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2016–17 North West Counties Football League

North West Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season 2016–17
Champions Atherton Collieries
Promoted Atherton Collieries
Relegated New Mills
Nelson
Cammell Laird 1907
North West Counties
Football League
First Division
Season 2016–17
Champions Widnes
Promoted Widnes
Charnock Richard
City of Liverpool
Relegated Ashton Town
Eccleshall

The 2016–17 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons) is the 35th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions: Premier Division and First Division.

The Premier Division consists of 22 clubs.

The following four clubs joined the division at the start of the season:

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

The following seven clubs have achieved criterion 1:

The First Division consists of 22 teams.

The following nine clubs joined the division at the start of the season:

Source for this subsection: NWCFL web site

Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons.Source for this section: NWCFL web site

Atherton Collieries are exempt until the second round, as holders.

* Played at Alsager

All remaining teams received byes.

* Played at Barnton

* Played at Barnoldswick

* Played at Bootle

City of Liverpool won on penalties following a 2–2 aggregate draw

Barnoldswick Town won 4–2 on aggregate

Played at Highbury Stadium, home of Fleetwood Town

Also called the Reusch First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons.Source for this section: NWCFL web site

All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.

Northern Section

Southern Section

Northern Section

Southern Section

Sandbach United won 5–4 on aggregate

City of Liverpool won 4–0 on aggregate


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