1995–96 North West Counties Football League

The 1995–96 North West Counties Football League season was the 14th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.

Division One

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1995–96
ChampionsFlixton
PromotedFlixton
RelegatedSkelmersdale United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,422 (3.08 per match)

Division One featured two new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flixton (C, P) 42 28 8 6 85 30 +55 92 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
2 Newcastle Town 42 26 7 9 88 42 +46 85
3 Trafford 42 26 5 11 89 45 +44 83
4 Mossley 42 24 8 10 87 59 +28 80
5 Burscough 42 23 8 11 77 40 +37 77
6 Bootle 42 23 5 14 74 55 +19 74
7 Clitheroe 42 20 12 10 63 44 +19 72
8 St Helens Town 42 19 13 10 71 53 +18 70
9 Nantwich Town 42 20 7 15 64 59 +5 67
10 Prescot Cables 42 17 11 14 70 66 +4 62
11 Holker Old Boys 42 19 4 19 77 72 +5 61
12 Glossop North End 42 15 15 12 55 48 +7 60
13 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 15 9 18 61 64 −3 54
14 Eastwood Hanley 42 12 15 15 60 57 +3 51
15 Maine Road 42 12 14 16 60 71 −11 50
16 Chadderton 42 14 8 20 52 69 −17 50
17 Blackpool Rovers 42 11 9 22 49 74 −25 42
18 Penrith 42 9 12 21 57 69 −12 39
19 Darwen 42 9 10 23 57 77 −20 37
20 Salford City 42 10 5 27 49 93 −44 35
21 Rossendale United 42 6 10 26 32 114 −82 28
22 Skelmersdale United (R) 42 5 3 34 45 121 −76 18 Relegation to Division Two
Updated to match(es) played on May 1996. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Two

North West Counties Football League Division Two
Season1995–96
ChampionsVauxhall GM
PromotedAtherton Collieries
Vauxhall GM
RelegatedNone
Matches played306
Goals scored1,136 (3.71 per match)

Division Two featured four new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Vauxhall GM (C, P) 34 28 4 2 112 25 +87 88 Promotion to Division One
2 Atherton Collieries (P) 34 25 5 4 90 43 +47 80
3 Tetley Walker 34 22 7 5 75 35 +40 73
4 Castleton Gabriels 34 19 5 10 77 52 +25 62
5 Nelson 34 17 9 8 78 55 +23 60
6 Cheadle Town 34 17 5 12 67 49 +18 56
7 Haslingden 34 15 9 10 69 45 +24 54
8 Maghull 34 16 3 15 55 42 +13 51
9 Oldham Town 34 14 8 12 75 74 +1 50
10 Middlewich Athletic 34 12 7 15 45 74 −29 43
11 Daisy Hill 34 12 4 18 46 66 −20 40
12 Ramsbottom United 34 11 6 17 60 65 −5 39
13 Formby 34 10 7 17 59 76 −17 37
14 Stantondale 34 11 4 19 47 75 −28 37
15 Blackpool Mechanics 34 8 8 18 56 74 −18 32
16 Ashton Town 34 8 3 23 53 102 −49 27
17 Squires Gate 34 5 7 22 37 82 −45 22
18 Bacup Borough 34 4 3 27 35 102 −67 15
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1996. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References