2013–14 North West Counties Football League

The 2013–14 North West Counties Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.

Premier Division
The Premier Division featured two new teams:


 * Abbey Hey promoted as runners-up of Division One
 * West Didsbury & Chorlton promoted from Division One

Bacup & Rossendale Borough, who finished the season in one of the relegation positions, were reprieved.

Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must: The following eight teams have achieved criterion 1:
 * 1) Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2013
 * 2) Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2014
 * 3) Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
 * 4) Finish the season in one of the top three positions
 * A.F.C. Liverpool
 * Bootle
 * Congleton
 * Glossop North End
 * Maine Road
 * Norton United
 * Runcorn Linnets
 * Runcorn Town

Division One
Division One featured three new teams:


 * Hanley Town promoted as champions of the Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division
 * 1874 Northwich accepted as a newly formed club.
 * Widnes Vikings accepted from the West Cheshire League Third Division, where they played as Widnes Town.

First round
Each Premier Division club, together with Ashton Town of Division One, received a bye to the second round.

Third round
Replay

Semi–Finals
Played over two legs

Maine Road win 6–1 on aggregate

Ashton Athletic win 6–2 on aggregate

Final
Played at Curzon Ashton's Tameside Stadium

First round
Each of the remaining thirteen Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.

Semi-finals
Played over two legs

Hanley Town win 5–4 on aggregate

Formby win 6–4 on aggregate

Final
Played at Runcorn Linnets' Millbank Linnets Stadium Formby win on penalties, 5–3