Merseyside (West)

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Merseyside (West)
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SportRugby union
Instituted2015; 7 years ago (2015)
Ceased2016; 6 years ago (2016)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersSouthport (1st title) (2015-16)
Most titlesSouthport (1 title)
Websiteclubs.rfu.com

Merseyside (West) was a regional league for teams from the Merseyside area which ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system. The league had replaced South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3. The league was contested for just one season and the following season South Lancs/Cheshire divisions 2 and 3 were restored.

Participating Clubs 2015-16[]

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Locations of the 2015-16 Merseyside (West) teams in Merseyside
Merseyside (West) is located in Cheshire
Birchfield
Ellesmere Port
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Locations of the 2015-16 Merseyside (West) teams in Cheshire


Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Birchfield Park Sports & Social Club Widnes, Cheshire Transferred from (9th)
Whitby Sports and Social Club Ellesmere Port, Cheshire Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (1st)
Wyncote Playing Fields Liverpool, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (8th)
Mossley Hill Athletic Club Liverpool, Merseyside Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (5th)
Newton-le-Willows Sports Club Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (9th)
Belvidere Recreational Ground Wallasey, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (6th)
Holm Lane Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (7th)
Leverhulme Playing Fields Bromborough, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (10th)
Prenton Dell Road Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside N/A
Ruskin Drive Sports Ground St Helens, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 1 (14th)
Southport Recreation Ground 3,500 Southport, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (3rd)
Sandfield Park Liverpool, Merseyside Transferred from (11th)
Cross Lane Wallasey, Merseyside Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3

Merseyside (West) Honours[]

Merseyside (West) Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
2015–16[1] 12 Southport No relegation Merseyside (West)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "RFU".

See also[]

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