2013–14 North West Counties Football League

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured two new teams:

Bacup & Rossendale Borough, who finished the season in one of the relegation positions, were reprieved.

League table

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source: NWCFL Archive Tables.
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.

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2013
2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2014
3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following eight teams have achieved criterion 1:

Results

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source: NWCFL Archive Premier Division results
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
^{a ^ Runcorn Town v Stockport Sports: Match abandoned after 83 minutes. Score at time of abandonment stands.}

^{b ^ St Helens Town v Silsden: Match abandoned after 86 minutes. Score at time of abandonment stands.}

Division One

Division One featured three new teams:

League table

Updated to games played on 1 May 2014.
Source: NWCFL Archive Tables
^aCheadle Town were deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.
^bWidnes Vikings were deducted 1 point for a breach of league rules.
^cAFC Darwen were deducted 1 point for a breach of league rules.
^dNorthwich Flixton Villa were deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.
^eChadderton were deducted 3 points for a breach of league rules.
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.

Results

Updated to games played on 1 May 2014.
Source: NWCFL Archive Division One results
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Round

Each Premier Division club, together with Ashton Town of Division One, received a bye to the second round.

Third Round

Replay