The Premier Division featured two new teams:[1][2][3] To be promoted at the end of the season a team must: The following five clubs achieved criterion 1:[5] Games involving Stockport Sports are not included in the overall league tables.
Division One featured four new teams:[1][6] Also called the MEN United Cup for sponsorship reasons.
[c] Alsager Town eliminated for fielding ineligible player.
[7] [d] Cammell Laird 1907 eliminated for fielding ineligible player.
Each of the remaining Division One clubs received a bye to the second round.