Lancashire Amateur League

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.

Lancashire Amateur League
Founded1899
CountryEngland
Divisions5
Number of teams59
  • Premier Division: 12
  • Division One: 12
  • Division Two: 11
  • Division Three: 13
  • Division Four: 11
Level on pyramid14 to 19
Websitehttp://www.lancsam.co.uk/

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

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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a points system) and players whose conduct has not been considered acceptable are subject to their registration being withdrawn.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

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Premier Division

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2003–2004

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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