MNR Maine Road GHT Great Harwood Town 31 9 4 125 47 C,P 29 10 5 110 42 29 10 5 91 40 28 6 10 101 44 22 11 11 97 66 22 10 12 73 53 19 12 13 72 71 18 14 12 82 63 19 5 20 87 89 16 12 16 58 65 16 11 17 78 72 15 10 19 75 73 16 7 21 74 72 13 13 18 70 86 12 15 17 63 90 13 11 20 71 79 13 8 23 66 91 12 11 21 62 101 13 7 24 78 105 11 11 22 62 88 11 9 24 61 112 8 7 29 68 115 R 5 11 28 39 99 R #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern PremierLeague Division One P #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2001/02 Division Two North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Two 2001–02 21 Stand Athletic Alsager TownSquires Gate None 420 1437 2000–01 2002–03 Division Two featured 21 clubs, 17 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additions: Cheadle Town, relegated from Division One Leek CSOB, relegated from Division One Norton United, promoted as champions of the Midland Football League Stand Athletic, promoted as champions of the Manchester League At the end of the season champions Stand Athletic were denied promotion as their ground was deemed unacceptable for Division One; 23 August 2002 Storks flying high as champs are shot down 46 Burnley Express Burnley consequently the promotion places were taken by runners-up Alsager Town and third placed Squires Gate. Also leaving the division (and subsequently joining the Liverpool County Combination) were Formby and Bootle – both expelled as their ground facilities were below the division's required standard. 26 July 2002 Storks confirm friendly dates 38 Burnley Express Burnley League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 STN Stand Athletic ALS Alsager Town SQG Squires Gate SDM Stone Dominoes FOR Formby BTL Bootle NOR Norton United BLK Blackpool Mechanics NEL Nelson LCS Leek County School Old Boys DAR Darwen BAC Bacup Borough PAD Padiham CLN Colne CHA Chadderton AST Ashton Town CHT Cheadle Town RCH Castleton Gabriels HOB Holker Old Boys DSH Daisy Hill OLD Oldham Town 30 5 5 110 47 C 24 9 7 77 31 P 24 9 7 103 60 P 25 3 12 71 40 21 14 5 76 39 19 7 14 82 64 19 7 14 56 51 18 9 13 69 48 18 9 13 73 63 17 8 15 62 65 15 10 15 77 73 13 13 14 52 66 14 8 18 69 66 14 8 18 61 72 15 5 20 65 81 13 6 21 65 85 10 8 22 66 85 10 3 27 61 95 7 9 24 43 79 8 4 28 49 114 7 4 29 50 113 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #FFCCCC Expelled (ground substandard) EXP EXP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2001/02 League Challenge Cup The 2001–02 League Challenge Cup (known as the Worthington Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The all Division One club final, played at Bury F.C., was won by Prescot Cables who defeated Atherton Collieries 4–2.https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5973146.colls-finished-off/ Colls finshed off 22 April 2002 Lancashire Telegraph 28 April 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 Kidsgrove Athletic grey (D1) 2 0 RD1-score1-agg Atherton Collieries grey (D1) 3 1 RD1-score2-agg St Helens Town grey (D1) 0 2 RD1-score3-agg Prescot Cables grey (D1) 2 1 RD1-score4-agg Finalf1 Played at Bury F.C. Atherton Collieries grey (D1) 2 Prescot Cables grey (D1) 4 Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One sources: Semi-finals: 18 March 2002 Football Results and League Tables: North West Counties League: Semi Finals Challenge Cup First Legs 31 The Gazette Blackpool; 25 March 2002 Football Results and League Tables: North West Counties League: Semi Finals Challenge Cup 30 The Gazette Blackpool Final: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5973146.colls-finished-off/ Colls finshed off 22 April 2002 Lancashire Telegraph 28 April 2026 Reserves Section Main honours for the 2001–02 season:https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours The NWCFL 28 April 2026 Reserves Division Winners: Woodley Sports Reserves Runners-up: Skelmersdale United Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: Woodley Sports Reserves Runners-up: Maine Road Reserves References External links The official website of the North West Counties Football League North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF Results & Tables for 2001/02 (Tony Kempster) Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 8