North West Counties Football League
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North West Counties League Division 1 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Rossendale United | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 27 | +57 | 58 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Knowsley United | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 50 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | St Helens Town | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 48 | - |
| 4th | Colwyn Bay | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 47 | - |
| 5th | Darwen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 47 | - |
| 6th | Warrington Town | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 42 | - |
| 7th | Flixton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 38 | - |
| 8th | Leyland Motors | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 38 | - |
| 9th | Bootle | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 32 | - |
| 10th | Burscough | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 32 | - |
| 11th | Ellesmere Port & Neston | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 30 | Resigned |
| 12th | Clitheroe | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 28 | - |
| 13th | Skelmersdale United | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 68 | -29 | 25 | - |
| 14th | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 74 | -27 | 24 | - |
| 15th | Prescot Cables | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 23 | - |
| 16th | Salford | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 70 | -37 | 22 | - |
| 17th | Ashton United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 72 | -35 | 18* | * -2 Points |
| 18th | Formby | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 77 | -53 | 10 | ▼Relegated |
North West Counties League Division 2 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Vauxhall Motors | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 17 | +51 | 58 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Maine Road | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 96 | 40 | +56 | 51 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Chadderton | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 49 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Wren Rovers | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 48 | - |
| 5th | Nantwich Town | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 44 | ▲Promoted |
| 6th | Newcastle Town | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 40 | - |
| 7th | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 38 | - |
| 8th | Maghull | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 37 | - |
| 9th | Bacup Borough | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 34 | - |
| 10th | Daisy Hill | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 30 | - |
| 11th | Atherton Collieries | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 29 | - |
| 12th | Padiham | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 28 | - |
| 13th | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 27 | - |
| 14th | Cheadle Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 27 | - |
| 15th | Oldham Town | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 66 | -20 | 23 | - |
| 16th | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 23 | - |
| 17th | Ashton Town | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 68 | -37 | 19 | - |
| 18th | Newton | 34 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 111 | -88 | 7 | - |
Teams Leaving the North West Counties League
| ▲Rossendale United were Promoted to Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▼Ellesmere Port & Neston Resigned from the League and Folded |
Team Name Changes
| - Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton Town |
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