North West Counties Football League
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North West Counties League Division 1 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Clitheroe | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 54 | Champions |
| 2nd | Congleton Town | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 54 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Eastwood Hanley | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 52 | - |
| 5th | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 50* | * -2 Points |
| 6th | Irlam Town | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 46 | - |
| 7th | Leek Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Curzon Ashton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Burscough | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 40 | - |
| 10th | St Helens Town | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 38 | - |
| 11th | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 37 | - |
| 12th | Leyland Motors | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 34 | - |
| 13th | Winsford United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 68 | -13 | 34 | - |
| 14th | Radcliffe Borough | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 33 | - |
| 15th | Bootle | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 29 | - |
| 16th | Penrith | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 26 | - |
| 17th | Netherfield | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 76 | -38 | 26 | - |
| 18th | Glossop | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 24 | - |
| 19th | Prescot Cables | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 68 | -35 | 19 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Fromby | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 86 | -51 | 18 | ▼Relegated |
North West Counties League Division 2 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Kirkby Town | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 85 | 30 | +55 | 55 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rossendale United | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 48 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wren Rovers | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 44 | - |
| 4th | Warrington Town | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 43 | - |
| 5th | Colwyn Bay | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 42 | - |
| 6th | Chadderton | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 42 | - |
| 7th | Colne Dynamoes | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 39 | - |
| 8th | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 36 | - |
| 9th | Skelmersdale United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 33 | - |
| 10th | Droylsden | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 33 | - |
| 11th | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 30 | - |
| 12th | Lancaster City | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 29 | - |
| 13th | Ellesmere Port & Neston | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 61 | -16 | 27 | - |
| 14th | Ashton United | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 26* | * -1 Point |
| 15th | Darwen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 24 | - |
| 16th | Salford | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 72 | -34 | 22 | - |
| 17th | Ford Motors | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 20 | ▼Relegated |
| 18th | Nantwich Town | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 78 | -47 | 18 | ▼Relegated |
North West Counties League Division 3 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Blackpool Mechanics | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 44* | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Oldham Town | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 37 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Maghull | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 36 | - |
| 4th | Daisy Hill | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 33 | - |
| 5th | Atherton Collieries | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 33 | - |
| 6th | Bolton ST | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 29* | Resigned |
| 7th | Cheadle Town | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 28 | - |
| 8th | Bacup Borough | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 28 | - |
| 9th | Padiham | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 28 | - |
| 10th | Prestwich Heys | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 26 | Resigned |
| 11th | Newton | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 24 | - |
| 12th | Whitworth Valley | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 22 | - |
| 13th | Huyton Town | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 21 | Resigned |
| 14th | Nelson | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 19 | * -2 Points |
| 15th | Ashton Athletic | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 85 | -61 | 8 | Resigned |
* Blackpool Mechanics & Bolton ST were Deducted 2 Points
Teams Leaving the North West Counties League
| ▼Ashton Athletic Resigned from the League and Joined the Manchester League |
| ▼Bolton ST Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Huyton Town Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Prestwich Heys Resigned from the League and Joined the Manchester League |
Teams Joining the North West Counties League
| ▲Ashton Town Joined from the Manchester League |
| ▲Flixton Joined from the Manchester League |
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