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The '''1978–79 Cheshire County Football League''' was the 56th in the history of the [[Cheshire County League]], a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.<ref>{{cite web|title=1978-79 Cheshire County Football Leagues|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcheshirehist.html|website=http://www.rsssf.com}}</ref>
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = [[Cheshire County League]]
|season=1978–79
|prevseason= [[1977-78 Cheshire County Football League|1977-78]]
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League|1979–80]]
}}
The '''1978–79 Cheshire County Football League''' was the 55th in the history of the [[Cheshire County League]], a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.<ref>{{cite web|title=1978-79 Cheshire County Football Leagues|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcheshirehist.html|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>


==Division One==
==Division One==
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|competition= Cheshire County Football League<br>Division One
|competition= Cheshire County Football League<br>Division One
|season=1978–79
|season=1978–79
|winners=
|winners=[[Horwich RMI F.C.|Horwich RMI]]
|promoted=[[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]<br>[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
|promoted=
|relegated=[[New Brighton A.F.C.|New Brighton]]<br>[[Middlewich Athletic F.C.|Middlewich Athletic]]
|relegated=
|matches=
|matches=
|total goals=
|total goals=
|prevseason= [[1977-78 Cheshire County Football League|1977-78]]
|prevseason=
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League#Division One|1979–80]]
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League#Division One|1979–80]]
}}
}}
The division featured 1 new team:
* [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]


=== League table ===
===League table===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|res_col_header=PR
|-
|winpoints=2
! Pos !! Team !! Pld !! W !! D !! L !! GF !! GA !! GD !! Pts <sup>1</sup>

|-
|team1=HOR|name_HOR=[[Horwich RMI F.C.|Horwich RMI]]
| 1 || Horwich RMI || 42 || 35 || 2 || 5 || 89 || 45 || +44 || 72
|team2=WIT|name_WIT=[[Witton Albion F.C.|Witton Albion]]
|- ! style="background:lightgreen;"
|team3=MAR|name_MAR=[[Marine F.C.|Marine]]
| 2 || Witton Albion || 42 || 30 || 4 || 8 ||114 || 38 || +76 || 64 || Promotion to [[1979–80 Northern Premier League|NPL]]
|team4=STL|name_STL=[[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]]
|- ! style="background:lightgreen;"
|team5=BUR|name_BUR=[[Burscough F.C.|Burscough]]
| 3 || Marine Crosby || 42 || 29 || 5 || 8 ||104 || 38 || +66 || 63 || Promotion to [[1979–80 Northern Premier League|NPL]]
|team6=WIN|name_WIN=[[Winsford United F.C.|Winsford United]]
|-
|team7=CHO|name_CHO=[[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]
| 4 || Stalybridge Celtic || 42 || 25 || 5 || 12 || 93 || 47 || +46 || 55
|team8=FOR|name_FOR=[[Formby F.C.|Formby]]
|-
|team9=LEE|name_LEE=[[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
| 5 || Burscough || 42 || 19 || 15 || 8 || 59 || 31 || +28 || 53
|team10=DRO|name_DRO=[[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]]
|-
|team11=NAN|name_NAN=[[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]]
| 6 || Winsford United || 42 || 21 || 11 || 10 || 74 || 49 || +25 || 53
|team12=FLE|name_FLE=[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
|-
|team13=HYD|name_HYD=[[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]]
| 7 || Chorley || 42 || 21 || 8 || 13 || 66 || 43 || +23 || 50
|team14=STH|name_STH=[[St Helens Town F.C.|St Helens Town]]
|-
|team15=DAR|name_DAR=[[Darwen F.C. (1870)|Darwen]]
| 8 || Formby || 42 || 20 || 9 || 13 || 73 || 57 || +16 || 49
|team16=RHY|name_RHY=[[Rhyl F.C.|Rhyl]]
|-
|team17=ASH|name_ASH=[[Ashton United F.C.|Ashton United]]
| 9 || Leek Town || 42 || 19 || 10 || 13 || 62 || 43 || +19 || 48
|team18=NMI|name_NMI=[[New Mills F.C.|New Mills]]
|-
|team19=ROS|name_ROS=[[Rossendale United F.C.|Rossendale United]]
| 10|| Droylsden || 42 || 18 || 9 || 15 || 62 || 61 || +1 || 45
|team20=RAD|name_RAD=[[Radcliffe Borough F.C.|Radcliffe Borough]]
|-
|team21=NBR|name_NBR=[[New Brighton A.F.C.|New Brighton]]
| 11|| Nantwich Town || 42 || 18 || 8 || 16 || 76 || 72 || +4 || 44
|team22=MID|name_MID=[[Middlewich Athletic F.C.|Middlewich Athletic]]
|-
|win_HOR=35|draw_HOR=2|loss_HOR=5|gf_HOR=89|ga_HOR=45|status_HOR=C
| 12|| Fleetwood Town || 42 || 17 || 10 || 15 || 70 || 68 || +2 || 44
|win_WIT=30|draw_WIT=4|loss_WIT=8|gf_WIT=114|ga_WIT=38|status_WIT=P
|-
|win_MAR=29|draw_MAR=5|loss_MAR=8|gf_MAR=104|ga_MAR=38|status_MAR=P
| 13|| Hyde United || 42 || 15 || 12 || 15 || 59 || 57 || +2 || 42
|win_STL=25|draw_STL=5|loss_STL=12|gf_STL=93|ga_STL=47
|-
|win_BUR=19|draw_BUR=15|loss_BUR=8|gf_BUR=59|ga_BUR=31
| 14|| St Helens Town || 42 || 16 || 9 || 17 || 59 || 57 || +2 || 41
|win_WIN=21|draw_WIN=11|loss_WIN=10|gf_WIN=74|ga_WIN=49
|-
|win_CHO=21|draw_CHO=8|loss_CHO=13|gf_CHO=66|ga_CHO=43
| 15|| Darwen || 42 || 15 || 9 || 18 || 52 || 53 || -1 || 39
|win_FOR=20|draw_FOR=9|loss_FOR=13|gf_FOR=73|ga_FOR=57
|-
|win_LEE=19|draw_LEE=10|loss_LEE=13|gf_LEE=62|ga_LEE=43
| 16|| Rhyl || 42 || 15 || 8 || 19 || 53 || 60 || -7 || 38
|win_DRO=18|draw_DRO=9|loss_DRO=15|gf_DRO=62|ga_DRO=61
|-
|win_NAN=18|draw_NAN=8|loss_NAN=16|gf_NAN=76|ga_NAN=72
| 17|| Ashton United || 42 || 13 || 5 || 24 || 63 || 94 || -31 || 31
|win_FLE=17|draw_FLE=10|loss_FLE=15|gf_FLE=70|ga_FLE=68
|-
|win_HYD=15|draw_HYD=12|loss_HYD=15|gf_HYD=59|ga_HYD=57
| 18|| New Mills || 42 || 9 || 11 || 22 || 58 || 82 || -24 || 29
|win_STH=16|draw_STH=9|loss_STH=17|gf_STH=59|ga_STH=57
|-
|win_DAR=15|draw_DAR=9|loss_DAR=18|gf_DAR=52|ga_DAR=53
| 19|| Rossendale United || 42 || 11 || 6 || 25 || 51 ||108 || -57 || 28
|win_RHY=15|draw_RHY=8|loss_RHY=19|gf_RHY=53|ga_RHY=60
|-
|win_ASH=13|draw_ASH=5|loss_ASH=24|gf_ASH=63|ga_ASH=94
| 20|| Radcliffe Borough || 42 || 4 || 7 || 31 || 37 ||115 || -78 || 15
|win_NMI=9|draw_NMI=11|loss_NMI=22|gf_NMI=58|ga_NMI=82
|- ! style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|win_ROS=11|draw_ROS=6|loss_ROS=25|gf_ROS=51|ga_ROS=108
| 19|| New Brighton || 42 || 5 || 5 || 34 || 36 ||115 || -79 || 11
|win_RAD=4|draw_RAD=7|loss_RAD=31|gf_RAD=37|ga_RAD=115
|- ! style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|win_NBR=3|draw_NBR=5|loss_NBR=34|gf_NBR=36|ga_NBR=115|status_NBR=R
| 20|| Middlewich Athletic|| 42 || 3 || 4 || 35 || 43 ||120 || -77 || 10
|win_MID=3|draw_MID=4|loss_MID=35|gf_MID=43|ga_MID=120|status_MID=R
|}
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to [[1979–80 Northern Premier League|Northern Premier League]]
|result2=P|result3=P
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League#Division Two|Division Two]]
|result21=R|result22=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.<br>The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcheshirehist.html]
}}


<sup>1 The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.</sup>
<!--
==Division Two==
==Division Two==
{{Infobox Football league season
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Cheshire County Football League<br>Division Two
|competition= Cheshire County Football League<br>Division Two
|season=1979–80
|season=1978–79
|winners=
|winners= [[Bootle F.C.|Bootle]]
|promoted= [[Bootle F.C.|Bootle]]<br />[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Curzon Ashton]]
|promoted=
|relegated=
|relegated=
|matches=
|matches=
|total goals=
|total goals=
|prevseason= [[1977–78 Cheshire County Football League|1977–78]]
|prevseason=
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League#Division Two|1979–80]]
|nextseason= [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League#Division Two|1979–80]]
}}
}}
The division featured 18 new teams:
* [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Anson Villa F.C.|Anson Villa]], from [[Manchester Football League|Manchester League]] Premier Division
* [[Ashton Town F.C.|Ashton Town]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Atherton Collieries F.C.|Atherton Collieries]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Bootle F.C.|Bootle]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Congleton Town F.C.|Congleton Town]], from [[Mid-Cheshire League]] Division One
* [[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Curzon Ashton]], from [[Manchester Football League|Manchester League]] Premier Division
* [[Eastwood Hanley F.C.|Eastwood Hanley]], from [[West Midlands (Regional) League]] Premier Division
* [[Ford Motors F.C.|Ford Motors]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Glossop F.C.|Glossop]], from [[Manchester Football League|Manchester League]] Premier Division
* [[Irlam Town F.C.|Irlam Town]], from [[Manchester Football League|Manchester League]] Premier Division
* [[Kirkby Town F.C.|Kirkby Town]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Maghull F.C.|Maghull]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Prescot BI F.C.|Prescot BI]], from [[Liverpool County Combination]]
* [[Prescot Town F.C.|Prescot Town]], from [[Mid-Cheshire League]] Division One
* [[Prestwich Heys F.C.|Prestwich Heys]], relegated from last seasons [[Cheshire County League]]
* [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]], from [[Lancashire Combination]]
* [[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]], from [[Mid-Cheshire League]] Division One


=== League table ===
===League table===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|res_col_header=P
|-
|winpoints=2
! Position !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! Goals For !! Goals Against !! Goal Difference !! Points <sup>1</sup>
|- ! style="background:lightgreen;"
| 1|| Prescot Town || 34 || 22 || 7 || 5 || 89 || 25 || +64 || 51
|-
| 2|| Accrington Stanley || 34 || 20 || 9 || 5 || 67 || 33 || +37 || 49
|- ! style="background:lightgreen;"
| 3|| Kirkby Town || 34 || 23 || 3 || 8 || 70 || 40 || +30 || 49
|-
| 4|| Prescot BI || 34 || 19 || 7 || 8 || 77 || 54 || +23 || 45
|-
| 5|| Congleton Town || 34 || 18 || 8 || 8 || 61 || 42 || +19 || 44
|-
| 6|| Eastwood Hanley || 34 || 15 || 10 || 9 || 65 || 44 || +21 || 40
|-
| 7|| Glossop || 34 || 14 || 3 || 13 || 53 || 45 || +8 || 35
|-
| 8|| Maghull || 34 || 12 || 10 || 12 || 49 || 49 || 0 || 34
|-
| 9|| Ford Motors || 34 || 13 || 9 || 15 || 48 || 44 || +4 || 32
|-
| 10|| New Brighton || 34 || 13 || 6 || 15 || 59 || 63 || -4 || 32
|-
| 11|| Atherton Collieries || 34 || 9 || 14 || 11 || 44 || 48 || -4 || 32
|-
| 12|| Irlam Town || 34 || 12 || 7 || 15 || 48 || 49 || -1 || 31
|-
| 13|| Middlewich Athletic || 34 || 12 || 6 || 16 || 55 || 64 || -9 || 30
|-
| 14|| Skelmersdale United || 34 || 9 || 10 || 15 || 46 || 69 || -23 || 28
|-
| 15|| Warrington Town || 34 || 9 || 6 || 19 || 48 || 80 || -32 || 24
|-
| 16|| Prestwich Heys || 34 || 8 || 6 || 20 || 36 || 71 || -35 || 22
|-
| 17|| Ashton Town || 34 || 3 || 12 || 19 || 35 || 83 || -48 || 18
|-
| 18|| Anson Villa || 34 || 5 || 6 || 23 || 29 || 76 || -47 || 16
|}


|team1=BOO|name_BOO=[[Bootle F.C.|Bootle]]
<sup>1 The points system up until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.</sup>
|team2=CUR|name_CUR=[[Curzon Ashton F.C.|Curzon Ashton]]
-->
|team3=PRT|name_PRT=[[Prescot Town F.C.|Prescot Town]]
|team4=KIR|name_KIR=[[Kirkby Town F.C.|Kirkby Town]]
|team5=ACC|name_ACC=[[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
|team6=IRL|name_IRL=[[Irlam Town F.C.|Irlam Town]]
|team7=CON|name_CON=[[Congleton Town F.C.|Congleton Town]]
|team8=PBI|name_PBI=[[Prescot BI F.C.|Prescot BI]]
|team9=EAS|name_EAS=[[Eastwood Hanley F.C.|Eastwood Hanley]]
|team10=PRH|name_PRH=[[Prestwich Heys F.C.|Prestwich Heys]]
|team11=MAG|name_MAG=[[Maghull F.C.|Maghull]]
|team12=FOR|name_FOR=[[Ford Motors F.C.|Ford Motors]]
|team13=ANS|name_ANS=[[Anson Villa F.C.|Anson Villa]]
|team14=WAR|name_WAR=[[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]]
|team15=ACO|name_ACO=[[Atherton Collieries F.C.|Atherton Collieries]]
|team16=SKE|name_SKE=[[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
|team17=GLO|name_GLO=[[Glossop F.C.|Glossop]]
|team18=ASH|name_ASH=[[Ashton Town F.C.|Ashton Town]]
|win_BOO=19|draw_BOO=9|loss_BOO=6|gf_BOO=61|ga_BOO=35|status_BOO=C,P
|win_CUR=18|draw_CUR=9|loss_CUR=7|gf_CUR=57|ga_CUR=32|status_CUR=P
|win_PRT=20|draw_PRT=5|loss_PRT=9|gf_PRT=68|ga_PRT=37|adjust_points_PRT=-2
|win_KIR=18|draw_KIR=6|loss_KIR=10|gf_KIR=66|ga_KIR=42
|win_ACC=18|draw_ACC=6|loss_ACC=10|gf_ACC=65|ga_ACC=43
|win_IRL=16|draw_IRL=10|loss_IRL=8|gf_IRL=47|ga_IRL=33
|win_CON=14|draw_CON=13|loss_CON=7|gf_CON=52|ga_CON=31
|win_PBI=15|draw_PBI=11|loss_PBI=8|gf_PBI=55|ga_PBI=42
|win_EAS=15|draw_EAS=9|loss_EAS=10|gf_EAS=60|ga_EAS=47
|win_PRH=17|draw_PRH=5|loss_PRH=12|gf_PRH=53|ga_PRH=41|adjust_points_PRH=-2
|win_MAG=11|draw_MAG=7|loss_MAG=16|gf_MAG=41|ga_MAG=50
|win_FOR=9|draw_FOR=10|loss_FOR=15|gf_FOR=38|ga_FOR=52
|win_ANS=10|draw_ANS=7|loss_ANS=17|gf_ANS=39|ga_ANS=60
|win_WAR=11|draw_WAR=5|loss_WAR=18|gf_WAR=45|ga_WAR=69
|win_ACO=8|draw_ACO=9|loss_ACO=17|gf_ACO=43|ga_ACO=56
|win_SKE=9|draw_SKE=6|loss_SKE=19|gf_SKE=36|ga_SKE=53
|win_GLO=6|draw_GLO=6|loss_GLO=22|gf_GLO=42|ga_GLO=83
|win_ASH=3|draw_ASH=5|loss_ASH=26|gf_ASH=22|ga_ASH=84
|hth_PRT=Deducted 2 points
|hth_PRH=PRT
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to [[1979–80 Cheshire County Football League#Division One|Division One]]
|result1=P|result2=P
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.<br>The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcheshirehist.html]
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{1978-79 in English football}}
{{Cheshire County League}}


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Latest revision as of 01:37, 7 February 2023

Cheshire County League
Season1978–79
← 1977-78

The 1978–79 Cheshire County Football League was the 55th in the history of the Cheshire County League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.[1]

Division One

[edit]
Cheshire County Football League
Division One
Season1978–79
ChampionsHorwich RMI
PromotedWitton Albion
Marine
RelegatedNew Brighton
Middlewich Athletic
← 1977-78

The division featured 1 new team:

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Horwich RMI (C) 42 35 2 5 89 45 +44 72
2 Witton Albion (P) 42 30 4 8 114 38 +76 64 Promotion to Northern Premier League
3 Marine (P) 42 29 5 8 104 38 +66 63
4 Stalybridge Celtic 42 25 5 12 93 47 +46 55
5 Burscough 42 19 15 8 59 31 +28 53
6 Winsford United 42 21 11 10 74 49 +25 53
7 Chorley 42 21 8 13 66 43 +23 50
8 Formby 42 20 9 13 73 57 +16 49
9 Leek Town 42 19 10 13 62 43 +19 48
10 Droylsden 42 18 9 15 62 61 +1 45
11 Nantwich Town 42 18 8 16 76 72 +4 44
12 Fleetwood Town 42 17 10 15 70 68 +2 44
13 Hyde United 42 15 12 15 59 57 +2 42
14 St Helens Town 42 16 9 17 59 57 +2 41
15 Darwen 42 15 9 18 52 53 −1 39
16 Rhyl 42 15 8 19 53 60 −7 38
17 Ashton United 42 13 5 24 63 94 −31 31
18 New Mills 42 9 11 22 58 82 −24 29
19 Rossendale United 42 11 6 25 51 108 −57 28
20 Radcliffe Borough 42 4 7 31 37 115 −78 15
21 New Brighton (R) 42 3 5 34 36 115 −79 11 Relegation to Division Two
22 Middlewich Athletic (R) 42 3 4 35 43 120 −77 10
Source: [1]
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; (R) Relegated

Division Two

[edit]
Cheshire County Football League
Division Two
Season1978–79
ChampionsBootle
PromotedBootle
Curzon Ashton

The division featured 18 new teams:

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Bootle (C, P) 34 19 9 6 61 35 +26 47 Promotion to Division One
2 Curzon Ashton (P) 34 18 9 7 57 32 +25 45
3 Prescot Town 34 20 5 9 68 37 +31 43[a]
4 Kirkby Town 34 18 6 10 66 42 +24 42
5 Accrington Stanley 34 18 6 10 65 43 +22 42
6 Irlam Town 34 16 10 8 47 33 +14 42
7 Congleton Town 34 14 13 7 52 31 +21 41
8 Prescot BI 34 15 11 8 55 42 +13 41
9 Eastwood Hanley 34 15 9 10 60 47 +13 39
10 Prestwich Heys 34 17 5 12 53 41 +12 37[a]
11 Maghull 34 11 7 16 41 50 −9 29
12 Ford Motors 34 9 10 15 38 52 −14 28
13 Anson Villa 34 10 7 17 39 60 −21 27
14 Warrington Town 34 11 5 18 45 69 −24 27
15 Atherton Collieries 34 8 9 17 43 56 −13 25
16 Skelmersdale United 34 9 6 19 36 53 −17 24
17 Glossop 34 6 6 22 42 83 −41 18
18 Ashton Town 34 3 5 26 22 84 −62 11
Source: [2]
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. ^ a b Deducted 2 points

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1978-79 Cheshire County Football Leagues". RSSSF.
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