The 1987–88 North West Counties Football League was the sixth in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.

Division One

Division One featured 10 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division Two:

  • Warrington Town
  • Colwyn Bay
  • Darwen
  • Colne Dynamoes
  • Skelmersdale United
  • Ellesmere Port & Neston
  • Formby
  • Prescot Cables
  • Atherton Laburnum Rovers
  • Salford

League table

Division Two

Division Two featured 16 new teams:

  • 13 teams promoted from last season's Division Three:
    • Atherton Collieries
    • Flixton
    • Maghull
    • Nelson
    • Newton
    • Ford Motors
    • Bacup Borough
    • Cheadle Town
    • Daisy Hill
    • Padiham
    • Nantwich Town
    • Ashton Town
    • Whitworth Valley
  • Plus:
    • Newcastle Town, joined from the Mid-Cheshire League
    • Maine Road, joined from the Manchester League
    • Vauxhall Motors, joined from the West Cheshire League

League table

Promotion and relegation

Division One

Colne Dynamoes were promoted to the Northern Premier League while Glossop were relegated to Division Two. Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United.

Division two

Ashton United and Flixton were promoted to Division One while Whitworth Valley, Nelson and Ford Motors left the League at the end of the season.

External links

  • North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF

North west counties football league hires stock photography and images

TWB22 100 Years of the Football League 1888 1988

19871988 Football Gameface

Padiham, England 05 March 2022. The North West Counties Football League

Seven clubs apply for promotion to North West Counties League The Non