2001–02 North West Counties Football League
# 2001–02 North West Counties Football League

The 2001–02 North West Counties Football League season was the 20th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.

## Division One

Division One featured four new teams:

* Atherton Laburnum Rovers, promoted as third place in Division Two
* Congleton Town, relegated from the NPL Division One
* Winsford United, relegated from the NPL Division One
* Warrington Town, promoted as champions of Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kidsgrove Athletic (C, P) | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 125 | 47 | +78 | 102 | Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Prescot Cables | 44 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 110 | 42 | +68 | 97 | |
| 3 | Salford City | 44 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 91 | 40 | +51 | 97 | |
| 4 | St Helens Town | 44 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 90 | |
| 5 | Newcastle Town | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 97 | 66 | +31 | 77 | |
| 6 | Clitheroe | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 76 | |
| 7 | Winsford United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 69 | |
| 8 | Mossley | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 68 | |
| 9 | Skelmersdale United | 44 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 87 | 89 | −2 | 62 | |
| 10 | Woodley Sports | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 60 | |
| 11 | Warrington Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 59 | |
| 12 | Ramsbottom United | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 55 | |
| 13 | Curzon Ashton | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 55 | |
| 14 | Fleetwood Freeport | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 86 | −16 | 52 | |
| 15 | Nantwich Town | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 63 | 90 | −27 | 51 | |
| 16 | Congleton Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 79 | −8 | 50 | |
| 17 | Atherton Collieries | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 66 | 91 | −25 | 47 | |
| 18 | Abbey Hey | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 101 | −39 | 47 | |
| 19 | Glossop North End | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 78 | 105 | −27 | 46 | |
| 20 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 62 | 88 | −26 | 44 | |
| 21 | Flixton | 44 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 112 | −51 | 42 | |
| 22 | Maine Road (R) | 44 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 68 | 115 | −47 | 31 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 23 | Great Harwood Town (R) | 44 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 26 | Relegation to Division Two |

## Division Two

Division Two featured four new teams:

* Cheadle Town, relegated from Division One
* Leek CSOB, relegated from Division One
* Norton United, promoted as champions of the Midland Football League
* Stand Athletic, promoted as champions of the Manchester League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stand Athletic (C) | 40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 110 | 47 | +63 | 95 | Resigned to the Manchester League |
| 2 | Alsager Town (P) | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 81 | Promotion to Division One |
| 3 | Squires Gate (P) | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 103 | 60 | +43 | 81 | Promotion to Division One |
| 4 | Stone Dominoes | 40 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 78 | |
| 5 | Formby | 40 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 77 | Resigned to the Liverpool County Combination |
| 6 | Bootle | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 64 | Resigned to the Liverpool County Combination |
| 7 | Norton United | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 64 | |
| 8 | Blackpool Mechanics | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 63 | |
| 9 | Nelson | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 63 | |
| 10 | Leek County School Old Boys | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Darwen | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 55 | |
| 12 | Bacup Borough | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 52 | |
| 13 | Padiham | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 50 | |
| 14 | Colne | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 50 | |
| 15 | Chadderton | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 50 | |
| 16 | Ashton Town | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 85 | −20 | 45 | |
| 17 | Cheadle Town | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 66 | 85 | −19 | 38 | |
| 18 | Castleton Gabriels | 40 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 61 | 95 | −34 | 33 | |
| 19 | Holker Old Boys | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 30 | |
| 20 | Daisy Hill | 40 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 49 | 114 | −65 | 28 | |
| 21 | Oldham Town | 40 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 50 | 113 | −63 | 25 | |
