1989–90 North West Counties Football League

Division One featured 18 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus 3 additional (all promoted from Division Two): • Chadderton, promoted from third place • Nantwich Town, promoted from fifth place • Vauxhall GM, promoted as champions At the end of the season the champions Warrington Town were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One and two clubs, Burscough and Chadderton, were relegated to Division Two. League table ==Division Two==

Division Two featured 16 clubs, 15 remaining from the previous season plus one additional: • Formby relegated from Division One Daisy Hill changed their name to Westhoughton Town At the end of the season the two top clubs, the champions Maine Road and runners-up Bacup Borough were promoted to the Division One. Two clubs Padiham (who joined the West Lancashire League) and Newton (who joined the Warrington & District League) were expelled as their grounds were adjudged below the standard required for the league. League table ==League Challenge Cup==

The 1989–90 League Challenge Cup (known as the Raab Karcher Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout competition open all the league's clubs. The final was contested at Bury F.C. by the two top Division One clubs with Knowsley United winning 5–4 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time (1–1 at 90 minutes) thus denying Warrington Town (making their fourth appearance in the final in five seasons) a league and cup double. Semi-finals and Final The semi-finals were decided on aggregate score from two legs played Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One sources: • Semi-finals: • Final: ==Second Division Trophy==

The 1989–90 Second Division Trophy (known as the Lamot Pils Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a new competition this season for Division Two clubs only: it was initially arranged in groups with eight qualifiers passing to the knockout stages. Semi-finals and Final The semi-finals and final were played at neutral venues sources: • Semi-finals: & • Final: ==Reserves Section==

Main honours for the 1989–90 season: • Reserves Division (regionalised competition) • East Division • Winners: Flixton Reserves • Runners-up: Salford Reserves • West Division • Winners: Warrington Town Reserves • Runners-up: Skelmersdale United Reserves • Reserves Division Cup • Winners: Great Harwood Town Reserves • Runners-up: Flixton Reserves ==References==