1987–88 North West Counties Football League

The 1987–88 North West Counties Football League was the sixth in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.

Division One
Division One featured 10 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division Two:


 * Warrington Town
 * Colwyn Bay
 * Darwen
 * Colne Dynamoes
 * Skelmersdale United
 * Ellesmere Port & Neston
 * Formby
 * Prescot Cables
 * Atherton Laburnum Rovers
 * Salford

Division Two
Division Two featured 16 new teams:
 * 13 teams promoted from last season's Division Three:
 * Atherton Collieries
 * Flixton
 * Maghull
 * Nelson
 * Newton
 * Ford Motors
 * Bacup Borough
 * Cheadle Town
 * Daisy Hill
 * Padiham
 * Nantwich Town
 * Ashton Town
 * Whitworth Valley
 * Plus:
 * Newcastle Town, joined from the Mid-Cheshire League
 * Maine Road, joined from the Manchester League
 * Vauxhall Motors, joined from the West Cheshire League

Division One
Colne Dynamoes were promoted to the Northern Premier League while Glossop were relegated to Division Two. Kirkby Town changed their name to Knowsley United.

Division two
Ashton United and Flixton were promoted to Division One while Whitworth Valley, Nelson and Ford Motors left the League at the end of the season.