2010–11 North West Counties Football League

The 2010–11 North West Counties Football League season (known as the 2010–11 Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division

edit
North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2010–11
ChampionsNew Mills
PromotedNew Mills
RelegatedFormby
Matches played461
Goals scored1,624 (3.52 per match)

The Premier Division featured three new teams:

League table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 New Mills (C, P) 42 32 6 4 102 38 +64 102 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One South
2 Ramsbottom United 42 29 4 9 101 45 +56 91
3 Winsford United 42 26 5 11 99 50 +49 83
4 Padiham 42 21 10 11 84 62 +22 73
5 Colne 42 21 10 11 90 73 +17 73
6 Bootle 42 21 9 12 78 56 +22 72
7 Barnoldswick Town 42 19 12 11 81 58 +23 69
8 Congleton Town 42 18 10 14 70 60 +10 64
9 Squires Gate 42 18 10 14 74 70 +4 64
10 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 19 6 17 75 72 +3 63
11 Bacup Borough 42 17 10 15 69 56 +13 61
12 Runcorn Linnets 42 16 8 18 68 77 −9 56
13 Maine Road 42 15 9 18 69 64 +5 54
14 Glossop North End 42 14 11 17 68 55 +13 53
15 Flixton 42 13 9 20 78 91 −13 48
16 Silsden 42 13 9 20 47 74 −27 48
17 St Helens Town 42 14 5 23 79 116 −37 47
18 Formby (R) 42 11 10 21 67 95 −28 43[a] Demoted to Division One
19 Stone Dominoes 42 12 6 24 60 90 −30 42
20 Alsager Town 42 10 8 24 57 94 −37 38
21 Rossendale United 42 6 11 25 63 106 −43 29 Expelled at the end of the season
22 Ashton Athletic 42 5 6 31 45 122 −77 21[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2011. Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Formby were relegated for a breach of league rules.[1]
  2. ^ Ashton Athletic were reprieved due to Formby's relegation.

Division One

edit
North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2010–11
ChampionsA.F.C. Blackpool
PromotedA.F.C. Blackpool
Runcorn Town
A.F.C. Liverpool
RelegatedNone
Matches played306
Goals scored1,201 (3.92 per match)

Division One featured three new teams:

League table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 A.F.C. Blackpool (C, P) 34 28 3 3 94 30 +64 87 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Runcorn Town (P) 34 26 6 2 114 39 +75 81[a]
3 Holker Old Boys 34 19 6 9 77 42 +35 63
4 A.F.C. Liverpool (P) 34 19 6 9 65 34 +31 63[b] Promotion to Premier Division
5 Atherton Collieries 34 18 6 10 70 44 +26 60
6 Chadderton 34 18 6 10 64 48 +16 60
7 Norton United 34 17 7 10 64 54 +10 58
8 Wigan Robin Park 34 17 5 12 68 51 +17 53[a]
9 Irlam 34 14 5 15 63 69 −6 47
10 Cheadle Town 34 13 7 14 54 62 −8 46
11 Eccleshall 34 15 3 16 63 69 −6 45[a]
12 Leek County School Old Boys 34 11 9 14 54 58 −4 42
13 A.F.C. Darwen 34 9 10 15 38 69 −31 37
14 Daisy Hill 34 6 8 20 47 90 −43 26
15 Abbey Hey 34 6 6 22 48 72 −24 24
16 Ashton Town 34 5 8 21 37 86 −49 23
17 Oldham Boro 34 5 6 23 37 77 −40 21
18 Rochdale Town 34 2 9 23 44 107 −63 15
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Eccleshall, Runcorn Town and Wigan Robin Park were docked 3 points.
  2. ^ AFC Liverpool were promoted due to the expulsion of Rossendale United from the league and Holker Old Boys declining promotion.[2]

References

edit
edit