North West Counties Football League
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North West Counties League Division 1 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Colne Dynamoes | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 14 | +57 | 55 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rossendale United | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 55 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Clitheroe | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 46 | - |
| 4th | Colwyn Bay | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 45* | * -2 Points |
| 5th | St Helens Town | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 42 | - |
| 6th | Ellesmere Port & Neston | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 39 | - |
| 7th | Darwen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 38 | - |
| 8th | Warrington Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 37 | - |
| 9th | Kirkby Town | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 35 | - |
| 10th | Burscough | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 35 | - |
| 11th | Leyland Motors | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 31 | - |
| 12th | Prescot Cables | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 29* | * -2 Points |
| 13th | Bootle | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 29 | - |
| 14th | Formby | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 63 | -31 | 22 | - |
| 15th | Salford | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 22 | - |
| 16th | Skelmersdale United | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 64 | -30 | 19 | - |
| 17th | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 78 | -47 | 15 | - |
| 18th | Glossop | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 30 | 71 | -41 | 14 | ▼Relegated |
North West Counties League Division 2 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Ashton United | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 107 | 30 | +77 | 70 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Flixton | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 38 | +56 | 64 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wren Rovers | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 61 | - |
| 4th | Newcastle Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 59 | - |
| 5th | Maine Road | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 50 | - |
| 6th | Maghull | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Whitworth Valley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 42 | Resigned |
| 10th | Ashton Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 70 | -6 | 40* | * -2 Points |
| 11th | Oldham Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 37 | - |
| 12th | Cheadle Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 35* | * -2 Points |
| 13th | Chadderton | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 35 | - |
| 14th | Great Harwood Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 34* | * -2 Points |
| 15th | Blackpool Mechanics | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 34 | - |
| 16th | Nelson | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 49 | 76 | -27 | 34 | Resigned |
| 17th | Ford Motors | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 33 | Resigned |
| 18th | Daisy Hill | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 32 | - |
| 19th | Padiham | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 76 | -23 | 32* | * -2 Points |
| 20th | Newton | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 84 | -37 | 30* | * -2 Points |
| 21st | Nantwich Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 68 | -27 | 29 | - |
| 22nd | Bacup Borough | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 71 | -33 | 24 | - |
Teams Leaving the North West Counties League
| ▲Colne Dynamoes were Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▼Ford Motors Resigned from the League and joined the Liverpool County Combination |
| ▼Nelson Resigned from the League and joined the West Lancashire League |
| ▼Whitworth Valley Resigned from the League and joined the Manchester League |
Team Name Changes
| - Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United |
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