The 1983–84 North West Counties Football League was the second in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The League comprised three divisions and there was additionally the League Challenge Cup knockout competition open to all clubs and a reserves team section.
Division One
Division One featured 20 clubs, 17 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional: Netherfield, relegated from the Northern Premier League Radcliffe Borough promoted as champions from Division Two Caernarfon Town promoted as runners-up from Division Two
No club took promotion after the season's end: the champions Stalybridge Celtic's application to join the Northern Premier League was unsuccessful. The bottom two clubs, Ashton United and Darwen, were relegated to Division Two.
League table
Division Two
Division Two featured 18 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional: Nantwich Town, relegated from Division One Colne Dynamoes promoted as champions from Division Three Warrington Town promoted as runners-up from Division Three
At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Fleetwood Town and runners-up Eastwood Hanley, were promoted to Division One. Thirteenth placed club Prescot BI were expelled from the league as the synthetic pitch at their ground was ruled unacceptable and fourteenth placed club Lytham were relegated to Division Three as their ground was ruled below the required standard for Division Two.
League table
Division Three
Division Three featured 18 clubs, 15 from the previous season plus 3 additional: Padiham, relegated from Division Two Cheadle Town (formerly Grasmere Rovers), joined from the Manchester League Urmston Town, joined from the Manchester League
At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Clitheroe and runners-up Padiham, were promoted to Division Two. Ninth placed club Vulcan Newton were expelled from the league as their ground was ruled below the required standard.
League table
League Challenge Cup The 1983–84 League Challenge Cup was a knockout competition open to all clubs in the League. The winners were Ellesmere Port & Neston of Division Two who defeated the season's Division One champions Stalybridge Celtic in the final, played at Bury F.C., 4–2 on penalties after the match finished 0–0 after extra time.
Semi-finals and Final
Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two source: NWCFL: All Results, 1983/84 Season
Reserves Section Main honours for the 1983–84 season: Reserves Division Winners: Irlam Town Reserves Runners-up: Curzon Ashton Reserves
Reserves Division Cup Winners: Skelmersdale United Reserves Runners-up: Curzon Ashton Reserves
References
External links The official website of the North West Counties Football League North West Counties Football League Tables at RSSSF