The 2014–15 North West Counties Football League season was the 33rd in the history of the
North West Counties Football League
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football
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competition in
England
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. Teams were divided into two divisions; Premier Division and Division One.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured two new teams:
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Nelson
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Arts and entertainment
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promoted as champions of Division One
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1874 Northwich
1874 Northwich Football Club is a football club based in Northwich, Cheshire, England. Established in 2012 by supporters of Northwich Victoria, they are currently members of the . Home matches are played at Barnton's Townfield ground.
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promoted after finishing third in Division One
League table
Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
# Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2014
# Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2015
# Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
# Finish the season in one of the top three positions
The following five clubs achieved criterion 1:
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1874 Northwich
1874 Northwich Football Club is a football club based in Northwich, Cheshire, England. Established in 2012 by supporters of Northwich Victoria, they are currently members of the . Home matches are played at Barnton's Townfield ground.
The ...
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A.F.C. Liverpool
Affordable Football Club Liverpool is a semi-professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club were formed in 2008 by 1,000 supporters of Liverpool Football Club; a not-for-profit organisation, it is run on a one-member, one-vote ...
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Colne
Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds.
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Glossop North End
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Runcorn Linnets
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Results
Games involving
Stockport Sports are not included in the overall league tables.
Stadia and Locations
Division One
Division One featured four new teams:
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Barnton promoted from
Cheshire Association Football League
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Division One
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Litherland REMYCA promoted from
Liverpool County Premier League
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The league has three divisions, the Premier D ...
Premier Division
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Wigan Robin Park
Wigan Robin Park FC was a semi-professional football club from Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
The Robins had two senior sides, the first team competed in the North West Counties League Division One, and the reserve team competed in the Fou ...
relegated from the Premier Division.
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Cammell Laird 1907 resigned from
Northern Premier League Division One North
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League table
Playoffs
Results
Locations
League Challenge Cup
Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.
First round
Each Premier Division club, together with
Oldham Boro of Division One, received a bye to the second round.
Second round
No information about result or adjudication of this tie.
Third round
Match played at Colne.
Alsager Town eliminated for fielding ineligible player.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First Division Trophy
Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.
Preliminary round
Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.
Northern Section
Southern Section
First round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
nwcfl.com (The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League)
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North West Counties Football League seasons
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