2000–01 North West Counties Football League

May 2026 May 2026 The 2000–01 North West Counties Football League season was the 19th 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 were additionally three cup competitions: 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, a knockout trophy competition for Division Two clubs only; and a Floodlit Trophy competition for all the league's clubs with floodlights which was abandoned without conclusion owing to bad weather. The league also had a reserves team section. Division One North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One 2000–01 22 Rossendale United Rossendale United Cheadle TownLeek CSOB 462 1554 1999–2000 2001–02 Division One featured 22 clubs, 19 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additions: Curzon Ashton, promoted as runners-up of Division Two Flixton, relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Woodley Sports, promoted as champions of Division Two At the end of the season the champions Rossendale United were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One and the bottom two clubs, Leek County School Old Boys and Cheadle Town, were relegated to Division Two. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 ROS Rossendale United CLT Clitheroe RAM Ramsbottom United STH St Helens Town FLE Fleetwood Freeport KID Kidsgrove Athletic SLC Salford City PRC Prescot Cables NEW Newcastle Town MOS Mossley CZA Curzon Ashton SKU Skelmersdale United WDL Woodley Sports ABH Abbey Hey MNR Maine Road NAN Nantwich Town ACO Atherton Collieries GNE Glossop North End GHT Great Harwood Town FLX Flixton LCS Leek County School Old Boys CHT Cheadle Town 29 5 8 114 44 C,P 27 8 7 105 47 28 4 10 85 44 26 9 7 98 40 26 4 12 90 50 24 10 8 81 46 23 10 9 87 41 24 5 13 94 54 20 7 15 69 45 19 7 16 73 56 18 9 15 67 66 17 8 17 69 69 16 9 17 69 69 15 6 21 76 92 15 3 24 75 102 10 9 23 46 79 11 6 25 43 88 9 4 29 41 111 7 9 26 44 93 5 13 24 47 100 5 12 25 39 89 R 5 9 28 42 129 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 2000/01 Division Two North West CountiesFootball LeagueDivision Two 2000–01 20 Warrington Town Atherton Laburnum RoversWarrington Town None 380 1355 1999–2000 2001–02 Division Two featured 20 clubs, 16 remaining from the previous season plus 4 additions: Atherton Laburnum Rovers, relegated from Division One Bootle, relegated from Division One Padiham, promoted as champions of the West Lancashire Football League Division One Stone Dominoes, promoted as champions of the Midland Football League At the end of the season divisional runners-up Tetley Walker resigned from the league as they were evicted from the ground they used and were unable to find a replacement.https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5286095.tetley-walker-bow-out-of-north-west-counties/ Tetley Walker Bow Out of North West Counties 3 May 2001 Warrington Guardian 28 April 2026 The promotion places to Division One were taken by the champions Warrington Town and third placed Atherton Laburnum Rovers. All the other 17 clubs remained in the division. League table main WDL Season End Notes 5 WAR Warrington Town TET Tetley Walker ALR Atherton Laburnum Rovers NEL Nelson SQG Squires Gate BLK Blackpool Mechanics ALS Alsager PAD Padiham DSH Daisy Hill CHA Chadderton DAR Darwen FOR Formby SDM Stone Dominoes BAC Bacup Borough HOB Holker Old Boys BTL Bootle RCH Castleton Gabriels AST Ashton Town CLN Colne OLD Oldham Town 24 7 7 90 31 C,P 24 5 9 83 41 24 3 11 88 50 P 21 11 6 89 44 21 7 10 75 47 21 6 11 85 47 19 8 11 48 42 20 4 14 83 71 18 6 14 78 80 17 7 14 68 58 16 7 15 72 66 15 8 15 65 56 15 6 17 62 63 13 9 16 59 60 14 5 19 67 79 11 8 19 70 76 10 7 21 52 90 8 3 27 46 98 4 4 30 37 107 3 3 32 38 149 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #CCCCCC Resigned (club folded) FLD 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 2000/01 League Challenge Cup The 2000–01 League Challenge Cup (known as the Worthington Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The final played at Bury F.C. was won for the first occasion in fourteen seasons by a Division Two club, Formby (who had started in the preliminary round of the competition), on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time (score at 90 minutes: 1–1) against Curzon Ashton of Division One.http://www.formbyfc.co.uk/history.htm Formby F.C – A Brief History formbyfc.co.uk 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011104151608/http://www.formbyfc.co.uk/history.htm 4 November 2001 28 April 2026 Semi-finals and Final n 2 n 3 score 1 Semi-finals Curzon Ashton grey (D1) 5 Newcastle Town grey (D1) 2 Formby grey (D2) 4 Kidsgrove Athletic grey (D1) 0 Finalf1 Played at Bury F.C. Curzon Ashton grey (D1) 1f2 After extra time, score at 90 minutes: 1–1 p Formby grey (D2) 1f2 pf3 Formby won on penalties Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two sources: Semi-finals: https://www.nwcfl.com/archive-results.php?season=200001 All Results 2000/01 season (Saturday 31st March 2001) The NWCFL 28 April 2026 Final: http://www.formbyfc.co.uk/history.htm Formby F.C – A Brief History formbyfc.co.uk 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011104151608/http://www.formbyfc.co.uk/history.htm 4 November 2001 28 April 2026 Second Division Trophy The 2000–01 Second Division Trophy was a knockout competition for Division Two clubs only. The winners, in the final played at Skelmersdale United F.C., were Squires Gate who defeated Bacup Borough 1–0.https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6030293.local-soccer-bacup-just-miss/ Local Soccer: Bacup just miss out 11 May 2001 Lancashire Telegraph 28 April 2026 Semi-finals and Final n 2 n 3 score 1 Semi-finals Bacup Borough 3 Daisy Hill 2 Squires Gate 2 Formby 1 Finalf1 Played at Skelmersdale United F.C. Bacup Borough 0 Squires Gate 1 sources: Semi-finals: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6036838.local-soccer-bacup-trail-cup-glory/ Local Soccer: Bacup on trail of cup glory 4 April 2001 Lancashire Telegraph 28 April 2026; Mike Young 11 April 2001 Gate secure Final place 37 The Gazette Blackpool Final: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6030293.local-soccer-bacup-just-miss/ Local Soccer: Bacup just miss out 11 May 2001 Lancashire Telegraph 28 April 2026 Floodlit Trophy The 2000–01 Floodlit Trophy was a competition open to all the league's clubs with floodlights; it was abandoned owing to bad weather. The competition was not played in subsequent seasons.https://www.nwcfl.com/league-honours.php League Honours The NWCFL 28 April 2026 Reserves Section Main honours for the 2000–01 season: Reserves Division (regionalised competition) North Division Winners: Salford City Reserves Runners-up: Clitheroe Reserves South Division Winners: Woodley Sports Reserves Runners-up: Glossop North End Reserves Reserves Division Cup Winners: Salford City Reserves Runners-up: Colne 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 2000/01 (Tony Kempster) Category:North West Counties Football League seasons 8