2006–07 North West Counties Football League

May 2026 May 2026 The 2006–07 North West Counties Football League season was the 25th 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 (both sponsored by d-zine (Contractors) Ltd):http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/ North West Counties Football League: Sponsors of the League Cup Competitions nwcfl.co.uk 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070217173707/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/ 17 February 2007 16 May 2026 dead 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 CountiesFootballLeague Division One 2006–07 22 F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of ManchesterCurzon AshtonNantwich Town Stone Dominoes 462 1618 268http://tonykempster.co.uk/archive06-07/nwc1att.htm North West Counties Division One tonykempster.co.uk 16 May 2026 2005–06 2007–08 Division One featured 22 clubs, 19 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additions (all promoted from Division Two): F.C. United of Manchester, promoted as champions Flixton, promoted as runners up Nelson, promoted as third Although not as significant as the previous season F.C. United of Manchester were responsible for the uplift in average attendance of the division to 268 from the previous season's 102: the combined home and away attendance at their matches of 85,809 represented 65% of the total league attendance of 132,547. They established a single match attendance record for Division One of 3,847 (on 28 April 2007 v. Formby). Over their 42 league matches played F.C. United of Manchester created four records: a new league high of 36 wins in the season (exceeding the 35 by Cammell Laird in the previous season); a new league high of 157 league goals scored; a new league highest positive goal difference of 121 (surpassing in the latter two the records of Cammell Laird in Division Two in the 2004–05 season who from their 36 matches scored 142 goals with a 108 goal difference); and a new league record for points over the season with 112 (beating the previous of best, 106 from 42 matches, established by Atherton Laburnum Rovers in the 1992–93 season). Additionally they equalled the latter's Division One record of being defeated only twice in a 42 match league season. The average goals scored per match for all Division One matches increased to a new high of 3.50 (a marginal increase over the 3.48 of the 2001–02 season). At the end of the season, owing to the additional clubs needed for the creation of North and South sections at Division One level of the Northern Premier League three clubs were promoted: the champions (as part of a league and cup double) F.C. United of Manchester and runners-up Curzon Ashton were both promoted to Northern Premier League Division One North; and third-placed Nantwich Town to Northern Premier League Division One South. Only one club was relegated to Division Two, Stone Dominoes who for the second successive season increased the record for the highest number of goals conceded in a season by a Division One club held by them to 147 from 146 the previous season, and this season exceeded the record for highest negative goal difference to 111 (from 110) and equalled the record for the least league wins in a season from 42 matches of 2 (both the latter previously established by Blackpool Mechanics in the 1992–93 season). League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 FCU F.C. United of Manchester CZA Curzon Ashton NAN Nantwich Town SLC Salford City TRA Trafford MNR Maine Road ACO Atherton Collieries RAM Ramsbottom United GNE Glossop North End CNG Congleton Town CLN Colne NEW Newcastle Town FLX Flixton SIL Silsden BAC Bacup Borough ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers ABH Abbey Hey SQG Squires Gate STH St Helens Town NEL Nelson FOR Formby SDM Stone Dominoes 36 4 2 157 36 C,P 31 6 5 116 38 P 29 8 5 108 41 P 26 9 7 103 55 24 11 7 94 46 22 7 13 79 58 19 13 10 72 55 19 7 16 78 63 19 6 17 71 71 18 8 16 75 62 16 13 13 75 70 16 10 16 70 63 15 11 16 72 67 16 6 20 66 79 11 13 18 50 65 11 9 22 65 106 10 10 22 44 83 10 8 24 56 97 10 6 26 47 92 7 6 29 41 113 6 4 32 43 111 2 3 37 36 147 R #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern PremierLeague Division One North P1N P1N #ACE1AF Promoted to Northern PremierLeague Division One South P1S #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Non-League Matters: North West Counties League 2000–2011 & Tony's English Football Site: North West Counties Div One Division Two North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Two 2006–07 18 Winsford United Winsford UnitedRuncorn Linnets None 306 983 80http://tonykempster.co.uk/archive06-07/nwc2att.htm North West Counties Division One tonykempster.co.uk 16 May 2026 2005–06 2007–08 Division Two featured 18 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additions: Ashton Athletic promoted as 4th in the Manchester League Bootle promoted from the Liverpool County Football Combination Runcorn Linnets a newly formed clubhttps://www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk/club-key-dates Key Dates Runcorn Linnets FC 16 May 2026 At the end of the season two clubs were promoted to Division One: the champions Winsford United and runners-up and league newcomers Runcorn Linnets. No other clubs left the division. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 WNS Winsford United RNL Runcorn Linnets PAD Padiham NEM New Mills CHA Chadderton OLD Oldham Town DAR Darwen AST Ashton Town LCS Leek County School Old Boys BTL Bootle ECC Eccleshall CHT Cheadle Town BLK Blackpool Mechanics HOB Holker Old Boys DSH Daisy Hill ASH Ashton Athletic NOR Norton United RCH Castleton Gabriels 23 7 4 82 35 C,P 24 4 6 77 35 P 21 6 7 75 39 21 6 7 74 42 18 7 9 59 35 17 5 12 69 54 14 10 10 56 45 15 7 12 55 56 14 8 12 51 51 14 8 12 63 48 -4 12 6 16 44 46 9 8 17 41 60 10 6 18 39 48 -6 6 11 17 47 81 7 8 19 38 78 6 10 18 38 62 6 7 21 37 73 5 4 25 38 95 Bootle had 4 points deducted Blackpool Mechanics had 6 points deducted #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Non-League Matters: North West Counties League 2000–2011 & Tony's English Football Site: North West Counties Div Two League Challenge Cup The 2006–07 League Challenge Cup (sponsored by d-zine (Contractors) Ltd) was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The final featuring two Division One clubs, played at Curzon Ashton F.C., was won as part of a league and cup double by F.C. United of Manchester who defeated Curzon Ashton 2–1.https://fc-utd.co.uk/match-report/curzon-ashton-versus-fc-united-of-manchester-03-05-2007 Match Report 3rd May 2007 FC United of Manchester 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 Curzon Ashton grey (D1) 3 4 RD1-score1-agg Flixton grey (D1) 1 1 RD1-score2-agg Congleton Town grey (D1) 2 3 RD1-score3-agg F.C. United of Manchester grey (D1) 2 4 RD1-score4-agg Finalf1 Played at Curzon Ashton F.C. Curzon Ashton grey (D1) 2 F.C. United of Manchester grey (D1) 3 Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One sources: Semi-finals: https://fc-utd.co.uk/match-report/congleton-town-versus-fc-united-of-manchester-15-03-2007 Match Report 15th March 2007 FC United of Manchester 16 May 2026; https://fc-utd.co.uk/match-report/fc-united-of-manchester-versus-congleton-town-31-03-2007 Match Report 31st March 2007 FC United of Manchester 16 May 2026; https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/into-the-final-990381 Into the final April 2007 Manchester Evening News 16 May 2026 Final: https://fc-utd.co.uk/match-report/curzon-ashton-versus-fc-united-of-manchester-03-05-2007 Match Report 3rd May 2007 FC United of Manchester 16 May 2026 Second Division Trophy The 2006–07 Second Division Trophy (sponsored by d-zine (Contractors) Ltd) was a knockout competition for Division Two clubs only. The winners were New Mills who defeated Oldham Town in the final. Reserves Section Main honours for the 2006–07 season:https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours The NWCFL 16 May 2026 Reserves Division Winners: F.C. United of Manchester Reserves Runners-up: New Mills Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: F.C. United of Manchester Reserves Runners-up: Padiham 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, 2006/07 Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 9