Cheshire Association Football League
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Founded | 1948 |
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Country | England |
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) | Whaley Bridge (JB Parker Challenge Cup) Halebank (JA Walton Challenge Cup) Styal Reserves (Reserves Division Challenge Cup 2019) |
Current champions | Knutsford (Premier Division) Daten (League One) Ford Motors (League Two) (2017–18) |
Website | cheshirefl |
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]
The Premier Division sits at step 7 of the National League Pyramid, level 11 in the English Football Pyramid.
2021–22 members[]
Premier Division[]
- AFC Knowsley
- Altrincham Reserves
- Billinge
- Broadheath Central
- Congleton Town Reserves
- Crewe
- Daten
- Eagle Sports
- Egerton
- FC St Helens
- Garswood United
- Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds
- Knutsford
- Lostock Gralam
- Middlewich Town
- Poynton
- Whaley Bridge Athletic
- Winstanley Warriors
League One[]
- Blacon Youth
- Cheadle Heath Nomads Res
- Denton Town
- Holmes Chapel
- Maine Road Reserves
- Malpas
- Moore United
- Newton Athletic
- Parklands
- Styal
- Vulcan
- Whalley Range
- Windle Labour
- Winnington Avenue 94
- Wythenshawe Amateurs Reserves
League Two[]
- Ashton Town Reserves
- Avon Villa
- Golborne Sports
- Hartford
- Macclesfield Reserves
- Nantwich Town Reserves
- Newton-Le-Willows
- Pilkington Reserves
- Runcorn Town Development
- Sandbach United Reserves
- Upton JFC
- West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves
Previous Divisional Champions[]
Season | Division One | Division Two |
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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 |
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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 |
(The league ran only a single division from 1983 to 1987)
References[]
- ^ Whitchurch Alport FC Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Club Statement (1 August 2012)
External links[]
- Official website
- FA Full-time Cheshire Football League
Categories:
- Cheshire Association Football League
- Football in Cheshire
- 1948 establishments in England
- Football leagues in England
- Sports leagues established in 1948
- English football competition stubs