1997-98 North West Counties League Division One

Division 1, Final Table	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Kidsgrove Athletic	42	32	3	7	127	50	99
Burscough	42	29	7	6	101	30	94
Newcastle Town	42	23	16	3	82	32	85
Vauxhall GM	42	24	9	9	91	52	81
St Helens Town	42	22	12	8	91	59	78
Clitheroe	42	21	10	11	72	51	73
PRESCOT CABLES	42	19	11	12	72	57	68
Glossop North End	42	19	7	16	78	69	64
Mossley	42	16	14	12	67	52	62
Nantwich Town	42	17	6	19	71	79	57
Maine Road	42	15	10	17	56	70	55
R Chadderton	42	15	8	19	63	59	53
Rossendale United	42	15	6	21	61	80	51
Blackpool Rovers	42	13	9	20	67	84	48
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	42	12	11	19	54	73	47
Haslingden	42	12	10	20	68	95	46
Ramsbottom United	42	12	9	21	58	84	45
Salford City	42	13	4	25	64	92	43
Warrington Town	42	10	10	22	56	72	40
Holker Old Boys	42	7	12	23	46	96	33
Darwen	42	6	13	23	42	93	31
Atherton Collieries	42	7	9	26	42	100	30

At the end of this season, Blackpool Rovers and Haslingden resigned from the League.