North West Counties League Division 1

1996/97 Final Table

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

GD

 

1

Trafford

42

29

7

6

99

38

94

61

P

2

Newcastle Town

42

27

7

8

71

31

88

40

 

3

Clitheroe

42

23

14

5

75

36

83

39

 

4

Penrith

42

23

10

9

75

49

79

26

R*

5

Burscough

42

22

9

11

68

48

75

20

 

6

Eastwood Hanley

42

20

10

12

64

51

70

13

*

7

Mossley

42

20

8

14

79

58

68

21

 

8

Blackpool Wren Rovers

42

17

16

9

70

47

67

23

 

9

Prescot Cables

42

17

11

14

68

60

62

8

 

10

VAUXHALL GM

42

14

15

13

70

69

57

1

 

11

Nantwich Town

42

14

11

17

74

74

53

0

 

12

Glossop North End

42

14

11

17

56

67

53

-11

 

13

Bootle

42

15

8

19

61

73

53

-12

R

14

St Helens Town

42

14

6

22

65

79

48

-14

 

15

Atherton Collieries

42

12

9

21

63

85

45

-22

 

16

Kidsgrove Athletic

42

10

14

18

53

73

44

-20

 

17

Rossendale United

42

11

9

22

51

76

42

-25

 

18

Chadderton

42

10

11

21

49

80

41

-31

 

19

Holker Old Boys

42

10

9

23

60

80

39

-20

 

20

Maine Road

42

9

11

22

49

85

38

-36

 

21

Darwen

42

9

10

23

49

81

37

-32

 

22

Salford City

42

8

12

22

53

82

36

-29

 

R* - Penrith re-joined the Northern League at the end of the season

* - Eastwood Hanley disbanded at the end of the season