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 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
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A.F.C. Liverpool
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Colne
Colne () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is northeast of Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, northeast of Burnley and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston.
The ...
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Glossop North End
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Runcorn Linnets
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
The Liverpool County Premier League is a football competition based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 2006 as a merger of the Liverpool County Football Combination and the I Zingari League.
The league has three divisions, the Premier D ...
Premier Division
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Wigan Robin Park 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
Semifinals
Final
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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