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Lancashire League (football)

Football competition in northern England

Summary

Football competition in northern England

The Lancashire League has been the name of two separate football competitions for clubs based in northern England.

Lancashire League (1889 to 1903)

The original Lancashire League was formed in 1889, and was established because of the success of the Football League, which had been established just one year earlier. Prime movers in the formation of the league were the officials of Bury Football Club, who had ambitions to set up a regional competition which would be a stepping stone for them and other clubs to gain a place in the Football League.

Although the majority of the clubs were based in the county of Lancashire, the league did eventually accept several clubs from neighbouring Cheshire. Additionally from further afield, Workington, from Cumberland, were members for two seasons, while Doncaster Rovers, from Yorkshire, were also to make an application to join.

The league survived for fourteen seasons until 1903, and in 1903–04 it became the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination. At the time the Lancashire League was probably the stronger of the two competitions, and within a few years many of the former Lancashire League clubs had become leading Lancashire Combination clubs.

The Lancashire League had many member clubs who would later take up places in the Football League. These included Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool, Nelson, New Brighton Tower, Southport Central, and Stockport County.

Champions

List of championsSeasonChampions
1889–90Higher Walton
1890–91Bury
1891–92Bury
1892–93Liverpool
1893–94Blackpool
1894–95Fairfield
1895–96Nelson
1896–97Chorley
1897–98New Brighton Tower
1898–99Chorley
1899–1900Stockport County
1900–01Stalybridge Rovers
1901–02Darwen
1902–03Southport Central

Member clubs

A total of 48 clubs and reserve teams played in the league during its first incarnation:

  • Accrington
  • Ashton North End
  • Bacup
  • Barrow
  • Blackburn Park Road
  • Blackburn Rovers Reserves
  • Blackpool
  • Bolton Wanderers Reserves
  • Burnley Union Star
  • Bury
  • Chorley
  • Clitheroe
  • Crewe Alexandra
  • Darwen
  • Earlestown
  • Fairfield
  • Fleetwood Rangers
  • Halliwell Rovers
  • Haydock
  • Heywood Central
  • Heywood
  • Higher Walton
  • Horwich
  • Hyde
  • Liverpool
  • Liverpool South End
  • Middleton
  • Nelson
  • New Brighton Tower
  • Oldham County
  • Oswaldtwistle Rovers
  • Prescot
  • Rochdale (1896)
  • Rochdale Town
  • Rossendale
  • South Liverpool
  • South Shore
  • Southport Central
  • St Helens Recreation
  • St Helens Town
  • Stalybridge Rovers
  • Stockport County
  • Warrington
  • West Manchester
  • White Star Wanderers
  • Wigan County
  • Wigan United
  • Witton
  • Workington

Lancashire League (1939 to date)

The second Lancashire League was formed in 1939, and for the 1939–40 season it was a competition mainly for the 'A' teams of Lancashire Football League clubs; however, with the onset of World War II, the new league was to last only one season before being abandoned.

In 1949 the league was re-established, and for almost fifty years it was a competition largely for the junior sides of the Lancashire-based Football League clubs. For most seasons, two divisions were operated; however, for a short period from the late 1950s there were three divisions. Some non-league clubs' reserve sides were later accepted into membership, and with the Football League taking a greater responsibility for youth football in recent seasons, the Lancashire League is now a competition exclusively for non-league clubs' reserve sides. From 2006–07 the league was sponsored by Lancit Haulage Limited, and from 2010–11 the league has been sponsored by GalaxyFootball.co.uk.

Champions

SeasonDivision OneSeasonDivision OneDivision TwoSeasonDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeSeasonDivision OneDivision TwoSeasonDivision OneSeasonEast DivisionWest Division
1939–40Preston North End 'A'
1949–50Blackpool 'A'
1950–51Preston North End 'A'
1951–52Stockport County Reserves
1952–53Burnley 'A'
1953–54Rochdale Reserves
1954–55Manchester United 'B'
1955–56Oldham Athletic ReservesBurnley 'B'
1956–57Burnley 'A'Bolton Wanderers 'B'
1957–58Rochdale ReservesEverton 'B'Blackburn Rovers 'C'
1958–59Preston North End 'A'Everton 'B'Bury 'B'
1959–60Bolton Wanderers 'A'Everton 'B'Manchester City 'C'
1960–61Burnley 'A'Bolton Wanderers 'B'Liverpool 'C'
1961–62Burnley 'A'Liverpool 'B'
1962–63Everton 'A'Everton 'B'
1963–64Everton 'A'Everton 'B'
1964–65Everton 'A'Manchester United 'B'
1965–66Liverpool 'A'Liverpool 'B'
1966–67Everton 'A'Manchester City 'B'
1967–68Liverpool 'A'Liverpool 'B'
1968–69Liverpool 'A'Manchester City 'B'
1969–70Everton 'A'Manchester United 'B'
1970–71Everton 'A'Blackburn Rovers 'A'
1971–72Liverpool 'A'Manchester United 'B'
1972–73Stockport County 'A'Liverpool 'B'
1973–74Wigan Athletic ReservesEverton 'B'
1974–75Everton 'A'Everton 'B'
1975–76Oldham Athletic ReservesLiverpool 'B'
1976–77Oldham Athletic ReservesLiverpool 'B'
1977–78Liverpool 'A'Burnley 'A'
1978–79Port Vale ReservesBurnley 'A'
1979–80Tranmere Rovers ReservesEverton 'B'
1980–81Oldham Athletic ReservesBurnley 'A'
1981–82Wigan Athletic ReservesBlackburn Rovers 'A'
1982–83Liverpool 'A'Oldham Athletic 'A'
1983–84Manchester United 'A'Morecambe Reserves
1984–85Manchester United 'A'Blackburn Rovers 'A'
1985–86Manchester City 'A'Oldham Athletic 'A'
1986–87Manchester United 'A'Preston North End 'A'
1987–88Manchester United 'A'Oldham Athletic 'A'
1988–89Everton 'A'Manchester United 'B'
1989–90Manchester United 'A'Blackpool 'A'
1990–91Manchester United 'A'Crewe Alexandra 'B'
1991–92Crewe Alexandra 'A'Crewe Alexandra 'B'
1992–93Manchester United 'A'Liverpool 'B'
1993–94Burnley 'A'Preston North End 'A'
1994–95Manchester United 'A'Manchester City 'B'
1995–96Manchester United 'A'Blackburn Rovers 'B'
1996–97Manchester United 'A'Manchester United 'B'
1997–98Manchester United 'A'Blackburn Rovers 'B'
1998–99Tranmere Rovers 'A'
1999–00Southport Reserves
2000–01Morecambe Reserves
2001–02Morecambe Reserves
2002–03Morecambe Reserves
2003–04Morecambe Reserves
2004–05Morecambe Reserves
2005–06Morecambe Reserves
2006–07Farsley Celtic ReservesMorecambe Reserves
2007–08Farsley Celtic ReservesWorkington Reserves
2008–09Bradford (PA) ReservesFleetwood Town Reserves
2009–10Harrogate Town ReservesSouthport Reserves
2010–11Bradford (PA) ReservesBamber Bridge Reserves
2011–12Thackley ReservesLancaster City Reserves
2012–13Ossett Albion ReservesLancaster City Reserves
2013–14F.C. United of Manchester ReservesAFC Fylde Reserves

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/englancashirehist.html Lancashire League] RSSSF
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