2012–13 North West Counties Football League

January 2015 January 2015 The 2012–13 North West Counties Football League season was the 31st in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The league comprised two divisions, the Premier Division and the First Division (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 First Division Trophy, a knockout trophy competition for First Division clubs only. The league also had a reserves team section. Premier Division North West CountiesFootball LeaguePremier Division 2012–13 22 Padiham Padiham none 462 1571 100https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/13/2/ North West Counties League - North West Counties League Premier Division: 2012 – 13: Attendance Statistics nonleaguematters.co.uk 1 June 2026 2011–12 2013–14 The Premier Division featured 22 clubs, 19 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additions:https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2163 2012/13 League Constitution announced Paul Lawler nwcfl.com 16 June 2012 1 June 2026 Norton United, promoted as runners-up of the First Division Stockport Sports (formerly Woodley Sports), relegated from the Northern Premier League First Division Northhttps://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2128 Update on 2012-13 Club Allocations Ian Templeman nwcfl.com 27 May 2012 1 June 2026 Wigan Robin Park, promoted as champions of the First Division Following an initiative by Football Association to standardise rules, to vet and approve clubs for promotion and direct them into the various leagues of the National League System the promotion/relegation process was formalised and more centrally controlled.http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NewsAndFeatures/2012/national-league-system-step5-review-100512 National League System Step 5 Review May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511182247/http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NewsAndFeatures/2012/national-league-system-step5-review-100512 11 May 2012 1 June 2026 dead Ten clubs from this league registered (by the 30 November 2012 deadline) for prospective promotion, they were: Barnoldswick Town, Bootle, Colne, Congleton Town, Glossop North End, Maine Road, Padiham, Runcorn Linnets, Runcorn Town and Winsford United.http://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2543 Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4 11 December 2012 The Official Website of The North West Counties Football Leaguehttps://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NationalLeagueSystem/NewsAndFeatures/2012/step-5-applications-promotion-step-4 Step 4 applications received 6 December 2012 TheFA.com At the end of the season only the champions Padiham were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division North. With no club to be relegated into the division for next season Squires Gate were reprieved from relegation and only one club, bottom placed Stone Dominoes, were to be relegated – but they resigned at the end of the season:https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2901 League Constitution for 2013/14 announced Ian Templeman nwcfl.com 23 May 2013 1 June 2026 they had conceded 166 goals with a negative goal difference of 135 from 42 matches creating league highest records for both (exceeding the record of Blackpool Mechanics from the 1997–98 Division Two of 165 goals conceded and a 132 negative goal difference from 40 matches). League table main WDL Season End Notes PAD Padiham MNR Maine Road BTL Bootle RNT Runcorn Town WNS Winsford United RNL Runcorn Linnets CON Congleton Town CLN Colne BWT Barnoldswick Town ABL AFC Blackpool ALV AFC Liverpool WRP Wigan Robin Park GNE Glossop North End NOR Norton United ALS Alsager Town STS Stockport Sports BAC Bacup Borough SIL Silsden STH St Helens Town ASH Ashton Athletic SQG Squires Gate SDM Stone Dominoes 26 10 6 92 45 C,P 28 3 11 99 57 26 8 8 79 43 26 9 7 105 45 -3 25 8 9 85 45 21 9 12 82 58 20 9 13 85 55 19 10 13 93 60 19 9 14 77 57 19 9 14 60 58 18 6 18 69 64 17 5 20 66 71 14 11 17 73 71 16 7 19 69 83 -3 14 8 20 66 78 14 13 15 72 69 -6 13 8 21 51 71 11 6 25 58 98 9 9 24 54 91 10 5 27 58 91 8 6 28 47 95 3 4 35 31 166 Runcorn Town had 3 points deducted (fielding an ineligible player)http://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2816 Runcorn Town Points Deduction 16 April 2013 The Official Website of The North West Counties Football Leaguehttp://www.runcorntown.co.uk/news/1224/Town%20Deducted%20Three%20Points TOWN DEDUCTED THREE POINTS 16 April 2013 Runcorn Town Online (Club Official) Stockport Sports had 6 points deducted (breach of league rules) Norton United had 3 points deducted (breach of league rules) #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern PremierLeague Division One North P #FFCCCC Resigned (after the season) RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-league-tables.php?season=201213 Final Tables, Season 2012/13 nwcfl.com 1 June 2026, https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/13/2/ North West Counties League - North West Counties League Premier Division: 2012 – 13: League Table nonleaguematters.co.uk 1 June 2026 Results main FBR grey ABL ALV ALS ASH BAC BAR BTL CLN CON GNE MNR NOR PAD RNL RNT SIL SQG STH STS SDM WRP WNS AFC Blackpool 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–5 2–1 1–1 2–4 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 AFC Liverpool 0–0 3–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–4 2–3 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 Alsager Town 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 5–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–2 0–4 Ashton Athletic 2–4 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–6 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–4 3–0 3–1 1–2 Bacup Borough 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–6 1–3 2–4 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 Barnoldswick T 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 2–3 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 3–5 2–0 3–2 4–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 Bootle 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–6 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 7–0 2–0 3–1 Colne 4–2 0–3 2–3 3–2 6–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–5 5–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 3–3 3–2 Congleton Town 5–1 2–2 4–4 3–0 4–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 3–1 0–0 Glossop NE 4–4 6–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 1–2 2–3 1–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–4 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 Maine Road 4–0 1–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 6–1 3–1 2–1 Norton United 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–4 5–3 3–4 1–2 0–3 3–9 5–3 2–0 5–2 1–3 7–0 1–2 1–2 Padiham 1–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–4 4–0 2–4 1–1 6–0 5–4 4–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–4 Runcorn Linnets 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 5–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–4 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 6–1 3–2 4–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–3 Runcorn Town 0–2 1–3 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 4–3 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 5–0 1–1 8–1 10–1 2–0 0–1 Silsden 0–2 1–3 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–5 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–5 2–1 7–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–2 Squires Gate 0–2 2–3 3–3 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 St Helens Town 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–4 3–1 2–4 0–1 0–2 2–1 5–0 0–5 1–0 1–4 0–1 Stockport Sports 3–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–3 7–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 1–3 Stone Dominoes 2–4 0–6 1–4 0–4 2–3 0–9 0–1 0–7 1–6 3–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–3 3–2 0–3 1–3 2–2 0–8 0–6 Wigan Robin Pk 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 1–0 3–2 0–2 0–6 0–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 6–0 1–2 Winsford United 2–0 8–1 0–4 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 5–1 complete https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-results.php?comp=5&season=201213 Premier Division Results 2012/13 nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 Locations North West England none 300 Locations of the 2011–12 North West Counties Football League Premier Division teams North West England 53.101906 -2.299911 Alsager Town bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.503792 -2.664711 Ashton Athletic left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.778547 -3.020497 AFC Blackpool left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.431864 -2.804808 AFC Liverpool left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.7082 -2.199892 Bacup Borough left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.9147 -2.1895 Barnoldswick Town top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 53.471339 -2.960586 Bootle left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.864011 -2.177147 Colne right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.161744 -2.220836 Congleton Town top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 53.45445 -2.398358 Flixton left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.445508 -1.957953 Glossop NE top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 53.444511 -2.261239 Maine Road bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.050742 -2.170681 Norton United bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.802422 -2.321342 Padiham bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.320707 -2.671529 Runcorn Linnets bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.329851 -2.751363 Runcorn Town left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.854185 -1.925442 Silsden bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.779258 -3.015164 Squires Gate right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.430883 -2.104211 StockportSports right Arrows 12x12 nw.svg North West England 52.891281 -2.193089 Stone Dominoes top Arrows 12x12 s.svg 1 North West England 53.546386 -2.651308 Wigan Robin Park top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 53.192433 -2.512317 Winsford United left Arrows 12x12 e.svg First Division North West CountiesFootball LeagueFirst Division 2012–13 18 Formby Abbey HeyWest Didsbury & Chorlton None 306 1112 45https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/35/2/ North West Counties League - North West Counties League Division One North: 2012 – 13: Attendance Statistics nonleaguematters.co.uk 1 June 2026 2011–12 2013–14 The First Division featured 18 teams, 16 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additions: Atherton Laburnum Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division West Didsbury & Chorlton, allocated to the division by the FA Leagues Committee, promoted from the Manchester League During the season Formby were advised that their ground had failed a ground grading assessmenthttp://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2820 Formby Placed In A Relegation Position 17 April 2013 The Official Website of The North West Counties Football Leaguehttp://www.pitchero.com/clubs/formby/news/statement-on-leagues-decision-925650.html Statement on League's Decision to Relegate 17 April 2013 Formby FC Official site 17 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232841/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/formby/news/statement-on-leagues-decision-925650.html 3 March 2016 dead dmy-all and although at the end of the season they were league champions owing to the ruling they were not promoted. To maintain the numerical strength of the Premier Division two clubs were promoted: runners-up Abbey Hey and third placed West Didsbury & Chorlton (who were new to the league this season). No other clubs left the division. League table main WDL Season End Notes FOR Formby ABH Abbey Hey WDC West Didsbury & Chorlton ACO Atherton Collieries ADR AFC Darwen AST Ashton Town CHT Cheadle Town OLD Oldham Boro RCH Rochdale Town NEL Nelson LCS Leek County School Old Boys CHA Chadderton ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers IRL Irlam ECC Eccleshall DSH Daisy Hill HOB Holker Old Boys NWV Northwich Villa 28 2 4 117 42 C 26 3 5 88 25 P 22 4 8 79 43 P 21 6 7 78 47 20 3 11 79 57 18 8 8 77 43 14 7 13 61 65 15 5 14 59 50 -3 12 9 13 54 60 11 9 14 64 76 10 9 15 52 68 10 9 15 52 69 8 11 15 37 55 9 6 19 47 72 7 7 20 44 79 7 6 21 55 81 7 2 25 31 74 6 4 24 38 106 Oldham Boro had 3 points deducted (breach of league rules) inherit Not Promoted(ground substandard) FAIL #ACE1AF Promoted to Premier Division P P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-league-tables.php?season=201213 Final Tables, Season 2012/13 nwcfl.com 1 June 2026, https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/35/2/ North West Counties League - North West Counties League Division One North: 2012 – 13: League Table nonleaguematters.co.uk 1 June 2026 Results main FBR grey ABH ADR AST ACO ALR CHA CHT DSH ECC FOR HOB IRL LCS NEL NWV OLD RCH WDC Abbey Hey 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 5–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 5–2 5–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 AFC Darwen 0–4 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 3–1 3–2 6–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 Ashton Town 0–0 4–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–3 6–0 4–3 0–3 3–1 2–0 5–2 1–0 7–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 Atherton Colls 2–5 4–3 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–3 2–0 6–1 0–0 5–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 Atherton Lab. R 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–6 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–4 3–3 1–2 1–0 2–5 4–1 Chadderton 0–2 5–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–1 2–8 1–3 0–3 Cheadle Town 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–5 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–2 5–3 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 Daisy Hill 1–4 3–2 0–5 1–2 0–1 3–3 1–3 2–3 1–3 3–1 1–2 5–1 2–2 7–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 Eccleshall 0–4 1–3 2–6 5–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–7 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–7 1–4 0–1 Formby 0–2 3–3 2–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 6–0 4–3 9–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 9–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 Holker OB 0–7 1–4 0–1 1–5 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–4 0–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 4–2 1–2 1–3 Irlam 0–4 2–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–5 2–1 1–1 2–5 0–2 4–1 1–3 4–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 Leek CSOB 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–7 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 Nelson 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 5–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–4 1–6 3–0 5–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 Northwich Villa 1–2 2–4 0–5 1–3 1–2 2–5 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–0 Oldham Boro 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–3 3–3 2–4 Rochdale Town 0–3 0–6 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–3 4–0 0–4 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–1 1–2 W Didsbury & C 2–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 1–2 3–2 4–0 3–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 3–2 8–2 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 complete https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-results.php?comp=6&season=201213 First Division Results 2012/13 nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 Locations North West England none 300 Locations of the 2011–12 North West Counties Football League First Division teams North West England 53.454775 -2.166817 Abbey Hey right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.492003 -2.624231 Ashton Town bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.711772 -2.477292 AFC  Darwen left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.523511 -2.484972 Atherton C left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.531097 -2.484008 Atherton L right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.547553 -2.143956 Chadderton right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.392136 -2.203383 Cheadle Town bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.532053 -2.518042 Daisy Hill top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 52.868289 -2.275131 Eccleshall top Arrows 12x12 s.svg 1 North West England 54.142572 -3.218114 Holker Old Boys right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.552725 -3.040442 Formby left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.457461 -2.4138 Irlam bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.109706 -2.039742 Leek CSOB top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 53.83657 -2.229103 Nelson bottom Arrows 12x12 n.svg North West England 53.271594 -2.483908 Northwich Villa left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.518522 -2.121753 Oldham right Arrows 12x12 w.svg North West England 53.591889 -2.189222 Rochdale Town top Arrows 12x12 s.svg North West England 53.487 -2.641 St Helens left Arrows 12x12 e.svg North West England 53.433482 -2.282562 WD & C top Arrows 12x12 s.svg League Challenge Cup The 2012–13 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all the league's 40 clubs. The final, played at Curzon Ashton F.C., was won 3–0 by Premier Division club Runcorn Linnets who defeated Formby of the First Division.https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2855 Runcorn Linnets win the League Challenge Cup 2 May 2013 Ian Templeman nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final n 2 n 3 score 1 Quarter-finals A.F.C. Blackpool grey (PD) 1 Maine Road grey (PD) 3 Bacup Borough grey (PD) 1qf1 after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1–1 Formby grey (FD) 2qf1 Runcorn Linnets grey (PD) 2 Bootle grey (PD) 1 Cheadle Town grey (FD) 2 A.F.C. Liverpool grey (PD) 1 Semi-finals Maine Road grey (PD) 2 sf1 after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 2–2 5p sf2 penalty shoot-out Formby grey (FD) 2 sf1 6p sf2 Runcorn Linnets grey (PD) 3 sf3 after extra time, score at 90 minutes: 3–3 4p sf4 penalty shoot-out Cheadle Town grey (FD) 3 sf3 2p sf4 Finalf1 Played at Curzon Ashton F.C. Formby grey (FD) 0 Runcorn Linnets grey (PD) 3 Club's division appended to team name: (PD)=Premier Division; (FD)=First Division source: https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-results.php?season=201213&comp=3 League Challenge Cup: 2012/2013 Season nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 First Division Trophy The 2012–13 First Division Trophy was a knockout competition for the 18 First Division clubs only. The final held at Runcorn Linnets F.C. was won 1–0 by West Didsbury & Chorlton who defeated Abbey Hey.https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2850 West Didsbury & Chorlton Lift the First Division Trophy 30 April 2013 Ian Templeman nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 The winners West Didsbury & Chorlton had originally been eliminated 3–1 at the quarter final stage by Ashton Town. However, after Ashton Town had subsequently beaten Daisy Hill 2–0 in the semi-finals (and named as finalists), they were found to have used an ineligible player in the quarter-final tie so were disqualified from the competition a week prior to the scheduled final. Both West Didsbury & Chorlton and Daisy Hill were reinstated to play a restaged semi-final with the former reaching the delayed final.https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2804 Statement re: First Division Trophy Final 10 April 2013 Paul Lawler nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 Semi-finals and Final n 2 n 3 score 1 Semi-finals Abbey Hey 2 AFC Darwen 0 West Didsbury & Chorlton 2 Daisy Hill 0 Finalf1 Played at Runcorn Linnets F.C. Abbey Hey 0 West Didsbury & Chorlton 1 source: https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-results.php?season=201213&comp=4 First Division Trophy: 2012/2013 Season nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 Reserves Section Main honours for the 2012–13 season:https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours nwcfl.com 1 June 2026 Reserves Division Winners: Padiham Reserves Runners-up: Irlam Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: Padiham Reserves Runners-up: Cheadle Town Reserves References External links The official website of the North West Counties Football League National League System Rules 2012/13 Standardised League Rules 2012/13 Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 9