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1996–97 North West Counties Football League

North West Counties
Football League
Division One
Season 1996–97
Champions Trafford
Promoted Trafford
Relegated Bootle
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,422 (3.08 per match)
North West Counties
Football League
Division Two
Season 1996–97
Champions Ramsbottom United
Promoted Haslingden
Ramsbottom United
Relegated None
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,299 (3.42 per match)

The 1996–97 North West Counties Football League season was the 15th 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 featured two new teams, promoted from Division Two:

Updated to games played on May 1997.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division Two featured four new teams:

Updated to games played on 2 May 1997.
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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