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1997–98 North West Counties Football League

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Season
  
1997–98

Promoted
  
Burscough

Goals scored
  
1529 (3.31 per match)

Champions
  
Kidsgrove Athletic

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Chadderton Darwen Warrington Town

The 1997–98 North West Counties Football League season was the 16th 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.

Contents

Division One

Division One featured four new teams:

  • Atherton Laburnum Rovers, relegated from the NPL Division One
  • Haslingden, promoted as runners-up of Division Two
  • Ramsbottom United, promoted as champions of Division Two
  • Warrington Town, relegated from the NPL Division One
  • League Table

    Updated to games played on May 1998.
    Source: [1]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Division Two

    Division Two featured three new teams:

  • Bootle, relegated from Division One
  • Fleetwood Freeport, a new team
  • Woodley Sports, joined from the Manchester League
  • League Table

    Updated to games played on 2 May 1998.
    Source: [2]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    References

    1997–98 North West Counties Football League Wikipedia