Lancashire Combination

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.

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
• Heywood United 1902–1903, 1907–1915
• Hurst 1912-15, 1916-17, 1918-1923
• 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

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

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.

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