How things stand in NPL West as title and promotion go down to the wire

With the season reaching a climax, six clubs can still mathematically win the title in  Pitching In Northern Premier League West Division and another two are within reach of the play-offs.

TITLE CHANCES

BURY 

Current Position - 1st

Record P 38 W 24 D 8 L 6 GD 43 Pts 80

Possible Total  - 92pts

Form WLWWWW

Remaining fixtures: Clitheroe A (Apr 6th), Nantwich Town H (Apr 11th), Witton Albion H (Apr 18th); Atherton Collierues A (Apr 25th)

AVRO

Current Position - 2nd

Record P 38 W 23  D 7 L 8 GD 32 Pts 76

Possible Total - 88pts

Form WWWLLW

Remaining fixtures: Trafford H (Apr 6th), Vauxhall Motors A (Apr 11th), Nantwich Town A (April 18th), Darlaston Town H (Apr 25th).

STALYBRIDGE CELTIC

Current Position - 3rd

Record P 38 W 23 D 6 L9 GD 33 Pts 75

Possible Total - 87pts

Form WWWWWW

Remaining fixtures: Mossley H (Apr 6th), Sporting Khalsa A (Apr 11th), Runcorn Linnets A (Apr 18th), Chasetown H (Apr 25th).

RUNCORN LINNETS

Current Position - 4th

Record P 38 W 21 D 9 L 8 GD 28 Pts 72

Possible Total - 84pts

Form LWWWLW

Remaining fixtures: Bootle (H) Apr 6th, Kidsgrove A (Apr 11th), Stalybridge Celtic H (Apr 18th), Newcastle Town A (Apr 25th).

VAUXHALL MOTORS

Current Position - 5th

Record P 38 W 19 D 12 L7 GD 30 Pts 69

Possible Total - 81pts

Form DWDWWD

Remaining fixtures: Lower Breck A (Apr 6th), Avro H (April 11th), Mossley A (Apr 18th), Stafford Rangers H (Apr 25th)

LOWER BRECK 

Current Position - 6th

Record P 38 W 20 D 9 L 9 GD 22 Pts 69

Possible Total - 81pts

Form WDLLWD

Remaining fixtures: Vauxhall Motors H (Apr 6th), Stafford Rangers A (Apr 11th), Newcastle Town H (Apr 18th), Shifnal Town A (Apr 25th).

PLAY-OFF POSSIBLES

BOOTLE

Curremt Position - 7th

Record P 38 W 18 D 10 L 10 GD 15 Pts 64

Possible Total - 76pts

Form DWLLWW

Remaining fixtures: Runcorn Linnets A (Apr 6th), Clitheroe A (Apr 11th), Trafford A (Apr 18th), Mossley H (Apr 25th).

NANTWICH TOWN

Current Position - 9th

Record P 37 W 16 D 7 L  14 GD 7 Pts 55

Possible Total - 67pts

Form DWDWWD

Remaining fixtures: Stafford Rangers H (Apr 6th), Atherton Collieries A (Apr 11th), Darlaston Town H (Apr 14th), Congleton Town H (Apr 18th), Stalybridge Celtic A (Apr 25th)

HOW IT WORKS

The champions areautomatically promoted to the Pitching In Northern Premier League Premier Division for 2026-27.

Teams finishing second to fifth inclusive will qualify for the play-offs to decide the other team to go up.

The runners-up and third- placed team have home advantage in the semi-finals on Tuesday, April 28th.

2nd place v 5th place, 3rd place v 4th place.

The winners will meet in the final on Saturday, May 3rd with the higher-finishing team being at home.