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Saturday 25th February 2012
Premier Division
AFC Liverpool v Squires Gate
Alsager Town v Silsden
Bacup Borough v Atherton LR
Bootle v Ramsbottom United
Congleton Town v Glossop North End
Maine Road v Barnoldswick Town
Padiham v Runcorn Town
Runcorn Linnets v Colne
Stone Dominoes v Flixton
Winsford United v Ashton Athletic
First Division
Abbey Hey v Wigan Robin Park
AFC Darwen v Northwich Villa
Atherton Collieries v Ashton Town
Chadderton v Leek CSOB
Daisy Hill v Cheadle Town
Formby v Nelson
Holker Old Boys v Irlam
Rochdale Town v Eccleshall
Staffordshire F.A. Vase
Quarter Finals
Norton United v Walsall Wood
Reserve Division
Ashton Athletic v Cheadle Town
Ashton Town v New Mills
Barnoldswick Town v AFC Darwen
Nelson v Glossop North End
Silsden v Irlam
Wigan Robin Park v Daisy Hill

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Results

Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Premier Division
Bacup Borough P-P AFC Blackpool

Tuesday 21st February 2012
Premier Division
Bootle 3-0 Squires Gate
Colne 0-0 Barnoldswick Town
Ramsbottom United 1-2 Runcorn Town
St Helens Town 0-1 Runcorn Linnets
First Division
Daisy Hill P-P Wigan Robin Park
Irlam 2-3 Norton United
Oldham Boro P-P Nelson
Rochdale Town 0-1 Cheadle Town
Cheshire Senior Cup
Quarter Finals
Winsford United 4-1 Stockport County

Saturday 18th February 2012
League Challenge Cup
3rd Round
AFC Liverpool 0-1 AFC Blackpool
Ashton Athletic P-P Bacup Borough
Bootle 4-1 St Helens Town
Chadderton 2-3 Barnoldswick Town
(AET, 2-2 after 90 mins)
Maine Road 2-1 Runcorn Town
Runcorn Linnets 6-0 Eccleshall
Squires Gate 1-4 Norton United
Winsford United P-P Ramsbottom United
First Division Trophy
Quarter Finals
Irlam 1-1 Holker Old Boys
(AET, 1-1 after 90 mins, Irlam won 5-4 on pens) Premier Division
Glossop North End 1-1 Alsager Town
Padiham P-P Atherton LR
Silsden 3-3 Congleton Town
Stone Dominoes 0-2 Colne
First Division
Atherton Collieries P-P Abbey Hey
Formby 1-2 Rochdale Town
Leek CSOB 2-1 Daisy Hill
Nelson P-P Cheadle Town
Northwich Villa 2-2 AFC Darwen
Wigan Robin Park 1-1 Oldham Boro
Reserve Division
AFC Darwen P-P Nelson
Ashton Town 2-1 Glossop North End
Barnoldswick Town P-P Padiham
Cheadle Town 2-3 Ashton Athletic
Daisy Hill P-P Silsden
New Mills P-P Wigan Robin Park
Keighley FA Challenge Cup
Semi Finals
Cross Hill FC P-P Silsden

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League Tables

Premier Division P GD Pts
1. Bootle 29 34 60
2. Ramsbottom United 27 30 58
3. Barnoldswick Town 26 29 57
4. Runcorn Town 27 26 53
5. Glossop North End 26 29 50
6. Runcorn Linnets 25 9 44
7. AFC Blackpool 28 5 44
8. Flixton 28 2 42
9. Colne 25 12 40
10. Alsager Town 27 6 40
11. Winsford United 28 5 38
12. Ashton Athletic 28 -2 38
13. Congleton Town 31 -14 37
14. Padiham 29 -12 34
15. Maine Road 27 -6 33
16. Stone Dominoes 28 -19 31
17. Silsden 24 -2 30
18. Squires Gate 26 -13 30
19. Bacup Borough 22 -7 29
20. St Helens Town 29 -33 21
21. AFC Liverpool 27 -25 16
22. Atherton LR 27 -54 13

 
First Division P GD Pts
1. Abbey Hey 24 31 48
2. Wigan Robin Park 22 22 47
3. Norton United 17 37 43
4. Irlam 21 15 35
5. Rochdale Town 24 6 34
6. Chadderton 20 0 29
7. Atherton Collieries 17 13 28
8. Eccleshall 21 -9 27
9. Daisy Hill 23 -10 27
10. Holker Old Boys 21 -12 25
11. Oldham Boro 19 -1 24
12. Cheadle Town * 21 -3 24
13. AFC Darwen 20 -9 22
14. Northwich Villa 22 -24 21
15. Formby 17 -7 20
16. Ashton Town 25 -16 20
17. Nelson 16 -16 16
18. Leek CSOB * 20 -17 13

 
Reserve Division P GD Pts
1. Wigan Robin Park Reserves 15 37 38
2. Ashton Athletic Reserves 17 24 36
3. Padiham Reserves 15 15 30
4. Glossop North End Reserves 15 14 26
5. Irlam Reserves 13 -1 19
6. New Mills Reserves 12 -5 19
7. Silsden Reserves 11 -1 18
8. Ashton Town Reserves 15 -22 14
9. AFC Darwen Reserves 11 -6 12
10. Nelson Reserves * 11 -6 8
11. Daisy Hill Reserves 14 -22 8
12. Barnoldswick Town Reserves 8 -10 7
13. Cheadle Town Reserves * 13 -17 6

Latest News

Jan 27, 2012

Step 5/6 Restructuring

The latest consultation meeting regarding the restructuring of the National Leagues System at Step 5 and Step 6 took place last Sunday at The West Riding County FA offices in Leeds.
 
Representatives from NWCFL Premier Division clubs were in attendance, and as well as hearing at first hand from FA officials what the outline plans were, had the opportunity to raise any questions and concerns.
 
As in the briefing meeting for League officials a fortnight ago, it was emphasised that the proposals shown included all current Step 5 clubs, and did not take into account whether or not clubs met the appropriate grading criteria for Step 5. 
 
However, the FA's stated aim is to establish 12 Step 5 divisions each of 22 clubs, and to try and equalise the travelling of clubs at Step 5 as much as possible.  To achieve this, it may well be the case that some Step 5 leagues will initially run with more than 22 clubs in the first season following restructuring, season 2013/2014, with further adjustments being made across the country in subsequent seasons to achieve a uniform number of 22 clubs in each Step 5 league.
 
As far as the NWCFL is concerned, the initial proposals suggest that we will be allocated two additional clubs from the North Midlands area, and League Secretary John Deal said that the League Management Committee were happy with the plans that have been presented so far.
 
"As we have stated several times over recent months, we do have vacancies in our League, and seeing proposals that indicate we may be allocated two clubs currently playing at Step 5 level elsewhere is obviously positive news for our league.
 
"However, we have to be mindful that there are still further consultations to be held over the coming months, and of course, we have seen in the past that just one club going out of business further up the Non-League Pyramid can have a domino effect, as club numbers are adjusted in the various leagues across the country and the Non-League Pyramid.

"Also, the new structure is not scheduled to be implemented until season 2013-14, and it would be rather premature to assume that the outline proposals that the FA has presented will be identical to what transpires in around 18 months time.
 
"None the less, as a Committee we believe that the outline plans are a step in the right direction, and we look forward to playing our part in assisting the FA to complete the restructuring process".