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The 1997–98 North West Counties Football League season was the 16th 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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kidsgrove Athletic (C) 42 32 3 7 127 50 +77 99
2 Burscough (P) 42 29 7 6 101 30 +71 94 Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One
3 Newcastle Town 42 23 16 3 82 32 +50 85
4 Vauxhall GM 42 24 9 9 91 52 +39 81
5 St Helens Town 42 22 12 8 91 59 +32 78
6 Clitheroe 42 21 10 11 72 51 +21 73
7 Prescot Cables 42 19 11 12 72 57 +15 68
8 Glossop North End 42 19 7 16 78 69 +9 64
9 Mossley 42 16 14 12 67 52 +15 62
10 Nantwich Town 42 17 6 19 71 79 −8 57
11 Maine Road 42 15 10 17 56 70 −14 55
12 Chadderton (R) 42 15 8 19 63 59 +4 53 Relegation to Division Two
13 Rossendale United 42 15 6 21 61 80 −19 51
14 Blackpool Rovers 42 13 9 20 67 84 −17 48 Resigned to the West Lancashire League at the end of the season
15 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 42 12 11 19 54 73 −19 47
16 Haslingden 42 12 10 20 68 95 −27 46 Club folded
17 Ramsbottom United 42 12 9 21 58 84 −26 45
18 Salford City 42 13 4 25 64 92 −28 43
19 Warrington Town (R) 42 10 10 22 56 72 −16 40[a] Relegation to Division Two
20 Holker Old Boys 42 7 12 23 46 96 −50 33
21 Darwen (R) 42 6 13 23 42 93 −51 31 Relegation to Division Two
22 Atherton Collieries 42 7 9 26 42 100 −58 30
Updated to match(es) played on May 1998. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Warrington Town were relegated an extra level due to ground standards issues.

Division Two

Division Two featured three new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Oldham Town (C) 40 27 8 5 118 49 +69 89
2 Skelmersdale United (P) 40 26 7 7 111 50 +61 85 Promotion to Division One
3 Leek County School Old Boys (P) 40 26 7 7 77 39 +38 85
4 Cheadle Town (P) 40 24 9 7 108 58 +50 81
5 Woodley Sports 40 22 7 11 118 56 +62 73
6 Formby 40 22 7 11 90 63 +27 73
7 Bootle (P) 40 19 15 6 82 60 +22 72 Promotion to Division One
8 Garswood United 40 19 10 11 98 62 +36 67 Resigned to the Mid Cheshire League at the end of the season
9 Tetley Walker 40 19 9 12 98 62 +36 66
10 Castleton Gabriels 40 18 7 15 86 59 +27 61
11 Maghull 40 16 10 14 68 63 +5 58
12 Fleetwood Freeport 40 15 11 14 73 55 +18 56
13 Nelson 40 17 5 18 69 76 −7 56
14 Bacup Borough 40 13 8 19 58 83 −25 47
15 Squires Gate 40 11 9 20 72 88 −16 42
16 Daisy Hill 40 11 9 20 60 86 −26 42
17 Middlewich Athletic 40 11 8 21 48 90 −42 41 Resigned to the Mid Cheshire League at the end of the season
18 Colne 40 8 7 25 48 91 −43 31
19 Ashton Town 40 6 6 28 73 137 −64 24
20 Stantondale 40 4 4 32 50 146 −96 16 Club folded
21 Blackpool Mechanics 40 2 5 33 33 165 −132 11
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 1998. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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