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 The North West Counties Football League is a association football, football league in the North West England, North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, ...

, a

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competition in

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. 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

The Premier Division featured four new teams: *

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

promoted as runners-up of Division Two (renamed from Kirkham & Wesham F.C.) * Alsager Town relegated from the

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Ashton Athletic Ashton Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. Affiliated to the Lancashire County Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Brocstedes Park. History The ...

promoted as third in Division Two *

New Mills New Mills is a small town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, south-east of Stockport and from Manchester at the confluence of the River Goyt and River Sett, Sett. It is close to the border with Cheshire and above the Torrs, a ...

promoted as champions of Division Two

League table

Division One

Division One featured three new teams: * A.F.C. Liverpool admitted as a new team *

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promoted as 8th in the Manchester League * Wigan Robin Park promoted as champions of the Manchester League Two existing teams underwent name changes for this season: * Blackpool Mechanics changed their name to AFC Blackpool * Castleton Gabriels changed their name to Rochdale Town

League table

References

External links

NWCFL Official Site
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