2008–09 North West Counties Football League

The 2008–09 North West Counties Football League season (known as the 2008–09 Vodkat League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier and the First. This was a change from previous seasons when the divisions were known as Division One and Division Two respectively.

Premier Division

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division

|season=2008–09

|winners= AFC Fylde

|promoted= AFC Fylde

|relegated= Atherton Collieries

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1510

|goals per game= 3.27

|prevseason= 2007–08

|nextseason= 2009–10

}}

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

= League table =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|show_limit=5

|team1=FYL|name_FYL=AFC Fylde

|team2=NEM|name_NEM=New Mills

|team3=NEW|name_NEW=Newcastle Town

|team4=CNG|name_CNG=Congleton Town

|team5=GNE|name_GNE=Glossop North End

|team6=ASH|name_ASH=Ashton Athletic

|team7=ALS|name_ALS=Alsager Town

|team8=BAC|name_BAC=Bacup Borough

|team9=SIL|name_SIL=Silsden

|team10=SQG|name_SQG=Squires Gate

|team11=RNL|name_RNL=Runcorn Linnets

|team12=ALR|name_ALR=Atherton Laburnum Rovers

|team13=MNR|name_MNR=Maine Road

|team14=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsbottom United

|team15=FOR|name_FOR=Formby

|team16=STH|name_STH=St Helens Town

|team17=NEL|name_NEL=Nelson

|team18=CLN|name_CLN=Colne

|team19=FLX|name_FLX=Flixton

|team20=WNS|name_WNS=Winsford United

|team21=ABH|name_ABH=Abbey Hey

|team22=ACO|name_ACO=Atherton Collieries

|win_FYL=33|draw_FYL=5|loss_FYL=4|gf_FYL=122|ga_FYL=35|status_FYL=P

|win_NEM=34|draw_NEM=2|loss_NEM=6|gf_NEM=92|ga_NEM=33

|win_NEW=26|draw_NEW=9|loss_NEW=7|gf_NEW=91|ga_NEW=33

|win_CNG=26|draw_CNG=8|loss_CNG=8|gf_CNG=85|ga_CNG=44

|win_GNE=25|draw_GNE=7|loss_GNE=10|gf_GNE=83|ga_GNE=49

|win_ASH=18|draw_ASH=7|loss_ASH=17|gf_ASH=67|ga_ASH=68

|win_ALS=18|draw_ALS=5|loss_ALS=19|gf_ALS=66|ga_ALS=72

|win_BAC=16|draw_BAC=10|loss_BAC=16|gf_BAC=71|ga_BAC=71

|win_SIL=16|draw_SIL=10|loss_SIL=16|gf_SIL=62|ga_SIL=67

|win_SQG=14|draw_SQG=15|loss_SQG=13|gf_SQG=56|ga_SQG=56

|win_RNL=16|draw_RNL=7|loss_RNL=19|gf_RNL=64|ga_RNL=84

|win_ALR=12|draw_ALR=15|loss_ALR=15|gf_ALR=70|ga_ALR=77

|win_MNR=14|draw_MNR=9|loss_MNR=19|gf_MNR=60|ga_MNR=74

|win_RAM=13|draw_RAM=12|loss_RAM=17|gf_RAM=56|ga_RAM=72|adjust_points_RAM=-1

|win_FOR=15|draw_FOR=3|loss_FOR=24|gf_FOR=57|ga_FOR=67

|win_STH=14|draw_STH=4|loss_STH=24|gf_STH=64|ga_STH=97

|win_NEL=11|draw_NEL=12|loss_NEL=19|gf_NEL=68|ga_NEL=86

|win_CLN=11|draw_CLN=10|loss_CLN=21|gf_CLN=64|ga_CLN=75

|win_FLX=9|draw_FLX=14|loss_FLX=19|gf_FLX=58|ga_FLX=86

|win_WNS=10|draw_WNS=9|loss_WNS=23|gf_WNS=52|ga_WNS=82

|win_ABH=11|draw_ABH=5|loss_ABH=26|gf_ABH=60|ga_ABH=89

|win_ACO=7|draw_ACO=8|loss_ACO=27|gf_ACO=42|ga_ACO=93|status_ACO=R

|hth_RAM=Ramsbottom United were docked 3 points.

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One North

|result1=P

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to Division One

|result22=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=May 2009

|source=[http://www.nwcfl.com/archive-league-tables.php?season=200809].

}}

Division One

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= North West Counties
Football League
Division One

|season=2008–09

|winners= Bootle

|promoted= Bootle
Padiham

|relegated= None

|matches= 306

|total goals= 1055

|goals per game= 3.45

|prevseason= 2007–08

|nextseason= 2009–10

}}

Division One featured three new teams:

Two existing teams underwent name changes for this season:

= League table =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=P

|show_limit=5

|team1=BTL|name_BTL=Bootle

|team2=PAD|name_PAD=Padiham

|team3=SDM|name_SDM=Stone Dominoes

|team4=LVP|name_LVP=A.F.C. Liverpool

|team5=WRP|name_WRP=Wigan Robin Park

|team6=OLD|name_OLD=Oldham Town

|team7=CHT|name_CHT=Cheadle Town

|team8=IRL|name_IRL=Irlam

|team9=HOB|name_HOB=Holker Old Boys

|team10=CHA|name_CHA=Chadderton

|team11=ECC|name_ECC=Eccleshall

|team12=NOR|name_NOR=Norton United

|team13=DAR|name_DAR=Darwen

|team14=LCS|name_LCS=Leek County School Old Boys

|team15=BLK|name_BLK=A.F.C. Blackpool

|team16=RCH|name_RCH=Rochdale Town

|team17=DSH|name_DSH=Daisy Hill

|team18=AST|name_AST=Ashton Town

|win_BTL=25|draw_BTL=5|loss_BTL=4|gf_BTL=78|ga_BTL=27|status_BTL=P

|win_PAD=22|draw_PAD=7|loss_PAD=5|gf_PAD=93|ga_PAD=41|status_PAD=P

|win_SDM=23|draw_SDM=2|loss_SDM=9|gf_SDM=85|ga_SDM=51

|win_LVP=22|draw_LVP=3|loss_LVP=9|gf_LVP=82|ga_LVP=39

|win_WRP=18|draw_WRP=5|loss_WRP=11|gf_WRP=61|ga_WRP=49

|win_OLD=16|draw_OLD=5|loss_OLD=13|gf_OLD=60|ga_OLD=54

|win_CHT=16|draw_CHT=4|loss_CHT=14|gf_CHT=54|ga_CHT=44

|win_IRL=13|draw_IRL=13|loss_IRL=8|gf_IRL=51|ga_IRL=43

|win_HOB=14|draw_HOB=8|loss_HOB=12|gf_HOB=59|ga_HOB=61

|win_CHA=14|draw_CHA=6|loss_CHA=14|gf_CHA=60|ga_CHA=54

|win_ECC=14|draw_ECC=5|loss_ECC=15|gf_ECC=44|ga_ECC=44

|win_NOR=12|draw_NOR=6|loss_NOR=16|gf_NOR=63|ga_NOR=60

|win_DAR=11|draw_DAR=7|loss_DAR=16|gf_DAR=51|ga_DAR=74

|win_LCS=7|draw_LCS=10|loss_LCS=17|gf_LCS=51|ga_LCS=72

|win_BLK=7|draw_BLK=8|loss_BLK=19|gf_BLK=34|ga_BLK=59

|win_RCH=6|draw_RCH=6|loss_RCH=22|gf_RCH=55|ga_RCH=91

|win_DSH=6|draw_DSH=4|loss_DSH=24|gf_DSH=39|ga_DSH=101

|win_AST=4|draw_AST=8|loss_AST=22|gf_AST=35|ga_AST=91

|hth_BLK=

|hth_RCH=

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to Premier Division

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_FLD=#CCCCCC|text_FLD=Club folded at end of season

|result13=FLD

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=May 2009

|source=[http://www.nwcfl.com/archive-league-tables.php?season=200809].

}}

References

  • [http://www.nwcfl.com/archive-league-tables.php?season=200809]