1983–84 North West Counties Football League

North West Counties Football League
Season1983–84

The 1983–84 North West Counties Football League was the second in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The League comprised three divisions and there was additionally the League Challenge Cup knockout competition open to all clubs and a reserves team section.

Division One

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1983–84
Teams20
ChampionsStalybridge Celtic
Promoted–
RelegatedAshton United
Darwen
Matches380
Goals1,187 (3.12 per match)

Division One featured 20 clubs, 17 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional:

No club took promotion after the season's end: the champions Stalybridge Celtic's application to join the Northern Premier League was unsuccesful.[1] The bottom two clubs, Ashton United and Darwen, were relegated to Division Two.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Stalybridge Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 81 30 +51 60
2 Penrith 38 23 9 6 88 39 +49 55
3 Radcliffe Borough 38 26 3 9 79 41 +38 55
4 Burscough 38 22 8 8 87 47 +40 52
5 Curzon Ashton 38 21 5 12 74 51 +23 47
6 Lancaster City 38 21 3 14 76 56 +20 45
7 Accrington Stanley 38 17 8 13 67 60 +7 42
8 St Helens Town 38 17 7 14 69 55 +14 41
9 Congleton Town 38 18 5 15 64 50 +14 41
10 Prescot Cables 38 17 6 15 72 45 +27 40
11 Leek Town 38 14 10 14 56 64 −8 38
12 Winsford United 38 12 12 14 49 54 −5 36
13 Formby 38 14 7 17 48 61 −13 35
14 Caernarfon Town 38 11 12 15 46 55 −9 34
15 Glossop 38 11 11 16 38 61 −23 33
16 Bootle 38 11 7 20 46 69 −23 27[a]
17 Leyland Motors 38 9 9 20 44 79 −35 27
18 Netherfield 38 5 11 22 27 73 −46 21
19 Ashton United (R) 38 7 9 22 47 86 −39 19[b] Relegated to Division Two
20 Darwen (R) 38 2 2 34 29 111 −82 6
Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1983/84
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bootle had 2 points deducted.
  2. ^ Ashton United had 4 points deducted.

Division Two

North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season1983–84
Teams18
ChampionsFleetwood Town
PromotedFleetwood Town
Eastwood Hanley
RelegatedLytham
Matches306
Goals936 (3.06 per match)

Division Two featured 18 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional:

At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Fleetwood Town and runners-up Eastwood Hanley, were promoted to Division One. Thirteenth placed club Prescot BI were expelled from the league as the synthetic pitch at their ground was ruled unacceptable[2] and fourteenth placed club Lytham were relegated to Division Three as their ground was ruled below the required standard for Division Two.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Fleetwood Town (C, P) 34 24 8 2 73 24 +49 56 Promoted to Division One
2 Eastwood Hanley (P) 34 21 6 7 69 35 +34 48
3 Irlam Town 34 19 8 7 67 41 +26 46
4 Warrington Town 34 18 7 9 65 45 +20 43
5 Droylsden 34 19 5 10 59 42 +17 43
6 Colne Dynamoes 34 16 9 9 55 37 +18 41
7 Ellesmere Port & Neston 34 12 10 12 49 38 +11 34
8 Chadderton 34 14 6 14 56 46 +10 34
9 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 34 11 11 12 37 41 −4 33
10 Wren Rovers 34 11 10 13 45 47 −2 32
11 Skelmersdale United 34 13 6 15 60 63 −3 32
12 Ford Motors 34 9 9 16 38 53 −15 27
13 Prescot BI 34 9 9 16 50 66 −16 27 Expelled (synthetic pitch unacceptable)[2]
14 Lytham (R) 34 13 3 18 56 81 −25 27[a] Relegated (ground grading) to Division Three[3]
15 Rossendale United 34 10 6 18 53 84 −31 26
16 Great Harwood Town 34 5 12 17 36 60 −24 22
17 Salford 34 5 11 18 24 60 −36 21
18 Nantwich Town 34 8 2 24 44 73 −29 18
Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1983/84
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lytham had 2 points deducted.

Division Three

North West Counties
Football League
Division Three
Season1983–84
Teams18
ChampionsClitheroe
PromotedClitheroe
Padiham
Matches306
Goals962 (3.14 per match)

Division Three featured 18 clubs, 15 from the previous season plus 3 additional:

At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Clitheroe and runners-up Padiham, were promoted to Division Two. Ninth placed club Vulcan Newton were expelled from the league as their ground was ruled below the required standard.[3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Season End Notes
1 Clitheroe (C, P) 34 22 7 5 79 29 +50 51 Promoted to Division Two
2 Padiham (P) 34 19 8 7 58 34 +24 46
3 Ashton Town 34 19 7 8 54 42 +12 45
4 Oldham Dew 34 17 9 8 63 37 +26 43
5 Daisy Hill 34 19 3 12 54 40 +14 41
6 Maghull 34 16 8 10 60 50 +10 40
7 Blackpool Mechanics 34 17 5 12 70 49 +21 39
8 Atherton Collieries 34 14 9 11 54 50 +4 37
9 Vulcan Newton 34 15 8 11 64 54 +10 36[a] Expelled (ground substandard)[3]
10 Prestwich Heys 34 15 5 14 61 59 +2 33[a]
11 Whitworth Valley 34 11 8 15 45 53 −8 30
12 Bolton ST 34 10 10 14 49 64 −15 30
13 Bacup Borough 34 11 9 14 65 60 +5 27[b]
14 Nelson 34 8 10 16 49 55 −6 26
15 Cheadle Town 34 9 8 17 39 67 −28 26
16 Urmston Town 34 7 9 18 35 67 −32 23
17 Newton 34 8 4 22 33 63 −30 20
18 Ashton Athletic 34 4 3 27 30 89 −59 11
Source: NWCFL: Final Tables, Season 1983/84
Rules for classification: The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Vulcan Newton and Prestwich Heys had 2 points deducted.
  2. ^ Bacup Borough had 4 points deducted.

League Challenge Cup

The 1983–84 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all clubs in the League. The winners were Ellesmere Port & Neston of Division Two who defeated the season's Division One champions Stalybridge Celtic in the final, played at Bury F.C., 4–2 on penalties after the match finished 0–0 after extra time.[4]

Semi-finals and Final

Semi-finals Final[b]
          
Accrington Stanley (D1) 3[a]
Ellesmere Port & Neston (D2) 4[a]
Ellesmere Port & Neston (D2) 0
[c] 		4p [d]
Stalybridge Celtic (D1) 0
[c] 		2p [d]
Stalybridge Celtic (D1) 1
Penrith (D1) 0
  1. ^ a b After extra time, score at 90 Minutes: 3–3
  2. ^ Played at Bury F.C.
  3. ^ a b After extra time
  4. ^ a b Penalties

Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two
source: NWCFL: All Results, 1983/84 Season

Reserves Section

Main honours for the 1983–84 season:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Re-elected". Evening Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 22 June 1984. p. 23.
  2. ^ a b "Prescot lose pitch battle". Daily Post. Liverpool. 25 June 1984. p. 26.
  3. ^ a b c d John Turner (12 May 1984). "'Threat' clubs may stay". Manchester Evening News: Pink. Manchester. p. 24.
  4. ^ Albert Draper (28 April 1984). "Port are steaming back". Football Echo. Liverpool. p. 14.
  5. ^ "League Honours". The NWCFL. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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