North Western Synod – end of season report

So another season has come to an end … but how well have the teams in the North Western Synod of the United Reformed Church  fared?

Well, because nobody else is prepared to do the research (or in the least bit bothered) I have prepared this short report.

The Premiership.

We won it. (Well, Manchester City did). The only other Premiership team from the Synod (and they shall deservedly remain nameless) came a miserable 7^th and were lucky to get that high.

The Championship.

We (Burnley) came second and got promoted to the Premiership. Blackburn came 8^th, Bolton managed only 14^th and were the highest placed team in the division with a negative goal difference. None of our teams got relegated though so all is good.

Division 1. Preston North End came a creditable 5^th – but didn’t make the play-off final. Oldham managed 15^th place to stay in the division but, sadly, Carlisle finished in the bottom 4 and were relegated. So, next season, they’ll be in ….

Division 2.

We (Rochdale) finished 3^rd, and gained automatic promotion. Fleetwood finished 4^th and were in the play-offs where they beat Burton Albion  in the final at Wembley to gain promotion to League 1. Bury finished 12^th, Accrington Stanley (who are they?)  got as high as 15^th and Morecambe stayed in the division by finishing 18^th out of 24 teams.

Football Conference. Macclesfield finished  comfortably lower mid-table at 15^th but, sadly, Hyde were relegated due to  finishing none from the bottom of the table (24^th out of 24 with a goal difference of minus 81)

Nothing much is happening, football-wise, between now and August when the leagues kick off again.