North West Counties Football League

North West Counties Football League

Founded	1982
Country	England
Other club(s) from	Isle of Man
Divisions	Premier Division Division One North Division One South
Number of teams	60 24 (Premier Division) 18 (Division One North) 18 (Division One South)
Level on pyramid	9–10 (Steps 5 & 6 in the National League System)
Feeder to	Northern Premier League Division One West
Domestic cup(s)	League Challenge Cup First Division Challenge Cup First Division Champions Cup FA Cup FA Vase
Current champions	Wythenshawe (Premier Division) FC St Helens (Division One North) Brocton (Division One South) (2023–24)
Website	Official website
Current: 2024–25 season

The North West Counties Football League is a football league in the North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cumbria, northern Staffordshire, northern Shropshire, the far west of West Yorkshire, and the High Peak area of Derbyshire. In the past, the league has also hosted clubs from North Wales such as Caernarfon Town, Colwyn Bay, and Rhyl. From season 2018–19 the league increased to three divisions: the Premier Division, at level nine (Step 5 the NLS) in the English football league system, and two geographically separate Division Ones, North and South, at level ten (Step 6 in the NLS). The league is a member of the Joint Liaison Council which administers the Northern arm of the National Football System in England.^[1]