| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kidsgrove Athletic |
| Promoted | Burscough |
| Relegated |
Chadderton Darwen Warrington Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1529 (3.31 per match) |
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1998–99 →
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| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oldham Town |
| Promoted |
Bootle Cheadle Town Leek CSOB Skelmersdale United |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1641 (3.91 per match) |
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← 1996–97
1998–99 →
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The 1997–98 North West Counties Football League season was the 16th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.
Division One featured four new teams:
Updated to games played on May 1998.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Division Two featured three new teams:
Updated to games played on 2 May 1998.
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.