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| LEVEL: | STEP 5 | |
| PROMOTES TO: | NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION ONE NORTH / SOUTH | |
| RELEGATES TO: | DIVISION ONE | |
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The second placed team in twelve of the fourteen Step 5 divisions will be promoted at the end of the 2017–18 season based upon points per game
League Table
Division Last Updated: 22:58, Wednesday 20th September 2017
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Runcorn Town | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +17 | 27 |
| 2 | Runcorn Linnets | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +20 | 19 |
| 3 | Charnock Richard | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +12 | 15 |
| 4 | Bootle | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
| 5 | Winsford United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 14 |
| 6 | City of Liverpool | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +9 | 13 |
| 7 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 8 | Widnes | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | +2 | 13 |
| 9 | AFC Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | +5 | 11 |
| 10 | Hanley Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 11 | Congleton Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| 12 | Irlam | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | 1874 Northwich | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| 14 | Barnoldswick Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Padiham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Northwich Victoria | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | AFC Darwen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
| 18 | Maine Road | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Ashton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| 20 | Abbey Hey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Burscough | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 4 |
| 22 | Squires Gate | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 3 |
| 23 | Barnton | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 3 |
Results / Fixtures
Fixtures - September 2017
| Saturday 23rd September 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Barnoldswick Town |  |
Bootle | 15:00 |
| NWC | Runcorn Linnets | |
Abbey Hey | 15:00 |
| Tuesday 26th September 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Ashton Athletic | |
Barnton | 19:45 |
| Saturday 30th September 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | 1874 Northwich | |
AFC Darwen | 15:00 |
| NWC | Abbey Hey | |
Winsford United | 15:00 |
| NWC | Ashton Athletic | |
West Didsbury & Chorlton | 15:00 |
| NWC | Barnton | |
Padiham | 15:00 |
| NWC | Burscough | |
Irlam | 15:00 |
| NWC | Charnock Richard | |
Bootle | 15:00 |
| NWC | City of Liverpool | |
Barnoldswick Town | 15:00 |
| NWC | Hanley Town | |
AFC Liverpool | 15:00 |
| NWC | Maine Road | |
Northwich Victoria | 15:00 |
| NWC | Runcorn Town | |
Congleton Town | 15:00 |
| NWC | Squires Gate | |
Runcorn Linnets | 15:00 |
Fixtures - October 2017
| Monday 2nd October 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Widnes | |
City of Liverpool | 19:45 |
| NWC | Winsford United | |
Runcorn Town | 19:45 |
| Tuesday 3rd October 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Congleton Town | |
Irlam | 19:45 |
| NWC | Northwich Victoria | |
1874 Northwich | 19:45 |
| NWC | Squires Gate | |
Padiham | 19:45 |
| NWC | West Didsbury & Chorlton | |
Burscough | 19:45 |
| Wednesday 4th October 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | AFC Darwen | |
Charnock Richard | 19:45 |
| NWC | AFC Liverpool | |
Ashton Athletic | 19:45 |
| NWC | Hanley Town | |
Maine Road | 19:45 |
Results - August 2017
| Saturday 12th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Abbey Hey | 0 | 4 | Runcorn Linnets | 165 |
| NWC | Ashton Athletic | 0 | 1 | Bootle | 76 |
| NWC | Barnton | 3 | 5 | Charnock Richard | 62 |
| NWC | Burscough | 0 | 1 | 1874 Northwich | 175 |
| NWC | City of Liverpool | 5 | 0 | Irlam | 437 |
| NWC | Congleton Town | 6 | 2 | AFC Darwen | 103 |
| NWC | Hanley Town | 4 | 0 | Squires Gate | 83 |
| NWC | Padiham | 2 | 4 | Northwich Victoria | 146 |
| NWC | Runcorn Town | 4 | 3 | Maine Road | 116 |
| NWC | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 3 | 1 | Widnes | 170 |
| NWC | Winsford United | 1 | 0 | Barnoldswick Town | 143 |
| Monday 14th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Maine Road | 2 | 1 | Congleton Town | 115 |
| Tuesday 15th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | 1874 Northwich | 3 | 3 | Barnton | 264 |
| NWC | Barnoldswick Town | 5 | 2 | Burscough | 153 |
| NWC | Bootle | 3 | 3 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 108 |
| NWC | Charnock Richard | 4 | 1 | Padiham | 139 |
| NWC | Northwich Victoria | 3 | 2 | City of Liverpool | 220 |
| NWC | Runcorn Linnets | 1 | 1 | Irlam | 303 |
| Wednesday 16th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | AFC Darwen | 0 | 4 | Ashton Athletic | 157 |
| NWC | AFC Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Runcorn Town | 172 |
| NWC | Abbey Hey | 0 | 3 | Widnes | 67 |
| NWC | Hanley Town | 1 | 1 | Winsford United | 131 |
| Saturday 19th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | AFC Darwen | 2 | 0 | AFC Liverpool | 102 |
| NWC | Bootle | 5 | 0 | Barnton | 130 |
| NWC | Charnock Richard | 5 | 2 | Squires Gate | 137 |
| NWC | Northwich Victoria | 0 | 4 | Winsford United | 137 |
| Friday 25th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Runcorn Linnets | 5 | 0 | Winsford United | 396 |
| Saturday 26th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | 1874 Northwich | 2 | 0 | Padiham | 228 |
| NWC | AFC Darwen | 0 | 0 | Burscough | 102 |
| NWC | AFC Liverpool | 5 | 0 | Barnton | 132 |
| NWC | Barnoldswick Town | 0 | 1 | Runcorn Town | 167 |
| NWC | Bootle | 3 | 4 | Hanley Town | 145 |
| NWC | Congleton Town | 0 | 3 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 138 |
| NWC | Irlam | 4 | 0 | Squires Gate | 52 |
| NWC | Maine Road | 0 | 5 | City of Liverpool | 225 |
| NWC | Northwich Victoria | 0 | 2 | Abbey Hey | 91 |
| NWC | Widnes | 2 | 2 | Ashton Athletic | 65 |
| Monday 28th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 4 | 0 | Runcorn Linnets | 484 |
| NWC | Winsford United | 2 | 1 | Widnes | 180 |
| Tuesday 29th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Burscough | 1 | 1 | Bootle | 91 |
| NWC | City of Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Charnock Richard | 585 |
| NWC | Irlam | 0 | 2 | AFC Liverpool | 110 |
| NWC | Padiham | 5 | 1 | AFC Darwen | 209 |
| NWC | Squires Gate | 1 | 3 | Barnoldswick Town | 75 |
| Wednesday 30th August 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Barnton | 1 | 1 | Congleton Town | 86 |
| NWC | Runcorn Town | 6 | 1 | Northwich Victoria | 167 |
Results - September 2017
| Friday 1st September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Irlam | 3 | 0 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 168 |
| Saturday 2nd September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | AFC Darwen | 1 | 3 | Maine Road | 126 |
| NWC | Bootle | 5 | 2 | Widnes | 220 |
| NWC | Congleton Town | 3 | 3 | AFC Liverpool | 129 |
| NWC | Hanley Town | 1 | 3 | Charnock Richard | 98 |
| NWC | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 1 | Burscough | 98 |
| NWC | Runcorn Linnets | 6 | 1 | Padiham | 333 |
| NWC | Squires Gate | 1 | 2 | Runcorn Town | 72 |
| NWC | Winsford United | 1 | 1 | Barnton | 176 |
| Monday 4th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Widnes | 2 | 1 | Congleton Town | 84 |
| Tuesday 5th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Barnoldswick Town | 0 | 1 | AFC Darwen | 116 |
| NWC | Burscough | 1 | 5 | Padiham | 82 |
| NWC | City of Liverpool | 1 | 5 | Runcorn Linnets | 616 |
| Wednesday 6th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | AFC Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Winsford United | 136 |
| NWC | Barnton | 1 | 5 | Hanley Town | 47 |
| NWC | Runcorn Town | 2 | 0 | Bootle | 193 |
| Saturday 9th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Runcorn Town | 3 | 2 | Burscough | 110 |
| Friday 15th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Squires Gate | 1 | 2 | Widnes | 103 |
| Saturday 16th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Abbey Hey | 3 | 3 | AFC Liverpool | 75 |
| NWC | Burscough | 2 | 2 | Congleton Town | 68 |
| NWC | City of Liverpool | 4 | 2 | Barnton | 291 |
| NWC | Irlam | 1 | 1 | Barnoldswick Town | 95 |
| NWC | Northwich Victoria | 2 | 3 | Bootle | 110 |
| NWC | Runcorn Linnets | 3 | 0 | Maine Road | 306 |
| NWC | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 2 | 4 | Runcorn Town | 271 |
| NWC | Winsford United | 2 | 0 | AFC Darwen | 141 |
| Monday 18th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | Maine Road | 2 | 5 | Runcorn Town | 110 |
| NWC | Widnes | 3 | 0 | Burscough | 64 |
| Tuesday 19th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | 1874 Northwich | 1 | 1 | City of Liverpool | 294 |
| NWC | Barnoldswick Town | 0 | 4 | Charnock Richard | 132 |
| NWC | Bootle | 3 | 3 | Irlam | 117 |
| NWC | Congleton Town | 4 | 1 | Winsford United | 138 |
| NWC | Padiham | 0 | 0 | Ashton Athletic | 114 |
| NWC | Runcorn Linnets | 5 | 2 | AFC Liverpool | 312 |
| Wednesday 20th September 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | AFC Darwen | 0 | 1 | Squires Gate | 97 |
| NWC | Barnton | 2 | 4 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 36 |
Attendance Statistics
| Attendances | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Lowest | Highest | Average | +/- | |
| 1 | City of Liverpool | 291 | 616 | 482 | +2.34% |
| 2 | Runcorn Linnets | 303 | 396 | 330 | -0.60% |
| 3 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 170 | 484 | 308 | +48.08% |
| 4 | 1874 Northwich | 228 | 294 | 262 | +5.65% |
| 5 | Winsford United | 141 | 180 | 160 | -6.43% |
| 6 | Padiham | 114 | 209 | 156 | -13.81% |
| 7 | Maine Road | 110 | 225 | 150 | +31.58% |
| 8 | AFC Liverpool | 132 | 172 | 147 | +1.38% |
| 9 | Runcorn Town | 110 | 193 | 147 | +4.26% |
| 10 | Bootle | 108 | 220 | 144 | -8.86% |
| 11 | Barnoldswick Town | 116 | 167 | 142 | +43.43% |
| 12 | Charnock Richard | 137 | 139 | 138 | 0.00% |
| 13 | Northwich Victoria | 91 | 220 | 131 | +7.38% |
| 14 | Congleton Town | 103 | 138 | 127 | -15.33% |
| 15 | AFC Darwen | 97 | 157 | 117 | -5.65% |
| 16 | Irlam | 52 | 168 | 106 | +2.91% |
| 17 | Burscough | 68 | 175 | 104 | +23.81% |
| 18 | Hanley Town | 83 | 131 | 104 | +30.00% |
| 19 | Abbey Hey | 67 | 165 | 102 | +29.11% |
| 20 | Squires Gate | 72 | 103 | 83 | -10.75% |
| 21 | Ashton Athletic | 76 | 76 | 76 | -1.30% |
| 22 | Widnes | 64 | 84 | 71 | -28.28% |
| 23 | Barnton | 36 | 86 | 58 | -14.71% |
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