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2016–17 North West Counties Football League

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2016–17

2016–17 North West Counties Football League

The 2016–17 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons) is the 35th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions: Premier Division and First Division.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 22 clubs.

The following four clubs joined the division at the start of the season:

  • Barnton – promoted from the First Division
  • Hanley Town – promoted from the First Division
  • Irlam – promoted from the First Division
  • New Mills – relegated from the Northern Premier League First Division North

    • 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 2016
    2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
    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 seven clubs have achieved criterion 1:

  • 1874 Northwich
  • AFC Liverpool
  • Atherton Collieries
  • Bootle
  • Padiham
  • Runcorn Linnets
  • Runcorn Town

    • First Division

    The First Division consists of 22 teams.

    The following nine clubs joined the division at the start of the season:

  • AFC Blackpool – relegated from the Premier Division
  • Alsager Town – relegated from the Premier Division
  • Carlisle City – promoted from the Northern Football Alliance
  • Charnock Richard – promoted from the West Lancashire League
  • City of Liverpool – new team
  • F.C. Oswestry Town – promoted from the Mercian Regional League
  • Prestwich Heys – promoted from the Manchester League
  • Sandbach United – promoted from the Cheshire League
  • Silsden – relegated from the Premier Division

    • Playoffs

    Source for this subsection: NWCFL web site

    Stadia & Locations

  • Until their ground is ready, St Helens Town will be playing home matches in 2016–17 at Volair Park, home of Prescot Cables.
  • Until their floodlight system was ready, Sandbach United played home evening matches at Alsager Town's ground.

    • League Challenge Cup

    Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. Source for this section: NWCFL web site

    First Round

    Atherton Collieries are exempt until the second round, as holders.

    All remaining teams received byes.

    Quarter Finals

    Ties scheduled to be played during weekend of 11 March 2017

    First Division Trophy

    Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons. Source for this section: NWCFL web site

    First Round

    All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.

    References

    2016–17 North West Counties Football League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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