The North West League may have lost some teams over the summer but more have joined, including four moving up from County League football.
With Bolton Wanderers promoted to the Premier League, Tranmere Rovers and Blackpool Wren Rovers made the opposite move, with the latter now to play under the banner of Fleetwood Town in a thirteen-strong top flight.
Birkenhead dropped down into Division 1 North and have since changed their name to Cammell Laird, while City of Manchester leave the league altogether.
Sir Tom Finney and Merseyside Bootle come up into the Premier Division after winning Divisions 1 North and 1 South respectively.
Lancashire League top two, Morecambe Reserves and Bolton Wanderers Reserves join Division 1 North, along with Burscough Dynamo (Liverpool League runners-up) and Cammell Laird.
New in Division 1 South are Cheshire champions Crewe Alexandra Development, while Chorltonians are now known as West Didsbury & Chorlton.
Although with 34 teams set for the new season, the league has lost a couple more sides in Egerton and Ellesmere Port Town.
NORTH WEST LEAGUE CONSTITUTION 2017-18
PREMIER DIVISION : Acrrington G&L, Blackburn CSC, Blackpool FC, Burnley, CMB, Fleetwood Town Wrens, Manchester Stingers, Merseyrail Bootle, MSB Woolton, Sir Tom Finney, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic
DIVISION 1 NORTH : Bolton Wanderers Res, Burscough Dynamo, Bury, Cammell Laird, Carlisle United, Kendal Town, Leigh RMI, Morecambe Res, Penrith, Preston North End, Workington Reds
DIVISION 1 SOUTH : Altrincham, City Of Liverpool, Crewe Alexandra Dev, Curzon Ashton, FC United Of Manchester, Liverpool Marshalls Feds Res, Northwich Vixens, Stockport County Blues, Warrington Wolverines, West Didsbury & Chorlton
Opening Fixtures for 3rd September:
PREMIER DIVISION
Blackburn CSC v Burnley (Harrison Playing Fields)
Blackpool v Accrington (HASSRA Sports Pavilion)
CMB v Sir Tom Finney (CMB Sports Ground)
Stockport County v Merseyrail Bootle (Stockport Sports Village 3G pitch)
Tranmere Rovers v MSB Woolton (Tranmere Rovers FC training ground)
Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town Wrens (Billinge FC)
DIVISION 1 NORTH
Burscough Dynamo v Bolton Wanderers Res (Thomas Galvin Sports Ground)
Bury v Morecambe Res (JD Stadium)
Cammell Laird v Workington Reds (North West Construction Stadium)
Carlisle United v Leigh RMI (Creighton Rugby Club)
Kendal Town v Penrith (Pye Motors Stadium)
DIVISION 1 SOUTH
Altrincham v Livepool Marshalls Feds Res (Mersey Valley Sports Club)
City Of Liverpool v Northwich Vixens (Admiral Park)
Curzon Ashton v FC United Of Manchester (Tameside Stadium)
Warrington Wolverines v Stockport County Blues (Grappenhall Sports Club)
West Didsbury & Chorlton v Crewe Alexandra Dev (The Recreation Ground)
There’s a midweek round of Premier Division games on 6th September and you can view all games here.
Pictured – Burscough and Bolton Reserves in pre-season action (Burscough Dymano LFC)
