2004–05 North West Counties Football League

The 2004–05 North West Counties Football League season was the 23rd 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.

Division One

Football league season
North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2004–05
ChampionsFleetwood Town
PromotedFleetwood Town
RelegatedGreat Harwood Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,491 (3.23 per match)

Division One featured four new teams promoted from Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fleetwood Town (C, P) 42 31 6 5 107 42 +65 99 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
2 Newcastle Town 42 28 8 6 94 51 +43 92
3 St Helens Town 42 21 13 8 75 48 +27 76
4 Curzon Ashton 42 23 7 12 66 45 +21 76
5 Ramsbottom United 42 22 9 11 70 47 +23 75
6 Skelmersdale United 42 21 11 10 94 57 +37 74
7 Alsager Town 42 19 11 12 65 47 +18 68
8 Maine Road 42 20 7 15 76 69 +7 67
9 Bacup Borough 42 19 8 15 52 47 +5 65
10 Colne 42 18 10 14 75 61 +14 64
11 Stone Dominoes 42 17 12 13 73 64 +9 63
12 Trafford 42 16 8 18 69 59 +10 56
13 Glossop North End 42 15 10 17 79 75 +4 55
14 Abbey Hey 42 16 6 20 51 69 −18 54
15 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 14 6 22 64 82 −18 48
16 Nantwich Town 42 12 8 22 71 91 −20 44
17 Squires Gate 42 12 8 22 38 64 −26 44
18 Salford City 42 11 9 22 68 90 −22 42
19 Congleton Town 42 9 7 26 54 88 −34 34
20 Formby 42 8 8 26 47 99 −52 32
21 Atherton Collieries 42 8 7 27 57 102 −45 31
22 Great Harwood Town (R) 42 8 9 25 48 96 −48 29[a] Relegation to Division Two
Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Great Harwood Town were docked 4 points.

Division Two

Football league season
North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season2004–05
ChampionsCammell Laird
PromotedCammell Laird
Silsden
RelegatedNone
Matches played342
Goals scored1,206 (3.53 per match)

Division Two featured three new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Cammell Laird (C, P) 36 27 6 3 142 34 +108 87 Promotion to NWCFL Division One
2 Silsden (P) 36 25 5 6 93 42 +51 77[a]
3 Winsford United 36 23 7 6 72 28 +44 76
4 Padiham 36 21 7 8 84 56 +28 70
5 Norton United 36 17 12 7 63 40 +23 60[a]
6 Nelson 36 16 11 9 75 52 +23 59
7 Ashton Town 36 13 8 15 61 62 −1 47
8 Daisy Hill 36 12 10 14 61 68 −7 46
9 New Mills 36 13 6 17 51 74 −23 45
10 Blackpool Mechanics 36 12 9 15 49 67 −18 42[a]
11 Eccleshall 36 11 8 17 47 58 −11 41
12 Cheadle Town 36 11 7 18 47 80 −33 40
13 Oldham Town 36 10 12 14 54 56 −2 39[a]
14 Leek County School Old Boys 36 9 10 17 59 68 −9 37
15 Holker Old Boys 36 10 7 19 65 81 −16 37
16 Darwen 36 13 5 18 39 56 −17 35[b]
17 Chadderton 36 7 7 22 40 94 −54 28
18 Flixton 36 14 6 16 72 79 −7 27[c]
19 Castleton Gabriels 36 4 5 27 32 111 −79 17
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2005. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Silsden, Norton United, Blackpool Mechanics and Cheadle Town were docked 3 points.
  2. ^ Darwen were docked 9 points.
  3. ^ Flixton were docked 21 points.

References

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20120414021104/http://www.nwcfl.com/archives/previous-league-tables/2004-05.htm

External links

  • NWCFL Official Site
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