1978–79 Cheshire County Football League
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
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
← 1977-78 1979–80 → | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 45 | +44 | 72 | |
| 2 | Witton Albion | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 114 | 38 | +76 | 64 | Promotion to NPL |
| 3 | Marine | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 104 | 38 | +66 | 63 | Promotion to NPL |
| 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 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 36 | 115 | -79 | 11 | |
| 22 | Middlewich Athletic | 42 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 43 | 120 | -77 | 10 |
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.
Division two
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bootle |
| Promoted | Bootle Curzon Ashton |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
The division featured 18 new teams:
- Accrington Stanley, from Lancashire Combination
- Anson Villa, from Manchester League Premier Division
- Ashton Town, from Lancashire Combination
- Atherton Collieries, from Lancashire Combination
- Bootle, from Lancashire Combination
- Congleton Town, from Mid-Cheshire League Division One
- Curzon Ashton, from Manchester League Premier Division
- Eastwood Hanley, from West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
- Ford Motors, from Lancashire Combination
- Glossop, from Manchester League Premier Division
- Irlam Town, from Manchester League Premier Division
- Kirkby Town, from Lancashire Combination
- Maghull, from Lancashire Combination
- Prescot BI, from Liverpool County Combination
- Prescot Town, from Mid-Cheshire League Division One
- Prestwich Heys, relegated from last seasons Cheshire County League
- Skelmersdale United, from Lancashire Combination
- Warrington Town, from Mid-Cheshire League Division One
League table
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References
- ^ "1978-79 Cheshire County Football Leagues". rsssf.com.