A 5-0 defeat at champions Kidsgrove Athletic last night saw Atherton Colls finish bottom of the NWCL Division One.

The club must now await the League AGM on May 18, with a faint hope that relegation may be averted.

Member clubs must vote on a proposal by the management committee that three other first Division outfits be downgraded after failing to complete stipulated work on their grounds.

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