North West Counties Football League
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North West Counties League Division 1 2001/02
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Kidsgrove Athletic | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 125 | 47 | +78 | 102 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Prescot Cables | 44 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 110 | 42 | +68 | 97 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Salford City | 44 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 91 | 40 | +51 | 97 | - |
| 4th | St Helens Town | 44 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 90 | - |
| 5th | Newcastle Town | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 97 | 66 | +31 | 77 | - |
| 6th | Clitheroe | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 76 | - |
| 7th | Winsford United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Mossley | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 68 | - |
| 9th | Skelmersdale United | 44 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 87 | 89 | -2 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Woodley Sports | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 60 | - |
| 11th | Warrington Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Ramsbottom United | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Curzon Ashton | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Fleetwood Freeport | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 86 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Nantwich Town | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 63 | 90 | -27 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Congleton Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 79 | -8 | 50 | - |
| 17th | Atherton Collieries | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 66 | 91 | -25 | 47 | - |
| 18th | Abbey Hey | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 101 | -39 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Glossop North End | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 78 | 105 | -27 | 46 | - |
| 20th | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 62 | 88 | -26 | 44 | - |
| 21st | Flixton | 44 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 112 | -51 | 42 | - |
| 22nd | Maine Road | 44 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 68 | 115 | -47 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Great Harwood Town | 44 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 99 | -60 | 26 | ▼Relegated |
North West Counties League Division 2 2001/02
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Stand Athletic | 40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 110 | 47 | +63 | 95 | Champions |
| 2nd | Alsager Town | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 81 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Squires Gate | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 103 | 60 | +43 | 81 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Stone Dominoes | 40 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 78 | - |
| 5th | Formby | 40 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 77 | Resigned |
| 6th | Bootle | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 64 | Resigned |
| 7th | Norton United | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 64 | - |
| 8th | Blackpool Mechanics | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Nelson | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Leek County School Old Boys | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 59 | - |
| 11th | Darwen | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 55 | - |
| 12th | Bacup Borough | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 52 | - |
| 13th | Padiham | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 50 | - |
| 14th | Colne | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 72 | -11 | 50 | - |
| 15th | Chadderton | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 81 | -16 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Ashton Town | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 85 | -20 | 45 | - |
| 17th | Cheadle Town | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 66 | 85 | -19 | 38 | - |
| 18th | Castleton Gabriels | 40 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 61 | 95 | -34 | 33 | - |
| 19th | Holker Old Boys | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 79 | -36 | 30 | - |
| 20th | Daisy Hill | 40 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 49 | 114 | -65 | 28 | - |
| 21st | Oldham Town | 40 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 50 | 115 | -65 | 25 | - |
Teams Leaving the North West Counties League
| ▲Kidsgrove Athletic were Promoted to Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▼Bootle Resigned from the League due to ground issues and Joined the Liverpool County Combination |
| ▼Formby Resigned from the League due to ground issues and Joined the Liverpool County Combination |
Team Name Changes
| - Fleetwood Freeport changed their name to Fleetwood Town |
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