1981–82 Cheshire County Football League

The 1981–82 Cheshire County Football League was the 58th and last in the history of the Cheshire County League, a football competition in England, most clubs are transferred to the newly formed North West Counties Football League. Teams were divided into two divisions.[1]

Cheshire County League
Season1981–82

Division One
Cheshire County Football League
Division One
Season1981–82
ChampionsHyde United
PromotedHyde United
Chorley

The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division Two:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Hyde United (C, P) 38 27 8 3 91 34 +57 62 Promotion to 1982–83 Northern Premier League
2 Chorley (P) 38 23 9 6 70 34 +36 55
3 Burscough 38 21 10 7 70 39 +31 52 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division One
4 Winsford United 38 21 9 8 68 43 +25 51
5 Rossendale United 38 18 10 10 62 44 +18 46 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
6 Glossop 38 13 19 6 52 30 +22 45 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division One
7 Darwen 38 16 10 12 63 62 +1 40[lower-alpha 1]
8 Curzon Ashton 38 12 15 11 57 50 +7 39
9 Prescot Cables 38 16 8 14 51 45 +6 38[lower-alpha 1]
10 Stalybridge Celtic 38 14 9 15 71 66 +5 37
11 Fleetwood Town 38 12 13 13 42 55 −13 37 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
12 Formby 38 12 11 15 42 55 −13 35 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division One
13 Accrington Stanley 38 11 11 16 40 57 −17 33
14 Nantwich Town 38 10 13 15 48 49 −1 31[lower-alpha 1]
15 Leek Town 38 10 11 17 39 45 −6 31
16 Horwich RMI 38 12 7 19 58 72 −14 31
17 Bootle 38 11 12 15 49 47 +2 30[lower-alpha 2]
18 St Helens Town 38 7 11 20 34 71 −37 25
19 Ashton United 38 8 6 24 38 77 −39 22
20 Droylsden 38 3 4 31 26 96 −70 10 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Deducted 2 points
  2. Deducted 4 points

Division Two
Cheshire County Football League
Division Two
Season1981–82
ChampionsCongleton Town

The division featured three new teams:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Congleton Town (C) 38 25 9 4 67 20 +47 59 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division One
2 Rhyl 38 24 10 4 84 29 +55 58
3 Irlam Town 38 23 10 5 67 27 +40 56 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
4 Leyland Motors 38 19 14 5 79 45 +34 52 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division One
5 Maghull 38 20 7 11 64 48 +16 47 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Three
6 Radcliffe Borough 38 18 7 13 64 39 +25 43 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
7 Kirkby Town 38 17 9 12 53 42 +11 43
8 Warrington Town 38 17 8 13 52 35 +17 42 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Three
9 Eastwood Hanley 38 16 9 13 62 51 +11 39[lower-alpha 1] Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
10 Middlewich Athletic 38 15 11 12 42 34 +8 39[lower-alpha 1] Did not join North West Counties League
11 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 38 14 11 13 46 46 0 39 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
12 Ford Motors 38 13 10 15 48 59 −11 36
13 Prescot BI 38 14 7 17 64 70 −6 35
14 Ellesmere Port & Neston 38 13 6 19 43 55 −12 32
15 Skelmersdale United 38 13 5 20 32 49 −17 29[lower-alpha 1]
16 Salford 38 9 6 23 34 65 −31 24
17 Atherton Collieries 38 8 7 23 41 85 −44 23 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Three
18 Ashton Town 38 6 9 23 40 76 −36 21
19 New Mills 38 6 8 24 31 93 −62 20 Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Two
20 Prestwich Heys 38 5 7 26 30 75 −45 15[lower-alpha 1] Joined 1982–83 NWCL Division Three
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Deducted 2 points

References
  1. "1981-82 Cheshire County Football Leagues". RSSSF.
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