The 1998–99 North West Counties Football League season was the 17th in the history of the
North West Counties Football League, a
football competition in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.
Division One
Division One featured five new teams:
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Bootle
Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449.
Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle's ...
, promoted as seventh place in Division Two
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Cheadle Town, promoted as fourth place in Division Two
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Leek CSOB, promoted as third place in Division Two
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Skelmersdale United
Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...
, promoted as runners-up of Division Two
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Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207.
Locat ...
, relegated from the
NPL Division One
League table
Division Two
Division Two featured five new teams:
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Abbey Hey
Abbey Hey is an area of Gorton, in the city of Manchester, England. It is known mainly for Debdale Park, Wright Robinson College, Parkstone Park also known as Cat Valley field, the donkey sanctuary & Delamere Park
Sports
Although located jus ...
, joined from the
Manchester League
The Manchester Football League is a football league in England, affiliated with Manchester FA, covering a 30-mile radius from Manchester Town Hall. It was formed in 1893, although play ceased between 1912 and 1920. Currently it consists of fiv ...
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Chadderton
Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester.
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, relegated from Division One
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Curzon Ashton
Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...
, transferred from the
Northern Counties East Football League
The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively.
History
T ...
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Darwen
Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners".
The A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to the s ...
, relegated from Division One
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Warrington Town, relegated from Division One
League table
Cup competitions
League Challenge Cup
Vauxhall GM beat Prescot Cables 1–0 in the final in a replay after the original match finished 1–1.
Floodlit Trophy
Clitheroe beat Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1 in the final.
Division Two Cup
Fleetwood Freeport beat Warrington Town 2–1 in the final.
References
* http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/archive98-99/nwc1.htm
* http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/archive98-99/nwc2.htm
External links
NWCFL Official Site
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