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

* Accrington Stanley 1900-16, 1919-21 and 1962-66
* Accrington Stanley (Reserves) 1923-58 and 1961-62
* Adlington 1915-16
* Altrincham 1911-17, 1918-19
* Ashton Athletic 1978-82
* Ashton Town 1971-78
* Ashton United 1948-63 and 1966/68 (1966-7 in Div 2)
* Atherton Collieries 1950-52, 1971-82
* Bangor City 1938-50
* Barrow 1903-21
* Blackpool Mechanics 1962-82
* Bootle 1974 to 1978
* Burscough Rangers 1927-35 [http://www.lancashire-football-league.org.uk/burscoughb.htm Lancashire Football League] ]
* Burscough 1953-70 [http://www.lancashire-football-league.org.uk/burscoughb.htm Lancashire Football League] ]
* 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 [ [http://www.megashrimps.co.uk/history/reserves.php Morecambe Shrimps] ]
* Nelson 1901-16, 1932-36 and 1946-82
* New Brighton 1921-23 and 1951-65
* Northern Nomads -1964
* Oldham Town 1981
* 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. Reservesfact|date=June 2007
* 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 [ [http://www.chorleyfc.com/club-honours.asp Chorley F.C.] ] "(Discrepancy with Horwich (Leigh) RMI unofficial website)" [ [http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s195/st16051.htm Horwich (Leigh) RMI unofficial website] ]
* 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 [ [http://www.leighrmi-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?CID=ED21 Horwich R.M.I.] ]
* 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 [http://www.manchester-league.co.uk/prestwich_heys.html Prestwich Heys]
* 1971-72 St Helens Town
* 1972-73 Darwen
* 1973-74 Accrington Stanley [ [http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/sport/s/48/48386_stanleys_climb_up_the_pyramid.html Accrington Observer] ]
* 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

References