Association football league in England
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Lancashire Amateur League Founded 1899 Country England Divisions 5 Number of teams 59 Premier Division: 12 Division One: 12 Division Two: 11 Division Three: 13 Division Four: 11 Level on pyramid 14 to 19 Website http://www.lancsam.co.uk/
The Lancashire Amateur Football League is an English association football league founded in 1899. Currently the league consists of five divisions – Premier, One, Two, Three and Four. The Premier Division is at level 14 in the English football league system .
The top two teams from each division are promoted to the next division up and the bottom two teams are relegated to the next division down. Two teams from the same club are not permitted to compete in the same division.
History [ edit ] The Lancashire Amateur Football League (more commonly known as the LAL) was founded in 1899.[1] Clubs are situated throughout the old boundaries of Lancashire and Cheshire; stretching from Preston in the north, Southport in the west, Rochdale and Oldham in the east and Lymm in the south.
The Executive Committee and League Council are elected by clubs in membership of the League. Although clubs running a minimum of two teams are preferred, the League will consider applications for clubs running one team provided they match the League's standards expected for discipline, ground and facilities, fair play and standards of organisation/administration. The League has a strict policy of monitoring the discipline record of players (using a points system) and players whose conduct has not been considered acceptable are subject to their registration being withdrawn.
Member club Old Boltonians play on what has been recognised as the oldest football ground still in use in the world.[2]
Current members [ edit ] Premier Division [ edit ] Club Home ground Ashtonians Byrchall High School Bolton Wyresdale The Castle Hill Centre Burnley Belvedere Holden Road Chaddertonians Hopwood Hall College Old Blackburnians AFC Harrison Playing Fields Old Boltonians AFC Tower Street Old Mancunians Manchester University Sports Ground Radcliffe Town AFC King George V Playing Fields Roach Dynamos Open Age Darnhill Playing Fields Rochdale St. Clements Burton Park Whitworth Valley Rawstron Street Winstanley St Aidans The Convent
Division One [ edit ] Club Home ground Accrington Amateurs Stanley Sports Hub AFC Wigan Scot Lane Playing Fields Ashtonians Reserves Byrchall High School Burnley United Barden Sports Arena Bury G.S.O.B. Buckley Wells Chaddertonians Hopwood Hall College Crompton FC Academy Crompton FC OA ESSA Academy Howe Bridge Mills Howe Bridge Leisure Centre Milltown FC Hopwood Hall College Old Mancunians Reserves Manchester University Sports Ground Radcliffe Boys Hollinhurst Playing Fields Wardle Rutherford Park
Division Two [ edit ] Club Home ground Bury G.S.O.B. Reserves Buckley Wells Halshaw Moor Kearsley Academy Old Blackburnians AFC Reserves Harrison Playing Fields Old Boltonians AFC Reserves Tower Street Old Rivingtonians Green Lane Oldham Hulmeians AFC Kingsway Park High School Radcliffe Town AFC Reserves King George V Playing Fields Rochdale St. Clements Reserves Burton Park Rossendale Athletic FC Stacksteads Recreation Ground Rossendale FC Marl Pits Sports Complex Whitworth Valley Reserves Rawstron Street
Division Three [ edit ] Club Home ground Ainsworth FC Ainsworth Hall Bolton Wyresdale Reserves The Castle Hill Centre Breightmet United AFC Moss Park Chaddertonians 'A' Hopwood Hall College Crompton FC Academy Canon Slade School Hesketh Casuals Preston New Road Recreation Ground Howe Bridge Mills Reserves Howe Bridge Leisure Centre Lymm AFC Sandy Lane Old Mancunians 'A' Manchester University Sports Ground Old Rivingtonians Reserves Green Lane Radcliffe Boys Reserves Hollinhurst Playing Fields Tyldesley FC St Mary's Catholic High School Wardle Second Rutherford Park
Division Four [ edit ] Club Home ground AFC Wigan Reserves Scot Lane Playing Fields Bury G.S.O.B. 'A' Buckley Wells Halshaw Moor Reserves Kearsley Academy Lymm AFC Reserves Sandy Lane Milltown FC Reserves Hopwood Hall College Moses Gate FC Little Lever School & Sports Centre Old Mancunians 'B' Manchester University Sports Ground Oldham Hulmeians AFC Reserves Kingsway Park High School Prestwich Hopwood Hall College Radcliffe Town AFC 'A' King George V Playing Fields Rossendale Athletic FC Stacksteads Recreation Ground
Lancashire Amateur League winners [ edit ] 2003–2004 [ edit ] Season Premier One Two Res Prem Res One Res Two Three 'A' 2003–04 Gregorians Reserves Old Mancunians Gregorians Reserves Old Boltonians Reserves Bolton Wyresdale Reserves Bury Amateurs Old Blackburnians 'A'
2004–10 [ edit ] Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six Seven 2004–05 Prairie United Walshaw SC Chaddertonians Reserves Walshaw SC Reserves Fairfield Reserves Gregorians 'A' Old Blackburnians 'A' Accrington Loyal Amateurs 'B' 2005–06 Little Lever Sports Club Hindley Juniors Spotland Methodists Old Blackburnians Reserves Hesketh Casuals Reserves Radcliffe Boys Reserves Rochdale St Clements 'B' Rossendale Amateurs 'B' 2006–07 Rochdale St Clements Old Blackburnians Failsworth Dynamos Rochdale St Clements 'A' Bury Amateurs Reserves Rossendale Amateurs 'A' Bury Amateurs 'A' Mostonians 'B' 2007–08 Rossendale Amateurs Failsworth Dynamos Howe Bridge Mills Hesketh Casuals Reserves Mostonians Reserves Bury Amateurs 'A' Rossendale Amateurs 'B' Lymm 'B' 2008–09 Old Blackburnians Howe Bridge Mills Rossendale FC Reserves Mostonians Reserves Castle Hill Reserves Radcliffe Boys Reserves Lymm 'B' Chaddertonians 'B' 2009–10 Little Lever Sports Club Horwich St Mary's Victoria Prestwich Roach Dynamos Chaddertonians 'A' Hesketh Casuals 'A' Prestwich Reserves Broughton Amateurs 'B'
2010–11 [ edit ] Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six (N) Six 2010–11 Failsworth Dynamos Prestwich Rochdale St Clements Reserves North Walkden Old Boltonians 'A' Prestwich Reserves Rossendale Amateurs 'C' Ashtonians Reserves
2011–14 [ edit ] Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six Seven 2011–12 Castle Hill Hindley Juniors North Walkden Tottington United Prestwich Reserves Rossendale Amateurs 'C' Thornleigh 'A' Horwich Victoria 'A' 2012–13 Prestwich Tottington United Oldham Hulmeians Failsworth Dynamos Reserves Mostonians Reserves Thornleigh Reserves Thornleigh 'A' Howe Bridge Mills 'A' 2013–14 Prestwich North Walkden Oldham Hulmeians Reserves Old Boltonians 'A' AFC Dobbies Radcliffe St Mary's Reserves Oldham Hulmeians 'A' Radcliffe Boys Reserves
2014–17 [ edit ] Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six 2014–15 Old Boltonians Tyldesley United Whitworth Valley Hesketh Casuals Reserves Accrington Amateurs Reserves Mostonians 'A' Whitworth Valley Reserves 2015–16 Failsworth Dynamos Oldham Hulmeians Thornleigh Accrington Amateurs Reserves Horwich St Mary's Victoria Reserves Thornleigh 'A' Howe Bridge Mills 'A' 2016–17 Failsworth Dynamos Roach Dynamos AFC Dobbies Horwich St Mary's Victoria Reserves Old Blackburnians 'A' Howe Bridge Mills 'A' Radcliffe Boys Reserves
2017–23 [ edit ] Season Premier One Two Three Four Five 2017–18 Mostonians Whitworth Valley Chaddertonians Oldham Hulmeians Whitworth Valley Reserves Horwich RMI Reserves 2018–19 Whitworth Valley Bolton Wyresdale Little Lever Sports Club (Seniors) Reserves Bolton Wyresdale Reserves Old Boltonians AFC 'A' Old Mancunians 'A' 2019–20 Void Void Void Void Void Void 2020–21 Void Void Void Void Void Void 2021–22 Little Lever Sports Club (Seniors) Radcliffe Town AFC Blackburn Eagles JFC Saturday Radcliffe Boys Oldham Hulmeians AFC Reserves Radcliffe Boys Reserves 2022–23 Chaddertonians Mill Hill (Blackburn) Radcliffe Boys Oldham Hulmeians AFC Crompton FC Academy Reserves Old Rivingtonians Reserves
Premier Division league titles by club [ edit ] Club Winners Winning seasons Failsworth Dynamos 3 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17 Prestwich 2 2012–13, 2013–14 Little Lever Sports Club 2 2005–06, 2009–10 Chaddertonians 1 2022–23 Little Lever Sports Club (Seniors) 1 2021–22 Whitworth Valley 1 2018–19 Mostonians 1 2017–18 Old Boltonians 1 2014–15 Castle Hill 1 2011–12 Old Blackburnians 1 2008–09 Rossendale Amateurs 1 2007–08 Rochdale St Clements 1 2006–07 Prairie United 1 2004–05 Gregorians Reserves 1 2003–04
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