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2015–16 North West Counties Football League

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Season
  
2015–16

Promoted
  
Colne

Champions
  
Colne

Champion
  
Colne F.C.

2015–16 North West Counties Football League

Relegated
  
Alsager Town F.C., Silsden F.C., A.F.C. Blackpool

Similar
  
1993–94 FA Premier League, 1999–2000 FA Premier League, 1994–95 FA Premier League, 1985–86 Football League, 1995–96 FA Premier League

The 2015–16 North West Counties Football League season was the 34th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and Division One.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

  • Atherton Collieries – promoted from Division One
  • Cammell Laird 1907 – promoted from Division One
  • A.F.C. Darwen – promoted from Division One
  • Padiham – relegated from Northern Premier League Division One North

    • League table

    Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
    Source: NWCFL League 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.

    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 2015
    2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2016
    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 five clubs achieved criterion 1:

  • 1874 Northwich
  • Atherton Collieries
  • Colne
  • Runcorn Linnets
  • Runcorn Town

    • Results

    Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
    Source: NWCFL 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.

    Stadia and Locations

    Sources for this subsection: NWCFL web site and the websites of the participating clubs

    Division One

    Division One featured four new teams:

  • Bacup Borough – relegated from Premier Division, and a name change from Bacup & Rossendale Borough
  • St Helens Town – relegated from Premier Division
  • Stockport Town – new club
  • Whitchurch Alport – joined from Mercian Regional Football League Premier Division

    • One further club had changed its name since the previous season:

  • Northwich Manchester Villa – previously known as Northwich Flixton Villa

    • League table

    Updated to games played on 9 May 2016.
    Source: NWCFL League 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.
     a Rochdale Town were relegated due to ground grading considerations
     b Northwich Manchester Villa resigned from the league at the end of the season

    Playoffs

    Source for this subsection: NWCFL web site

    Results

    Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
    Source: NWCFL 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.

    Stadia & Locations

    Sources for this section: NWCFL web site and the websites of the particiating clubs

    League Challenge Cup

    Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons. Sources for this section: NWCFL web site - results and fixtures

    First Round

    Bacup Borough and Rochdale Town received byes to the second round. Premier Division teams exempt to the second round.

    Played Saturday 26 September.

    Second Round

    Ties played 23 and 24 October.

    References

    2015–16 North West Counties Football League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA