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Cheshire Association Football League
The Cheshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire, England, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. From season 2017–18, the league operates four divisions: the Premier Division, Divisions One and Two, and a Reserve Division. Founded in 1948, only one club (Knutsford) have maintained continuous membership since the formation of the league. Two other founder members have only recently left the league – Whitchurch Alport in 2012 and Barnton in the summer of 2014 .[1]
| Founded | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Region | Cheshire |
| Confederation | Cheshire FA |
| Divisions |
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| Number of teams | 49 (Premier, One, Two) |
| Level on pyramid | The Premier Division is at Level 11 |
| Promotion to | North West Counties League (Division One South) |
| Relegation to | Hope Valley Amateur League Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Parklands FC (J A Walton Challenge Cup) Lostock Gralam (JB Parker Premier cup) |
| Current champions | Whalley Range FC (Premier Division) Parklands FC (League One) Upton Fc (League Two) (2022-23) |
| Website | cheshirefl |
The Premier Division sits at step 7 of the National League Pyramid, level 11 in the English Football Pyramid.
2022–23 members edit
Source:[2]
Premier Division edit
- AFC Knowsley
- Altrincham Reserves
- Broadheath Central
- Congleton Town Reserves
- Crewe
- Daten
- Eagle Sports
- Egerton
- Garswood United
- GPSO
- Lostock Gralam
- Middlewich Town
- Poynton
- Whaley Bridge Athletic
- Whalley Range
- Winnington Avenue 94
- Winstanley Warriors
League One edit
- Avon Villa
- Billinge
- Blacon Youth
- Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves
- Denton Town
- Golborne Sports
- Knutsford
- Maine Road Reserves
- Middlewich Town
- Newton Athletic
- Parklands
- Sandbach United Reserves
- Styal
- Vulcan
- Wythenshawe Amateurs Reserves
League Two edit
- Ashton Town Reserves
- Atherton Laburnum Rovers U23s
- Bollington Town
- FC St. Helens Reserves
- Hartford
- Haydock FC
- Holmes Chapel
- Lymm Rovers FC
- Mersey Valley FC
- Moore United
- Newton-Le-Willows
- Pilkington U23
- St. Michaels DH
- Stretford Paddock F.C.
- Upton JFC
- West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves (Hyde United)
Previous Divisional Champions edit
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | Barnton | Prescot B I Reserves |
| 1980–81 | Rylands | Handforth Irwin |
| 1981–82 | Hanley Town | Intex |
| 1982–83 | Barnton | Newcastle Town |
| 1983–84 | Rylands | N/A |
| 1984–85 | Bramhall | N/A |
| 1985–86 | Newcastle Town | N/A |
| 1986–87 | Kidsgrove Athletic | N/A |
| 1987–88 | Kidsgrove Athletic | Leek Town Reserves |
| 1988–89 | Barnton | Wilmslow Albion |
| 1989–90 | Grove United | Garswood United |
| 1990–91 | Linotype | Newcastle Town Reserves |
| 1991–92 | Grove United | Broadheath Central |
| 1992–93 | Grove United | Malpas |
| 1993–94 | Linotype | Bollington Athletic |
| 1994–95 | Knutsford | Cheadle Heath Nomads |
| 1995–96 | Garswood United | Bollington Athletic |
| 1996–97 | Barnton | Lostock Gralam |
| 1997–98 | Barnton | Garswood United Reserves |
| 1998–99 | Barnton | Padgate St Oswalds |
| 1999–2000 | Barnton | Trafford Reserves |
| 2000–01 | Barnton | Broadheath Central |
| 2001–02 | Barnton | Crosfields |
| 2002–03 | Barnton | Golborne Sports |
| 2003–04 | Middlewich Town | Padgate St Oswalds |
| 2004–05 | Barnton | Penketh & Sankey Eagle |
| 2005–06 | Middlewich Town | Gamesley |
| 2006–07 | Middlewich Town | Stalybridge Celtic Reserves |
| 2007–08 | Styal | F.C. United of Manchester Reserves |
| 2008–09 | Woodley | Golborne Sports |
| 2009–10 | Club AZ | Lostock Gralam |
| 2010–11 | Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds | Denton Town |
| 2011–12 | Knutsford | Whaley Bridge |
| 2012–13 | Knutsford | Barnton |
| 2013–14 | Garswood United | Poynton |
| Season | Premier Division | League One | League Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Linotype & Cheadle Heath Nomads | Congleton Vale Rovers | Wythenshawe Town |
| 2015–16 | Knutsford | Wythenshawe Town | AFC Macclesfield |
| 2016–17 | Whaley Bridge | Billinge | Windle Labour |
| 2017–18 | Knutsford | Daten | Ford Motors |
| 2018-19 | Pilkington FC | Lostock Gralam | Ashton Athletic Reserves |
| 2019-20 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3] | ||
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4] | ||
| 2021-22 | F.C. St Helens | Whalley Range | Golborne Sports |
(The league ran only a single division from 1983 to 1987)
References edit
- ^ Whitchurch Alport FC 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Club Statement (1 August 2012)
- ^ "The Cheshire Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Non-league steps three to six curtailed for second season". BBC Sport. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- FA Full-time Cheshire Football League