Lancashire Combination
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The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1891-92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903.
In 1968 the Lancashire Combination lost 5 of its clubs to the newly-formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 it was finally merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties Football League.
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[edit] Teams in membership
- ACI Horwich 1948-52
- Accrington Stanley Old Club - 1900-16, 1919-21, 1962-66, Current Club 1970-78
- Accrington Stanley (reserves) 1923-58, 1961-62
- Adlington 1915-16
- Altrincham 1911-17, 1918-19
- Ashton Athletic 1978-82
- Ashton Town 1903-11, 1971-78
- Ashton United 1948-64, 1966-68
- Astley & Tyldesley Collieries 1947-48
- Astley Bridge 1951-54
- Astley Bridge Wanderers 1899-00
- Atherton 1903-30 (as Atherton Church House 1903-06)
- Atherton Collieries 1950-52, 1971-78
- Bangor City 1938-50
- Barrow 1903-21
- Blackpool Mechanics 1962-82
- Bootle 1974 to 1978
- Burscough Rangers 1927-35 [1]
- Burscough 1953-70 [1]
- Caernarfon Town 1980-82
- Carlisle United 1905-08
- Chester City 1910-14
- Chorley 1903-1968
- Clitheroe 1903-04, 1905-10, 1925-82
- Daisy Hill 1978-82
- Darwen 1903-14 and 1920-75
- Droylsden 1936/39, 1950-68
- Earlestown 1903-11?
- Eccles United (known as Eccles Borough pre 1915) 1908 -1925
- Fleetwood 1910-27 and 1931-68
- Formby 1968-71
- Glossop North End 1919/20 and 1957-66
- Great Harwood Town 1979-82
- Hurst 1912-15, 1916-17, 1918-23
- Hyde 1906-15
- Hyde St Georges 1903-06
- Lancaster Athletic 1905-1910
- Lancaster Town 1910-1937
- Lancaster City 1937-1970
- Horwich R.M.I. 1915-1968
- Macclesfield (subsequently Macclesfield Town F.C.) 1911-15
- Milnthorpe Corinthians 1971-72
- Morecambe 1920-1939 and 1946-68
- Morecambe Reserves 1947-50, 1957-68, and 1975-78 in Division 2 [2]
- Nelson 1901-16, 1932-36 and 1946-82
- New Brighton 1921-23 and 1951-65
- Northern Nomads -1964
- Oldham Town 1981
- Oswaldtwistle Rovers 1894–1897, 1900–1909
- Padiham 1949-82
- Prestwich Heys 1968-71
- Highfield and Camden Tanneries Recreation Club (subsequently known as Runcorn FC) 1918/19
- Skelmersdale United 1901-
- Stalybridge Celtic 1911-1912, 1915-17
- St Helens Town 1949-75
- Wigan Borough 1920-21
- Wigan Athletic 1947-61
- Workington 1904-10
[edit] Champions
- 1891-92 Blackburn Rovers reserves
- 1892-93 Blackburn Rovers reserves
- 1893-94 Everton reserves
- 1894-95 Blackburn Rovers reserves
- 1895-96 Preston North End reserves
- 1896-97 Liverpool F.C. Reserves
- 1897-98 Preston North End reserves
- 1898-99 Preston North End reserves
- 1899-00 Liverpool F.C. Reserves[citation needed]
- 1900-01 Everton reserves
- 1901-02 Manchester City reserves
- 1902-03 Accrington Stanley
- 1903-04 Everton reserves
- 1904-05 Stockport County
- 1905-06 Accrington Stanley
- 1906-07 Oldham Athletic
- 1907-08 Everton reserves
- 1908-09 Everton reserves
- 1909-10 Everton reserves
- 1910-11 Rochdale
- 1911-12 Rochdale
- 1912-13 Eccles Borough
- 1913-14 Tranmere Rovers
- 1914-15 Eccles Borough
- 1915-16 Competition suspended due to World War I
- 1919-20 Chorley
- 1920-21 Barrow
- 1921-22 Lancaster Town
- 1922-23 Chorley
- 1923-24 Fleetwood
- 1924-25 Morecambe
- 1925-26 Nelson reserves
- 1926-27 Rossendale United
- 1927-28 Chorley [3] (Discrepancy with Horwich (Leigh) RMI unofficial website) [4]
- 1928-29 Chorley
- 1929-30 Lancaster Town
- 1930-31 Darwen
- 1931-32 Darwen
- 1932-33 Chorley
- 1933-34 Chorley
- 1934-35 Lancaster Town
- 1935-36 Lancaster Town
- 1936-37 South Liverpool
- 1937-38 South Liverpool
- 1938-39 South Liverpool
- 1939-45 Competition restricted due to World War II
- 1945-46 Chorley
- 1946-47 Bacup Borough
- 1947-48 Wigan Athletic
- 1948-49 Netherfield
- 1949-50 Nelson
- 1950-51 Wigan Athletic
- 1951-52 Nelson
- 1952-53 Wigan Athletic
- 1953-54 Wigan Athletic
- 1954-55 Accrington Stanley reserves
- 1955-56 Burscough
- 1956-57 Prescot Cables
- 1957-58 Horwich RMI[5]
- 1958-59 New Brighton
- 1959-60 Chorley
- 1960-61 Chorley
- 1961-62 Morecambe
- 1962-63 Morecambe
- 1963-64 Chorley
- 1964-65 Netherfield
- 1965-66 South Liverpool
- 1966-67 Morecambe
- 1967-68 Morecambe
- 1968-69 Great Harwood
- 1969-70 Burscough
- 1970-71 Prestwich Heys
- 1971-72 St Helens Town
- 1972-73 Darwen
- 1973-74 Accrington Stanley [6]
- 1974-75 Darwen
- 1975-76 Bootle
- 1976-77 Bootle
- 1977-78 Accrington Stanley
- 1978-79 Wren Rovers
- 1979-80 Clitheroe
- 1980-81 Wren Rovers
- 1981-82 Caernarfon Town
[edit] Division Two
The Lancashire League ran a second division occasionally throughout its existence
- 1903-04 Southport Central
- 1904-05 St Helens Recreation
- 1905-06 Colne
- 1906-07 Carlisle United
- 1907-08 Blackburn Rovers reserves
- 1908-09 Manchester City reserves
- 1909-10 Glossop reserves
- 1910-11 Haslingden
- 1911-12 Stalybridge Celtic
- 1912-13 South Liverpool
- 1913-14 Witton Albion
- 1914-15 Rochdale
- 1915-47 Not held
- 1947-48 Stubshaw Cross
- 1948-49 Bootle
- 1949-50 Blackpool "B"
- 1950-51 St Helens Town
- 1951-52 Prescot Cables
- 1952-53 Bolton Wanderers "B"
- 1953-54 Burscough
- 1954-55 Burnley "A"
- 1955-56 Skelmersdale United
- 1956-57 Rossendale United
- 1957-58 Oldham Athletic reserves
- 1958-59 Netherfield reserves
- 1959-60 Clitheroe
- 1960-61 Chorley reserves
- 1961-62 Ashton United
- 1962-63 Crompton Recreation
- 1963-64 Accrington Stanley
- 1964-65 Netherfield reserves
- 1965-66 Wigan Rovers
- 1966-67 Kirkby Town
- 1967-68 Oldham Athletic reserves
From 1968 until the league's demise, the league consisted of a single section.
